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Originally Posted by skinsfan69
Ok so why not let all the young guys compete against each other??? Makes no sense to bring in middle age and old guys on a team that's rebuilding, especially at the wr position. He even tried to bring in Brandon Stockley. The Eagles put in DeShawn Jackson and Jeremy Maclin right away. I didn't see them signing older guys.
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What are we still upset about Stokley?
Even if Stokley was signed, we'd have four wide receivers out of the 14 we had that would be 30 or over.
FOUR. Out of 14. There are still more receivers under the age of 30. Stallworth is listed behind Hankerson on the depth chart.
And the Eagles already had a solid core of receivers AROUND DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin. So that, you know, the whole friggin' game didn't fall squarely on their shoulders.
I can't imagine how the "let them go out there and fail" crowd figures that's supposed to work. Did Devin Thomas get any better with his numerous, NUMEROUS failures? No, and he's bloody unlikely to get better for the Giants. (At least I hope not, God I don't feel like arguing about DT again).
There's something to be said for having some confidence, not to mention having veterans around you to be able to teach you what coaches can't.
I'm not worried about our young guys. I think, eventually, they all make the football team. Good on the Eagles for just starting DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin. They also went on a spending spree for over 30-year old jerks while D-Jax threatened to hold out so he can get paid to the level of his play.