6 minutes ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

I wasn't forgiving the moves. Just shedding light on the good fortune that followed them.

Howie can be imperfect and the best at the same time.

Howie has had a run of good luck that would put Vegas out of business. He tries to trade for Calvin Ridley and then sign Allen Robinson but lands into AJ Brown. He signs Devin White to good LB money and just finds Baun who’s an all pro off the scrap heap. All the other stuff you stated. How everything shook out with Wentz/Hurts etc. I’m sure there’s more I’m missing.

Howie hustled another pick and cap relief from a distressed asset. Sheesh, the guy must have tapes on all these suckers.

Von Miller at the right price could be a good fit as a ring chasing veteran.

6 minutes ago, D-Shiznit said:

Howie hustled another pick and cap relief from a distressed asset. Sheesh, the guy must have tapes on all these suckers.

Von Miller at the right price could be a good fit as a ring chasing veteran.

Can't see them touching Miller given the allegations and suspension for violence against a woman.

1 hour ago, RLC said:

Much easier roster construction without Huff. It clearly wasn't going to work out here. A shame.

One of the best things about this is that if APR lights it up in the pre-season at edge rusher, there's now room for him and no pressure to keep Huff instead.

2 hours ago, LeanMeanGM said:

I want my flowers

He's so Philly...

On 5/29/2025 at 4:39 PM, mattwill said:

Can’t you apply some of that optimism to the idea of the Hendrickson trade? LOL

Nope

4 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Leave it to ESP to try and kill the joy

1 hour ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

I'm thinking about the three moves Howie took the most grief for.

• Picked Darnell Pumphrey in a RB loaded draft - we won the SB 9 months later.

• Picked Jalen Reagor instead of Justin Jefferson - he selected Jalen Hurts in the next round.

• Signed Bryce Huff to a $51M contract - we won the SB 11 months later.

Please let me know if there is one I overlooked.

Taking JJ Arceage-Whiteside over DK Metcalf

14 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Howie's a sucker, got duped again.

"The trade, which will be processed after June 1, will result in the Eagles taking on $4.94 million in dead money this year. They will defer $16.6 million to next season. While there is a lot of chatter about the Eagles creating over $15 million in space this year the reality is Huff’s original cap number was just $7.4 million so really the team is only $2.4 million better off than originally expected. They will be about $5 million worse off in 2026 than his original contract’s salary cap number"

24 minutes ago, paco said:

Those look like ganga bricks.

So which veteran edge rusher will the Eagles sign before camp: Clowney, Smith, or Miller?

6 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

Howie's a sucker, got duped again.

"The trade, which will be processed after June 1, will result in the Eagles taking on $4.94 million in dead money this year. They will defer $16.6 million to next season. While there is a lot of chatter about the Eagles creating over $15 million in space this year the reality is Huff’s original cap number was just $7.4 million so really the team is only $2.et4 million better off than originally expected. They will be about $5 million worse off in 2026 than his original contract’s salary cap number"

You lost me. How did he get duped?

3 minutes ago, T-1000 said:

So which veteran edge rusher will the Eagles sign before camp: Clowney, Smith, or Miller?

None of the above … but of the three Smith would make the most sense.

1 hour ago, LeanMeanGM said:

I think he does. Starting just Smith and Hunt would be risky for a team built for a strong season. Hunt is unproven and Smith isn’t exactly a pillar of health. EDGE is probably the second weakest positional group ahead of only S if they don’t do anything.

I just don't know whether there's a veteran FA they would consider. I think the list is Judon, Clowney, Preston Smith, DeMarcus Lawrence.

18 minutes ago, NCiggles said:

Taking JJ Arceage-Whiteside over DK Metcalf

Taking JJAW was a bad pick, but Metcalf was red flagged by many teams. I would argue that it wasn't an either/or decision for them. They just liked JJAW too much.

5 minutes ago, mattwill said:

None of the above … but of the three Smith would make the most sense.

They have no depth homie.

Just now, T-1000 said:

They have no depth homie.

Smith, Hunt, Ojulari, Uche, APR

11 minutes ago, mattwill said:

You lost me. How did he get duped?

Consider the source.

5 minutes ago, mattwill said:

Smith, Hunt, Ojulari, Uche, APR

Like I said, they have no depth. Uche might not even make the team and APR is a 6th round pick.

6 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Consider the source.

Oh I did. But thanks for the heads up. 😇

6 minutes ago, T-1000 said:

Like I said, they have no depth. Uche might not even make the team and APR is a 6th round pick.

Succession plan. Time will tell whether you are right. You may be.

1 hour ago, D-Shiznit said:

Howie hustled another pick and cap relief from a distressed asset. Sheesh, the guy must have tapes on all these suckers.

Von Miller at the right price could be a good fit as a ring chasing veteran.

Von Miller has already won two Super Bowls and been a Super Bowl MVP. Would going to the Eagles for one season to try to help a team repeat what they’ve just done be #1 on his priority list?

I think we are fine. Give the rookies time to develop into the system. With our DTs, we're going to get pressure up the middle. Even if it's a little off the first few weeks they'll get them trained up.

I'm not trying to defend Huff but I don't think he ever really fit what we wanted him to do. Just wasn't the right player, and with what Fangio is trying to do, he definitely isn't the right fit.

As for Howie, nobody is perfect but compared to the rest of the GM's in the league, I'll grade him an A