Posted: Monday, February 2, 2009, 5:48 PM | 41 comments |
 
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The NFL free agency signing period begins Feb. 27, so there is plenty of time for strategy to be determined and plans to be drawn up. But, in the interest of keeping the football talk going, Eagletarian has decided to provide the list of the top free agents potentially available on offense, listed alphabetically.

The Eagles should have plenty of money to spend, if they choose to, although they also will have to commit some of that to re-signing some of their current free agents. However, Eagles president Joe Banner has said not to expect the dramatic changes that some fans are calling for.

Quarterbacks

Charlie Batch, Pittsburgh Steelers
Kyle Boller, Baltimore Ravens
Matt Cassel, New England Patriots
Kerry Collins, Tennessee Titans
Jeff Garcia, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rex Grossman, Chicago Bears
J.P. Losman, Buffalo Bills
Patrick Ramsey, Denver Broncos
Kurt Warner, Arizona Cardinals

Running Backs

J.J. Arrington, Arizona Cardinals
Jesse Chatman, New York Jets
Heath Evans, New England Patriots
Brandon Jacobs, New York Giants
Rudi Johnson, Detroit Lions
LaMont Jordan, New England Patriots
Maurice Morris, Seattle Seahawks
Dominic Rhodes, Indianapolis Colts
Darren Sproles, San Diego Chargers
Aaron Stecker, New Orleans Saints
Derrick Ward, New York Giants
Ricky Williams, Miami Dolphins

Recievers

Bobby Engram, Seattle Seahawks
Jabar Gaffney, New England Patriots
Dante' Hall, St. Louis Rams
Devery Henderson, New Orleans Saints
T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Cincinnati Bengals
Sam Hurd, Dallas Cowboys
Brandon Jones, Tennessee Titans
Ashley Lelie, San Francisco 49ers
Shaun McDonald, Detroit Lions
Koren Robinson, Green Bay Packers
Amani Toomer, New York Giants
Roydell Williams, Tennessee Titans
Cedrick Wilson, Pittsburgh Steelers

Tight Ends

Owen Daniels, Houston Texans
Will Heller, Seattle Seahawks
Eric Johnson, New Orleans Saints
Jeff King, Carolina Panthers
Jim Kleinsasser, Minnesota Vikings
Leonard Pope, Arizona Cardinals
Bo Scaife, Tennessee
Daniel Wilcox, Baltimore Ravens

Offensive Lineman

Stacy Andrews, Cincinnati Bengals
Khalif Barnes, Jacksonville Jaguars
Matt Birk, Minnesota Vikings
Jordan Black, Houston Texans
Jason Brown, Baltimore Ravens
Vernon Carey, Miami Dolphins
Jahri Evans, New Orleans Saints
George Foster, Detroit Lions
Mike Goff, San Diego Chargers
Chris Gray, Seattle Seahawks
Jordan Gross, Carolina Panthers
Pete Kendall, Washington Redskins
Seth McKinney, Cleveland Browns
Jeff Saturday, Indianapolis Colts
Marvel Smith, Pittsburgh Steelers
Mark Tauscher, Green Bay Packers
Fred Weary, Houston Texans
John Welbourn, Kansas City Chiefs

Posted by Daily News staff @ 5:48 PM  Permalink | 41 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:18 PM, 02/02/2009
    One of these players would improve our team: T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Jesse Chatman (FB and short yardage), Owen Daniels, and maybe a lineman. Get on it Andy!
    tampaPhillyfan
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:39 PM, 02/02/2009
    Jeff Saturday would be a good upgrade for center. Mike Gofff would also be agood addition. Mike Birk is also a good selection. We need Offnesive lineman.
    naplesbear
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:10 PM, 02/02/2009
    Not an impressive list!
    VI Eagle
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:29 PM, 02/02/2009
    Very weak list. Too much age in Saturday & TJ jas lost a step. Draft deeper.
    Ags8th63
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:42 PM, 02/02/2009
    TJ please. Jordan Gross is a great LT. toher than that its very dull (since it obvious the giants will resign jacobs). We could still trade for chad ochocinco or larry johnson as they might be shopped around. the defensive free agents are very good (julius peppers, albert hanseworth, nnamdi asomugha)
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:08 PM, 02/02/2009
    Lets not fool ourselves, we all know the Eagles wont be getting any of the top free agents available, especially at WR or RB no matter how loud we yell or how much we beg. They know we will fill the seats one way or the other....we are cursed by our own devotion to the Eagles!
    cujat13
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:34 PM, 02/02/2009
    move up to #4 in the draft and take crabtree.
    timm2
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:59 PM, 02/02/2009
    Let's take another shot at Jabar Gaffney!
    adamklee
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:36 PM, 02/02/2009
    Brandon Jacobs/Derrick Ward, Heath Evans, Owen Daniels, Jeff Saturday, Matt Birk would be on my list. TJ would be nice but it won't happen.
    MattKnife
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:47 PM, 02/02/2009
    Ricky Williams. Hmmm...
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:57 PM, 02/02/2009
    Birk and Owen Daniels would be good additions, but I don't see their teams letting them go. Housh would be nice too, but considering he is the only good receiver on this list I think there will be a lot of teams vying for his services, with the Eagles probably not being one. A lot of these players will end up resigning with their current teams anyway.
    trizot
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:42 AM, 02/03/2009
    I don't know how you spell "T.J. Houshmandzadeh" right, but misspell "receivers." That's all the constructive criticism I got today.
    FreddyFo


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