Ugggh, here we go again.

Another day of Eagles inactivity in the growingly barren Free Agent market.  T.O. getting cut sure does makes everything look a little bit better though.

Here’s a look at what the Eagles missed out on yesterday:

Will the Eagles wake up out of their Free Agency slumber?

• Laveranues Coles - signed a 4-year, $28 million deal with the Bengals.  He’s unbelievably four months younger than the player he is replacing in Cincy.

• Devery Henderson - Re-signed with the Saints yesterday.  Is a decent deep threat, but the Eagles don’t need another #3 or 4 WR.
• Torry Holt - Reiterated that he wants out of St. Louis yesterday.  If I ever found myself in St. Louis, I would want out too.  Personally, I wouldn’t mind taking Torry off their hands, but that’s only after we have fully pursued some of the more explosive WRs who could be had via trade.
• Terrell Owens - There is going to be so much horribly irritating “Bring T.O. back” garbage of the next couple days that I’m not even going to comment at this time.  Right now, I’m just excited to see the interview.  I hope he comes on SportsCenter tonight live from his hyperbaric chamber slurring, cursing and crying.
• LaMont Jordan -After signing Buck, the Broncos signed a more powerful running back in LaMont Jordan.  When healthy, Jordan looked half decent last year in New England.
• J.J. Arrington - After signing Jordan, the Broncos snatched up the former Cardinals 3rd down back.  Built more like a poor man’s Westbrook than a gold standard complement.  That makes 7 Denver RBs.
• Ray Lewis - The Ravens were able to work out a deal with their aging emotional leader, and 3-year $22 million isn’t half bad either.  This just angers me.
• Jim Leonhard - Grew into a solid starting safety in Baltimore, Leonhard turned down an offer from who else but the Broncos in order to play with former Ravens Defensive Coordinator Rex Ryan in New Jersey B.
• C.C. Brown - The Giants have now signed four solid-to-starter level players thus far in Free Agency.  Dallas is on the decline, but the Eagles haven’t done anything to improve while the Giants and Redskins have added legitimate talent to their rosters.
• Jabari Greer - Became a hot commodity over the past few days of Free Agency, and ended up signing with the Saints (who despirately need help in their secondary).  There were rumors of interest from the Eagles as part of their yet-to-be-revealed sinister plan.
• Phillip Buchanon - Signed a 2-year, $8.5 million deal with the Detroit Lions.  It’s good to see that team is at least trying a little bit to improve from 0-16.
• Shawn Springs - Visited the Eagles and left without a contract.  Word is that Jim Johnson only considers Springs as a safety prospect, and from his reaction that didn’t seem like a problem.  The fact that he left the Nova Care Complex without a deal speaks for itself here.  Thank god.
• Mike Nugent - One of the better young kickers available in Free Agency signed with Tampa Bay yesterday.

The arrogant Eagles front office sure is showing a lot of confidence in their ability to improve through the Draft in the 2009 NFL Off-Season.

We too pray for Akers to continue his consistent kicking in 2009

As we approach the official start of the NFL’s 2009 Free Agency, we take a look at the Kickers and Punters available.  David Akers has been the Eagles placekicker for the past ten seasons, and is still alive and kicking.  At the beginning of the 2008 season Akers missed a few kicks and got a few more blocked, which had us very concerned that his leg strength was fading.  However, Akers came back strong in ‘08 and ended up hitting 33 of his 40 attempts.  As much as Eagles fans might not like to hear it, the days of Akers as our Kicker are numbered.

In terms of Punters, the Eagles have converted Aussie Rules Rubgy great Sav Rocca into an NFL Punter with some success.  Rocca’s definitely got the leg for the job, but there is much more to punting than kicking a ball.  Distance, placment and hang-time all come into play while the Punter averts the elements and opposing defenses.  Although Rocca is still learning the neuances of punting in the NFL, he has been a solid contributor thus far in his short NFL career.

The Eagles would be wise to bring in some competition for Akers in the ‘09 off-season.  Although the kicking game isn’t glamourous, it is a critical element to success in the NFL.

Click here to see all the notable Free Agent Kickers and Punters