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Angelo Cataldi's fix for Eagles o-line woes: Sign Richie Incognito

The guard, who was kicked off the Dolphins for bullying, was called "the fast track to the Super Bowl."

Angelo Cataldi believes he has a brilliant solution to the Eagles offensive line woes:

Sign guard Richie Incognito, who was banished from the Miami Dolphins for being a bully.

After the Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson abuse scandals, Incognito doesn't look so bad, declared the host of the Morning Show on SportsRadio 94 WIP.

"This is not a wife abuser. This is not a child abuser," Cataldi said this morning. "... All he is is a little flighty."

"A little flighty?!" laughed incredulous cohost Rhea Hughes.

Incognito, despite making the Pro Bowl after the 2012 season, was suspended for the last half of the 2013 season by the Miami Dolphins, who let his contract lapse, for allegedly harassing teammate Jonathan Martin with threats and racial insults to the point that Martin quit the team.

Incognito already had quite a history of infractions and accusations. While at the University of Nebraska, he was sent to a Kansas clinic for anger management. With the St. Louis Rams, he had seven unnecessary roughness penalties. While with the Buffalo Bills, he was voted the dirtiest player in the league. He reportedly drunkenly molested a woman at a golf resort while with the Dolphins in 2012. He was also accused of harassing a Dolphins assistant trainer.

In August, though, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Incognito had shown progress: "I would say that the one person who has been very responsive in going through the program has been Richie Incognito. We're working with his people and monitoring his progress on that front."

Still, no team signed Incognito as a free agent in the off-season, though several, including the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Indianopolis Colts, showed some interest.

Cataldi questioned why Eagles general manager Howie Roseman, while speaking on WIP, indicated no new moves for linemen were likely.

"I'm open to negotiations," Cataldi said. "I know how close we are to having an amazing team."

"And this guy will ruin it," said guest analyst Keith Jones, a former Flyer.

Cataldi persisted, at one point even declaring Incognito "the fast track to the Super Bowl" for the Eagles.

"With him blowing holes through the middle of the line for our runners to run through, it will be that much easier," Cataldi said.

Hughes wasn't convinced the Eagles needed Incognito's help.

"They had a decimated offensive line on Sunday -- how many points did they score?" she asked.

"And he won't take any penalties and hurt you that way," Jones said sarcastically.

Sensing his argument was losing ground, Cataldi dramatically declared he would defer to the views of an expert – former Eagles nose tackle Hollis Thomas. who also was a teammate of Incognito's with the Rams.

Thomas agreed the injury-riddle offensive line was in trouble.

"The guys they got in there are pretty much the bottom of the barrel. They need some help desperately," said Thomas, a regular on-air personality at WIP.

He paused at the suggestion of acquiring of Incognito.

"Mmm, this is an interesting one," he said. "Controversial. ... "

Would he be a good fit here? Cataldi asked.

"For this offense, I think he'd actually be pretty good. He's tough," Thomas said.

Would he be a horrible teammate?

"Right now, I don't think he would," Thomas said. "This is pretty much his last chance. You'd pretty much get a Pro Bowl player for nothing."

Conclusion?

"Actually, I think it would be a pretty good idea," Thomas said.

After canned applause, Cataldi declared, "Hollis, you are an American hero. ... That should end any debate."

Jones was told to stick to hockey and abused for being Canadian.

Contact staff writer Peter Mucha at 215-854-4342 or pmucha@phillynews.com. Follow @petemucha on Twitter.