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I don't understand how the Philadelphia Eagles could currently look at their roster and believe they don't need Jalen Carter on it.
With how talented this defense is, there's plenty of reason to believe that if the Eagles continue doing what's needed over the next few years, they'll be one of the better teams in the NFL. To me, not having Carter on the roster doesn't bring them any closer to that, even if the price tag is astronomical.
There's a reason why he's likely going to get that price tag, and it's because he's one of the better defensive players in the NFL.
If the latest report suggests that the Eagles are hesitant to pay him, I have to question why.
“Ben, the answer is yes, they are hesitant to pay him. Philadelphia is telling you what you need to know with its actions. The Eagles have always been aggressive paying their own, in large part because they know that the earlier you do the deal, the better the price you’ll get. It’s a strategy that takes commitment from ownership, which Philly clearly has (some owners would rather keep money in their accounts until the summer), and has served the team very well over the years,” Albert Breer wrote of Carter.
“So the fact that we’re into June without Jalen Carter having a deal is notable. And I’d guess if they do one now, before his fourth season as a pro, then it’d come with flexibility for the team. If Carter won’t give them that flexibility now, maybe he’ll just wait another year. Which would make this a little like the George Pickens situation in Dallas—where a team might want to see a little more from a player, just from a character perspective, before committing long term.”
Now, if the Eagles were one of the more average teams in the NFL and didn't have a chance to win a Super Bowl, I can always get on board with not paying star players and trading them.
However, for a team that obviously has a chance to win a Super Bowl, this just makes absolutely no sense to me. We're not talking about an Eagles team that's going to be lucky to win seven games next year, as we already know this is a guaranteed Super Bowl contender.
Perhaps Carter is doing things behind the scenes that are worrying the Eagles, but it doesn't seem like one of those situations, so I have to question why this is really going on.
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With how talented this defense is, there's plenty of reason to believe that if the Eagles continue doing what's needed over the next few years, they'll be one of the better teams in the NFL. To me, not having Carter on the roster doesn't bring them any closer to that, even if the price tag is astronomical.
There's a reason why he's likely going to get that price tag, and it's because he's one of the better defensive players in the NFL.
If the latest report suggests that the Eagles are hesitant to pay him, I have to question why.
“Ben, the answer is yes, they are hesitant to pay him. Philadelphia is telling you what you need to know with its actions. The Eagles have always been aggressive paying their own, in large part because they know that the earlier you do the deal, the better the price you’ll get. It’s a strategy that takes commitment from ownership, which Philly clearly has (some owners would rather keep money in their accounts until the summer), and has served the team very well over the years,” Albert Breer wrote of Carter.
“So the fact that we’re into June without Jalen Carter having a deal is notable. And I’d guess if they do one now, before his fourth season as a pro, then it’d come with flexibility for the team. If Carter won’t give them that flexibility now, maybe he’ll just wait another year. Which would make this a little like the George Pickens situation in Dallas—where a team might want to see a little more from a player, just from a character perspective, before committing long term.”
Now, if the Eagles were one of the more average teams in the NFL and didn't have a chance to win a Super Bowl, I can always get on board with not paying star players and trading them.
However, for a team that obviously has a chance to win a Super Bowl, this just makes absolutely no sense to me. We're not talking about an Eagles team that's going to be lucky to win seven games next year, as we already know this is a guaranteed Super Bowl contender.
Perhaps Carter is doing things behind the scenes that are worrying the Eagles, but it doesn't seem like one of those situations, so I have to question why this is really going on.
Continue reading...
