Eagles news: Unusually quiet rumor mills, Suzy Shuster on Philly’s QB sneak
It’s been kind of quiet recently, no? You’ve seen enough Philadelphia Eagles offseasons to know how this works. Some guy says he wants out of his deal or a change of scenery, and we’re inundated with explanations of why he’d fit in midnight green. If a potential free agent begins nearing his deal’s end or states he’s looking for new surroundings, the rumor mill begins to churn and it spews the expected rhetoric that he’s at some point making his way to Philly. It almost never happens.
What’s strange is, if those discussions were to happen now, it would make sense. We’d understand why those theories are present. Instead, it’s been the opposite.
We’ve spent more time discussing how we can hang on to as much of the 2022 roster as possible. That may be about to change though as we near the start of the new league year.
Eagles news: Philly is linked to… Bobby Wagner? What?
Meanwhile, Pro Football Focus shared a few thoughts on where the top free agents might wind up (none of them landed in Philadelphia), but SI.com’s Albert Breer discussed a few ideas about why Bobby Wagner might end up in the City of Brotherly Love at the end of February.
"Bobby Wagner’s clearly not what he was, but still has something to offer in terms of leadership and championship experience for a team that’s young in its front seven. I’d wonder out loud about the Eagles’ potential interest. T.J. Edwards is a free agent, as are Fletcher Cox, Brandon Graham, and Javon Hargrave, so if Wagner comes affordable, he could be a nice insurance policy and veteran presence for a group in transition."
We have nothing but love and respect for Breer, but doesn’t it seem like that’s an idea that’s one year too late? We would have loved to have discussed having Wagner on the roster a year ago, Now, he’s just a year older, and his best days are clearly behind him.
More Eagles news: Suzy Shuster weighs in on Philly’s mastery of the QB sneak.
As much as we love football, there are times when we grow weary of some of the stories we see published. We’re still discussing the Eagles and this quarterback sneak? Think about this. Some of you are outraged because a football team runs a play, does so legally, and does it too well.
Are you listening to yourselves? While filling in for Rich Eisen, Suzy Shuster and the guys discussed the particulars.
Good for you Suzy. At least someone gets it.
Peter King, who’s been all over this, offered another take on the subject in his most recent Football Morning in America column for NBC Sports. He believes it would be difficult to get 24 teams to vote for the play to be outlawed. That’s the necessary number that would need to be reached to force an overturn.
Why not, instead, do Sean Payton suggests? Why not add the play to your team’s playbook if you’re an opponent? It just seems silly to outlaw an offensive play because a team runs it too well.
What’s next? Do we ban players from tacking if they don’t miss any? Do we ask quarterbacks to throw more interceptions because their QBR is too high? Or, maybe we should fine left tackles because they don’t allow enough sacks? This is a ridiculous debate, and you should be ashamed of yourselves if you’re angry.
