50 minutes ago, cunninghamtheman said:

Sure the NFL market doesn’t exist

Do you know what a market is? A Market is where buyers and sellers interact to exchange goods and services. Those interactions are not proscribed.

52 minutes ago, cunninghamtheman said:

Sure the NFL market doesn’t exist

It exists as a place to meet interact and negotiate. Participation is free in all the various senses/meanings of the word "free.”

4 hours ago, cunninghamtheman said:

Thing is you have to be talking about the League Market. Player and agent aren’t just limiting themselves to one option.

There is no such thing as a League Market other than for drafted rookies.

What you are referring to is a wage scale, not a market.

I believe this is a good assessment of Hurts.

54 minutes ago, mattwill said:

I believe this is a good assessment of Hurts.

We all screamed to get younger. Another mission accomplished by Howie and co.

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Just tossing this out and wonder why they now go from 90 to 53 in one fell swoop. I would personally prefer a 2 step cutdown. They used to have 3

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/53-man-roster-cut-deadline-nfl/ They had 3 dates and now it's 1. IMO they should have just made it 2. I think it's going to be a bit hectic with this change

7 hours ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/53-man-roster-cut-deadline-nfl/ They had 3 dates and now it's 1. IMO they should have just made it 2. I think it's going to be a bit hectic with this change

Perhaps for the ability to look at the players longer before deciding what to do, but also to use the very bottom of the roster in the final preseason game?

10 hours ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

These ages on defense are ridiculous.

Mission accomplished indeed!

13 minutes ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

We all screamed to get younger. Another mission accomplished by Howie and co.

Two interesting and insightful views of Hurts, Sirianni, and the coaching staff. Do you think HOF member Troy Aikman and the Dallas Offense he ran is a good comparable for Hurts and the current Eagles Offense?

16 hours ago, eagle45 said:

It takes some discipline and a little irreverence for convention to manage your QB and run your offense that way. It took them a little while to figure out that’s how they had to do it. It does lean on the defense to avoid putting them in positions that force them to depart from that, but it’s working. That’s a big credit to Sirianni…it may not take a genius or an AR/Mcvay type mind to run this offense, but it does take a unique blend of insight, flexibility, and steadfast commitment (something those coaches may not have) to pull it off.

8 hours ago, Iggles_Phan said:

That was pretty much the game 40 years ago... with the exception of the QB runs. (Replace the QB runs with dumpoffs to the backs, and there you have the passing stats of the 80s and early 90s... basically Troy Aikman level passing.) And frankly, I'm all about it. What that style really does is really emphasize the strength of this team, which is the massive and talented OL, which is likely the best unit with the largest discrepancy against their opponents league wide. So, they let the big fellas play downhill, let them beat up their opponent, shorten the game and make the opponent say "uncle". When you have the biggest and baddest OL, you can use them as the primary weapon. Then you put a stud like Barkley behind them... and you have true magic on the football field that we saw last year. We won't see another 2k season this year... but I think 1500+ is very attainable.

The real question I have is... how long will the WRs remain content with that style? Winning is the great deodorant. If they come out of the gate slow, or they stumble in the early season, will we get another flair up like last season when the passing game was a bit stagnant?

This solid comment is in response to a question about whether we will be adding Isaiah Simmons any time soon.

Sorry Ham … it is about the Defense.

5 hours ago, BigEFly said:

Unlikely. Howie drafts against the future. I believe Brown was drafted to eventually replace CJGJ. While Fangio plays two high safeties to start off (not unlike how Saban and Belicheck a long time ago would play their version of Cover 1, where frequently depending on what the offense showed, resulted in the S facing the strong side to drop down into the flat (but not always). I believe CJGJ would see more plays (because of his lining up on the right side of the offense) where he would drop to a SS role, while more often Reed plays the high or free (frequently weak side) safety. I believe Mukuba, who has similar communication skills to Blankenship is as much insurance against Reed and the Eagles not being able to agree on an extension as anything. Howie usually drafts a replacement the year before.

I think Brown’s injury threw a roadblock into his development. They were a bit lucky with McCollum. I believe Tristan was a targeted signing. The Eagles do that a lot with poaching from other teams PS and cuts. (Booker, Henry, Gray, Cine are examples, so is AJ Woods). Now there are a number of posters that want McCollum gone. Probably based on prevent defense playing. But McCollum was active for 25% of snaps last year. Watch him in the All 22 not in prevent and he’s solid. Note the Eagles dropped the DB designation for him and Sam. Like Reed, they are listed now as Ss. Meanwhile, Mukuba, Cine, Hook, Castro-Fields, competition for S positions in TC, are still listed as DBs. Some may point to Coop being listed still as a DB, but that’s partly because he is still in play as a S or OCB in base.

I wouldn’t be surprised at all if the four Ss on the 53 are Reed, Brown, Mukuba and McCollum. But it’s going to be a good battle in TC and the preseason games.

8 hours ago, joemas6 said:

Perhaps for the ability to look at the players longer before deciding what to do, but also to use the very bottom of the roster in the final preseason game?

That's the real reason, IMO.

7 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

That's the real reason, IMO.

Good to see you here I_P. A small but good group of posters here, with one RTK clone who makes RTK tame by comparison, his "agenda” is that Hurts is a god, Sirianni is a bum who has held the Offense and Hurts back from being able to score 50 every game, Offense is all that matters … Defense doesn’t exist, and Howie is mostly lucky but okay.

On 6/4/2025 at 3:38 AM, mattwill said:

Moore’s call to pass, not Sirianni’s

Except Siri directly addressed media about ‘his call.’ You missed it again.

On 6/4/2025 at 10:01 AM, mattwill said:

Ham says Howie personally scouted Pickett in 2021 and 2022 with the express intent of picking him in the 2022 Draft.

Ham can’t explain why Howie selected Jordan Davis and traded for AJ Brown instead of selecting Pickett though. You won’t be surprised to learn that he did try some agenda spin to wriggle out of that factual bind.

The agenda is strong in that one.

Obviously because Jalen Hurts balled out in an impossible situation !

On 6/4/2025 at 3:42 AM, mattwill said:

Again, Moore was the play caller.

Siri ran the end of game calls. He forced ATL to use all of their TOs…then exactly when the clock was going to roll he called the incomplete pass which was a free TO for ATL.

On 6/4/2025 at 4:11 AM, mattwill said:

Not new and not untested. They hired Moore because of his experience and track record.

His ability to create a new O for Siri. Plus him and Coach Doug could teach it with why’s and how’s?

22 hours ago, mattwill said:

Why do you HAVE to? Did Trump sign an Executive Order mandating it?

In negotiations anyone can talk about anything they want to.

Your comment deserves a

32 teams ready to pay you a certain amount more than just one. Just a matter of every athlete making the most of themselves and for their families.

Stingley 3 year 90 mil

1 minute ago, cunninghamtheman said:

Stingley 3 year 90 mil

Texans paid their Slot CB highest market money of 3 year 39 mil

Same team…inside versus out highest paid at their position.

13 or 30? Which pay would you choose to attempt to be closer to achieving?