22 hours ago, Mike030270 said:

Definitely helps to have the best Oline out of those 5

and receivers.......and RB.......

4 hours ago, mikemack8 said:

Apparently Madden is one of three triplets - he only loves one of his brothers

3 hours ago, Mike030270 said:

That Sumer Sports site does not like Hurts I think it was only 1 of those drop down categories where he was in the top 10

I'll have to check it out - that sounds pretty accurate and credible.

I wonder if they could trade Josh Hines Allen. That's a lot of money to pay both Edge rushers.

2 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

I wonder if they could trade Josh Hines Allen. That's a lot of money to pay both Edge rushers.

In today’s salary cap, that’s not a bad deal at all. He got what Davis got

I would have done that if they were willing to trade him

3 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

I wonder if they could trade Josh Hines Allen. That's a lot of money to pay both Edge rushers.

It would be $58M in dead money to trade Allen-Hines.

Post June 1 would be easier but they would still have $43M dead next year. I don't think it would make a whole lot of sense this year.

3 hours ago, DEagle7 said:

Confirmation that AI blows. Here's a "hyper realistic" mock draft for the Eagles I just asked for from chat gpt:

Alright—let’s make this as close to a real front-office simulation as possible for the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2026 NFL Draft.
This version factors in:
Likely roster turnover (aging DL, secondary churn)
Contract structure tendencies under Howie Roseman
Comp pick strategy (Philly almost always has extras)
Realistic positional value + draft ranges
How the board typically falls in the 20s
🦅 Eagles 2026 Hyper-Realistic Mock Draft
📍 Assumptions:
Pick: #24 overall
Comp picks: 2 extra (late 3rd + 5th)
Roster needs (projected):
EDGE / DL youth
CB (starter upside)
OL succession
TE future
S depth
Round 1 (Pick 24): EDGE – Rueben Bain Jr.
Why this actually happens:
One of the top EDGE prospects falls slightly due to a QB/OT run
Eagles stay put (they don’t force a trade unless elite talent drops)
Fit:
Explosive, high-motor rusher
Immediate role in rotation
भविष्य replacement for aging edge contracts
👉 This is exactly how Philly drafts: value + premium position.
Round 2 (Pick ~56): CB – Tacario Davis
Why:
Long, scheme-versatile outside CB
Secondary turnover is inevitable
Eagles love traits at CB in Round 2
👉 Competes early, starts by Year 2.
Round 3 (Pick ~88): iDL – Deone Walker
Why this is very "Eagles”:
Massive interior presence
Rotational early-down player
Insurance for departing veterans
👉 Philly double-dipping DL = basically tradition.
Round 3 (Comp Pick ~100): OL – Garrett Dellinger
Why:
Interior flexibility (guard/center)
Post-Jason Kelce era depth still matters
Stout, high-floor prospect
👉 They always take at least one OL in this range.
Round 4 (Pick ~120): TE – Oscar Delp
Why:
Dallas Goedert will be older / more expensive
TE2 → TE1 succession pipeline
Georgia connection (Philly trusts that program heavily)
Round 5 (Pick ~160): S – Dillon Thieneman
Why:
Ball-hawking safety with instincts
Eagles cycle through safeties frequently
Special teams contributor Day 1
Round 5 (Comp Pick ~170): WR – Barion Brown
Why: Behind:
A.J. Brown
DeVonta Smith
They need:
Speed
Return ability
Cheap depth
👉 This is a classic Eagles Day 3 WR swing.
Round 6 (Pick ~195): RB – TreVeyon Henderson
Why he falls:
Injury history or positional devaluation
Why Philly takes him:
Explosive upside
Committee fit
Low-risk, high reward
Round 7 (Pick ~230): LB – Danny Stutsman
Why:
Eagles don’t heavily invest at LB early
High-effort, productive college player
Special teams + rotational upside
🧠 Why This Mock Is Realistic
✅ What Philly consistently does:
Drafts DL early and often
Waits on LB and S
Invests in OL every year
Targets SEC / Big Ten pipelines
Uses comp picks to fill depth
🔥 Projected Impact (Year 1–2)
Immediate contributors:
Rueben Bain Jr. (rotation EDGE)
Tacario Davis (CB2/CB3)
Future starters:
Deone Walker
Garrett Dellinger
Oscar Delp
👀 The One Thing That Could Change Everything
If a top-10 talent (especially DL) falls into the teens…
👉 The Eagles will trade up.
They’ve done it repeatedly, and it’s their biggest wildcard.
If you want, I can:
Run a full first-round simulation to show exactly why Bain falls to 24
Or build a "what if they trade up” version, which honestly might be even more likely 😈

While highly unlikely, you would have made the same criticism 2 years ago if it predicted Quinyon would be there at 24, or 3 years ago if it predicted Nolan was there at 31

5 hours ago, garingovt2000 said:

Same dude that got Boye Mafe $20 million/year and Alim McNeil almost $25 million/year. Think I minds well give him a call

What people are missing is this isn’t about the 2y/80m team option after the deal. Even if he plays like an all pro, no one is giving 38yo Kirk cousins 40m$ a year. So why would the Raiders offer it?

That’s the secondary part of the deal to facilitate the primary part of the deal: Atlanta owed him 10m$ fully guaranteed salary in 2026… but it offsets. That means if anyone else pays Kirk, it’ll overwrite Atlanta’s requirement to pay him. So for Kirk to make money in 2026, someone will have to pay him more than 10m$ (let’s say he signs for 5m$, then that covers 5 of Atlanta’s 10m$ fully guaranteed they owe him, so Atlanta still owes him 5 and he still makes only 10 total… same as if he sat on the couch). That’s the dilemma

So, if Vegas wants him to play for them, they’d have to offer way over 10m$, like 20m$. But since Atlanta would power 10m$ otherwise, las Vegas is only giving him a 10m$ raise from sitting on the couch… a 10$ raise that costs them 20m$. How do you rectify that?

This is what they did: They’re paying him NO signing bonus. They’re also paying him league minimum for 2026: 1.3m$. Thats insane, but it means Atlanta gives him 8.7m$ in 2026 and Las Vegas has offset very little of what he’s already getting. But to entice him to sign for 2026, they’re gonna give him a 1 time, fully guaranteed payment when free agency starts in 2027 of 10m$.

So Kirk gets 20m$ for 2026 when he becomes a free agent in 2027, and Las Vegas only owes him 11.3 of that, AND they split it over 2 years. The extra years are just to convince his agent to agree to that weird contract wording so that the 10m$ 2027 bonus becomes legally allowed, then they cut him at the start of FA.

The future years on his deal is all nonsense and will never be enforced, it’s there to be dramatic and disguise what they’re really doing: They’ve effectively found a way to pay a player in the future for time played now, which has never been done and most certainly will be banned next CBA or whenever they decide that stuff. Raiders doing crazy cap dodging

1 hour ago, Aerolithe_Lion said:

While highly unlikely, you would have made the same criticism 2 years ago if it predicted Quinyon would be there at 24, or 3 years ago if it predicted Nolan was there at 31

That's fair, but Bain dropping is the least of the issues here. We don't have a 7th round pick. Dillon Thieneman in the 5th is nuts. And finally Treyveon Henderson is also highly unlikely to be available in round 6 considering he was drafted by the Patriots last year.

1 hour ago, LeanMeanGM said:

It would be $58M in dead money to trade Allen-Hines.

Post June 1 would be easier but they would still have $43M dead next year. I don't think it would make a whole lot of sense this year.

Unless he posts any cryptic tweets. Then they have to get rid of him.

45 minutes ago, NOTW said:

Unless he posts any cryptic tweets. Then they have to get rid of him.

If he doesn't want to be there and tells the team where he wants to play while his agent works out trade interest, yea.

10 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

If he doesn't want to be there and tells the team where he wants to play while his agent works out trade interest, yea.

I was just making a lil joke. ☺️

3 hours ago, hputenis said:

I'll have to check it out - that sounds pretty accurate and credible.

Oh I’ll check it out der der der I’m hpenis I eat @Godfather ’s bootyhole