Nolan Smith has an incredible amount of pressure on him stepping up

1 hour ago, RememberTheKoy said:

I look forward to seeing what Morey's grand plan is for this offseason that he has been building up for.  I think LeBron would be the absolute perfect fit for Maxey and Embiid.  Rumors suggest it's Paul George.  We shall see.  Sixers have a ton of cap space and some draft assets to trade as well.  

 

 

They were a +1 today so it wasn't bad as the first game.

But yeah, he isn't the problem. Morey hasn't been able to field a unit that can stay afloat when he rests and its been their downfall every single year.

None of you guys should be worried.  Embiid said the Sixers are winning this series; take it to the bank 

Interesting draft.  That and the offseason tell something of where the Eagles are and what they have been targeting.  A lot of clay and that kind of makes Howie’s the young ones need to play seem a bit off.  We’ll see.

Speed and tackling were missing last year in the secondary.  Addressed some this offseason.  The nickel/S position is in bloom.  Defensive back.  S has to cover like a corner in this secondary.   Now Mitchell is clay as to covering NFL level players so I will be interesting if they hold him back a bit.  DeJean is clay as to what they likely expect of him.  Quick with 4.5 ish speed with the UDFA signings but they don’t seem like great fits (if Williams is even a real signing.).  Hell the LSU kid is older than Brown (1 year in the NFL), McCollum (2 years in NFL) and Blakenship (3 years in NFL)   Sam played 7 years of college  Williams is 24 and played 5 years.  

Front seven is interesting.  I see unbalanced lines and a lot of variations will occur on the DL.  Some standard 3/4 but some 3/3 some 4/3.  Added a SAM/OLB that needs some NFL growth   Bit of a gamble with Hunt, who is clay.  Was hoping for more at ILB than Trotter Jr.  They did grab White, Burks and Baum in free agency.  Wasn’t a great LB class.  Hall at DT was a good grab as an UDFA.   

Offense got a lot of attention Day3.  Surprised at when they got OL but not what they targeted.   An almost plug and play G backup in Keegan.    Means Steen is likely the starting RG.  Athletic C McMahon that has good football intelligence but really needs a year with Jason in the weight room.  Hennessy holds that role for a year.  Think the like Kinnard as a potential swing T.  As UDFA, they grab a still somewhat green Ayedze.  Is he a T or a G   Mostly played OT in college.  One year of HS ball.  Dankwah is a prime example of why 90 man rosters and expanded PSs.  He needs a year to figure out his nutrition and strength.  Clay for Stout.  Notice the focus with the draft capital of IOL that played in OL zone based offenses.  I kind of like these pickups.  @just relax likes Clark more than I do.  I do think that to start the year the active nonstarters are likely Fred J, Hennessy and Kinnard.  

RBs need to be able to run routes and catch the ball.  Barkley, Gainwell, Shipley and Ainias Smith  (yes, I know he is listed as a WR but he is both and our #4 WR is also quite likely our #4 RB.) The big slow backs, Nichols (last year PS holdover), Davis-Price (future contract poach) and Milton are head scratchers.  Always looking for that pile mover so they can retire the brotherly shove?  The Eagles like Gainwell more than many fans.  They got two players a lot like him in Shipley and Smith.

The RBs plus Smith suggest that kind of influence by Moore over the offense.  Wilson and the other offseason WRs not named Paris Campbell are a surefire suggestion that Siri wants a big WR, he needs a Pascal.  That slot biggie.  I think that helps Hurts too.  They grabbed PSers starting last year and added PS poaches to futures this offseason and had Wilson in for a top 30 and grabbed him.  Sure hope one of these big boys can catch and run routes better than JJAW.  

TE seems to require a blocker.  Calcaterra’s days may be limited   Castle is an interesting UDFA.  Wasn’t a great class.

 

 

59 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

I think Steen remains their top backup at LT and might even be the top backup to RT.  Not ideal, but if push comes to shove... I think he's the guy and they slide Hennessy into RG.

The draft didn't provide the OL early, and didn't offer any OT prospect, but they did get some intriguing guys for Stout to work with inside.  

 

There are a few vets still on the street that they could look to bring in as an OT3 option.

It sure will be interesting. Given lack of conviction in their depth and high number of prospects, I expect they will keep 10 OL on roster.

Mailata, Dickerson, Jurgens, Steen, Johnson. Then Hennessy is the first guy off the bench. Johnson I think is close to a lock given he can backup at LT. The last two spots probably comes down to Keegan and then McMahon/Kinnard/Toth (and I hope its not Toth that ends up winning that battle)

I missed this

 

1 hour ago, LeanMeanGM said:

 

Maybe. He’ll be 27 soon though and has been in the NFL since 2019. He’s more journeymen than a developing prospect, imo. 

I didn’t mean to suggest he was a prospect just an option to backup both tackle spots 

29 minutes ago, Texas Eagle said:

Nolan Smith has an incredible amount of pressure on him stepping up

Well, he's pass-rusher #3 right now (Sweat, Huff). If he is at the same level of the Bucs playoff game, we'll be just fine. 

Having Fangio will help the pass-rushers since we'll not only blitz better, but our pass-rushers will get easier pre-snap looks. 

6 minutes ago, DEagle7 said:

I missed this

 

Ugh.  That’s horrible.  Sanford is about 30 minutes from Orlando. 

I think they expect Albert O to fit Moore’s offense or they wouldn’t have brought him back. He has some skills. 
 

Not sure why the presence of big backs bothered. There was no investment in any of them.  I do like that Shipley might indicate they will throw to backs more. It’s been criminal how little they did it and how poorly they did it as well

51 minutes ago, jojodancer said:

One thing to be happy about with a 1st round loss, it guarantees no more Paul Reed, as contract becomes nonguaranteed for $8M a year for 2 more years. No thanks! He really came up short this year after everyone thinking he may take the next step. Morey gets one final chance to clean up this mess this offseason. Can't say I have a ton of faith. You can tear this down and start with Maxey and  see if someone gives you a huge haul in an Embiid trade, which I don't know if Morey has the guts to do.  Crazy offseason ahead! Ought to be unpredictable and fun to follow. I am already looking ahead after today. Team is dunzo!

Unfortunately I think they missed their window when they let Butler go. Damn shame.

Did not realize D. J. Humphries is still a UFA. He tore his ACL against us in week 17 last year, which is likely why he's still available.

He'd have to be on PUP, but that's the type of backup signing that is very beneficial from week 7 on. 

6 minutes ago, judunno said:

Unfortunately I think they missed their window when they let Butler go. Damn shame.

That's what happens when you have idiots as a GM cause the league made you get rid of your good one. He wasn't perfect, he gamed the system, but it would have been fun to see how it turned out with him in charge finishing what he started. 

1 minute ago, Diehardfan said:

That's what happens when you have idiots as a GM cause the league made you get rid of your good one. 

Sad but as constructed they'll never win anything. Especially with JoJo busted up every playoffs. Can't wait to see Tobias gone. Softer than seat cushions. Why he's not dominating little 6'4 guys when all the attention is on JoJo and Maxey tells you everything you need to know.

So the prevailing opinion is next years draft will be better because so many juniors stayed in school for NIL money. Well how is that going to change next year? Juniors projected to be mid round picks from power five schools are going to get good money to stay. 

 

5 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

So the prevailing opinion is next years draft will be better because so many juniors stayed in school for NIL money. Well how is that going to change next year? Juniors projected to be mid round picks from power five schools are going to get good money to stay. 

There will always be strong underclassmen representation from top 50 picks. The difference is that next year there won't be as many Covid kids, so naturally you will have more 4 year seniors instead of 5 year seniors. The NFL salary cap going up also means that NFL wages for rookies will also spike soon. 

 

What's this news about John Ross ... I'm a little late?

Just now, judunno said:

What's this news about John Ross ... I'm a little late?

Rookie camp invite for next weekend

 

4 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

So the prevailing opinion is next years draft will be better because so many juniors stayed in school for NIL money. Well how is that going to change next year? Juniors projected to be mid round picks from power five schools are going to get good money to stay. 

You will have better seniors would by my guess.     The total number of quality players being born shouldn't be decreasing.   Years ago, the seniors were the only ones available... and that set the number of players in the pool to a certain number.   Then, the underclassmen were allowed to declare and started to do so, which increased the available number a little.  But, that plateaued because players leaving early wouldn't be available to leave the next year, because they were already gone.  So, others stepped into their spot, and filled that void... and the cycle repeated.   And this has remained basically the same with minor changes since then.

 

BUT then this wrinkle came out which disincentivized the underclassmen to leave early.  So, we have the underclassmen of previous years already leaving, meaning fewer seniors playing college football, so a smaller pool than before the underclassmen started to declare in such high numbers.  So that becomes the draft pool, which is just a smaller number of prospects.   BUT... next year, there will be MORE seniors playing college football than previous years... much closer to what it used to be before the underclassmen started to declare.   So, the number of prospects will go back up to the previous number, as the pool of players will likely be pretty close to what it had been.

 

I'll illustrate what I am saying with a simple scenario.
Let's take 10 colleges... that's 220 'starters'.   

Back before the underclassmen were declaring, let's set the numbers arbitrarilty at these levels: 

• Seniors  - 2/3 (147 players)
• Juniors - 1/4 (55 players)
• Sophomore/Freshman - 1/12 (18 players)

So, the draftable pool of players would be about 147 players... 

 

Then the underclassmen started to declare, so fewer seniors are available:

• Seniors - 1/2 (110 players)
• Juniors - 1/3 (72 players)
• Sophomore/Freshman - 1/6 (38 players)

With an increase in juniors declaring... let's say that half of the juniors declared...
That makes 146 draft eligible players.

 

But, then we come to that bubble year of 2024, where fewer players declare.  So, for the draft, only 10% of the juniors declare... and we get only 110 seniors + 7 juniors... and the pool of talent drops to only 117 players... roughly 80% of what it was in previous years.

 

But, the following year of college players, the senior players rises... because about 30 of them that would have declared in other years don't.  So, the senior population increases by 30.

• Seniors - 140 players (110 + 30 that didn't declare from the previous years...
• Juniors - 55 players (back to the previous number from before early declarations, though this might grow a little... )
• Sophomore/Freshmen - 25 players.

And when we go back to the seniors, and 10% of the juniors that declared this year... 
140 + 5 or 6... and the pool goes back to 145-146 players... and they are potentially more seasoned, so the overall talent level might increase a little.

 

That's how I think it would normalize back to the same draft pool as before NILs.

8 minutes ago, pgcd3 said:

Rookie camp invite for next weekend

Feels like would be competing with Paris Campbell if he makes it past that stage.

Both quick speedsters who can't seem to stay healthy

10 minutes ago, pgcd3 said:

Rookie camp invite for next weekend

Moore looking for moore speed guys

1 minute ago, kiwieagle said:

Feels like would be competing with Paris Campbell if he makes it past that stage.

Both quick speedsters who can't seem to stay healthy

Can he still be a PS guy?