Eagles release Pro Bowl LB Trotter....
 

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This guy is a beast against the run.......we already have half of the eagles old roster....whats one more right?

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Yeah- we can call our D the Beagles

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The Beagles...genius.

Totter is only 30 and still produces at a high level. I'd love to see him on the team, but I'm not sure there's any room in the inn, as they say.

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yeah I think the roster is full
but he would be a grate addition

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1 year deal for another excellent chance at the Super Bowl? He may bite for a good price.

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sign him and say good bye to Fincher

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Sign him period! He's better than anything we've got. Damn the cost. He could be the lost piece we've been looking for in our quest for the Super Bowl. Name one linebacker we have thats better than him......and include all of them.

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I agree! He's the missing piece, we need that aggressive play at the Mike position.

Fujita Evans
Trotter Simmons Simeneau
Shanle Jones

I LOVE IT!! :-D

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Can someone tell Boba to call Mickey and get this done?

The more I think about it the more I'm really getting lathered up about this. We need Trotter. The guy is a leader on the field with a serious nasty streak. Obviously he helps with the run, too.

Is it just too story-book to work? A budding rivalry, dominated last season by the Saints, a jaded superstar unceremoniously cut, now with a chance at revenge, redemption and that long sought glory?

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Eagles release middle linebacker Trotter

Eagles released LB Jeremiah Trotter.

Trotter's knee troubles sapped his effectiveness last season and he apparently didn't make much progress in camp. There was some speculation in the offseason that Trotter might hang up his cleats for good. Omar Gaither likely now moves into the starting lineup at middle linebacker. Aug. 21 - 10:18 am et

If Trotter was Trotter of two years ago, I would love to have him on this team. He's not the same guy and I doubt he'd want to come here and backup both Simoneau and Simmons. I think I'm going to be in the minority here.

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This is another one where i'm afraid we can wish in one hand and______ in the other ans see which one fills up first. As bad as we think we may want and need him......alas we're not the ones that pull the trigger.:(

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There's gotta be a reason why the Eagles let this guy go. maybe it's in here:

Bleeding Green Nation :: Eagles release Jeremiah Trotter

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PLEASE SIGN HIM!!! He is my second favorite LB.

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Personally, i am kind of on the fence with bringing him in...but i dont think that there is much of a chance the coaches or FO would do it. I do kind of think that he has been one of the players in the league that gets more credit than he is due, and having him come in to compete with the guys we already have may disrupt whatever chemistry they have. I dont know...I have no feelings on this one way or the other. I will let you guys know something if i hear anything.

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yeah but would you not agree that the saints could use some run stopping power?

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As xan said, there was a reason he was cut. He is not the same player, period.
Didn't the Eagles go after Briggs in the off season? They must have known then

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even a one legged knee problemed trotter is better than a healthy simenaue

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Negatives:

1. He was released why? There's a reason.

2. He'd be decades behind in learning the playbook, and gaining chemistry.

3. Just look what Deuce and Reggie did to them last year.

4. He's at that NFL age.

5. He may not like the idea of being a backup after being a starter for so long.

Positives:

1. He's got a WHOLE lot more experience than some of our other backups.

2. As they've said, he's probably better at the run than Simoneau(although I believe Simmons will be better, give him time.)

3. He's a good presence.


My assessment is don't bring him in. If he's willing to come in and work out for a while, because he likes this teams chances at a Super Bowl, great. If he's asking for too much money, nah. We've got SOME youth there, and they're not asking anything but to be signed to the team.

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I hope Loomis is on the phone with him right now, bring him in for a physical tomorrow and sign him Thursday...
I agree, he is a "beast"

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nah he's definitely old and on the down-road. we don't need him. fujita > trotter.

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If Trotter comes to the Saints he's instanly the best MLB on the roster. His know how would make up for any athletic short comings. He would add a Nastiness to a defense the badly needs it. He would be a great leader on a defense that lacks leadership at the position. He would probably make Fujita a pro bowler by how he would funnel running backs into tackling lanes. It would make us very deeep at a position that I think we're very weak at. It would be a great move. Even though I don't think it would happen.

Jerimiah Trotter is a throw-back run stopping linebacker. His attitude alone would be a great addition to this team.

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I'm on the fence here . . . and this is my specialty. I'ld love to have the Axeman in here from 2 years ago. But now? Worrisome issues in regard to knees, health, catching up with the playbook this late into camp, playing back-up (behind Mark Simoneau AGAIN, no less), and why the Eagles have parted ways with him. Trotter from 2004 - 2005 would be a Pro-Bowl MLB run-stopping machine for us. Some of you guys might be right, that bringing him in would instantly make him the best and most experienced MLB on the roster, but would it be good for the team and the chemistry? I don't see Payton pulling the trigger on this one.

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I say HELLO Jeremy Trotter, BYE, BYE Mark Simoneau.

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I AGREE we need someone like him and he is better than what we got

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Jeremiah Trotter stats (2yrs)
Year_______Team______Gm_GS_TTl_Ast_Sck_PDef_Int_Yrds
2006 Philadelphia Eagles 16 16 112 25__0.0___3__1___17
2005 Philadelphia Eagles 15 15 119 18__1.0___8__1____2

Mark Simoneau stats (2yrs)
Year______Team______Gm_GS_TTl_Ast_Sck_PDef_Int_Yrds
2006 New Orleans Saints 16 13 61 28_1.0___0___1___0
2005 Philadelphia Eagles_16 0 36 9__0.0___2___0___0

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Bring Trortter In?

Im not sure the saints need the man, he isnt old by any means, he is only 30 if I recall right, so there has to be something other than the notion that he is simply too old for the game of football. I think he is a year or two younger than Porter who just signed a stupid contract with MIAMI. I also remember reading Philly told him its time for him to retire, so more is going on with this, than it seems

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Here is the thing that really worries me...the Eagles have been hands down the best team in the league over the last 5 or 6 years at keeping the right players. They always lock up their young guys long term, they always know what type of players to target in free agency, and they never second guess themselves when they let someone go. So for the Eagles to choose to go with Omar Gaither over Jeremiah Trotter, then it means something. I cant think of one person that they let go that went on and even matched his numbers with a different team.

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Thats because there isnt one Bubba, Reid seems to have a sense of who to let go, who to bring in, and how to improve his team.

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Although I do agree with you that they have been one of the best teams in the last 5 or 6 years, I have to disagree with the way they let go decent players in the process. The Eagles are known through the league for allowing good veteran players go in favor of younger less expensive players. If the Eagles feel that they can get production from a younger player or close to the vet, than they just release or let the veteran player walk. Case in point, take Hollis Thomas for example. They traded Thomas in favor of a younger less expensive player, but Hollis proved to be a very important player in our run last year, a run that included two victories over the Eagles. As far as a player during better after leaving the Philadelphia just look at Hollis numbers.

Year______Team_______Gm__GS_TTL_STl_Ast___Sck_PDef
2006 New Orleans Saints_12__12__43__35__8___3.5___2
2005 Philadelphia Eagles__16__12__35__27__8___0.0___3

From the above numbers Thomas did much better as a Saint than as an Eagle. And I believe if the Saints were to sign Jeremiah Trotter they would get the same type of production at the MLB position as they got from Thomas at the DT position.

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Can you imagine Philly coming here to face Dhani, Mark, Hollis and Trotter. Heaven forbid we picked up Corey Simon whom I think has already been picked up, not sure. We would beat Philly like they stole something. Vinegar in the veins that day.
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i also would love to have trotter of 2 years ago.not happening.philly not dumb enough to just cut him,if he was that good.i think we would pounce if he was.

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if he can produce, there is always room for one more at the table!

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Agreed but if we brought him in even for spot duty he would allow us move LBers all around as needed if injuries happen. If he starts, he starts. If not oh well. Flexibility in depth across the board for the LBer corp would priceless.

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Are we that far off currently at the LB position?

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Living in the Philly area, I'll give you the skinny on "Trot". (That's all that sports radio has been talking about for the past few days here anyway.)

The Eagles drafted LB's and are looking for speed and future development. #54 doesn't fit into their plans. He's still a force to be reckoned with in the middle run stop capacity, but they apparently feel that their issues at NT are now over and that they prefer speed to power that he brings to the field.

Keep in mind that the Eagles rarely make a big roster move without some sort of viable contingency as replacement so I don't doubt their decision to let him go was a good one for that squad...
HOWEVER, he's still got plenty left in the tank and will do nothing but help our squad in a run for the Super Bowl this year. I say, kick Dhani (and his bowtie) to the curb and bring him in on a one year contract. I don't think we'll regret it. After all, he was head and shoulders over Simoneau when he was in Philly. Why not upgrade now that he's available?

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Ok here we go with the remix

SLB - Fugita, Evans
MLB - Trotter, Simoneau, Simmons
WLB - Shanle, Dahni

If Dahni can not prove at WLB (his natural position) his worth he could be odd man out. Then again Who ends up #3 at MLB could be out. I would bank on the rookies.

Looking at what we are missing is a top notch back up LB that swing from the MLB to the SLB or vice versa. Right now we have 2 (Simmons and Shanle) that can do the WLB to MLB or vise versa. MBL Simoneau is to suppose to be the most flexable of them all when it comes to playing out of postion. Correct me if I am wrong. Unless Fincher steps up his game. Evans maybe?

Either way the times we go to a four LB set we are better off with Totter here. That is not a bad rotaion if we keep them all. Money is the issue I know. But IF

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ESPN - Suddenly free Trotter to visit with Buccaneers - NFL

Looks like he is interested in the NFC South... met with Tampa yesterday...

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Trotter would make a great addition.

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i think the stats speak volume, i was on the fence, but...bring him in!!!!!!!

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like I said we could use a guy like him on this D