Posted: Thursday, April 9, 2009, 3:29 PM | 58 comments |
 

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Is it a rule, is it written somewhere, that if you are an elite wide receiver in the NFL -- or at least one rumored to be possibly, potentially, maybe joining the Eagles -- you also have to be nuts?

Or does it just seem that way.

We have no sooner gotten past the Plaxico-to-Eagles rumors (as opposed to the Plaxico-to-Attica rumors), have barely finished scraping the Terrell Owens residue from the clubhouse walls, and now we're supposed to hop up and down because Chad "Ocho Cinco" Johnson might be interested in joining the Eagles?

I don't think so.

The Eagles have a bunch of things they will have to deal with before the 2009 season begins, from a front office point of view. They're going to have to finesse the whole Donovan contract thing, which may exhaust their Distractions-R-Us patience.

Adding the Cinco man -- who has skipped the Cincinnati voluntary workouts for the second straight year -- sounds like about as much fun as spending time in a Waco motel.

Chad is 31 years old and is coming off his least productive season as a professional. Not having Carson Palmer to throw him the ball most of the season didn't help, of course, but Ryan Fitzpatrick wasn't that bad.

The idea behind trading for Johnson/Cinco -- upgrading the Eagles receivers -- is fine. But is the team really going to add a potentially disruptive force for short-term gain? The Eagles have tried that before and didn't much like it. They know that sometimes good intentions can go awry.

As for giving up anything like one of the first-round picks to get Chad, that's out of the question. Maybe the Eagles are hearing that McNabb would like to have him on the team. Maybe they are hearing it directly from McNabb. Maybe they are hearing it in a typical passive-aggressive manner from the quarterback's media moles. Maybe they have to play along with the rumors to keep things from bubbling over so early in the going.

Whatever the case, this should be a story headed nowhere, at least until the next prima donna, underappreciated, over-egoed wide receiver comes along.
Posted by BOB FORD @ 3:29 PM  Permalink | 58 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:56 PM, 04/09/2009
    if he's available the FO wouldnt be doing their job not to inquire what it would take to get him..he's better than any wr on the roster...a 1st round pick is too high but any other pick would be reasonable he's still got a lot left in the tank and he is not a disruptive force like T.O....chad just wants to play w/ a winner...after playing in cincy can u blame him 4 wanting to get out?...chad showed up and played all last year and u didnt hear anything negative about him...b4 last year the guy was putting up close to 100 catches and over 1000 yds a year....
    — the tru 1
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:44 PM, 04/09/2009
    bob - why not? he's an upgrade, will be had for cheaper than expected, will draw serious attention from defenses, is buddy buddy with Mcnabb. at this point with mcnabbs career winding down, its worth taking another chance. the key is getting him for cheap so they can spend their ammo on solidifying the o line and complimenting westy in the backfield. i say at most he'd command a 2nd rounder but prob will go for less.
    — ag
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:55 PM, 04/09/2009
    your quote, " ... Ryan Fitzpatrick wasn't that bad" is true. He was worse! Only ranked #31 QB (QB Rating) in 2008. Bad is too kind a word. Spend ten minutes to do some research! Jeeeez!!
    — Fredclaims
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:12 PM, 04/09/2009
    Ryan Fitzpatrick completed 59 percent of his passes. He didn't throw that many interceptions. His rating (which is a flawed measure) wasn't high because he didn't have a lot of touchdowns. He wasn't that bad. I'm not complimenting him. I'm just saying he wasn't THAT bad. It's not like I compared him to Johnny Unitas. And, yes, I do want a receiver upgrade. The question is why do they always have to be crazy?
    — Bob Ford
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:13 PM, 04/09/2009
    Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahaah! thanks for the laugh today!
    — losteagle
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:13 PM, 04/09/2009
    Hey Bob stop sipping on the Kool Aid
    — stackhouse
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:13 PM, 04/09/2009
    people forget football is played on the field and not in the media. the media is about soap opera and preferences of people who dont play. preferences have people who dont play say we dont want this guy just because of perception. on the field talent rules and mr johnson represents talent that the eagles dont have.
    — mongoS
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:18 PM, 04/09/2009
    Is Bob somehow related to Howard Eskin?
    — uCanTseeMe19
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:28 PM, 04/09/2009
    BOB, I think your being way too superficial here. You've never heard of Chad getting into any trouble off the field. You've never seen him pubicly throw teammates under the bus for his own gain. If I'm not mistaken, I don't remember hearing a major gripe out of Ocho these past few loosing seasons in Cinci. He even goes out and plays thru injuries. My god, how is he a distraction??? Because he likes to celebrate after a TD and has gold teeth??? Please...you just lost all credibility for saying that Ryan Fitzpatrick "wasn't that bad". Quit getting caught up in the stereotypes of wide receiver's and try to examine the people they really are. He would be a tremensous asset to our club.
    — pointblank


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Bob Ford has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 1981, and is still trying to figure it all out. A former beat writer covering the Phillies and the 76ers, Ford became a general sports columnist for the Inquirer in 2003, following in and occasionally falling in the deep footsteps of Bill Lyon, Frank Dolson and many distinguished others. He comes to the Philly.com blogosphere after award-winning success as designer/editor of the fabulous Pen & Pencil Club softball blog. Likes: Palestra, inside-the-park home runs, sunny days. Dislikes: phony people, cloudy days, rewrites.
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