2 minutes ago, bitbased said:

All things considered, replacing a DT in his 30's with a multi-year 20+ million contract with a DROY DT seems like a pretty good trade off to me. He wouldn't have moved the needle that much this year.

Correct

Nice to see Dickerson get a Pro Bowl nod; he deserves it.  Lane and Kelce as well.  I was a bit surprised to see Swift and Reddick get selected.  I had no idea Reddick had 11 sacks tbh.  AJ Brown was an obvious choice.

2 hours ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Even if the leaks aren’t malicious in nature it’s not like players don’t slip up and say things or accidentally reveal things either. I’d bet Howie/Nick/Bob weren’t thrilled when AJ revealed today the fact they were freelancing at the end of the Seattle game. 

What about slow leaks? I hear those could be pro state problems.

1 hour ago, Mike31mt said:

I haven't watched all the AJ clips.  Was he saying that Quez freelanced, or Hurts, or both? Or did he just keep it general?

He referenced the final offensive play that was an INT thrown to AJ, where Siri's answer in a PC was that you might get a DPI in that situation.  He said the players improvise and Siri will make himself look like a fool with an answer like that to protect the players.  He praised Siri as being loyal.  Some parts of his interview went over the top IMO blaming the players and not the coaches, but I think they're all trying to be on the same page with public comments each taking accountability for themselves and not pointing fingers.  He also defended the stupid play calls on 3 downs with 20 yards to go, saying if a player makes a block differently the play can go for a 30 yard TD, kept talking about the players executing (which Hurts, Kelce and Mailata always says as well).

 

 

3 hours ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

It wouldn’t be a war if they thought they were making complete BS up and didn’t have sources. They’d go out and say it and prove it. that’s called protecting your brand from erroneous accusations or accounts. And it would be worth the "war” (you want to call it that) if they knew those reporters were 100% making up BS. 

you can believe howie and Jeff have not leak things out. I don’t believe for a second in 20+ years with the eagles they haven’t leaked something directly or indirectly. Heck bo wulf worked for the eagles and in past episodes cracked jokes about when it’s been obvious. 

Offense has a wealth of talent.

No doubts there.

Hopefully the next OC maximizes it.

Defense...

Well, it's on Howie and Co to turn that zero into a hero.

Hit on one marquee defensive FA and draft at least one impact player at LB or S.

I'm willing to be a consultant to the FA for Outback Steakhouse coupons.

40 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

Nice to see Dickerson get a Pro Bowl nod; he deserves it.  Lane and Kelce as well.  I was a bit surprised to see Swift and Reddick get selected.  I had no idea Reddick had 11 sacks tbh.  AJ Brown was an obvious choice.

To be fair, I think Mailata should have gone over Lane. Lane has been hobbled the second half and isn't the elite player he's been when healthy.

I don't see Swift as a top running back, he's explosive in space, but doesn't have great vision or power to consistently run inside or get tough yards, which is why you see Gainwell at times to soften up a defense for Swift.

2 minutes ago, austinfan said:

To be fair, I think Mailata should have gone over Lane. Lane has been hobbled the second half and isn't the elite player he's been when healthy.

I don't see Swift as a top running back, he's explosive in space, but doesn't have great vision or power to consistently run inside or get tough yards, which is why you see Gainwell at times to soften up a defense for Swift.

Gainwell is softening up the defense for Swift? What?

8 minutes ago, Iggles25 said:

Offense has a wealth of talent.

No doubts there.

Hopefully the next OC maximizes it.

Defense...

Well, it's on Howie and Co to turn that zero into a hero.

Hit on one marquee defensive FA and draft at least one impact player at LB or S.

I'm willing to be a consultant to the FA for Outback Steakhouse coupons.

Unfortunately our linebackers

27 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

He's not really wrong.   The issue is that they aren't getting their ROI at the positions that they do invest in to match up with that investment, as a result, the intentional weaknesses are left to be more glaring because the places that are supposed to be higher leverage investments aren't doing what they are supposed to do.  

They have over invested in positions that aren't paying off the way that they are supposed to, based on the philosophy.    

Defensively, I think the key is that it boils down to one of these options, or a combination of the two.
1 - They invested in the wrong positions. 
2 - They invested in the wrong players, in the right positions.

Offensively, I think the biggest issue is that the play caller and play schemer don't know how to maximize the talent that they do have offensively.  And their philosophy of play is just out of whack.  Looking for the explosive plays at the wrong times and turtling at the wrong times.   They just seem to have no feel for the flow of the game.

They're in the playoffs.  All they need to do is win 4 games. They were 10-1.   They can do it.  I saw Purdy suck much worse than I ever saw Hurts suck. Other teams play bad.  Eagles play good.  Eagles win.  Repeat. 

I'm optimistic in some ways.  This Sydney Brown seems fast,  how fast is he?  21.52 mph,  13th fastest run in the NFL this year.  Optimistic about that great speed.  Use it on offense. Outside run.   Doing some of the Watkins things clearing the secondary.     I'm generally, overall, very impressed by the ceilings of all of these young defense.   It's not that they're playing super polished and super effective,  but they're showing some excellent abilities.   Dial up 21.52 on an outside run. 

The Eagles seem to rely on a core of players on offense more than any other team.  They can add a rotating part of weapon instead of Watkins all the time (and I know that Watkins hasn't been playing).  

Julio Jones looks good. They haven't been using him much.  He should be good for the playoffs.  Vintage Julio Jones with fresh legs.

I like what VanSumeren did against the Cards.  I watched his drives, identified what he did and I saw a pretty great play where he ran down the running back after 36 yards,  tried to knock the ball out and tackled him.  You generally like to see that ability.   Otherwise, I saw some good tackles, driving backs backwards, some snaps had nothing to do with him. I didn't see anything that I would call bad. There are highlights there, and I think there are more to come.  With almost all of these young defense, there are things I'm seeing that I want more of. I expect VanSumeren to cause a fumble.  Run 30 yards downfield and cause a fumble.  Or closer.    Kelee Ringo, Jalen Carter, Jordan Davis,  all have either done a lot of great stuff this year or at least some.   Those players added to a whole lot of players who weren't far from winning the Super Bowl last year.

Covey's big play per target/carry/return is very high.   More of him.  He is the 2nd all time at U Utah in catches. 

If they add interesting innovative stuff like I talk about,  add it to the proven quality that's there, that did it last year, I see no reason they can't win the Super Bowl. Other teams can make similar claims and one team will win.  But, when the Eagles were 10-1, weren't we expecting the Eagles to get to the Super Bowl?   I'd say so.  The guys are tired, and many of the starters should rest, basically, the players who are less fatigued should play more. But, really, they just need to score more points than the other team, and they've done that a lot the last 2 years.  Do that 4 times. 

Look at what VanSumeren does at 1:16 of the 4th Q.  the rb is falling forward, he stops him and lifts him so that he's upright, pushes him backward, while trying to strip the ball. This is while Bradberry is tackling him.  He didn't cause a fumble but I can definitely see that happening in the future.  This play shows that VanSumeren is strong, fast, hustles. 

15 minutes ago, Random Reglar said:

They're in the playoffs.  All they need to do is win 4 games. They were 10-1.   They can do it.  I saw Purdy suck much worse than I ever saw Hurts suck. Other teams play bad.  Eagles play good.  Eagles win.  Repeat. 

I'm optimistic in some ways.  This Sydney Brown seems fast,  how fast is he?  21.52 mph,  13th fastest run in the NFL this year.  Optimistic about that great speed.  Use it on offense. Outside run.   Doing some of the Watkins things clearing the secondary.     I'm generally, overall, very impressed by the ceilings of all of these young defense.   It's not that they're playing super polished and super effective,  but they're showing some excellent abilities.   Dial up 21.52 on an outside run. 

The Eagles seem to rely on a core of players on offense more than any other team.  They can add a rotating part of weapon instead of Watkins all the time (and I know that Watkins hasn't been playing).  

Julio Jones looks good. They haven't been using him much.  He should be good for the playoffs.  Vintage Julio Jones with fresh legs.

I like what VanSumeren did against the Cards.  I watched his drives, identified what he did and I saw a pretty great play where he ran down the running back after 36 yards,  tried to knock the ball out and tackled him.  You generally like to see that ability.   Otherwise, I saw some good tackles, driving backs backwards, some snaps had nothing to do with him. I didn't see anything that I would call bad. There are highlights there, and I think there are more to come.  With almost all of these young defense, there are things I'm seeing that I want more of. I expect VanSumeren to cause a fumble.  Run 30 yards downfield and cause a fumble.  Or closer.    Kelee Ringo, Jalen Carter, Jordan Davis,  all have either done a lot of great stuff this year or at least some.   Those players added to a whole lot of players who weren't far from winning the Super Bowl last year.

Covey's big play per target/carry/return is very high.   More of him.  He is the 2nd all time at U Utah in catches. 

If they add interesting innovative stuff like I talk about,  add it to the proven quality that's there, that did it last year, I see no reason they can't win the Super Bowl. Other teams can make similar claims and one team will win.  But, when the Eagles were 10-1, weren't we expecting the Eagles to get to the Super Bowl?   I'd say so.  The guys are tired, and many of the starters should rest, basically, the players who are less fatigued should play more. But, really, they just need to score more points than the other team, and they've done that a lot the last 2 years.  Do that 4 times. 

Look at what VanSumeren does at 1:16 of the 4th Q.  the rb is falling forward, he stops him and lifts him so that he's upright, pushes him backward, while trying to strip the ball. This is while Bradberry is tackling him.  He didn't cause a fumble but I can definitely see that happening in the future.  This play shows that VanSumeren is strong, fast, hustles. 

Can you PM your dealer?

Cause I need a hit of that hopium.

I want to believe.

But this team as constructed got my midnight around 5:30.

14 minutes ago, Iggles25 said:

Can you PM your dealer?

Cause I need a hit of that hopium.

I want to believe.

But this team as constructed got my midnight around 5:30.

Any Given Sunday, the Eagles have the players, and they could be doing some sort of rope a dope so other teams are not prepared. 

Seriously, look at 1:16 4th Q of the Cards game.  VanSumeren just mauled the running back, flipping him onto his back and landing on him.
 

I wonder if VanSumeren is strong enough to - is answered yes there.  I've been mentioning that he was a Fullback for Michigan.  Look at the running and the mauling, and think - would Michigan Fullback be Eagles Fullback?  The Eagles really should find a

The announcers were commenting that it didn't seem ideal that Reddick was in there in goal line situations.  They mentioned that they just ran right over Reddick.   The Eagles tend to keep their players on the field as much as possible.  Which might tend to tire them.   And Reddick isn't big.

Innovations.   put oliners in there.  They're not going to try to run over Jordan Mailata.  The Brotherly shove in reverse.  Put those guys in there,  lineup right at the line of scrimmage,  and bull forward a couple of yards and have the defensive line and lbs behind them.

 

5 hours ago, Ace Nova said:

underdog/fairy tale season

there are a number of familiar scenarios to win,  not just be #1 all year.  "team of destiny". 

2 hours ago, Random Reglar said:

there are a number of familiar scenarios to win,  not just be #1 all year.  "team of destiny". 

This „team of destiny" is destined to an early playoff exist. With some luck, they could survive the WC round. After that, they’re going to get stomped, regardless who they end up playing.

2 minutes ago, Frankfurteagle89 said:

This „team of destiny" is destined to an early playoff exist. With some luck, they could survive the WC round. After that, they’re going to get stomped, regardless who they end up playing.

Yes in all likelihood that’s how it will play out. But there’s a small small chance this team could rediscover that resilience that got them to 10-1 and through some tough games. I don’t think it’ll happen but it could.

3 hours ago, Random Reglar said:

Any Given Sunday, the Eagles have the players, and they could be doing some sort of rope a dope so other teams are not prepared. 

Seriously, look at 1:16 4th Q of the Cards game.  VanSumeren just mauled the running back, flipping him onto his back and landing on him.
 

I wonder if VanSumeren is strong enough to - is answered yes there.  I've been mentioning that he was a Fullback for Michigan.  Look at the running and the mauling, and think - would Michigan Fullback be Eagles Fullback?  The Eagles really should find a

The announcers were commenting that it didn't seem ideal that Reddick was in there in goal line situations.  They mentioned that they just ran right over Reddick.   The Eagles tend to keep their players on the field as much as possible.  Which might tend to tire them.   And Reddick isn't big.

Innovations.   put oliners in there.  They're not going to try to run over Jordan Mailata.  The Brotherly shove in reverse.  Put those guys in there,  lineup right at the line of scrimmage,  and bull forward a couple of yards and have the defensive line and lbs behind them.

Even with all the silliness you suggest and write about, I sort of enjoy reading your comical ideas. I don’t know how anyone can come up with some of these thoughts about using players the way you have suggested. I’m definitely too shallow to have such thought processes.🤷‍♂️

5 minutes ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said:

Yes in all likelihood that’s how it will play out. But there’s a small small chance this team could rediscover that resilience that got them to 10-1 and through some tough games. I don’t think it’ll happen but it could.

We all know there is that 1 in a million chance that a light bulb goes on and they go on some sort of run. I’ve been waiting the entire year and have come to the conclusion, it’s just not gonna happen. 
 

Certainly wish and hope to be wrong, but from what I saw last Sunday (actually the majority of the year) I just can’t picture any other scenario…

13 minutes ago, Frankfurteagle89 said:

We all know there is that 1 in a million chance that a light bulb goes on and they go on some sort of run. I’ve been waiting the entire year and have come to the conclusion, it’s just not gonna happen. 
 

Certainly wish and hope to be wrong, but from what I saw last Sunday (actually the majority of the year) I just can’t picture any other scenario…

I’m not expecting a light to go on and for thee we m to suddenly be what we thought they were going to be. But they have beaten good teams this year. They could do it again. I don’t expect it but I hope.

17 minutes ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said:

I’m not expecting a light to go on and for thee we m to suddenly be what we thought they were going to be. But they have beaten good teams this year. They could do it again. I don’t expect it but I hope.

I know what you mean, but they beat these good teams (exception Miami) in very lucky fashion. Plus, I think they have gotten worse after the losses to SF and Dallas. There is no improvement, actually regression IMO. The defense was bad before, but now they look horrific. 

2 minutes ago, Frankfurteagle89 said:

I know what you mean, but they beat these good teams (exception Miami) in very lucky fashion. Plus, I think they have gotten worse after the losses to SF and Dallas. There is no improvement, actually regression IMO. The defense was bad before, but now they look horrific. 

Oh I agree but then I guess there’s a slight chance they could get back to being a bad defense? Rather than horrific. And that may give them a chance to beat some of these teams. Again it is a small chance I think we all know that. But I think they can beat Tampa or NO and then I mean who knows? 

 

3 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

 

It’s so damn predictable and the stats back that up.

51 minutes ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said:

Oh I agree but then I guess there’s a slight chance they could get back to being a bad defense? Rather than horrific. And that may give them a chance to beat some of these teams. Again it is a small chance I think we all know that. But I think they can beat Tampa or NO and then I mean who knows? 

Sure, there’s always the slightest of chances. Maybe Cunningham and Slay can make an impact to get them to "bad” and the offense actually catches fire and performs to their talent?!

 

I just wish something or someone would lite a fire under this defense to spark them to play like the first two series of the SF game. I know they’re beat up, but you have to go out fighting. I just don’t know if they are fundamentally good enough, as tackling has been abysmal on every level. I don’t even know what they actually do well?! Is there anything?

1 hour ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

 

It makes me feel smart when somebody else compiles the stats to back up what we all see as a predictable, vanilla offense.  We must be so fun for defenses to watch on film as they "prepare" to play us.  Shortest meetings of the year for them.