I love DeVonta, but what's funny about this?

 

 

Never was a Hurts hugger here. But always just was practical about it. Never looked it as a stats question with him and if they are good enough. The main question to me, was can you win with Jalen Hurts as your starting QB for the Philadelphia Eagles?

For me, Hurts clearly answered that question in the 2023 Superbowl. Never saw that performance as a fluke as some did. At age 24, on the largest stage, he showed not only can he go head to head with a future hall of famer in Patrick Mahomes, but significantly outplay him. That was enough for me. Could never ignore that fact in my assessment. And yet again he showed up and dominated him once again last week. No other QB in the NFL will ever to be able make this same claim. It's pretty historical and mind-boggling.

Now, as many of us stated here before Hurts can not be analyzed by stats alone. It's all about the intangibles here. The guy has always been a leader and a winner. And I will stick by that. Even after his next bad game! Can they lose with Hurts next year? Sure can! In the same way the Chiefs lost with Mahomes this year. Hurts will give us a chance every game and every year. Just like Phillies ace Zack Wheeler gives us a chance to win every start. Doesn't mean we will.

As we all know, it's a team game and saw that firsthand with Mahomes last week. Chiefs won those 2 straight Superbowls because of a great TEAM. Special teams, defense and coaching were top notched. It won them their last 2 Superbowls, not Patrick Mahomes. That was proven last week when he was running around like a chicken without a head, as his offensive line and supporting cast failed him. Chiefs are in trouble now with 2 aging future hall of famers slipping some here (Chris Jones and Travis Kelce) and not having the internal replacements in level of talent that the Eagles had in key positions with Jalen Carter and Cam Jurgens replacing Fletcher Cox and Jason Kelce.

I suspect the Eagles are now the Chiefs of 2020 on the timeline. That's where we are in this cycle. I am going to enjoy this 4 or 5 year window coming up. 

 

29 minutes ago, Wentz_Era said:

Yup, from 90 to 100 it’s 12 (if i remember the VA math correctly) 10 % claims.  In all honestly it makes sense to not need a sliding and subjective scale on things.  And me saying I’m 195% disabled would make zero sense!

Yeah, with VA math, 195% disabled would likely drop you down to 20% lol

1 hour ago, ManuManu said:

Watching Lane remind the DL of those Zero Sacks shirts the KC OL wore at their parade… how come none of Sweat, Davis, Williams, Graham wore a Six Sacks shirt to the parade?

I find it refreshing this team just dominated them on field and then completely forgot about them. No gloating t-shirts (CJGJ pushed it), no dumb tweets trying to dunk on a player, no corny JuJu like videos. The Chiefs just became irrelevant to this team once the clock hit zero.  

I wonder if Moore will trade for McKee.  If he doesn’t, no one else will.  

7 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

I love DeVonta, but what's funny about this?

 

 

Just now, LeanMeanGM said:

It was posted a few times today, I just happened to share that one. Forgive me. 

5 hours ago, bpac55 said:

@LeanMeanGM so I'm playing around with Spotrac and the Saints cap. It looks like they have quite a few players who can convert their bonuses by adding on void years if I'm reading it right and what I'm doing is possible.

By converting the bonuses of Derek Carr, Cameron Jordan, Demario Davis, Cesar Ruiz and Erik McCoy I have them already at $7 million under the cap, nearly a $57 million cap swing. A few more of the same has them at $14 million. 

Is this a realistic outlook for how they will have to go about business? They are going to have to d some damage to their cap down the road just to fit this year. 

I haven’t looked at their cap specifically but that is basically the cycle they are stuck in. Every year they have to do mass restructures to just get under and they are stuck with the aging, declining players and don’t have space to add anyone new and good. 

I don’t know what they are going to do with Carr though. I doubt they want to restructure him again. 

Lane's wife dayum

 

17 minutes ago, eagle45 said:

I wonder if Moore will trade for McKee.  If he doesn’t, no one else will.  

Tell him no. He can only have Pickett.

3 hours ago, Alphagrand said:

I don’t think the Eagles can get any more than a 4th or 5th round pick for Pickett or McKee.  Nobody is trading for either one to be their starter.

 

I dunno. Steelers need a QB. 

44 minutes ago, brkmsn said:

Fangio values the ability to cover and I don't see him prioritizing size over speed on the edge. Hunt has some unique qualities due to his background as a DB and will help Fangio with that versatility at OLB. I'm sure he'll work on his strength and technique, but don't expect them to ask him to add weight. 
 

Fangio has mentioned Nolan Smith’s size as a concern on multiple occasions. I think he wants big guys who are also athletic.

Jalyx Hunt is the guy he really wanted — 6’4” 255, and hadn’t  been in a major college program’s training system. It wouldn’t surprise me if he got to 260+ pounds and I think he wants guys who are 250+.

Here’s the NFL scouting report on him after the combine:

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Overview

Hunt is a small-school edge defender possessing notable athletic traits and the potential to get bigger and stronger. He currently lacks the lower-body anchor and general play strength to go up against NFL opponents, but the team drafting him is likely to view him as a developmental prospect in need of time to build his frame and his game. Hunt's speed is obvious as a pass rusher and in run pursuit, but proving he can survive against a downhill running attack could be the difference between challenging for a rotational role or hoping to become a designated pass rusher.

 

1 hour ago, BigEFly said:

Is there really a difference? It’s basically Division III.  I watched Pumphrey light up my Cougars.  Statistically, he was the best RB out there when drafted.  

San Diego St produced marshall faulk back when SD st was in the WAC.

Im not saying theyre a powerhouse but theyre a little better than div III.

But yeah San Jose st has sucked for a while and they play a lot of trash teams.

Nash has some good tape good skill set good size,was a Bilitnikof finalist.

If hes around 5-7th rounds id take a flyer on him 

 

 

Rodgers played pretty well in the Rams game. Good coverage

wouldnt mind bringing him back

47 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

I love DeVonta, but what's funny about this?

 

 

Call of Duty with the nonexistent recoil and horrible hit detection

Just looked at the list of 2024 QB starters and would say there are at least 8 teams that should consider trading for Mckee. If McKee was a sure thing he would command several 1st and 2nd rounders. If you are  a GM and want to risk giving him a 2 year run with your floundering franchise for a salary of $1M per season, it's a no brainer to consider a 2nd rounder for him. I'm not so sure if I'm the Eagles I would even accept that. How many good young QBs are even available in the trade market right now for these QB starved teams? And being on the heels of a Superbowl championship, everyone's trade value just increased. Here we are with Howie holding all the cards. In a great spot, if you are the Eagles.

1 hour ago, Eriv20 said:

They think bec Moore is in NO that he’ll grossly overpay for a backup qb. I have a bridge to sell to those folks who think that

Oh come on. You guys don't understand how the factory works!

 

51 minutes ago, jojodancer said:

Chiefs are in trouble now with 2 aging future hall of famers slipping some here (Chris Jones and Travis Kelce) and not having the internal replacements of talents that the Eagles had in key positions with Jalen Carter and Cam Jurgens replacing Fletcher Cox and Jason Kelce.

I think we are set up great with a very young and talented team but I would say we have three HoF players left to replace (BG, LJ and Slay).

Still so far an incredible job. And that has been going for much longer. Who would've thought we would just move on from Jason Peters and not miss him at all?

38 minutes ago, NOTW said:

Lane's wife dayum

 

Raw, respectfully. 😂

28 minutes ago, TEW said:

Fangio has mentioned Nolan Smith’s size as a concern on multiple occasions. I think he wants big guys who are also athletic.

Jalyx Hunt is the guy he really wanted — 6’4” 255, and hadn’t  been in a major college program’s training system. It wouldn’t surprise me if he got to 260+ pounds and I think he wants guys who are 250+.

Here’s the NFL scouting report on him after the combine:

 

Maybe his size on paper is a concern, but he plays big as hell. 

1 hour ago, bpac55 said:

I wonder what the Eagles strength and conditioning team has planned for Jaylx Hunt as he moves in to season 2. He's 6-3 252 and showed that he has a dominant bull rush. Should his focus be 100% on technique and adding different pass rush moves or do we think they might want to get him up to 260? Seeing his strength was surprising to say the least this year. 

Why not both? 

1 hour ago, bpac55 said:

I love DeVonta, but what's funny about this?

 

 

I don’t play video games, so I wouldn’t get it.  So I won’t bother watching.  I will say (and since I’m not a Twitter/X guy either, this opinion comes only from seeing their posts that are copied here) that the source of the message isn’t one I’d say is all that important 

1 hour ago, bpac55 said:

I wonder what the Eagles strength and conditioning team has planned for Jaylx Hunt as he moves in to season 2. He's 6-3 252 and showed that he has a dominant bull rush. Should his focus be 100% on technique and adding different pass rush moves or do we think they might want to get him up to 260? Seeing his strength was surprising to say the least this year. 

I think you’re getting ahead of yourself saying he has a dominant bullrush. He used it great against an undersized tackle who really is a guard, but it’s an awfully small sample size. 

He needs to work on technique and pass rush plan. He said it himself.