Spadaro Gets His Smacks In

This whole thing is awfully inside baseball, but regular readers of PFT and PE.com (i.e., almost anyone reading this right now) are probably aware that frontmen Mike Florio of the former and Dave Spadaro of the latter had a little bit of back-and-forth a few weeks ago around the departure of Takeo Spikes.  So it's not without some relish that Spadaro gets to write the following this afternoon about the Eagles' signing of tight end Kris Wilson:

Let's clear things up about what Kris Wilson is and how he fits in with the Eagles: He comes here as a tight end. Oh, he can play fullback, as he did at times with Kansas City the last couple of years as the Chiefs searched for ways to get him on the field. And he may, in some formations, line up as a fullback, or an H-back, or at any number of places in the formation, but he is a tight end.

Plain and not so simple.

Doesn't seem that inflammatory to you?  Well then you missed this:

Anyway, the Philadelphia Eagles officially have announced that former Chief Kris Wilson has signed a three-year contract with the team.

And we continue to hear that he primarily will be a fullback, and that he’s trying to get a number in the 20s.

And this:

We’ve also heard that Wilson’s primary position in Philly might end up being fullback, and that his choice of jersey numbers could reflect that.

And this:

The Philadelphia Eagles have announced that free-agent tight end/fullback/H-back Kris Wilson is visiting the team on Wednesday...

He would likely help out considerably at fullback, given that the departure of Thomas Tapeh to the Vikings has been addressed only via the acquisition of Dan Klecko, whom the Eagles plan to convert from his prior position of defensive tackle.

I know, who cares, but I eat this stuff up. 

And it's a slow football week.

Comments

[Gabe from BountyBowl]

Um, I also eat it up.

What's it going to take to get the official Dave Spadaro interview? I could very easily make this my number-one priority for FY09. I'm thinking soft-focus profile about Spuds taking his kids to school, followed up by a candid discussion about his role with the Birds over cheeseburgers and fries, with Spuds dressed in a plain t-shirt and jeans, "just like a normal person."

Absent that, we would also accept a Spuds-v-Florio Monkey Knife Fight.

[dwight burke]

Now we have competition at every position except the two glaring weaknesses.

McNabb over-throwing the receiver/drilling the short pass at his feet and a return team that's almost guaranteed to advance the ball 4 yards, except in Lambeau.

I can't wait to be 10-6. That's almost good enough to unseat the Cowboys/Giants as NFC East Monsters.

Andy's first second consecutive failure to reach the playoffs proves the Peter Principle. We peaked when McNabb puked.