V. Young, Sproles next for Eagles?
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V. Young, Sproles next for Eagles?
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
Today started with Albert Haynesworth, Reggie Bush and Jason Babin.
And things have not slowed down as we reach the evening hours.
I wrote about Kevin Kolb a little while ago, but wanted to add one note: I don't think the Eagles "fleeced" the Cardinals.
If Arizona feels Kolb can be its franchise quarterback, than a cornerback and a second-round pick is hardly a large price to pay. I'll go on the record as saying I think the Cardinals will eventually look back at this trade as a good one too.
Moving back to the Eagles, Andy Reid said this evening he wouldn't have dealt Kolb if he didn't think Mike Kafka could play.
Riiiiiight.
The truth is they need to find a backup quarterback, and perhaps the most intriguing name out there is Vince Young.
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Young views Philadelphia as an appealing destination:
Young already was eyeing the Philadelphia Eagles as a potential destination, a source told ESPN's NFL Insider Adam Schefter. Some around the league believe the Eagles are considered the "favorite" to land Young, who would back up Michael Vick.
One person who knows Young said he's equally intrigued with the idea of learning from Vick, Eagles coach Andy Reid and offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg, who have done a first-rate job of training quarterbacks.
Earlier this week, ESPN's Chris Mortensen wrote that the Eagles and Dolphins had put in a lot of work evaluating Young.
My take? Young would be a high risk/high reward option. Given the track record of Reid and Marty Mornhinweg, it makes sense that he would want to come here. The question is whether the Eagles think he'd be able to step in and win games this year if necessary, and whether they are concerned with his drama-filled past.
Young just turned 28 in May. He threw 20 touchdowns and 10 interceptions in his last 21 games. Young also averaged 8.0 yards per attempt, which was fifth in the league and just behind Michael Vick.
The Titans released him today so his situation is certainly one to keep an eye on.
UPDATE: Clark Judge of CBSSports.com says Young is a "virtual certainty" to join the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union Tribune reports that running back Darren Sproles is deciding between the Chargers, Titans and Eagles.
Sproles, 28, is small (listed at 5-6, 190), but he averaged 5.3 yards per carry in a limited role as a ballcarrier last year with San Diego. He also appears to have a good skill set for the Eagles' offense, having caught 104 balls in the last two seasons.
And when he got the ball in his hands, he was dynamic. Sproles averaged 8.8 yards per catch last season and 11 yards per catch in 2009.
Plus, he can return kicks and punts. Sproles averaged 24.6 yards per return in 2010.
And one final note: The Redskins have agreed to terms with former Eagles punter Sav Rocca, according to Grant Paulsen of 106.7 The Fan in D.C.
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The head case is our wideout who is holding out right now. We here in philly talk about character and we have a ego manic on the time now. He is overrated and full of himself. T. Pryor is a headcase as well. That kid is bad news, plus his agent is a cancer. Eagles need a vet at linebacker and another wideout. These boys need to stop playing. New England and The Jets are showing they want to win it all, but again the Eagles are really doing nothing.— GrownMan86- There's not a lot of 6'5", 234 lb QBs out there. Young has size on his side. The large majority of Super Bowl winning QBs the last 15 years are big, 6'4" or better. I'm not saying small guys don't win it, just not as much.— escapedcamden4monterey
- I'd sign them both in a heartbeat!!!!!!!!
— madaboutit - If Vick is out for a significant amount of time this season, we'll look at this trade much differently.— p-diddy
- escape - agree- his size may prove to be an asset; also like the opportunity he may have to work behind MV; perhaps that will help him improve....— M60tanker
- I think time will show that KKolb will be a slightly better than average quarterback and have a few good seasons, but I don't see him as the next Tom Brady. On the other hand, all Vince Young needed was to be schooled properly. He's got all the other athletic gifts. Question whether he can assimilate what he's taught. All in all I'll give the Eagles a B+ for the trade...— ctvince
- Didn't Vince Young score a 6 on the Wonderlic test?— Luriesucks
- Vince Young, a 45% career passer backing up a 50% career passer. Nice.— CiceroSpuriousDeodatus
- I'd love to see Sproles in an Eagles uniform, he'd be a great compliment to McCoy and brings a similar set of skills to the team. Rather see them try and land Bulger then Young but Andy's going to do what Andy's going to do and he'll go after the QB that gives him an extra toy to play with.— paulNC
- Bulger is old, injury prone, shell shocked, has a noodle arm, and is probably less than a year away from disappearing from the NFL altogether.
Can't understand why people still want to bring him in.— phillychaos - Check the UFA Jerrod Johnson QB from Texas A&M, 6'6 250...looks a lot like Randall Cunningham, this guy can wing-it and scoot! He's on YouTube...check him out!— Robi_LA
- There was talk last year that Kafka was outplaying Kolb in practice. Kafka as number two, Johnson number three.— Eagle_1960
- I want Sproles on the Eagles. Hes the perfect second tier move. Backing up Mccoy and as a kr/pr! I love the idea. Also Young is perfect for 2 reasons. ! he can be a solid starter if Vick goes down and 2 he can be valued by other teams if he shows he can play then we can move him for a high pick like we just did for Kolb. I love both moves if they pull it off.— FMBNG
- Anyone miss Weaver? Anybody available who plays like him?— Dr Bri
- Vince Young? Are you serious? Did Andy lose JaMarcus Russell's cell phone number?— dasher
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