Trotter just released?

313_Ball · Post #1 » by **313_Ball** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:19 pm

Is this guy someone to look at considering he still wants to stick around the league? He could be a good insurance guy to add to the LB core.

Post #2 » by **Basketball Jesus** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:39 pm

As much as I like him the injury and age make him a risky proposition for a roster spot on a team full of age/injury concerns at the LB position. Plus he

alwayslovetheceltics · Post #3 » by **alwayslovetheceltics** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:04 pm

if we can add Trotter for reasonalbe money- we have to do it. given our old lb core, we need all the depth at the LB position that we can get.

This man can still play- I am really surprised he was released. Couldn't the Eagles picked up some sort of compensation for him?

313_Ball · Post #4 » by **313_Ball** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:00 am

apparently him and Andy Reid talked and Reid urged him to retire and that was that.

I agree fully that he is not worth any large sume of money over a few years, but for 1 year as insurance he could be perfect...Just hold and wait to see if he gets any other offers and if he does not he may become desperate to play.

With no major injuries this year the Patriots have no excuse to not hoist the trophy at the end of the year and Trotter is just another insurance piece that could help gurantee that this year.

Fatty · Post #5 » by **Fatty** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 4:40 pm

He's played in a 4-3 his whole career and would have to adjust. I am sure a 4-3 team will offer him a contract and probaly a guarenteed starting spot, after all he is a pro-bowler

TheCelticTruth · Post #6 » by **TheCelticTruth** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 1:53 pm

i like trotter, but i dont think he gives us more than seau. and we still have chad brown and izzo behind seau, plus the young LBs

captain_cheapseats · Post #7 » by **captain_cheapseats** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 2:24 am

The Eagles just never liked this guy, and he kept coming back like a glutton for punishment. The whole thing where they ditched him, then begged him back, then once he came back didn't start him until they had absolutely no other choice (and he went on to have a probowl year and saved their run defense) should have been a sign for him to leave. I guess him dominating against the Falcons in the NFC championship game bought him a couple years, but the Eagles finally got 'rid of him like they've wanted to all along.

But anyway, I'd love for the Pats to snag him if there is little/no prorated signing bonus (i.e. they can cut him without much of a penalty if it doesn't work out). He's still a top-notch run stopper, so at an absolute minimum he could play the Levon Kirkland at the end of his career role, and just play 1st/2nd and short downs inside of the 3-4. Even if most other facets of his game are washed up (which I'm not so sure is true), there's little doubt he'd still be one of the best in that limited interior run stopping role.