9/11 were pretty easy. Dont know the other two

25 minutes ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

My first real memories of baseball was the 93 world series and joe carter actually became my favorite player. I was young and all i knew was that homerun. I wised up though lol. 

21 minutes ago, GoEagles614 said:

I think that there are some players on this team who’ve been given life - and have been in the league in bad situations - and will take pay cuts to stay in Philly. Beckon, Baun, Rodgers, fit that mold. Plus being contenders always helps. TJ Edwards was here forever and hit a massive payday - he gets to win 7 games a season now in Chicago. Woopty doo. 

Same happened with Patrick Robinson... and he jumped ship immediately and got a nice pay day from New Orleans.  

TJ Edwards was here for one contract, and then he went HOME to play for his hometown team.  We can't begrudge that.

5 minutes ago, Aerolithe_Lion said:

9/11 were pretty easy. Dont know the other two

Pretty sure i know who they both are.  Without having the years I wouldn't have, but with them, it was pretty easy.   The 1985 guy was shipped out immediately when Buddy came to town.

1 hour ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Sure can, though we were discussing GOATs, so this is a tangent.  

As most EMB conversations do, the GOAT conversation had morphed into notable player quotes and such. That happens because for the vast majority of questions we wrestle with there is no single "right" answer, but many possible right answers.  That probably drives the school teachers in our midst crazy.

1 hour ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Nolan Ryan was a RHP.

Indeed he was.

37 minutes ago, GoEagles614 said:

I think that there are some players on this team who’ve been given life - and have been in the league in bad situations - and will take pay cuts to stay in Philly. Beckon, Baun, Rodgers, fit that mold. Plus being contenders always helps. TJ Edwards was here forever and hit a massive payday - he gets to win 7 games a season now in Chicago. Woopty doo. 

Baun might give a discount but it’s not going to be a pay cut. He’s only making $1.4M this year and his career earnings is only $6.3M

Since you guys are talking about baseball…

 

thoughts? 

10 hours ago, austinfan said:

Carlton wasn't as good as Koufax over an extended period, but his 1972 might have been the greatest year any pitcher ever had (maybe Gibson in 1968 with a 1.12 ERA?).

Going 27-10 on a team that only won 59 games. 41 starts, 30 complete games. Absurd.

Christy Mathewson 1909 or 1905 or 1908. (12 straight years of 20+ wins with a 1.14 ERA in 1909). Different era, to be sure, but if we are going with Phillies, Grover Cleveland Alexander from 1914-1917 deserves some consideration. (1915 he was 31-10 with a 1.22 ERA in 42 starts pitching 376 innings, pretty much almost always complete games). 

 

3 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Since you guys are talking about baseball…

 

thoughts? 

Hate it. Despise it. Then again, I hate the designated hitter too.

30 minutes ago, GoEagles614 said:

I think that there are some players on this team who’ve been given life - and have been in the league in bad situations - and will take pay cuts to stay in Philly. Beckon, Baun, Rodgers, fit that mold. Plus being contenders always helps. TJ Edwards was here forever and hit a massive payday - he gets to win 7 games a season now in Chicago. Woopty doo. 

I don’t see Baun taking a pay cut. He hasn’t made much money in his career. This is his big chance to set himself up for life with $10+ million per year. Now, if the money is close then, sure, he’ll probably stay.

Becton made big money as the 11th overall pick, and by all indications had a terrible experience with the Jets. The problem is if some team sees him as the answer to all their problems at OT. He’s probably going to get $20M per year as is, but some team could get crazy and push it up towards the $25M per year mark, which I don’t think we can match.

11 hours ago, mattwill said:

If, as rumored, Howie has taken out injury insurance on Bradberry, the money from this year will be coming back.

Wondered if or how that works with the cap. I can see where it might protect Jeff’s pocketbook but recouping on a cap hit?  So I went looking and found this ESPN article.  Turns out it not only protects cap money, the premiums don’t count against the cap.  Looks like a clear benefit for both players and clubs yet ESPN calls it a loophole.  I suspect one that is unlikely to be opposed  by owners or players.  (Now the retired insurance geek in me is curious about where the insurance is coming from and in what form.)

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41274295/nfl-insurance-policies-star-players-aaron-rodgers-tua-tagovailoa-jared-goff-joe-burrow-christian-mccaffrey

 

 

 

47 minutes ago, Aerolithe_Lion said:

9/11 were pretty easy. Dont know the other two

Hershel Walker is 92.  1985 is Earnest Jackson.  The team drafted Byars the following year.  

12 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

Wondered if or how that works with the cap. I can see where it might protect Jeff’s pocketbook but recouping on a cap hit?  So I went looking and found this ESPN article.  Turns out it not only protects cap money, the premiums don’t count against the cap.  Looks like a clear benefit for both players and clubs yet ESPN calls it a loophole.  I suspect one that is unlikely to be opposed  by owners or players.  (Now the retired insurance geek in me is curious about where the insurance is coming from and in what form.)

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41274295/nfl-insurance-policies-star-players-aaron-rodgers-tua-tagovailoa-jared-goff-joe-burrow-christian-mccaffrey

 

Fascinating. Puts Bradbury’s contract in a whole new light.

12 minutes ago, NOTW said:

 

 

I didn't realize @RememberTheKoy is actually Keyshawn Johnson.

 

That's one way to get it done

I know this isn’t a topic for right now, but I could totally see the Atlanta Falcons trading Kyle Pitts away this off-season.  he’s a free agent at the end of 2026. They aren’t likely to pay him as he had a nice 4 game stretch and then kind of reverted back to what he’s been the last couple years. I could totally see the Eagles being involved in a trade if the compensation for him is cheap enough. take a gamble on him for a year. Potentially getting the capital back as a compensatory pick the following year if they let him walk or if he hits being goedert’s long term replacement.

8 minutes ago, NOTW said:

 

 

Agreed with the general sentiment.

I will say, Hurts’ stats look better than the eye test. I watch him and, while obviously he’s a dynamic player who wins games, I’m worried about how he would handle throwing 30+ times if we got into a shootout with the Lions or if Mahomes went off in a Super Bowl (yes, I realize we saw Hurts in a SB shootout against Mahomes, but he looks like a different player these days).

He’s a weird evaluation because he’s actually EXTREMELY accurate on timing routes when he throws in rhythm, but he seems incapable of progressing through reads under any kind of pressure. As a runner, he’s dynamic, but more because of how powerful he is than the elusiveness most people associate with mobile QBs.

37 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Since you guys are talking about baseball…

 

thoughts? 

Rob Manfred is easily the worst commissioner in all major pro sports.  He laps the field.

I also audibly chuckled at baseball being called "the ultimate team game".

6 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

 

Amazing that aj brown is just about 90 yards away from top 5 even though he missed 3.5 games and has significantly less targets than everyone ahead of him besides Nico Collins who missed over a month 

 

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

I know this isn’t a topic for right now, but I could totally see the Atlanta Falcons trading Kyle Pitts away this off-season.  he’s a free agent at the end of 2026. They aren’t likely to pay him as he had a nice 4 game stretch and then kind of reverted back to what he’s been the last couple years. I could totally see the Eagles being involved in a trade if the compensation for him is cheap enough. take a gamble on him for a year. Potentially getting the capital back as a compensatory pick the following year if they let him walk or if he hits being goedert’s long term replacement.

Hockenson got traded a few years ago after the Lions drafted him high.

No RB and no TE works out in the top 20.

First thought is Campbell

But Kevin O'Connell has the freaking Vikings 10-2 with Sam Darnold

41 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Since you guys are talking about baseball…

 

thoughts?