Missing the Big Kid

The Eagles have released former all-pro guard Shawn "Big Kid" Andrews. What a disappointing day. Andrews has (had?) Hall of Fame talent but a career that has been star crossed with the Eagles: from breaking his leg in the home opener of his rookie year (where he cracked the starting lineup, an unheard of rookie accomplishment in the Reid era) to having to leave the Saints divisional game and being taken to the hospital to the bizarre, tearful reaction while describing an ankle injury during training camp to the depression issues that prompted the Eagles to sign his brother in the hopes of providing direct family support in the locker room to the chronic back problems that have kept him from playing for most of the past two seasons.

He had the potential to be one of the all-time great NFL and Eagles lineman. Alas, it was not to be. Can Stacy Andrews' release be far behind?

While certainly a proactive move by the Eagles, the release of a lineman who didn't play in 2009 certainly doesn't help to upgrade a unit that is in desperate need of improvement.