21 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

It does, but admitting what someone is doesn't qualify as hating. Nakobe Dean is an NFL LB. Nate Gerry was an NFL LB too. Doesn't mean they are good. I'm not calling you out, but we've reached this point in society where so many people think a disagreeing point of view equals hate when it couldn't be further from the truth. We need to be able to have differing opinions and thoughts and then have conversations about them. Not just accusing people of hating.

Shut up - you are ugly and dumb.  

Just now, NCiggles said:

Shut up - you are ugly and dumb.  

Yea well you're a nobody!

Just now, LeanMeanGM said:

Yea well you're a nobody!

Awww shizzz you done done it now

I'm rubber you're glue...  

 

What is happening around here?  

5 minutes ago, NCiggles said:

Jordan Davis is the new short yardage back. 

The new William Perry? 

3 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

I'm rubber you're glue...  

 

What is happening around here?  

Watchout for nobody.

5 minutes ago, judunno said:

I would call him likely our starting LB lol.

For a few games

4 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Yea well you're a nobody!

He's a fat nobody

I’m just now watching Fangio’s press conference. I’m not all the way through it yet, but I do find it very interesting that he said in 2022 he feels about 95% of his consultant role was helping the offensive side of the ball as opposed to the defense.  I admit to never really looking at that way before. If he and Kellen Moore get along well, that could be a very good thing.

 

2 minutes ago, McMVP said:

I’m just now watching Fangio’s press conference. I’m not all the way through it yet, but I do find it very interesting that he said in 2022 he feels about 95% of his consultant role was helping the offensive side of the ball as opposed to the defense.  I admit to never really looking at that way before. If he and Kellen Moore get along well, that could be a very good thing.

 

That's how it was reported at the time. His role wasn't helping Gannon, it was studying upcoming opponents and how to exploit defenses. 

2 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

That's how it was reported at the time. His role wasn't helping Gannon, it was studying upcoming opponents and how to exploit defenses. 

Like I said… I’m guilty for not looking at the way I should have.

Makes me feel pretty confident that they’re going to solve the blitz pick up issue with him being in-house

2 hours ago, beto_eagles said:

Fangio did fail as a HC, so probably it's a good thing Nick doesn't do everything he asks for. 

Not saying the Eagles couldn't have a few more practices, but it's important to keep a good balance to avoid injuries. The Eagles have had very few major injuries over the past 3 years, I guess Nick is doing something right in that regard (and they've reached the playoffs every single year despite him being "charmin" soft).

I think having a veteran squad dictated some of those soft practices, veterans need less reps and are more vulnerable to injuries.

Which is why the majority of pre-season snaps should go to players on the margin of the roster, by the end of the 1st game the veterans have made up for any pre-season snaps they missed.

1. This is laughably such a nothing tweet besides word salad to describe the obvious.

2. Trust the process

5 hours ago, Iggles_Phan said:

That's what I think it really comes down to.  The piece that we don't seem to have this year, that we had in other years is as much positional versatility amongst the backup OL.

Let's assume the starters are set and Steen is the RG.

Who are the backups?   Do we have a swing OT that can play both sides?  Or, is it a situation with Fred Johnson as the primary LT backup, and Becton as the RT?   Is Becton able to play the left side after the knee injury?   The Jets flipped him to RT after that.  What was the reasoning?

Who is the interior backup?   Hennessey seems to be the guy... but I think we need 8 OL dressed, MINIMUM, and might need 9.  

Top 5, Johnson for LT, Becton for RT, Hennessy for OG/C... and then maybe one of the interior rookies as a JIC.

9 is more than last year as I think they generally only had 7 or 8 OL dressed most weeks.   I'd be happy to hear if that's true or not, but that's what I seem to remember.

Speaking only of Becton, you have it backwards. He played LT as a rookie, basically missed then next two years and then the Jets put him on the right side. Both his injuries were to his right knee so that kick step and plant on the right knee was problematic. They finally moved him back to the left side. If both knees are healthy he can play either side. If he’s healthy, he’s a monster.

As Steve McQueen said in The Magnificent Seven, "If, brother, if.”

As far as Fangio in Miami:

We’ll have more on this Monday, but the split between the Miami Dolphins and Vic Fangio, as Jevon Holland’s Instagram missive would indicate, wasn’t altogether clean. Fangio insisted on being the lone voice in the defensive room, something that chafed other coaches and, in time, led the venerable defensive play-caller losing some of his players.

https://www.si.com/nfl/2024/01/26/coaching-carousel-reaches-critical-point-dan-quinn-seahawks-commanders

Following the news of Fangio’s departure, a pair of Dolphins defensive players — including Jevon Holland — posted messages on social media that seemed to indicate happiness that their former coach was gone. Furthermore, NFL super agent Drew Rosenhaus revealed some extra inside information on the divide between Fangio and his players.

"There were quite a few players on the team that didn’t necessarily get along with Fangio,” he said during an interview for 94 WIP radio in Philadelphia. "And so, it wasn’t a great relationship with many of the players. There were some guys that loved him, but there was quiet a few that didn’t. It definitely wasn’t a unanimous, positive relationship.”

Jaworski began his comments by pointing out he's known Fangio since the mid-1980s when he was quarterback for the Eagles and Fangio was a volunteer for the USFL Philadelphia Stars. "You won't find a better man, a football lifer, a guy dedicated to his profession, a great designer, not an ego that impacts anyone else," said Jaworski, who played one season (1988) for the Dolphins.

When presented with Rosenhaus' comments that a few players had issues with Fangio and his coaching style, Jaworski offered a quick reply.

"Impacts me zero percent," he said. "Coaches coach," Jaworski continued. "I have connections as well around this league and I hear another side of that story, that there were some players on that defense that didn't want to work. Didn't want to put the time in, didn't want to put the effort in, didn't want to make the commitment to be successful.

"Guys like to party at night and South Beach is really a great place to party. And Vic tried to get those guys and push those guys to become harder workers and better athletes, and more committed to their team. And he couldn't get through to those guys. Those were the guys that Vic was pushing and they're the guys that are whining right now."

 

Say what you will about Siri, but you don't hear those kinds of stories coming out of the Eagles.

And you know this is Fangio's last stop, he has full support from the FO.  If players won't work, they'll soon be ex-Eagles.

Notice Howie has guys like Dean and Blankenship, add Trotter and DeJean, high IQ, instinctual players who won't be overwhelmed by Fangio's schemes.

 

 

Jobe certainly is an interesting name to mention here. 

2 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

Jobe certainly is an interesting name to mention here. 

Guess his chances of making the roster just went way up, Howie reserves a few spots for ST guys.

11 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

Jobe certainly is an interesting name to mention here. 

Yeah, I wasn't sure he was going to make the 52 with how deep they are. Good for him. 

Slay, Rodgers, Ringo, Ricks, Maddox, QM, CD

45 minutes ago, Godfather said:

He's a fat nobody

He's Spider-Man

 

 

 

Moore sounded well during his PC. Easily see him being HC material at some point.

This is kind of stating the obvious but it's hard to trust on having Moore beyond this season. This feels very Gannon-ish in that he's likely going to be a rental rather than a long term solution. If the offense stinks again, with this personnel, he'll probably be fired along with Sirianni. If it's successful, he'll probably get HC interviews and may be the possible hot name of the cycle. It's hard to imagine a scenario where Moore is here beyond 2024 (unless they fire Sirianni and promote Moore which would be unlikely but maybe understandable). 

3 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Moore sounded well during his PC. Easily see him being HC material at some point.

This is kind of stating the obvious but it's hard to trust on having Moore beyond this season. This feels very Gannon-ish in that he's likely going to be a rental rather than a long term solution. If the offense stinks again, with this personnel, he'll probably be fired along with Sirianni. If it's successful, he'll probably get HC interviews and may be the possible hot name of the cycle. It's hard to imagine a scenario where Moore is here beyond 2024 (unless they fire Sirianni and promote Moore which would be unlikely but maybe understandable). 

I think the only way that happens is a midseason firing from a really slow start.  Like you said, not likely but possible.

2 hours ago, Sack that QB said:

Would you trade a 2025 2nd rounder right now for Trey Hendrickson?

I wouldn't. He's about to be 30 in December too. But I do think DE is a need and I'm surprised nothing was really done at the position. Is Sweat even a DE in Fangio's scheme? Very curious top see what the depth chart is later in camp.

52 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

Jobe certainly is an interesting name to mention here. 

Probably because he’s like 5th in line for playing time outside of ST

54 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

Jobe certainly is an interesting name to mention here. 

I disagree.  He showed pretty well as a gunner last year... but as a CB... he's a JAG.