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.
The best part is that Dr. Michael uses the word "your" when clearly the correct word is "you're". Hahahaha! A real doctor wouldn't make that mistake. Loser.- They better get the O line sorted out first & foremost! 4 of the 5 projected starters are not making the trip to Indy! Dunlap & Justice are starting against Indy!!!— ChangeISNeeded
- AS long as the new Buck is as productive as the old Buck, I'm good with where it stands. As long as we have a Buck, 'cause it's a cool nickname.— dansdigs
Dr.MichaelVick is 5isaking aka Sissyking!!! He doesn't care about dogs he only cares about what Vick's coming to the Birds will do to McNabb. If he cared so much about dogs he'd hope that Vick can do something to change the image of dog fighting. And he's no Eagles fan.— Richard Saunders
Comment removed.- Funny. I read "Eagles reached out to Dunn" and my first thought was, "Jason Dunn is still around?"
- McCoy looked like the real deal and I was really impressed with Buckley (even though he was playing against 2nd and 3rd stringers). No need to add Dunn. I'm sure the Eagles interest was from a month ago and not recently.— jabostick
- dr mike is now complaining to a new audience on profootballtalk.com. He "gave up (his dream) of having season tickets" because of vick. End of the day vick is no ray lewis or donte stallworth because they killed people. Vick raised dogs to fight which, everyone step back, is what they use dogs for all over the world. I don't condone it, but I am a realist. It is real that dogs are breed to fight, dogs are breed to race, chickens are raised for food, cows are raised for food....give it up with the "vick did bad things" gimick.— i1this
The kid that ran the ball in the second half looked like a keeper. Couldn't make out his name his long hair cover his name.— Flyboy24- Dr. Michael - SHUT UP. I see you post on pft.com too. We get it, youre mad. Quit ruining people's blogs with meaningless, redundant posts.— tripschaos
- It is hard to ignore the fact that instead of bringing in a former Walter Payton Man of the Year in Dunn, the Eagles opted to bring in a convicted felon like Vick. I'm all for giving Vick a chance, but I still don't understand the move from either a football standpoint or a public relations standpoint. The Wildcat is still in it's infant stages and it might go the way of the run and shoot and we already have three QB's who earned our coaches trust. The runningback position is much more tenuous.— UCitySide
- cut booker and get dunn— xrajux
- With this offensive line and a rookie RB who will probably struggle blocking...I am very concerned for McNabb's health this season. He is going to get sacked a lot— Lemur
- The only vets the Eagles need to look into signing are TE's and LE's. The RB position is fine.— jabostick
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