3 hours ago3 hr 1 minute ago, DaBirds said:I don’t think Phillips or Blankenship are that big a loss. Huge downgrade seems a little harsh.I'm not even a Blankenship guy but if you don't think going from him to Sydney Brown isn't a massive downgrade you need to stop watching football. Brown is one of the worst safeties in the NFL. Ebiketie is an undersized situational pass rusher who had 2 sacks last season. Again, massive downgrade. Until/IF Howie quits taking naps all day and actually does something these are the guys they have been replaced with on the depth chart.
3 hours ago3 hr 1 hour ago, vikas83 said:That doesn't account for the rookie pool or needing ~$5mm of cap space in season. That knocks off 10-11mm.Correct. Still leaves us in pretty decent shape.
3 hours ago3 hr Just now, T-1000 said:I'm not even a Blankenship guy but if you don't think going from him to Sydney Brown isn't a massive downgrade you need to stop watching football. Brown is one of the worst safeties in the NFL. Good thing he’s not the starting safety then…
3 hours ago3 hr 4 hours ago, Sack that QB said:It may be Fangio's last year, but I do think it's a year to year thing. I don't think even he knows.If they kept Patullo, Fangio was going to retire.
3 hours ago3 hr 2 minutes ago, DaBirds said:Good thing he’s not the starting safety then…I've got news for you boss, right now he is.....
3 hours ago3 hr Just now, T-1000 said:Say you want about them but currently the OL has lost Toth and Pryor and added nobody. I get that they will likely draft multiple OL but counting on rookies other than maybe a first round pick to be able to step right in and contribute is foolish. With major health concerns for Dickerson, Jurgens, and Lane it would be stupid not to invest in a couple of quality backup OL with starting experience.Yup - playing rookies, typically means you're going to be losing games. I like Kendall and Lampkin as a gimicky super-sized FB or 6th Olmen, but beyond that... fingers-crossed.
3 hours ago3 hr 1 minute ago, Waiting4Someday said:Yup - playing rookies, typically means your going to be losing games. I like Kendall and Lampkin as a gimicky super-sized FB or 6th Olmen, but beyond that... fingers-crossed.I'm with you. We currently have ONE backup OL of note and even he isn't a sure thing (Kendall). Pretty much everything Howie has done this off-season is basically saying that he hasn't learned a thing from this past season and the mistakes he made in the 2025 off-season.
3 hours ago3 hr 5 minutes ago, T-1000 said:I've got news for you boss, right now he is.....No. Right now I'd venture to say Coop is starting in base, Carter in nickel.
3 hours ago3 hr 18 minutes ago, T-1000 said:If Howie doesn't get his head out of his ass real quick and actually work on making the team better you won't be wrong.This team needs speed on offense and more physicality on defense, especially at edge and safety. This version of team is 2 tiers below the 2024 Superbowl version as we stand today. Need to replace the bottom 10-15 on roster for competent players. Killed 'em last year when any one of our core guys got hurt. Howie's still got a lot of work to do here to be a true Superbowl contender. I think people are fooling themselves if they think coaching alone is gonna make up this gap from last year.
3 hours ago3 hr 9 minutes ago, paco said:If they kept Patullo, Fangio was going to retire.Huh. Interesting take.
3 hours ago3 hr 1 minute ago, vikas83 said:No. Right now I'd venture to say Coop is starting in base, Carter in nickel.They barely play in any base. I think they were in base like 15% of the time in 2025. That means you expect Carter (a guy who has never started at S) to pair with another sub 6'0 190 LB safety in Mukuba which is a disaster waiting to happen. I keep hearing people regurgitate that moron EJ Smith saying this and I refuse to believe that the organization is that dumb.
3 hours ago3 hr 2 minutes ago, jojodancer said:This team needs speed on offense and more physicality, especially at edge and safety. This version of team is 2 tiers below the 2024 Superbowl version as we stand today. Need to replace the bottom 10-15 on roster for competent players. Killed 'em last year when anyone of our core guys got hurt. Howie's still got a lot of work to do here to be a true Superbowl contender.FACTS
3 hours ago3 hr 7 minutes ago, T-1000 said:Say you want about them but currently the OL has lost Toth and Pryor and added nobody. I get that they will likely draft multiple OL but counting on rookies other than maybe a first round pick to be able to step right in and contribute is foolish. With major health concerns for Dickerson, Jurgens, and Lane it would be stupid not to invest in a couple of quality backup OL with starting experience.In 2025 they drafted three OL with talent who needed a redshirt year and got it. I like all three players.
3 hours ago3 hr Just now, just relax said:In 2025 they drafted three OL with talent who needed a redshirt year and got it. I like all three players.They are all completely unproven. Williams is a big time project and Hinton was utterly horrendous in camp/pre-season. The only one who showed an ability to potentially be counted on in 2026 is Kendall.
3 hours ago3 hr 7 minutes ago, LacesOut said:Huh. Interesting take.TBF, it's not mine, it's Vermeil's who is good friends with Fangio.
3 hours ago3 hr 5 minutes ago, just relax said:In 2025 they drafted three OL with talent who needed a redshirt year and got it. I hope to God you are correct with this assessemnt.
3 hours ago3 hr 1 hour ago, NOTW said:As I said yesterday, what would you have them do on offense with the roster? They are stuck with most of their starters, Steen is on a rookie deal and played well last year and was healthy.The issues last year were primarily coaching, and O line injuries to Dickerson, Jurgens and Johnson. The run game suffered because of both of those things. Barkley and Bigsby is a killer 1-2 combo. They have two 1,000 yard receivers and Goedert had 11 TDs and was a red zone threat.There's no money to make changes on offense, except signing a backup TE for blocking (Mundt). Everyone knows they need to get younger on offense which happens through the draft. So complaining that they are running it back with last year's starters is pointless. They are stuck with the contracts.They're going to draft some offense, and see how the new coaching goes. They'll have much more flexibility after next season with contracts, guys retiring, etc. And will draft more offense again.Just because they are locked into this offense and couldn’t not have done anything differently doesn’t mean it’s going to be a good offense. So you are in the camp that a coaching change is a magical fix. Ideally you’ll be right
3 hours ago3 hr 5 minutes ago, T-1000 said:They are all completely unproven. Williams is a big time project and Hinton was utterly horrendous in camp/pre-season. The only one who showed an ability to potentially be counted on in 2026 is Kendall.This team is top heavy. And there's many question marks across the board with our top players to begin with. Next year, is an everything has to go right year from the new coaches, to guys bouncing back and to several unproven young guys having to step up.Howie made too many wholesale changes last year and gutted a Superbowl roster by 20 something spots. He overrcorrected from his previous gaffe with holding vets too long on the 2018 Superbowl team. Needed to transition a little bit slower from 2024 Championship roster to an overhauled 2025 roster with too many young unproven guys. I believe we had 2nd youngest roster in the league.Made way too many unnecessary moves (including reupping Barkley and extending Jurgens) last year when he could have just stood pat and just resigned reliable young vets or not have traded many of them. He tinkered too much. Was chasing his tail all year to get back to square one. FACTS.
2 hours ago2 hr Biggest hole body wise at this point is G. Maybe Burford makes sense. Has starts but probably a back up. From Shanahan system.
2 hours ago2 hr 14 minutes ago, T-1000 said:They are all completely unproven. Williams is a big time project and Hinton was utterly horrendous in camp/pre-season. The only one who showed an ability to potentially be counted on in 2026 is Kendall.Which is why I said they needed a redshirt season.
2 hours ago2 hr 40 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:Correct. Still leaves us in pretty decent shape.Some of that will be used to offset dead cap hits though - whether it’s Brown this year or rolled into next year when both AJ and Godert’s big hits will be if both are back
2 hours ago2 hr 1 minute ago, jojodancer said:This team is top heavy. And there's many question marks across the board with our top players to begin with. Next year, is an everything has to go right year from the new coaches, to guys bouncing back and to several unproven young guys having to step up.Howie made too many wholesale changes last year and gutted qla Superbowl roster by 20 something spots. He overrcorrected from his previous gaffe with holding vets too long on the 2018 Superbowl team. Needed to transition a little bit slower from 2024 Chamionship roster to an overhauled 2025 roster. Made way too many unnecessary moves (including reupping Barkley and extending Jurgens) last year when he could have just stood pat and just resigned reliable young vets or not have traded many of them. Was chasing his tail all year to get back to square one. FACTS.Or the roster is in pretty good shape already and needs a few key pieces to reach contender level. Already have one (CB) and looking now for an edge. Howie messed up last offseason but will regain his mojo. This stuff is solvable. Eagles will be good yet again (lucky us) so enjoy the ride. The draft should be super fun with so many picks.
2 hours ago2 hr Steelers still need a QB.. Would you do McKee and 98 to Pittsburgh for 76 and 85? Point value it's basically the equivalent to the last pick of the 2nd round/1st pick of 3rd round.
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