McCleod signs with Eagles

Right now they have both Christian Bryant and Cody Davis. Bryant is currently listed as a strong safety on the depth chart, but IMO that was because of losing McDonald.

I don’t know what they will do, but, if G.Wms does anything, it’s develop safeties. Maybe they like either Davis or Bryant.

As I recall, a couple of years ago McCleod did not appear to be irreplaceable. Given that it’s possible they could like someone they already have, someone we don’t know enough about yet to say.

Or they could add someone. Or both…they could add someone, AND promote Bryant or Davis.

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nittany ram wrote:

figured JJ would be hard to resign but isn’t Mcleod’s contract unusually large for a safety?

EDIT: this is wrong. I correct it below.

If the reported numbers are right, in terms of annual avg. McCleod’s deal with the Eagles would rank 18th. The top 5 safeties avg. 9.6 M per year.

Right now this is a defense that has subtracted 4 starters.

• This reply was modified 8 years, 8 months ago by zn.
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bnw wrote:

So McLeod is gone?

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Yup.

He went with the Eagles for 5 years, $37M.

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bnw wrote:

So McLeod is gone?

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wv wrote:

So McLeod is gone?

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Yup.

He went with the Eagles for 5 years, $37M.

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Just so this doesn’t look odd, originally the “McCleod signs” post wasn’t originally part of this thread. Bnw posted before seeing the “McCleod signs” post. I put all the McCleod stuff from today together. So he and WV now come across as a little out of sequence.

It’s not as bad as waking up in Poland in the middle of WW2.

But a bit disorienting nonetheless.

Just thought I would clarify.

Safeties might be getting big $ because they're becoming tougher to find in the draft lately. Last high-level FS to come out? ET?

— Sam Monson (@PFF_Sam) March 9, 2016

zn wrote:

If the reported numbers are right, in terms of annual avg. McCleod’s deal with the Eagles would rank 18th. The top 5 safeties avg. 9.6 M per year.

I read something completely wrong. That post of mine is in error. At 7.2 M a year, McCleod would be ranked 8th (in terms of avg. per year).

In terms of guaranteed money, he’s about 7th. That’s according to over.the.cap.com.

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