Eagles cracks showing

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Originally Posted by CrazyCanuck

Here's what bugs me. TO was under contract last year with SF. No one would trade for him with that bulky deal so he was stuck. Not only did the NFL let him out of his contract but they let him play games with Baltimore and Philly until he got a deal he was happy with on a team he was happy with. Sounds like a pretty good deal to me.

Didn't SF encur a huge cap hit when they let him go? I thought that was part of the reason they had to get rid of so many players during their salary cap binge?

Originally Posted by CrazyCanuck

Also, the "I'm not being paid market value" argument is a crock. Was he getting market value last year when he signed? Has so much changed in one year? Also what numbers do you use when making your argument (total contract, signing bonus, total bonus, etc.)?

I don't think he got market value if you just look at talent. He got his deal from the Eagles in 2004, right around the same time that Marvin Harrison got $23 million in guarantees from the Colts, and 3 years after Randy Moss got $18 million in guarantees 2001 from the Vikings. Certainly Moss, Owens, and Harrison are comparable to one another in terms of talent.

Originally Posted by CrazyCanuck

And another thing, if you are the best WR in football and sign a 7-year deal, it is practically GUARANTEED that other WRs will be making more money than you by the time the 7-year deal expires. It's called INFLATION.

I agree about inflation, TO shouldn't compare himself to anyone who signed after him for that very reason. But look at Randy Moss who signed 3 years before him, Harrison who signed at the same time, and L Coles who signed 1 year before him. If anything, Owens could have argued for more money based on inflation from their contracts.

I just mean to clarify myself here, that's all. On talent alone, Rosenhaus is absolutely right. TO is underpaid compared to the other elite WRs in the league. But talent isn't the whole picture. So overall, I think he's paid fairly and doesn't deserve any more money from the Eagles at all. They are getting what they paid for, an immensely talented but a completely selfish and disruptive player. I have no sympathy for the Eagles or TO.

And when the Eagles and TO eventually part ways, I don't think there's a way in hell TO will ever get paid like Marvin Harrison. Teams just don't want his attitude.