4 hours ago4 hr 39 minutes ago, jojodancer said: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.Do your eye balls see anything different with coverage concepts and utilization this year?
4 hours ago4 hr 9 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said: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.You are focusing on the cause of the roster hole as opposed to the reality of the onfield production hole. Vrabel had two roster spots that were onfield production black holes. The Eagles had one roster spot … BG’s … that was a onfield production black hole. In each case the respective teams cleared the black hole so that they could move the "next man up.” In the case of Huff, the Eagles chose not to clear the black hole. In the case of BG the Eagles used IR to clear the black hole. In their two black holes the Pats chose to clear the black hole(s) via trade.
4 hours ago4 hr 26 minutes ago, austinfan said: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 RBCooper at WRLatu at FB/TEKendall at CRobinson maybe, his issue may be less inexperience and more needing an offseason in the weight roomHuntMacWilliamsEagles 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.Bigsby, yes.Cooper, was that AJ dependent?Latu, sure, if the offense stays creative in the run game and doesn't sink back into the 11 personnel shotgun rut.Kendell, I don't know, Toth isn't a guard but he seems to have locked down C2 (unless you're looking forward to Week 18 action).Robinson, I would play him over our Byron Young. He got down to below 290lb at the combine, but I expected him to play better at around 315lb. He has the frame for it.Hunt, maybe quantitatively less with Nolan and BG back - but qualitatively better given recent performance?MacWilliams, I don't know - kind of hope not.
4 hours ago4 hr Just now, mattwill said:You are focusing on the cause of the roster hole as opposed to the reality of the onfield production hole. Vrabel had two roster spots that were black holes. The Eagles had one roster spot … BG’s … that was a black hole. In each case the respective teams cleared the black hole so that they could move the "next man up.” In the case of Huff, the Eagles chose not to clear the black hole. In the case of BG the Eagles used IR to clear the black hole. In their two black holes the Pats chose to clear the black hole(s) via trade.I'm focusing on the reality of each situation. The Eagles had no plans for "next man up" when it comes to BG. They were forced to. Vrabel was not forced to trade players, he chose to. And I'm done. This is pointless.
4 hours ago4 hr 9 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:That's about the only reason I can think of. Just unconventional given the circumstances.Dugger had started the last 2 games for them. I know he was not starting earlier in the season.
4 hours ago4 hr Just now, LeanMeanGM said:I'm focusing on the reality of each situation.And I'm done. This is pointless.No it is actually quite useful. What you are arguing is that the Eagles 2024 handling of Huff was superior to Vrabel’s 2025 handling of White and the Safety. Do you really believe that?
4 hours ago4 hr Just now, mattwill said:No it is actually quite useful. What you are arguing is that the Eagles 2024 handling of Huff was superior to Vrabel’s 2025 handling of White and the Safety. Do you really believe that?Never once said that. And never once made that argument.I said I'm done. You are beyond exhausting.You move so many goal posts and re-shuffled the deck so many times you lose the point of anything.
4 hours ago4 hr 6 minutes ago, Wentz_Era said:Do your eye balls see anything different with coverage concepts and utilization this year?If we only had Milton Williams, the pass rush would be better and then Reed wouldn't look bad on the Mahomes moonshot (which might have been Q in poach coverage anyway).
4 hours ago4 hr 1 minute ago, NCiggles said:Dugger had started the last 2 games for them. I know he was not starting earlier in the season.What was his performance level in those starts? The Eagles had Adoree Jackson starting in a number of games this season. What did that tell you about the quality of Jackson’s play.
4 hours ago4 hr 1 minute ago, LeanMeanGM said:Never once said that. And never once made that argument.I said I'm done. You are beyond exhausting.You criticized Vrabel for making the trade(s). The alternative to making the trade(s) is not making them. When facing the exact same binary choice, Howie chose not to make the trade. That is the choice you clearly said you preferred Vrabel to have made.
4 hours ago4 hr 43 minutes ago, Aerolithe_Lion said:HoF should be strictly about Era impact + NFL storyZach 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 CantonWorked for Bill Cowher as a coach. Some people think frank gore deserves it. 🤣This is 100% right though. Though he did play in an era with 3 top 10 te’s of all time. Closest he’ll get to that gold is his wife’s gold medal sitting in their house.
4 hours ago4 hr 4 minutes ago, Waiting4Someday said:If we only had Milton Williams, the pass rush would be better and then Reed wouldn't look bad on the Mahomes moonshot (which might have been Q in poach coverage anyway).I forgot about that PI play. I take it back. He’s the worst. My eyeballs deceived me.
3 hours ago3 hr 2 minutes ago, mattwill said:You criticized Vrabel for making the trade(s). The alternative to making the trade(s) is not making them. When facing the exact same binary choice, Howie chose not to make the trade. That is the choice you clearly said you preferred Vrabel to have made.MOVE ONI never criticized anyone. I said it was odd given their current standings. I said regime roster changes typically happen in the offseason, not at the trade deadline for a playoff contending team.Jesus Christ dude.
3 hours ago3 hr Reminder: the Eagles are defending Super Bowl champs and are 6-2, getting healthy at the bye with young players improving each week.
3 hours ago3 hr 3 minutes ago, Wentz_Era said:I forgot about that PI play. I take it back. He’s the worst. My eyeballs deceived me.So do you think Reed Blankenship is a Top 10 Strong Safety or Top 15? Top 20? Then I will come back to you and tell you what this Strong Safety should make.
3 hours ago3 hr 1 minute ago, Wentz_Era said:I forgot about that PI play. I take it back. He’s the worst. My eyeballs deceived me.Reed is playing with a rookie, a carousel at CB2 and a not particularly strong pass rush against Dak (good version), Mahomes, Stafford, Baker and Bo Nix (who has his moments)... he's doing fine, especially recently against Carson and Carson of the future.
3 hours ago3 hr 2 minutes ago, Waiting4Someday said:Reed is playing with a rookie, a carousel at CB2 and a not particularly strong pass rush against Dak (good version), Mahomes, Stafford, Baker and Bo Nix (who has his moments)... he's doing fine, especially recently against Carson and Carson of the future.Yup. Fangio even said so as much. He has a lot on his plate being the play caller and what he has around him.
3 hours ago3 hr 8 minutes ago, jojodancer said:So do you think Reed Blankenship is a Top 10 Strong Safety or Top 15? Top 20? Then I will come back to you and tell you what this Strong Safety should make.Is he a Strong Safety or a Free Safety? I would say the latter more than the former.
3 hours ago3 hr 9 minutes ago, NOTW said:Reminder: the Eagles are defending Super Bowl champs and are 6-2, getting healthy at the bye with young players improving each week.Weird from reading the blog I thought we had a losing record, had never won a SB and were in desperate need of a QB. Also Milton Williams is a future HOF
3 hours ago3 hr 13 minutes ago, Waiting4Someday said:Reed is playing with a rookie, a carousel at CB2 and a not particularly strong pass rush against Dak (good version), Mahomes, Stafford, Baker and Bo Nix (who has his moments)... he's doing fine, especially recently against Carson and Carson of the future.Not to mention a lot more zone coverage calls and on the flip side single high.
3 hours ago3 hr A lower tier projection for Reed is around 12M per year. Middle tier is about 15M. Let's chew on that. Think Sydney plays next year if that's what he's asking. Not saying he's better. Doubt they want to pay either of those numbers is my reasoning. Got too many other guys to feed here.
3 hours ago3 hr 21 minutes ago, mattwill said:Is he a Strong Safety or a Free Safety? I would say the latter more than the former.Listed as Strong Safety this year.
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