Posted on December 30th, 2008 at 5:14 pm by Cheesesteak Hoagie
Checked out the Brian Westbrook show on the podcast (file under “there is no Eagles-related content I won’t consume this week”) on ESPN 950.
Fun chat, everyone was obviously in a good mood. The only thing that stuck out for me was when Westbrook talked about how Correll Buckhalter was going to get paid as a starter next season, and that it might be somewhere else.
I’m sure part of that is just B-West trying to promote his friend and teammate (one who’s never uttered a word of complaint regarding his role on the Birds), but part of it has to be a reflection of Westbrook’s ongoing conversations with Buck.
While I certainly wish Buckhalter the best, I have to imagine that it’ll be tough for a guy with his injury history to pull in too too much cash. As a selfish Eagles fan, I hope he doesn’t get any offers that are too tempting. Either way, look for at least one back to be part of the Eagles’ draft strategy.
(Did I just mention “draft strategy”? What am I thinking? PLAYOFFS PLAYOFFS PLAYOFFS!)
Link Here | December 31, 2008,I hate to say it, because I love the contributions Buck has made for this team, but it’ll never happen. He’s on the wrong side of 30, with 3 serious knee injuries. No team will opt to give him big money rather than draft a kid out of college. I suspect that after trolling the waters, he’ll be back here in June or July.
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