Anybody heard anything about chase claypool?

3 minutes ago, eagle45 said:

They have to trade Reddick.  It’s just unquestionably the right move.

30 years old, trending down, wants more money.  What more do you need to know?

Was he the best player on the defense last year?  Maybe.  He WONT be the best player this year.  But he’s a pure pass rusher who had 11 sacks.  He’s nothing special against the run and is a liability in coverage with his hybrid edge role.  11 sacks as a pure pass rusher for the worst defense in the nfl?  Wanting a raise at 30?

Why is it so hard to say no?  Get what you can.

How is he trending down? And how is it unquestionably the right move to trade the best player on your defense and just 'get what you can'? That makes no sense. If they had offers that were hard to say no to then sure trade him but if you're getting a 3rd maybe? Yeah no thanks

They don't though, especially if the max they get is a 3rd rounder. He has more value to the Eagles in a Super Bowl season than a 3rd round pick does. He's their best defensive player,.

13 minutes ago, justwinbaby said:

How is he trending down? And how is it unquestionably the right move to trade the best player on your defense and just 'get what you can'? That makes no sense. If they had offers that were hard to say no to then sure trade him but if you're getting a 3rd maybe? Yeah no thanks

He’s trending down because he’s 30 and was worse in 2023 than 2022; that’s the definition of trending down.

41 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:

Bowers?

Bowers is interesting as a scheme mismatch, but he's a big slot WR as much or more than a true TE.  He's a bit small (surprised he weighed 243 at the combine; he actually looks even smaller) and you're not getting much blocking ability out of him.  There's a lot to like -- good hands, contact balance, he bounces off quite a few tackles -- but he didn't workout at all at the combine so it's hard to measure his speed, agility, etc.

I figure he'll go late in the first round, likely after the Eagles are currently slated at #22.

 

Just now, eagle45 said:

He’s trending down because he’s 30 and was worse in 2023 that’s the definition of trending down.

Yes everything was peachy with the defense last year except Reddick 

10 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

They don't though, especially if the max they get is a 3rd rounder. He has more value to the Eagles in a Super Bowl season than a 3rd round pick does. He's their best defensive player,.

With Reddick, our pass rush will be the envy of the league. BG will be on limited snaps and retires after this year as it is.

Haason can fetch us a comp pick if/when he gets snapped up in the offseason. I believe both he and Josh rebound strongly under Fangio. It necessitates Howie to find that out.

*saying that, don't color me shocked if he's traded after the owners meeting. I just hope that isn't the case.

There is no doubt in my mind if Patricia never was made DC Reddick would've finished the season with as many sacks as he did in 2022. And if he started the season with no cast, probably more. He didn't look like he lost even the tiniest of steps in 2023 in terms of eye test on the field. His explosiveness, power, etc were all there. Patricia coming in just ruined everything and skewed the entire defense.

7 minutes ago, justwinbaby said:

Yes everything was peachy with the defense last year except Reddick 

Yea…I’d argue it was the worst defense in the nfl.  And I don’t think any worst unit in the nfl should be giving a 30 year old a raise.

I want Reddick to stay, but he was already voicing contract demands this past season, after only 1st year of a 3 year contract he just signed. Eagles took a leap of faith to give him $15M per year for 3 years, after making less than $4M in last year with Panthers. I think 1 great year doesn't make a career. Last year, he only had a few good games in the middle of the year and was barely visible otherwise.I think some are over rating him here slightly. He just wasn't  the dominant Reddick of 2022 and may have soured in the lockerroom as well with that contract, thinking hes underpaid after year 1. Again, Howie needs to hold firm and get what he wants for him. And with him starting season at age 30, I'm very leery about a huge contract in his age 31, 32 and or 33 seasons.

Al Harris will be interim HC this season

1 minute ago, eagle45 said:

Yea…I’d argue it was the worst defense in the nfl.  And I don’t think any worst unit in the nfl should be giving a 30 year old a raise.

Exactly. I think the odds are much higher that last year was an outlier because of how messed up everything was on the defense and the team in general as opposed to his play declining. I think that's flawed reasoning to look at last year and say he is trending down

 

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

 

Love how his snow globes take centerpiece.

38 minutes ago, Allhaildawk said:

Anybody heard anything about chase claypool?

Yeah, I have an exclusive. I heard he still sucks and all his teammates hate him.

I think it's because he outplayed his contract in the 2022 season possibly thinking he'd get a new contract after the season was over

Howie does contracts for potential and also sentimental contracts. Who says Reddick even falls off? He was injured in 2023 and was still a pro bowl player (I know it doesn't mean much now)

7 minutes ago, Outlaw said:

Yeah, I have an exclusive. I heard he still sucks and all his teammates hate him.

RAS compare Chase Claypool vs Antonio Brown

https://ras.football/ras-compare/?&p1=18243&p2=8792&pos=WR#google_vignette

If I had to choose what is more likely:

Reddick still producing at a high double digit sack level through age 32(if he were to get an extension)  or

Bryce Huff becoming a yearly double digit sack force that becomes a top tier pass rusher.

I would pick the former. Huff is a pretty major projection. Yes, there are a lot of stats that look favorable for him projecting. But that is no guarantee. The Jets only played him 40% of snaps and the Jets didn't push real hard to re-sign him. Maybe that's just the Jets being dumb, but maybe Bryce Huff is a risky signing without a big track record of production. And if the Eagles get rid of Reddick and Bryce Huff doesn't play like that kind of edge rusher, then you can kiss any deep playoff run goodbye. They are not sniffing a Super Bowl with Sweat, Graham, Smith, and a non-elite Bryce Huff. Their pass rush would be pretty terrible if Huff doesn't come in immediately and produce double digit sacks. The Eagles pass rush was pretty terrible before Reddick got here.

This has to be a damn lie. 

Using that scale DeVonta Smith is about to get a 3 year $120M deal

2 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Using that scale DeVonta Smith is about to get a 3 year $120M deal

Fully guaranteed?

15 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

RAS compare Chase Claypool vs Antonio Brown

https://ras.football/ras-compare/?&p1=18243&p2=8792&pos=WR#google_vignette

Quite an amazing comparison.  Sort of tells a story, doesn't it?

1 minute ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Quite an amazing comparison.  Sort of tells a story, doesn't it?

No, not really 

6 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

Fully guaranteed?

All signing bonus 

16 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

This has to be a damn lie. 

Yeah that's an overpay