Please lock this one up mods

I still have faith in smith II.. seeing dude run with and cover Antonio brown (something not a lot of corners could do this season) in the preseason gave me hope

I mean we do know billy davis can be kinda stubborn when it comes to guys on that side of the ball.. and if not for injury, do we still play trent and demeco the high number of snaps those guys were continuing to receive (then obviously you have the corners stinking it up without being benched or things changed)
 
I mean a lot of rookies (inclusive of 1st round picks), received limited snaps there 1st season..

I mean looking at the draft, should we have taking darqueze dennard who has gotten less than 50 snaps for the bengals all season (if I remember correctly).. that's the only guy I might prefer right now considering who went between our pick and Jordan mathews

http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/p...ls-rookie-darqueze-dennard-admits-frustration
 
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December 17th, 2014

The 2014 NFL  draft wasn’t particularly kind to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Now that we have the benefit of hindsight, it’s pretty clear the Eagles were hoping to land one of cornerback Kyle Fuller, wide receiver Brandin Cooks  or safety HaHa Clinton-Dix. But the Chicago Bears  took Fuller, the Green Bay Packers  nabbed Clinton-Dix and theNew Orleans Saints  leapfrogged the Eagles to land Cooks.

So the Eagles smartly traded back, and at this point I know a lot of people thought the pick was going to be wide receiver Marqise Lee. Best player available, right? Wrong. 

Instead, the Eagles drafted Marcus Smith II, an outside linebacker from Louisville. Smith was a relatively under-the-radar pick who had crept into late first-round discussion days before the draft. He was a pass-rushing specialist, and the expectation was that he would start opposite Connor Barwin  and allow Trent Cole  and  Brandon Graham  to develop into backup/situational roles. Unfortunately though, that hasn’t really been the case yet.

Defensive struggles have been the name of the game in Philadelphia this season. Between unstable secondary play and injuries to the linebacker corps, there’s been a lot of scrutiny placed on the defense and Smith’s name is almost always brought up. I know it’s easy to label Smith a bust, because really what has he contributed this season? He went from a day one starter to third-string linebacker and hasn’t shown any real development at all.

But we, dear Eagles fans, have to pump the brakes on this one.

You can certainly argue that when the Eagles drafted Smith, he was not the best player on the board. That’s a perfectly acceptable statement to make, but it’s clear the Eagles needed an athletic outside linebacker and they missed out on drafting Dion Jordan, a player I’m convinced would have been their guy instead of  Lane Johnson.

Remember, both Graham and Cole were unknown variables at the time. They were both 4-3 defensive ends, and who knew how well they’d make the switch? Plus, there was still faith in the secondary with Nate Allen, Bradley Fletcher  and Cary Williams. The apparent collapse we’re seeing back there wasn’t something anyone could have expected to happen.

Smith still has all the potential in the world. What fans saw in the preseason was a player who was just not physically there yet. If you give Smith a year to learn the game and also to bulk himself up, I’ll bet we’ll see a much improved player come next year. Graham was once labeled a bust too, and now he’s become a productive player who is starting to talk about an extension.

Smith was taken to be a future payoff. Whether he takes over on the outside, or winds up playing inside next to Mychal Kendricks, Smith can still become the playmaker fans were all hoping he would have been this year. Give him the chance.

Doug Green is a blogger for RantSports.com
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itsaboutthattime said:
 
notable players salaries for next year for these discussions:

shady - $11,950,000

cooper - $4,800,000

casey - $4,000,000

demeco - $6,800,000

trent - $11,625,000

cary - $8,166,667

team's free agents:

sanchez

maclin (resign)

thronton (resign)

allen

fletcher

casey Mathews (resign if for cheap)
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keep shady

trade coop for a bag of peanuts

cut casey

try to restructure demeco

cut trent 
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cut cary, throw him in the middle of nowhere and tell him to walk home

Sanchez 
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Maclin 4, 45 mil

thornton 4, 26 mil

Nate 1, 1 mil

burnt toast 
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Matthews 1, 1.5 mil
 
imagine if by some miracle we could actually get something for cooper..

BEST believe i'll be in church the next day.. or at least do charity or something
 
Fletcher, who led the league in touchdown passes allowed and yards passing allowed as a cornerback, according to Pro Football Focus

He really was the worst cb in the league :x
 
Shady harnessing his inner Kobe Bryant :pimp:

“I think I might train a little early this year,” McCoy said. “I read something with Kobe Bryant. I’m a big Kobe Bryant fan. He said something where no matter how well he does or how bad he does if he doesn’t get to that playoffs he feels like he wasted a whole year.”
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Hoping Marcus Peters slips in the draft, he has character issues but some regard him as the top CB in the draft. If he somehow gets into the 2nd round that would be great value. A combo of Trae Waynes and Peters/IEO would be great
 
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