Me being an Eagles fan, I'm highly confused about this offseason but at the same time, I could see what's going on. First they released Michael Vick. I saw that coming. He was great in his first few years with the team and put up huge numbers. The problem became consistency (Nick Foles used to have that problem in his rookie season), decision making and the O line. He didn't seem to click. So then he met up with the NY Jets and sign him to a $4 million deal with a one year contract as the back up, while "releasing" Mark Sanchez.
Next, the Eagles sign Sanchez as Foles' back up for $2.25M deal and a one year contract. This completely blew my mind. In my opinion, Matt Barkley would be a better back up.
Then just yesterday, they release DeSean Jackson.. We have been hearing the rumors for weeks about him being either traded or released, I was hoping it wouldn't happen. They say he may have a ego problem and compair him to T.O. back in 05, but I can almost disagree. He worked very hard last season, better than the previous season when he played for Andy Reid. He set career high numbers and made it to the Pro Bowl for the 3rd time. He proved himself last season. I would have at least given him one more year or before the 6th week deadline to evaluate his talent AND personality. Allegedly he was released for gang affiliation, but I think it may be deeper than that. My opinions!
When it comes down to it, these decisions might have been made because of the salary cap. Think about it. They could have kept Jackson, which would have costed them a big amount. This next season will be interesting....
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