1 minute ago, Mike030270 said:

If you're not praising Hurts then you're insulting him

Apparently.

1 minute ago, Wentz_Era said:

On the flip side, would you consider the Pats defensive performance the worst of all time then? At least early in the game the Eagles were able to force some field goals that they traded for TDs.

It's certainly up there, yeah, and uncharacteristically so. Though Foles just couldn't be stopped that night either so it was more of a case of what he did right than what they did wrong. Those 4th down conversions were super clutch and that throw to Clement was bonkers. Rowe even had pretty decent coverage on Alshon's TD. But yeah, probably the two most shocking things I've witnessed in Super Bowls was a Belichick defense being dominated like that, and Mahomes crapping the bed like he did 3 months ago. Both resulted in titles in our favor thankfully.

4 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

Duuuuude, come on

Yeah... on rewatch... not as wide open as I remembered.

Just now, we_gotta_believe said:

It's certainly up there, yeah, and uncharacteristically so. Though Foles just couldn't be stopped that night either so it was more of a case of what he did right than what they did wrong. Those 4th down conversions were super clutch and that throw to Clement was bonkers. Rowe even had pretty decent coverage on Alshon's TD. But yeah, probably the two most shocking things I've witnessed in Super Bowls was a Belichick defense being dominated like that, and Mahomes crapping the bed like he did 3 months ago. Both resulted in titles in our favor thankfully.

The thing that bothers me with that game was the INT on the Alshon deflection. It was another perfect ball from Foles, but it makes his stat line look worse than it should have. And... who knows if that game also turns into a laugher if he catches that and they get another TD there. It sure would have given more cushion.

1 hour ago, just relax said:

The new pope is a Villanova grad.

9 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

If you're not praising Hurts then you're insulting him

Not really but you would say that. Saying one of the best superbowl performances by a qb ever wasn't good enough is just silly.

15 minutes ago, Aerolithe_Lion said:

You believe the outcome defines the performance?

Terrell Owns’ 100 yards in SB XXXIX pales in comparison to Jahan Dotson’s 42 yards in LIX?

Apparently

1 hour ago, BigEFly said:

Someone ask Gronk if that's true

1 hour ago, paco said:

This. I want this.

Even though they never won it all, a large part due to the Lakers dominance and the Sixers failure to give AI any legitimate help, we were so lucky to have Pat Croce. Just think of the passion of that era. Pat Croce and Allen Iverson with the games being announced by Marc Zumoff. Every game was exciting.

Now we have an owner who doesn't care, players who need rest days and don't take the game seriously and we have to listen to Kate Scott narrate this slow impending death of a franchise.

4 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

Even though they never won it all, a large part due to the Lakers dominance and the Sixers failure to give AI any legitimate help, we were so lucky to have Pat Croce. Just think of the passion of that era. Pat Croce and Allen Iverson with the games being announced by Marc Zumoff. Every game was exciting.

Now we have an owner who doesn't care, players who need rest days and don't take the game seriously and we have to listen to Kate Scott narrate this slow impending death of a franchise.

Ed Snider f'ed up not giving him the job he wanted. He would have been much better at it than Ed.

On 5/2/2025 at 3:13 AM, eagle45 said:

OK...I've been busy and not really into the discussion loop on this, so let me know if it's just a dead horse already. But let's talk Bill Belichick for a minute.

Love him or hate him, call him a great coach, call him a cheater....think what you want. But Patriots SB era Belichick was cold, calculating, and despised frivolous attention and distractions. All business, all the time...and he came down hard on anyone in his circle that wasn't.

Having a 24 year old girlfriend is certainly way off brand for that Bill Belichick. Having a 24 year old girlfriend dictating interviews and sauntering around the practice field in absurd team-themed outfits isn't off brand...something is wrong. This would at least be a little bit more in character if a coach like John Gruden came back and did it. Does no one nationally remember what Bill freaking Belichick was like 10-15 years ago?

I have almost no doubt in my mind that some form of dementia is in play here. This will all come to light when his sons inevitably end up in a legal battle with the girlfriend over his assets.

The price an old fart pays to f-- a "gold digging W---" as Bill Burr put it so eloquently. Temptation can make you do some real off brand stuff.

9 minutes ago, justwinbaby said:

Not really but you would say that. Saying one of the best superbowl performances by a qb ever wasn't good enough is just silly.

Apparently

And I'm not surprised by your reply

7 hours ago, we_gotta_believe said:

He did in LIV and would've in LIX had Mahomes not crapped the bed so spectacularly.

The phrasing of this indicates mahomes just played poorly, which is just wrong.

He didn't crap the bed, he had his ish pushed in through his bowels and out of his mouth by a defense that would not be denied. It had nothing to do with him and everything to do with running for his life on every play and getting crushed repeatedly.

13 minutes ago, Diehardfan said:

Ed Snider f'ed up not giving him the job he wanted. He would have been much better at it than Ed.

What's the story behind this?

8 hours ago, we_gotta_believe said:

He did in LIV and would've in LIX had Mahomes not crapped the bed so spectacularly.

That is a horrible take. The Eagles D beat the loving crap out of him and threw him off his game. There was nothing he could do because the Eagles were that good.

Scouting report says he is a very unselfish player. Likes to share the Rock

On 5/2/2025 at 11:16 PM, Vileborg said:

I was hopefully optimistic because putting an elite back behind this line just seemed like a dream come true. On paper it looked like a match made in heaven but it still exceeded even my wildest expectations.

I always wanted this to happen. Yet only when I really and honestly gave up on it, it came true. 😁

2 hours ago, BigEFly said:

Good things seem to happen when the Eagles win the Super Bowl. I won my fantasy football league. He gets elected Pope. I kind of feel like I got shafted on the deal. Maybe I should have run for president.

2 hours ago, Iggles_Phan said:

The MVP belonged to the DL... but since they can't give it to a group of players... NFL default is to give it to the QB.

That's how I view it. Hurts played very well but the D as a group won the game.

56 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

What's the story behind this?

From what I remember Pat wanted Ed's job running both the Flyers and Sixers and was told no so he left.

3 hours ago, RememberTheKoy said:

Herbert? Ha! He's the biggest choke artist in the NFL right now come playoff time.

You are thinking about/evaluating Herbert in the context of the Chargers offense.

The premise that was put forward was a quarterback coming in and running the existing Eagles offense. If you look at the post below by palindrome, you can see that the before the Bye numbers are the kinds of numbers that Herbert has had to produce in the Chargers offense , whereas if he were taking over the Eagles offense he would be Inheriting the numbers that are in the after the buy part of Room’s post

3 hours ago, pallidrone said:

Absolutely.

The one thing that they were really, really good at last year was shortening the game by possessing the ball as long as possible.

They ran the ball more than any other team (621, the next closest was Detroit with 554), and their time per possession was the seventh highest. Add those two things, and that really limited what the opposing team could do.

Of course, most of this happened after the bye.

Weeks 1-4

Pass Attempts Per Game 33

Rush Attempts Per Game 30

6-17

Pass Attempts Per Game 24

Rush Attempts Per Game 39

When they shifted to a run-heavy team and inserted Coop that is when things took off.

This is also why I have a problem with the "What If" game. Putting another QB on the Eagles may produce more stats, but can any of them put their ego aside to help the team win like Hurts does? Would Jackson, Allen, or Burrow be patient, allow the team to become a running team, rely on their defense, and limit the throws they make per game? I don't know if they could do that.

3 hours ago, Iggles_Phan said:

They lost LIV, so he didn't. He was very good, but he wasn't good enough that day. It was a 1 possession game and he had the only turnover... unforced. You could say he fumbled away that opportunity.

And I wouldn't call 22 passing attempts against 45 rushing attempts gunslinging in LIX.

The dagger to the heart touchdown pass to Devonta qualified for gun slinging for the whole day

Looking at Hurts' contract, his cap number goes from a $22M cap hit this season to $32M in 2026 and $42M in 2027. In light of Hurts being in two Super Bowls and winning Super Bowl MVP this past season, my guess is the Eagles will be looking to commit to him through 2028 -- where he would turn 30 years-old just before the 2028 season.

Makes me curious at what point Howie looks to rework/extend his contract.

Mr. Power play himself….

9 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

Looking at Hurts' contract, his cap number goes from a $22M cap hit this season to $32M in 2026 and $42M in 2027. In light of Hurts being in two Super Bowls and winning Super Bowl MVP this past season, my guess is the Eagles will be looking to commit to him through 2028 -- where he would turn 30 years-old just before the 2028 season.

Makes me curious at what point Howie looks to rework/extend his contract.

Hopefully his body doesn't break down from the accumulated hits when he nears 30. He's been better about just throwing it away and living for the next down

52 minutes ago, mattwill said:

The dagger to the heart touchdown pass to Devonta qualified for gun slinging for the whole day

Huh? No. Make that throw in a game where your down 4 and the game is in its final minutes, and we can talk about gun slinging. There was honestly, no pressure on that particular throw, the game was already out of hand. It was the coup de grâce, not a shot for shot back and forth where he had to match Mahomes. It was a great throw, but let's not make it more than it was.