2 minutes ago, greendestiny27 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.

Lol, no they aren't.

11 minutes ago, T-1000 said:

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.

I have a hard time seeing the Eagles making that move given the cap ramification/money involved for just a second round pick. I just don’t see the Eagles trading him away unless they get the value they seek/want for him. Frankly whether he wants to stay or not, what he said during SB week helps them in terms of leverage

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 P

$1 for Mann, $2 for Johnson, and roll the rest into the future.

14 hours ago, Eriv20 said:

Getting rid of AJ right now makes no sense from a salary cap perspective. It also makes no sense for the makeup of these team. I’ve seen folks say Dotson can fill the void, that’s crazy talk. He sucks. Window is open for one more year maybe 2. Keeping AJ gives us the best chance to win.

My original post was about a situation with no cap implication where he's traded for Maxx Crosby.

It's confusing how everyone thinks Dotson sucks so bad when he's thrown to 4 times a year. He's made some incredible catches, he gets open at a decent enough rate. He would be a fine 2. Not amazing, fine. They would also obviously draft a WR if AJ was traded, who ALSO doesn't have to be amazing.

An offense that doesn't pass the ball more doesn't need 2 top 10 receivers

4 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 P

Man, Johnson, Toth

Mann is an obvious one.

I wish lane would just rip the bandaid off and retire. Sucks to go out with an injury but it's just gonna happen again next year. Johnson is the stop gap for a year.

Toth is a proven reliable backup.

Would have thought he was option for eagles since he was with Fangio in Miami but then again maybe that’s why he’s not

1 hour ago, Aerolithe_Lion said:

That’s not the point through. Baun and Campbell can do what Dean and Baun do, regardless of who is technically lining up where

I disagree. Campbell can't do what Dean can do. Campbell is great in space, but he's not a downhill player. Just look how he was used. Dean plays behind the LOS. Campbell can cover ground.

Here's another fun exercise. Pick one from each list:

A list - Romeo Doubs, Rasheed Shaheed, Kyle Pitts, David Njokou, Dallas Goedert, Alijah Vera-Tucker, Jaelen Phillips, Kwity Paye

B List - Isaiah Likely, Cade Otton, Zion Johnson, Jamel Dean, Trevon Diggs, Greg Newsome, Bryan Cook, Nakobe Dean

C List - Reed Blankenship, Hollywood Brown, Christian Kirk, Jahan Dotson, Chig Okonkwo, Rasul Douglas, Jaquon Brisker, Kam Curl

D List - Adore Jackson, Fred Johnson, Brett Toth, Grant Calcaterra, Josh Uche, Azeez Ojulari, Marcus Epps, Mecki Bechton

I would go with Doubs, Otton, Blankenship, and Becton

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

I have a hard time seeing the Eagles making that move given the cap ramification/money involved for just a second round pick. I just don’t see the Eagles trading him away unless they get the value they seek/want for him. Frankly whether he wants to stay or not, what he said during SB week helps them in terms of leverage

I agree with the last part. My immediate thought was that Howie and/or Lurie told Brown they would do everything in their power to accommodate his trade request but that he needed to quiet the noise and say all of the right things to help with his trade value. I also don't think it's a coincidence that we got reports this weekend that the Eagles aren't sure if they are going to trade him or not and will have discussions over the next couple of weeks.

2 hours 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 Blankenship. We were night and day before and after Phillips

This is a crazy exercise. Blankenship? Really?

Winner winner chicken dinner

I'm really liking the idea of going after Alijah Vera-Tucker for RG and Max Iheanachor for RT in the draft. Vera-Tucker should fit the wide zone very well, only 26, very high upside. If we had Stout, we probably would've had a leg up on the rest of the league but it's still possible of course. Joe Douglas drafted him. I am hoping they do not just pencil Steen back in at RG and think all is well. This o-line is gradually falling back into the pack and without injury, he is easily our weakest link.

They need to focus on re-establishing it as the core strength of our offense, this is not the strongest draft unfortunately for o-line, so pickings will be slim I fear. Looking at Max Iheanachor; he is green, but very high upside. The athleticism is off the carts which should be a prefect fit for the wide zone. He has all the measurables, plenty of strength, very high upside player. The right side with him and Vera-Tucker, could be deadly for years to come. Let Max sit behind Lane for 1 year.

The other potential top RT's I'm interested in, Blake Miller - ultra feisty and very athletic, and Monroe Freeling.

1 minute ago, greendestiny27 said:

I'm really liking the idea of going after Alijah Vera-Tucker for RG and Max Iheanachor for RT in the draft. Vera-Tucker should fit the wide zone very well, only 26, very high upside. If we had Stout, we probably would've had a leg up on the rest of the league but it's still possible of course. Joe Douglas drafted him. I am hoping they do not just pencil Steen back in at RG and think all is well. This o-line is gradually falling back into the pack and without injury, he is easily our weakest link.

They need to focus on re-establishing it as the core strength of our offense, this is not the strongest draft unfortunately for o-line, so pickings will be slim I fear. Looking at Max Iheanachor; he is green, but very high upside. The athleticism is off the carts which should be a prefect fit for the wide zone. He has all the measurables, plenty of strength, very high upside player. The right side with him and Vera-Tucker, could be deadly for years to come. Let Max sit behind Lane for 1 year.

The other potential top RT's I'm interested in, Blake Miller - ultra feisty and very athletic, and Monroe Freeling.

If they made one BIG TIME signing this off-season Alijah Vera-Tucker would be extremely high on my list. I really liked him coming out of the draft and feel like he is one of those free agents who will leave his current team and be much better on his second contract. I also think Steen is an excellent 6th OL, average starter so slotting him back where he belongs on the depth chart with an AVT signing would improve two spots on the OL.

22 minutes ago, T-1000 said:

Here's another fun exercise. Pick one from each list:

A list - Romeo Doubs, Rasheed Shaheed, Kyle Pitts, David Njokou, Dallas Goedert, Alijah Vera-Tucker, Jaelen Phillips, Kwity Paye

B List - Isaiah Likely, Cade Otton, Zion Johnson, Jamel Dean, Trevon Diggs, Greg Newsome, Bryan Cook, Nakobe Dean

C List - Reed Blankenship, Hollywood Brown, Christian Kirk, Jahan Dotson, Chig Okonkwo, Rasul Douglas, Jaquon Brisker, Kam Curl

D List - Adore Jackson, Fred Johnson, Brett Toth, Grant Calcaterra, Josh Uche, Azeez Ojulari, Marcus Epps, Mecki Bechton

I would go with Doubs, Otton, Blankenship, and Becton

Vera-Tucker

Likely

Douglas

Johnson

3 minutes ago, devpool said:

Vera-Tucker

Likely

Douglas

Johnson

I was torn between Doubs and Vera-Tucker in the A tier. Likely also a great choice but I went with Otton because he is a better blocker.

It is impossible not to notice how happy Hurts is to finally be out of the KP offense. I remember seeing a picture of him smiling for a picture lately too.

Just now, RememberTheKoy said:

It is impossible not to notice how happy Hurts is to finally be out of the KP offense. I remember seeing a picture of him smiling for a picture lately too.

I bet it feels good to get a straight jacket taken off.

5 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.

Would need to travel back in time to do that.

3 hours 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 Blankenship. We were night and day before and after Phillips

This is a crazy exercise. Blankenship? Really?

Take it easy man, it was a hypothetical if you only had $5. It's like a pic of 5 fast food restaurants and one has to go. It's not that deep.

In reality they can/will keep Mann plus others.

2 hours 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.

This is pretty good stuff. I think the front office plan is to dump Sirianni but this is a transitional year. They’re changing the offensive identity and if Mannion works he’s next year’s HC. It’s a major shift. Unless he does something special. Sirianni is out and Hurts is very much on trial.

Go Seahawks. I'll probably watch a quarter or so, then do some reading, and then finish the night up with the Food Network.

It takes a special athlete to want to be a doubles luge bottom.

Poor planning by the NFL 🤣

NFL Youtube did a top 60 Super Bowl plays ever and the Philly Special only got 26th. Most of the ones ahead of it are laughable. #1 was Eli Manning to Tyree 😑

27 minutes ago, LacesOut said:

Go Seahawks. I'll probably watch a quarter or so, then do some reading, and then finish the night up with the Food Network.

No puppy bowl viewing ?