I'll save my sadness about the potential of watching my first Eagles season since 1995 without Brian Dawkins patrolling the free safety position for when he actually chooses the Denver Broncos. At this point, it has been nearly 20 hours since the San Francisco Chronicle reported that he was leaving the Eagles, and nothing definite has been confirmed.

To me, that means either he is having deep second thoughts about leaving Philadelphia, or the Eagles' front office is making a strong push to keep him.

Personally, I think it's both. I think the Eagles are upping their offer, and that if Dawkins really wanted to sign with the Broncos, he would have done it this morning after sleeping on it in Denver last night.

This is great sign for the Eagles fanbase because I received about a dozen text messages last night from people who basically said "W.T.[expletive]" about the possibility of seeing Dawkins in another uniform, and I feel the exact same way. And that wasn't even all Eagles fans. A few Redskins and Ravens fans from college were among those texters.

The only way that the Eagles can let him leave is if the Broncos offer him an obscene amount of money. I heard an offer of 3 years and $21 million was discussed at one point, and that is far too much money to spend on someone who does more emotionally than in coverage.

Honestly, I think Quinton Demps will be better than Dawkins in 2010, but not 2009. There needs to be a transition period, and the Eagles should think about that before letting Weapon X walk away.

...Keep checking back for more updates on free agency throughout the weekend.