What they're saying: Eagles in position to land Boldin
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What they're saying: Eagles in position to land Boldin
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
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On SportsCenter (or maybe ESPNews) tonight, John Clayton was asked about the Eagles, and more specifically Donovan McNabb. Clayton talked about the Eagles now having12 picks in this year's draft and a lot of cap room. He speculated that they are in position to do something big, mentioning specifically Anquan Boldin and recently release Rams tackle Orlando Pace.
Peter King of Sports Illustrated seems to share Clayton's opinion.
In his reader mailbag today, King said he does not expect Boldin to be back with the Cardinals. And guess which two teams he mentioned as possible new homes for the talented wide receiver:
The Eagles and Giants, two receiver-needy teams, are in position to deal for Anquan Boldin, who I continue to say will not be a Cardinal by July. Philly has 21, 28 and 53, the Giants 29, 45 and 60. I find it hard to believe the Eagles won't trade for Boldin. Very hard. He's a perfect fit, and they've got the cap room to sign him.
I'm not saying it's going to happen. Just thought I'd pass along the links.
STOP ASKING FOR PACE YOU SCHUMCKS!!!!!!!!!!!! Pace has missed ***37 out of 48*** games in the last three seasons. He's only played in ***11 out of 48*** games in the last 3 seasons. His ratio of playing to not playing is 1:4. You want to sign him so he can miss 75% of the games in the season?? If you people ask for Pace one more time, I swear you deserved to be slapped. He's been finished for THREE SEASONS NOW! What is the point of getting rid of Tra Thomas, who is old and ineffective, but uninjured for Orlando Pace who is old and ineffective, but also ***INJURED 75% OF THE LAST THREE SEASONS!!!*** STOP ASKING FOR PACE!!! HES GARRRRBAAAAAGGGGEEEEE!!! STOP IT NOW!!!— kingwhitey- Also, in order for us to grab Boldin, we need to trade Sheldon Brown. The Cardinals came out and said pretty much "if we trade him, we want a cheap starting corner, and draft picks".. That means pretty much Sheldon Brown (I believe the lowest paid starting corner in the NFL) and #21 in the first round as a starting point for negotiations.— kingwhitey
If the Eagles keep the picks and draft a few WRs, then we are truly re-building for the future. If they get Boldin, they are giving McNabb and the fans one last chance to win with Donovan. We'll see how committed they really are to Donovan suceeding......- I heard they're going to resign Harold Charmichael. He's a little old but his height makes up for it.— joey bagadonuts
- pace cant stay on the field, i am with the king on this, they should have just re-signed thomas if that was an issue they were going to address via free agency....boldin for the 28th and 3rd rounder should be on the table right now!— montymiller
- DON'T BELEVIE IT!— losteagle
- we can always trade they need help in the secondary. then maybe a second or third.— Delaw38
- I'd do a #1 and Reggie Brown for Boldin. Otherwise, I wouldn't want to see a #1 and a #3 gone for him. Too much risk for another locker room cancer.— Nova
- From the Sporting News on NFL free-agency: Best non re-signing Brian Dawkins, S, Broncos. Think back to when the Eagles had cornerbacks Troy Vincent and Bobby Taylor. They weren't sentimental about keeping them at an advanced age, and it was the right decision. Dawkins was a beloved, productive Eagle, but at 35, it was time to let him go to safety-desperate Denver. Quintin Mikell came on strong as the other safety last season, outplaying Dawkins, and he and ex-Brown Sean Jones make a fine young pair in their prime.— Koulet
- Holt and Pace are too old and worn out - injuries...I would not add them expecially since you let Tra, Dawk and others walk. Adding Reggie would be best thing they could do - but they should not trade both first rounders - still need that RB to rescue BW— Tom Man
- PLEEEEAAASSSSEEEEE TRADE FOR AND SIGN THE MAN! You can't compare him to T.O. This is his first negative press in his entire career, and if he makes more money he WILL be happy. He would be the man in Philly, rather than 2nd fiddle in AZ. It makes complete complete sense to the front office, which is why I'll be shocked if it happens.— ematusko
- amen! to all the above. jm— machuzick
Comment removed.- Boldin may be a TO in disguise, but he's the best option out there for a big, tough receiver that the Eagles need to boost their redzone offense. He has yet to prove himself as a controversial receiver with the exception of his tantrum stint in the NFC Championship. Harrison and Holt are of course future Hall of Fame WRs, but Boldin is younger. As everyone can see, the Eagles have a hard time signing or keeping anyone over 30. The first day (week) of Free Agency I saw little hope in the Iggs, but even though Banner is a waste of time and Lurie as well, but I can't see anyone being that stupid as to keep 40 million dollars under cap room when there will be no cap next year and not utilize their 12 draft picks to make a big move and bolster the offense.— blairm
- Peter King has zero credibility if for no other reason than his blatant love affair for Brett Favre and refusal to acknowledge that Favre has not been a MVP caliber QB for over a year OR that Favre is basically a less abrasive Terrell Owens with his selfishness and ability to attack management and divide a locker room.— JoeBannerLover
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