10 minutes ago, RLC said:

That's not entirely accurate. Reddick can return some of his signing bonus back to the Eagles, contingent on an extension. Usually players don't do this because they don't want to give up money when they don't have to. Reddick/Eagles can also restructure his contract to remove option bonuses in exchange for an extension. 

All his bonuses have been paid already. There’s nothing to remove.

And I never heard of a player giving back bonus money, so who knows if that’s even an option. I only heard of teams taking it back due to contract violations. Even if it is possible, it’s so unlikely. It wouldn’t surprise me if the NFLPA would fight against it.

Either way, I just don’t see what another team can do about his cap ramifications and how it affects the Eagles. It’s Howies problem due to how he structured it and how he wanted Reddick to have small cap hits his first two years. 

Reddick will be 30 , might have 3 years left , I’m not giving a first for 3 years at 25 plus per 

31 minutes ago, greendestiny27 said:

Maybe they have a young defensive player to be thrown in the mix too. Otherwise I'd take Dameon Pierce to pair up with a Swift, exactly what this offense needs. 

Can we get Demeco Ryans back in this trade to either coach the LBs or PLAY LB?  

31 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Plus it wildly changes both teams offseason strategy. If one decided to back out someone is getting screwed.

Reddick will be mostly solved before FA starts is my guess. 

Very true.  It would be risky, but if you have enough trust in your trade partner, it could be accomplished.

32 minutes ago, WentzFan11 said:

Once you’re in the NFL it doesn’t matter where youre drafted. He is definitely been better than where he was taken, but that doesn’t give him bonus points. 

Sure it does if the player is vastly exceeding expectations. The dude is supposed to be on a PS somewhere at best and he's playing in Championship games making history. I know I know you're not impressed. Wentz... yayyy.

Early predictions!!!  What position do we draft in round 1 and best guess at player?  Annnnnnnnnnd go!!!!

If a trade for Reddick does happen, do you think the Eagles are more interested in cap relief or draft compensation?

I kind of lean more towards cap relief since it would give them more flexibility in FA. Howie doesn't like going into the draft with clear needs, and there's a lot of needs on the defense before we even get to the draft.

Combine roster, ignore giants lol

 https://www.giants.com/news/full-list-of-prospects-invited-to-2024-nfl-combine-nfl-draft-indianapolis

 

1 minute ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Very true.  It would be risky, but if you have enough trust in your trade partner, it could be accomplished.

Could, just don't think it ever would. It may not even be a trust issue. What if Reddick gets busted for gambling in May? Team B just got screwed and don't have FA or the draft anymore as a fall back plan. 

I just don't see it. Team B will say "screw your cap, that's your problem, not ours. Trade goes down now or not at all." The Eagles just aren't going to be able to get good compensation and additional help from another team just because they feel like being good guys and helping out the Eagles, who is at the end of the day, their competition. 

5 minutes ago, garingovt2000 said:

Early predictions!!!  What position do we draft in round 1 and best guess at player?  Annnnnnnnnnd go!!!!

This is actually a wildly unpredictable draft. Eagles could go just about any position other than QB/K/P/LS in Round 1 and it would make sense. That's a bad problem. 

But to answer the question, it's probably going to be T/G or DE. 

1 hour ago, RLC said:

PFF proposing Reddick to the Texans for #59.

I don't think I'd do that unless Reddick restructures his contract in a way that really lowers his 2024 dead cap for us.

Hey i mentioned the Texans when the news came out as a strong possibility. It makes sense. They have cap space and I’m guessing they’d give up pick 59 and pair him with Anderson 

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

Hey i mentioned the Texans when the news came out as a strong possibility. It makes sense. They have cap space and I’m guessing they’d give up pick 59 and pair him with Anderson 

We can get Barnett back!

22 minutes ago, wussbasket said:

If a trade for Reddick does happen, do you think the Eagles are more interested in cap relief or draft compensation?

I kind of lean more towards cap relief since it would give them more flexibility in FA. Howie doesn't like going into the draft with clear needs, and there's a lot of needs on the defense before we even get to the draft.

They really don’t get that much cap relief in 2024. They have a 20 mil dead money hit and 1.2 mil cap savings. In 2025 it saves them more. Only way they get more cap flexibility is if it’s a post June 1 trade. And can’t designate that like a post June 1st cut. It’s unlikely another team waits to get it done until June. 

21 minutes ago, wussbasket said:

If a trade for Reddick does happen, do you think the Eagles are more interested in cap relief or draft compensation?

I kind of lean more towards cap relief since it would give them more flexibility in FA. Howie doesn't like going into the draft with clear needs, and there's a lot of needs on the defense before we even get to the draft.

Trading Reddick without having a clear replacement is similar to trading Dawkins without a plan. They need compensation more than cap relief. They apparently cant get cap relief from trading him so... its gotta be about the compensation. 

1 hour ago, DawkinsOwnage03 said:

If AJ Screamed at our coach and bumped him like that this place would blow up

crap he got frustrated with Jalen on the sideline in a meaningless game and this place blew up 

I mean yes but we are all idiots.  Also, if that had happened and the team won the Super Bowl, we would be praising AJ for getting the coach to take his head out of his ass.  

2 hours ago, austinfan said:

Kelce was upset b/c he was taken off the field and his replacement blew the block that led to the fumble.

No HC is going to get upset with a player who wants to be on the field to block.

A lot different than a prima donna WR whining he's not getting enough touches.

So if T.O went to Andy Reid screamed at him and pushed him because he didn’t get to block media wouldn’t vilify him? Lmao please. 

29 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Can we get Demeco Ryans back in this trade to either coach the LBs or PLAY LB?  

Hey, I was one of the only ones that wanted him back here in a coordinator capacity years ago before he blew up. Jeff was late to the party there. 

3 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

We can get Barnett back!

It's like you can read Howie's mind. 

1 minute ago, GoEagles614 said:

So if T.O went to Andy Reid screamed at him and pushed him because he didn’t get to block media wouldn’t vilify him? Lmao please. 

Do we get to win the Super Bowl? 

18 minutes ago, garingovt2000 said:

Early predictions!!!  What position do we draft in round 1 and best guess at player?  Annnnnnnnnnd go!!!!

Drafting is for roster building (longer term), and Free Agency is to plug obvious holes.  I think that's the Eagles' general approach.  

Very possible the Eagles trade out of the first round.  Howie's track record picking in the 20s is absolutely abysmal; he seems to have better success making 2nd round picks.  A trade with CAR could be a good trade-back target; #22 to CAR for #33 and 65.  The Panthers might hold out for a late-round pick or two.

If the Eagles pick at #22 then OL and DL are most likely.  Their organizational philosophy leans heavily toward the trenches.  By the time the first round gets into the 20s the board is very unpredictable -- it depends where the positional runs are.  Could be a lot of WRs going early.  I think the DBs will go later than expected as I don't see any shutdown CBs, and the estimated 40 times are not fast at all.  We'll see at the Combine.

My crap-at-the-wall predictions would be an OG (Guyton, Powers-Johnson) or a CB (Wiggins, Mitchell)     

52 minutes ago, Original Sin said:

Reddick will be 30 , might have 3 years left , I’m not giving a first for 3 years at 25 plus per 

Yep. I said the same thing the other day. I think at most you would get as a second round pick. And I don’t think it’s gonna be one of those teams high up in the second round. It’s gonna be a team in the middle to the end of the second round that’s willing to give up that pic because they have cap space and they’re on the cusp of being a contender. A team like the Texans makes sense because they have the cap space and they have pic 59. And demeco Ryan’s knows they’re on the cusp and they put them with Anderson that rush becomes really good. Frankly, they might not even get the second round pick. I’m not entirely sold that a team wouldn’t give them a third round pick this year and then give them a conditional pick in 2025 that could wind up moving up to another 3rd or 2nd. I don’t see a team willing to give up a 1st and pay Reddick a pricey new extension all while he’s hitting 30 in September. If he was young maybe but he’s not 

 

 

Trade Sweat, keep Reddick.

1 minute ago, LeanMeanGM said:

 

Howie prepping the fan base for a trade while trying to make Reddick look like the bad guy?