5 hours ago, LeanMeanGM said:

I’d still smash, she’s gotta have some of that wild gene in her

You animal. Not wrong though. You can just tell lol.

Word is out that the league was behind BOTH the Tush Push ban rule proposal AND the playoff seeding realignment.

GROSS. The league is becoming an arch enemy of mine at this point. The Commish trying to strong arm franchising into doing his bidding is the worst way that the league can function. This current group in the NFL offices are going to forever change the NFL for the worse... and its already started. The new kickoff in the name of player safety is a farce. The real rule change the NFL needed to implement was to go back to the way kickoffs have always been. Anything else is just trying to break something else that isn't broken.

11 hours ago, wussbasket said:

I didn’t watch a ton of players before the draft, but watch quite a few of the Eagles new players after. Idk if I’m wearing green colored glasses, but every single one had pretty good tape out there.

Statistically they shouldn’t all succeed, but I’m having a hard time seeing which draft pick could get cut. Obviously this all can change once the pads come on, but I’m very excited about the talent they picked up in the draft.

I think at least one becomes a starter and one a solid backup. My guess would be Williams because of where he was projected next year. Now he has 2-3 years to learn under Lane.

Jordan isn't going anyplace but I don't recall him ever saying anything like that before. It's exciting, and can you imagine not having to spend a first on a tackle and what that will allow them to do? Wow...

11 hours ago, LeanMeanGM said:

I think the Bears take a leap. Not saying they will be serious contenders but I think they make it interesting in the NFCN.

I can also see the Patriots being better than expected, and slightly less better but still better the Raiders.

I disagree. They will make a movement forward, but Ben Johnson revealed his mindset when talking about the Tush Push. He wants explosive plays. But, with that mentality, and the Bears roster... that might be a recipe for disaster this year for them. He's going to have to learn how to take small bites from the apple. He doesn't have the OL he had in Detroit, the WRs he had in Detroit and doesn't even have the QB he had in Detroit. There's going to be a learning curve. We'll see how quickly he adapts.

I think they may end up with 7 or 8 wins, but with a significant number of turnovers.

1 hour ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Word is out that the league was behind BOTH the Tush Push ban rule proposal AND the playoff seeding realignment.

GROSS. The league is becoming an arch enemy of mine at this point. The Commish trying to strong arm franchising into doing his bidding is the worst way that the league can function. This current group in the NFL offices are going to forever change the NFL for the worse... and its already started. The new kickoff in the name of player safety is a farce. The real rule change the NFL needed to implement was to go back to the way kickoffs have always been. Anything else is just trying to break something else that isn't broken.

It's a great indicator how Goodell feels like he is the King of the NFL, and not the Commish of the NFL, Perhaps a reason why Lurie went so hard in that sessions about the play because he felt Goodell needed to be reminded who runs the NFL and how rules are made., It's not up to Commish to politik about items he doesn't like.

Lurie's speech and not winning the vote will absolutely sting in the NFL HO. They will not be happy that the teams didn't do as they are told.

1 hour ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Word is out that the league was behind BOTH the Tush Push ban rule proposal AND the playoff seeding realignment.

GROSS. The league is becoming an arch enemy of mine at this point. The Commish trying to strong arm franchising into doing his bidding is the worst way that the league can function. This current group in the NFL offices are going to forever change the NFL for the worse... and its already started. The new kickoff in the name of player safety is a farce. The real rule change the NFL needed to implement was to go back to the way kickoffs have always been. Anything else is just trying to break something else that isn't broken.

They could have said no. So they're still a bunch of whiners of allowing themselves to be patsies

Goodell has been a horrible commissioner if you ignore the huge amount of money he's made the league. There have been so many scandals during his tenure

9 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

They could have said no. So they're still a bunch of whiners of allowing themselves to be patsies

Goodell has been a horrible commissioner if you ignore the huge amount of money he's made the league. There have been so many scandals during his tenure

These teams are likely bribed with favors such as you can host a future draft or draft lottery or super bowl if you put this forward.

For the old school folks here, this podcast featuring Tommy Lawlor is a really good listen.

The most interesting part is his prediction that Matt Pryor ends up as the starting RG.

1 minute ago, RememberTheKoy said:

These teams are likely bribed with favors such as you can host a future draft or draft lottery or super bowl if you put this forward.

Or we won't vacate your Super Bowl titles because of cheating.

6 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

They could have said no. So they're still a bunch of whiners of allowing themselves to be patsies

Goodell has been a horrible commissioner if you ignore the huge amount of money he's made the league. There have been so many scandals during his tenure

Couldn't disagree more. The NFL is the only major professional sport that is more watchable now than it was 25 years ago.

MLB is now unwatchable. ANALytics has taken over how the game is played because baseball refused to adapt from their archaic ways. NBA is basically run by the players with a puppet holding the commissioner job. NHL is run by a corrupt commissioner and his two corrupt lackeys.

Goodell's biggest issue through the lens of the tush push, kickoffs, etc. is that he's giving the Competition Committee too much voice. They changed the PI rule because one crybaby in New Orleans couldn't accept that refs sometimes miss calls. The result was a sham where the review officials wouldn't overrule the on-field officials, and no one knew what was pass interference anymore. They changed the rule for "emergency QB" when no rule change was needed. CIN dressed 3 QBs for their conference championship game because they understood contingency planning. Lynch and Shanahan dressed two QBs for their game by choice, then cried so much to the Committee that they created a rule that was never needed. Same thing with the constant tinkering of what's a catch and not a catch, what's roughing the passer and what isn't.

These aren't commissioner-driven initiatives; they come from committee. I'll agree that Goodell shouldn't be voicing his personal preference prior to the final vote being held, but he's constantly asked so he gives his opinion. If you really think Goodell is actively strong-arming and coercing owners, does it make any sense that 10 of them dissented?

40 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

They could have said no. So they're still a bunch of whiners of allowing themselves to be patsies

Goodell has been a horrible commissioner if you ignore the huge amount of money he's made the league. There have been so many scandals during his tenure

It's nearly impossible to kill the golden goose that the NFL is, but Goodell is doing everything in his power to try. A baboon could do his job.

21 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

Couldn't disagree more. The NFL is the only major professional sport that is more watchable now than it was 25 years ago.

MLB is now unwatchable. ANALytics has taken over how the game is played because baseball refused to adapt from their archaic ways. NBA is basically run by the players with a puppet holding the commissioner job. NHL is run by a corrupt commissioner and his two corrupt lackeys.

Goodell's biggest issue through the lens of the tush push, kickoffs, etc. is that he's giving the Competition Committee too much voice. They changed the PI rule because one crybaby in New Orleans couldn't accept that refs sometimes miss calls. The result was a sham where the review officials wouldn't overrule the on-field officials, and no one knew what was pass interference anymore. They changed the rule for "emergency QB" when no rule change was needed. CIN dressed 3 QBs for their conference championship game because they understood contingency planning. Lynch and Shanahan dressed two QBs for their game by choice, then cried so much to the Committee that they created a rule that was never needed. Same thing with the constant tinkering of what's a catch and not a catch, what's roughing the passer and what isn't.

These aren't commissioner-driven initiatives; they come from committee. I'll agree that Goodell shouldn't be voicing his personal preference prior to the final vote being held, but he's constantly asked so he gives his opinion. If you really think Goodell is actively strong-arming and coercing owners, does it make any sense that 10 of them dissented?

The NFL is not more watchable because of anything Goodell has done. All he had to do was take over the NFL. Football will always be king, all the way down to high school. Football drives sports. If it wasn't for football, major universities would be losing money hand over fist because of sports.

If the NFL ceased to exist tomorrow and the UFL had to become the new NFL, I don't doubt that league would succeed as well.

32 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

Couldn't disagree more. The NFL is the only major professional sport that is more watchable now than it was 25 years ago.

MLB is now unwatchable. ANALytics has taken over how the game is played because baseball refused to adapt from their archaic ways. NBA is basically run by the players with a puppet holding the commissioner job. NHL is run by a corrupt commissioner and his two corrupt lackeys.

Goodell's biggest issue through the lens of the tush push, kickoffs, etc. is that he's giving the Competition Committee too much voice. They changed the PI rule because one crybaby in New Orleans couldn't accept that refs sometimes miss calls. The result was a sham where the review officials wouldn't overrule the on-field officials, and no one knew what was pass interference anymore. They changed the rule for "emergency QB" when no rule change was needed. CIN dressed 3 QBs for their conference championship game because they understood contingency planning. Lynch and Shanahan dressed two QBs for their game by choice, then cried so much to the Committee that they created a rule that was never needed. Same thing with the constant tinkering of what's a catch and not a catch, what's roughing the passer and what isn't.

These aren't commissioner-driven initiatives; they come from committee. I'll agree that Goodell shouldn't be voicing his personal preference prior to the final vote being held, but he's constantly asked so he gives his opinion. If you really think Goodell is actively strong-arming and coercing owners, does it make any sense that 10 of them dissented?

Are you only thinking about the US? Because soccer is easily the most watched sport and it's not even close

All of that doesn't change the fact that he's been a horrible commissioner if you exclude the amount of money he's brought to the owners

1 hour ago, Mike030270 said:

They could have said no. So they're still a bunch of whiners of allowing themselves to be patsies

Goodell has been a horrible commissioner if you ignore the huge amount of money he's made the league. There have been so many scandals during his tenure

They absolutely could have said no... and maybe other teams did. But, it illustrates the thought process in the Commish and the league higher-ups.

The money he's made isn't even really a function of his actions. Its much more about the monster that the league grew into long before he took over as Commish. Not a single change he's made has actually HELPED the game. Much to the contrary, actually. I never knew how much I missed Paul Tagliabue!!!

10 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

Are you only thinking about the US? Because soccer is easily the most watched sport and it's not even close

All of that doesn't change the fact that he's been a horrible commissioner if you exclude the amount of money he's brought to the owners

Do you believe soccer is the world's most popular sport because it's the most exciting with the best executive oversight ..... or is it because it can be played by people poor enough that they have only a ball, t-shirt and shorts? (Which sadly describes the vast majority of the world's population)

What are these scandals you believe Goodell caused or is responsible for?

1 hour ago, Alphagrand said:

If you really think Goodell is actively strong-arming and coercing owners, does it make any sense that 10 of them dissented?

Yes. Just because he's strong arming owners doesn't mean that all the owners are giving in to his demands. Someone needs to remind him that you don't fix what ain't broke.

3 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

Do you believe soccer is the world's most popular sport because it's the most exciting with the best executive oversight ..... or is it because it can be played by people poor enough that they have only a ball, t-shirt and shorts? (Which sadly describes the vast majority of the world's population)

What are these scandals you believe Goodell caused or is responsible for?

I don't know why soccer is the most popular sport. It just is. It's really not something that can be argued. The numbers pale in comparison. I don't even watch the sport but it's common knowledge that it's the most popular

Everything that's happened during his tenure is his responsibility. That's the job

2 hours ago, Mike030270 said:

They could have said no. So they're still a bunch of whiners of allowing themselves to be patsies

Goodell has been a horrible commissioner if you ignore the huge amount of money he's made the league. There have been so many scandals during his tenure

Hard to ignore the money.

34 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

I don't know why soccer is the most popular sport. It just is. It's really not something that can be argued. The numbers pale in comparison. I don't even watch the sport but it's common knowledge that it's the most popular

Everything that's happened during his tenure is his responsibility. That's the job

For me, it’s a pretty easy reason why it’s the most popular sport. It’s the easiest and safest and cheapest sport for lots and lots and lots of kids to play. Loyalty starts at a very early age.

The commissioners job is to maximize profits and oversee the operations of the business.

Goodell is annoying for always tinkering with the product and making unnecessary changes but he’s not a terrible commissioner.

7 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

The commissioners job is to maximize profits and oversee the operations of the business.

Goodell is annoying for always tinkering with the product and making unnecessary changes but he’s not a terrible commissioner.

Agree to disagree

1 hour ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

For the old school folks here, this podcast featuring Tommy Lawlor is a really good listen.

The most interesting part is his prediction that Matt Pryor ends up as the starting RG.

When the Eagles re-signed Pryor I went and watched a bunch of his snaps and the one thing that really jumped out at me was how patient he had become in pass pro. By way of contrast, the only bad plays I recall from Jurgens last season were when he was NOT patient and committed too soon. Pryor is not going to be monster that Becton was in the run game but he may well be better in pass pro. Steen is probably penciled in as the starter at RG but Tommy may well be right about Pryor.

46 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

I don't know why soccer is the most popular sport. It just is. It's really not something that can be argued. The numbers pale in comparison. I don't even watch the sport but it's common knowledge that it's the most popular

Everything that's happened during his tenure is his responsibility. That's the job

So the NFL has had more scandal in the past 20 years than before? I don't see that. I'd argue much less, actually.

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