2 minutes ago, austinfan said:

I think there's a good chance Howie trades Brown this offseason, but the comments won't be the primary reason, rather, they'll just tip the scales.

Brown turns 29, and most WRs peak around 28.

He seems to have lost a step, he doesn't get consistent separation and that won't get better. But his value would still be high on the trade market.

Now I think Patullo and Siri have been in denial, they need to scheme Brown open so he can rack up RAC, but if you watch him run routes compared to Smith, it's night and day. Smith could put up huge numbers if they wanted to force feed him the ball.

The other problem is there is far more pressure on Hurts in the pocket this year, if Brown isn't getting separation, the throws have to be close to perfect for him to make plays and avoid interceptions. That's harder to do when there's a man in your face or you're moving around the pocket. So when you combine the lack of separation and the lack of comfort by Hurts standing in the pocket and making throws to a "covered" Brown, that explains a lot of the lack of production. The way to deal with this is stop sending Brown on go routes on a regular basis and throw more slants, screens, etc. where he can catch the ball and use his power to run for extra yards and Hurts can get rid of the ball quickly.

Good stuff

1 hour ago, NOTW said:

I can't find it, but last week someone wondered why he wasn't on the Eagles website on their official list of transactions after it happened. Just odd.

Howie traded a 6th for a high 7th to take a flier on a veteran CB to build up depth.

The fact that it didn't work out is no big deal, given that for Howie, any pick past 200 is just a head start on undrafted free agents and is unlikely to make the team - PS fodder. For every Kelce and Ojomo, there are ten none of us can remember.

I know I’m not breaking any new ground here, but AJ Brown, despite being right to be angry about his role in the offense, needs to stop with the emo BS and STFU in public. Goodness gracious.

7 hours ago, RememberTheKoy said:

There isn't ba single poster here that is in a bigger state of denial than you surrounding the AJ Brown situation.

Yep. I"m almost embarrassed for him at this point. Watching one grown man glaze another grown man that hard is just creepy.

2 hours ago, ToastJenkins said:

Oh i meant the fans

You have obviously never dealt with what mental health issues do to people. They dont care how much money you have or what car you drive or the size of your house. They arent logical. They are rooted in fear and/or sadness for any number of reasons

You are missing the point. IF, and I stress IF he is having mental health issues of course I would feel bad for him. I also realize all of the money and accomplishments in the world doesn't equate to being happy. That being said, there are people in this world who are actually in a real struggle every day of their lives and right now it appears that AJ is just having hissy fits because he isn't getting enough targets. IF that is the case I don't feel sorry for him at all and he should STFU and collect his millions.

8 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

I know I’m not breaking any new ground here, but AJ Brown, despite being right to be angry about his role in the offense, needs to stop with the emo BS and STFU in public. Goodness gracious.

Yep and this should be obvious to everyone.

21 minutes ago, austinfan said:

I think there's a good chance Howie trades Brown this offseason, but the comments won't be the primary reason, rather, they'll just tip the scales.

Brown turns 29, and most WRs peak around 28.

He seems to have lost a step, he doesn't get consistent separation and that won't get better. But his value would still be high on the trade market.

Now I think Patullo and Siri have been in denial, they need to scheme Brown open so he can rack up RAC, but if you watch him run routes compared to Smith, it's night and day. Smith could put up huge numbers if they wanted to force feed him the ball.

The other problem is there is far more pressure on Hurts in the pocket this year, if Brown isn't getting separation, the throws have to be close to perfect for him to make plays and avoid interceptions. That's harder to do when there's a man in your face or you're moving around the pocket. So when you combine the lack of separation and the lack of comfort by Hurts standing in the pocket and making throws to a "covered" Brown, that explains a lot of the lack of production. The way to deal with this is stop sending Brown on go routes on a regular basis and throw more slants, screens, etc. where he can catch the ball and use his power to run for extra yards and Hurts can get rid of the ball quickly.

Great post.

I think the best point is while he is still a really good player and he should be getting more targets he has clearly lost half a step. He has never been a guy to get massive separation but he just isn't getting as open as he used to. Anyone who watches the games who can't see this is in denial. It's clear who the WR 1 is on this team and isn't Brown any longer.

18 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

This is in line with my thoughts. I just don’t have an issue this time. He’s allowed to yuck it up with his friends, even if it’s in a public forum. It wasn’t planned or contrived. This just isn’t the situation to criticize him on.

The instagram post after a great game was MUCH worse. He was an a-hole teammate for that one.

Also, his media availability today was actually the clearest he’s ever spoken. Finally addressed it head on instead of being a passive aggressive puss and blaming the media.

He finally stood on his words and actions. Now, he needs to take the next step and channel all of this in to productive / solution based dialogue with the coaches and QB. But that may be way too much to expect

3 hours ago, Mike030270 said:

I wish we had an HC that could call plays but Nick just isn't that guy. It's possible he's learned to be better than he previously was but I seriously doubt it

I honestly don’t know what Siri is good at. He is an expert at nothing. Part of me just believes he’s a yes man for Lurie and Howie. He’s a huge beneficiary of the tremendous talent Howie has placed around him. When he is no longer here, he won’t win anywhere else.

30 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

This! He is right and I don't him saying that this ish they are trotting out there isn't going to cut it. They need to step it up and yes I'm looking directly at Patullo. Find plays they do well, work on them to perfection and execute on game day. Patullo seems like he is scrolling through plays on Madden and seeing if something is going to work.

AJ's frustrations have been valid since day one. He knows that the offense is going to be what costs this team at some point. If this team falls short of repeating... whether it's the wild card, the divisional, NFCCG or SB it's highly likely it's because the offense didn't deliver. And it's good to be concerned about it now while there's still time to make corrections and adjustments.

But ultimately it's on Sirianni and his staff to fix it. I get where the frustrations lie though. If the coaches aren't doing it, then he probably feels helpless. Feeling helpless is an awful feeling. Having all that talent and not being able to utilize it must feel like such a waste. Like imagine Being Tyrese Maxey and just going through half of a season never seeing the basketball for the Sixers. Or the equivalent in any other profession. And if the coaches are just incompetent, that probably is a worse feeling. To quote Terence Fletcher in Whiplash: "Give a re**** a calculator and he's gonna try to turn on a TV with it."

We can debate whether or not he should be doing it publicly. I personally don't care. It's part of the AJ Brown experience and I just really don't care about that kind of stuff, never cared much about off the field/court/ice comments. But the crux of his point is totally legit. We'll find out if the coaches are competent enough to make corrections, though I have my doubts.

9 minutes ago, Eriv20 said:

I honestly don’t know what Siri is good at. He is an expert at nothing. Part of me just believes he’s a yes man for Lurie and Howie. He’s a huge beneficiary of the tremendous talent Howie has placed around him. When he is no longer here, he won’t win anywhere else.

All Siri does is win.

A lot of talented teams have imploded over the years, keep a team focused over 20 games is not a trivial matter.

Siri hires top assistants and doesn't let his ego get in their way.

And he doesn't take challenges to his authority personally, some HCs would go ballistic over AJ and some other characters over the years, Siri just shrugs it off, but doesn't let the inmates run the asylum either.

Conversely, a lot of great "Xs" and "Os" assistant coaches couldn't handle the HC job, because it's more about managing people than analytical brilliance.

Remember, he took over a bad team and made them an instant winner, then has had to deal with massive turnover first after losing, then after winning a SB.

And get the damn plays in on time. Like 15 seconds left on the clock early. The offense has a much better chance when Hurts has a chance to adjust to the defense he is seeing. Every time they go up tempo they play much better

1 hour ago, EagleJoe8 said:

Damnit Dan Campbell! You're the enemy this week! I'm supposed to hate you, and you make it hard by being cool!

Seriously though, as much as I want a repeat, if we somehow don't go back, I'd be happy to see the Lions break thru.

I'd have to think about all of them but I have a list in my mind of the teams I'm cool with winning

Definitely Bills. Just a ton of respect to the fans and team. Same to Lions but it degrades since we're in the same conference

Just aspects I like about each team. Whether it's a player or the fanbase

38 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

If we're being honest with ourselves.. he's only saying what we've all been saying for awhile even before the SB. That might just be because of the revolving door at OC and the constant changes and having to learn every year. Plus as we know not every OC has been a hit

He also touched on the "a win is a win" crowd lol

6 minutes ago, austinfan said:

All Siri does is win.

A lot of talented teams have imploded over the years, keep a team focused over 20 games is not a trivial matter.

Siri hires top assistants and doesn't let his ego get in their way.

And he doesn't take challenges to his authority personally, some HCs would go ballistic over AJ and some other characters over the years, Siri just shrugs it off, but doesn't let the inmates run the asylum either.

Conversely, a lot of great "Xs" and "Os" assistant coaches couldn't handle the HC job, because it's more about managing people than analytical brilliance.

Remember, he took over a bad team and made them an instant winner, then has had to deal with massive turnover first after losing, then after winning a SB.

Siri is the guy in the group project that just knows and connects everyone but the rest do the work

7 minutes ago, Cliftoma said:

This! He is right and I don't him saying that this ish they are trotting out there isn't going to cut it. They need to step it up and yes I'm looking directly at Patullo. Find plays they do well, work on them to perfection and execute on game day. Patullo seems like he is scrolling through plays on Madden and seeing if something is going to work.

I think the problem on offense has evolved

1) "dance with the one that brung ya" - the power running/deep threat game got them rings last year, not surprising they didn't want to change

2) they've phased out the RPO, probably to keep Hurts alive, and are gradually working in plays under center, but this is a big change

3) the OL simply isn't the unit from last year, Dickinson was playing on one leg, then Jurgens is out, they've struggled both run blocking inside and with pass protection.

4) Howie did not address TE, Patullo has tried to compensate for no blocking TEs with Fred Johnson in a jumbo package, the loss of his FB with Latu

5) Teams are going heavy zone, Patullo needs to adjust the offense

6) Siri doesn't want Hurts taking chances, given that the defense is peaking the second half (and could get even better), that makes sense, if you don't turn the ball over, don't see too many teams putting 20+ on this defense.

We'll see how they adjust, but I doubt they'll ever go wide open, but maybe fewer deep shots, more ball control passing game.

26 minutes ago, Eriv20 said:

I honestly don’t know what Siri is good at. He is an expert at nothing. Part of me just believes he’s a yes man for Lurie and Howie. He’s a huge beneficiary of the tremendous talent Howie has placed around him. When he is no longer here, he won’t win anywhere else.

From an X’s and O’s standpoint, I think there is more to be desired with him but it’s hard to deny the culture that he has built here. There have been plenty of talented teams in the past that haven’t accomplished a fraction of what he’s been able to do the past three years. He’s a CEO coach which is fine. Phillips has been in the building for a week and he’s already 100% bought in and is thrilled to be here.

I think both can be true that he’s a puppet for Howie/Lurie and that he’s done a great job building a winning team that buys into what he preaches. An Andy Reid coached team from the 2000s loses that Green Bay game 90% of the time.

It also allows them to take chances on guys with character issues like they did with Carter.

1 hour ago, eglz1 said:

Ari Meirov

@MySportsUpdate

#Lions HC Dan Campbell on playing in Philadelphia this week: "You go some places and they wave at you, ‘We’re so happy that you’re here to play against us.’ This is not one of those places! It’s as far from that as you can possibly get."

https://x.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1988719120494256487

Sounds like he’s just echoing his message to the team. Expect a loud, hostile environment.

32 minutes ago, Parrot Head said:

This is in line with my thoughts. I just don’t have an issue this time. He’s allowed to yuck it up with his friends, even if it’s in a public forum. It wasn’t planned or contrived. This just isn’t the situation to criticize him on.

The instagram post after a great game was MUCH worse. He was an a-hole teammate for that one.

Also, his media availability today was actually the clearest he’s ever spoken. Finally addressed it head on instead of being a passive aggressive puss and blaming the media.

He finally stood on his words and actions. Now, he needs to take the next step and channel all of this in to productive / solution based dialogue with the coaches and QB. But that may be way too much to expect

The one thing I don't like about it is he the said THE thing out loud. Paraphrasing but "I like winning but it’s not just about winning”. Thats the complete opposite mindset of what Sirianni has been saying all this year and why I think the situation will never be resolved.

Wonder how bad things would have to get this season offensively for Lurie to push for some type of change in either play calling or game planning responsibilities. My guess is quite bad after what happened with Patricia in 2023.

Eagles PR using the AJ Brown talk to see if they can sneak made up names on the injury report without anyone noticing. "Cal Adomitis"

And 4 of 5 OL dinged up.

7 hours ago, Saltpeter said:

I get AJ being conflicted. He’s a top 5 WR having the impact of a top 50 WR and he’s expected to run 30+ routes a game full speed with a nagging hamstring injury, and knowing damn well he’s not getting the ball. He’s already midway through his prime - the time is now.

I’m sure he appreciates winning, but he got to where he got to by working to be the best. Expecting him to be okay with catching 2-3 balls a game is unreasonable.

I’d absolutely sacrifice Patullo to make AJ happy. We're going to lose a superstar WR1 because Patullo thinks he’s coordinating the Gronk/Hernandez Patriots.

It might not be a Patullo issue. Only going his way 2x in a game is a QB issue. Looks like right now Hurts looks for Smith, Goedert, or the RB in the flat and not much else