Spikes Sighting

I’m not sure which was a bigger surprise: that Byron Leftwich is just now signing with a team or Takeo Spikes hadn’t been grabbed till now. Even more remarkable, the Steelers only got Leftwich cause backup Charlie Batch got hurt. I can’t believe all 32 teams thought their existing backups were better than Byron Leftwich. It’s stuff like this that gives lie to the NFL as the “most competitive” industry in America.

 

On Spikes - I remain mystified at the Eagles decision to cut Spikes loose. Yes, he made $5 million, but that is small change when you are talking about a championship contending team and a veteran player that gives you experience and flexibility to play all three of the linebacking positions – one of the perennial problem areas on this team under Reid. It just strikes me as penny-wise and pound foolish in the bigger scheme of things. Especially when you consider that the Eagles will likely, again, be well under the salary cap when everything is said and done on the 2008 season.