What Next?

So, free agency has begun and the Eagles have not wasted much time making moves. Signing veteran corner Asante Samuel will no doubt boost the secondary and sure up the defense overall, however, an argument can be made that the Eagles were in greater need of help at Safety. And that money! 57 million dollars with 20 million guaranteed is a lot for a corner and will certainly limit the cap room that the Eagles can use to make other improvements. I don't mean to sound like I'm complaining, but this is going to need to result in some serious interceptions and hopefully a trip to the playoffs for the deal to pay off. Word also has it that the Birds put in an offer for Randy Moss that exceeded the Patriots offer. It is understandable that Moss would want to stick with the Patriots given the current situation and a good relationship with Tom Brady, but falling short on a potential deal like this is tough to take for some fans. One can take the outlook that it at least represents a willingness to be aggressive on the part of Philadelphia's management, but I tend to think that their actions in this case were more akin to when I place a bid on Ebay on an impulse and am secretly had when I don't win because I really didn't need to spend 40 dollars on a Misfits action figure. Surely the combined salary guarantees of Moss and Samuel would have put a strain on the Birds' finances. The only problem is there aren't too many options left in the way of wide receivers. I believe that the organization is doing everything that can to have a successful off-season, but then again years of disappointment have taught me to be cautious about blind optimism.