Eagles and FA

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!

Super Bowl XLII

Patriots VS Giants Part Two. A few weeks ago these two teams played what might have been the best game of the season. Now they meet again in the biggest game of them all.

The Patriots are 18-0 and chasing history. Only the second team to go undefeated. Standing in their way are the Giants who barely lost last time they met. New England defeated Jacksonville and San Diego in Foxboro. While the Giants defeated Tampa Bay, Dallas and Green Bay...... all on the road. That is a feat in itself.

Eli Manning is coming out. He is finally showing to be the QB the Giants hoped he would be. He is playing the best football in his career and is one win away from a championship. He would be the second Manning in a row to win. Older brother Peyton and the Colts won last year. Meanwhile Tom Brady is trying for his fourth title. Mr MVP broke records this year, and will be trying to add SB champ to the list of accomplishments this year. By winning number four he would join Terry Bradshaw as the only QB's to win that many.

Speaking of Brady, he has an arsenal to work with. WR's Randy Moss, Wes Welker, Jabbar Gaffney and Donte Stallworth, along with RB's Lawrence Maroney and Kevin Faulk give Brady many options to go to. Add TE Ben Watson and Kyle Brady and LB Mike Vrable, and it's almost impossible to stop. The Patriots D has been solid also. Always one step ahead, they seem to make plays when they need to.

The Giants meanwhile have been playing the best football of all as of late. Beating the Bucs, Cowboys and Packers when they were underdogs was tough enough. But beating them on the road is even tougher. Losing TE Jeremy Shockey was a tough blow, but the Giants rebounded. WR Plaxico Burress has been dynamic. The RB tandem of Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw has been solid. And the Defense has stepped up and made plays.

This should be a good game. If the last game was any indication of how this game might go, it will be entertaining. Patriots are already favored by 13 1/2. Can the Pats stay undefeated or will the Giants take them down and win it all? We find out in two weeks.