The Garcia thing doesn't shock me. Apparently what the Eagles wanted Garcia and his agent to do was to come back to them with a price Jeff was willing to play for next year.
What Garcia's team wanted was a few days of free agency to see what offers were out there before they signed anything with the Birds. However, they consistently maintained that Garcia would take less money to stay in Philly.
All of this really wasn't the way the Eagles wanted to work and they'd been negotiating with Feeley simultainiously. They got a good deal with Feeley, never really thought they'd be able to give Garcia the money he would get somewhere else, so they signed AJ and now Garcia will walk.
Again, this doesn't shock me from any standpoint. Some of that isn't a good thing, because, yet again, the Eagles organization looks cold and cheap.
And they're going to look even moreso when they don't attempt to sign Stallworth.
Now, Believe said the other day that Stallworth is really looking to break the bank on this contract--which he's fully entitled to do. That said, if that's his goal, he and his agent should both know that won't be happening in Philly. I actually think he's with Drew Rosenhaus, so him trying to get big money wouldn't shock me, but again, if that's the case, he's gone from Philly because their days of overpaying anybody are gone and they never lasted long to begin with.
The Eagles have a very set way of doing what they do as far as contracts. As a fan it's maddening at times, but it's their way and as Garcia's agent said, it's successful. It's kept them under the cap and kept most of the guys they really value on the team.
