King's Changing Tune

Peter King, Monday Morning Quarterback, April 28, 2008:

The Eagles always ask for too much in trade. Always. They couldn't get rid of Lito Sheppard last weekend, but that was primarily because Sheppard, who gets hurt too much, wants a new contract even though he has four years left on his current one.

Peter King, Monday Morning Quarterback, May 12, 2008:

And they hung on to the dissatisfied Sheppard. His value to the Eagles, simply, was more than the value of a second-round pick, even though he's missed 14 games in the past three years due to injury. I applaud Philly for not dealing him, though to be truthful, a big reason why he wasn't dealt was because he wanted too much money in a renegotiated contract.

So, the Eagles asked for "too much" in a trade, but Lito's value would have been more than they got back for him.  Makes perfect sense.

He then goes on to cite some good stats about how much third cornerbacks play in this league, as many people have been pointing out for weeks (but he has numbers).