Well, that's one less RB on the market for the Rams. According to Philly's official Twitter feed, ex-Miami RB Ronnie Brown "agreed to terms" on a one-year contract.
There are still plenty of options on the market. Former Atlanta RB Jerious Norwood is still the most-linked name, and Brown's former college teammate, Cadillac Williams, is an option as well. It's possible that the Eagles would let go a RB in their stable with the addition of Brown, after having waived Noel Devine recently. Brown joins LeSean McCoy, Eldra Buckley, Dion Lewis, Derrick Locke and Graig Cooper as part of the Eagles' RB corps. I'd be surprised if Philly retains the services of all six of them.
The real issue is cost. Does it make sense for the Rams to spend a premium on a backup RB with a starter as rock solid as Steven Jackson? And with the annual capability to grab a RB deep in the draft, anything beyond a 1-year deal seems foolhardy. In any case, it's an open end that Billy D should be tying up very soon.
Jeff Darlington of the Miami Herald reports via Twitter that Brown was pursued by the Eagles, Chargers, Ravens and Rams and that Philadelphia’s contract offer was the lowest of the four. Assuming Jeff’s on the money, that’s the latest bit of evidence that the Eagles have become the destination team for players around the league. Nnamdi Asomugha took less money than he was offered elsewhere, and it’s become very clear that the chance to play with Michael Vick and for Andy Reid is one at which NFL players want to jump if they can.
The other thing everybody’s asking is how Beck looks, since it sounds like Shanahan favors him as the starter. I wish I had better news for you guys. Beck has not looked good the two days I’ve been here. His throws are consistently behind receivers, his deep passes wobble and he looks jittery when he sees extra rushers (who aren’t even allowed to hit him, by the way). It’s only Aug. 2, so it’s unfair to judge a guy based on the way he looks right now. But you guys are asking how he looks, so there it is, with those caveats.
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