25 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said:

Guy is connected at Michigan. 

Only to serve a year long suspension after seeing the wins get vacated? Bold strategy, Cotton.

2 hours ago, devpool said:

Who cares? The team has played like crap the entire year. No accountability, no adjustment, no heart. 

you use the phrase "worst collapses in league history"

This "collapse" did not include missing the playoffs.

I could go through some webpage and find many instances of teams who had good records,  then lost games, forcing that team to miss the playoffs.

Each one of those teams had a "worse collapse in league history".

This isn't even a collapse.  They made the playoffs.   They're 0-0 in the playoffs. The 2nd season. The season that matters.  

3 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

Only to serve a year long suspension after seeing the wins get vacated? Bold strategy, Cotton.

NCAA already said it's time to move on, so yeah no. 

 

 

 

35 minutes ago, pisceschica said:

Hopefully he follows Quinn 

 

What a ridiculous comment haha. If any Eagles player said this, he'd be booed out of the building.

1 hour ago, DaEagles4Life said:

NCAA already said it's time to move on, so yeah no. 

 

 

 

Invesitgation is still ongoing, they haven't even interviewed the staff. You really think Harbaugh is getting away with all this unscathed?  

5 minutes ago, Saltpeter said:

What a ridiculous comment haha. If any Eagles player said this, he'd be booed out of the building.

Sounds like a bad agent thinking this gives leverage 

41 minutes ago, pisceschica said:

I wish 

 

I think we are a little spoiled by winning and are a little too quick to want to cut bait and completely start over. Not just the overall success of the franchise, but the fact that since Reid left after a very successful career, we have reached the playoffs within 2 years with each of our successive coaching hires, reached the super bowl with 2 of them, and won a super bowl.

Its not supposed to be this easy. Its NOT this easy. And we cant just keep shuffling through HCs at the very first sign of some adversity. Siri is a good enough coach to stick with and let him try to right the ship. Doug may have been too. We need to be a little patient because shuffling through HCs every few years is how you end up like the worst franchises in this sport. 

We have been a little lucky to have HIT on some of these coaching hires when we could have easily been the teams hiring the wrong guys like Gus Bradley et al. We shouldnt be so quick to show successful coaches the door because we couldnt handle one season below expectations. 

1 hour ago, Joe Ball said:

That’s just not the way the NFL works…Parsons was a great RB in Harrisburg PA. DAL needs a power back in the RZ. Are they going to put him in the backfield? No way, too much to risk. You can’t risk top athletes like that. An injury comes along and you’re down a key player.

I've suggested VanSumeren,  Michigan Fullback, Michigan State Linebacker.  I had VanSumeren on my day 3 udfa wish list.   And I think that those udfa aren't "too much to risk".   But Parsons is almost a special case.  Nolan Smith ran for TDs in HS.   At this point,  is he "too much to risk"?   I don't think so.  There's also Carter and Davis.  Carter was a Fullback in HS.  At GA,  he caught a TD pass.   Davis ran for a TD with GA.   But the thing is that there are so many Eagles with great measurables and sufficient background on offense. The Eagles really need to find someone to be 230+ and carry the ball.  Maybe Stoll or Calcaterra.  Goedert?  

Also,  in the playoffs you do something that's risky because every single game is a must win,  and the Eagles haven't had a real must win game at all yet.

The Eagles have those players.  I'd want to see them used. 

35 minutes ago, Know Life said:

Now, this is a story all about how
My life got flipped, turned upside down
And I'd like to take a minute
Just sit right there
I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel Air

In west Philadelphia born and raised
On the playground is where I spent most of my days
Chillin’ out, maxin’, relaxin’ all cool
And all shooting some b-ball outside of the school
When a couple of guys who were up to no good
Started making trouble in my neighborhood
I got in one little fight and my mom got scared
She said 'You're moving with your auntie and uncle in Bel Air'

I whistled for a cab and when it came near
The license plate said ‘fresh’ and it had dice in the mirror If anything I could say that this cab was rare
But I thought 'Nah, forget it' - 'Yo home, to Bel Air'

I pulled up to the house about 7 or 8
And I yelled to the cabbie 'Yo home, smell you later' I looked at my kingdom
I was finally there
To sit on my throne as the Prince of Bel Air

is this Will Smith?

5 hours ago, Random Reglar said:

Me.  I've been saying it for a while.  But not the phrase "playing possum."

I've been saying things like "sun tzu - art of war - appear weak when you are strong"
and
"rope a dope"

And I've been saying those things in order to explain a complex idea in ways that even Eagles fans can understand it.   Apparently,  Eagles fans are simply not smart enough to understand anything but going full force at all times.

Eagles fans running a marathon - Start with a sprint.  End with a sprint.  Sprint in the middle.  Never finish.

And before that I was trying to explain that it appeared to me that the Eagles would be withholding plays and players for the playoffs.   And it was this common sense thing I was saying that was so controversial to Eagles fans. 

Dunning

5 hours ago, Random Reglar said:

Of course it's simple,  he's trying to explain to Eagles fans.

Kruger

4 hours ago, Ace Nova said:

You really have no idea of what you’re talking about around here, do you? 

throwing snowballs at Santa.

4 minutes ago, Random Reglar said:

throwing snowballs at Santa.

The only thing people that were alive for that game are throwing now is Metamucil in their prune juice. And that "Santa” was visibly drunk. I’ve gone back and forth for months about whether you were a pretty decent troll or mentally deficient. Thank you for settling the debate. 

2 hours ago, Ace Nova said:

Wow.  Good for him. 

He always got a harsher treatment from Eagles fans than he deserved. I love seumalo. I think manu and i usually defended him. It was because lane Johnson, Dickerson, and Jason kelce were so good that comparatively he was the weaker link. But compared to the rest of the league at guard (when he was healthy) he was an above average starter. Sucks to lose him but can’t afford to pay everyone 

42 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

Invesitgation is still ongoing, they haven't even interviewed the staff. You really think Harbaugh is getting away will all this unscathed?  

Then you are stupid if you believe Harbaugh knew he was going to get suspended again and still come back. NCAA President basically said it's done. Theyey can't take the title anyhow the playoffs aren't part of the NCAA. 

34 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

I think we are a little spoiled by winning and are a little too quick to want to cut bait and completely start over. Not just the overall success of the franchise, but the fact that since Reid left after a very successful career, we have reached the playoffs within 2 years with each of our successive coaching hires, reached the super bowl with 2 of them, and won a super bowl.

Its not supposed to be this easy. Its NOT this easy. And we cant just keep shuffling through HCs at the very first sign of some adversity. Siri is a good enough coach to stick with and let him try to right the ship. Doug may have been too. We need to be a little patient because shuffling through HCs every few years is how you end up like the worst franchises in this sport. 

We have been a little lucky to have HIT on some of these coaching hires when we could have easily been the teams hiring the wrong guys like Gus Bradley et al. We shouldnt be so quick to show successful coaches the door because we couldnt handle one season below expectations. 

It's not that they're just below expectations, they've been playing like absolute dog crap the entire season. Scraping out wins against bottom dwellers early on and then losing to bottom dwellers in the last 2 weeks.

There is clearly no continuity on offense so the scheme can't be sirianni's. Regression is expected after a super bowl appearance. THIS MUCH regression is ridiculous, it's a completely different team. 

So while I'm not necessarily advocating for him to be fired, I don't think it's unreasonable that he could be. Especially if lurie thinks he can get one of the big names 

34 minutes ago, Random Reglar said:

is this Will Smith?

I think it’s Niccolo Machiavelli.

35 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said:

Then you are stupid if you believe Harbaugh knew he was going to get suspended again and still come back. NCAA President basically said it's done. Theyey can't take the title anyhow the playoffs aren't part of the NCAA. 

Not as dumb as someone who thinks Harbaugh won't face a suspension for his team's blatant cheating. And Baker didn't say it's done, nor did he say it's time to move on. The investigation will continue, the staff will be interviewed, the records reviewed, and punishments will be handed down sometime next season. What those punishments end up being remain to be seen, but make no mistake, they're coming.

Not to say it's a forgone conclusion the title itself will be taken away, but it has nothing to do with the fact that the CFP isn't part of the NCAA. USC's BCS title wasn't either, and yet the BCS acted in accordance with the result of the NCAA investigation back then, so it's perfectly plausible the CFP could take it away on the basis that any early season wins were vacated by the NCAA, thus calling into question their eligibility to have qualified for the playoffs in the first place. It's literally happened before, go look it up if you don't believe me.

3 hours ago, Random Reglar said:

you use the phrase "worst collapses in league history"

This "collapse" did not include missing the playoffs.

I could go through some webpage and find many instances of teams who had good records,  then lost games, forcing that team to miss the playoffs.

Each one of those teams had a "worse collapse in league history".

This isn't even a collapse.  They made the playoffs.   They're 0-0 in the playoffs. The 2nd season. The season that matters.  

Not even a collapse? LOL. You must be a RTK clone account. 

4 hours ago, HazletonEagle said:

I think we are a little spoiled by winning and are a little too quick to want to cut bait and completely start over. Not just the overall success of the franchise, but the fact that since Reid left after a very successful career, we have reached the playoffs within 2 years with each of our successive coaching hires, reached the super bowl with 2 of them, and won a super bowl.

Its not supposed to be this easy. Its NOT this easy. And we cant just keep shuffling through HCs at the very first sign of some adversity. Siri is a good enough coach to stick with and let him try to right the ship. Doug may have been too. We need to be a little patient because shuffling through HCs every few years is how you end up like the worst franchises in this sport. 

We have been a little lucky to have HIT on some of these coaching hires when we could have easily been the teams hiring the wrong guys like Gus Bradley et al. We shouldnt be so quick to show successful coaches the door because we couldnt handle one season below expectations. 

Firing Sirianni would be idiotic, would fracture the locker room beyond repair, and bring us a step closer to the perennial doormats who don’t leave a coach in place long enough to create an identity. 
 

lurie can’t be that dumb. 
 

it looks bleak but bear in mind we’re having this conversation about a playoff team. Win a game or two, or more, and these people are going to have a nice plate of crow to eat. 

4 minutes ago, Allhaildawk said:

Firing Sirianni would be idiotic, would fracture the locker room beyond repair, and bring us a step closer to the perennial doormats who don’t leave a coach in place long enough to create an identity. 
 

lurie can’t be that dumb. 
 

it looks bleak but bear in mind we’re having this conversation about a playoff team. Win a game or two, or more, and these people are going to have a nice plate of crow to eat. 

Howie and Nick get along really well any time I’ve seen them do PCs.  I don’t believe 5-6 games is nearly enough to shake that rapport.  Any decision to make a change at head coach would involve Howie and Lurie, and I don’t think anyone else would be involved in the decision.  It’s highly dubious anyone would be told anything before the head coach.

That means either the Philly beat guys have Lurie’s office bugged, or they’re full of crap.  I suspect the latter.

2 hours ago, Allhaildawk said:

Firing Sirianni would be idiotic, would fracture the locker room beyond repair, and bring us a step closer to the perennial doormats who don’t leave a coach in place long enough to create an identity. 
 

lurie can’t be that dumb. 
 

it looks bleak but bear in mind we’re having this conversation about a playoff team. Win a game or two, or more, and these people are going to have a nice plate of crow to eat. 

The locker room is already screwed up whether or not there is any confidence left with Sirianni or not.

I'm not saying we should fire Nick but there is plenty of logic in doing so.  When the bed is completely sheeted on there is always a major shakeup and we are in the middle of a historical Eagles collapse that is as bad as it has ever been in the club's history.  For a business it could be the Board Chairman, CEO, or Owners.  That's basically Howie, Nick, Lurie.  Lurie isn't selling so it would normally be one of the other two.  There is the option to jettison more or less the entire coaching staff as well (keep Stoutland).

If we come out functioning as a disciplined team and win in Tampa then all good and we only see some assistant level changes and maybe a coordinator change.  Sheet the bed again and something bigger is happening.

6 hours ago, HazletonEagle said:

I think we are a little spoiled by winning and are a little too quick to want to cut bait and completely start over. Not just the overall success of the franchise, but the fact that since Reid left after a very successful career, we have reached the playoffs within 2 years with each of our successive coaching hires, reached the super bowl with 2 of them, and won a super bowl.

Its not supposed to be this easy. Its NOT this easy. And we cant just keep shuffling through HCs at the very first sign of some adversity. Siri is a good enough coach to stick with and let him try to right the ship. Doug may have been too. We need to be a little patient because shuffling through HCs every few years is how you end up like the worst franchises in this sport. 

We have been a little lucky to have HIT on some of these coaching hires when we could have easily been the teams hiring the wrong guys like Gus Bradley et al. We shouldnt be so quick to show successful coaches the door because we couldnt handle one season below expectations. 

Whats he good at exactly. From what we've all seen is that his co-ordinators carried him last season and now he's struggling to improve any aspect of the team

Not a collapse 😄

9 hours ago, DaEagles4Life said:

NCAA already said it's time to move on, so yeah no. 

 

 

 

Oh the ncaa…bastion of ethics 

9 hours ago, devpool said:

It's not that they're just below expectations, they've been playing like absolute dog crap the entire season. Scraping out wins against bottom dwellers early on and then losing to bottom dwellers in the last 2 weeks.

There is clearly no continuity on offense so the scheme can't be sirianni's. Regression is expected after a super bowl appearance. THIS MUCH regression is ridiculous, it's a completely different team. 

So while I'm not necessarily advocating for him to be fired, I don't think it's unreasonable that he could be. Especially if lurie thinks he can get one of the big names 

Yeah.. mostly on the defensive side of the ball IMO. Not having Slay available probably lost those last 2 bottom dweller games instead of scraping them out. He's the only legit corner that the Eagles have.