06-16-2020, 09:12 PM
(06-16-2020, 07:34 PM)fredtoast Wrote: People forget that Marvin got few good free agents early in his tenure.
The numbers don't seem big today, but both John Thornton (6 year $24 million) and Tory James (4 year !4 million) got decent money because they were established starters and sought after in free agency. Ronde Barber was the only player in the league with more interceptions (9) and passes defended (35) than James had in '01-'02. And Thornton was a former 2nd round pick who was starting and playing well for one of the best defenses in the league at Tennessee. Bobbie Williams also ended up being a very big signing, but at the time we signed him he was cheap and considered an underachiever for the Eagles.
Years later in 2011 Nate Clements (2 yr $10.5 million) was a big reason our defense went from 24th in scoring to 9th in just one year.
Without doing an extensive look at it, Bobbie Williams is probably the best free agent signing in club history.
