We all love Trotter, but it's time to pull the plug.


Bringing Jeremiah Trotter back to Philly was a long shot to begin with, but now it's become obvious that it's not going to work.

He didn't do a whole lot against Tampa Bay. He was stonewalled when he attempted to blitz and really was not a lot of help in the running game. On top of that, he was a liability in the passing game, and that carried over into this week.

He was the man responsible for covering Zach Miller on his disastrous 86-yard romp, and was the man responsible for Gary Russell on the Raiders' game-sealing third down play in the fourth quarter.

Every time he had to step up, he was unable. He knew exactly where he had to be and knew when and where to react. Unfortunately, he was physically unable to keep up with with younger, faster players.

It's the same reason why Brian Dawkins is now in Denver, so why would the Eagles keep Trotter around when he's more of a liability than Dawk ever would have been?

We all love Trott. He epitomizes what being an Eagle is all about. He's tough, he's a warrior, and he'll never, ever give up on a play or on this team. However, he just does not have what it takes any longer.

It's time that Joe Mays sees the field in the same situations that Trotter would have. At least with Mays, seeing him mess up can be attributed to his youth and inexperience, something that can be overcome. Trotter's age and loss of speed can never come back. He's just going to continue to get slower as the season goes on as he takes more and more of a beating.

It won't be a happy day for Philly, as was the first two times he left the city, but this is a business and it's something that needs to be done. Perhaps they can find a way to keep Trotter on the roster, but he needs to be relegated to more of a backup role behind Omar Gaither and Mays.

As one other Eagles fan put it to me earlier today, "I guess we didn't realize that Stewart Bradley might be the most valuable player on the team."