March 27Mar 27 7 hours ago, devpool said:Cleveland would never do it, but i would 1000% do Carter, a first and a second.That would be a bad trade.
March 27Mar 27 10 hours ago, Saltpeter said:You have to be smoking crack out of your butt to pick Maclin over Devonta. And that’s with all due respect.It’s a pretty ridiculous comparison. Maclin was the definition of "solid” which for where he was drafted translates to meh. Wasn’t as explosive as expected and wound up being useless in the return game which was supposed to be a big bonus of his. I remember there was a guy on Reddit that used to claim Maclin was better than Diax and he used to get roasted. 😄
March 27Mar 27 11 hours ago, HazletonEagle said:Another athlete at DTAccording to the official results distributed to professional teams, which were acquired by 3DownNation, Konga recorded 20 reps of 225 pounds on the bench press, ran a 4.79-second forty-yard dash, 4.59-second shuttle, 7.03-second three-cone drill, leapt 37 inches in the vertical jump, and a ten-foot, two-inch broad jump.The native of Ottawa, Ont. played 44 collegiate games with the Cardinals and made 13 starts, recording 63 total tackles, 11 tackles for loss, six sacks, eight pass knockdowns, and one interception. Pro Football Focus credited him with 67 quarterback pressures over 680 career pass-rushing snaps.Those numbers are pretty incredible especially the 3 cone drill. See chart. He would have been 2nd at the combine in the 40 for DT, 1st in shuttle, 1st in 3-cone, 1st in vert, 1st in broad. Has to do better on the bench though. All that at 6 foot 4 and 298 pounds is chub worthy.Uploading Attachment...
March 27Mar 27 1 hour ago, RLC said:Jeremy Maclin was very good. Unnecessary slander.Jimmy Kempski nicknaming him "Self Tackling Jeremy Maclin" early on did him no favours whatsoever with how some people perceived him.
March 27Mar 27 I thought Berman laid out the safety position opposite Mukuba very well.He keeps banging the drum that as of today Carter is the favorite to start at safety. Why?Follow the money. Carter signed a 1 year, $2.76M deal with $1.45M guaranteed. That’s peanuts, but more than you’d pay if he were looked at as DeJean’s backup. Epps signed for $1.55M with only $125k guaranteed. He sees him as a fallback option if things don’t work out with Carter.Carter just turned 27 and was once regarded as being among the best nickels in the league. Why would he sign to be a backup nickel? Epps might have started over him last year, but we know Vic highly values experience and practice reps. Carter was new to the system and was learning nickel here while also being cross-trained at safety by Kasper. He likened the move to safety to when we moved Walter Thurmond to safety.He doesn’t think we’re drafting a safety high enough to compete to start.
March 27Mar 27 6 minutes ago, UK Eagle said:Jimmy Kempski nicknaming him "Self Tackling Jeremy Maclin" early on did him no favours whatsoever with how some people perceived him.Maclin also tackling himself did him no favors, but he developed into a really good player. His lack of YAC was confounding considering how good he was at it in college.
March 27Mar 27 20 minutes ago, UK Eagle said:Jimmy Kempski nicknaming him "Self Tackling Jeremy Maclin" early on did him no favours whatsoever with how some people perceived him.Non-secquitar, I think the perception was that No YAC Zach's career was winding down when we traded him ARZ, but somehow he had another 5 productive seasons.
March 27Mar 27 37 minutes ago, ManuManu said:Maclin also tackling himself did him no favors, but he developed into a really good player. His lack of YAC was confounding considering how good he was at it in college.Between Maclin and Ertz, we were a no-YAC zone
March 27Mar 27 50 minutes ago, ManuManu said:I thought Berman laid out the safety position opposite Mukuba very well.He keeps banging the drum that as of today Carter is the favorite to start at safety. Why?Follow the money. Carter signed a 1 year, $2.76M deal with $1.45M guaranteed. That’s peanuts, but more than you’d pay if he were looked at as DeJean’s backup. Epps signed for $1.55M with only $125k guaranteed. He sees him as a fallback option if things don’t work out with Carter.Carter just turned 27 and was once regarded as being among the best nickels in the league. Why would he sign to be a backup nickel? Epps might have started over him last year, but we know Vic highly values experience and practice reps. Carter was new to the system and was learning nickel here while also being cross-trained at safety by Kasper. He likened the move to safety to when we moved Walter Thurmond to safety.He doesn’t think we’re drafting a safety high enough to compete to start.As always I think it depends on who is on the board. I think ideally the Eagles would like to go offense but if a safety is BPA by a decent margin I think they could. But Carter starting at safety is very uninspiring. And this is a loaded safety class.
March 27Mar 27 53 minutes ago, ManuManu said:Carter just turned 27 and was once regarded as being among the best nickels in the leagueSo play him there and if he performs well, move Coop to safety, where he's best suited to be anyway. Problem solved.
March 27Mar 27 13 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:So play him there and if he performs well, move Coop to safety, where he's best suited to be anyway. Problem solved.Not sure I agree about that in Vic’s scheme. Now maybe if we bring Schwartz in in 2027…
March 27Mar 27 https://www.nfl.com/news/ranking-11-position-groups-in-2026-nfl-draft-from-strongest-to-weakest-edge-rusher-linebacker-loadedI agree with him about OT.
March 27Mar 27 1 hour ago, NCiggles said:That would be a bad trade.In what way? You trade an unpredictable, though extremely talented, DT who already has shoulder issues for a guaranteed HOF edge which is a position of dire need.
March 27Mar 27 24 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:As always I think it depends on who is on the board. I think ideally the Eagles would like to go offense but if a safety is BPA by a decent margin I think they could. But Carter starting at safety is very uninspiring. And this is a loaded safety class.I’d be very surprised if we went defense in Round 1 (outside of edge), and I’d be shocked if it was a low value position like safety after doing that in 2026 (I know Howie thinks Campbell could play edge, but whatever). We have a lot of expensive players and some players on defense that will need major money. Howie will draft an offensive position that is costly on the open market — OL, WR. Maybe Sadiq falls and they believe his talent level warrants it.
March 27Mar 27 7 minutes ago, ManuManu said:Not sure I agree about that in Vic’s scheme. Now maybe if we bring Schwartz in in 2027…Ghost and Ceedy combined for 10 picks in 2024. Vic's scheme has proven that it can yield impactful results with instinctive playmaking from the S position, and I think Coop fits that to a T.
March 27Mar 27 2 minutes ago, ManuManu said:I’d be very surprised if we went defense in Round 1 (outside of edge), and I’d be shocked if it was a low value position like safety. We have a lot of expensive players and some players on defense that will need major money. Howie will draft an offensive position that is costly on the open market — OL, WR. Maybe Sadiq falls and they believe his talent level warrants it.Round 1 I would be stunned. But I heard Berman on the Philly Special last night and someone else who covers the Eagles say the same thing... forget who it was. They said they would even be surprised in rounds 2 or 3. I wouldn't be. If someone like Haulcy or Kilgore are on the board and their TE targets are gone and Edge or WR aren't tops on their board I think it could happen.This is a really good defensive class and I don't want them to try to force it at offense because their needs lie there. I just think it's not a great situation for them where their needs(aside from Edge) don't align with the strength of this draft.
March 27Mar 27 1 hour ago, ManuManu said:Maclin also tackling himself did him no favors, but he developed into a really good player. His lack of YAC was confounding considering how good he was at it in college.It didn't, but Kempski dunking on him for lols like that did him no favours. Clearly, Maclin was being careful in pros and the YAC man from college largely went. No doubt QB play at times didn't help
March 27Mar 27 15 hours ago, jojodancer said:A clumsy ending there. Like to see some killer instinct. As they just don't put teams away when they should. Expect their bullpen to be solid, but Backhus can't face right handers. He was throwing meatballs. He's got to be a situational guy where its heavy lefthanded bats coming up. Also, Duran could use more movement on his heater. I really don't watch every game or intend to. Just want to go straight to the Playoffs and get to the bottom line with them. Hope there's more excitement to this season with the younger guys.
March 27Mar 27 12 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:Ghost and Ceedy combined for 10 picks in 2024. Vic's scheme has proven that it can yield impactful results with instinctive playmaking from the S position, and I think Coop fits that to a T.I don’t know how instinctive CJGJ was. He was a blown coverage magnet. I’ll grant you Blankenship. I think DeJean would be an excellent safety. We know with 100 percent certainty that he is an elite nickel and dramatically impacts the defense in Vic’s scheme. He should stay there unless it’s base.
March 27Mar 27 16 minutes ago, UK Eagle said:No doubt QB play at times didn't helpJust off the top of my head didn’t he play with 5 and peak Vick? Not saying Maclin was a bad player. He was aiight for a first rounder but I don’t think QB play was his problem.
March 27Mar 27 9 hours ago, devpool said:Cleveland would never do it, but i would 1000% do Carter, a first and a second.I get he's good but he's 30 years old and will be 31 before the end of the season. MAYBE he has 2-3 seasons left of elite play. You don't give up that much for him.
March 27Mar 27 22 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:Round 1 I would be stunned. But I heard Berman on the Philly Special last night and someone else who covers the Eagles say the same thing... forget who it was. They said they would even be surprised in rounds 2 or 3. I wouldn't be. If someone like Haulcy or Kilgore are on the board and their TE targets are gone and Edge or WR aren't tops on their board I think it could happen.This is a really good defensive class and I don't want them to try to force it at offense because their needs lie there. I just think it's not a great situation for them where their needs(aside from Edge) don't align with the strength of this draft.I agree, but Howie already laid out his thought process on needing more cheap talent on offense. As for round 2 or 3 safety, yeah, if there’s on sticking out at the top of their board they should take him.
March 27Mar 27 5 minutes ago, ManuManu said:I don’t know how instinctive CJGJ was. He was a blown coverage magnet. I’ll grant you Blankenship.I think DeJean would be an excellent safety. We know with 100 percent certainty that he is an elite nickel and dramatically impacts the defense in Vic’s scheme. He should stay there unless it’s base.If it's week 3 and we have someone that can be serviceable at NCB but has shown he isn't cutting it at S, then I'm not sure what other options we have at that point. Seems like Vic would have some intuition at how likely it is for this scenario to unfold, so we'll have to see how he manages things in camps and preseason but if Carter starts to struggle, I wouldn't be shocked to see Coop get some snaps there at some point in the season even outside of base personnel.
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