Now that Jeff Garcia is gone (I am sure #5 and his mom are real happy), Donte Stallworth will probably be the next to go. I really liked him as a receiver, and had he not had injury trouble early on in the year, he probably would have gotten a multiyear deal. Gone too, will probably be Michael Lewis, who earlier in the year lost his starting job to Sean Considine. Considine who is younger and played a lot better than Lewis, earned his starting job, and as much as I like Lewis, Lewis had a bad year, and will probably be picked up by another team.
My thoughts on the Eagles not re-signing Garcia are mixed. While he had a great year, and is probably the only reason the Eagles made the playoffs, he is going to be 38 years old, and while he shows that he has plenty of spunk in him, and brought a lot of emotion to the game, the team and the city. I think McNabb would be constantly looking over his should if Garcia was still here, and given the way the fan's embraced Jeff this year, after a couple of Donny Mac worm killers, they would be calling for Garcia.
McNabb is 30 years old, and has been injured three time in the last five years. The Eagles need to seriously think about bringing in a young quarterback to develop for the future, and as insurance in case of a career ending injury. A.J. Feeley should be sufficient as a backup and probable starter in the event of an injury to #5, but I don't think Feeley is the future of the franchise. I figure in the next two or three years the Eagles will draft a QB high in the draft as the future starter.
It was a great run with Garcia at the helm, its a shame that the Eagles didn't keep him, I think he brought a lot to the team. I wish him all the best in Tampa.
As for the rest of the team, I hope the Eagles pick up some much needed help in the linebacker position. They need to stop the run, and save for Trotter, the rest of the linebackers had an awful year.
Will curious to see how the Eagles draft this year.
--gfo
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