Hopefully Shawn "Big Kid" Andrews is #73 on his next team, too.


Well what could have been a promising season for Shawn Andrews has ended after only a week and a half of practice, total, this season. He has been placed on IR, which will create room for the Eagles to officially sign quarterback Jeff Garcia.

Okay, now that the news part of this is out of the way, let me get to how absolutely sick I am of Shawn Andrews.

There's little argument that when Shawn is on the field, he was not only one of the best guards in the league, but one of the very best linemen. His strength and technique was unmatched -- now it's completely useless.

I don't buy into the notion that he's somehow faking this injury or whatever else. To say that he's faking a back injury to the point he'd have surgery on it is just insane and downright dumb. However, I do believe that he probably has not done enough to make sure that he stays healthy and on the field.

Let's be honest, this is just a guy who doesn't have the love for football necessary to make a difference for this team anymore. He may have had that love a few years ago, but the love for the game is gone, and evidently he doesn't plan on ever playing again.

It was thought that bringing in his former college roommate in Jason Peters, and his brother Stacy would light a fire beneath him and get him in gear. Obviously, even that has not helped and it's time to cut the "Big Kid" loose.

If the Eagles wait until next season, he's only $1 million in dead money and at this point, it's worth it to stop talking about him and being forced to watch such a waste of immense talent.