7 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Lions manage their salary cap old school style. Jared Goff at $55M base salary. Amon Ra St Brown at $27.5. Alim McNeil at $23.85M. Restructure those 3 guys and you have $80M in cap.

Eagles are just ahead of the game. No one not on a rookie deal has a base salary of over $2M.

And the Eagles have been to 2 SB recently and won one and Detroit very well might not win their division this year and be playing outside their dome for the playoffs with Goff which means they won't be advancing far again

52 minutes ago, jojodancer said:

Blankenship's first few games were brutal. PFF grades dipped from 70's to 40's this year. Confirms the eye test pretty well.

Many people believe PFF fails the eye test, so consider the source.

24 minutes ago, NCiggles said:

Sometimes I wish there was a heart button for posts.

@VaBeach_Eagle can you make that happen? A lot of comments are better than likes … kind of like what you have in thank you and super thank you.

Just now, mattwill said:

Many people believe PFF fails the eye test, so consider the source.

I don't disagree there. But only use it for confirmation. What else is out there to verify? So the first 3 seasons his ratings were good and it all checked out with what we were seeing. No INTs and less tackles this year also factor in. He's so so this year overall. I'd keep him for right price, but I'd let the market determine this one. No rush.

2 minutes ago, mattwill said:

@VaBeach_Eagle can you make that happen? A lot of comments are better than likes … kind of like what you have in thank you and super thank you.

@VaBeach_Eagle if possible, please make it that emoji?

1 hour ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

Is there a costume standard that needs to be met?

Jalen was there to monitor the bathroom etiquette. Dickerson is known to not flush! "Landon: you take you a deuce, you don't sit there and look at it. You flush it and move on."

Thoughts? Is Ertz beginning to make a case for HOF consideration?

1 minute ago, Ace Nova said:

Thoughts? Is Ertz beginning to make a case for HOF consideration?

Hell no. Great career but not HoF worthy for a glorified slot WR

31 minutes ago, jojodancer said:

Gotta sign Carter this offseason or everything that everyone hyperventilated about in here all offseason was for naught regarding spending money this year. He's getting paid top top dollar this offseason. Or this probably goes the Micah Parsons route. Eagles have one thing going for them is that they kept the guarantees on his contract after the spitting incident suspension. Still, it's all about getting the bag. This defense is close to the bottom without him and he knows it. This will be an interesting negotiation.

You really think the Eagles won't re-sign him? You think they'd trade him?

Your posts don't pass the eye test!

Just now, NOTW said:

You really think the Eagles won't re-sign him? You think they'd trade him?

Your posts don't pass the eye test!

Learn how to read the thread. Was reacting to a post before that.

1 minute ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Hell no. Great career but not HoF worthy for a glorified slot WR

HoF should be strictly about Era impact + NFL story

Zach was never close to a top 3 TE in his era, 0 all-pro, only 3 pro bowls. Just refusing to retire for a really long time shouldn’t qualify you for Canton

22 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

The reason is everything. Eagles benefited but their strategy was never to take out Graham.

Strategy is implemented via an array of tactics, which are always subject to tactical adjustments. The trades are tactical not strategic. The promotion of Hunt was tactical, not strategic. I seriously doubt Vrabel adjusted his strategy at all when contemplating or executing those trades. Strategy and tactics are on two different hierarchical plains.

I don't think Howie is going to make major moves, unless a starting CB shakes loose at the right price.

I do expect some players who didn't play much in the first half to get more PT in the second half.

Bigsby at RB

Cooper at WR

Latu at FB/TE

Kendall at C

Robinson maybe, his issue may be less inexperience and more needing an offseason in the weight room

Hunt

MacWilliams

Eagles like to treat 1st half almost like a "redshirt" season, let inexperienced players practice and see spot duty. Then increase their workload the second half.

1 minute ago, mattwill said:

Strategy is implemented via an array of tactics, and is always subject to tactical adjustments. The trades are tactical not strategic. The promotion of Hunt was tactical, not strategic. I seriously doubt Vranel adjusted his strategy at all when contemplating or executing those trades. Strategy and tactics are on two different hierarchical plains.

Which is my point about why the two aren't really comparable

Just now, LeanMeanGM said:

Which is my point about why the two aren't really comparable

They were both tactical steps/actions in response to tactical realities the team was facing. BG couldn’t cut it. The two Pats players weren’t cutting it. In both cases the teams had "next man up” tactical alternatives.

3 minutes ago, Aerolithe_Lion said:

HoF should be strictly about Era impact + NFL story

Zach was never close to a top 3 TE in his era, 0 all-pro, only 3 pro bowls. Just refusing to retire for a really long time shouldn’t qualify you for Canton

Yup. He doesn't even have padded stats to fall back on outside of catches.

1. 12,625 yards, 669 1st downs, 80 TD's

2. 15,127 yards, 866 1st downs, 111 TD's

3. 10,060 yards, 494 1st downs, 62 TD's

4. 8,333 yards, 449 1st downs, 57 TD's

5. 13,046 yards, 664 1st downs, 74 TD's

6. 11,841 yards, 652 1st downs, 116 TD's

If you can pick out which one is Ertz in less than 10 seconds, he's not HoF worthy

1 minute ago, mattwill said:

They were both tactical steps/actions in response to tactical realities the team was facing. BG couldn’t cut it. The two Pats players weren’t cutting it. In both cases the teams had "next man up” tactical alternatives.

One is tactical. One was a response to something out of their control. It had nothing to do with "BG couldn't cut it", he got hurt playing a violent game.

2 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

One is tactical. One was a response to something out of their control. It had nothing to do with "BG couldn't cut it", he got hurt playing a violent game.

You are ignoring reality. After his injury could BG cut it? Absolutely not. The team had a hole in its tactics. In the case of the two Pats players, could they cut it? Absolutely not in the opinion of Vrabel. His team had a hole in its tactics. So they had two tactical choices, (1) keep them around like Howie and Fangio did with Huff, or (2) trade them. Most all of us here felt Huff was a waste of roster space last season and would have been very happy if Howie had traded him.

In BG’s case they could have chosen to do what the Vikings did with Wentz, or they could have not put him on IR. Regardless, the reason for the production hole is inconsequential. The hole is the hole. The tactical question is what to do to address that hole.

Just now, mattwill said:

You are ignoring reality. After his injury could BG cut it? Absolutely not. The team had a hole in its tactics. In the case of the two Pats players, could they cut it? Absolutely not in the opinion of Vrabel. So they had two tactical choices, (1) keep them around like Howie and Fangio did with Huff, or (2) trade them. Most all of us here felt Huff was a waste of roster space last season and would have been very happy if Howie had traded him.

In BG’s case they could have chosen to do what the Vikings did with Wentz, or they could have not put him on IR. Regardless, the reason for the production hole is inconsequential. The hole is the hole. The tactical question is what to do to address that hole.

No Matt, you are ignoring reality. It's very simple. Patriots/Vrabel CHOSE to move on from those guys. The Eagles DID NOT CHOOSE for Graham to be on IR. They did not have a choice. Comparing a DE playing on a torn triceps is silly to compare to a QB with a torn labrum in his non throwing shoulder. One was pain tolerance. One was physically impossible to play on long term.

If you started off with just Huff, you might have a point.

26 minutes ago, jojodancer said:

Learn how to read the thread. Was reacting to a post before that.

Where someone said they might do a 5th year option. Then you over dramatized and suggested they'd treat him like Parsons and trade him.

26 minutes ago, Aerolithe_Lion said:

HoF should be strictly about Era impact + NFL story

Zach was never close to a top 3 TE in his era, 0 all-pro, only 3 pro bowls. Just refusing to retire for a really long time shouldn’t qualify you for Canton

No YAC Zach knew what he what he was doing.

1 hour ago, we_gotta_believe said:

It's possible but that movie came out in 2003, which would make him 5 years old at the time. My guess is he sent someone to spirit halloween to grab the first janitor costume they saw. I doubt they put that much thought into it, most of the costumes are pretty generic in that photo.

I thought maybe he was shooting for that Anatoly guy on you tube? Feigns being a janitor in the gym and goes around one handing giant weights to shock the lifters? Always has a hat but has longer hair and a beard. Same coveralls, maybe?