8 hours ago, cunninghamtheman said:

The Collapse was thriving? Siri start was thriving? It was the weakest scheme in the entire NFL…not even slightly. Steichen bailed him out. Then Moore was exactly deceived into coming here to construct an actual scheme for Siri and capably teach O to our players. Siri just telegraphed our playcalls to the opponent and our players still worked to overcome that massive disadvantage.

Took the fourth season and Moore to have such a giant leap to….wait for it…just an acceptable pro level O scheme. Wohooo…just getting Siri’s O to the level of decent..acceptable…brought a parade. Think there’s plenty there actually proving flat out how much Siri has been holding us back.

Why is this delusional rhetoric so important to you? No matter how hard you try you can’t change history.

5 hours ago, cunninghamtheman said:

Partly because he’s had to be. Saquan just wasn’t fantastic at punching it in even though given ample opportunity. The Brotherly Shove is rough situation for Hurts to endure. He’s obviously just fantastic at it. As confident as I am in Shipley….i really can’t attest to his short yardage abilities…until he actually produces in that situation.

I disagree. Occam’s Razor … often the simplest answer is the best answer. The Tush push is elegant in its simplicity. Very few moving parts. Much, much simpler than a RB handoff. Why take on complexity if you don’t have to?

8 hours ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

Yet we win because of our RB. You wanted to Zig, there it is

Without diminishing our RB in any way, we win because of (1) our O-Line, and (2) our coaching staff’s decision during the Bye Week last season to play to the strengths of that O-Line and punish the opposing Defense, wearing them down and ultimately dominating them.

Although you can stop with just those two, not far behind is (3) the team culture, and (4) the on-field leadership of our QB.

Regarding RB2 here is an interesting pair of comments from Jimmy Kempski

"8/1: Shipley had a very good day. He smoked Jihaad Campbell on a wheel route that went for a touchdown. That was Jalen Hurts' easiest downfield throw of the day because of how open Shipley got. And for the second straight day Shipley had a nice blitz pickup, this time on a corner coming off the edge (I didn't see who). He also had a nice TD run in a red zone session. Shipley can play. To be determined if he can be consistent in pass protection, but I'm pretty confident that he will be an upgrade on Kenny Gainwell as a runner and receiver.”

"• 8/3: Dillon made a nice jump cut on one of his carries before getting to the outside. When he gets to top speed he looks like a scary player to have to tackle, but it takes him a bit to accelerate”

Also from Kempski:

https://www.phillyvoice.com/eagles-2025-training-camp-practice-notes-day-8-rise-awkward-moro-ojomo/

“• We haven't really mentioned Dallas Goedertmuch, because we already know he's a good player, but he has had a good camp so far as well. He caught a back shoulder throw from Jalen Hurts over Smael Mondon. 

• Hurts' back shoulder throws this summer have been money, by the way. He has found a nice blend of timing, anticipation, and ball placement on those throws, and they've had some heat on them. Hurts has always thrown a nice back shoulder ball, but he seems to be mastering them now.”

Speculation of the day:

I’m beginning to wonder whether Ana’s Williams will start the season on the Practice Squad and be the KR/PR as a PS call up on game day each of the first three weeks. He should clear waivers and make it to the Practice Squad. He doesn’t take up a roster spot that way.

31 minutes ago, mattwill said:

Speculation of the day:

I’m beginning to wonder whether Ana’s Williams will start the season on the Practice Squad and be the KR/PR as a PS call up on game day each of the first three weeks. He should clear waivers and make it to the Practice Squad. He doesn’t take up a roster spot that way.

Could be a shout that. Dillon is another who could be a PS guy? Apparently doesn’t need to be put through waivers so it’s a free hit for 4 weeks?

4 hours ago, mattwill said:

Without diminishing our RB in any way, we win because of (1) our O-Line, and (2) our coaching staff’s decision during the Bye Week last season to play to the strengths of that O-Line and punish the opposing Defense, wearing them down and ultimately dominating them.

Although you can stop with just those two, not far behind is (3) the team culture, and (4) the on-field leadership of our QB.

The defense is definitely not as low as #5.

4 hours ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said:

Could be a shout that. Dillon is another who could be a PS guy? Apparently doesn’t need to be put through waivers so it’s a free hit for 4 weeks?

Good point about the waivers!

1 hour ago, joemas6 said:

The defense is definitely not as low as #5.

I can accept that. Certainly in 2024 that was a huge factor.

With that said, it is worth mentioning that the ball control Offense allowed the Defense to (almost) always be fresh. In addition, for 2025 the changes in Defensive personnel makes its ranking a bit of an unknown compared to 2024.

2 minutes ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

You mean Avery Williams? I actually like UK's idea. It would allow 3 more week to decide what to do with MJ or BVS

Siri and my clumsy fingers on my phone changed Avery to what you see.

1 hour ago, mattwill said:

I can accept that. Certainly in 2024 that was a huge factor.

With that said, it is worth mentioning that the ball control Offense allowed the Defense to (almost) always be fresh. In addition, for 2025 the changes in Defensive personnel makes its ranking a bit of an unknown compared to 2024.

Really? You can except the #1 defense not being as low as #5? Lol... mighty big of you 🙄

1 hour ago, mattwill said:

I can accept that. Certainly in 2024 that was a huge factor.

With that said, it is worth mentioning that the ball control Offense allowed the Defense to (almost) always be fresh. In addition, for 2025 the changes in Defensive personnel makes its ranking a bit of an unknown compared to 2024.

Yeah... the offense definitely carried the defense in the Superbowl🙄🙄🙄

Taking a stab at WR's on the 53- AJ, Smitty, Cooks, Dotson, Avery, Cooper, with Wilson or ASmith on the PS, the rest get cut

Cooper- Finds ways to get open or give the QB a window. Strong runner after the catch. Elusive, albeit vs less than stellar competition. Needs to clean up his route running and make the breaks more crisp to compete at the NFL level. This can easily be done with our great coaches. An underdog with a chip on his shoulder. Small schoolers usually bug me alot. Q helped me change my mind. Give Cooper some actual snaps in game/garbage time with McKee and see what he can do. He has tremendous upside and if you are looking to the future, this kid COULD be a keeper. Even with the 2's, I need to see more vs actual NFL talent and not just our guys. His exposure to other teams players should be a telling experience I hope to see in pre-season. Of course he could fall flat on his face OR become a real weapon for us in time. I would not risk putting him on the PS at this time. JMO

So found this after my amateur take, seems about the same https://www.nfl.com/prospects/darius-cooper/3200434f-4f52-9552-7aa6-55a813195147

1 hour ago, joemas6 said:

Yeah... the offense definitely carried the defense in the Superbowl🙄🙄🙄

I’m not sure I understand the point you are making.

2 hours ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

I'm a horrible typist,so It's NP at all. ish happens(too often) LOL. You know you can edit your comments right? The triple dots in the upper right of every post. Click on them for a drop down list

It was so absurd a Siri edit, I chose to leave it alone. I use the edit feature regularly

2 hours ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

In addition,we also have guys returning that will be better than last year. Could be a wash. There is strong competition in camp. It's very hard to find a real weakness on this team

There are unknowns, but the alternatives are all good. So we will simply have to wait to see how it plays out.

10 minutes ago, mattwill said:

I’m not sure I understand the point you are making.

The point... the defense is absolutely a top 2 reason the Eagles are who they are.... the argument is if it's 1 or 2... certainly no where outside of top 4... certainly : the QB's leadership on the field" isn't a reason in front of the whole defense that was #1 and prevented KC from crossing the 50 yard line on the first 9 drives! Getting all the turnovers the 2nd half of the season, and basically shutting down offenses that were putting up way more points vs other teams. " the coach listening to the OL" really... that's more than the defense?

9 minutes ago, mattwill said:

There are unknowns, but the alternatives are all good. So we will simply have to wait to see how it plays out.

Right, so we need to see how the coach " listens to his OL this year too" see how that plays out, along with the " QB's leadership on the field" LOL

16 minutes ago, joemas6 said:

The point... the defense is absolutely a top 2 reason the Eagles are who they are.... the argument is if it's 1 or 2... certainly no where outside of top 4... certainly : the QB's leadership on the field" isn't a reason in front of the whole defense that was #1 and prevented KC from crossing the 50 yard line on the first 9 drives! Getting all the turnovers the 2nd half of the season, and basically shutting down offenses that were putting up way more points vs other teams. " the coach listening to the OL" really... that's more than the defense?

As I said in my prior comment, for the 2024 team I agreed with you. It may also be the case for 2025, but the uncertainty on how effective the player replacements are produces a wait and see scenario. I’m optimistic, but until actual games are in the books we won’t know for certain.

Regarding the listening comment, if Stoutland and Moore hadn’t listened to the players, and the pre-Bye Offense had been left unchanged, both the Offense and the Defense would have suffered.

22 minutes ago, joemas6 said:

Right, so we need to see how the coach " listens to his OL this year too" see how that plays out, along with the " QB's leadership on the field" LOL

No! That "listening” event is already in the books, and the Offensive scheme is what it is because they listened.

Regarding Hurts, he continues to positively evolve and grow as a player and leader.

18 hours ago, joemas6 said:

You really don't see where NOBODY ELSE PAID REDDICK.. AND HE LOST MONEY?????? 32 GMs agree with " Rosie" ...but the stick up the arse prevents you from understanding that.

There was definitely locker room and selfish stuff going on with Reddick...in 2023. He had one year of a 3 year deal and acted like a hall of famer..... nobody will remember him in 5 years. Not difficult to see the dude was not a team player.

He wanted to be here…but Rosie wasn’t going to pay him…not sure how you are a team player for a team not going to pay you and is going to trade you

18 hours ago, joemas6 said:

We all know ZERO TEAMS PAID REDDICK...A guy who plays a premium position....why is that? Nothing to do at all with " Rosie " as " Rosie" only works for one of 32 teams...not the other 31....31 teams are " Rosie" free...just us Eagles fans are stuck with that Fa$$y nickname you give him.

Obvious Rosie had a beef and traded him to his boy Douglas. To play dumb about Rosie and Douglas relationship was more acceptable for you before we hired him back now. Now you really have no excuses for not understanding all that.