Philly looks like a mess...

[SLATEmosphere]

The Eagles and cornerback Sheldon Brown continue to do battle over Brown’s contract, which has four years remaining.

And Brown is trying to drag some of his teammates into the fray.

“Without a doubt there are going to be more problems,” Brown said, according to Bob Brookover of the Philadelphia Inquirer. “I’m not the first guy and I’m not going to be the last guy. What’s the incentive for guys like Trent Cole and Mike Patterson to play above their heads? Everybody’s situation is different and everybody handles their business in a different way. This situation could have been handled in a different way. I was forced to put it out there.”

The rest of Brookover’s article contains a lengthy back-and-forth between Brown and Eagles president Joe Banner.

The bulk of the dispute? Whether it’s about the money. Brown says it isn’t. Banner says it is.

“I saw that Sheldon said this wasn’t about the money, but I think it has always been about the money,” Banner said. “We’ve asked the agent if there was anything else we could do for Sheldon and we were always told it was about the money. I’d love to hear what it is about if it’s not about that.”

We’ll defer further analysis of the dynamics of the situation to one of the PFTV segments we’ll be shooting later today. For now, though, we’ll leave you with this observation.

On the surface, it’s about the money. At a deeper level, it’s about the respect Sheldon Brown commands in the locker room, where the size of everything matters.

Sourcerofootballtalk

Seems like Philly looks like the new "old us". I'm tellin you that Philly is going to have a dreadful long year. The Brian Dawkins loss killed them IMO and Shelden is bringing other guys into this. I really see no locker room leadership in Philly.

 

[jobberone]

Forgive me if I fail to agree. Although I am definitely not an Eagle fan in any way, I am a big fan of the way they run their organization and some of their coaches and personnel. While I'd love to believe they are in 'disarray' I fear that is far from fact. Right now I'd put them as the favorite to win the division and a SB contender followed by NY/Dallas and the closing Skins. Tough division. While we could certainly win the East this year it will not be easy.

 

[GOLDENCHILD1688]

they just got ellis hobbs from the pats whos a solid corner

if they they should move brown which they probably wont their still solid at corner

 

[Monster Heel]

I sadly don't see this as too big of an issue. The Eagles won't be bullied by a player and largely Brown isn't a big enough name for this to get constant media coverage. Worst case scenario, Philly gets rid of him or sits him down. They've already taken out insurance on Brown by trading for Ellis Hobbs and drafting a CB. Not to mention they drafted Jack Ikegwuonu, who was a highly rated CB that got injured, last year.

 

[NoLuv4Jerry]

Philly will be MORE than fine. They are fresh off a NFC Championship appearance.....fresh off of kicking the tar out of my boyz.....fresh off of showing Donavan the love (I was PRAYING they were going to run him out of town)...fresh off of solidifying the OL. Fresh off of a great draft.....can I stop now?

 

[TNCowboy]

Philly will be MORE than fine. They are fresh off a NFC Championship appearance.....fresh off of kicking the tar out of my boyz.....fresh off of showing Donavan the love (I was PRAYING they were going to run him out of town)...fresh off of solidifying the OL. Fresh off of a great draft.....can I stop now?

Exactly. There's very little reason to think they won't be right there come playoff time.

 

[StylisticS]

He has four years remaining anyway. Stop crying and play.

 

[DallasGirl50]

The draft show I was watching said Philly had a great draft and are already the SB favorites.

They'll get no tears from me over some dude wanting more money. Organization wise they are very smart and do things the right way.

My least favorite team though....dumb arse fans.

 

[TheCount]

A little wishful thinking perhaps, I think Philly will be fine.

 

[Apollo Creed]

Philly does nickel and dime their players, would hate to play for them or the Cards.

 

[SkinsandTerps]

I hate that he says "plays above their heads". What type of mental approach is that to the game ? You should want to go all out for the win.

He has always been overrated anyway.

 

[DFWJC]

Wow slate. Maybe with this one circumstance that you are pointing out, Philly is having some issue. But otherwise, I thought they had a tremendous offseason/draft.

I can't stand them, but looking at that team now, I say they are very formidable. I liked every single one of their draft picks at least to some degree--and given where they took them. And their 28th pick was for Peterson.

 

[cowboyjoe]

Wow slate. Maybe with this one circumstance that you are pointing out, Philly is having some issue. But otherwise, I thought they had a tremendous offseason/draft.

I can't stand them, but looking at that team now, I say they are very formidable. I liked every single one of their draft picks at least to some degree--and given where they took them. And their 28th pick was for Peterson.

me too, maybe they wont have the chemistry they thought they would have, the eagles are well noted for not playing their players,

 

[Blue&Silver]

After this weekend, they are looking pretty strong to me. Sheldon Brown? He's expendable, but they'll keep him, and if he doesn't play up to expectations they'll do what they usually do, and show him the bench all year.

 

[chinch]

in the meantime the eagles traded & shored up their OL & grabbed another WR in the 1st.

only a homer is liking how we stack up in comparison, before or after the draft.

then when you get smug look at the 2008 season ender and our coaching staff & GM.

last laugh is not on an eagal fan

:laugh2:

 

[TNCowboy]

The Eagles had a great draft, added some good, young players this offseason, and have a ton of cap room available.

If any team in the NFC East is a mess, it's the Cowboys or Commanders. Organizationally, the Giants and Eagles are light-years ahead of us.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

They probably won't be ruined by this but distractions, and complaining, like this will probably cause them a couple of issues this year.

 

[Mash]

Why are the Cowboys in a mess?

Cap wise they are in good shape......talent wise they are in very good shape....age wise they are pretty young.

The Giants and Eagles seemed to have a good draft....Cowboys IMHO had a solid one.

But overall talent wise....all three of these teams are very close. Cowboys are far from being in a mess IMHO

 

[AmishCowboy]

Let there be no doubt that the NFC East is by far the toughest division in football.

 

[InmanRoshi]

It kind of shows what we're accustomed to down here that when we see an organization take a hardline approach to a whining player and tell him to him to shut up and play or go get another job its called a 'mess'.