how many players away are we?

[Joegrane]

We have the qb we have the wrs if we resign Maclin

I agree, as long as someone lights a fire under Cooper and the rookies continue to develop. I'd like a better #2 WR but don't expect it to happen.

Needs to pick up in free agency and draft
Free agency - sign
Maclin -Graham - Sanchez - Thornton

I agree re Maclin. I like the chances that he comes back. He seems happy here and the fans like him. He knows he'll flourish in Chip's system. However, does Chip have his eye on someone else, such as 49r's M. Crabtree? One commentator speculated that new 49rs regime might not want to rebuild with him.

http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents/wide-receiver/

I'm okay with Sanchez @ #2 but Jake Locker might be an interesting project.

http://igglephans.com/iggboard/showthread.php?t=295255

I'm okay with a Thornton extension, but that is an area where they could possibly upgrade. He is restricted.

DE is a position that might get addressed fairly high in the draft.

Possible 1 or 2 other signings
Needs
SS upgrade Allen

I don't expect it to happen. Allen knows the system, does not make a large number of bone-head plays any longer, has improved his tackling and occasionally makes a big play. I don't see him as a big reason for their problems on D. They did not get enough rush against good teams and left their below average corners on an island in a system that really exposes at least one of them.

Inside Linebacker to replace Ryan and upgrade over lifetime backup Matthews

Quote by Chip seems to make it certain that Ryans is coming back. The question is who is the backup and successor in development. Remember they lost two LBs early in the season. I would not be surprised to see them draft Ryans' replacement unless they really like one of the injured LBs.

[QUOTE=iowaigglefan;1794604]OSLB to replace Cole if he wont restructure or Graham if we cant resign him

Getting DE/OLB solidified makes me really nervous, even more so than Maclin at WR, especially with the weak secondary. Cole is just a role player now and at 10mil a very overpaid one.
Available FA OLBs (not exciting):

http://igglephans.com/iggboard/showthread.php?p=1794640#post1794640

CB need two either through free agency or draft - to replace the overpaid trash there

I expect Cary Williams to be back. I fear that they will use a high draft pick on one and rely on existing CBs minus Fletcher.

upgrade at DT would be a very good thing. They still need more push up the middle.

I don't expect to see them go in this direction unless they get a mid-late round "value pick".

OLine replacement for Herremans - and depth

I expect them to draft someone for OL depth, possibly a project that could be a future starter.

A lot to do - will it all get done probably not but it is possible. They are not in bad cap shape and will be dumping some big salaries and sitting about 18 million under the cap right now.

They need to hold back some serious money to repup some players next season

Before the release of DJax and the injury to Foles they were supposedly expected to run into cap problems. I suppose they expected Foles to be extended for 5+mil. Also Kendricks and Cox are eligible for extensions.

http://www.csnphilly.com/football-philadelphia-eagles/eagles-face-major-2015-salary-cap-decisions

How much salary will they be able to dump? These veterans who might not make the team have significant price tags:
Celek, Herremans, James Casey

[TerpEagle]

has a lot of TO/CJ types that should be ripe for the picking in the 4th round.

2nd round is where Jerry Rice and Joe Montana types will be. Might need to trade back.

[SCREAMIN EAGLE]

When SE and iowawhiteyfan are the only people who take your post seriously, that's not good.

It's hard to take any of you dungeons and dragons dorks on this site seriously when 90% of you favor Obamacare. Bunch of goddamn sheep.

[Melchior]

It's hard to take any of you dungeons and dragons dorks on this site seriously when 90% of you favor Obamacare. Bunch of goddamn sheep.

How does insurance legislation relate to horrible draft threads?

[TerpEagle]

It's hard to take any of you dungeons and dragons dorks on this site seriously when 90% of you favor Obamacare. Bunch of goddamn sheep.

Do you think anyone takes you seriously? Seriously?

[SCREAMIN EAGLE]

Do you think anyone takes you seriously? Seriously?

On this board? God I hope not.

[TerpEagle]

On this board? God I hope not.

So you hope that people think you're a joke?

[SCREAMIN EAGLE]

So you hope that people think you're a joke?

I could give a rats ass what any of you think of me.

[Melchior]

You talk like a stupid bitch.

Ok, out-of-context movie quote guy.

[slag]

You could do a lot of things ... and I don't give a rat's ass about any of them.

[SCREAMIN EAGLE]

You could do a lot of things ... and I don't give a rat's ass about any of them.

Ok. Thanks

[Melchior]

No, seriously, you do. What kind of person says "oh yeah, well nobody likes you anyways!" You sound like some cunt from Clueless or human resources.

Welcome to Igglephans.

[slag]

Was your intention to state "well no one likes you anyway?"

Or was it simply to indicate that his opinions have limited support from posters well-known for a particular slant?

[Melchior]

My intention was to point out that this was a shitty thread. No shit they need a QB and secondary players.

Iowa posts in every draft thread and SE is a troll.