Takeo Spikes to Eagles...

[EastDallasCowboy]

Wonder what they gave up for him?

 

[EastDallasCowboy]

Trade is apparently:

Darwin Walker and a conditional pick for Spikes and Kelly Holcomb

 

[Roughneck]

Heheheh

I am reeeeeeeeeeeeeally not worried.

 

[Rampage]

Trade is apparently:

Darwin Walker and a conditional pick for Spikes and Kelly Holcomb

good now kosier/andre won't get manhandeled when we play philly next season

 

[skinsscalper]

The fact of the matter is, Spikes is a solid player and an emotional sparkplug. Good trade by the Eagles. Doesn't strike fear in me, but I'd rather face them without him rather than with him.

SS

 

[EastDallasCowboy]

Does Kelly Holcomb scare you at all when McNabb goes down with his yearly injury?

 

[TheSkaven]

This is a very un-Eagles like trade, I wonder what brought this about? They traded a young, up-and-coming tackle for a linebacker near the end of his career. Spikes is well above the age that the Eagles usually jettison players. They also traditionally undervalue linebackers.

I guess the Eagles feel like they have depth at DT and could spare Walker? Not sure why though.

 

[JBS]

darwin walker in my opinion was obviously their best DT.....what will be interesting to see is the role that broderick bunkley will play. Philly recently signed Monte Reagor from Indy and also has Mike Patterson....If bunkley is everything they thought he was and turns out to be a stud like the mid 1st rounder hes supposed to be its a good trade....If not and reagor is mainly playing along side patterson i dont think its such a good trade....guess time will tell....

 

[BLT]

so kelly will be starting by november.. whos going to be starting for takeo spikes and jevon kearse by then?

 

[TheSkaven]

This is a very un-Eagles like trade, I wonder what brought this about? They traded a young, up-and-coming tackle for a linebacker near the end of his career. Spikes is well above the age that the Eagles usually jettison players. They also traditionally undervalue linebackers.

I take back what I said, Spikes is 31 and Walker is 30. Never would have believed that.

The only thing I can think here is that the Eagles really believe that Bunkley will step in next to Patterson and be a player next year. I see them going D-line in the draft.

 

[McCordsville Cowboy]

Heheheh

I am reeeeeeeeeeeeeally not worried.

Not sure why.

Takeo is still productive and is a beast against the run.

He is still recovering from his Achilles Injury but him and Trotter will make a dynamic duo in stopping the run.

 

[marchetta]

It could be a good move if he's healthy. The Jets are bringing in Andre Wadsworth (Arizona's High #1 pick, whose been out of the league for about 6 years). If Andre can get a shot, I don't see how bringing in Takeo is a bad ideal. Also, the last I heard, Takeo was dating T-Boz (TLC), so he can't be all bad.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

The Eagles just got better, unfortunately. With Reagor, Bunkley, and Patterson, Walker became expendable. Philadelphia needed and has needed linebacker help for years. Spikes will be a welcome addition.

As bad as it sounds, us Cowboys fans need to hope he's lost a step since the injury.

 

[Cbz40]

March 26, 2007, 9:27 PM ET Eagles send DT Walker to Bills in deal for LB Spikes

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com




PHOENIX -- In a deal that addresses Philadelphia's offseason priority for adding a playmaking linebacker, ESPN.com has learned that the Eagles acquired veteran Takeo Spikes from the Buffalo Bills on Monday night.

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The Eagles also acquired veteran backup quarterback Kelly Holcomb as part of the trade package. In exchange, Buffalo received seven-year veteran defensive tackle Darwin Walker, who had become extraneous in Philadelphia because of the team's depth, and an undisclosed draft choice, believed to be a late-round pick.


Officials from both teams, here for the annual NFL meetings, spent much of Monday hammering out the details of the trade. The basic parameters were agreed to earlier in the day, but it took into the evening to come to an accord on what Buffalo would receive.


The Bills had discussed Spikes trade scenarios with other clubs as well, but none of those had progressed on Monday as far as the talks with the Eagles. Contrary to reports, the New York Giants were not suitors for Spikes' services.


Spikes, 30, has quietly been seeking a change of scenery and the Bills, who feel that he is in the early stages of decline and prefer to go with younger players at the position, were ready to accommodate those wishes.
The Eagles have been trying to upgrade at linebacker for much of the offseason. Spikes probably will replace Dhani Jones as the starter at strongside linebacker. The Bills are expected to elevate second-year veteran Keith Ellison, who started seven games as a rookie in 2006, into Spikes' spot in the lineup.


A nine-year veteran, Spikes has played in 126 games. He has 878 tackles, 21½ sacks, 12 interceptions, 33 passes defensed, 12 forced fumbles and 14 recoveries. In 2005, Spikes ruptured his right Achilles tendon and appeared in just three games. He returned from the injury in 2006, and played in 12 games, but missed time with a hamstring injury.


The former Auburn star was the first-round choice of the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1998 draft, then signed with the Bills as a transition free agent in 2003. He has one season left on his contract, at a base salary of $4.5 million, and then an option year in 2008, at a base salary of $5 million. The contract has not been altered.


Holcomb, 33, is an 11-year veteran who has played in Indianapolis (1996-2000), Cleveland (2001-2004) and Buffalo (2005-2006). He has appeared in 34 games, with 21 starts, and has completed 523 of 810 pass attempts for 5,401 yards, with 37 touchdown passes and 37 interceptions, for a passer rating of 79.9.


The former Middle Tennessee State standout joins A.J. Feeley on the depth chart as a backup to starter Donovan McNabb.


That the Eagles would part with Walker, even though he has been a starter at a premium position, was not surprising. Philadelphia used first-round choices in consecutives years to add young defensive tackles, taking Mike Patterson in 2005 and Brodrick Bunkley in '07. Philadelphia is very deep at tackle and last week added another veteran interior defender in free agent Montae Reagor, a move that prompted rumors Walker might be traded.
In seven NFL seasons, Walker, 29, has 170 tackles, 27½ sacks, five forced fumbles, five recoveries and 11 passes defensed. The former University of Tennessee star has played in 88 games.


Len Pasquarelli is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com

 

[theebs]

good trade for the eagles. Spikes will be a good pickup for the eagles because jim johnson will find his strength and use it in his scheme.

The bills get a guy who can play next to kyle williams and another draft pick.
I expect the bills to improve this year, they are dedicating themselves to young players.

On another note jacksonville made a good signing today in Jermaine wiggins. They now have a tight end who can catch and run with the ball, along with lewis. He should help take coverage into the middle of the field and open up space outside for wilford, williams and jones on the outside.

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

Spikes will get exposed by our TE's...

 

[JBS]

what is actually being forgotten in all of this is that the bills now have a void at ILB....with the 12th pick in the nfl draft the bills very well may select Patrick Willis....i guess his 40 time just earned him a lot of money....not to say he wasnt going to be a high pick without the 40 time...but I dont think he was expected to go top 12 prior to it...

 

[big dog cowboy]

That does it. We need to trade for Lance Briggs.

 

[marchetta]

That does it. We need to trade for Lance Briggs.

I just heard the Commanders are packaging a deal to present to the Bears for him.

 

[Timbo2st]

I really like the trade.

I have always liked Takeo Spikes.