Yup

51 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

Reminds me of the old John McKay quote…

"What do you think of your team's execution, coach?" asked a reporter. McKay replied, "I'm in favor of it".

McKay had a bunch of ‘em. After OJ Simpson carried the ball 38 times in a game against UCLA, a reporter asked McKay, "Aren’t you afraid he’ll get tired?”

To which the coach answered, "He’s not in a union. He’ll carry the ball as many times as we want him to.” and "It’s not heavy. I’ll tell him when he’s tired.”

Quick Q. Why did this offense look its best recently without AJ Brown? Might be something to that. The Hurts/AJ connection is a problem overall and not clicking and getting force fed there. Might be just too many mouths to feed. And AJ isn't prime AJ, as I've said all year. In the offense, we saw more Smith, Dotson and Goedert. And Barkley in the passing game. Ball was spread around nicely. Cooper is your number 3 and fine there. Could be there's just better chemistry without this year's version of AJ? The guy certainly doesn't care to block. On another note, Johnny Wilson added a nice element to blocking in the running game. No one doing that dirty work right now.

2 hours ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Tbh that was a weak call. But in my mind was the Mitchell PI is weak if on 3rd and 4 in OT when chargers ent the house and the defender is basically grabbing brown’s hand and arm the entire way down the field.

The non-call on the AJ was worse given the issue. The holding calls were just all over the place.

3 minutes ago, jojodancer said:

Quick Q. Why did this offense look its best recently without AJ Brown? Might be something to that. The Hurts/AJ connection is a problem overall and not clicking and getting force fed there. Might be just too many mouths to feed. And AJ isn't prime AJ as I've said all year. In the offense, we saw more Smith, Dotson and Goedert. And Barkley in the passing game. Ball was spread around nicely. Cooper is your number 3 and fine there. Could be there's just better chemistry without this year's version of AJ. The guy certainly doesn't care to block. On another note, Johnny Wilson added a nice element to blocking in the running game. No one doing that dirty work right now.

We should trade AJ Brown for Herbert.

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

Yup

I agree

Just now, NCiggles said:

We should trade AJ Brown for Herbert.

Herbert would make a good #3, agreed.

1 hour ago, Alpha_TATEr said:

IM TRYING TO BE POSTIVE, DAMMIT!! 😅

You'll probably get an up close look at the Positivity Bunny tonight on Hard Knocks

27 minutes ago, BDawk_ASamuel said:

Davis is a little too inconsistent for me to jump fully onboard to re-signing this offseason, but I've been drifting off the Carter bandwagon. And if it comes down to retaining Davis and a few others like Dean, Phillips, and/or Nolan then I think I'm leaning more towards that. I can easily see Carter turning into a Hanynesworth situation after getting paid.

DT's tend to have a better longevity and peak later in their careers. I think extending Davis this offseason is a cheaper option for them long-term. It probably delays a decision on Carter but that's OK.

4 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

You'll probably get an up close look at the Positivity Bunny tonight on Hard Knocks

New deflategate

29 minutes ago, UK Eagle said:

From a team cohesion perspective, I'd think one of Davis or Dean will get an extension. There are glue players on all teams, and both those players are ones that bring people together. I'd think Davis is more likely than Dean

Dean cant cover and you cant just blitz him every play. Davis is easy to make a case for but not sure we can pay him

I don't want a QB who needs to be micromanaged by a great OC and HC. If we have to constantly build an offense around making sure the QB doesn't make dumb decisions and simplifying everything for him, then we need a new QB. We thrived last year with this "strategy" because Barkley went absolutely wild and covered up the same stuff we saw in 2023 and this year. Now we once again see what happens when we have to go outside of the box for a little bit and let Hurts make decisions. And honestly, I'm tired of watching his constant back pedaling every snap. He's leaving yards on the field nearly every play which is why so many of his throws barely make it passed the LoS. I think people are underestimating the candidates for OC because I guarantee you no one is going to want to coach an offense if they have to deal with this bs.

4 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:

Dean cant cover and you cant just blitz him every play. Davis is easy to make a case for but not sure we can pay him

Correct. Campbell was drafted for a reason and has shown up on tape, so extending Dean with that in mind, is not entirely beneficial. You can't pay for leadership skills on a player

5 years ago today Jalen was announced the starter. I'd have to go back and check, but if so the timing is kind of funny with thousands of people asking for him to sit down

1 minute ago, Swoop said:

5 years ago today Jalen was announced the starter. I'd have to go back and check, but if so the timing is kind of funny with thousands of people asking for him to sit down

4 INTs in one game, including the final one to end the game will do that.

9 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

4 INTs in one game, including the final one to end the game will do that.

Tbh he was dangerously close to a 5th (was a bad throw) if not for replay review

@LeanMeanGM finally people seeing the light!

And he's the second longest tenured assistant coach only behind Stoutland.

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

Tbh he was dangerously close to a 5th (was a bad throw) if not for replay review

Oh, definitely. He got lucky on that one. And we aren't mentioning his fumble, which was a boneheaded play by him. He needed to just fall on that ball when it bounced to him after he threw the pick and the defender fumbled. He tried to make a play. The play to make was to secure possession of the ball... just jump on it and live to play another down.

1 minute ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

@LeanMeanGM finally people seeing the light!

Yup, and all those problems listed have been here for years. The only positive I've seen about Moorehead is "the guys love him".

1 hour ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Yup

Im pretty sure jalen hasnt given barkley the ball on an RPO all year, they just dont trust the blocking

3 hours ago, Diehardfan said:

So many damn things are going wrong on a very basic level that would take the offense to average, which is all they freaking need. Instead the three of them are taking us all down with them. What makes things even worse is the league is wide open this year. It's a f'ing waste that doesn't have to be.

Exactly this. They are coaches, FFS. Take the assets you have and assess the players for their baseline and their slight reach.

Coach to that, dummies. Stop dreaming about what you wish you could do. Stop reaching for things that the players can't do on a play by play basis.

You don't invest a first round pick in Campbell, see flashes through the first few games, and then invest decent cap dollars in Nakobe which will end up blocking him. Dean has been awesome but he is always injured so I would be reluctant to give him a legit deal in the first place. You can't bring everyone back.

Davis has easily had his best season and for whatever reason it seems to take most DT's a good 4 or 5 years to find their ceiling. Letting him go would be a huge mistake. The Eagles need to get back to their roots this off-season and prioritize both lines. You certainly don't do that by letting Davis walk.

I would LOVE to bring Phillips back but the price has to be right. If someone is willing to pay 20+ million a year they might have to walk away. Jalyx Hunt's play over the last few games is extremely encouraging and makes me a little less willing to break the bank for Phillips, but at the same Nolan Smith has been a total no-show and that is a concern.

I have zero strong feelings on Blankenship. On one hand he has been good throughout his time here and safety is already a question mark with him in the mix. On the other hand he has easily had his worst season this year and if somebody wants to pay him well I would probably wish him well. I imagine both sides will work something out that is fair and reasonable for both sides but whatever.

Draft wise they need to simply go BPA but there has got to be a big emphasis on both lines (especially if Phillips leaves) and they need to add a TE or two with at least one of them being a big time blocker which you can usually find in the 4th/5th round range ala Jackson Hawes.

3 hours ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Love Jake but really for the money he’s making should easily be better. Hes cost us big at times and frankly the misses are usually deflating 

And, hear me out, STOP GOING FOR FGs over 50. He can't hit them consistently. BAD COACHING.