Seems like we aren’t interested in any LBs either.. where’s queen

15 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

People don’t want to hear it, but Bradberry is still on the team…

He might be salvageable in the right circumstances. Probably fits better in a pure cover-3 scheme but we'll see how he looks in cover-6. Some better safety and LB play would help too. Byron Maxwell, he ain't.

57 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

 

 

 

Eagles missed out on McKinney, got too pricey apparently.  Same thing happened when they wanted Marcus Williams 2 years ago.

Have to imagine Simmons and CJGJ are the focus today.  I'd crap bricks if Howie went after Queen...the only slight hope of this is that it's been oddly quiet on the Queen front and the Eagles are known for a surprise move every now and then.

Would love to see a double-dip at Safety though...Simmons/CJGJ + Chinn (S/LB hybrid tho).

Howie swung for the fences with Barkley.  The upside is generational RB in this offense.  The downside is some money that in the grand scheme isn't as much as people are making it out to be it's just a lot for a RB.  I think they paid Cox nearly that much last year

 

4 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

He might be salvageable in the right circumstances. Probably fits better in a pure cover-3 scheme but we'll see how he looks in cover-6. Some better safety and LB play would help too. Byron Maxwell, he ain't.

If Bradberry remained on the team as "depth", we could do worse.  

3 minutes ago, EaglesAddict said:

Eagles missed out on McKinney, got too pricey apparently.  Same thing happened when they wanted Marcus Williams 2 years ago.

We supposedly offered the same amount of money to Williams as Baltimore and he choose them instead.

Just now, EaglesAddict said:

If Bradberry remained on the team as "depth", we could do worse.  

I meant as a starter. Not exactly my preferrence, but not outside the realm of plausibility that the situation we were in last year didn't exactly paint him in the best light. I find it difficult to believe the drop-off from the year prior was strictly due to his age.

22 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

People don’t want to hear it, but Bradberry is still on the team…

For now... he is.   I expect him to be cut June 1.  But, I could be wrong.

15 minutes ago, Wentz_Era said:

It’s only day 2, but they don’t seem too concerned about S…which the need there is amplified with Slay/Bradberry.

Supposedly, they were outbid for McKinney.

3 minutes ago, EaglesAddict said:

If Bradberry remained on the team as "depth", we could do worse.  

Did you not watch last year? he was depth

 

 

19 minutes ago, EaglesAddict said:

If Bradberry remained on the team as "depth", we could do worse.  

I don’t think Bradberry suddenly forgot how to play CB. Scheme is a big deal for him as he’s been up and down based on who he’s played for, and Vic runs one close to what Gannon did. If we get "average NFL starter” out of him, that’s a big win

15 minutes ago, Swoop said:

Wanting Swift at a lower price ≠ Barkley being trash or me saying as much.

Whatever helps you sleep at night, I guess.

I’ll wager you a virtual beer that Barkley has a better year than Swift. In fairness to your view, Barkley had better have a better year at his price.

3 minutes ago, UK Eagle said:

 

 

 

 

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

 

Cowpads have $2 million in cap space and face Dak, Lamb and Parson extensions. 

2 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

I meant as a starter. Not exactly my preferrence, but not outside the realm of plausibility that the situation we were in last year didn't exactly paint him in the best light. I find it difficult to believe the drop-off from the year prior was strictly due to his age.

So hard to say, he was particularly bad on an extremely awful defense...somehow, his awfulness stood out the most (to me), and that's saying something given the overall S-Show that was going on.  Hard to say why his play dropped off that significantly...age?  Got contract, lost fire? Complete CF on D and everyone lost confidence/fire?  Deployed wrong so he got exposed?

I certainly don't want him starting, would not take that chance.  If he were to stay as a backup, I'd probably be okay with that. Someone noted an interesting trend with him...he has followed every down year with a good bounce-back year.  This would be the bounce-back year, but who knows?  

5 minutes ago, just relax said:

I’ll wager you a virtual beer that Barkley has a better year than Swift. In fairness to your view, Barkley had better have a better year at his price.

Health aside, he likely will. This is a vastly better team.

My whole point was that I'd rather take Swift and possibly spend more elsewhere (maybe we get McKinney as an example if we go that route), but the Eagles felt comfortable. It is what it is.

I'll buy us both a virtual beer with the hopes that he proves to be worth every penny. Deal?