1 hour ago, EaglesAddict said:

Great news about Goedert. When they didn't draft a TE, it gave me a little hope. But man, every time Siri or Howie answered questions about him, it sure sounded like he was on his way out. Now it'll be interesting to see how the competition behind him settles out...Calcaterra, Bryant, Granson....one will be gone.

I imagine TE will be high on the draft list next year.

And this just shows that even when things appear strongly to lean a certain way, you never know what will really happen.

1 hour ago, Wentz_Era said:

Honestly they’re all head cases. Add Ju Ju into that mix too.

This begs the question: are the Steelers just bad at scouting and selecting WRs? Why do they keep ending up with these head cases?

2 hours ago, eagle45 said:

All for Goedert being here this season, 2025. I just don’t want to be paying him anything in 2026.

From a cap perspective, that's unavoidable

55 minutes ago, Wentz_Era said:

I’m going to go out on a limb and say 0 will attend…due to other obligations.

1 hour ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

Burrow (not Burrows) went to a SB and lost to the Rams. Burrow (not Burrows) played well in that game. Both QBs also have a more difficult path to the SB while in the AFC.

Hurts is a successful QB in the offense we run here. Burrow (not Burrows) and Allen are better, though.

Is it more difficult because those top AFC teams consistently choke against the Chiefs in the postseason? Or is it because most of the considered "elite QBs" are in the AFC?? I mean, those same elite QB's lose to NFC teams each season (well, minus Lamar, but he chokes every postseason, lol). I don't really buy the nonsense that the path in the AFC is more difficult, I simply think all those other teams have had a habit of choking. I guess you could also argue that the refs have effected the outcome of some Chiefs games as well.

42 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

I think Calcaterra will win the backup job. Bryant and Granson are probably gonna suck and there be a reason they were so cheap and haven't produced and we'll all look back and be thankful they didn't get rid of Goedert.

I suspect Bryant and Granson were "insurance” against not working a deal with Goedert and losing out on Stoll to Moore in free agency. He signed Latu to an early futures contract. Way overdrafted by the 49ers (3rd), slow and has drop issues. Nick Muse, even slower, spent time as third TE for the viqueens (7th rounder) has more experience than Latu but on his last shot in the NFL. E. J. Jenkins, converted TE, even slower and with some drops didn’t show a lot as third TE for the Birds, then Howie signed Bryant and Granson. Bryant, a bit faster, was a fourth round pick for the Browns, grades well as a pass blocker but not so well as a run blocker. Career backup. Granson, fourth rounder by the Colts grades out better as a blocker than the others. Good speed and good hands but size wise, he’s shorter than BVS height and just a little heavier. Having played for the Colts for four years, suggests Nick has some info on him. Note, both Bryant and Granson did move around in college and played some in the backfield. I really think whoever wins the third TE/FB slot will need to show good blocking.

29 minutes ago, TEW said:

It was intentionally optimistic. Even without Dean, I think the talent we have at LB is the best we’ve had in 35 years. Obviously Campbell, Trotter and Mondon have to prove it on the field, but I project Campbell as an upgrade over Dean.

The LBs, pre-injury, in 2017 were pretty good. It was Kendricks' best year. Hicks was always really good here when he was healthy and Bradham helped us all forget about failures at SLB from the past.

Now that Goedert is resolved, at least for this season, extending Blankenship would be next on the list.

46 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

Wins matter but they're a team stat so they should be excluded from comparisons. A player can have trash player stats but his team still wins

Huff ring a bell??

I also don't believe in using total stats but that's another topic

Allen and Burrow are better players. It's not an insult to Hurts

I don't think they are. I used to, but Hurts stacks up pretty well and plays his best in the most important games. He rises to the oc occasion.

1 hour ago, LeanMeanGM said:

So Dallas would just have to do what they did the last 5 years?

Have they gone "All in" each of the last 5 years?! Wow. Jerrah really knows how to get it done.

3 minutes ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

Now that Goedert is resolved, at least for this season, extending Blankenship would be next on the list.

Reed should get his deal done before the regular season, if not then early in regular season.

1 hour ago, Freshmilk said:

Wins matter.

Career interceptions

Hurts 39

Burrow 46

Allen 84

Career completion %

Hurts 64.4

Burrow 68.6

Allen 63.3

Passing TD

Hurts 85

Burrow 140

Allen 195

Total TD

Hurts 140

Burrow 152

Allen 260

Sacks

Hurts 151

Burrow 196

Allen 189

TD to INT ratio

Hurts 3.6 : 1

Burrow 3.03 : 1

Allen 2.32 : 1

Rushing yards

Hurts 3133

Burrow 806

Allen 4,142

Years in league

Hurts 5

Burrow 5

Allen 7

Now do the number of attempts...

1 minute ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Have they gone "All in" each of the last 5 years?! Wow. Jerrah really knows how to get it done.

This year reporters asked about the "all in" and he said instead of all in, this year he's going to be "selectively aggressive." 😂

52 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

Wins matter but they're a team stat so they should be excluded from comparisons. A player can have trash player stats but his team still wins

Huff ring a bell??

I also don't believe in using total stats but that's another topic

Allen and Burrow are better players. It's not an insult to Hurts

Last I checked, Trent Dilfer was better than Dan Fouts, Fran Tarkenton, Jim Kelly and Dan Marino combined!

Can we stop regurgitating the same tired argument about Hurts at least until the regular season?

Now: will Mukuba be starting safety day 1? Why or why not? Discuss.

34 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

I'd love to know how Sheil is measuring this "BIG" dropoff in run blocking from TEs when he missed time. The aggregate stats were better without him than with him. It begs the question just how 'BIG' that dropoff really was in the grand scheme of the offense's effectiveness.

I wonder if the next restructure we see is from Huff. Sure, his 2025 is guaranteed but nothing is guaranteed next year. The $34 million was an overstep by Howie but Huff has to be hurting by how he failed in 2024 so spectacularly and a similar lack of performance will tank his future. So does he risk his future or negotiate with Howie? I think the latter. Have to believe that last year was sobering for him in terms of over believing his value after landing that contract. I could be wrong.

4 minutes ago, NOTW said:

This year reporters asked about the "all in" and he said instead of all in, this year he's going to be "selectively aggressive." 😂

4 minutes ago, NOTW said:

Can we stop regurgitating the same tired argument about Hurts at least until the regular season?

Now: will Mukuba be starting safety day 1? Why or why not? Discuss.

Just be thankful the Browns traded up to #144 to draft Shedeur before the Eagles pick.

4 minutes ago, NOTW said:

Can we stop regurgitating the same tired argument about Hurts at least until the regular season?

Now: will Mukuba be starting safety day 1? Why or why not? Discuss.

Hurts is very good for this team, he does very well with what they ask him to do. He's not a top 10 QB all-time, and he's frankly, not top 3 right now. That's not an insult. As it is, he's likely the best option for a QB in the NFL right now for this team though. That said, this team has a very unique roster construction.

7 minutes ago, NOTW said:

Can we stop regurgitating the same tired argument about Hurts at least until the regular season?

Now: will Mukuba be starting safety day 1? Why or why not? Discuss.

I doubt it. Suspect the starting Ss are Reed and Brown. S is not usually a position for a rookie to step into.

3 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Hurts is very good for this team, he does very well with what they ask him to do. He's not a top 10 QB all-time, and he's frankly, not top 3 right now. That's not an insult. As it is, he's likely the best option for a QB in the NFL right now for this team though. That said, this team has a very unique roster construction.

After that last performance? None of the QBs currently playing are likely top 3 all time and I am not sure that any are top ten all time.

14 minutes ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

Now that Goedert is resolved, at least for this season, extending Blankenship would be next on the list.

A little surprised it hasn't been done already. I don't think it would be overly complicated.

Howie recently has gotten all extensions done around the same time before the draft, so it will be interesting to see if Reed is on the agenda.

I'm also still not convinced Huff will be here, but that's one to probably monitor after June at this point.

1 hour ago, Freshmilk said:

Wins matter.

Career interceptions

Hurts 39

Burrow 46

Allen 84

Career completion %

Hurts 64.4

Burrow 68.6

Allen 63.3

Passing TD

Hurts 85

Burrow 140

Allen 195

Total TD

Hurts 140

Burrow 152

Allen 260

Sacks

Hurts 151

Burrow 196

Allen 189

TD to INT ratio

Hurts 3.6 : 1

Burrow 3.03 : 1

Allen 2.32 : 1

Rushing yards

Hurts 3133

Burrow 806

Allen 4,142

Years in league

Hurts 5

Burrow 5

Allen 7

The two year difference with Allen over Hurts and BurrowSSSSS was making this a bit difficult for me do digest. So I broke averaged it by year (and by game since BurrowSSSSS has missed almost half a season in 2024) and color coded it because I'm a huge f'n nerd:

Average by year:

Average by game:

21 hours ago, RememberTheKoy said:

I think Washington is not setting themselves up for long term success loading up on long term talent but I do think they are setting up to contend in the now to capitalize on Daniels. They won some close games but Daniels is great and that roster is better this season. Plus they have a ton of confidence now rolling into this season.

We only won 2 more games last season. I think the difference in the schedule will be enough to swing it to the Redskins. Getting to play Miami, Atlanta and Seattle instead of Buffalo, Bucs and Rams is big. Plus we saw it in 2018 and even 2023, teams aew going to be bringing their all against us as the defending champs. We are probably going to see another slow start for the offense as it yet again is under a new OC.

I like their moves along the offensive lines. I think giving up draft capital for both Tunsil and Deebo wasn't great for the future. I just don't see any talent improvement on the defensive side of the ball. The Eagles have a much harder road to repeat this season. Sure they were 2 games behind the Eagles but they were also 7-5 after a loss to Dallas's back up QB last season. They eked out wins against NO, Atlanta, Dallas and the Pickett lead Eagles to end the season. I think Daniels is very good. I think they improved their o-line. I just don't see them having an above average defense.