https://x.com/CGJXXIII/status/1899485153883255120

Him having that graphic ready that quick tells me this had been in the works for a few days.

Just now, Sack that QB said:

Two things can be true.

1) Yes, the offseason doesn't end this week, and yes I'm sure the Eagles will obviously make more moves between now and even all the way up to July.

2) That doesn't necessarily mean the Eagles will be close to as good next season. They are losing a lot of talent that isn't easily replaceable.

Glad they were able to get the chip with that roster.

Slay, CJ, and probably BG are gone. That is a lot of leadership out the window. And Brown seems to suck. He was in on the last TD. I sure hope they have another plan.

14 minutes ago, greendestiny27 said:

They downgraded S and RG in one trade. This will be felt on the field but we saved more money 

I don't agree.  It was posted in here yesterday that the Eagles and Becton are not close on money.  When (if) Becton signs elsewhere you'll have Steen starting with Keegan backing him up.  Isn't Steen starting with Green backing up theoretically an upgrade?

I don't view this trade as Kenyon Green expected to start at RG.  I think he's brought in as depth, with Steen as the presumptive starter and Kenyon Green being trained by Stoutland how to play RG so that, if he has to come in, he's ready to spell Steen for a couple of games.

If Becton does re-sign with the Eagles, then Green becomes Dickerson's primary backup LG.

4 minutes ago, Diehardfan said:

Down the line they figure it out. Sweat and Williams were walking. You atch those and keep it going as much as possible. Don't become the Cowboys 

I trust Howie. Clearly he knows what he’s doing 

19 minutes ago, Utebird said:

Apparently Green has played every OL position in college except center.

So im sure the eagles liked the versatility 

He was touted as s really good run blocker, not sure what his run block pass block grades were last year if anybody has them.??

I dont think this automatically counts steen out as starting guard, should be an open competition for it with keegan as well, but adding Green gives the birds another OL that can play 4 positions in a pinch.

Sucks to lose CJ but im sure CJ had more to do with that than the eagles did🤷‍♂️

 

You read Green's scouting reports and he sounds like a can't miss prospect, most of them think he was more or less at NFL level as a run blocker coming out. Have to wonder what went wrong.

He was drafted by Lovie Smith as HC and Smith was gone the next year so he's had different O Line coaches.

1 minute ago, Alphagrand said:

I don't agree.  It was posted in here yesterday that the Eagles and Becton are not close on money.  When (if) Becton signs elsewhere you'll have Steen starting with Keegan backing him up.  Isn't Steen starting with Green backing up theoretically an upgrade?

I don't view this trade as Kenyon Green expected to start at RG.  I think he's brought in as depth, with Steen as the resumed starter and Kenyon Green being trained by Stoutland how to play RG so that, if he has to come in, he's ready to spell Steen for a couple of games.

If Becton does re-sign with the Eagles, then Green becomes Dickerson's primary backup LG.

Exactly. Green is a flyer, not some kind of projected starter.

When we resign Carter for 50M/Y next year, we'll be happy that we did so by shedding contracts like CJGJ.

1 minute ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

If you’re upset about CJGJ, would you be more upset if you kept him and then lost guys like Nolan Smith,Carter, Reed and jurgens. Cause they need new contracts and that money helps going to them. They are your core CJGJ was here for another year until he then would want a new contract and begins to have an attitude. You weren’t paying two safeties going forward. So they got out of it a year early to save money for extensions of Carter and smith in 2026 and likely paying Reed 

if you wanna be mad at Howie for making this move, you can go all the way back to signing Bryce huff and giving him that contract. Because that contract is basically unmovable and you’re stuck with it. If Huff wasn’t making the money, he was an on this team, you probably could’ve kept CJGJ for another year. Well Huff didn’t really hurt them on the field as guys stepped up. His contract is definitely something that is hinder-some right now.

Those are down the line issues. Try to win another and then make these moves. 

https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/cj-gardner-johnson-kenyon-green-trade-free-agency-texans/653665/

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A big part of this trade is giving former third-round pick Sydney Brown a chance to compete for a starting spot next to Reed Blankenship in the Eagles’ defense. Brown was a third-round pick out of Illinois in 2023 but hasn’t yet carved out a significant role on defense. He showed some promise as a rookie but tore his ACL in the regular season finale and missed the start of 2024 before bing buried on the depth chart.

In addition to Brown, the Eagles also still have Tristin McCollum and Lewis Cine on the roster. There are also several months before the opener, so it’s possible the Eagles could add another safety.

And Blankenship, 26, is entering the final year of his contract. So an extension could be coming for the now-veteran starter.

 

 

We do not know if Green is meant to be a starter, I don't see how he could given the bolded. He may just be depth and another reclamation project. He might have been an add-in since the CJGJ move is apparently mostly financial. 

You have to click to expand to see the entire quote. But Green missed all of 2023 with a shoulder injury, was benched last year in October, and has only ever played Left Guard in the NFL.

I can't see that as an instant RG starter, that has to be a depth/project add-in to the trade.

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Green, 23, was the No. 15 overall pick out of Texas A&M back in the 2022 draft but his NFL career hasn’t gone to plan. After starting 14 games as a rookie, with plenty of struggles, Green missed the entire 2023 season with a shoulder injury. 

In 2024, Green was benched in October. He ended up playing in 12 games with 9 starts. Last season, ProFootballFocus ranked him as the No. 76 best guard in the NFL out of 77 qualified players. Green gave up 47 pressures and 4 sacks last season. He appears to be another reclamation for highly regarded offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland.

Green has played only left guard in the NFL and the Eagles have Pro Bowler Landon Dickerson at that spot. So perhaps we see him get some time at right guard, where there’s an opening. The Eagles’ 2024 starter, Mekhi Becton, is a free agent. The Eagles also have 2023 third-round pick Tyler Steen on the roster.

 

 

4 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

https://x.com/CGJXXIII/status/1899485153883255120

Him having that graphic ready that quick tells me this had been in the works for a few days.

"Philly. You didn't steal my car again this time, so it was a lot of fun." 

Was in a long meeting that I got out of and just saw the trade.  Awful trade, don't like it at all.  This guard is very badly rated but I guess they are hoping Stoutland can do something with him.  All for taking a chance on a guy for Stoutland but not at the cost of a player like CJGJ.  He gave this defense an edge, one that was clearly missing in 2023.  I hope this means that Fangio is willing to give Sydney Brown the chance he stubbornly was not willing to give last year.  I really hope this means we aren't looking at McCollum because he was truly God awful terrible every time he stepped on the field last season.

Howie needs to prioritize bringing back the biggest remaining FA. Lovato

You guys came out in full force on this one

If I thought Sydney Brown was good, I'd be much less annoyed. I just don't think he's good enough in coverage. Certainly doesn't cover space deep like CJGJ did. He's a down hill runner.

14 minutes ago, Cheesteakitis said:

He was an extra in the trade doesn’t mean we traded and he is handed a starting guard spot!

 

Downgrade whether he wins the starting spot or not.

11 minutes ago, TEW said:

I wouldn’t read too much into Green.

CJGJ doesn’t have much trade value. Green was a disaster — terrible rookie season and IR his second season. He gets a fresh start here, maybe the eagles can salvage him, but this trade was about freeing up space long term.

I think it is Tyler Steen‘s job to lose. But I think it’s foolish to say they made this trade and they don’t expect green to try and compete with Tyler Steen for that starting right guard spot. They didn’t make this move just for him to be a $2 million backup. This was to push Tyler Steen and have him in competition and hope that Stoutland can turn his career around like becton.

But my point on paying 5 OL 10+ mil still holds for the moment. I think it was more unrealistic of Eagles fans to expect the Eagles to pay 10+ mil to all 5 starting OLineman (jurgens is getting extended). If you did that, then you were going to have to pay the price elsewhere. 

37 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Why not just get a better pick then? Kinda weird to take a project G that only has one year and no path to playing. 

Maybe that wasn't an option.  I don't think you were getting better than a 5 for CJGJ. 

We've lost our 2 biggest trash talkers in Graham and CJ. Needs to be a major priority in the draft. 😡

3 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

I don't agree.  It was posted in here yesterday that the Eagles and Becton are not close on money.  When (if) Becton signs elsewhere you'll have Steen starting with Keegan backing him up.  Isn't Steen starting with Green backing up theoretically an upgrade?

I don't view this trade as Kenyon Green expected to start at RG.  I think he's brought in as depth, with Steen as the presumptive starter and Kenyon Green being trained by Stoutland how to play RG so that, if he has to come in, he's ready to spell Steen for a couple of games.

If Becton does re-sign with the Eagles, then Green becomes Dickerson's primary backup LG.

Yup 

Steen was the projected starter last year getting reps with the 1s in camp before getting hurt.

I assume Steen will get first shot at RG again 

1 minute ago, Mike030270 said:

You guys came out in full force on this one

Tatergeddonzzzz

1 minute ago, RememberTheKoy said:

Was in a long meeting that I got put of and just saw the trade.  Awful trade, don't like it at all.  This guard is very badly rated but I guess they are hoping Stoutland can do something with him.  All for taking a chance on a guy for Stoutland but not at the cost of a player like CJGJ.  He gave this defense an edge, one that was clearly missing in 2023.  I hope this means that Fangio is willing to give Sydney Brown the chance he stubbornly was not willing to give last year.  I really hope this means we aren't looking at McCollum because he was truly God awful terrible every time he stepped on the field last season.

It’s all about cap space.

Green is a throw in.

4 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

I don't agree.  It was posted in here yesterday that the Eagles and Becton are not close on money.  When (if) Becton signs elsewhere you'll have Steen starting with Keegan backing him up.  Isn't Steen starting with Green backing up theoretically an upgrade?

I don't view this trade as Kenyon Green expected to start at RG.  I think he's brought in as depth, with Steen as the presumptive starter and Kenyon Green being trained by Stoutland how to play RG so that, if he has to come in, he's ready to spell Steen for a couple of games.

If Becton does re-sign with the Eagles, then Green becomes Dickerson's primary backup LG.

Maybe, but Stoutland didn't cross train Keegan at all. I think it was a bit interesting he was LG only all year. You could say maybe he didn't want to put too much on his plate in his rookie season but it's not like he was a converted player and the position was new to him.

Just now, DEagle7 said:

We've lost our 2 biggest trash talkers in Graham and CJ. Needs to be a major priority in the draft. 😡

I wonder if DeJean can talk good trash

1 minute ago, Sack that QB said:

If I thought Sydney Brown was good, I'd be much less annoyed. I just don't think he's good enough in coverage. Certainly doesn't cover space deep like CJGJ did. He's a down hill runner.

He was toast on the last TD and Howie just learned how valuable CJ was the first time he let him go.