February 8Feb 8 47 minutes ago, Waiting4Someday said:You got $5.$4 Phillips DE$3 Dean LB$3 Goedert TE$2 Blankenship S$2 Jackson CB$2 Johnson OT$2 Dotson WR$1 Toth OL$1 Mann PMann 1Johnson 2Blankenship 2I started with Mann, and Johnson because Mann is mandatory. Johnson is necessary to preserve RT depth because Lane WILL miss time.So that leaves me with only 2 dollars and Blankenship is the only real option there. Its easier to find a just adequate CB like Adoree than it is to find a really solid S and Reed adds value by being a glue guy.
February 8Feb 8 45 minutes ago, ManuManu said:I was exaggerating for effect, but I think the Pats took great advantage of a weak schedule with things lining up perfectly for them in the playoffs — namely Nix’s injury. They were probably closer to Green Bay than being some kind of juggernaut.This is not a shot at you, I get that you were exaggerating. This is me debunking the 2025 schedule lie. Its weird how in the age of EPA per play, DVOA, and success% and all these 2nd and 3rd level stats that they only want to look at the final win loss records for schedule.7 of the 20(19) games between Seattle and New England's schedules were common opponents.Both were 6-1Beating Max Brosmer in Seattle is tough? He was the 80th highest passer rating QB in 2025. They get credit for facing a 9-8 team.Weird how the Brosmer win is important but the Patriots get zero credit for facing Stidham who had 2 turnovers vs Brosmer's 4.Did Darnold lead the Seahawks to 26 points vs a top 10 D that day or was it a defensive score, 4 FGs, and 1 offensive TD?Darnold may have had a net 94 yards and a fumble lost but it was an elite 94 yards!Look! Seattle just beat another team with a winning record! This is so significant!Cam Ward had a rough first year but the best game of his career so far might be vs Seattle?2 TDs 290+ yards, 24 points, no turnovers.Darnold had 9 TDs 9 picks and 4 lost fumbles in his last 9 regular season games?But he got better against the zombie 49ers D and the falling apart Rams D giving up about 27 points per game in their last 8 before the NFCCG?Seattle beat Old Man Rivers and the 0-7 finish Colts 18-16? They played a .000 win percentage version but got credit for .470Seattle played Jacksonville 2 months before they got good. That's like saying Atlanta was great for beating Philly in week 2 of 2025.They played the .571 version of Jacksonville but got credit for the 9-1 finish and .765You are going strength of schedule on that?To be fair, they played the red hot Bucs early ...Show me the good QB in a good offense that Seattle shut down. When Baker was hot, he barbecued them.Stafford had 8 TDs and 0 picks in 3 games. When he did make mistakes, Seattle dropped them.Show me the good run D that Seattle ran well against.Show me that good run offense that Seattle shut down. (The Rams had no problem 3 times)If 75% of the American Betting Public is leaning hard to one side, that side is probably wrong.This is one of the biggest QB mismatches in SB history. Its MVP level vs seeing ghosts dude who is not playing at home vs awful secondaries.The odds of Drake Maye being a Foles / Hurts type in the SB today is probably 25ish percent.The Odds of Darnold being that is probably 2.5ish percent.No one is some juggernaut this year.Maye just faced 3 elite defenses in harsh weather. He is tested.Denver in the playoffs is the hardest HFA to overcome in sports (they literally breathe better than you do)Brady was 2-6 in Denver. Not putting up 24 on Denver in Denver in the snow is not a failure.Darnold just faced easy button slop in comfy Seattle.I would not predict a Super Bowl based on a 35-31 Patriots loss to Buffalo when Milton Williams and Will Campbell did not play.The Rams were 3-3 in their last 6 regular season games and then needed injury luck and pick drop luck to barely beat Carolina and Chicago.The Rams went 3 and out in OT vs Chicago and let Chicago move into Rams territory...A miscommunication between Caleb Williams and DJ Moore makes the Rams the 1992-94 49ers or Cowboys level real SB in the NFCCG good?Maybe all the propaganda is to get people to bet on Seattle. These people are all pushing Draft Kings on you during broadcasts already.None of this means New England has to be better than Seattle.It means the strength of schedule propaganda is 100% BS.Last year it was Mahomes is magic and Spags propaganda.The Patriots are 16-1 in their last 17 and people are like, nah, I will just sniff the propaganda.Was it against a weak NFL? The 2025 NFL was weak.There were maybe 5 to 7 really good teams on paper this year.Green Bay got mangled by losing a 1st team all-pro level TE and Edge and WRs played injury relay all year.Philly was sabotaged by clear and obvious HC / OC fraud.Denver lost their QB very late.The Chargers might have been ready to take a possible next step but they lost their 2 OTs early (and Herbert is still not that guy)I thought the Ravens looked good but Henry fumbles, injuries, and just a weird vibe crushed them.The last 2 standing are playing today. The 49ers being 5 wins better than the Dolphins will not be a factor.
February 8Feb 8 1 hour ago, Waiting4Someday said:You got $5.$4 Phillips DE$3 Dean LB$3 Goedert TE$2 Blankenship S$2 Jackson CB$2 Johnson OT$2 Dotson WR$1 Toth OL$1 Mann PDean & Blankenship
February 8Feb 8 Keep AJ (simply not feasible with the contract to trade him).Address O line heavily in FA & draft. Address TE. Goedert will be gone, so should Calcaterra. After this season they'll know who stays & who goes, assuming the new Offensive coaches succeed. The year after, we may be looking at a new QB with several new O line, new TE, Smitty #1 WR and new WR additions. Plus a new Defensive coordinator and maybe even Head Coach.
February 8Feb 8 1 minute ago, LeanMeanGM said:So it turns out Lindsey Vonn is kinda dumbHooray for Breezy! Our rich white crazy women are better than the rest.
February 8Feb 8 1 hour ago, pgcd3 said:Welp they had a good one year runHe'll be Johnson's coffee boy.
February 8Feb 8 5 minutes ago, NOTW said:Keep AJ (simply not feasible with the contract to trade him).Address O line heavily in FA & draft.Address TE. Goedert will be gone, so should Calcaterra.After this season they'll know who stays & who goes, assuming the new Offensive coaches succeed. The year after, we may be looking at a new QB with several new O line, new TE, Smitty #1 WR and new WR additions. Plus a new Defensive coordinator and maybe even Head Coach.Curious where on OL you want to spend. Even if Dickerson retires, they have a ton of cap dropped in the OL. The current OL on the roster:LT-Mailata LG-Dickerson C-Jurgens RG-Steen RT-JohnsonC/G Depth- Willie Lampkin, Jake Majors, Drew KendallT Depth- Hollin Pierce, Cam Williams, John Ojukwu, Myles HintonWe know there are current question marks regarding the health of Dickerson and Jurgens with the retirement discussion with Dickerson and Lane Johnson. I'm looking at this with the thought that Dickerson and Lane play one more year. Out of the depth players, I'd like to see Lampkin, Kendall, Williams show starting potential. At the very least, OL6/7 to replace Toth and big Fred.If Fred Johnson would sign a very team friendly 3-year deal with the hopes he might be a stopgap RT next year I would do that.I want to come away with a RT/G in the first 4 rounds of the draft.Starting OL-5Fred Johnson/Drew Kendall/Willie Lampkin- 82/3 Draft picks- 11
February 8Feb 8 So I was thinking today about the Eagles and why after every Super Bowl they usually fall pretty hard the next season. Obviously I think some of it has to do with the fact that it's incredibly hard in the NFL to maintain success. It's a long season, guys get beat up, a lot of luck involved, etc. But we all thought after last season it could be the start of a dynasty type run. Went to two SBs in 3 years, are prime to go back to another in 2025 and it didn't happen. After 2017 that team fell apart after.So I was thinking what separates the Eagles from the teams that were able to maintain that elite success for longer? The difference to me is those teams are driven by generational QB and/or generational coach. And the Eagles are driven by a great 53 man roster built by Howie. And it's much harder to keep a great 53 man roster together than it is to keep a great QB and coach together. Credit to the Eagles, they've gone to and won multiple SBs without either because Howie is a wizard. But it's much harder to sustain to me. I think with all the concerns we have about Stoutland leaving and all that... if this team had an elite franchise QB and/or an elite head coach, we'd all be feeling so much better about 2026 right now. If 2026 doesn't go well, I'm even more certain that Lurie and Howie should pull the plug on Sirianni and Hurts and try again. And keep trying until they get their own elite QB and coach duo. Specifically QB because elite QBs attract elite head coaches. But credit to Howie for building rosters so loaded that the Eagles haven't needed it, but when you realize how hard it is to sustain with the cap ramifications of that, they can't rely on Howie working miracles every year. The most surefire way to build a team that is elite year over year is elite QB and coach.
February 8Feb 8 37 minutes ago, SkippyX said:This is not a shot at you, I get that you were exaggerating. This is me debunking the 2025 schedule lie. Its weird how in the age of EPA per play, DVOA, and success% and all these 2nd and 3rd level stats that they only want to look at the final win loss records for schedule.7 of the 20(19) games between Seattle and New England's schedules were common opponents.Both were 6-1Beating Max Brosmer in Seattle is tough? He was the 80th highest passer rating QB in 2025. They get credit for facing a 9-8 team.Weird how the Brosmer win is important but the Patriots get zero credit for facing Stidham who had 2 turnovers vs Brosmer's 4.Did Darnold lead the Seahawks to 26 points vs a top 10 D that day or was it a defensive score, 4 FGs, and 1 offensive TD?Darnold may have had a net 94 yards and a fumble lost but it was an elite 94 yards!Look! Seattle just beat another team with a winning record! This is so significant!Cam Ward had a rough first year but the best game of his career so far might be vs Seattle?2 TDs 290+ yards, 24 points, no turnovers.Darnold had 9 TDs 9 picks and 4 lost fumbles in his last 9 regular season games?But he got better against the zombie 49ers D and the falling apart Rams D giving up about 27 points per game in their last 8 before the NFCCG?Seattle beat Old Man Rivers and the 0-7 finish Colts 18-16? They played a .000 win percentage version but got credit for .470Seattle played Jacksonville 2 months before they got good. That's like saying Atlanta was great for beating Philly in week 2 of 2025.They played the .571 version of Jacksonville but got credit for the 9-1 finish and .765You are going strength of schedule on that?To be fair, they played the red hot Bucs early ...Show me the good QB in a good offense that Seattle shut down. When Baker was hot, he barbecued them.Stafford had 8 TDs and 0 picks in 3 games. When he did make mistakes, Seattle dropped them.Show me the good run D that Seattle ran well against.Show me that good run offense that Seattle shut down. (The Rams had no problem 3 times)If 75% of the American Betting Public is leaning hard to one side, that side is probably wrong.This is one of the biggest QB mismatches in SB history. Its MVP level vs seeing ghosts dude who is not playing at home vs awful secondaries.The odds of Drake Maye being a Foles / Hurts type in the SB today is probably 25ish percent.The Odds of Darnold being that is probably 2.5ish percent.No one is some juggernaut this year.Maye just faced 3 elite defenses in harsh weather. He is tested.Denver in the playoffs is the hardest HFA to overcome in sports (they literally breathe better than you do)Brady was 2-6 in Denver. Not putting up 24 on Denver in Denver in the snow is not a failure.Darnold just faced easy button slop in comfy Seattle.I would not predict a Super Bowl based on a 35-31 Patriots loss to Buffalo when Milton Williams and Will Campbell did not play.The Rams were 3-3 in their last 6 regular season games and then needed injury luck and pick drop luck to barely beat Carolina and Chicago.The Rams went 3 and out in OT vs Chicago and let Chicago move into Rams territory...A miscommunication between Caleb Williams and DJ Moore makes the Rams the 1992-94 49ers or Cowboys level real SB in the NFCCG good?Maybe all the propaganda is to get people to bet on Seattle. These people are all pushing Draft Kings on you during broadcasts already.None of this means New England has to be better than Seattle.It means the strength of schedule propaganda is 100% BS.Last year it was Mahomes is magic and Spags propaganda.The Patriots are 16-1 in their last 17 and people are like, nah, I will just sniff the propaganda.Was it against a weak NFL? The 2025 NFL was weak.There were maybe 5 to 7 really good teams on paper this year.Green Bay got mangled by losing a 1st team all-pro level TE and Edge and WRs played injury relay all year.Philly was sabotaged by clear and obvious HC / OC fraud.Denver lost their QB very late.The Chargers might have been ready to take a possible next step but they lost their 2 OTs early (and Herbert is still not that guy)I thought the Ravens looked good but Henry fumbles, injuries, and just a weird vibe crushed them.The last 2 standing are playing today. The 49ers being 5 wins better than the Dolphins will not be a factor.By unweighted DVOA, which doesn’t discount early season games, the Pats were 17th. In weighted DVOA, which puts a heavier emphasis on their most recent games, they’re 4th. I think it’s fair to split the difference. They’re a good team, but not elite IMO. That doesn’t mean they can’t win today. Darnold certainly could throw the ball to them like Stroud did.
February 8Feb 8 What the heck are you guys doing? The answer is Phillips and Mann.We have 3 LBers for 2 spots. Benching our first round picks just so we can outbid bad teams for Nakobe Dean is dumb as hell. He’s gone. Blankenship is our best safety, but without a legit DE then our D is not great. Our D can be great without Blankenship. We were night and day before and after PhillipsThis is a crazy exercise. Blankenship? Really?1 hour ago, Waiting4Someday said:You got $5.$4 Phillips DE$3 Dean LB$3 Goedert TE$2 Blankenship S$2 Jackson CB$2 Johnson OT$2 Dotson WR$1 Toth OL$1 Mann P
February 8Feb 8 I’m keeping Dean no matter what I don’t want to see another Milton Williams situation. Talent is talent.
February 8Feb 8 Garafolo said the Eagles haven't had discussions with any teams about AJ and AJ hasn't asked for a trade and he's in a good place right now. And they'll get together in the coming weeks to talk about where his head is and such and about all of those kinds of things. What he wants, if he's happy, if he wants out, etc. And if they were to consider trading him, they'd want substantial compensation given the short term cap problems and losing a star player.
February 8Feb 8 AJ Brown tells Mike Garafolo "A lot of this is out of my control at this point." Sounds like he has made it known to the Eagles that he wants out.
February 8Feb 8 15 minutes ago, Aerolithe_Lion said:What the heck are you guys doing? The answer is Phillips and Mann.We have 3 LBers for 2 spots. Benching our first round picks just so we can outbid bad teams for Nakobe Dean is dumb as hell. He’s gone. Blankenship is our best safety, but without a legit DE then our D is not great. Our D can be great without BlankenshipThis is a crazy exorcise. Blankenship? Really?Going to pound the drum until he signs somewhere, which is hopefully here. Dean and Campbell play completely different positions with completely different playing styles.Campbell is here to replace Baun in the long run, not Dean.In 10 games (8 starts), Nakobe Dean had 55 tackles, 4 sacks, 7 TFL, 6 QB hits, 2 FF and 1 pass defendedIn 17 games (10 starts), Jihaad Campbell had 80 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 QB hit, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 INT and 3 passes defendedAlso, not to burst the bubble the Jihaad Campbell should be untouchable because he was a 1st round pick. Look at the guy who was taken 2 spots after him in round 2. The Eagles track record at drafting LB is terrible. But let's let the best one they've drafted in a while walk just because they took a guy in the 1st. No thanks. Keep your best players.
February 8Feb 8 1 hour ago, RLC said:What does Dotson do "well" ?Hard to tell. He doesn't get many targets.
February 8Feb 8 14 hours ago, greendestiny27 said:He can't win. The media and a portion of the fans just hate him no matter what he does or says and just wait for any little thing that can be taken out of context. Guy can have 30 straight catches, drops one and he will be shredded in a dozen different ways. Those fans and media deserve Pinkston, Thrash and Na f'n Brown.This. They made up their mind no matter what
February 8Feb 8 For $5, I'll keep Mann, Toth and Nakobe. Provide me with an extra $4, Phillips stays.🤓🏈
February 8Feb 8 51 minutes ago, bpac55 said:Going to pound the drum until he signs somewhere, which is hopefully here. Dean and Campbell play completely different positions with completely different playing styles.Campbell is here to replace Baun in the long run, not Dean.In 10 games (8 starts), Nakobe Dean had 55 tackles, 4 sacks, 7 TFL, 6 QB hits, 2 FF and 1 pass defendedIn 17 games (10 starts), Jihaad Campbell had 80 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 QB hit, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 INT and 3 passes defendedAlso, not to burst the bubble the Jihaad Campbell should be untouchable because he was a 1st round pick. Look at the guy who was taken 2 spots after him in round 2. The Eagles track record at drafting LB is terrible. But let's let the best one they've drafted in a while walk just because they took a guy in the 1st. No thanks. Keep your best players.That’s not the point through. Baun and Campbell can do what Dean and Baun do, regardless of who is technically lining up where
February 8Feb 8 1 hour ago, Sack that QB said:So I was thinking today about the Eagles and why after every Super Bowl they usually fall pretty hard the next season. Obviously I think some of it has to do with the fact that it's incredibly hard in the NFL to maintain success. It's a long season, guys get beat up, a lot of luck involved, etc. But we all thought after last season it could be the start of a dynasty type run. Went to two SBs in 3 years, are prime to go back to another in 2025 and it didn't happen. After 2017 that team fell apart after.So I was thinking what separates the Eagles from the teams that were able to maintain that elite success for longer? The difference to me is those teams are driven by generational QB and/or generational coach. And the Eagles are driven by a great 53 man roster built by Howie. And it's much harder to keep a great 53 man roster together than it is to keep a great QB and coach together. Credit to the Eagles, they've gone to and won multiple SBs without either because Howie is a wizard. But it's much harder to sustain to me. I think with all the concerns we have about Stoutland leaving and all that... if this team had an elite franchise QB and/or an elite head coach, we'd all be feeling so much better about 2026 right now. If 2026 doesn't go well, I'm even more certain that Lurie and Howie should pull the plug on Sirianni and Hurts and try again. And keep trying until they get their own elite QB and coach duo. Specifically QB because elite QBs attract elite head coaches. But credit to Howie for building rosters so loaded that the Eagles haven't needed it, but when you realize how hard it is to sustain with the cap ramifications of that, they can't rely on Howie working miracles every year. The most surefire way to build a team that is elite year over year is elite QB and coach.The problem with the 2017 team was that they tried to just run it back and didn't improve the roster at all, and really they were an Alshon drop away from making another deep run in 2018 and a clowney cheap shot away from a 2019 run. They obviously weren't as good as the 2017 team but I don't think their fall off was as bad as the fall offs in 2023 and 2025. I think they exceeded expectations based on talent in 2018/2019 where 2023 and 2025 they woefully underperformed (i don't care what their record was, they played like crap both years).
February 8Feb 8 4 hours ago, RLC said:Get Dotson off the team. He doesn't block. He runs bad routes. He doesn't always finish routes.He's a small player who is at his best with contested catches. Hurts doesn't want to live that way, so it's a bad fit.Smith at 1.??? At 2.Cooper at 3.Need a vertical WR with speed.I'm with you on Dotson, not so much on Cooper though. I think they are going to need to add two WR's in the off-season assuming Brown is gone. In free agency I think Doubs would be perfect due to his fit in the new scheme but I have a feeling he will cost too much. Maybe a deep threat like Hollywood Brown or slot guy like Christian Kirk could be had at a reasonable cost at this point in their careers. I would imagine they will draft a WR regardless of what they do in free agency but how early they do could be anywhere from round 1 to round 3 most likely. There are just so many needs and quite honestly I'm far more concerned about the TE positions than a WR position without AJ Brown.
February 8Feb 8 4 hours ago, RLC said:Pretty clear on tape that AJ lost a step. That and his injury concerns are very real. Knee/hamstring injuries in 2023, 2024 and 2025. That's not even including the off-field stuff.It's time to sell him at the peak of his value.Agreed. I just hope Dianna Russini is full of crap in saying that his market value is probably a 2nd round pick. I was/am certainly hoping for a 1st and at the very least a 2 and a 4 or something like that. As much as I want to see them fill as many needs as possible this off-season if the choice were between a 2nd in 2026 or a 1st in 2027 I would easily take the 2027 1st.
February 8Feb 8 50 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:Highly talented player, but makes AJ look like a rhode scholar with his antics. If I'm the turds, I put him on the block and see if I can get a haul. If not a haul, then I'd deal with it. Turds are right there to overtake us especially now.
February 8Feb 8 3 hours ago, Waiting4Someday said:You got $5.$4 Phillips DE$3 Dean LB$3 Goedert TE$2 Blankenship S$2 Jackson CB$2 Johnson OT$2 Dotson WR$1 Toth OL$1 Mann PMann, Johnson, BlankenshipI think guys like Toth are all over the league and easy to find. I have little to no interest n bringing back Dotson. I can't believe I am saying this but I would be sort of ok with bringing back Adore on a cheap one year deal after the way he played over the second half. I think they can get someone better for cheap but he was serviceable after a rough start. I'm ok with bringing back Goedert but I would like to see a brand new revamped TE position. Unless they are planning to move Campbell to OLB there is no room for Dean. I like Phillips and think the edge position will need to be addressed without him but I just don't see them having the cap space for him and the fact that they will likely get at least a 4th and possibly 3rd round compensatory pick for him is a factor.Mann is an obvious one, Johnson is the best backup OL they have and they need to add to the position not subtract. Blankenship did not have his usual season but he shouldn't break the bank and the S position is already a question mark so I don't think they can afford to lose him.
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