49 minutes ago, WentzFan11 said:

Shirtless pic. 

"and that's the bottom line......cause Stone Cold said so"

22 minutes ago, NCTANK said:

meat appears to be MIA as of late

No chance. He probably heard you type that. 

25 minutes ago, NCTANK said:

meat appears to be MIA as of late

Do three push ups in the mirror and he appears 

1 hour ago, Green Dog said:

Eagles almost have to go into next season with Dillard starting LT.

 

I think it's a safe bet they almost certainly won't.  

LT isn't a position like DE where, in a lean year, you can throw a bunch of guys into a competition and hope for the best.  Dillard is, at best, a huge question mark as a starting LT now.  And again, unlike DE, this is a fairly binary position.  Either you are inked in as the starting LT or you are barely in the picture.  

I think they'll make a trade...either now...or next offseason for a more trustworthy LT.  Regrettably, it may cost them that 2021 first.  The OL is in for some rough spots this year.  They won't allow themselves to take a "we'll see what happens" approach to LT for 2021.  That will probably involve Howie burning through more draft picks, but I don't see what choice they have.  He's constantly creatively adding vets to compensate for his draft misses.

I don't know what they are going to do at LT, but it really is a poor job of the coaching staff that they are finding out two weeks before the opener that Pryor couldn't play the position, when he's been on the team for three years.

It was basically a wasted day for him when he should have been getting reps at a position he can actually play, and it wasted an opportunity for Mailata to get reps at a position that he is capable of playing, and who is clearly our best option right now behind Peters.

This was just a massive failure of the coaches to not have any idea what a guy can and can't do who has been on the team for three years. I will give them a pass on Mailata, since he is somewhat of an unknown. But Pryor ran a 5.6 40 yard dash and looked like he was stuck in cement when he was playing guard last year. The idea that he was going to be able to play left tackle against someone like Josh Sweat was never going to work, and the fact that they even tried it, much less two weeks before the opener, is just incredibly negligent.

22 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Do three push ups in the mirror and he appears 

with your knees on the ground.

 

12 minutes ago, eagle45 said:

I think it's a safe bet they almost certainly won't.  

LT isn't a position like DE where, in a lean year, you can throw a bunch of guys into a competition and hope for the best.  Dillard is, at best, a huge question mark as a starting LT now.  And again, unlike DE, this is a fairly binary position.  Either you are inked in as the starting LT or you are barely in the picture.  

I think they'll make a trade...either now...or next offseason for a more trustworthy LT.  Regrettably, it may cost them that 2021 first.  The OL is in for some rough spots this year.  They won't allow themselves to take a "we'll see what happens" approach to LT for 2021.  That will probably involve Howie burning through more draft picks, but I don't see what choice they have.  He's constantly creatively adding vets to compensate for his draft misses.

I think the Eagles have enough confidence in Dillard to give him a shot next season. He has a lot of cost controlled years with a good athletic profile and time to develop. I don't think the Eagles would have went into this season with him at LT if they didn't feel that way.

Eagles are going to be looking pretty poor at DE next season. Graham another year older and I have 0 faith in Barnett.

Eagles could go safety. If K'von Wallace is just a guy, we have no difference makers there. A versatile safety with great coverage skills is huge in today's NFL

If Kelce retires, C or LG if Seumalo moves to center, will be a big need 

WR will likely be a major need again, because DeSean will almost certainly be a cap casualty, and I'm not really buying that JJ is a changed man. 

Hightower has slot and Z versatility, but it's extremely early. I love Tamorrion Terry's potential as an outside WR and with no chance to really play this season at Florida State, his rawness will mean he's probably on the clock in the first for us as long as he doesn't have a Calvin Johnson workout

Flyers. Figures. 

4 minutes ago, Allhaildawk said:

Flyers. Figures. 

It mIght be time to move Giroux, Voracek, and van Riemsdyk. The Flyers need to get younger and faster.

12 minutes ago, Green Dog said:

with your knees on the ground.

 

You effing did it! 

1 hour ago, WentzFan11 said:

Shirtless pic. 

As soon as I think its safe to come back... I see that its not.

3 minutes ago, mattmcginley7 said:

I think the Eagles have enough confidence in Dillard to give him a shot next season. He has a lot of cost controlled years with a good athletic profile and time to develop. I don't think the Eagles would have went into this season with him at LT if they didn't feel that way.

Eagles are going to be looking pretty poor at DE next season. Graham another year older and I have 0 faith in Barnett.

Eagles could go safety. If K'von Wallace is just a guy, we have no difference makers there. A versatile safety with great coverage skills is huge in today's NFL

If Kelce retires, C or LG if Seumalo moves to center, will be a big need 

WR will likely be a major need again, because DeSean will almost certainly be a cap casualty, and I'm not really buying that JJ is a changed man. 

Hightower has slot and Z versatility, but it's extremely early. I love Tamorrion Terry's potential as an outside WR and with no chance to really play this season at Florida State, his rawness will mean he's probably on the clock in the first for us as long as he doesn't have a Calvin Johnson workout

I hope that's the case and Dillard is salvaged.  I just wonder if they would entrust such a critical position to a major unknown.  

DE does figure to be pretty dire in 2021.  I know they already picked up Barnett's option, but if there is any way to escape paying him over $10m next year, they are going to need to do that.  $29m, combined, of cap space going to Barnett and a 33 year old Graham is a nightmarish use of cap.

DE figures to be the best odds for the pick.  WR finally has some ingredients, but we'd be statistically lucky to have Reagor succeed while all others flop, which still leads them with a huge need at the position.

The real issue is that it has been so many years since Howie has fortified almost anything via the draft.  It's question marks, hope, or disappointments.  

23 minutes ago, eagle45 said:

I think it's a safe bet they almost certainly won't.  

LT isn't a position like DE where, in a lean year, you can throw a bunch of guys into a competition and hope for the best.  Dillard is, at best, a huge question mark as a starting LT now.  And again, unlike DE, this is a fairly binary position.  Either you are inked in as the starting LT or you are barely in the picture.  

I think they'll make a trade...either now...or next offseason for a more trustworthy LT.  Regrettably, it may cost them that 2021 first.  The OL is in for some rough spots this year.  They won't allow themselves to take a "we'll see what happens" approach to LT for 2021.  That will probably involve Howie burning through more draft picks, but I don't see what choice they have.  He's constantly creatively adding vets to compensate for his draft misses.

Yea, that's just not what we've seen from this group.  Don't see them changing course with him yet, mostly because your bolded is how the media has portrayed it, not how the Eagles have treated it.  He was in line to start this year.  Otherwise they would have extended Peters back at the start of the offseason (or earlier).

6 minutes ago, Desertbirds said:

It mIght be time to move Giroux, Voracek, and van Riemsdyk. The Flyers need to get younger and faster.

Agreed.  Giroux has the nmc, so he'll likely stay his final 2 contract years.  The others, yes absolutely.

Chuck Fletcher has work to do.

11 minutes ago, Desertbirds said:

It mIght be time to move Giroux, Voracek, and van Riemsdyk. The Flyers need to get younger and faster.

Been a productive line but in a real rut in the postseason that’s for sure 

6 minutes ago, Green Dog said:

Agreed.  Giroux has the nmc, so he'll likely stay his final 2 contract years.  The others, yes absolutely.

Chuck Fletcher has work to do.

Who do they expose for the expansion draft?

15 minutes ago, Desertbirds said:

It mIght be time to move Giroux, Voracek, and van Riemsdyk. The Flyers need to get younger and faster.

Lol no one wants those contracts. Giroux will just use his NMC. Voracek contract has 4 years left and JVR has 3 at 7 million a year. You’d basically have to hope a team needing to reach the Cap floor will take them on for a high draft pick Or Seattle takes one in the expansion draft when that happens. 

4 minutes ago, Green Dog said:

Yea, that's just not what we've seen from this group.  Don't see them changing course with him yet, mostly because your bolded is how the media has portrayed it, not how the Eagles have treated it.  He was in line to start this year.  Otherwise they would have extended Peters back at the start of the offseason (or earlier).

I hope Dillard is the LT of the future.  I'm not trying to trash the guy.  He looked really good in the 2020 preseason as the LT, looked OK ice cold filling in for Peters, and looked horrendous as the RT with a week to prepare.  I don't think anyone on the outside can have a very well-founded opinion on him at this point.

But a learning rookie year on the bench, an offseason of media-fueled doubts, and a season ending camp injury do not inspire confidence that he will be the rock-solid LT in year 3.  Not an ideal start.  And this is not a position where coaches/GMs tolerate much uncertainty.

3 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Lol no one wants those contracts. Giroux will just use his NMC. Voracek contract has 4 years left and JVR has 3 at 7 million a year. You’d basically have to hope a team needing to reach the Cap floor will take them on for a high draft pick Or Seattle takes one in the expansion draft when that happens. 

Eh, stranger things have happened. They have value 

6 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

Who do they expose for the expansion draft?

I don't even have enough energy to get the Everyone! gif...

1 minute ago, Allhaildawk said:

Eh, stranger things have happened. They have value 

Idk voracek 4 years at 8.25 mil per year is a hard contract To trade off. I think his is the hardest to move. Likely stuck with him. Giroux if you could convince him to waive his nmc i could see someone taking him on with two years left. Probably a contender who thinks he can be the missing piece. JVR’s contract is slightly better than voracek who’s go 4 he has 3 at 7 mil. I’d leave all three exposed in the expansion draft. I’m doubting any of them are picked up. 

Just now, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Idk voracek 4 years at 8.25 mil per year is a hard contract To trade off. I think his is the hardest to move. Likely stuck with him. Giroux if you could convince him to waive his nmc i could see someone taking him on with two years left. Probably a contender who thinks he can be the missing piece. JVR’s contract is slightly better than voracek who’s go 4 he has 3 at 7 mil. I’d leave all three exposed in the expansion draft. I’m doubting any of them are picked up. 

You could keep some of the salary also, no?  

20 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

As soon as I think its safe to come back... I see that its not.

He’s on our side. No need to fear him. 

1 minute ago, Allhaildawk said:

You could keep some of the salary also, no?  

Yea.

8 minutes ago, Allhaildawk said:

You could keep some of the salary also, no?  

Could. I feel voracek you’d almost have too with that contract. With JVR I think you could probably trade him off but you’re likely going to have to give up a late first or second round pick to a team that just needs to get to the cap Floor. If you are willing to give up that pick to a rebuilding team there’s a chance they’d take him on. Probably they’d buy him out then to let him go where he wants or try to flip him at the deadline. 

g has trade value. Some contender would likely take him on. Problem is him waiving his NMC. I’m doubting he will. Time to deal him was last year when we stunk and someone still would’ve overpaid for him as he was coming off a great season and was good in 2018-19. I think he would’ve been more willing to be traded last year when things were bad