It will be easier to sign the first-round pick than it has been the last two years. The Eagles have no complaints about Simon. He had a terrific rookie year and looks like a future Pro Bowler. But it is much easier on the cap, and a lot less risky, to land a potential starter at half the price. Again, it's a Rubik's Cube.
Every move affects the other.
For the Eagles, this draft could prove to be pivotal. They are an 11-5 team with a rising young star at quarterback. A good draft, especially one that gives McNabb more weapons, would go a long way toward getting all those little squares lined up. And so on. The Eagles appeared to be out of the running for Priest Holmes yesterday.