umors have been flying about which Wide Receiver the Eagles are going to pick up in the off-season. First it was Chad Johnson, then Larry Fitzgerald, Roy Williams and even Randy Moss (even though he isn't even likely to become a free agent). Any of those would certainly fulfill the need for another playmaker on the Eagles offence, and make the players who have been asking for one (McNabb, and Westbrook mainly) happy. None of these are very likely to become Eagles this next year though, because the team would have to give up too much in terms of players and draft picks to get any of them. Then there is the price tag that would go along with such an acquisition, probably around $8 million a year, and the front office would never go for that.Another option would be to go after a solid free agent like Bernard Berrian, if the Bears don't franchise him. This is most likely the best option. He has put up some solid numbers in the last two seasons and would certainly be cheaper than one of the others mentioned above. The one problem with Berrian is that Chicago could possibly decide to use the franchise tag on him. If Chicago decides to franchise Berrian then they will have to pay him nearly 8 mil next season, it's likely they don't want to take such a big hit on the cap. Another problem is that the Eagles won't be the only ones interested in Berrian; Oakland has expressed some interest in him already. All this is likely to make the price for him somewhere in the neighborhood of $3.5 million a year.Even if the Eagle were to get Berrian or some other similar receiver I think they still need to look at picking up a receiver in the first round of the draft. With this they should still be in a good position to make an offer on Asante Samuel who certainly will help the Defense, if they can pull it off. With LJ Smith franchised and the addition of one or more of these players the Eagles should have a strong Offense, especially since McNabb is finally healthy again. Also the addition of a solid Receiver like Berrian will help to bring some of the struggling young Receivers on the Eagles along and maybe even give one of them the chance to outshine Berrian.It's pretty plain that the lack of a solid go-to receiver is the main problem with the Eagles offense; look at what they did with T.O. The team is essentially the same as when he was with them except that the offense doesn't have the explosive potential that he brought to the team. The ultimate solution would be a receiver with T.O.'s speed and size, but without the ego. Free agent wide receivers are kind of scarce this year though so Berrian might be the best that they can hope for.
2/16/2008
Berrian Could Be A Solution
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umors have been flying about which Wide Receiver the Eagles are going to pick up in the off-season. First it was Chad Johnson, then Larry Fitzgerald, Roy Williams and even Randy Moss (even though he isn't even likely to become a free agent). Any of those would certainly fulfill the need for another playmaker on the Eagles offence, and make the players who have been asking for one (McNabb, and Westbrook mainly) happy. None of these are very likely to become Eagles this next year though, because the team would have to give up too much in terms of players and draft picks to get any of them. Then there is the price tag that would go along with such an acquisition, probably around $8 million a year, and the front office would never go for that.Another option would be to go after a solid free agent like Bernard Berrian, if the Bears don't franchise him. This is most likely the best option. He has put up some solid numbers in the last two seasons and would certainly be cheaper than one of the others mentioned above. The one problem with Berrian is that Chicago could possibly decide to use the franchise tag on him. If Chicago decides to franchise Berrian then they will have to pay him nearly 8 mil next season, it's likely they don't want to take such a big hit on the cap. Another problem is that the Eagles won't be the only ones interested in Berrian; Oakland has expressed some interest in him already. All this is likely to make the price for him somewhere in the neighborhood of $3.5 million a year.Even if the Eagle were to get Berrian or some other similar receiver I think they still need to look at picking up a receiver in the first round of the draft. With this they should still be in a good position to make an offer on Asante Samuel who certainly will help the Defense, if they can pull it off. With LJ Smith franchised and the addition of one or more of these players the Eagles should have a strong Offense, especially since McNabb is finally healthy again. Also the addition of a solid Receiver like Berrian will help to bring some of the struggling young Receivers on the Eagles along and maybe even give one of them the chance to outshine Berrian.It's pretty plain that the lack of a solid go-to receiver is the main problem with the Eagles offense; look at what they did with T.O. The team is essentially the same as when he was with them except that the offense doesn't have the explosive potential that he brought to the team. The ultimate solution would be a receiver with T.O.'s speed and size, but without the ego. Free agent wide receivers are kind of scarce this year though so Berrian might be the best that they can hope for.
umors have been flying about which Wide Receiver the Eagles are going to pick up in the off-season. First it was Chad Johnson, then Larry Fitzgerald, Roy Williams and even Randy Moss (even though he isn't even likely to become a free agent). Any of those would certainly fulfill the need for another playmaker on the Eagles offence, and make the players who have been asking for one (McNabb, and Westbrook mainly) happy. None of these are very likely to become Eagles this next year though, because the team would have to give up too much in terms of players and draft picks to get any of them. Then there is the price tag that would go along with such an acquisition, probably around $8 million a year, and the front office would never go for that.Another option would be to go after a solid free agent like Bernard Berrian, if the Bears don't franchise him. This is most likely the best option. He has put up some solid numbers in the last two seasons and would certainly be cheaper than one of the others mentioned above. The one problem with Berrian is that Chicago could possibly decide to use the franchise tag on him. If Chicago decides to franchise Berrian then they will have to pay him nearly 8 mil next season, it's likely they don't want to take such a big hit on the cap. Another problem is that the Eagles won't be the only ones interested in Berrian; Oakland has expressed some interest in him already. All this is likely to make the price for him somewhere in the neighborhood of $3.5 million a year.Even if the Eagle were to get Berrian or some other similar receiver I think they still need to look at picking up a receiver in the first round of the draft. With this they should still be in a good position to make an offer on Asante Samuel who certainly will help the Defense, if they can pull it off. With LJ Smith franchised and the addition of one or more of these players the Eagles should have a strong Offense, especially since McNabb is finally healthy again. Also the addition of a solid Receiver like Berrian will help to bring some of the struggling young Receivers on the Eagles along and maybe even give one of them the chance to outshine Berrian.It's pretty plain that the lack of a solid go-to receiver is the main problem with the Eagles offense; look at what they did with T.O. The team is essentially the same as when he was with them except that the offense doesn't have the explosive potential that he brought to the team. The ultimate solution would be a receiver with T.O.'s speed and size, but without the ego. Free agent wide receivers are kind of scarce this year though so Berrian might be the best that they can hope for.
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