A day after reports came down that the Eagles were poised to ask Stacy Andrews to restructure the contract that he did absolutely nothing to earn last year, Inquirer reporter Jeff McLane reached out to the stiff and got his take on the situation.
Andrews told McLane that he would agree to “a minor restructuring” of his deal that paid him in excess of $5 million last year and could amount to $60 million if he is paid the full amount.
Stacy Andrews displaying his gameday attire last season.
The free agent bust came to the team with the starting guard job in his grasp. It was his to lose, and he lost it to Nick Cole. In fairness, Andrews was coming back from an ACL injury last year and we’d be willing to consider giving him a pass for his performance in 2009.
However, by his own admission after being pulled from the starting line-up in week 2, he was having trouble picking up the Eagles blocking scheme. By the end of the year, he wasn’t even dressing for games, having been passed on the depth chart by Max Jean-Gilles, another stiff.
Quite frankly, the Eagles should have seen this coming. In 2004, he was next to last in his draft class among offensive tackles in the all important Wonderlic scores. He posted a 15, while the average score for a tackle is a 26. No wonder this guy couldn’t figure out that his job when the ball was snapped this year was to open up running lanes and protect Donovan McNabb.
While Andrews will tweak his deal, we don’t expect him on the team come April, when he is due a roster bonus in excess of $4 million.
Andrews told McLane he will not mess with the bonus. We tell Andrews to have fun in the UFL next year. Maybe he and Shawn can fulfill their dream of playing together for the Las Vegas Locomotives.
