10 minutes ago, SkippyX said:

Sports History:

How many cases can you think of an athlete being so superior that the league has to make a rule against them?

I'm not talking the Peyton Manning/Tom Brady rule to protect QBs from getting hurt. I mean we have to change rules to protect other teams from this player.

• Mel Blount

  • The Mel Blount rule was the after 5 yards no contact DB rule since Mel was murdering WRs for years.

  • FWIW Bradshaw, Stallworth, and Swann took advantage of the new rule and they won back to back SBs with the addition of a deep passing game.

• Wayne Gretzky

  • The Edmonton Oiler Rule was that offsetting penalties on a power play would no longer result in those players leaving the ice.

  • 5 on 4 power plays turning into 4 on 3 meant Gretzky was probably scoring on you.

• Next up: The Jalen Hurts Rule

  • Butter Soft NFL GMs want to protect themselves from Jalen Hurts unique power at the QB position which makes the Eagles pushing forward deadly.

  • Every team is free to try it but none of them have Jalen Hurts.

And to build on your point, after the NFL bans pushing the Eagles will continue to sneak, but instead of Goedert and Azj pushing Hurts it will be AJ Dillon and Saquon convoying Hurts while proud flanks.

On 5/16/2025 at 5:04 PM, EazyEaglez said:

I figured this topic was dead by now. There isn’t much more we can say about it. People have been proven right, and wrong when it came to Jalen Hurts. Bottom line is he’s the only starting quarterback in Eagles history to win the Super Bowl. You can’t take that away from him. In the end regardless if you’re a fan or a hater, Jalen Hurts gave you a super bowl victory. We can debate all you like about if any of those other quarterbacks people fawn over would do what Jalen did, but that doesn’t matter either, because those guys aren’t here and who is to say any of those guys has what it takes to play quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles and this fan base. Close the book. Jalen is a proven winner.

But, now I want another SuperBowl.

I mean . . . Eli Manning has 2 SB wins and Patrick Mahomes has 3.

So, giddyup. Let's go.

On 5/18/2025 at 10:53 AM, CouchKing said:

But, now I want another SuperBowl.

I mean . . . Eli Manning has 2 SB wins and Patrick Mahomes has 3.

So, giddyup. Let's go.

I think we all want multiple SBs. We know this guy can do it. Not sure any of those other guys people fawn over can. The guy has been to two SBs in three seasons. Let me which one of those other guys that are supposedly so much better than him did that.

On 5/18/2025 at 7:53 AM, CouchKing said:

But, now I want another SuperBowl.

I mean . . . Eli Manning has 2 SB wins and Patrick Mahomes has 3.

So, giddyup. Let's go.

What have you done for me lately?

Is he done yet?

On 5/21/2025 at 7:16 AM, Vlad67 said:

Is he done yet?

I think he might have a little bit left in the tank.

12 minutes ago, time2rock said:

I think he might have a little bit left in the tank.

Just a little bit, though ---- you know ... "not sustainable..."

Greatness when it matters most. That’s what winners do.

On 6/2/2025 at 9:54 AM, EazyEaglez said:

Greatness when it matters most. That’s what winners do.

Jalen Hurts has called upon Michael Jordan for guidance on becoming a repeat champion

Well, now that repeating is on everyone's mind...

21 minutes ago, NOTW said:

So a bunch of Captain obvious things

On 5/17/2025 at 12:27 AM, SkippyX said:

Sports History:

How many cases can you think of an athlete being so superior that the league has to make a rule against them?

I'm not talking the Peyton Manning/Tom Brady rule to protect QBs from getting hurt. I mean we have to change rules to protect other teams from this player.

• Mel Blount

  • The Mel Blount rule was the after 5 yards no contact DB rule since Mel was murdering WRs for years.

  • FWIW Bradshaw, Stallworth, and Swann took advantage of the new rule and they won back to back SBs with the addition of a deep passing game.

• Wayne Gretzky

  • The Edmonton Oiler Rule was that offsetting penalties on a power play would no longer result in those players leaving the ice.

  • 5 on 4 power plays turning into 4 on 3 meant Gretzky was probably scoring on you.

• Next up: The Jalen Hurts Rule

  • Butter Soft NFL GMs want to protect themselves from Jalen Hurts unique power at the QB position which makes the Eagles pushing forward deadly.

  • Every team is free to try it but none of them have Jalen Hurts.

Night Train Lane.

Face mask and Clothesline.

18 hours ago, just relax said:

Night Train Lane.

Face mask and Clothesline.

Dated, but informative.

https://www.footballresearch.com/articles/frpage_topic_rulesname.html

11 minutes ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

Dated, but informative.

https://www.footballresearch.com/articles/frpage_topic_rulesname.html

Night Train Lane

Lane was known as a ferocious tackler, and his style of play led to changes in the rules of the game. In 1961, he tackled Jon Arnett by the face mask as he ran at full speed down the field. Arnett lay motionless on the field after the tackle, and the play left a lasting impression.^[39] The following year, the NFL adopted a rule prohibiting the grasping of an opponent's face mask.^[40]

Lane's practice of tackling opponents about the head and neck, which was then a legal technique, was sometimes called a "Night Train Necktie". It later became known as a clothesline tackle and prohibited.^[41] He later explained the rationale for his practice of necktie tackling:

My object is to stop the guy before he gains another inch. ... [I]f I hit them in the legs they may fall forward for a first down. ... I grab them around the neck so I can go back to the bench and sit down.

On 5/17/2025 at 12:27 AM, SkippyX said:

Sports History:

How many cases can you think of an athlete being so superior that the league has to make a rule against them?

I'm not talking the Peyton Manning/Tom Brady rule to protect QBs from getting hurt. I mean we have to change rules to protect other teams from this player.

• Mel Blount

  • The Mel Blount rule was the after 5 yards no contact DB rule since Mel was murdering WRs for years.

  • FWIW Bradshaw, Stallworth, and Swann took advantage of the new rule and they won back to back SBs with the addition of a deep passing game.

• Wayne Gretzky

  • The Edmonton Oiler Rule was that offsetting penalties on a power play would no longer result in those players leaving the ice.

  • 5 on 4 power plays turning into 4 on 3 meant Gretzky was probably scoring on you.

• Next up: The Jalen Hurts Rule

  • Butter Soft NFL GMs want to protect themselves from Jalen Hurts unique power at the QB position which makes the Eagles pushing forward deadly.

  • Every team is free to try it but none of them have Jalen Hurts.

Who was the Raiders DB that got stickum banned?

8 hours ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

Dated, but informative.

https://www.footballresearch.com/articles/frpage_topic_rulesname.html

Love the Fran Tarkenton rule for exhausted refs tired of figuring out where he was.

On 6/11/2025 at 2:00 PM, CouchKing said:

Jalen Hurts has called upon Michael Jordan for guidance on becoming a repeat champion

Well, now that repeating is on everyone's mind...

Maybe that "running back playing quarterback " is better than some of y’all ASSume.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK4DJnxOJq9/?igsh=cDZuc2tqbnQ0YWVw

Saw this earlier today… May be old news but still goes to show the mindset of Hurts. And it all feeds in to the "can’t be great without the greatness of others” mindset of this team.

this thread continues to age so gracefully.

On 6/16/2025 at 2:24 AM, UK_EaglesFan89 said:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK4DJnxOJq9/?igsh=cDZuc2tqbnQ0YWVw

Saw this earlier today… May be old news but still goes to show the mindset of Hurts. And it all feeds in to the "can’t be great without the greatness of others” mindset of this team.

This was awesome to see. We're so lucky to have him as the Eagles QB. Let the rest of the world hate on him.

On 6/16/2025 at 3:24 AM, UK_EaglesFan89 said:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK4DJnxOJq9/?igsh=cDZuc2tqbnQ0YWVw

Saw this earlier today… May be old news but still goes to show the mindset of Hurts. And it all feeds in to the "can’t be great without the greatness of others” mindset of this team.

For those that didn't click/can't see Instagram.

His agent describes how Hurts said "Don't screw the team, make sure my team is around me." He was concerned about cap impact to the team and being able to pay teammates.

Hit agent is hot.

4 hours ago, EagleJoe8 said:

Hit agent is hot.

Did you mean His agent is hot? Or are you grunting like a caveman: "Hit. Agent is hot."

28 minutes ago, NOTW said:

Did you mean His agent is hot? Or are you grunting like a caveman: "Hit. Agent is hot."

DOH!!

I’ll just say yes lol.