1 hour ago, ToastJenkins said:

Those wide blitzes are very vulnerable to a qb draw

I agree, just got to see them and get in the right play.  I expect overload blitzes from the outside as Hurts, as we know, doesn't utilize the middle of the field in the passing game.  Outside blitzes can limit his options.

1 hour ago, Waiting4Someday said:

Jalen puts in another good performance with over 175 total yards and no turnovers. The O line springs Saquon for few huge runs that prove to be the difference in the game. The defense overall was suffocating, not allowing Mahomes to get into a rhythm until late and completely taking away the big play. Zach Baun wins the SB MVP with 3 sacks, Howie would be wise to pay this man now.

20-14, the better team won - go birds!

 

 

I love techmo bowl. I still have it for my Nintendo. wish they’d make an updated version. 

1 hour ago, Waiting4Someday said:

Jalen puts in another good performance with over 175 total yards and no turnovers. The O line springs Saquon for few huge runs that prove to be the difference in the game. The defense overall was suffocating, not allowing Mahomes to get into a rhythm until late and completely taking away the big play. Zach Baun wins the SB MVP with 3 sacks, Howie would be wise to pay this man now.

20-14, the better team won - go birds!

 

 

I had to turn it off out of frustration after Elliott successfully nailed the extra point AND then a field goal.

27 minutes ago, mattwill said:

I understand your opinion and its logic, and I am not trying to change that opinion.  Everyone is entitled to their opinions.

With that said, when you look at your Dillard/Mailata example, which I agree is a good illustration, create a @paco vector diagram and you will find that any connection between those two players is indirect.  There is no direct line between them like there is between the Pickett trade and the 2025 3rd Round pick. Similarly, there is no direct line in pack’s chart between Pick #120 and Pick #171 that resulted in the selections of Wilson and McMahon.

I read the blog, Matt.   I saw what @paco posted.   And like I said, you can do an aggregate grade, but that's separate from an individual move analysis.  Ultimately, the @paco chart shows the aggregate of MULTIPLE drafts, not even a single draft.  So, it's part of the overarching roster building analysis over a multi-year span.  But, within a forest, you can evaluate individual trees.  And while one tree may have supplied seeds for future trees, that tree might be unhealthy and the overall forest may have been better off had it been removed sooner.  

There are multiple ways to look at a draft, just as there are for an offseason plan.  You can discuss individual moves (signing Bryce Huff was a BAD decision).  And that bad decision might have paved the way for the Eagles to trade away Hasaan Reddick.  But, even though there is a potential connection between them, they were separate transactions and need to be evaluated separately.   Meanwhile, the entire offseason of moves can be evaluated, taking the full context of adding Baun, Barkley, the draft pieces, trading Reddick, adding Huff, etc.  Howie had a great offseason.  BUT... the Huff move was bad.  The Reddick move was pretty good.  Looking at them together though, it might have been better to keep Reddick and pay him a little more and get more production from that position, than to try to move Reddick and give that money to Huff.  Of course, taken individually, the Reddick trade was a good one, and Howie should have just gone for a different edge player instead of Huff.  Imagine going after Van Ginkle instead of Huff.  In other words, the HUFF move was the bad one.  But, if we look at them as linked moves, which they were in a way, they were a net 'meh' at best.  The same is true for the Pickett trade.  The Pickett trade stands alone.  Then, that's a sunk cost, and you have to then evaluate what Howie did AFTER that trade... and the net after that was a positive.  That doesn't make the Pickett trade automatically 'good'.  It still is what it is.  But, the moves to follow were potentially good, we don't know as some of them haven't played out fully and right now we just have the potential for good players with these picks.

37 minutes ago, DrPhilly said:

Yeah, I said "at this point".  I'll care heading into next season when he probably becomes the #2 and I'll be hoping he brings that lift in the backup RB spot that you've been clamoring for several years now.

There's a long 2 weeks between the NFC CG and Super Bowl... gotta do something to fill the time.

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

I love techmo bowl. I still have it for my Nintendo. wish they’d make an updated version. 

We had to outlaw picking Bo Jackson/Raiders...good times

 

2 hours ago, mattwill said:

making love to your favorite honey

Once again another reference to multiple sugar bottoms, what is in the water up there? I mean I am jealous of ya'll's football team for sure, but now I am starting to develop a jealousy and dislike you guys for an entirely legitimate reason...🤣

17 minutes ago, Joe Ball said:

Once again another reference to multiple sugar bottoms, what is in the water up there? I mean I am jealous of ya'll's football team for sure, but now I am starting to develop a jealousy and dislike you guys for an entirely legitimate reason...🤣

Spoiler

I’m full of ish. I’m a pretty loyal guy. 😢

 

38 minutes ago, Know Life said:

I had to turn it off out of frustration after Elliott successfully nailed the extra point AND then a field goal.

Jake the Make with the 41yd game winner! Nolan 2 sacks, Coop w/ RZ INT. Jahan Dotson w/ a TD and multiple catches?!

 

7 minutes ago, Know Life said:

I’m a pretty loyal guy.

😆 Same here, I'm just goof'n. I retired from the game years ago, she got lucky, not me 😁.

1 hour ago, Know Life said:

Individual orgasms because it’s not fair I can only orgasm once per session while the honey can orgasm four or five times. Equal rights, my ass.

Edging is a gamechanger...

6 minutes ago, Iggles25 said:

Edging is a gamechanger...

2 hours ago, ToastJenkins said:

Those wide blitzes are very vulnerable to a qb draw

We saw some new wrinkles to the offense last week. I'm expecting to see plays that are going to surprise us this week as well. They will be ready.

1 hour ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Here's a crazy thought: if Barkley gets all those records, the Eagles win in a laugher.    

This entire season has hinged on Barkley doing super human things, so...

Barkley is the conductor of this train.  Ride him to finish the job.   

There won't be a reason to pull him out at the end... there won't be a reason to limit his touches.

 

In 1983 when John Riggins set the postseason record for rushing yards in a single postseason, they gave him 38! carries to do it, and he only put up 166 yards.  Saquon is 2 yards behind that pace... he's well rested and in the prime of his career.   Riggins was an old man of 33 years at that time... but that offense, as with this offense relied on their massive OL advantage and running game to win.  That's the exact same formula as the Eagles have used all year.  Changing that up for this game would be the absolute dumbest move they could make.  They NEED to ride Barkley.  Hurts can play second fiddle and just be as efficient with his passing as he was in the NFC CG.  But, if they don't ride Barkley with AT LEAST 25 carries, they are very unlikely to win this game.   And if he gets those carries, he has a very very real possibility of breaking all of those records.   The first one could actually fall on his first touch of the game.  

NEVER stop doing what works until they stop it more than once.

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I have this recurring vision of a 11 -13 play drive where we run every down and score to set the tone. 

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If we can contain them on the ground and get our ground game popping, we will roll these guys.

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John Riggins.  Now that was a RB. Rare air to be in that company. And SB is really that good.  Just a joy to have him on the Eagles. 

I have no idea why this came up on my facebook reels. Mack Hollins randomly has a video on water heater maintenance. 

https://www.facebook.com/reel/2127162704368144

9 minutes ago, jamiller said:

NEVER stop doing what works until they stop it more than once.

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I have this recurring vision of a 11 -13 play drive where we run every down and score to set the tone. 

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If we can contain them on the ground and get our ground game popping, we will roll these guys.

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John Riggins.  Now that was a RB. Rare air to be in that company. And SB is really that good.  Just a joy to have him on the Eagles. 

I'll say it... Saquon Barkley is WAY better. 

Barkley is the conversation with the likes of Barry Sanders now for single season performances.  NO ONE, not even Barry, had as many 50+ yard TD runs in a single season.  NO ONE.   

He's approaching 3000 total yards from scrimmage in a regular season and post-season.  No one has ever done that. 

It's crazy the things he's doing right now... and just goes to show what having a great RB behind a great OL can really do in this game, even with all the rules starting to move away from running.  This team needs to completely and totally bully the Chiefs.  

 

14 minutes ago, Know Life said:

 

17 minutes ago, Know Life said:

 

11 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

I have no idea why this came up on my facebook reels. Mack Hollins randomly has a video on water heater maintenance. 

https://www.facebook.com/reel/2127162704368144

That Matt Collins is teh awesum!!!  

 

The Secret Weapon the Media isn't talking about. 

1 hour ago, Iggles_Phan said:

I read the blog, Matt.   I saw what @paco posted.   And like I said, you can do an aggregate grade, but that's separate from an individual move analysis.  Ultimately, the @paco chart shows the aggregate of MULTIPLE drafts, not even a single draft.  So, it's part of the overarching roster building analysis over a multi-year span.  But, within a forest, you can evaluate individual trees.  And while one tree may have supplied seeds for future trees, that tree might be unhealthy and the overall forest may have been better off had it been removed sooner.  

There are multiple ways to look at a draft, just as there are for an offseason plan.  You can discuss individual moves (signing Bryce Huff was a BAD decision).  And that bad decision might have paved the way for the Eagles to trade away Hasaan Reddick.  But, even though there is a potential connection between them, they were separate transactions and need to be evaluated separately.   Meanwhile, the entire offseason of moves can be evaluated, taking the full context of adding Baun, Barkley, the draft pieces, trading Reddick, adding Huff, etc.  Howie had a great offseason.  BUT... the Huff move was bad.  The Reddick move was pretty good.  Looking at them together though, it might have been better to keep Reddick and pay him a little more and get more production from that position, than to try to move Reddick and give that money to Huff.  Of course, taken individually, the Reddick trade was a good one, and Howie should have just gone for a different edge player instead of Huff.  Imagine going after Van Ginkle instead of Huff.  In other words, the HUFF move was the bad one.  But, if we look at them as linked moves, which they were in a way, they were a net 'meh' at best.  The same is true for the Pickett trade.  The Pickett trade stands alone.  Then, that's a sunk cost, and you have to then evaluate what Howie did AFTER that trade... and the net after that was a positive.  That doesn't make the Pickett trade automatically 'good'.  It still is what it is.  But, the moves to follow were potentially good, we don't know as some of them haven't played out fully and right now we just have the potential for good players with these picks.

I agree with you.  Your point and my point follow a "both/and” approach.  @LeanMeanGM has been following an "either/or” approach.  

31 minutes ago, mattwill said:

I agree with you.  Your point and my point follow a "both/and” approach.  @LeanMeanGM has been following an "either/or” approach.  

Wrong. 

My approach is "this literally is what happened”.

57 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

 

37 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

and just goes to show what having a great RB behind a great OL can really do in this game

Complete control of the game, most importantly pace/tempo. That's what a great line does, having the great RB definitely helps but it is really the OLine. Broncos of the late 90's with Terrell Davis, early 90's Cowboys w/E. Smith, 80's WAS w/Riggins, and even Timmy Smith who is an unknown to most, went off for over 200yds in the SB in '88. All those teams had great lines. It's very dificult for an offensively focused team (I'm not implying KC is offensively focused) to get into a rythm against teams that can control the ball and eat clock offensively and play good defense.

If the defense can force a few 3 & outs, you get up two scores and you can likely force a team to be one dimensional, because they know you can control the clock with the run game. I am not sold that KC becoming one dimensional passing is a good thing with Mahomes (and the refs) though.

Be confident, impose your will. Ball control is the name of the game, win the TO battle, hoist the Lombardi. Get it done. Simple.

Had a debate last night with a couple of buddies...one of them is sold that KC wins...I am sold that PHI wins...and covers. I will be placing a friendly wager for the first time in a long time...