Anybody remember when they loaded up with allstars in free agency and ended up not making the playoffs? Well which team do you think meets a similar if not exact fate? Yes both teams made impressive moves but you can’t win a championship on paper. You can only win a championship on the field.
That’s not accurate at all, plus you know everyone will say the Eagles. The Redskins loaded up on washed up players that no.one wanted anymore. Gave them huge contracts,gave them big roles and got nothing out of them. With the Patriots, they didn’t sign anyone but traded for guys that they think they can fit into their system and make it work. The Eagles only really signed and traded two star players who are still in their prime in Nnamdi and Rodgers-Cromartie to shore up arguably the biggest problem.in the team at CB and that’s what you want to do in FA, fix your weaknesses you didn’t adress in the draft. They then signed Babin as a temporary replacement for DE Brandon Graham who will be placed in the P.U.P for the first few weeks, otherwise he wasn’t signed at all and I believe he will not even remain with the team his whole contract and is gone as soon as Graham shows he can play. Cullen Jenkins was signed to make some improvement at DT and help in run stopping and despite what most believe, he has actually played in 4-3 scheme.before and wasn’t "terrible" but actually productive. The other signings on offense of Vince Young, Ronnie Brown, and Johnnie Lee Higgins, Ryan Harris, Steve Smith were for depth insurance and competition purposes only, and you couldn’t really say they’re "stars" could you?? They’re not expecting huge roles and production out of them but rather small back up and depth roles to.relieve the starters when needed. Those signings weren’t actually very significant and it’s everyone trying to.make it seem more like a star signing than it really is. It’s not like they offered contracts to washed up players like TO, Kelly Gregg, Tully Banta Cain, Shaun Ellis, Larry Johnson, Larry Foote, Jason Taylor, Derrick Mason and expected them to play big roles and win a championship. They signed young guys and savvy veterans (Young being the exception of.either) to play big roles on defense and depth roles on an already great offense. That’s not a bad thing to do, but rather something that helps your team be even better. People can keep saying the Eagles are the Heat of the NFL, but at that point they’re jug fooling themselves.