8 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

He's in the spotlight and does this?

 

6 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

So much for all that praying

Apparently he did this after the appeal ruling. I’m sure will go well for him. 

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

I wasn’t a Kyle Pitts fan when he came out. I thought he was super overrated. However, my point when I brought this up today was if Atlanta is getting rid of him for a late round pick, I could see Howie being interested in him for that as a lotto ticket type acquisition.

I mean he is still a playmaker and has has a decent career so far, just not what he was projected to be or worth the draft pick that high. So i think he is a bit more then just a lotto ticket since he is producing 

1 minute ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

I mean he is still a playmaker and has has a decent career so far, just not what he was projected to be or worth the draft pick that high. So i think he is a bit more then just a lotto ticket since he is producing 

I think the lotto part is falcons aren’t picking up his 5th year option. Likely want to move him rather than paying his last year of rookie deal and just letting him walk.  I could see them trading him for a 5th that has conditions where it becomes higher if he meets certain criteria. 

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

 

You’d have to pay me to go to an NBA game so props to him 

 

57 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

Who was slynch then? I thought he was the cap guy? Maybe I'm mixing them up

shlynch was also really good with cap stuff ( he handed me my a$$ on a Fletcher Cox cap issue many many years ago). The difference between lynch and 35 was that lynch had a full time job as an economist, so for the most part his cap involvement was on a case by case basis as his time/work schedule allowed.  35 was a student and actually integrated analysis of cap questions and data into his academic work.  He put together an Eagles-specific predecessor to OTC and Spotrac that he shared with all of us on the EMB and with Joe Banner, who was the Howie at that time.

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

I’m sure he won’t get fined for this 

 

Allah said it’s fine so NBD

42 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

It was a huge hit but they shouldn't be comparing it to the Brown hit. And if we're being honest there are a lot of better tackles before that aren't legal now. Cooper's hit was just impressive because he wrapped up Henry and tackled him. You don't see too many players doing that him. Especially a rookie. You damn sure don't see too many defenders wrapping them up. It's the shoulder tap tackle nowadays

I wouldn’t even call it a "hit”. It was as sound as a form tackle you could ask for. I’m not saying it wasn’t great or anything either. It’s the type of tackle that will be on coaches tape for a while. 

9 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Allah said it’s fine so NBD

Gonna fine him all 72 virgins 

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

I think the lotto part is falcons aren’t picking up his 5th year option. Likely want to move him rather than paying his last year of rookie deal and just letting him walk.  I could see them trading him for a 5th that has conditions where it becomes higher if he meets certain criteria. 

It’s hard to find an ideal position for Pitts, similar to Isaiah Simmons.  They’re both uber athletic with great measurables, but don’t really work in any one specialized position.

I would use Pitts as a slot WR and try to match him up against smaller DBs or slower LBs.  I doubt he has the route tree or fluidity to move to a pure WR, and IMO there’s no point trying to beef him up into a pure TE.  He’s strictly a mismatch guy IMO, but could still be a volume target in the right offense.

Concerning to me that his catch % has never been that great in the NFL.

6 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

It’s hard to find an ideal position for Pitts, similar to Isaiah Simmons.  They’re both uber athletic with great measurables, but don’t really work in any one specialized position.

I would use Pitts as a slot WR and try to match him up against smaller DBs or slower LBs.  I doubt he has the route tree or fluidity to move to a pure WR, and IMO there’s no point trying to beef him up into a pure TE.  He’s strictly a mismatch guy IMO, but could still be a volume target in the right offense.

Concerning to me that his catch % has never been that great in the NFL.

I tend to agree with your assessment. How I’d utilize him. Tbh i don’t see us getting him. I just think if the price was low enough they’d definitely be intrigued. I actually could see a team like the chargers as they could use a weapon and harbaugh is a coach i could see getting the most out of him. I could even see Andy Reid taking a chance if the price was minimal as kelce isn’t getting any younger. 

1 hour ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

I remember people on here were drooling over pitts and he was going to be an unstoppable mismatch in every game... Lol. Not so much

I was the leader of the Kyle Pitts fan club and boy was I wrong about that one. 

 

It would seem we no longer have to worry about Lane testing positive for something. Would think hes gone long enough for his positive tests to be set to 0 at this point under the new rules.

Pretty interesting how theres no penalty for fentanyl?

 

Just now, bpac55 said:

I was the leader of the Kyle Pitts fan club and boy was I wrong about that one. 

I can see why he has ridiculous athletic abilities for a tight end. I was just skeptical because i remember when Vernon Davis was drafted the same was said about him. Davis obviously had a nice career but, he wasnt at any point an unstoppable force either

2 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

I was the leader of the Kyle Pitts fan club and boy was I wrong about that one. 

Atlanta has to be kicking themselves when they look at the next 3 picks after Pitts. Chase, waddle and Sewell. I loved Sewell. Who i wanted the eagles to grab if they stayed at 6. 

heck picks 9 and 10 too as it was surtain and Devonta smith 

2 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

It would seem we no longer have to worry about Lane testing positive for something. Would think hes gone long enough for his positive tests to be set to 0 at this point under the new rules.

Pretty interesting how theres no penalty for fentanyl?

 

I dont think a NFL player would even mess with that crap. Its a poor mans drug, the homeless junkies overdose on that stuff on a regular basis. 

3 minutes ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

I dont think a NFL player would even mess with that crap. Its a poor mans drug, the homeless junkies overdose on that stuff on a regular basis. 

The fact that they put that section specifically for that drug tells me that they are aware of players using it. 

1 minute ago, HazletonEagle said:

The fact that they put that section specifically for that drug tells me that they are aware of players using it. 

Maybe they figure they will end up dead and thats punishment enough lol

13 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

I was the leader of the Kyle Pitts fan club and boy was I wrong about that one. 

That was @HazletonEagle

He even changed his avatar to Pitts for awhile pre-draft 

3 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

That was @HazletonEagle

He even changed his avatar to Pitts for awhile pre-draft 

wrong.

4 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

wrong.

Actually, pretty sure it was me, but only because I knew there was no chance the Eagles were taking him.

2 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

Actually, pretty sure it was me, but only because I knew there was no chance the Eagles were taking him.

I was never really on board with such an early TE. They never work out. And I didnt fall for the idea of drafting him as a WR just because he ran the 4.4. I wasnt really in that fan club at all. 

My draft record is near perfect. I can not take the blemishes of others. 

 

 

35 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

It would seem we no longer have to worry about Lane testing positive for something. Would think hes gone long enough for his positive tests to be set to 0 at this point under the new rules.

Pretty interesting how theres no penalty for fentanyl?

 

They probably use a lot of opiods and narcotic painkillers