2011 NFL Free Agency-Part 3

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Originally Posted by Monkeydad

Eagles made a lot of huge-name signings but also lost some good players and still have some holes.

They lost Stewart Bradley, Quinton Mikell, Ernie Sims, Omar Gaither, Rocca, Akers. Now huge names but they're lost starters.

Now Mike Patterson and Jeremy Maclin could have serious health issues that could keep them out for a while. Winston Justice just visited Dr. James Andrews because his rehab is taking longer than expected...never a good sign. DeSean Jackson...who knows with him...holding out, always an injury risk, will be behave himself?


Plus if Vick goes down...there goes the season. Vince Young will not take them to the playoffs even.

When looking at the FA additions, sure, they "win" on paper like we usually do. When looking at their roster in its entirety and accounting for losses too, they're not as invincible as the past week's media buzz might lead you to believe.

Yeah, they'll probably win the division but they're nowhere near SB favorites to me. Green Bay, Atlanta and New Orleans are all superior.


Bad news for Patterson - needs brain surgery.

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The eagles have a huge hole at linebacker IMO. You can have great DB's but if you have no backers then nobody is going to throw the ball in the first place. And a d-line can't stop the run itself. We'll see how it all pans out.