Back in December, I listed the things that I really wanted for Christmas. #1 was that in the off-season, the Eagles trade for a true top-flight receiver and give Donovan McNabb one last chance with a wide array of weapons.
Clearly, as of yet, the Eagles have not done so. But what’s worse than not getting what you want? Being told you MIGHT get what you want, about a million different times, getting your hopes up, and then crashing violently back to earth. Let’s recap:
“Moss was almost an Eagle,” March 3rd
The Boston Herald is reporting that Randy Moss came within a hair of signing with the Philadelphia Eagles. Quoting a source, the newspaper’s Web site said that Moss and the Eagles negotiated throughout the weekend and that Philadelphia thought it had him locked down at one point.
Larry Fitzgerald rumors, March 8th
The Larry Fitzgerald-to-the-Eagles trade scenario takes on new intrigue daily, with a report surfacing Friday that the Eagles have submitted a trade offer to Arizona to obtain the Pro Bowl wide receiver. The Cardinals and Fitzgerald have hit an impasse in contract renegotiations, according to The Arizona Republic, which also reported that the Eagles have offered cornerback Lito Sheppard and wide receiver Reggie Brown as trade bait with hopes of forcing the Cardinals to deal away the wideout if they can’t reach an agreement to restructure his contract.
What about the other, now underpaid, Cardinals WR?
The Cardinals’ salary spotlight shifted instantly to wide receiver Anquan Boldin, who is scheduled to be paid considerably less than his receiving counterpart. Last season, the Cardinals offered Boldin a contract extension, and here’s the key fact to consider: Boldin told them he wanted to wait for Larry Fitzgerald to finalize his new deal. Now that he has, it dwarfs Boldin’s, whose average annual salary is three to four times less than Fitzgerald’s. Philadelphia, Washington and Dallas have explored the possibility of acquiring a big-name wide receiver, only to find that there aren’t any readily available. Now those teams could wind up exploring Boldin’s availability.
Roy Williams? Apparently he should have been traded this week.
Mike Quick who is the analyst for the Eagles games with Merrill Reese says there will be news about Roy Williams before the week is out. Mike Quick says he thinks the Birds are going to make a major move at the wide receiver position. He talked about Roy Williams and the potential that the Eagles will make a deal to acquire a wide receiver. He says there will be news on Roy Williams before the week is out. That means the Cowboys, Redskins or the Eagles will probably wind up with the receiver before the week is out.
What about a WR DEMANDING a trade? Mr. Ocho Cinco?
The Bengals have not only rejected the Redskins, but two other NFC East suitors — the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles — have been informed that there has been no change in the team’s position that Johnson’s contract will remain with the Bengals.
Randy Moss, Larry Fitzgerald, Roy Williams, Anquan Boldin and Chad Johnson. Those are 5 of the top 10 WR in the NFL, and the Eagles made a play for all of them. Each time, each rumor, Eagles fans hearts leapt, and they got visions of the pre-Super Bowl offseason when we acquired Jevon Kearse and Terrell Owens. Each time the rumors didn’t amount to anything. Can you remember any team, any off-season being linked to SO many high-end players and landing none of them?
It’s nice to know that the Eagles did make this a priority, but to those of us who religiously follow the rumor mills, it has certainly been an offseason full of disappointment. Considering there is a 90% chance the Eagles will package picks and overpay to move up and take an OT in the first round, things aren’t looking like they will get much more exciting.
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