What the?

Given that offensive line is the Eagles primary need to upgrade, the team’s decision to allow Tra Thomas to become a free agent suggests that the Eagles will be going after one of the younger available linemen to replace the 11 year veteran. Aside from allowing Jon Runyan to test the market before re-signing him as a free agent, the Eagles don’t typically allow key players to become available.

 

The decision to let Thomas go on to the open market is surprising since many considered him the most likely of the two tackles to be kept since he had a decent year and has been a blind side stalwart for more than a decade. Indeed, Thomas’ quietly dominating play at left tackle is one of the most underappreciated things in the Reid era (though it was Ray Rhodes that drafted him).

 

For those same reasons, Brian Dawkins’ new status as a free agent is both jarring and dramatically increases the possibility he won’t be with the team next year.

 

As of right now, doesn’t this all mean that at least on the official depth chart that Winston Justice is the Eagles starting LT (yikes!) and soon to be second year man Quinton Demps is the opening day free safety.