24 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

If they are revamping the playoff seeding, then just eliminate the divisions.  

So is he proposing that winning the division gets you a playoff spot but not a guaranteed top-4 seed -or- is Rodger just going best records... so essentially 7 wildcards?

 

 

4 minutes ago, mattwill said:

 

Did you get out there and see him in person?

https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1909330499832594931

TJ Sanders visited the Eagles. Like.

And tweets not embedding is still an issue for whatever reason.

"There's no tweet at the specified URL" yes there Fing is.

Also editing posts appears to be broken as well. Keep getting this:

"This comment can no longer be edited. It may have been moved or deleted, or too much time may have passed since it was posted for it to be edited." b

20 minutes ago, mattwill said:

 

That guy gets hype as the supers sleeper gem like last years Dylan Laube. Larsen just doesn't impress me. 

19 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1909330499832594931

TJ Sanders visited the Eagles. Like.

And tweets not embedding is still an issue for whatever reason.

"There's no tweet at the specified URL" yes there Fing is.

I'm becoming less optimistic with 'it's a deep DT class, they'll be good ones available at 64' - as I'm expecting a nice run between 30-50.  

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

 

Goodell standing up to his bosses.  Maybe this is the year they say retire. 

9 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

Goodell standing up to his bosses.  Maybe this is the year they say retire. 

It'll be a sad day when he goes.  Look no further than the other major pro sports commissioners (Silver, Manfred, Bettman) to see how bad it can get.  

11 minutes ago, Waiting4Someday said:

I'm becoming less optimistic with 'it's a deep DT class, they'll be good ones available at 64' - as I'm expecting a nice run between 30-50.  

It’s definitely deep, but the need is substantial also, which will be the reason for the run you predict 

20 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

That guy gets hype as the supers sleeper gem like last years Dylan Laube. Larsen just doesn't impress me. 

Connor Rogers disagrees with you.  Go to the 1:10:20 point in the NFL Stock Exchange video on WRs and RBs to hear him single out Larison. Connor and Trevor talk back and forth about him.

1 minute ago, mattwill said:

Connor Rogers disagrees with you.  Go to the 1:10:00 point in the NFL Stock Exchange video on WRs and RBs to hear him single out Larison.

Yeah I watched that one already. 

I watch him and see guys act like WWE wrestlers selling a move when they try to tackle him sometimes. Seriously, hilarious dive jobs sometimes.

I'm not just saying it as a blanket assumption; I'm speaking of specific instances when I say he is benefitting a lot from level of competition.

 

17 minutes ago, Waiting4Someday said:

I'm becoming less optimistic with 'it's a deep DT class, they'll be good ones available at 64' - as I'm expecting a nice run between 30-50.  

Yeah, I doubt Sanders lasts until 64. Probably have to take him around 40-45 to make sure you get him.

35 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

Also editing posts appears to be broken as well. Keep getting this:

"This comment can no longer be edited. It may have been moved or deleted, or too much time may have passed since it was posted for it to be edited."

You only get that message if your edit contains a link you are adding.  If the edit is text there should be no problem 

1 minute ago, HazletonEagle said:

Yeah I watched that one already. 

I watch him and see guys act like WWE wrestlers selling a move when they try to tackle him sometimes. Seriously, hilarious dive jobs sometimes.

I'm not just saying it as a blanket assumption; I'm speaking of specific instances when I say he is benefitting a lot from level of competition.

 

I don’t disagree and he will almost surely be a UDFA, but there is plenty of there there.

43 minutes ago, Waiting4Someday said:

Did you get out there and see him in person?

Yes.  A 200 yard rushing game.  His vision is outstanding, as well as his patience.  Hazleton does raise a legitimate level of competition question, but as a UDFA flier, I’d love to see him as an Eagle.

Just now, mattwill said:

I don’t disagree and he will almost surely be a UDFA, but there is plenty of there there.

I see lots of running through holes. Little in the way of elusiveness, power, and balance. 

I also noted a 1 speed player. He is fast enough, but I don't see initial burst. Slower players sometimes bust through the hole like they're shot out of a cannon. He's the opposite. He's adequately fast but hes just kinda casual about it. I think that early acceleration is important and I just don't see his.

Without that initial quickness, NFL holes might be closed.

He can catch. He can run. I see another Kenny Gainwell as his ceiling but without Gainwell's occasional power runs.

Someone who should be an RB3 at most and who you'll still be looking to replace.

 

1 hour ago, Iggles_Phan said:

If they are revamping the playoff seeding, then just eliminate the divisions.  

Division champs still matter but why reward a team that wins a crappy division with a 7-10 record and give them a 4 seed with a home playoff game.  Division winners should still get a playoff spot but seeding should go by record.  JMO.

If any sport should get rid of divisions it's the NBA.  I'm willing to bet most fans don't even know the names of the divisions. 

7 minutes ago, mattwill said:

 

 

28 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

It'll be a sad day when he goes.  Look no further than the other major pro sports commissioners (Silver, Manfred, Bettman) to see how bad it can get.  

I don’t think so.  Troy Vincent is more than ready for the role.  

1 hour ago, Waiting4Someday said:

So is he proposing that winning the division gets you a playoff spot but not a guaranteed top-4 seed -or- is Rodger just going best records... so essentially 7 wildcards?

 

Your guess is as good as mine... likely better.  

1 hour ago, mattwill said:

 

Do Howie a favor and drop over to the campus and recruit him as an UDFA. 

12 minutes ago, 315Eagles said:

Division champs still matter but why reward a team that wins a crappy division with a 7-10 record and give them a 4 seed with a home playoff game.  Division winners should still get a playoff spot but seeding should go by record.  JMO.

If any sport should get rid of divisions it's the NBA.  I'm willing to bet most fans don't even know the names of the divisions. 

 

So deprive a division of a home game?  That’s bad territorial marketing. 

6 minutes ago, 315Eagles said:

Division champs still matter but why reward a team that wins a crappy division with a 7-10 record and give them a 4 seed with a home playoff game.  Division winners should still get a playoff spot but seeding should go by record.  JMO.

If any sport should get rid of divisions it's the NBA.  I'm willing to bet most fans don't even know the names of the divisions. 

 

So if my team wins its division with a 11-6 record by going 6-0 in the division, but we drew the NFC North and AFC West as non-divisional opponents.  Whereas a wild card team in a different division could get to a 12-5 record by sweeping the NFC South and AFC South.  They don't play many games in the NFL.  Strength of schedule matters - its a tie breaker used in playoffs and the draft. 

I'd rather have the occasional bad team host a playoff game than have a good team lose out on a home game because they played a harder schedule.

11 minutes ago, 315Eagles said:

Division champs still matter but why reward a team that wins a crappy division with a 7-10 record and give them a 4 seed with a home playoff game.  Division winners should still get a playoff spot but seeding should go by record.  JMO.

Why reward a team that couldn't win its own division with that home playoff game?  

6 minutes ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

So if my team wins its division with a 11-6 record by going 6-0 in the division, but we drew the NFC North and AFC West as non-divisional opponents.  Whereas a wild card team in a different division could get to a 12-5 record by sweeping the NFC South and AFC South.  They don't play many games in the NFL.  Strength of schedule matters - its a tie breaker used in playoffs and the draft. 

I'd rather have the occasional bad team host a playoff game than have a good team lose out on a home game because they played a harder schedule.

We just saw it this past season.  None of DET, MIN, or GB were actually as good as their records; they were all inflated a couple of wins.