Go Birds!!! No news is good news for another month!

2 hours ago, mattwill said:

I remember Madden saying "Nothing better than a fat guy on a scoop and score"

Although I love a SB win any year, 2017 will be the SB that I will take with me when I die. SO memorable for me. In a super venue in FL with 400 other birdheads. My daughter came down from NC just to be with me for that game.(Pats fan) The airlines tried to boot her TWICE due to overbooking, but she refused to take no for an answer. The second over book was in Tampa(Raleigh to ATL to Tampa to Ft Myers). She forced the airline to book a private plane just for her and 1 other "overbook". She finally got there after the first 1/4. I was ecstatic. It was a great game. Loved the gut call "Philly Special". It was a group of less than stellar talent who overachieved with teamwork. Foles was fantastic down the stretch run. We gave Brady the ball with time left, the venue was all STONE COLD QUIET, because Brady always pulled the clutch games out. When the strip sack happened, we all just stood there silent UNTIL one guy jumped on a bar stool(takes talent there lol) and screamed "we're gonna win this!!!" Then the insane party started. The owner made it free drinks for everyone. A super fun night I will never forget

1 minute ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

Agreed, although I want to hear the words "we can't cut MJ at this time" HAHAHA. But he should hang out on the PS a year if Dillon is solid(hope he doesn't get poached). I'm looking forward to seeing him play in preseason. They seem to really love Avery, but I really can't say why. I trust that they know more than me. Gray seems like he finally showed up this year, should be a solid BU for us. Nice safety battle with the young guys stepping up. We all screamed we wanted to get younger and Howie did it. We have a very nice multiple year window to be excellent. I will enjoy the first 5 weeks of tough games. If we win 4/5 of those, we're going to be hard to take down AGAIN. The green blood pumps through my veins

I gotta be honest... like that other poster said..." roster ignorance " that's me. No clue who you mean by MJ. Michael Jackson...Michael Jordan...Spider-Man's girlfriend?

3 minutes ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

Montrell Johnson, my RB "boy" from FL

Yeah... not really " MJ" status yet...lol

3 hours ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

Some others I forgot I liked were John Paul Jones and McCartney. I learned alot from them all(not personally just emulating their styles). I got to work with some nice bands. The Eagles, Rush, Triumph, Aldo Nova, Eric Carmen, MSB. Aerosmith were all friends. I met them when they played my HS before they got famous. Wild Cherry were friends(and they told us we did their song better than they did) and I dated Chrissie Hynde for a short time when we were just "young pups" before she went to Europe and became the Pretenders. I got to spend a weekend with Meatloaf and the band at a friends apartment/condo. I was very fortunate to be around so much talent. Pity mine was wasted. Oh well. sorry for the off topic ranting of an old man, back to football again LOL

You haven’t mentioned my all time favorite, Jack Bruce. Of course Jack Pastorius and Charles Mingus have to be on any best bassists list too.

Just now, GreenbleedinNC said:

Me in red satin and 4 inch heels LOLOL. Lord I WAS young once. This was an all day outdoor Battle of the Bands(9 bands) at a HUGE mall, which we won. I also had a black Lamee outfit. The Doobie brothers were in the audience. They used to borrow/rent our PA when they played at Blossom Music Center(a big venue in Ohio)

Chrissie. One of my fav pics of her

Also Bob Daisley, the unsung "hero" for Ozzy who wrote one of my fav songs to sing and play- "Crazy Train". OK I will stop now LOL

3 hours ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

SOOOOOO what's the local talk about?

Just got back Sunday morning from a week in LA... so I'm out of the loop. This is the dead time for Eagles so I'm sure the Phillies will dominate the discussions along with the upcoming drafts and free agency with the Sixers and Flyers. Until about midway through July!

9 hours ago, joemas6 said:

Just got back Sunday morning from a week in LA... so I'm out of the loop. This is the dead time for Eagles so I'm sure the Phillies will dominate the discussions along with the upcoming drafts and free agency with the Sixers and Flyers. Until about midway through July!

Did you go for the riots? LOL

29 minutes ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

Did you go for the riots? LOL

Didn't see any of that, we didn't go in the city itself, I had no interest anyway. A few beaches, Hollywood and a Dodgers game, was a great time. I already miss the weather...lol

What it’s like to be a Hurts Hater these days.

A bit of buzz about signing Asante Samuel Jr. Had neck surgery in April.

15 hours ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

Outside player coming in talking about the culture that was brought thanks to….. Our HC.

Can say whatever we like about Siri but cannot deny he has built a strong culture in the building and kept a lot of personalities in check. As much as ham hates him 😂

9 hours ago, cunninghamtheman said:

A bit of buzz about signing Asante Samuel Jr. Had neck surgery in April.

Id love to have Asante Jr in Philly…. Doesn’t really see a down side signing him he will likely come cheap on a 1 year deal. If he doesn’t work oh well if he is healthy and good to go great depth piece could even push to start

So converted Ben Van Sumeren to FB this year do we think he makes the team? Do we see the team using more under center running with a lead blocker?

12 minutes ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

Kind of a weird decision, since we are looking for future TE's. He must not have had what it takes there. IMO he's not worth a roster spot. Maybe he hangs out on the PS.If Goedert went down he could be called up to block for TE2. IDK that's the only sense I can make out of hanging on. If we need a lead block for Bark, we have Dillion for that, so IDK. They also like Avery, they must have vids I don't because to me he is nothing special, just by what' is posted for public viewing. He can be a combo RB/WR/STer so I suppose that versatility is what keeps him hangin on(Good song by Vanilla Fudge lol)

Dillon isn't really a lead blocker is he? He is a ball carrier.

I don't think Van Sumeran was ever supposed to be a TE. LB... that they wanted to use as a FB.

4 minutes ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

Yeah, could be me THINKING he should play at TE due his physique. I don't see a use for a FB on the main roster, IDK why he is here really, maybe there is local talk?

I mean, they used him last year, and then another guy at FB. They obviously want to use a FB

17 minutes ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

It's a decent plan B if Goedert goes down. I mean if you had to shift gears slightly. Just seems "expensive" to tie up a roster spot for a player who barely plays

It doesn't really gave anything to do with Goedert

Goedert is the TE... he would still play TE when Van Sumeran lines up at FB. The guy was a good blocker as a FB. Not really difficult.... it seems you are getting in Ham mode trying to make a simple thing complicated.

If you have an excellent ST player. .but he isn't going to give you many snaps as a LB... and has the blocking skills...why not dress him and allow him to play a few snaps at FB in addition to the ST snaps. No plan B... just an excellent plan A.

1 hour ago, joemas6 said:

If you have an excellent ST player. .but he isn't going to give you many snaps as a LB... and has the blocking skills...why not dress him and allow him to play a few snaps at FB in addition to the ST snaps. No plan B... just an excellent plan A.

So what did he play for all 22 snaps last year? 22 snaps all year doesn't seem like a huge contribution