Baun is a must keep. He's young, he's a DPOY caliber guy, he thrived in this system, he creates turnovers and can play, and with Dean's injury he's the only certain thing at LB. He's not a guy you just replace with cheap talent. Gotta pay up at LB eventually. Now is the time.

It would be very un Howie like to let Williams go though. He's DL which the Eagles value as much as any position. He's homegrown. And don't forget he's the guy Howie vouched for over McNeil in that one meme during the draft from a few years back. I think Howie is going to really want to keep Williams, and the Eagles are not playing a DT big money right now. They will eventually when Carter gets paid, but by then that's 2-3 years away.

If it was Baun or Williams I wonder if he'd choose Williams. Ideally you keep both and let Becton walk if you have to.

Just now, TEW said:

I think we probably could keep Sweat too, if we wanted. I don’t think we will want to. We have two good young edge players and the draft is stacked at EDGE and DT.

I think we extend Jurgens and Blankenship, possibly Dean, and keep Becton and Probably Baun. Let Williams and Sweat walk for comp picks.

I keep believing we keep Baun, Williams, and Becton.

Appreciate Sweat but they have the young guys ready, and will draft more edges.

2 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

I keep believing we keep Baun, Williams, and Becton.

Appreciate Sweat but they have the young guys ready, and will draft more edges.

Would be ideal.

Maybe Becton signs a hometown discounted contract to make this all possible. His current success is not guaranteed elsewhere.

Have the Eagles ever let a young stud home grown DL walk under Howie? Or under Lurie for that matter?

Trying to think if there's ever been a high caliber 25 or 26 year old DT or edge that they themselves draft that they just let walk. I can't think of one under the Howie or Reid eras.

9 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

Have the Eagles ever let a young stud home grown DL walk under Howie? Or under Lurie for that matter?

Trying to think if there's ever been a high caliber 25 or 26 year old DT or edge that they themselves draft that they just let walk. I can't think of one under the Howie or Reid eras.

Corey Simon?

6 hours ago, McMVP said:

Reposting because old blog closed…

Please make this emoji happen @VaBeach_Eagle…courtesy of @Mike030270….maybe clean it up a little bit around the edges… But that’s epic Howie 🤣

Take your pick:

1.)  

 

2.) 

1 minute ago, VaBeach_Eagle said:

Take your pick:

1.)  

 

2.) 

My vote is for #1.

The battle scar is more visible.

1 minute ago, VaBeach_Eagle said:

Take your pick:

1.)  

 

2.) 

1 is better IMO;  2 looks like it’s just a straight line across like Cyclops’ visor

Watch Landon Dickerson make a block that is the OL equivalent to Saquon's backwards hurdle. On a knee that needs surgery, no less. Wow.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EPqwE4z2B/

 

13 minutes ago, Aerolithe_Lion said:

Corey Simon?

Did they let him go that young? Thought he was 29/30ish

30 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

Baun is a must keep. He's young, he's a DPOY caliber guy, he thrived in this system, he creates turnovers and can play, and with Dean's injury he's the only certain thing at LB. He's not a guy you just replace with cheap talent. Gotta pay up at LB eventually. Now is the time.

It would be very un Howie like to let Williams go though. He's DL which the Eagles value as much as any position. He's homegrown. And don't forget he's the guy Howie vouched for over McNeil in that one meme during the draft from a few years back. I think Howie is going to really want to keep Williams, and the Eagles are not playing a DT big money right now. They will eventually when Carter gets paid, but by then that's 2-3 years away.

If it was Baun or Williams I wonder if he'd choose Williams. Ideally you keep both and let Becton walk if you have to.

Baun is 28. So not that young. He does benefit from not having a lot of wear and tear on his body. Would we give him a 4 year contract? I’m not sure. Obviously I want him back, but there’s a good chance someone gives him a godfather offer.

23 minutes ago, Iggles25 said:

My vote is for #1.

The battle scar is more visible.

Cutting out his body and leaving just his head and cigar might give the ability to enlarge it a tad and give a little more detail. 

1 hour ago, Sack that QB said:

Baun is a must keep. He's young, he's a DPOY caliber guy, he thrived in this system, he creates turnovers and can play, and with Dean's injury he's the only certain thing at LB. He's not a guy you just replace with cheap talent. Gotta pay up at LB eventually. Now is the time.

It would be very un Howie like to let Williams go though. He's DL which the Eagles value as much as any position. He's homegrown. And don't forget he's the guy Howie vouched for over McNeil in that one meme during the draft from a few years back. I think Howie is going to really want to keep Williams, and the Eagles are not playing a DT big money right now. They will eventually when Carter gets paid, but by then that's 2-3 years away.

If it was Baun or Williams I wonder if he'd choose Williams. Ideally you keep both and let Becton walk if you have to.

This McNeil/Williams story is getting confused. The Eagles (and Howie) did not "vouch for" Williams over McNeil. They WANTED McNeil. But before picking him, Howie accepted a deal to move down a couple of spots for an extra sixth(?). He thought he could still get McNeil after moving down. But the Lions picked him instead, leaving the Eagles having to search for an alternate choice. They picked Williams. It worked out okay in the long run, although I still think McNeil is the better player.

And the sixth ended up being Tarron Jackson, who never panned out. 

6 hours ago, Texas Eagle said:

Assuming we don’t bring Sweat back we’re going to be drafting for need at DE/edge (barring a trade). None of the FA really seem that appealing. I’d imagine he would be targeting an edge in a trade up or sending picks to a team for one.

BG coming back for one more year may be  the most appealing FA option.  

4 hours ago, ManuManu said:

At least the offseason is about a month shorter than last year. 

This weekend with its Monday holiday is the logical time for each year’s Super Boel Sunday.  Lots of people not having to go to work the day after the SB makes a whole lot of sense … and it would make the Offseason even shorter.

Do you all know that the Eagles have been to the Super Bowl three times in the past 7 seasons and won two of them?

The Eagles have won two out of three Super Bowls in the past 7 seasons!

 I don't know if my 17 (almost 18) year old self, in January 1987,  who was about to graduate High School and had to sit and watch yet another Redskins Super Bowl victory (over Denver), would believe it. But it's true. We own two Lombardi trophies... and yes, I say 'we'. We've suffered long and hard, those of us who've been around long enough. Which is likely most of us on this board.

How awesome would it be to go back to back? Back to back isn't easy to do, but it's not impossible, either. 

It's a great time to bleed green! 

 

2 hours ago, VaBeach_Eagle said:

Do you all know that the Eagles have been to the Super Bowl three times in the past 7 seasons and won two of them?

The Eagles have won two out of three Super Bowls in the past 7 seasons!

 I don't know if my 17 (almost 18) year old self, in January 1987,  who was about to graduate High School and had to sit and watch yet another Redskins Super Bowl victory (over Denver), would believe it. But it's true. We own two Lombardi trophies... and yes, I say 'we'. We've suffered long and hard, those of us who've been around long enough. Which is likely most of us on this board.

How awesome would it be to go back to back? Back to back isn't easy to do, but it's not impossible, either. 

It's a great time to bleed green! 

 

We’re the same age. I feel that

Heading into the '25 season I'm most worried about the Eagles themselves and whether they can handle the success.  It will get harder once the SB hangover subsides.  Everyone is saying the right thing at this point but there is a lot of real estate between now and the regular season.

From there, the Commanders and Rams (if they keep Stafford) are most concerning to me.  The Lions might be but I'm not so sure they can recover without a year of being down a bit.  GB is a longer shot if they have a good offseason.

8 hours ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Shout out to the OG Exciting white.

He walked so they could run.

You mean he was a speed bump so they could run.

He can't be serious with this stuff can he?

 

 

 

20 minutes ago, DrPhilly said:

Heading into the '25 season I'm most worried about the Eagles themselves and whether they can handle the success.  It will get harder once the SB hangover subsides.  Everyone is saying the right thing right now but there is a lot of real estate between now and the regular season.

From there, the Commanders and Rams (if they keep Stafford) are most concerning to me.  The Lions might be but I'm not so sure they can recover without a year of being down a bit.  GB is a longer shot if they have a good offseason.

Detroit will be interesting to see how they rebound with new coordinators. Of course, we still have to see how we replace Moore. Vic staying, and having no further interest in a HC job is huge. 
 

My biggest concern, is us, and who we retain. Keep as much of this defense intact as possible, and we’ll be in every game. 

2 minutes ago, EagleJoe8 said:

Detroit will be interesting to see how they rebound with new coordinators. Of course, we still have to see how we replace Moore. Vic staying, and having no further interest in a HC job is huge. 
 

My biggest concern, is us, and who we retain. Keep as much of this defense intact as possible, and we’ll be in every game. 

The fact is we could lose Becton, Williams, Baun and Sweat and STILL be Super Bowl favorites.  Definitely keep Baun, see what you can do about Becton and Williams but we have Steen at Guard and Ojomo at backup DT.  

The really scary thing about the defense, they are basically so young and bringing most back that with another year in the system, another year playing together...they may actually be better as a unit next year.

Can't find the tweet anymore but Lurie said he expects comp picks in 2026 

When it comes to Zack Baun, how much consideration will there be that prior to this year, he was a nobody? Is there any worry that 2025 was a flash in the pan? He had more tackles in his first 10 Eagles games then he did over his first 4 seasons combined. I posted a few of his pre-draft profiles a few days back and the consensus was he's got the potential to be a stud, so I'm assuming all he needed was the right situation to flourish, and that was here. What in the world were the Saints doing with him?

Has there ever been a player that was so invisible with another team and then once he moved he was a completely different player? Off the top of my head I can't think of anyone. We saw the opposite with DeMarco Murray. 

37 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

When it comes to Zack Baun, how much consideration will there be that prior to this year, he was a nobody? Is there any worry that 2025 was a flash in the pan? He had more tackles in his first 10 Eagles games then he did over his first 4 seasons combined. I posted a few of his pre-draft profiles a few days back and the consensus was he's got the potential to be a stud, so I'm assuming all he needed was the right situation to flourish, and that was here. What in the world were the Saints doing with him?

Has there ever been a player that was so invisible with another team and then once he moved he was a completely different player? Off the top of my head I can't think of anyone. We saw the opposite with DeMarco Murray. 

I think it probably helps him more than anything since he can play on or off the ball. Baun's play is more about his instincts and that translates quite well. He played at a high level for the majority of the season and the plays he was making weren't the athletic kind, but him diagnosing and seeing what was going to happen. When Dean went down, Baun had to pickup the play calling duties, and it didn't even look like they missed a beat. The dude is smart and really understands the game and I think that shows he can be great long term.

Take a look at Baun's int in LIX, he hardly moves but just knows where the ball is going and sits in the throwing window and picks it off.