Brian Thomas at 9

2 hours ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

I'm not, what is complicated about him possibly blocking for Calc if Goedert goes down? I don't see any tough words in there? Why is this "complicated" ?

Have you looked at Calcaterra blocking videos and BVS blocking videos and compared the quality of each player’s blocking? It may surprise you.

I have been a BVS fan from the start, as well as a Covey fan. However, both of them suffer from the same flaw, they really don’t have a regular position on the Offense or Defense where they excel. Their STs contributions can’t be denied, but on a team with as loaded a roster as this one is, that probably isn’t enough. For example, if you had to choose between BVS and Montrell as the fourth RB/FB, which player would you choose?

My gut says that Avery Williams is in the same bind. The players he is competing with for returner duties all have clear Offense or Defense value. Depending on what injuries happen in Training Camp, I can see him on the Practice Squad in Week One.

@cunninghamtheman i agree with you that DeJean is a good punt returner, but I don’t think they will risk him getting injured. He is too valuable as a CB.

1 hour ago, cunninghamtheman said:

We’ll have Adoree and Ricks backing things up at CB. Is everybody decent about that situation right now?

Yes. And good with giving Ringo the opportunity to Starr.

2 minutes ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

Why can't a play be called for the FB to run ahead of the TE(as the TE takes 3 steps back AS I DID) as an added blocker? Just can't be called? Works like a screen play IDK why this is so hard to fathom because we ran this play in HS LOL

The Eagles ran lots of TE "move” plays when Calcaterra was on the field. His blocking assignment was typically the far side DE using a WHAM block. Rarely, if ever, did he go through the "hole” as a lead blocker for the RB.

4 hours ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

He can be a lead blocker for a TE(I already explained it in a past post), I know because I RAN THE PLAY in HS Stop it. My god this board is becoming a grade school playground. Don't tell me what plays I DID NOT run in HS(yes we had a FB)

That 1 room schoolhouse had a football team?

Sorry, i couldn't resist

14 hours ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

He can be a lead blocker for a TE(I already explained it in a past post), I know because I RAN THE PLAY in HS Stop it. My god this board is becoming a grade school playground. Don't tell me what plays I DID NOT run in HS(yes we had a FB)

You ran a play where the FB blocks for the TE on a handoff?

14 hours ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

Why can't a play be called for the FB to run ahead of the TE(as the TE takes 3 steps back AS I DID) as an added blocker? Just can't be called? Works like a screen play IDK why this is so hard to fathom because we ran this play in HS LOL

And why does Goedert need to be out for this to happen? Does it matter who plays TE when we use the FB?

14 hours ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

I am the TE. There is a FB in the backfield. The ball is snapped, the Qb goes on a 5 or 7 step drop. AS a TE I take a 3-4 step drop back. The QB rolls out and throws me the ball(we used to do it across the opposite side of the field) Meantime the FB runs either towards the sideline(scenario1) or depending on the call between the T and G. I catch the ball and now the FULLBACK is my lead blocker(as a TE with the ball) It's a variation of a screen, It's harder to explain than it is to run ,it's a very simple play Now as the TE I have the ball with the FB doing a lead block. This can also be used as a decoy play if you want to do something else with it. It's not complicated at all

In this scenario... does it matter who plays TE? BVS can only run this play with "Calc" but not Goedert?

14 hours ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

I the above diagram the QB would roll to his right right. IDK why everyone is making a huge stink about this,it's a very simple play to run IF IF IF IF GOEDERT was OUT(as in "down" Injured"."out", "getting married" whatever!)

Why can't the FB run this play with Goedert at TE?

14 hours ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

Now you have BVS running a LEAD BLOCK for CALCATERRA

But he couldn't be a lead blocker for Goedert?

2 minutes ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

Never said he couldn't. This BADGERING from you began when I said it could be a plan B if Goedert went down(because he doesn't have Goederts skill set). Then you said the FB only blocks for the RB. So do whatever you want!!! I'll keep it simple, I don't care either way. All you had to do is say "Yeah we could so this with Goedert too",but that would be too easy

I asked like 5 times why does it matter who plays TE when talking about a FB? Not about any specific play call. The idea is BVS would play FB...I don't understand why " Calc" and Goedert came into the conversation?

I mean...can we run a WR screen with BVS as the lead blocker...does it matter who is the WR? Isn't it the same idea at TE? That's why I was trying to ask 5 times why " if Goedert is out" matters?

So just to be clear... we agree it's simple and. Not complicated... that there is no difference in plays involving a FB... between these two groups... and if BVS makes the team as the FB, that he can play in both?

FB

Rb = Barkley

WR = AJ

WR = Smith

TE = Goedert

Or

FB

RB = Barkley

WR = AJ

WR = Smith

TE = Calc

5 minutes ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

Sure and "just to be clear" you are showing teams this play when you don't need to. Use WHOEVER THE HELL YOU WANT. Use it on 1st and 2nd downs every game, run it into the ground, so there is no element of surprise or a little crutch for Calcaterra if Goedert was to miss time in a key game. In fact put this play on the net with red arrows and banners, so every team will know we are going to run this on them, so they can be ready. The Philly Special worked and we can use alot of different players to run that too 2-3 times a game. Let's do it. We can even use QB 3 so they know it's a surprise play coming. Done with this.

I'm not worried about " a play" the conversation started about who makes the team. And the subject of using a FB. That's where BVS would play on offense. I just wanted to be clear, BVS would make the team and play FB regardless of who we had at TE

That's the simple issue I was talking about the whole time. Whatever your play is and issue you have about " showing " it too much... that's a conversation that doesn't involve me at all.

Turns out that quote from the OL we signed that played with the Dolphins.... that was all BS.. lol. Fake news!

2 hours ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

I'm curious...how did you get ahold of the Mayor's licence plate?

13 hours ago, Crazy Legs said:

I'm curious...how did you get ahold of the Mayor's licence plate?

Together....nothing is possible!

On 6/26/2025 at 8:44 AM, GreenbleedinNC said:

Why show all your cards at once? It was simply a play to use if Goedert went out as a tactical play, if we were in a bind and needed a key play. I don't care run it 2/3 downs if you want. The Philly special worked, maybe we should use that 2-3 times a game

Have you been watching our O scheme and playcalls the last four seasons? Both HC share aggressive traits. But our trick plays under this regime only went as far as lining up for a Brotherly Shove..but passing it. The other was when everything demands Siri to force ATL week two into expending all their TOs…before the actual play came where ATL could no longer stop the clock. Siri tricked everybody calling a toss to Barkley and icing the game. Aggressive playcall…the play also was very open to be made. It being so wide open was not due to the fact…..no way should we ever have considered passing at all right then. Had to run…everybody knew it…yet nobody believed ATL could have ever even stopped us from running that clock right out. No more points needed …or should have even been in consideration. Does calling such a bone headed playcall count as a trick play?

On 6/26/2025 at 8:44 AM, GreenbleedinNC said:

Why show all your cards at once? It was simply a play to use if Goedert went out as a tactical play, if we were in a bind and needed a key play. I don't care run it 2/3 downs if you want. The Philly special worked, maybe we should use that 2-3 times a game

That was Pedey and something completely different going on. Just year five getting into now for Siri. Year four we got Playaction installed very nicely. Couple more years and maybe we’ll get a decent compliment of the actual just basic normal plays installed in this O. Probably should just stick to working on the fundamental basic plays before getting into experimental O development ideas. Who in this organization are you counting on to deliver any differing O brilliance?

Top rushing team whole time under Siri…took four years….well four years wouldn’t have even been enough….took those…but mostly took hiring a qualified O mind, in Moore, just to think up the brilliance of maybe we should destroy opponents with Playaction.

Top rushing team every season….they couldn’t think up AND install simple Playaction. Let’s put the dreams of brilliant O developed unique trick plays emerging from the two guys been here this whole time in Siri and Patullo(those two that in three seasons never even thought up Playaction).

YAC Creation plays. Unlike No Mas limited inside the box thinking….actually plenty of plays just in this one category to add in. Got a couple of RBs can get involved with these. Goedert has been our Go To YAC weapon. Expand his role. Even think Calcattara can add depth performing in this YAC area. Maybe not quite Goedert production…but it’s an area he’s actually one of the few TEs can also do it.

Return man potential in YAC Creation plays obviously. RB, WR….heck just a matter of time before DeJean gets a shot or two at it even.

You are not looking at the whole evolutionary picture. When Ceriani arrived one of the things that arrived with him in order to maximize, the value of Jalen hurts as a quarterback was the run pass option RPO. It was incredibly successful and helped us run right up to an into Super Bowl 57. But like so many things in the NFL people have film and they are able to come up with defensive schemes to cataract the latest offensive which RPO was the defense coordinators did a very effective job the 2022 off-season in coming up with ways to counteract RPO.

To what do offensive coordinators need to do they need to come up with something other than our PO because our PO has been effectively taken out out of their bag of tricks at her play action with a really good running back like Saquon to make play action really really effective.

They don’t call the NFL not for long League for nothing

We brought in this guy. Normally you’d think wouldn’t be concerning. Low investment player and all. In the 2023 O? Cooper has the entire route tree needed for our past O under Siri and Patullo…a Go and Post both. But most all optimism for this season on O I’m placing on those two O Wizards not regressing at any first sign of difficulty. Actually adding quality to the O playbook and scheme? Not any room in reality to believe we could even dream of much innovation…heck not very realistic to expect much more than just a couple plays being implemented in this season from Patullo and Siri.

Can we just add in like two passing Pick plays setup utilizing Motion? I know those so admire our O scheme in 2021-2023 just think I’m being really greedy here. But actually believe we could add in those two new pick plays off Motion in three…even four different alignments. Seems so very simple and basic fundamental O football to me…in 2025. Motion…moving the defenders into us just scheming our guys into having that schemed advantage.

Just now, cunninghamtheman said:

We brought in this guy. Normally you’d think wouldn’t be concerning. Low investment player and all. In the 2023 O? Cooper has the entire route tree needed for our past O under Siri and Patullo…a Go and Post both. But most all optimism for this season on O I’m placing on those two O Wizards not regressing at any first sign of difficulty. Actually adding quality to the O playbook and scheme? Not any room in reality to believe we could even dream of much innovation…heck not very realistic to expect much more than just a couple plays being implemented in this season from Patullo and Siri.

Can we just add in like two passing Pick plays setup utilizing Motion? I know those so admire our O scheme in 2021-2023 just think I’m being really greedy here. But actually believe we could add in those two new pick plays off Motion in three…even four different alignments. Seems so very simple and basic fundamental O football to me…in 2025. Motion…moving the defenders into us just scheming our guys into having that schemed advantage.

Just asking for our O players to just occasionally be given any kind of easy created schemed advantages. Two receiving players, one in motion, moves defender(s) on the fly to gain just that half step for the actual pass catcher…with creating situations to take advantage of by the Pick creating player. Get the Pick actually being setup with the angle…and the target just anything….half step…heck even just be excellent to gain inside/outside leverage for our pass catcher.