45 minutes ago, paco said:

Dude, don't jump to conclusions that it's coke......

.... when they raided P-Diddy's hotel room, there were two bags of pink powder. One tested positive for ketamine while the other bag tested positive for MDMA and ketamine.

I am so out of the loop... which is worse?

10 minutes ago, Freshmilk said:

For what? If he can't beat out Matt Pryor, he has zero value on the trade market.

For the upgrade of one of Howie’s 3rds into a 2nd.

Lots of trench-hungry teams out there after an O-Line weak Draft year.

12 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Oh... I was referring to Baun.

Yeah Baun is a little early but he was 1st team AP. The only MLB’s you could argue are on his level or better are Warner and Roquan, so 9th isnt outrageous

However, the other dude in the division is a NT and is putting up top 5 DT number for sacks and pressures every year. AND he’s awesome at just being a NT too. I don’t think this is a hot take, but Dlaw is already half way to the hall of fame. 30 sacks as a Nose Tackle and 2 AP’s by 27, will break 100 QB hits next year in only 7 seasons.

31 minutes ago, mattwill said:

Let’s say Green wins and Steen is traded (ideally for the upgrade of one of Howie’ 3rds to a 2nd) then your OG depth is Pryor, Keegan, Kendall, Williams, Hinton, and (much to my surprise based on the OTAs) Pierce.

That is why you trade Steen. Howie Roseman 3D Chess.

Doesn’t Steen act as the game day combo guy who can play any position but center though?

Only goes back to 1988... but its still fun.

35 minutes ago, TEW said:

Doesn’t Steen act as the game day combo guy who can play any position but center though?

Good question. In 2024 the answer was "No.” Fred Johnson was the swing Tackle and Steen was the swing Guard.

In 2025 Fred is gone, but replaced by Kendall Lamm (if healthy) as the swing Tackle. In addition, Pryor has a fair amount of Tackle experience, so if Green is the winner, then Pryor can be your combined OG/OT swing if needed.

Then of course you have the rookies Keegan and Kendall and the three mammoth OTs, all three of whom have been seeing snaps at OG in the OTAs.

No superstar, but a very enviable position nonetheless. You can’t have superstars in all five O-Line positions.

6 hours ago, mattwill said:

I don’t think you give Hendrickson a new deal. Sit down with him and his agent and come to an agreement that playing one year with the Eagles and then going into Free Agency with that superb year on the books is an even better financial deal than extending now. Eagles get a one year rental and a winning scenario in the 2026 offseason.

At his age, he’s not doing that. Dude has earned top dollar and he’s not budging from his stance right now. He’s gonna need a new deal where ever he goes.

5 minutes ago, Wentz_Era said:

At his age, he’s not doing that. Dude has earned top dollar and he’s not budging from his stance right now. He’s gonna need a new deal where ever he goes.

Logically I agree with you; however, the latest rumored development is an interesting wrinkle … IF it is real

If you were Hendrickson and his agent would you prefer (1) holding out during 2025 with all the financial ramifications that come with that, or (2) play for the Eagles under the terms of the last year of your contract?

4 hours ago, Iggles_Phan said:

It is. As of right now, he's more of a one year wonder. If he can stack two years (or even three) like that together, now we've really got something!!!

Yup, in the back of my mind i hope it’s not a one year thing, but last year was sustained superior performance every single week. Gives me hope that it’s repeatable (or at least he’s not going to become a potato). Unfortunately I’m not sure he’s gonna get another ‘long term’ deal after this one at 28 already.

The back end of last year was so good, that I think in part we will have some disappointing moments over the year. Q, DeJawn & Baun specifically set the bar pretty high that repeating will be hard (same with Saquon). Extend that to Hunt and Smith…

15 minutes ago, mattwill said:

Logically I agree with you; however, the latest rumored development is an interesting wrinkle … IF it is real

If you were Hendrickson and his agent would you prefer (1) holding out during 2025 with all the financial ramifications that come with that, or (2) play for the Eagles under the terms of the last year of your contract?

Or (3) hold out games when traded to the Eagles, just like Reddick did for the Jets.

There are more options than just the 2 you put forward.

1 hour ago, mattwill said:

Good question. In 2024 the answer was "No.” Fred Johnson was the swing Tackle and Steen was the swing Guard.

In 2025 Fred is gone, but replaced by Kendall Lamm (if healthy) as the swing Tackle. In addition, Pryor has a fair amount of Tackle experience, so if Green is the winner, then Pryor can be your combined OG/OT swing if needed.

Then of course you have the rookies Keegan and Kendall and the three mammoth OTs, all three of whom have been seeing snaps at OG in the OTAs.

No superstar, but a very enviable position nonetheless. You can’t have superstars in all five O-Line positions.

Well, we could have…

1 hour ago, mattwill said:

Logically I agree with you; however, the latest rumored development is an interesting wrinkle … IF it is real

If you were Hendrickson and his agent would you prefer (1) holding out during 2025 with all the financial ramifications that come with that, or (2) play for the Eagles under the terms of the last year of your contract?

If that’s true I think that hurts your argument. He’s dug in about his contract with a team he spent his entire professional career with. All the relationships with ownership, staff and other players is being put behind his personal interest, which he has every right to do. But why would he suddenly not care about his contract with a team he knows nobody (generally speaking) and doesn’t have a strong relationship with?

If Phillies don’t send out their worst reliever at this point just to nail a brave in the ribs I’ll be disappointed.

11 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

If that’s true I think that hurts your argument. He’s dug in about his contract with a team he spent his entire professional career with. All the relationships with ownership, staff and other players is being put behind his personal interest, which he has every right to do. But why would he suddenly not care about his contract with a team he knows nobody (generally speaking) and doesn’t have a strong relationship with?

The simple answer is $. If he holds out he doesn’t get paid. If he accepts a trade to the Eagles he does get paid. And in both cases he is a UFA at the end of the season. According to Spotrac that $ amount he would be forsaking if he holds out is $15,800,000.

$15,800,000 is a terrible thing to waste.

4 hours ago, garingovt2000 said:

Anyone nervous they had Adoree Jackson out their 1st day over Ringo? Who wins RG Steen or Pryor?

What I saw was that Jackson was out first but split snaps with Ringo with the first team.

Abington High School’s finest …

59 minutes ago, mattwill said:

The simple answer is $. If he holds out he doesn’t get paid. If he accepts a trade to the Eagles he does get paid. And in both cases he is a UFA at the end of the season. According to Spotrac that $ amount he would be forsaking if he holds out is $15,800,000.

$15,800,000 is a terrible thing to waste.

I’m still failing to see what the difference is if he’s willing to lose $15,800,000 with the Bengals why he’s not willing to lose the same amount with any other team.

1 hour ago, LeanMeanGM said:

I’m still failing to see what the difference is if he’s willing to lose $15,800,000 with the Bengals why he’s not willing to lose the same amount with any other team.

He won’t lose it with the Eagles. He will be paid it.

7 minutes ago, mattwill said:

He won’t lose it with the Eagles. He will be paid it.

IF he shows up. He’s not showing up for the Bengals, why is he showing up for the Eagles?

1 hour ago, LeanMeanGM said:

IF he shows up. He’s not showing up for the Bengals, why is he showing up for the Eagles?

For the chance at a ring (playing for the best team in the NFL that he just made better) and to play his contract year in Fangio’s Defense, setting up a huge pay day in the 2026 Free Agency.

20 minutes ago, mattwill said:

For the chance at a ring (playing for the best team in the NFL that he just made better) and to play his contract year in Fangio’s Defense, setting up a huge pay day in the 3026 Free Agency.

Yes. Yes! YES!