Just now, vikas83 said:

It would delay the cap hit until 2027 - you'd save ~$7mm in 2026 cap space, then have a ~$27mm cap hit in 2027. But, the issue is then you don't get a 2026 pick for him. So you create a roster hole and don't get anything to replace him this year.

Yeah - I don't think that would hold the Eagles back - especially if Brown wants out.

WIP has been saying "Brown is as good as gone" from what they hear. So take it for what it is.

1 minute ago, Mike31mt said:

Send Mailata to Australia and tell him to just walk around until he can find someone to replace Jake.

What if he comes back with Ben Simmons?

1 minute ago, NOTW said:

Siri didn't have much experience calling plays. In Indy, Reich called the plays and they had Andrew Luck at QB. In San Diego, he didn't call plays except some preseason practice and he had Philip Rivers who was already an established passer. Rivers numbers were consistent most of his career, and Siri being with him didn't change that.

Everyone criticized Siri as play caller to start 2021 especially not running the ball. Steichen took over and the offense went better.

People have said the offense looked different from Steichen to Johnson to Moore and Patullo. If Siri had an offense, it would be similar.

What has Siri done since Steichen left to contribute to the offense? To fix and address the issues? This was the worst OC in his tenure, what did he do this whole season? At some point the Head Coach CEO has to make changes, make CEO decisions. Bring in a consultant, fire/demote the OC, take over play calling, insist on changes.

You can't blame Hurts, that's silly. The Head Coach for 5 years has allowed the team to be held back because of the QB??? He was MVP runner up in 2022. In 2023 he had higher passing numbers in several stats, but the INTs were killer. If the 2023 offense had the 2024 or 2025 defense they would not have collapsed.

The pass game struggled last year but they had a dominant run game and Siri was scared to death of turnovers. He made turnovers his top priority. Hurts and other players have complained about the coaching too conservative.

I do not buy that Nick Sirianni has this magical, successful offensive scheme that he has been sitting on and despite the collapse in 2023, the pass struggles in 2024 and the total epic failure this season he's just like nah, I can't pull out my genius offense because the QB can't run it.

That makes no logical sense. The reality is Nick had Rivers and Luck and didn't call plays. Now he has Hurts and needs an OC who coaches to his strengths, and Hurts has regressed as a runner which takes away his dual threat. They're stuck with Hurts at least another year so they need an OC who will coach to the roster's strengths until they're able to change the QB.

I don't think you can blame Hurts for yesterday, but you can't give him a free pass either. I don't know why he didn't run more yesterday, and when he did, why he didn't commit. When he ran, it felt more like we could see him thinking about it, hesitating, then starting to run when it was too late. A good example was on the 2nd down of the last drive. He had a lane, he took a step, paused, then tried to run and got tackled. If he had just said "bleep it" and run without processing it, he would probably have picked up the first. We kept hearing that playoff Hurts would come through, and he had chances like that play and didn't deliver. It's like Spaceballs stop preparing/being cerebral and just go. Passing I thought he was fine. Few bad throws but in the wind that happens. I could have done without him rolling out of a clean pocket, though, and it was obviously driving Brady nuts as well.

2 hours ago, NCiggles said:

When is @Connecticut Eagle starting the offseason blog?

I usually give 48 hours of venting.

Didn't have to last season.

Probably tomorrow.

5 minutes ago, RLC said:

Hurts has a VERY tradable contract.

He does not have a cuttable contract.

FFS, no he doesn't. Trading Jalen before June 1, 2026, would create a ~$65mm dead cap hit, costing $33mm in cap space above his 2026 cap number of $31.8 million. After cutting Michael Carter, we would have less than $33mm in cap space. You can only trade him after June 1, which would be tanking the season basically and not getting anything back until the 2027 draft.

3 minutes ago, Ace Nova said:

Yeah - I don't think that would hold the Eagles back - especially if Brown wants out.

WIP has been saying "Brown is as good as gone" from what they hear. So take it for what it is.

If WIP is saying it, I'd bet good money on the opposite.

Just now, vikas83 said:

FFS, no he doesn't. Trading Jalen before June 1, 2026, would create a ~$65mm dead cap hit, costing $33mm in cap space above his 2026 cap number of $31.8 million. After cutting Michael Carter, we would have less than $33mm in cap space. You can only trade him after June 1, which would be tanking the season basically and not getting anything back until the 2027 draft.

I mean they were willing to take a 200 million cap hit with an inept OC 😂 Seems like a deal to me (kidding)

2 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:

Nevermind trading a tier 1 wr would be stupid

*Was a tier 1 WR

Anyone who can't see that Brown has lost a step (maybe two) is just in denial at this point.

Now whether or not that was due to nagging injuries remains to be seen but the lazy route running and historic drops late in the season and post season aren't a result of "nagging injuries."

Think of how fast Alshon Jefferies declined towards the end of his career. Alshon is a poor man's version of AJ Brown but very similar skill sets, body types, etc etc.

Just now, vikas83 said:

If WIP is saying it, I'd bet good money on the opposite.

We don't know who the OC Will be. I'm sure he'd like some input on that.

9 minutes ago, wussbasket said:

This team isn't changing much for the 2026 season. They are locked in for the most part and need to ride with what they got. The 2027 off-season is a different story.

The Lane Johnson situation is the difficult part. Is he going to play another year? How many games are the Eagles going to have him for? Do they like Cameron Williams enough to be the "full-time" backup, or do they bring someone else in?

Part of me is kind of wondering if it would be nice to just cut bait on ALL of the bloated contracts on offense and start anew. That includes AJ Brown, but Id start with Hurts as well, and possibly even Barkley.

Take the bullet on the dead cap and just move on as soon as that clears up a bit.

As of now, maybe you trade AJ, maybe you dont. But you get a new OC and youre still stuck with Hurts tanking his ideas on offense.

Maybe if you load up on draft picks for those guys and consider next year a wash.

But then part of me realizes the offense doesnt need to go from 19PPG to 30PPG. We can go to like 26ppg and probably go damn near undefeated with our defense.

But man... its kinda tempting to just cut all the fat at once, take those lumps, and reload without the constant bickering about Hurts, and is he or his OC more to blame? Or Siri...

@vikas83 Trade Barkley, AJ, and Hurts using pre/post June 1st however it is the most cost effective.

How many of our defenders do we miss out on re-signing? Who else do we stand to lose on offense?

Im sure we will have to part with some talent. But Im already happy to not re-sign Nolan Smith, and I wont mind if they Davis walk either. Im fine letting Goedert go this offseason.

Can we at least keep Mitchell and DeJean? Would money be clearing in time to keep Campbell and Hunt?

Just now, AmericanEagle77 said:

This kind of feels like the same argument that people made about how Doug was carried by Reich until Reich also flamed out, that was made with very little real proof.

Like...he was spending most of his time all year staring at the call sheet. The playbook was still there. You seriously think that he just...magically forgot what concepts are and directed Patullo to remove all of them because he felt like that's the evolution of his offense? And you think that even in 2021 while Sirianni was mentioned to have control of the offense (they talked about just how much control he had actually, and how they really had to push him to give up play calling), he just didn't do anything?

I think this is influenced by Hurts, just like has been said more and more. Like I said, something isn't right in that building at all.

The proof is Doug went to Jacksonville and couldn’t replicate what he did in 2017. what more proof do you need? With Frank Reich he did his best coaching job. After Reich left, he consistently got worse each year. then he went to another job in Jacksonville and the same thing happened. He got worse every year. At some point in tim yeah either just don’t wanna believe it or you just wanna make excuses for people you like. This isn’t Frank Reich was the only reason Doug had success he did in 2017. That’s not what it’s saying. What it is saying to you is he needed Frank Reich to get the most out of his coaching ability. Which very much could be exactly like Nick. It means those two cogs were vital key components for maximizing who Doug and Nick could be and get the most out of their vision of what the offense needed to be

Furthermore, I’ve said in the past that there is a strained relationship between Jalen hurts and Nick. Frankly, I don’t think Jalen hurts really likes Nick Sirianni. I said that in 2023 and last year even when things were going well. They made this whole BS story up about the off-season they were hanging out and they became friends. I still think there is a bad mix between the two.

I didn’t say he didn’t do anything. I think you’re avoiding the elephant in the room that Shane Steichen had a bigger role than you want to admit in the offense looking that way. Let me just point this out Jalen hurts has his flaws. He is a flawed quarterback. However when Shane was here, they magically maximize Jalen hurts and the passing game in 2022. Since he left Nick Sirianni, who is the apparently the sole grand architect of 2021 and 2022 has not been able to do that. So it leaves more to the theory that Shane Steichen was more important than what you’re willing to give him for helping Nick sirianni unlock the offense he envisioned. but now since he left, it’s not the true Nick Sirianni‘s passing game concepts.

Nick needed Steichen just like Steichen needed Nick to maximize their abilities. Some people work great together and can do amazing things and brings out the best in each other. Unfortunately since he left the pass offense hasn’t. Which is why I just told you Shane was a bigger cog in the system for nick then you’re willing to admit. That’s not saying it was only Shane. It’s telling you he was a bigger fundamental piece that you’re unwilling to admit.

27 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

If you want to have a CEO coach, you need to have a pipeline in place of young, good offensive minds that you develop. Eagles have sucked at developing offensive coaches and you are seeing it now with the second failed, likely one and done internal promotion.

It's easier said than done, but it's possible. McVay and Shanahan while not CEO coaches, have developed coaching talent.

Agree in theory, but what the hell is Sirianni gonna teach any of these young guys?

2 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

FFS, no he doesn't. Trading Jalen before June 1, 2026, would create a ~$65mm dead cap hit, costing $33mm in cap space above his 2026 cap number of $31.8 million. After cutting Michael Carter, we would have less than $33mm in cap space. You can only trade him after June 1, which would be tanking the season basically and not getting anything back until the 2027 draft.

doesnt it suck to know stuff sometimes?

We react with emotion and suggest things that we might want to see, but aren't realistic. Some of the ideas are potentially possible, but would take maneuvering and take on risk, roster holes and great financial impact.

But what is the organization more realistically likely to do? Given the recent success:

• Siri won't be fired, he's gone to the playoffs every year and is 1 year removed from a SB

• They will replace the OC like they did from Johnson to Moore and hope that fixes the coaching

• Hurts and AJ Brown (unless he demands trade) will be here next year and they will hope the OC fixes things

• They will chalk up O line/run game issues to injury and the long season last year. They need to get those guys immediate surgeries or whatever rehab to be ready next year

Next season is the last year that Lurie and Howie will have patience. They've built a championship roster that is primed to win more, and finally have a defense full of young top talent. That cannot be squandered again.

Next year: If they have a strong OC and the offense is crap, then blow it up. Trade Hurts, AJ Brown, perhaps even fire Nick depending on how the season goes. They cannot squander this great defense and Fangio's years. They're good enough to win another Super Bowl. If Howie continues drafting success they can retool the roster on offense and win again.

6 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

Can you explain further why it’s tradeable?

It's not

2 hours ago, Ace Nova said:

Go watch the play again. 3 of the receivers were in the end zone or ended up in the endzone. The only guy short of the end zone was Goedert and he was triple covered.

They were vertical routes that never developed. Not the play you call in the redzone on 4th down with 2 timeouts left when you only need a first down.

yeah...I caught the play because it has been called all year long...the only one who extended was Brown. I thought he pushed to create a little space to come back to the ball, but Hurts had already thrown it. You can watch it all day long, but if you don't understand basic zone offense concepts, which you clearly don't, you are just wasting your time. I mean seriously you just made a disparaging comment about lack of understanding of casual fans, and then this gets posted...lol

1 minute ago, HazletonEagle said:

doesnt it suck to know stuff sometimes?

If Kingsbury gets Ravens job, McDaniels get a HC gig as does Stefanski and Monken follows Harbaugh then who is your top choice?

Don't let Hurts wear the red jersey in training camp. Problem solved. Tanner Time.

6 minutes ago, NOTW said:

Remember: there were players on the 2023 defense that looked really bad and like they had given up effort. That was coaching.

Fangio took over and those guys all performed once they had proper coaching and accountability.

The players on offense have complained and been vocal, and you can see in their body language and facial expressions they don't trust the coaching.

That 2023 D had former pro bowl safety kevin Baird, he looked like washed trash, he was all pro this year with a real DC.

Coaching matters and Patullo and Siri wasted all pro talent this year on O.

I can only assume the reason that idiot OC hasn't been fired is because Howie has been too busy making phone calls to agents of the available OC's and jumping himself to the front of the line for all those interviews...

Harbaugh HC

McDaniel OC

Problems solved

1 minute ago, aptosbird said:

yeah...I caught the play because it has been called all year long...the only one who extended was Brown. I thought he pushed to create a little space to come back to the ball, but Hurts had already thrown it. You can watch it all day long, but if you don't understand basic zone offense concepts, which you clearly don't, you are just wasting your time. I mean seriously you just made a disparaging comment about lack of understanding of casual fans, and then this gets posted...lol

That play worked once, maybe twice with Goedert - and when it did, it wasn't against cover 4. Wrong play to call - especially after a timeout.

Do you know what you run against cover 4 - especially close to the RedZone when you only need a 1st down (11 yards)? Slants/crossing patterns, outs, etc - ALL UNDERNEATH the cover 4. What you don't do is run vertical routes directly INTO the cover 4 - right into the end zone.

That play was dead from the beginning and even more painful to watch later when you realize what the heck they called.

2 minutes ago, NOTW said:

We react with emotion and suggest things that we might want to see, but aren't realistic. Some of the ideas are potentially possible, but would take maneuvering and take on risk, roster holes and great financial impact.

But what is the organization more realistically likely to do? Given the recent success:

• Siri won't be fired, he's gone to the playoffs every year and is 1 year removed from a SB

• They will replace the OC like they did from Johnson to Moore and hope that fixes the coaching

• Hurts and AJ Brown (unless he demands trade) will be here next year and they will hope the OC fixes things

• They will chalk up O line/run game issues to injury and the long season last year. They need to get those guys immediate surgeries or whatever rehab to be ready next year

Next season is the last year that Lurie and Howie will have patience. They've built a championship roster that is primed to win more, and finally have a defense full of young top talent. That cannot be squandered again.

Next year: If they have a strong OC and the offense is crap, then blow it up. Trade Hurts, AJ Brown, perhaps even fire Nick depending on how the season goes. They cannot squander this great defense and Fangio's years. They're good enough to win another Super Bowl. If Howie continues drafting success they can retool the roster on offense and win again.

OC needs to be changed. If not Nick needs to go as well.

OL Howie will zero in on that in the draft. You are right about surgeries. Sign MB if he gets cut/sign another RG, resign F Johnson, draft depth

Get CB 2

Draft a young WR if one is there/get Wilson back next year for WR3

4 minutes ago, Saltpeter said:

Agree in theory, but what the hell is Sirianni gonna teach any of these young guys?

Yea, that's the major part of the problem