JMO on QB. I don't know why it's a penny for your thoughts ,but you have to put your 2 cents in 🤣 McCord would be the guy who could have trade value next year. They like both hime and McKee, but McCord needs some time to develop. I would have NP putting McKee in if Hurts went down. I don't see any QB trades this year. I think Thompson will simply be a cut. RB- not hearing diddly about Dillon. Fairly quiet news on the RB front. Maybe they are talking more locally. But we all know Bark is the 1 and Shipley the 2. Just considering MJ is the future Dillon is the past(present maybe).Anxious to see how the RB news comes out. We also have that kid from Central Arkansas. So maybe Dillon is tradeable? IDK how that works, but he could have trade pick value. I suppose that would depend on if they feel Shipley could take the RB1 if Barkley got hurt. Barkley not easy to replace. WR-don't see us losing anyone for a pick unless it's an out of the park rape job. We did address the BU's a bit. I don't the expertise to judge lineman. I'm getting better, but you guys are ahead of me. We got a few players in who could resurrect their careers and be surprises. I watched Terrance Marshall. He seems to be a capable WR, just he seems lazy. Those are the types we seem to bring back from the scrap heap as they learn the culture here won't tolerate deadbeats. IDK about you,but I'm planning on another SB appearance. I still don't see how anyone can stop us unless we beat ourselves. We have a tough schedule but some nice layoff/ rest time between, which will help alot. An extra day or 2 for "aches and pains" will be welcome. My goal right now is to trounce Dullaz. We are at home and we need to remind them that the SB goes through Philly. My loud mouth Cowpie friend has been silent for some time,but I poke him once in awhile. I tell him "Just poking you to see if you are alive, because I know your boyz are DOA" HAHAHAHA. Great opening day rivalry. Should make alot of money for the greedy NFL

43 minutes ago, mattwill said:

The Day Three 2027 or 2028 picks (if realized) would be for players who are not going to make the 53-man roster. The McKee answer was to the "what players have trade value” question. So, you and I are in complete agreement that McKee’s value is much better than Day Three.

With that said, I have two questions for you. (1) given the choice would you prefer a 2026 2nd Round pick or a 2027 1st Round pick for McKee? and (2) would adding a 2026 2nd Round pick be desirable given the 13 2026 picks Howie already has?

What are we doing at backup QB in our attempt to be repeat champion season? Should have kept Pickett…if you were trading McKee.

6 minutes ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

JMO on QB. I don't know why it's a penny for your thoughts ,but you have to put your 2 cents in 🤣 McCord would be the guy who could have trade value next year. They like both hime and McKee, but McCord needs some time to develop. I would have NP putting McKee in if Hurts went down. I don't see any QB trades this year. I think Thompson will simply be a cut. RB- not hearing diddly about Dillon. Fairly quiet news on the RB front. Maybe they are talking more locally. But we all know Bark is the 1 and Shipley the 2. Just considering MJ is the future Dillon is the past(present maybe).Anxious to see how the RB news comes out. We also have that kid from Central Arkansas. So maybe Dillon is tradeable? IDK how that works, but he could have trade pick value. I suppose that would depend on if they feel Shipley could take the RB1 if Barkley got hurt. Barkley not easy to replace. WR-don't see us losing anyone for a pick unless it's an out of the park rape job. We did address the BU's a bit. I don't the expertise to judge lineman. I'm getting better, but you guys are ahead of me. We got a few players in who could resurrect their careers and be surprises. I watched Terrance Marshall. He seems to be a capable WR, just he seems lazy. Those are the types we seem to bring back from the scrap heap as they learn the culture here won't tolerate deadbeats. IDK about you,but I'm planning on another SB appearance. I still don't see how anyone can stop us unless we beat ourselves. We have a tough schedule but some nice layoff/ rest time between, which will help alot. An extra day or 2 for "aches and pains" will be welcome. My goal right now is to trounce Dullaz. We are at home and we need to remind them that the SB goes through Philly. My loud mouth Cowpie friend has been silent for some time,but I poke him once in awhile. I tell him "Just poking you to see if you are alive, because I know your boyz are DOA" HAHAHAHA. Great opening day rivalry. Should make alot of money for the greedy NFL

We traded Pickett….but I assume you meant…no more QB trades

Guys that could have trade value:

A typical way things can play out every season is …a rookie or other player steps up and proves themselves. Makes the vet or competition expendable.

Adoree possibly. He’s competing for a starting job right now though

Uche. Ojulari. If we cut him..do we get that comp pick back? Can throw out several of these Oline depth players. Let’s see which guys step up and how.

Kenyon Green

16 minutes ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

I don't see any this year. McKee earned his 2 spot. Pickett showed enough he was tradable. Mccord was a great snag, kid has talent like McKee had. Either could have trade value NEXT year. The "QB factory" is still churning them out

That’s what I was saying…Pickett was this year.

1 hour ago, cunninghamtheman said:

What are we doing at backup QB in our attempt to be repeat champion season? Should have kept Pickett…if you were trading McKee.

Reading is fundamental Ham. McKee was one of the answers to what question?

Once you have that answer you will know how misinformed your question above is.

You can do better. Recounting to ten before you send your replies.

40 minutes ago, cunninghamtheman said:

Guys that could have trade value:

A typical way things can play out every season is …a rookie or other player steps up and proves themselves. Makes the vet or competition expendable.

Agreed. That is why I added the comment about the UDFA Toledo Safety to my trade value comment above. If he shines like Blankenship did as a UDFA, then Brown and Cine and McCollum and Sam all become expendable for the right price. Your core Safeties going forward in that scenario are an extended Blankenship plus rookie Mukuba and rookie Hook plus whichever ones of Brown, Cine, McCollum, Sam who aren’t traded. Sam probably goes to the Practice Squad in any case.

36 minutes ago, cunninghamtheman said:

That’s what I was saying…Pickett was this year.

You are getting lost in a "who should we trade” blind alley rather than the "which players have trade value” alley.

To be clear, I have almost zero percent interest in trading McKee this season. But for the purposes of hypothetical dialogue in these dead days (I emphasize hypothetical), if you were offered a 2027 1st Round pick for McKee, would you take it?

An interesting set of thoughts regarding our Safeties situation. I didn’t see this post prior to posting my thoughts about the trade value possibilities at Safety. It presents information that make a Mukuba - Blankenship Safety duo somewhat unlikely … if @BigEFly’s assessment is correct.

1 hour ago, BigEFly said:

Mukuba seems more FS than SS. Because of his instincts but impacted by his speed, Reed plays more FS than SS. (Like Q, he tends towards the weak side of the line.) I think Brown was drafted to replace CJGJ (SS) and Mukuba as insurance against Reed (FS) pricing himself out of Philly. While the Fangio defense uses interchangeable Ss in that to start a play they usually show both aligned, they still align initially weak side and strong side. I am not suggesting that Mukuba sits all year, but rather that was the initial draft focus by Howie. That said, given that most Ss take some seasoning (Dawk didn’t play immediately), unless Mukuba plays lights out in the PS and Brown really craps the bed, I expect the starters to be Brown and Reed to start the season. That said, I take Fangio’s throwing McCollum’s name in the mix seriously. Brown doesn’t only have to outplay Mukuba, he has to outplay McCollum. (How Cine fits is still an unknown and we also don’t know what Woods and Hook bring to the table). Wild card is how Q’s familiarity with the D and with Hook impacts Hook’s play. I suspect for the positive. Last gasp for Castro-Fields, and I question if he makes it to the PS. As usual, I will be watching the DBs in TC/PS.

I think I am going to be pleasantly surprised by McWilliams play at corner.

One thing to note is Reed’s speed is a bit of an outlier for this secondary but like Edwards showed, the instincts tend to make up for straight line speed. There was a clip from OTAs of Reed running a reaction movement drill with DeJean and he had a step and a half on Cooper at reaction although by the end of the clip, DeJean was catching up.

2 hours ago, cunninghamtheman said:

Adoree possibly. He’s competing for a starting job right now though

Who would be the "rookie or other player who steps up” that would make Adoree expendable?

5 hours ago, mattwill said:

The Day Three 2027 or 2028 picks (if realized) would be for players who are not going to make the 53-man roster. The McKee answer was to the "what players have trade value” question. So, you and I are in complete agreement that McKee’s value is much better than Day Three.

With that said, I have two questions for you. (1) given the choice would you prefer a 2026 2nd Round pick or a 2027 1st Round pick for McKee? and (2) would adding a 2026 2nd Round pick be desirable given the 13 2026 picks Howie already has?

I always prefer the 1st round pick, so much more value. I wouldn't trade McKee this year... he is the #2 QB ... we have a contending team, he is too valuable to trade this year. Our 2026 picks don't really enter my mind for McKee.

We traded Pickett due to McKee.... I believe we keep him all 4 years and get a 2028 comp pick for him.

5 hours ago, mattwill said:

The expansion of the Practice Squads and the liberalization of their usage is indeed a factor; however, I believe that affects different players differently. For example, I don’t see it affecting players like Keegan and Kinnard as much as it might affect a player like Toth. The older the journeyman player is the less likely he is going to have trade value, while simultaneously having Practice Squad value for the Eagles. Gates was a perfect example of this last year.

Further, Practice Squad only happens if (1) the player clears waivers, and (2) the player chooses to sign a Practice Squad contract with the Eagles. Some of the players who may end up being cut on cutdown day may not make it to the Eagles PS because the of (1) or (2). As a result Howie may choose to pursue telephone alternatives for those players rather than letting them go for nothing the way Dylan McMahon did two years ago.

I believe Howie ALWAYS pursues the telephone... I just don't think it's probable to get a late round pick... for a guy they think we will cut. I believe a player for player with a possible pick swap would be the result. It takes two to tango... I don't believe McMahon was just cut last year, I'm absolutely thinking their were calls made.

3 hours ago, mattwill said:

To be clear, I have almost zero percent interest in trading McKee this season. But for the purposes of hypothetical dialogue in these dead days (I emphasize hypothetical), if you were offered a 2027 1st Round pick for McKee, would you take it?

Why not a 2026 1st round pick?

2 hours ago, cunninghamtheman said:

Uche. Ojulari. If we cut him..do we get that comp pick back? Can throw out several of these Oline depth players. Let’s see which guys step up and how.

That is a good question.

51 minutes ago, joemas6 said:

Why not a 2026 1st round pick?

Two reasons … (1) McKee’s lack of live snaps makes a 2026 1st Highly unlikely. A 2026 2nd is probably the ceiling. (2) A year’s delay typically means a one Round jump. So a 2026 2nd is equivalent to a 2027 1st.

Interestingly, the three opinions here are 100% against making the McGee for a 2027 1st trade, while the nine Blog members who voted were 100% in favor of making that trade.

Different strokes for different folks.

6 hours ago, mattwill said:

To be clear, I have almost zero percent interest in trading Tanner McKee this season. But for the purposes of hypothetical dialogue in these dead days (I emphasize hypothetical), if you were offered a 2027 1st Round pick for McKee, would you take it?

5 hours ago, Freshmilk said:

Immediately

5 hours ago, brkmsn said:

It would be as idiotic not to take the pick as it would be to offer a 1st rd pick for him solely based on a couple years of preseason showings.

I mean, I'm sure there is still the occasional Eagles fan that just doesn't like the Hurts style QB that is somehow hoping for some "pocket passer" to overtake him, but that is so unrealistic. We have our franchise QB. He's the respected leader of the team and the main element of culture this team is being built around. There is no backup QB that is more valuable to us than a 1st rd pick.

5 hours ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Yes.

4 hours ago, schuy7 said:

Easily, yes

4 hours ago, LeanMeanGM said:

I would probably feel guilty and ask you to reconsider

4 hours ago, brkmsn said:

You keep developing the young guys and if the confidence is low, there will be vets available you can sign (or trade for) later. If for some reason there's a major injury to Hurts early, that's something the team will do for sure.

3 hours ago, ToastJenkins said:

Why not? Hurts goes down we are probably hosed anyway

2 hours ago, mattwill said:

Interestingly, the three opinions here are 100% against making the McGee for a 2027 1st trade, while the nine Blog members who voted were 100% in favor of making that trade.

Different strokes for different folks.

OK I will add another layer. If you had multiple round 1 picks, what positions do you plan on taking with them? It would give you major leverage to gather a load of later picks, but really with some of the talent we will lost in cuts, how many picks are too many? I suppose you could use one on a round 1 QB,but if you did that you would think he starts by year 2? not to mention you run back into a Wentz debacle and Hurts was only a round 2 pick. I would find that very disruptive to what we have built. I believe it's too early to have challenges to Hurts #1 status. I just don't like that from the culture standpoint. Your round 1 pick QB. Our skill positions are in good shape and choosing any of those with a round 1 tosses a wrench into their respective rooms keeping a round 1 talent riding pine is not the best use of draft capital. McKee could be a one here with more snap time, but that won't happen if Hurts stays upright. If we traded McKee, then you are counting on McCord to be where McKee already is and I don't see that at all at this point. So for a 1 trade we would have Hurt,McCord and the new pick,but do you think a our #1QB drsfted would be ok paying BU for 3 years? I wouldn't want to. Seems like playing fire roulette and forcing Hurts back to the immature levels get just left. So with an extra1 pick where do you go, WR? If you draf a WR he is going o want to start,so which are you losing for that? If you draft a RB is he replacing Barkley? I mean any guy you get in round 1 you should expect to play to play,so who of those do you cut? Maybe grab a LB,but you shouldn't overdo things. I mean(example,you can't have AJ, SMitty, CeeDee Lamb and Jamaar Chase and expect to keep them all happy. That would open up too many cans of worms TE could be one if there are any round 1 worthy TEs. My question to all of them is if Hurts goes down in week 7 .Our record is 5-2. Now since you traded away McKee you are asking an inexperienced McCord to lead you to the SB from 5-2?? That's a HUGE risk I don't see Howie taking. So say we have 2 round 1's What position players are you taking while booting our present starters? McCord would then be the 2 with the new guy as QB3 and I don't feel McCord is anywhere near ready to run this offense like McKee can. If Steen struggles one could be used for RG but that's a high pick for a G. Maybe another LB/S? I just don't see the value in making that trade and possibly exposing an unready QB, so for me I'm holding onto McKee for at LEAST this year. No need to make risks you don't have to

3 hours ago, mattwill said:

  8 hours ago, brkmsn said:

It would be as idiotic not to take the pick as it would be to offer a 1st rd pick for him solely based on a couple years of preseason showings.

I mean, I'm sure there is still the occasional Eagles fan that just doesn't like the Hurts style QB that is somehow hoping for some "pocket passer" to overtake him, but that is so unrealistic. We have our franchise QB. He's the respected leader of the team and the main element of culture this team is being built around. There is no backup QB that is more valuable to us than a 1st rd pick.

Wentz was a round 1 pick, so was Manziel, how did they work out. If Hurts retired and/ we were rebuilding I would be all for it, but that's not how the tea leaves read. Right now McKee is chomping at the bit to be a starter,but I believe even HE understands his body of work has been short and he would play for a team with lesser attributes than he has here. He wants to stay and he's a better BU than Foles was and certainly better than Pickett. We saw him do well (thats why pickett got the boot), but JMP I would have NP with McKee under center if he had to go the res of the way. McCord simply is not ready for trial by fire

3 hours ago, mattwill said:

  7 hours ago, ToastJenkins said:

Why not? Hurts goes down we are probably hosed anyway

If Hurts went down I would be comfortable with McKee under center taking us home. McCord, not so much

1 hour ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

OK I will add another layer. If you had multiple round 1 picks, what positions do you plan on taking with them? It would give you major leverage to gather a load of later picks, but really with some of the talent we will lost in cuts, how many picks are too many? I suppose you could use one on a round 1 QB,but if you did that you would think he starts by year 2? not to mention you run back into a Wentz debacle and Hurts was only a round 2 pick. I would find that very disruptive to what we have built. I believe it's too early to have challenges to Hurts #1 status. I just don't like that from the culture standpoint. Your round 1 pick QB. Our skill positions are in good shape and choosing any of those with a round 1 tosses a wrench into their respective rooms keeping a round 1 talent riding pine is not the best use of draft capital. McKee could be a one here with more snap time, but that won't happen if Hurts stays upright. If we traded McKee, then you are counting on McCord to be where McKee already is and I don't see that at all at this point. So for a 1 trade we would have Hurt,McCord and the new pick,but do you think a our #1QB drsfted would be ok paying BU for 3 years? I wouldn't want to. Seems like playing fire roulette and forcing Hurts back to the immature levels get just left. So with an extra1 pick where do you go, WR? If you draf a WR he is going o want to start,so which are you losing for that? If you draft a RB is he replacing Barkley? I mean any guy you get in round 1 you should expect to play to play,so who of those do you cut? Maybe grab a LB,but you shouldn't overdo things. I mean(example,you can't have AJ, SMitty, CeeDee Lamb and Jamaar Chase and expect to keep them all happy. That would open up too many cans of worms TE could be one if there are any round 1 worthy TEs. My question to all of them is if Hurts goes down in week 7 .Our record is 5-2. Now since you traded away McKee you are asking an inexperienced McCord to lead you to the SB from 5-2?? That's a HUGE risk I don't see Howie taking. So say we have 2 round 1's What position players are you taking while booting our present starters? McCord would then be the 2 with the new guy as QB3 and I don't feel McCord is anywhere near ready to run this offense like McKee can. If Steen struggles one could be used for RG but that's a high pick for a G. Maybe another LB/S? I just don't see the value in making that trade and possibly exposing an unready QB, so for me I'm holding onto McKee for at LEAST this year. No need to make risks you don't have to

All good thoughts.

Having the second Round 1 pick wouldn't be until 2027 in this hypothetical scenario. For me, that would be a trenches pick ... more likely the Defensive trenches given this year's loading up with Hinton, Williams, Pierce, Tate and Kendall in April. You can never have too many Cornerbacks, so adding another Q in 2027 would not be a bad outcome.

If he got a 1st Round pick for McKee, Howie would be looking for a one year rental experienced QB, with the thought that McCord wouldn't be ready to be QB2 this season. Cousins from Atlanta could be an interesting pickup.