"Starting experience"

He's got 2 damn years

55 minutes ago, MidMoFo said:

If we traded both 7th rounders for next year, does that mean we only have 3 picks total in 2025? Our 1st, 2nd & 3rd rounders?

Sourece:  https://www.phillyvoice.com/philadelphia-eagles-2025-draft-picks-future/

Rumors were he was unhappy with the Wilson signing as he didnt view himself as a backup. Why would we give anything for someone who has shown they didnt want to be a backup to someone who is going to be declared the backup immediately/?

Financially its not bad, but his attitude said not a backup so I cant see this working well.

9 minutes ago, st0n3r said:

Rumors were he was unhappy with the Wilson signing as he didnt view himself as a backup. Why would we give anything for someone who has shown they didnt want to be a backup to someone who is going to be declared the backup immediately/?

Financially its not bad, but his attitude said not a backup so I cant see this working well.

So basically Howie will showcase him in the preseason and flip the two 7th round picks to a 3rd or 4th round pick down the road to a Quarterback needy team, lol

20 minutes ago, st0n3r said:

Rumors were he was unhappy with the Wilson signing as he didnt view himself as a backup. Why would we give anything for someone who has shown they didnt want to be a backup to someone who is going to be declared the backup immediately/?

Financially its not bad, but his attitude said not a backup so I cant see this working well.

I don't believe that one bit. This appears more like a PR spin because Russ didn't want to compete for the starting job.

35 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

"Starting experience"

He's got 2 damn years

So he  gets 3 rookie years like hurts did?

1 hour ago, EazyEaglez said:

Needed a backup, but from what they’re saying on WIP he kind of has a bad attitude. We will see how it plays out.

Growing up an Eagles fan he’ll know damn well that a bad attitude doesn’t fly here. I would think. 

The kid played for Tomlin who is a defensive coach and can't do offense very well.  He gave up little for him and he is under contract for I believe 3 more years at a very cheap price for a back up.  I went up to Jacksonville to watch him in the pre season his rookie year.  He only played one series and drove them down the field.  On one play he took a huge hit to hang in and complete a longer throw down the middle.  Good low cost investment on a QB with potential who was in a defensive minded system and could flourish here.

1 hour ago, EazyEaglez said:

Needed a backup, but from what they’re saying on WIP he kind of has a bad attitude. We will see how it plays out.

I think many would have a lesser attitude if they came into the league and had to try and develop under Tomlin, who is a lousy offensive head coach. 

Let's see how he does here from day one

2 hours ago, EagleVA said:

The dumbsheet got took.

Hold off on judgement until you see him in a better offensive system with a better OC.  He might surprise

we just fumbled the ball at the two yard line. 🤦‍♂️

1 hour ago, st0n3r said:

Rumors were he was unhappy with the Wilson signing as he didnt view himself as a backup. Why would we give anything for someone who has shown they didnt want to be a backup to someone who is going to be declared the backup immediately/?

Financially its not bad, but his attitude said not a backup so I cant see this working well.

Pretty sure they would have discussed that with Pickett’s agent prior to the trade happening.  And Pickett grew up an Eagles fan so maybe he’s ok with being a backup here. 

20 minutes ago, weko said:

The kid played for Tomlin who is a defensive coach and can't do offense very well.  He gave up little for him and he is under contract for I believe 3 more years at a very cheap price for a back up.  I went up to Jacksonville to watch him in the pre season his rookie year.  He only played one series and drove them down the field.  On one play he took a huge hit to hang in and complete a longer throw down the middle.  Good low cost investment on a QB with potential who was in a defensive minded system and could flourish here.

Yep.  He didn’t have anywhere close to the offense in Pittsburgh as he will have here.  (If he has to step in at some point, etc) 

26 minutes ago, Ace Nova said:

Yep.  He didn’t have anywhere close to the offense in Pittsburgh as he will have here.  (If he has to step in at some point, etc) 

The Steelers always had a good rushing attack and offensive lines but both have really slipped the past few years.  And Tomlin like most defensive head coaches doesn't have a clue about modern offense, men in motion, different alignments.  He is stale offensively.  It will be interesting to see how Pickett does with a good oline with 2 pro bowl wrs a pro bowl te and pro bowl rb  and with K Moore, a more innovative OC

QB FACTORY!!!!!

3 hours ago, eagle45 said:

Backups cost $10m 5 years ago the going rate is like $15m now.  

And that's the real juice for this deal.  Decent quality backup plus easy on the cap.  The Eagles F.O. understands the interrelation between the cap and filling roster spots as good as any team in the league.

Wouldn't put too much concern on the circumstances that led to his departure in Pittsburgh.  Even though he's not a starter, he's in a good situation in Philly with a chance to recalibrate his career either here or ultimately elsewhere.  A fresh start can be a good thing.

1 hour ago, Mr_Philly said:

So basically Howie will showcase him in the preseason and flip the two 7th round picks to a 3rd or 4th round pick down the road to a Quarterback needy team, lol

Even if they don’t flip him, they might get draft pick compensation when he leaves as a free agent two or three years from now.  Wouldn’t surprise me if they get back a 4th or 5th rounder at that time.

Kind of a head scratcher. He didn't look good last year, but in his defense Matt Canada's offense might be the only one more simplistic than Siranni's. Basically we got a cheap back up with upside potential. 

2 yrs left on his super cheap rookie deal. Its fine. Better than paying mariota 10m

15 minutes ago, BayAreaLennie said:

Even if they don’t flip him, they might get draft pick compensation when he leaves as a free agent two or three years from now.  Wouldn’t surprise me if they get back a 4th or 5th rounder at that time.

Exactly, this was a good move by Howie. Decent backup OB that comes cheap and he will get better value than the two 7th rounders in a year or two when he ships him out.

2 hours ago, Mike030270 said:

"Starting experience"

He's got 2 damn years

Cool, now go around the rest of the league and tell me how much starting experience the backup QBs on other teams have. 

 

I'll give you a head start by just doing the NFC East:

Eagles - Pickett: 24 starts

Cowboys - Trey Lance: 4 starts

Giants - Drew Lock: 23 starts

Commies - Jake Fromm: 2 starts

 

 

2 hours ago, weko said:

I think many would have a lesser attitude if they came into the league and had to try and develop under Tomlin, who is a lousy offensive head coach. 

Let's see how he does here from day one

Well if he’s playing a lot that’s a bad sign. Hurts is either hurt or stinking up the joint. 

As others have posted, I feel like the biggest driving factor for this trade is that he's young with some upside and on a cost controlled contract, rather than him proving himself to be a reliable backup.

I don't think it's quite the "drafting Hurts while you still have Carson Wentz" situation, but Pickett does have the former 1st round pedigree on his resume and you can make the argument he was given a poor OC to work with and that hindered his development?

2 hours ago, Southparkeagles said:

Growing up an Eagles fan he’ll know damn well that a bad attitude doesn’t fly here. I would think. 

We will see how he acts when he gets here. The smart move is to be confident and ready if and when he’s called on. Play it smart and the fan base will love him. Eagles fans always love the backup quarterback not named Mariota. 

2 minutes ago, eaglesfan0075 said:

As others have posted, I feel like the biggest driving factor for this trade is that he's young with some upside and on a cost controlled contract, rather than him proving himself to be a reliable backup.

I don't think it's quite the "drafting Hurts while you still have Carson Wentz" situation, but Pickett does have the former 1st round pedigree on his resume and you can make the argument he was given a poor OC to work with and that hindered his development?

Personally I don’t think Jalen will be threatened by Pickett, but if his play and durability will dictate how much he needs to worry. Ultimately if brining in Pickett makes him flake out like Wentz did then he’s not the guy and needs to be replaced.