If you are old and slow -- and make big dough -- you must go.
That's my motto. The Philadelphia Eagles lived it Thursday when they released linebacker Takeo Spikes. He was set to earn a base salary of $5 million, which would have been the second-highest for a linebacker behind Ray Lewis, but the Eagles opted to let him walk, releasing him.
Why? Spikes is older, doesn't run that well anymore and the Eagles have cheaper, faster players they want to play. Look for Stewart Bradley and Akeem Jordan to be more in the mix with last year's startes, Omar Gaither and Chris Gocong. The youngsters have much better speed than does Spikes.
Old and slow, then you must go, especially a guy making big dough.
The Eagles got it right. When will the rest of the league follow suit. You listening, Patriots?
