From today's State of the Eagles' address from team owner, Jeffrey Lurie:
"As an owner, I'll admit to you that I'm a risk taker. I'll always try to be aggressive and take risks and be willing to make mistakes."
This statement remindes me of the scene in "Austin Powers - International Man of Mystery" when Austin tries to convince everyone how aggressive he is while playing Black Jack against Number 2. After Number 2 successfully wins a hand by taking a hit on 17 and then states to the dealer "I like to live dangerously", Austin attempts to show his bravado by taking a hit on 19 and says "I TOO like to live dangerously", but foolishly busts on his hand.
Anyhow, the point being, when you try to prove to everyone how aggressive and risk adverse you are, you are really telling everyone that you aren't all that much of a risk taker. A risk taker would have cut guys like Dhani Jones and Todd Pinkston when they proved that they couldn't play. A risk taker would trade for Jerry Porter even though he has a bit of a 'tude and hope that the organization learned how to better handle problem children after the T.O. mess. A risk taker would have signed a guy like Julian Peterson or LaVar Arrington to improve a weak area. A risk taker wouldn't save 20% of his cap every year saying it's a rainy day fund. A risk taker WOULD spend to the limit to give his team the best chance of winning.
As much as some other people in this city infuriate me when they get in front of the press, the Eagles constant self promotion always annoys me. I guess it goes back to the "Gold Standard" comment. Lurie needs to refrain from making statements like these until the Birds win a Super Bowl. After that happens, he can go around patting himself on the back where ever and whenever he prefers. He will have earned it. Until then, please shut the hell up.
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Did you also hear his comments that the "gold standard" was not said by him and was atributable to someone else? WIP did a good job this morning ripping into that little "nugget" by playing actual audio tape of him a year or two ago stating with reverance that the eagles were in fact the gold standard for teams in the NFL. By the way, last time I checked, "gold standard" in the NFL did not include a team failing to win a championship in 40+ seasons. What a jackass.
I agree, bro. Win a title or two and you can call yourself a gold standard. If not, then STFU.
Agreed that Lurie should stop making these asinine comments about himself and the team. But in all honesty, he has no say as to the personnel decisions on the team. For as good a coach Reid has been (on the whole), he refuses to bring in enough in free agency. While Peterson or Arrington would have been good signings, they already shelled out money for player on a long term deal (Howard). So that wasn't going to happen. Except for the year they brought in Kearse and TO, they would limit themselves to 1 big signing (if that) per offseason. If that's the course they are going to take, then they should supplement the one big signing with a few stop-gap signings involving veteran players who know how to win. If you look at the 2 past and 1 current "team of the decade" (SF, Dallas and NE), all had added veterans from winning programs on 1 or 2 year deals to plug in holes they had on their rosters. So if we're not going to tie up big money on long term deals, why not at least take a chance on some winning, albeit aging, players on short term contracts?
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