No Chance on Kris Jenkins

Despite a fair amount of evidence to the contrary, most NFL teams are not particularly stupid.  The good ones tend to be even less so, which is why there is absolutely no chance that Panthers' DT Kris Jenkins will be playing for the Eagles next year.

The dominating but oft-injured Jenkins is on the block:

"The Carolina Panthers have told other teams Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kris Jenkins could be available in a trade...

Jenkins, who has a salary-cap figure of about $4.5 million for this season and is under contract through 2009, was named to his third Pro Bowl last season. It capped a triumphant comeback after he missed most of 2004 and 2005 with shoulder and knee injuries. Jenkins could be expendable because the Panthers have depth at defensive tackle.

Ma'ake Kemoeatu was a high-priced free agent signing last year and fills the same type of run-stuffer role as Jenkins. Damione Lewis, another free-agent pickup, spent last season as the top backup, but was a starter earlier in his career and could return to that role. Jordan Carstens, a part-time starter while Jenkins was injured, has signed the restricted free agent tender for this season."

G.Cobb thinks he's the missing piece:

"The Eagles should be screaming for the hilltop. The addition of this dominator in the middle of the defense would spell Super Bowl push to me. For the next three years the Birds would be as capable of winning the Super Bowl as any team in either conference. The Eagles could get to the Super Bowl without Jenkins in the middle of their defense, but with Jenkins I would pick them to win it over the powerful AFC teams."

Here's the only problem.  The Panthers are not going to trade Jenkins to the Eagles, for a couple of reasons.  The first is that the Eagles were pretty good last year, which means their draft choices in each round are pretty low.  So if it comes down to two teams offering second-round draft picks, there's little chance the Eagles' offer will be better.

More importantly, however, the Panthers aren't going to make one of the NFC's most dangerous teams that much better by handing them a guy like Jenkins.  The only way the Eagles are going to be able to get him is if they overpay for the privilege.

And if there's one thing we know about the Eagles, they never overpay.