Re: NFC East Offensive line Rankings
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 8:42 am
Irn-Bru wrote:Deadskins wrote:Irn-Bru wrote:The Eagles don't have any known quantities to put in the game. They just cut their one (very good) starter based on personality conflicts with the coach, not because they have a solid personnel plan they are executing.
Mathis is coming off two straight Pro-Bowl seasons, but he is also 33 years old, and didn't come to OTAs because he wants a new contract. I'm not sure how much that falls under personality conflict, rather than a solid personnel plan.
Players miss OTAs over contract disputes with some regularity, and a vet like this guy isn't really harming anyone when he sits out OTAs. .
Yes, but he was the only one on the team to miss them. These days, even though they are voluntary (according to the CBA), it sends a message when a player skips them without some sort of valid excuse.
Irn-Bru wrote:I don't think the issue was whether they were going to be giving him a new contract, signing an old guy to a long-term deal. Mathis was under contract and would have played this year had the Eagles stuck it out. Rather, the conflict with Kelly that put things over the top, so far as I can tell. For example, Kelly is now saying that they were just giving Mathis what he wanted, because he requested to be released. However, Mathis says he last asked to be released back in March, when he obviously was going to fetch more on the market, and that he hasn't requested it since. The Eagles have kind of screwed him over for this year, because I don't think he has a chance of making elsewhere what he was going to make as an Eagle this year. That kind of snubbing suggests that there is bad blood.
You are right, but I'm pretty sure it cuts both ways. He had gotten all the guaranteed money out of his contract, so while he would have played out the season, it was pretty clear he wanted a new payday, and he wasn't going to give it his all unless he got a new deal. Personally, I'm happy the Smeagols won't have his services, but it's not like I don't understand the move.
