8 hours ago, bpac55 said:

I'd love to see a move for Nick Bonito

From Denver? That would be sweet but Broncos think they have a chance to take their division this season and have SB dreams. Their D is gonna be a top 5 unit, if not the best in the league. I don't think they subtract a guy like Bonitto this season. He is a key part of their D. But getting him would be killer.

6 hours ago, Alphagrand said:

What’s up with this Myrtetus guy? Is he the Flyers version of Spadaro?

I still can’t get interested enough to watch Edmonton vs Florida, even though I want to see Bob go back-to-back as a champion and book his HOF ticket. I am paying somewhat close attention to the draft, however, and I’ve been watching the various Flyers related podcasts on YouTube. With 7 selections in the first 48 picks I feel like I’ll get a good idea if Brière and Jones will get the franchise moving in the right direction or not. Naturally, me being me, I’ve made some pointed comments on what I think the Flyers should do and how I think the roster should be constructed.

It’s kind of funny a few of these hosts have read out and discussed some of my comments during subsequent pods and mentioned my screen name. Even if they disagree with my position, they’ve been respectful and analytical. I was watching Myrtetus’ episode today and he called someone out by name and called their comment "silly”. All the person wrote was the Flyers will get to the 2nd round next season. Rather than query what their reasoning was, he made a comment to the effect — if it happens, this person will just crow about how they were right.

It seems a strange thing to do if you’re trying to grow your podcast and encourage dialogue, as all these YouTube content creators want.

As hockey is my favorite sport, and the Flyers my favorite team. I love to read that you love hockey as well. If Shaefer goes #1 to the Islanders, as he should, I'm hoping the Flyers can make a move to get #2 from San Jose for Misa. I'd give up #6, #24, and one or two of Andrae/Bonk/Bergland/Brink/Bump/Tuomaala/Poehling/Pelletier.

12 hours ago, bpac55 said:

He's gotta be trolling at this point no? He realizes he's comparing the best QB in NFL history to Hurts in OTAs right?

Not that I care about ESP or what he says, but what is wrong with comparing players? Specifically here, he's comparing practice showings. It's an observation, not a ranking. I'll never understand why some fans feel it's taboo to "compare" any two players. It's what we should be doing. If Brady is the bar, then how does our guy measure up to the bar?

3 hours ago, Iggles_Phan said:

All true, but why did you oversell how much they paid to get him and how long that impact extended? The truth is sad enough, no need to try to blame that move for other failures. The cost, frankly, wasn't all that high considering the move they made. And, I will contend that the 2017 Super Bowl doesn't happen without him, so for me... that justifies the cost. Pretty much everyone here would have traded just about anything to get that first championship in our lifetime. He was a major part of that and for that, I will remain forever grateful. But trading 2 first round picks, a second round pick and a 3rd and 4th is well worth it to get the first ever Lombardi, imo. The future draft capital issues were due to Howie's mismanagement in trying to run it back and making some bad trades, not a residual from the Wentz trade. And then he also got more draft capital back when he cut bait. All in all, not nearly the albatross you are portraying it as. Had it been, then the team couldn't have rebounded like they have so soon afterward.

100%

I don’t think Nick Foles becomes the legend he is if the Eagles did not have home-field advantage already secured.

Bryce Huff will get a Super Bowl ring for last year… He does not deserve it. Carson Wentz 100% deserves his.

1 hour ago, brkmsn said:

Not that I care about ESP or what he says, but what is wrong with comparing players? Specifically here, he's comparing practice showings. It's an observation, not a ranking. I'll never understand why some fans feel it's taboo to "compare" any two players. It's what we should be doing. If Brady is the bar, then how does our guy measure up to the bar?

They are talking about RTK

4 minutes ago, Freshmilk said:

They are talking about RTK

I think they could be referring to both of them

12 hours ago, Aerolithe_Lion said:

Based on the way he handled Foles winning and us drafting Hurts, if it wasn’t those things then it would have eventually just been something else

Agree to disagree

28 minutes ago, McMVP said:

I think they could be referring to both of them

That was my take as well.

He should be given 55 too

2 hours ago, Freshmilk said:

As hockey is my favorite sport, and the Flyers my favorite team. I love to read that you love hockey as well. If Shaefer goes #1 to the Islanders, as he should, I'm hoping the Flyers can make a move to get #2 from San Jose for Misa. I'd give up #6, #24, and one or two of Andrae/Bonk/Bergland/Brink/Bump/Tuomaala/Poehling/Pelletier.

They could try a move up to #2 but that gets very expensive, and it's a slippery slope when your farm system isn't stocked with a lot of talent. If I was Briere I wouldn't move either Oliver Bonk or Alex Bump -- they could both have a strong future. Bonk is a two-time Memorial Cup champion and a right shot defenseman with good size and some offensive upside. Bump seems to be developing really well for a 5th round pick; over a point per game in US College this past season. The rest of them you could offer up, but I'm not sure it moves the needle for San Jose.

My thought right now is a pick swap similar to what Arizona did at the 2022 draft -- they traded #27, 34, and 45 to move up to #11 overall. The Flyers currently have picks 6, 22, 32, 36, 40, 45, and 48 in the first two rounds. I would offer #22, 36, and 45 to get up to #9 or 10 overall. Stay at #6 and draft Desnoyers or Frondell as 1C, then move up for a second top 10 pick and draft whichever of Jackson Smith or Radim Mrtka is still there (hopefully Smith). I really don't like the Flyers current defense at all outside of Sanheim; they could bank on Blake Fiddler being there at #22 but that's not a sure thing, and he's more of a gamble.

It'll be very interesting to see what the Flyers decide to do. I don't think making all 7 picks is the right strategy.

I put on my Negadelphian hat and mocked up a Kempski-like 10 reasons that 2025 will be a disaster.

1.       Winning the Super Bowl – Leads to a shorter offseason, more distractions, and becoming the target within the league.

2.       Harder Schedule – We had the third easiest last season based on record.  We now have the 5^th hardest based on Super Bowl odds.  Throw the glut of primetime games in here as well.

3.       New OC – This could be tricky.  Kevin Patullo has been around the team, but so was Brian Johnson.  Hurts will want this offense to be the most comfortable for him.  There were plenty of games last season where you could argue that Moore and Hurts weren’t on the same page.  There was too much talent for the offense to ever sputter.

4.       Injury Recoveries – As stated above, this is a shorter offseason.  Will the folks who had offseason procedures be available when the season starts?  We can throw Campbell in here as well.

5.       Injury Luck – We’ve had a nice run of injury luck recently.  Dean was the only starter unavailable in the playoffs.  The regression should happen.  Right?

6.       Edge – Lost Sweat and Graham (and Huff).  Smith and Hunt both look the part, but depth is a concern.  Their pass rush wasn’t consistent last season.  Taking a step backwards from there would be sup-optimal.

7.       Linebacker – Dean is out for a while.  Campbell may not be ready.  Trotter Jr as a starter?  Not ideal.

8.       Cornerback – This is the moment the Ringo-stans have been waiting for.  There could be a scenario where neither Ringo nor Jackson emerge as workable, DeJean needs to be a full-time outside CB, and we are looking at McWilliams as our starting NCB.

9.       Safety – Now compound that with uncertainty around the guy lining up next to Blankenship.  We need to acknowledge that CJGJ was not an asset in coverage, which would lead one to believe that Mukuba, with strong coverage skills, would be the guy.  Put numbers 7, 8, and 9 together as a back-seven trifecta.

10.  OL Depth – I won’t focus on RG.  Steen is a solid option.  It is the bench behind them.  Who will be the swing tackle?  Will all the bodies that play iOL provide quality depth?

IMO, #2 is the real challenge. Sirianni will keep the team focused. Fangio will get the defense to work. Stoutland will get the OL right.

14 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

They could try a move up to #2 but that gets very expensive, and it's a slippery slope when your farm system isn't stocked with a lot of talent. If I was Briere I wouldn't move either Oliver Bonk or Alex Bump -- they could both have a strong future. Bonk is a two-time Memorial Cup champion and a right shot defenseman with good size and some offensive upside. Bump seems to be developing really well for a 5th round pick; over a point per game in US College this past season. The rest of them you could offer up, but I'm not sure it moves the needle for San Jose.

My thought right now is a pick swap similar to what Arizona did at the 2022 draft -- they traded #27, 34, and 45 to move up to #11 overall. The Flyers currently have picks 6, 22, 32, 36, 40, 45, and 48 in the first two rounds. I would offer #22, 36, and 45 to get up to #9 or 10 overall. Stay at #6 and draft Desnoyers or Frondell as 1C, then move up for a second top 10 pick and draft whichever of Jackson Smith or Radim Mrtka is still there (hopefully Smith). I really don't like the Flyers current defense at all outside of Sanheim; they could bank on Blake Fiddler being there at #22 but that's not a sure thing, and he's more of a gamble.

It'll be very interesting to see what the Flyers decide to do. I don't think making all 7 picks is the right strategy.

Good plan. While I like all of Frondell,Desnoyers, and Hagans, none of them are #1 centers. Misa, in my opinion is the best shot at a 1C this draft. Bump is JAG for me. Bonk is one I like and I think he does move the needle. I'd be happy to let him go to get a 1C. Moving back up into the early teens is a good thought if guys like McQueen or Eklund are there. If not I'd rather roll the dice and try to get Ryabkin at #22 or with a small move up. I agree, we won't be using all 7 picks in the first two rounds.

If there is a run on the Centers from 2-5 (Misa, Frondell, Hagans, Desnoyers) I'd happily take Martone at #6 and try to trade for a younger #2C.

32 minutes ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

I put on my Negadelphian hat and mocked up a Kempski-like 10 reasons that 2025 will be a disaster.

1.       Winning the Super Bowl – Leads to a shorter offseason, more distractions, and becoming the target within the league.

2.       Harder Schedule – We had the third easiest last season based on record.  We now have the 5^th hardest based on Super Bowl odds.  Throw the glut of primetime games in here as well.

3.       New OC – This could be tricky.  Kevin Patullo has been around the team, but so was Brian Johnson.  Hurts will want this offense to be the most comfortable for him.  There were plenty of games last season where you could argue that Moore and Hurts weren’t on the same page.  There was too much talent for the offense to ever sputter.

4.       Injury Recoveries – As stated above, this is a shorter offseason.  Will the folks who had offseason procedures be available when the season starts?  We can throw Campbell in here as well.

5.       Injury Luck – We’ve had a nice run of injury luck recently.  Dean was the only starter unavailable in the playoffs.  The regression should happen.  Right?

6.       Edge – Lost Sweat and Graham (and Huff).  Smith and Hunt both look the part, but depth is a concern.  Their pass rush wasn’t consistent last season.  Taking a step backwards from there would be sup-optimal.

7.       Linebacker – Dean is out for a while.  Campbell may not be ready.  Trotter Jr as a starter?  Not ideal.

8.       Cornerback – This is the moment the Ringo-stans have been waiting for.  There could be a scenario where neither Ringo nor Jackson emerge as workable, DeJean needs to be a full-time outside CB, and we are looking at McWilliams as our starting NCB.

9.       Safety – Now compound that with uncertainty around the guy lining up next to Blankenship.  We need to acknowledge that CJGJ was not an asset in coverage, which would lead one to believe that Mukuba, with strong coverage skills, would be the guy.  Put numbers 7, 8, and 9 together as a back-seven trifecta.

10.  OL Depth – I won’t focus on RG.  Steen is a solid option.  It is the bench behind them.  Who will be the swing tackle?  Will all the bodies that play iOL provide quality depth?

IMO, #2 is the real challenge. Sirianni will keep the team focused. Fangio will get the defense to work. Stoutland will get the OL right.

3 will likely show up early in the season. Hopefully it doesn't last long. The talent on the team definitely overcame any coaching issues. Technically it still could

Will be interesting how they treat Barkley in his 2nd season after 2k+ yards

Damn that video is huge lol should have resized it

5 hours ago, Iggles_Phan said:

All true, but why did you oversell how much they paid to get him and how long that impact extended? The truth is sad enough, no need to try to blame that move for other failures. The cost, frankly, wasn't all that high considering the move they made. And, I will contend that the 2017 Super Bowl doesn't happen without him, so for me... that justifies the cost. Pretty much everyone here would have traded just about anything to get that first championship in our lifetime. He was a major part of that and for that, I will remain forever grateful. But trading 2 first round picks, a second round pick and a 3rd and 4th is well worth it to get the first ever Lombardi, imo. The future draft capital issues were due to Howie's mismanagement in trying to run it back and making some bad trades, not a residual from the Wentz trade. And then he also got more draft capital back when he cut bait. All in all, not nearly the albatross you are portraying it as. Had it been, then the team couldn't have rebounded like they have so soon afterward.

I was spitballing the cost initially, I had forgotten all the talent we traded with the picks to move from 13 to 8 to 2.

And I fully agree that butterfly effect means Howie needed to learn lessons with Carson, Reagor, Dillard, even Marcus Smith to get where he is now. Failure can be another type of victory

1 hour ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

I put on my Negadelphian hat and mocked up a Kempski-like 10 reasons that 2025 will be a disaster.

1.       Winning the Super Bowl – Leads to a shorter offseason, more distractions, and becoming the target within the league.

2.       Harder Schedule – We had the third easiest last season based on record.  We now have the 5^th hardest based on Super Bowl odds.  Throw the glut of primetime games in here as well.

3.       New OC – This could be tricky.  Kevin Patullo has been around the team, but so was Brian Johnson.  Hurts will want this offense to be the most comfortable for him.  There were plenty of games last season where you could argue that Moore and Hurts weren’t on the same page.  There was too much talent for the offense to ever sputter.

4.       Injury Recoveries – As stated above, this is a shorter offseason.  Will the folks who had offseason procedures be available when the season starts?  We can throw Campbell in here as well.

5.       Injury Luck – We’ve had a nice run of injury luck recently.  Dean was the only starter unavailable in the playoffs.  The regression should happen.  Right?

6.       Edge – Lost Sweat and Graham (and Huff).  Smith and Hunt both look the part, but depth is a concern.  Their pass rush wasn’t consistent last season.  Taking a step backwards from there would be sup-optimal.

7.       Linebacker – Dean is out for a while.  Campbell may not be ready.  Trotter Jr as a starter?  Not ideal.

8.       Cornerback – This is the moment the Ringo-stans have been waiting for.  There could be a scenario where neither Ringo nor Jackson emerge as workable, DeJean needs to be a full-time outside CB, and we are looking at McWilliams as our starting NCB.

9.       Safety – Now compound that with uncertainty around the guy lining up next to Blankenship.  We need to acknowledge that CJGJ was not an asset in coverage, which would lead one to believe that Mukuba, with strong coverage skills, would be the guy.  Put numbers 7, 8, and 9 together as a back-seven trifecta.

10.  OL Depth – I won’t focus on RG.  Steen is a solid option.  It is the bench behind them.  Who will be the swing tackle?  Will all the bodies that play iOL provide quality depth?

IMO, #2 is the real challenge. Sirianni will keep the team focused. Fangio will get the defense to work. Stoutland will get the OL right.

Harder schedule is kind of a weird thing when you’re the best team.

Everyone has mocked us at 11-6/12-5, but when they mock the other teams, they’re all losses to Philly when we pop up on their schedule

16 hours ago, NOTW said:

Nice hearing from Ringo, never saw an interview with him before, and Adoree Jackson in addition to Nolan Smith and Trot Jr.

I really liked the Ringo interview. Well spoken but the detail he was talking about is deep coaching. There were a couple of beats asking Trot questions about Campbell. Jerks. Really liked the degree of poise from the athletes.

3 minutes ago, Aerolithe_Lion said:

I was spitballing the cost initially, I had forgotten all the talent we traded with the picks to move from 13 to 8 to 2.

And I fully agree that butterfly effect means Howie needed to learn lessons with Carson, Reagor, Dillard, even Marcus Smith to get where he is now. Failure can be another type of victory

I remember they traded 'contracts', but I wouldn't call it 'talent'.

They unloaded Byron Maxwell with that terrible contract and somehow the Dolphins gave the Eagles a bump in the first round to do it! They had to throw in Kiko Alonso to do it, but neither of them were worth keeping.

And somehow they were able to get a 4th round pick for that bum DeMarco Murray. He needed to be gone as much as, if not more than, Bryce Huff. Howie managed to get something back for him too. That was a miracle too!

But, yes... all of that went towards the learning process that led to where we are now. The most endearing thing about Howie to me is that he generally doesn't make the same mistakes twice. He learns from failure.

Yeah when posting videos use the cursor to drag them and resize them. Not sure how to do it on mobile though. Probably can somehow.

1 hour ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

I put on my Negadelphian hat and mocked up a Kempski-like 10 reasons that 2025 will be a disaster.

1.       Winning the Super Bowl – Leads to a shorter offseason, more distractions, and becoming the target within the league.

2.       Harder Schedule – We had the third easiest last season based on record.  We now have the 5^th hardest based on Super Bowl odds.  Throw the glut of primetime games in here as well.

3.       New OC – This could be tricky.  Kevin Patullo has been around the team, but so was Brian Johnson.  Hurts will want this offense to be the most comfortable for him.  There were plenty of games last season where you could argue that Moore and Hurts weren’t on the same page.  There was too much talent for the offense to ever sputter.

4.       Injury Recoveries – As stated above, this is a shorter offseason.  Will the folks who had offseason procedures be available when the season starts?  We can throw Campbell in here as well.

5.       Injury Luck – We’ve had a nice run of injury luck recently.  Dean was the only starter unavailable in the playoffs.  The regression should happen.  Right?

6.       Edge – Lost Sweat and Graham (and Huff).  Smith and Hunt both look the part, but depth is a concern.  Their pass rush wasn’t consistent last season.  Taking a step backwards from there would be sup-optimal.

7.       Linebacker – Dean is out for a while.  Campbell may not be ready.  Trotter Jr as a starter?  Not ideal.

8.       Cornerback – This is the moment the Ringo-stans have been waiting for.  There could be a scenario where neither Ringo nor Jackson emerge as workable, DeJean needs to be a full-time outside CB, and we are looking at McWilliams as our starting NCB.

9.       Safety – Now compound that with uncertainty around the guy lining up next to Blankenship.  We need to acknowledge that CJGJ was not an asset in coverage, which would lead one to believe that Mukuba, with strong coverage skills, would be the guy.  Put numbers 7, 8, and 9 together as a back-seven trifecta.

10.  OL Depth – I won’t focus on RG.  Steen is a solid option.  It is the bench behind them.  Who will be the swing tackle?  Will all the bodies that play iOL provide quality depth?

IMO, #2 is the real challenge. Sirianni will keep the team focused. Fangio will get the defense to work. Stoutland will get the OL right.

Every team will be up for the Eagles because they are the champs, so they won't be able to take any weeks off mentally.

The biggest concern for me is staying healthy and being able to overcome injuries when they happen the way the Chiefs have the last few years. I think Vic and the other good players on D will be enough to overcome drops in talent at the various spots IF they happen. They don't have any depth at WR on offense, which is my only concern on that side, assuming Hurts stays healthy.

I've been a pretty big Negadelphian, but if they can stay healthy not much concerns me this year.

14 hours ago, just relax said:

Vick had the best arm I’ve ever seen. All time best. Second best was Namath before his knees were destroyed.

I agree. He threw the ball as effortlessly as anyone I have seen. He just didn't always throw it to the right places. His accuracy is a step below either Hurts' or McNabb's.

11 minutes ago, NCiggles said:

I agree. He threw the ball as effortlessly as anyone I have seen. He just didn't always throw it to the right places. His accuracy is a step below either Hurts' or McNabb's.

Worse than McNabb? So, instead of hitting worms he was hitting Chinese people?

7 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

Worse than McNabb? So, instead of hitting worms he was hitting Chinese people?

McNabb had the best deep ball in the game and was accurate on any long and intermediate throws. He struggled with the short stuff sometimes. But he wasnt wholly inaccurate. Far from it. He had excellent TD to INT ratios, and excellent QB ratings. Occasionally, a ball would go in to the dirt at a receivers feet. But he was very good in spite of that.

These ages on defense are ridiculous.