Mike Patterson To Be Extended?

[BigEd76]

I'm OK with it.  Now let's get Bunkley starting ahead of Walker...

[Rome]

Bunkley should have reported to camp on time.

If he had, he'd be starting by now.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I'm OK with it.  Now let's get Bunkley starting ahead of Walker...

Why?  We've seen nothing to believe he can play at at NFL level yet.  NOTHING.

[Cerevant]

from ESPN:

At 5 feet, 11 inches tall, Mike Patterson didn't tower over other top defensive tackles available in the 2005 draft, but now he can say he towers over his draft class financially.
By signing this extension, Patterson locked himself into $12.825 million in guarantees before his third year.

...and after his third year he can start whining about his contract and badmouthing the FO, after which he can become a de-facto free agent.

[ice grillin you]

There's still plenty of room for Bunkley to "lap" him and for the Eagles to pay him if it happens, but don't hold your breath

there also was the hope that they would sign a stud free agent run stopping DT some day....this extension pretty much eliminates that hope and says that they are locked into their same philosophy of going with a small quick line...unless bunkley is a complete and total bust and is off the team in a couple years and they replace him with a large man who can stop the run

this isnt a move i will bash...but it was premature and unecessary

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Blame the philosophy of the DC for that one.  Jim Johnson has to go before they ever sign a "big run-stuffing DT".

[DH]

but it was premature and unecessary

Bingo.

[Feva]

There's still plenty of room for Bunkley to "lap" him and for the Eagles to pay him if it happens, but don't hold your breath

there also was the hope that they would sign a stud free agent run stopping DT some day....this extension pretty much eliminates that hope and says that they are locked into their same philosophy of going with a small quick line...unless bunkley is a complete and total bust and is off the team in a couple years and they replace him with a large man who can stop the run

this isnt a move i will bash...but it was premature and unecessary

Clap it up for this man.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

No.  Most of that post was circular logic, and in summary he actually said very little.

[Father Demon]

I'm not torn up by this deal, but I'm not estatic about it either.  It probably could have waited a year, but I assume it was done to get money under this year's cap instead of next year.  Patt gets a hell of a lot of guarenteed money, but I bet it's structured in such a way that it can be terminated early if necessary without much of a hit.

[Feva]

No.  Most of that post was circular logic, and in summary he actually said very little.

Clap it up for you then.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

No.

[General_Failure]

I'm going to say it. I don't like this deal. A player has just been rewarded for being less of a screwup than the players around him. The fact that anyone has gotten a new deal after the last month is a joke.

[Feva]

No.

You're right.  You don't deserve it.

[Wingspan]

a defensive lineman, who isnt even 6 feet tall now essentially has an 11 year contract?

11 years?!?!

stupid