Offers pouring in for Lito Sheppard from many teams

I love the part of the article about him not doing anything to jeopardize what could be Dawk's final season. However, this article was a damn waste. Whats the point of him telling us there are a bunch of really good offers if he doesn't know what any of them are. I read it hoping to hear some names, but no...nothing. Must have been a slow day for him I suppose.

I like Lito, but they way he's bitchin and moaning about getting Nate Clements type money is ridiculous. The man has missed as much as 14 in the last two seasons, I know it's not his fault but he gets injured, but, he hasnt outplayed his contract. And the only reason he's whining is because the 49ers gave Clements all that money. The man that should be asking for a new contract, and I think will hold out is B-West, he's far outplayed his contract.

Where has it been written that hes bitching and moaning? Please find me an article that has him quoted because I haven't heard shit.

I'm not speaking of this article specifically, I'm saying we all know or should know he's been complaining about his contract for quite sometime now. And for him to do so is dumb, because he hasnt outplayed it not enough to demand the kind of money Clements got. He hasnt played a FULL SEASON in 2 years.

No we don't know this. Its all SPECULATION right now. Derek Gunn "believes" he is looking to redo his contract, but until he comes out and says anything then all we can do is speculate. Just like it was speculated that it was his agent who leaked the story about him being allowed to seek a trade. Theres no solid, concrete evidence of anything yet so lets not act like hes another TO until something happens.

Also, whens the last time McNabb played a full season? Is he not worth the 9-10million we pay him because he gets hurt doing his job? Injuries are part of the game, Westbrook never plays a full season either...yet hes due for a raise for the way he plays when he actually is healthy. Lito is pretty damn solid when hes in there for the 13-14 games.

Just to look at Samuel's and Lito's stats over the past 5 seasons, Lito has a legitimate argument. While he doesn't deserve the $9+ million deal that Samuel got, 6-7 million seems pretty damn fair.

Since 2003:

Lito 65 games played 17 ints approx 4mill/yr
Asante 75 games played 22 ints approx 9mill/yr

Man I think a really want to keep lito, do you know how sick our D will be?

well i agree farley610 but we are the minority in this!

Oh I am well aware and honestly I think we will keep him. We have so much cap space left that we can afford to pay some of our own guys and keep them happy. One thing I wanted to added to my earlier post are the statistics for Randall Gay who just signed with the Saints.

in 4 yrs Gay has played in 39 games with only 5 ints...and yet hes making 4.5million/yr in NO

nobody is saying lito isnt worth the money. it just makes no sense to pay someone big time money when he hasnt been on the field every sunday. thats why we got samuel. skill and performance wise, not a lot of people think his signing was an upgrade. that could very well be true, but he hasnt missed a game thats the difference.
mcnabb has a contract that hes playing under, he didnt ask for a raise, threaten to holdout, or demand a trade (at least publicly). I love lito and as much as i want him to stay, but listening to banner and andy about all this interest in him iss leading up to trading for the most value we can get.
there are 2 reasons we went out and got asante: 1- to have a premeir corner that is durable and/or 2- lito has expressed his unhappiness with his contract (he is a premeir corner...when he plays). i dont see any situation where lito stays. if you move him to the other side and sheldon to ss, thats 2 positions to learn that we can expect mistakes because of the learning curve. it would take game time for them to adjust. its just not gonna happen with lito being a hot commodity.

1. Samuel hasn't missed a game? I think thats what you were getting at, and that isnt the case.
2. Lito hasn't said anything publicly about his contract, at least not that I've seen. Find me something that quotes him being unhappy and that isn't mere speculation.
3. Sheldon's played safety in college, so the learning curve would be minimal.

I disagree....I think Lito is history. He'll be traded for either a player or a pick.

I'm a Detroit fan, and I can say that if Lito and 2nd Rounder are on the table the Lions need to take it. Roy is a excellent receiver but we have a stable of them. Roy would add credibility to your aerial attack. Now if we got Lito to pair up with Leigh Bodden our secondary would go from last to at least 10 in the league. That is a major upgrade and worth it for us to lose Roy.

I say keeep Lito. It's about time the Eagles regained there prowess as a defensive juggernaut. I know Lito hasn't been the on the feild as much as we all would like to see, but I'm drooling over a secondary that features four pro-bowlers. With a secondary playing at that high of a level I expect to see a drastic change in how this team gets after the quaterback and in turn creates signifigant turnover possibilities. Back to the days where opposing teams will fear the middle of the field, back to the days when no one knew from which the Eagles would come at you. A dominant defense that creates third and out situations on a consistent basis, and strikes fear into the hearts of offensive coordinators who see the Eagles on their schedule, that's what a potentially healthy Lito can help bring to this team. Break out the body bags, cause here comes a defense to be reckoned with.

roy williams would be great in one category that has long plagued eagles receivers: dropped passes. he'd fit right in with reggie and LJ...

Love Lito... but you can't help the club in the tub and he's missed nearly a full regular season in the last 3 years. I'd sign any contract that tells me " Work 2 years and we'll give you the 3rd off and still pay you "
Fact of the matter is interceptions aren't the only stat that matter. Number one Samuel stays on the field, #2 by staying on the field Samuel gets more passes defensed and still blankets his man as well as Lito. As good as Lito is he is not a physical corner, and while Samuel is not a physical corner he IS more physical then Lito is.
Durability - Edge Samuel
Physicality- Edge Samuel
Coverage Skills- Push
Overall Advantage- Edge Samuel

theres no way the eagles are keeping lito, use ur brains guys, not to be rude, but im not even gonna explain to u why lito is gonna be gone come april

Trotter, I don't mean to be rude but please explain why you think it is so clear that he is gone. I think you should keep him. I don't know whether you will or not I have only heard rumors and speculation that he will be gone. I haven't heard one substiantiated rumor involving Lito and any specific team. To be fair I live in Chicago so maybe I missed them. Please explain.

Trotter leaving was ABSOULUTELY STUPID, however i like the young LBs. Jordan GAither Bradley and Gocong will make it happen they seem like GOOD football players, Lito shouldnt be traded, unless we get Roy and LArry which aint gonna happen. Lito stays and Sean Considine, Darren Howard, Reggie Brown (hank baskett or a 4ther) goes. Sheldon will be a great SS, and if we draft Dominique then there is your depth so there, shut up about lito, unless Roy AND larry comes, so just shut up, Sean Reggie Darren Hank or a 4th is more than enough

if anyone wants to discuss other aspects of our team like lb's, secondary, d-line, o-line, special teams, hit me up, because i'm just about sick in the stomach talking about the same receivers over and over again

IF WE DO KEEP LITO NAME ONE CB TANDEM BETTER DRE BLY WILL NEED A WHEELCHAIR BAILEY I LOVE HIM BUT HES A LITTLE OLD TOO SAMUEL AND SHEPPARD WOULD BE MONSTROUS SHELDON IS A SAFETY AT HEART AND HES WILLING TO MOVE SO DONT GIVE ME EDGE CRAP

I dont want to lose lito man, he is the cowboy killa. I hope we can get roy williams from the lions for reggie and a 4th round pick. you rite me back son
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