4 minutes ago, eagle45 said:

Would be crazy not to bring in Lattimore for a workout. He may be toast, but at 29, he should have 1-2 good years in him.

Hes toast. The guy is a walking PI. Would rather bring back Adoree who played well after initial struggles

6 minutes ago, eagle45 said:

Would be crazy not to bring in Lattimore for a workout. He may be toast, but at 29, he should have 1-2 good years in him.

He'll be 30 in May, had a bad hamstring all year and tore his ACL in November. I'd bring him in for a workout but would be hesitant to count on him as a starter during FA. He's probably not even going to be cleared for a workout until the summer.

4 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

He'll be 30 in May, had a bad hamstring all year and tore his ACL in November. I'd bring him in for a workout but would be hesitant to count on him as a starter during FA. He's probably not even going to be cleared for a workout until the summer.

I might get flamed for this, but I'd rather just bring back Adoree and have him compete with a draft pick potentially. Adoree was serviceable the 2nd half of the year.

1 hour ago, Godfather said:

I'm not willing to give up our 1st. Raiders will want that as part of a deal

Its not a great 1st round this year...

41 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Lets say Eagles keep AJ Brown afterall. If the Eagles actually create an environment for Smith to reach a next level while still having Barkley and the run game a big part of the offense, how much complaining will Brown do every week being third fiddle?

Im going to say, not that much as long as the offense is looking good.

5 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

I might get flamed for this, but I'd rather just bring back Adoree and have him compete with a draft pick potentially. Adoree was serviceable the 2nd half of the year.

Maybe. It would have to be dependent about how Vic feels about him. He did play better in the 2nd half but they also had to adjust the defense and primarily have Mitchell play boundary. I think Vic might want someone more interchangeable to disguise some of his looks.

1 minute ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Maybe. It would have to be dependent about how Vic feels about him. He did play better in the 2nd half but they also had to adjust the defense and primarily have Mitchell play boundary. I think Vic might want someone more interchangeable to disguise some of his looks.

Yeah, but I'm not sure who that is. Slay is washed. Ringo stinks (will stay on 53 for special teams and he is cheap). Guess they can go draft pick, but I'd think Adoree on a cheap deal as insurance makes sense - can't imagine he will have a big market. Woolen or Jobe from Seattle?

1 hour ago, Godfather said:

I'm not willing to give up our 1st. Raiders will want that as part of a deal

I agree but I am not sure that's what the market is going to get them.

I see we're in the annual post combine, pre free agency period where ESPN is 100% dedicated to telling us how Jerry Jones will be going all in and the Cowboys are real contenders. Since Hollywood no longer makes comedies, this is the funniest thing in entertainment every year. Even with all the restructures, they have ~$10mm in cap space because of the franchise tag hold on Pickens. They could create more by extending Q Williams, restructuring or cutting Clark, and restructuring guys like Bland and Osa. But they won't because...Jerry.

10 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

2 minority hires in 2 days! I bet we will get 0 picks out of it as these guys move up though.

Can someone explain to me exactly what it means to create an environment where Smith can reach another level?

This is the part of the offseason where random wishcasting feels like a switch that can just get flipped into reality.

The last OC didn't want his WRs to be open, so the new one is just going to flip the "scheme open" switch. The same QB that threw the ball 5 yards oob every time Smith had a step downfield and who did not hit him in stride is suddenly going to turn him into a 1,500 yard receiver while AJ still gets his targets.

1 hour ago, devpool said:

There is a universe we could do it, but is it a universe where AJ is happy with it is the question. If he isn't getting the lion's share of targets he's probably going to cry about it

I think there’s a big difference between AJ getting a ton of targets and what we saw last year. AJ expects the passing game to be humming, and when it isn’t AND he isn’t getting any touches it makes sense why he would be frustrated. Don’t buy into the media narrative about him. He is way less of a diva than most other WR1s.

20 minutes ago, eagle45 said:

Can someone explain to me exactly what it means to create an environment where Smith can reach another level?

This is the part of the offseason where random wishcasting feels like a switch that can just get flipped into reality.

The last OC didn't want his WRs to be open, so the new one is just going to flip the "scheme open" switch. The same QB that threw the ball 5 yards oob every time Smith had a step downfield and who did not hit him in stride is suddenly going to turn him into a 1,500 yard receiver while AJ still gets his targets.

Well in 2022 with the best OC they've had, Brown had 1496 yards and Smith had 1196. So it's not a leap to think that an improved offense if it does what they're hoping, would help both receivers get back to those kind of numbers.

2 hours ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Lets say Eagles keep AJ Brown afterall. If the Eagles actually create an environment for Smith to reach a next level while still having Barkley and the run game a big part of the offense, how much complaining will Brown do every week being third fiddle?

He won't be happy in the slightest with another WR out shining him.

EJ Smith if the Eagles sign Phillips, then Nolan Smith is probably gone after his contract ends.

3 hours ago, BigEFly said:

The offensive scheme last year was Nick’s offense but lacking blocking from TE and WR and poorly called by Patullo. But it is Nick’s. I don’t think Nick or Howie are dumb and don’t recognize that Nick’s plus pieces from elsewhere tend to offer success. I don’t think for a second that this is solely Mannion’s offense this year. With that background, this offense may well have kept Patullo if not for the Miami hire. They kept Singleton and Moorehead and by all appearances Frasier. Apparently they kept Austin. Who knows about the myriad of Quality Control on offense. Assumption is that Michel (can’t teach blocking as that was Stout with TEs) and Loeffler are gone but nothing has been announced. That suggests meld not something totally new. This staff is a mix of old and new.

We kept some lower level assistants. That’s fairly normal when making an outside hire at OC. Remember, Mannion doesn’t have a deep Rolodex for assistant coaches being that he’s 32 or whatever. But we changed the OC, pass game coordinator and run game coordinator. Keeping a tight ends coach and wide receiver coach doesn’t suggest a meld. This is a major change. That doesn’t mean there won’t be some of the old stuff. It’s not like the Eagles don’t run some similar concepts. Any OC worth a darn would want to keep in some of the timings that the offense, namely Hurts, does well.

Is AJ's complaint the actual stats? Or the feeling that he can be utilized more, there are missed opportunities where he thinks he can dominate the defender? Like more vibes over numbers?

In looking at both WRs numbers since 2022 (when they both were on the team together):

2022: AJ's first year here, the targets and receptions were pretty close and he led both categories, and he had more yards and TDs.

2023: Brown had significantly more targets, receptions and yards and the TDs were the same. This was a year under Brian Johnson when everyone complained about the offense.

2024: both WR numbers down due to dominant run game. But like 2022, targets and receptions were close. Brown slightly more targets, Smith 1 more reception, Brown still more yards, Smith 1 more TD.

2025: similar to 2024 in how close the numbers were to each other except TDs, also Brown played 2 less games and they played Smitty the final game to pad his stats then sat him.

17 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

EJ Smith if the Eagles sign Phillips, then Nolan Smith is probably gone after his contract ends.

EJ really giving us some groundbreaking info there

21 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

He won't be happy in the slightest with another WR out shining him.

Ridiculous and simply untrue, he and Smith are very tight and he's genuinely happy for his success.

23 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

EJ Smith if the Eagles sign Phillips, then Nolan Smith is probably gone after his contract ends.

Can only sign one of them given injuries.

Goodbye, Dallas.

30 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

EJ Smith if the Eagles sign Phillips, then Nolan Smith is probably gone after his contract ends.

Would be very un-howie

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