March 27Mar 27 Which scenario would infuriate you more?Giving up our 2nd round pick and more to trade up for Monroe FreelingDrafting Ty Simpson at 23Drafting a mediocre OT prospect at 23 with 1 of the few true 1st round talents in this draft still on the board
March 27Mar 27 Just now, Saltpeter said:Which scenario would infuriate you more?Giving up our 2nd round pick and more to trade up for Monroe FreelingDrafting Ty Simpson at 23Drafting a mediocre OT prospect at 23 with 1 of the few true 1st round talents in this draft still on the boardIf we drafted any QB in round 1, given our contractual commitment to Hurts, Howie should be fired into the sun.
March 27Mar 27 1 hour ago, Connecticut Eagle said:Thoughts on Howie bailing out round one into day two, where there is better value. A similar deal to what he did in 2018?2nd and 4th and 2027 1st... Jeff Otah trade.
March 27Mar 27 This years draft stinks.Trade out of the 1st round. Get depth. It's a "step back" year for the Eagles for the 2026 season, IMO.Attack and go after it in 2027.
March 27Mar 27 2 hours ago, LeanMeanGM said:What other reason do the Brown have for that contract restructure?
March 27Mar 27 3 hours 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.I think you are being a little shortsighted. I believe the Eagles value nickel skills at S and that makes sense. I think Coop, with his size, makes better sense at NCB. Curious how Carter does against A. J., Wilson and Darius Cooper in TC. Although looking at the top WRs in this class, size doesn’t seem to be at a premium. Note, both Mukuba and Carter play the run well.
March 27Mar 27 56 minutes ago, Khani1 said:Nice guy, his arm still sucks though.I don’t think it sucks but I think it got worse after that bad shoulder injury he had to come back from in 2022. He still throws a nice deep ball when he times it right but sometimes his shoulder lets him down. Especially if he doesn’t set his feet.
March 27Mar 27 10 minutes ago, McMVP said:What other reason do the Brown have for that contract restructure?Opens up cap space
March 27Mar 27 10 minutes ago, McMVP said:What other reason do the Brown have for that contract restructure?Only thing I can think of is it might help them bring someone in but that doesn’t sound very Browns.
March 27Mar 27 2 hours 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.They have met with the following safeties this year: S Duce Chestnut (Syracuse) -- Eagles Local Pro DayS Jalon Kilgore (South Carolina) -- Official VisitS Emmanuel McNeil Warren (Toledo) -- Indy Combine (meeting)S Michael Taaffe (Texas) -- Indy Combine (meeting) McNeil-Warren is likely a 1st round pick that could be available at 23. Kilgore is likely a day 2 pick but tested well. Taaffe is a day 3 pick and Chestnut is a UDFA. This was who they met with last year before the draft: S BJ Adams (UCF) -- Senior BowlS C.J. Brown (Kutztown) -- Met during Pro DayS Alijah Clark (Syracuse) -- Eagles Local Pro DayS Shaquan Loyal (Rutgers) -- Eagles Local Pro DayS Donovan McMillon (Pittsburgh) -- East-West Shrine Bowl, Hula BowlS Malachi Moore (Alabama) -- Indy Combine (formal meeting)S Andrew Mukuba (Texas) -- Indy Combine (meeting)S J.J. Roberts (Marshall) -- Met during Pro DayS Jaylen Reed (Penn State) -- Official VisitS Trey Rucker (Oklahoma State) -- Senior BowlS Malaki Starks (Georgia) -- Official VisitS Major Williams (Carson-Newman) -- TBDThis was 2024: S Cole Bishop (Utah) -- Senior Bowl, Joe Kasper at Utah's Pro DayS Kamren Kinchens (Miami, FL) -- Senior BowlS Tyler Nubin (Minnesota) -- Indy Combine (formal)S Sione Vaki (Utah) -- Indy Combine (formal), Joe Kasper at Utah's Pro DayThis was 2023:S Brian Branch (Alabama) -- Official VisitS Sydney Brown (Illinois) -- Senior Bowl, S Alex Cook (Washington) -- Hula BowlS Antonio Johnson (Texas A&M) -- Indy CombineS Brandon Joseph (Notre Dame) -- Indy CombineS Jason Taylor II (Oklahoma State) -- Official VisitThe Eagles are meeting players they have a substantial interest in drafting. I don't think they would pass on either Kilgore or McNeill-Warren if they have them as their BPA. I think the number of players scouted in 2025 points to their belief that Reed would leave this season and having an immediate need. It was also a deep class for safety prospects. There were 19 safeties drafted. There were 7 taken in the top 100 picks. It's interesting to me that out of the 12 safeties the Eagles reportedly met with, only 4 were drafted. It makes sense that they met with a ton of prospects. In 2024, they scouted day 2 players in Bishop, Nubin and Kinchens. They made the smart trade up for Cooper. They drafted Brown in 2023. Brown was pick 66 and Branch was pick 45. Antonio Johnson was a 5th round pick and Taylor was a 7th. Joseph and Cook were UDFAs. Signing Carter isn't necessarily a stop-gap for a draft pick but it doesn't preclude them drafting a potential starter.
March 27Mar 27 Just noticed Hurts eyebrows too Also he looks like one of those skeezy pron film directions for the 90s now
March 27Mar 27 42 minutes ago, vikas83 said:If we drafted any QB in round 1, given our contractual commitment to Hurts, Howie should be fired into the sun.Isn't his contract open to moving on next season? Does it go down that much that it'd kill us now vs then?
March 27Mar 27 18 minutes ago, BigEFly said:I think you are being a little shortsighted. I believe the Eagles value nickel skills at S and that makes sense. I think Coop, with his size, makes better sense at NCB. Curious how Carter does against A. J., Wilson and Darius Cooper in TC. Although looking at the top WRs in this class, size doesn’t seem to be at a premium. Note, both Mukuba and Carter play the run well.Not sure the jury has reached a verdict yet there.
March 27Mar 27 20 minutes ago, McMVP said:What other reason do the Brown have for that contract restructure?It does give them some flexibility for FA. They would have had to pay the bonus by now and count against the cap immediately but now they have some time to maneuver how they want to spend money and build the roster.It could all be a ploy but it could be just and internal decision to start structuring contracts that way. It's a copycat league and Berry is basically copying how Howie structures with Garretts new deal.
March 27Mar 27 35 minutes ago, McMVP said:What other reason do the Brown have for that contract restructure?More importantly, why else would Myles agree to it?
March 27Mar 27 14 minutes ago, LacesOut said:This years draft stinks.Trade out of the 1st round. Get depth. It's a "step back" year for the Eagles for the 2026 season, IMO.Attack and go after it 2027.So you're giving up on the season before the draft?
March 27Mar 27 2 hours ago, Connecticut Eagle said:Thoughts on Howie bailing out round one into day two, where there is better value. A similar deal to what he did in 2018?I dont want that. There are players at 23 I would hate to miss out on.
March 27Mar 27 1 hour ago, ManuManu said:I’d be pretty happy with Concepcion at 23.I dont think I would.
March 27Mar 27 7 minutes ago, vikas83 said:No, it doesn't."The modifications have benefits to the team, as Cleveland now has more flexibility to create cap space in each year, and Garrett benefits with the modified option payments."ESPN.comSources: Browns, Myles Garrett modify language in contractThe Browns and reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett have agreed to modified language on his contract that became official on Tuesday, per league sources.
March 27Mar 27 3 hours 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 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.I don’t think the Eagles deviate from BPA. Now they have changed trajectory on first and second round picks recently, where the selections played earlier. Factoring that into play, an Edge selection and a S selection in the first three picks wouldn’t surprise me. BTW, sad to see the Huskers went down as did my Coogs last night.
March 27Mar 27 1 minute ago, Sack that QB said:"The modifications have benefits to the team, as Cleveland now has more flexibility to create cap space in each year, and Garrett benefits with the modified option payments."ESPN.comSources: Browns, Myles Garrett modify language in contractThe Browns and reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett have agreed to modified language on his contract that became official on Tuesday, per league sources.That's in 2029 and 2030 when the salaries switched to option bonuses. Has no impact on his 2026 cap number. He just agreed to get the money later.
March 27Mar 27 49 minutes ago, McMVP said:What other reason do the Brown have for that contract restructure?To be fair, it's the Browns. Their poor fans:
Create an account or sign in to comment