This morning at 12:01 am Fre Agency began. It is a time for teams to sign other players to strengthen their team. The Eagles haven't done much in Free Agency the past few years. In 2004 they signed DE Javon Kearse and WR Terrell Owens. 2005 brought in DE Darrin Howard. Nothing major in 2006. 2007 saw WR Kevin Curtis. What will 2008 bring?
CB Assante Samuel is the most coveted player in FA. A great corner in both man and zone coverage. He will be asking for some big money. The Eagles have it to spend after releasing Kearse. It saves them $6 million or so. Adding Samuel would signal that the Front Office has heard the pleas of the fans and players about adding playmakers. Samuel is rumored to be visiting Philly this morning. PLEASE DON'T LET HIM LEAVE WITHOUT A CONTRACT!
WR Donte Stallworth played here in 2006. He bolted for New England. Will he come back to Philly? I don't know. I don;t know what happened behind closed doors last year when the Eagles offered him a contract. Maybe he has a change of heart and signs here again.
DE Paul Spicer is a veteran. He's a very solid DE with Jacksonville. Adding him would provide solid depth with Kearse being gone. A nice one or two year deal.
OG Alan Faneca is ne of the top 3 OG's in the league. He may be 31, but OL tend to play longer than most position players. We really don't need him, but if you can add a top OL to an already solid OL, it's a good thing. Once again money will be the sticking point. If the price is right, get him. Imagine Runyan, Faneca, Jackson, Andrews and Thomas with Herremans, Jean-Gilles, Justice and Young as backups. That is a solid OL with experienced backups.
There are other possibilities out there. The top three are the ones I hope we do get. Do I want Faneca? YES. Do we need Faneca? No. So if he would go to another team, which is very likely, it won't break my heart.
Here's to hoping the Eagles Front Office goes out aggressively and gets the playmakers we all want to see. Super Bowl is the goal. Like a friend says "1 winner, 31 losers". I'm tired of being one of the 31!
