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Brian Dawkins Gone to the Broncos - Thanks Joe Banner - A Video Rant

I'm pretty damn pissed off.  I don't think I'm alone in the Philadelphia region today.  Brian Dawkins is gone to the Denver Broncos.  The Eagles, seriously have lost their heart today, cut out and sent packing by that greedy bastard Joe Banner in the front office.  So, here's my rant.

Dawkins Visits the Broncos

Weapon X in Orange and Blue?  Yeah, that's a possibility, as Brian Dawkins visited the Denver Broncos on an official free agency visit today.

The Eagles have the 3rd largest cap room, what's the deal here?  What's the problem with giving Dawkins a multi-year decent deal, as oppose to handing down a crappy 1 year deal to a guy who's done more bringing in the fans than anyone on the team?

Personally I'm insulted as an Eagles fan that Joe Banner and the crew in the front office can't see the value of this player.  He's a fan favorite, he's a leader, and you know what, he's a producer.  He can also help bring in the young guys to be just like him.  That's worth its weight in gold. 

Look what happened when we had the opposite - his name was Terrell Owens.

I think I'm going to start looking for some rope to string Joe Banner and company up by their toes over Lincoln Financial field.  Stop the nonsense already and sign Dawkins to what he deserves already, and stop treating us fans like garbage you just ignore!

1.5 Hours to Free Agency and Dawkins STILL Not Signed

There's been carnage around the NFL this week, especially in Tampa Bay where who would have thought they'd let Warrick Dunn go, or Baltimore putting Ray Lewis out there?  Now with just 1.5 hours to go until Free Agency is upon us, Brian Dawkins is STILL not signed by the Philadelphia Eagles.

Can I just say - "WTF are Banner and Lurie thinking?"

This could all be for not, in a half an hour, the Eagles can put out an announcement that Dawkins has signed a 2-3 year deal, basically to secure him as an Eagle till her retires.  This goes way beyond numbers on the field, seriously, this goes right down to the fans.  That whole bit about wanting to win a superbowl for the fans.... doing things for the fans.... well for pete's sake, sign Dawkins and lock him in for the fans.

This guy is a leader, I even put it out there that he is "the" leader on the team, "the heart" of the Eagles. 

It's bad enough they raised ticket prices during a recession, if they don't sign Dawkins, its like a knife through the heart for us die hards who have come to think of Dawkins as one of our own family.  It makes the Eagles really seem like they don't care about the fans in anyway shape or form, just about the money.

And don't label me living in fantasy land, I know that football is a business.  That was evident when they let Jeremiah Trotter go last year.  But Dawkins?  Really now, not signing Dawkins before free agency sets in, just really kicks us in the gut.

Sign Weapon X already..... the man is an Eagle, and deserves to retire as one!