Report: Eagles reached out to Dunn
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Report: Eagles reached out to Dunn
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
The Eagles' running back situation was one of the biggest concerns facing the team as it headed to Lehigh.
How would Brian Westbrook's rehab go? Would LeSean McCoy pick up the offense?
Those were the questions, and now that we've had some time, the answers seem pretty encouraging.
Westbrook has been ahead of schedule with his rehab and looks like a man 100 percent focused on proving people wrong and showing he still has something left. In fact, I'm totally drinking the Kool-Aid on Westbrook. I'm fully prepared to reach to get him in my first fantasy draft Sunday.
And as for McCoy, well, anyone who reads MTC knows I've been impressed with just about everything the second-round pick has done so far. I've been on the bandwagon from Day One and really think he has a bright future here.
Where does that leave my level of concern? Certainly not as high as it used to be, and certainly not as high as some others. Offensive line is definitely a bigger worry, and pass rush, linebacker and safety might rank above the running back question as well.
So why am I writing about this on a stormy Tuesday night in mid-August?
Because of this report from NFL.com's Steve Wyche. Wyche writes that veteran running back Warrick Dunn has had multiple teams reach out to him, including the Eagles. The other team he mentions is the Seattle Seahawks.
A source close to Dunn tells Wyche that discussions between the Birds and Dunn never really got anywhere because of "an inability to reach contract terms." Which says to me that the Eagles might have looked in to adding the veteran RB at some point, but it's probably not happening.
I'd be interested to know when the Eagles reached out to him though. If it was recently, that might signal that Westbrook isn't as far along as we've been led to believe. If it was a month ago, that would make more sense. Like I mentioned above, the team at that point likely had running back marked as a serious concern going into camp.
Back in early June, I wrote that if the Eagles were to pursue a veteran running back for depth, Dunn made the most sense. As I said at the time, Dunn carried 186 times for 786 yards last year, averaging 4.2 yards per carry. And he can still catch the ball, having tallied 47 receptions for 330 yards. Plus he'd be a good veteran presence in the locker room.
At this point, though, if Westbrook is as healthy as he appears, I'd be pretty surprised if the Birds made a move.
For what it's worth, Dunn and Michael Vick played together for five seasons in Atlanta.
Here are Dunn's stats in case you want to take a look.
And earlier we wrote about Brian Dawkins' take on Vick's addition and its effect on Donovan McNabb.
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The Eagles signed dog killer. Who cares if they reached out to Warrick Dunn— Dr. Michael- Dr. Michael... you obvious care that they reached out to Warrick Dunn, otherwise you wouldn't have read the article. Stop being so judgemental... I'm really sure that Vick really cares what you think while he takes his millions to the bank and you're stuck reading about it.
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- remember the eagles tried to sign Dunn when he left tampa but he snubbed the eagles and went to atlanta. as a result the eagles drafted Westbrook if my history is correct.— maximus
- Dr. Michael - you're a loser. How's it like to be an Eagles fan no more? Awwwwww, the poor dogs........who cares, the Eagles are better with Vick and without you as a fan.— TheMan
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- You guys are giving what Dr. Michelle wants. He's a troll that spews hate, I think it's best we just ignore him.— robm0202
- Get Dunn now. we will need him, instead of running Westbroke 30 times a game. we all know that Reid does not play rookies much, sorry McCoy— Huge
- Does anybody stop to think where footballs come from? The hides animals. Anybody know what happens to a cow before it becomes a steak on a lineman's plate? Chances are it has lived most of its so-called life chained in a pen, forced to exist in its own waste. These phony-baloney arbitrary judgments about how we treat animals... stop it already. I'm not a vegan, or even a vegetarian, but let's have a little consistency here, okay? And where have NFL officials been for the past two decades while too many of its players engaged in spousal abuse? The same place they've been been when it comes to their long-retired players who suffer from serious brain injuries, dementia, and early on-set Alzheimer's--living in a state of denial. Enough with the weeping over the dogs already. Vick's behavior was despicable, but let's not make this out like he should stand trial in Nuremberg. And just once I'd like to see Roger Godell or anyone else from the NFL thump his chest over the spousal abuse issue--I mean, as long as they're the new arbiters on what is and what is not humane behavior, and what should be punished and what shouldn't. Please.— andrewfrombrooklyn
- I like the RBs they have. Westbrook, McCoy, and Buckley as a change of pace. Can't complain.— HandNik
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- The Birds have rookie backups at RB, TE and WR. Glad they saw a need to bring in a veteran. Too bad it was a mediocre QB, the one position where the O had a modicum of stability.— Joe Funk
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