Team may not be done making moves

Howie Roseman, general manager of one of the most active teams in the NFL this offseason, appeared excited Saturday when he sat down to announce that the Eagles had acquired their fifth impact player in about two days.

Toward the end of the news conference announcing the signing of Cullen Jenkins, a clear upgrade at defensive tackle, a reporter asked, "Do you guys still have financial flexibility to add players?"

Roseman deferred to Eagles president Joe Banner, who was sitting in the last chair in the back of the conference area.

"Hell, yeah," Banner said.

Laughter ensued, and with Roseman's upbeat demeanor, a reasonable question followed: "Have you guys been drinking, or what?"

There was more laughter.

"More like they haven't been sleeping," someone offered.

"Hey, exactly," Roseman said. "A little punch-drunk."

One theme throughout the day: Free agents are willing to take less money to join the Eagles. Banner said that cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha left money on the table elsewhere because the Eagles were his top choice if the deal was right; then Roseman said he had the feeling that Jenkins, too, could have gotten more money elsewhere.

The new Eagles include Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Jason Babin, and Vince Young.

The theme of the day included the players' desire to play for a winner. They also want to play with a winning quarterback in Michael Vick and a winning coach.

"Well, it's dramatic," Banner said earlier in the day. "We went in with an aggressive plan. . . . There was a competition for all of the players that we were able to acquire. So we've got a little bit of good fortune.

"We were very aggressive about it. And I think we're to a point where this is one of the more desirable places to play in the league.

"You have a lot of players that want to win a Super Bowl, and they view this as a place they have a real chance to do that at this point."

Rodgers-Cromartie finished his first full day of practicing with the Eagles in style.

Both "DRC," as he is often called to shorten the name that barely fits on his new No. 23 jersey, and fellow cornerback Jorrick Calvin took running starts that turned into cartwheels that ended up in back flips.

It probably helped that the second practice Saturday consisted mostly of players' moving slower than molasses while learning more schemes. Not much physical activity took place. Rules in the new collective-bargaining agreement that limit contact in practices may be to blame for that.

Calvin is one of the few Eagles whom Rodgers-Cromartie knew before joining the team. Both played for the Cardinals last season; Calvin was Arizona's sixth-round draft pick in 2010.

In the morning session, Calvin lined up across from Cromartie for a drill.

"Green and white, man. You look good," Calvin said. "Forget that red."

This is the new Eagles defensive coordinator, Juan Castillo: After a great pass deflection or impact play during noncontact drills Saturday morning, Castillo let out a scream of approval, then sprinted to the player to give him a high-five.

The fans cheered in appreciation. "Let's go, Juan!"

a fan shouted.

Castillo would sprint out of nowhere at any moment, just after the crowd ooohed and ahhhed a great defensive play.

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