1 hour ago, AmericanEagle77 said:

I've noticed a lot of people have been feeling this way recently, that we should take a CB high? Curious as to why, we took two high in the last draft, are we trying to become the new No Phly Zone? I mean we already kind of WERE with Isiah Rodgers and Slay but...

If course it depends on our cap situation and who stays but expecting no major leave on D I would use the 1st round pick to cover the biggest weaknes in D to bolster it and then the rest of the picks as needed

22 minutes ago, AmericanEagle77 said:

I've noticed a lot of people have been feeling this way recently, that we should take a CB high? Curious as to why, we took two high in the last draft, are we trying to become the new No Phly Zone? I mean we already kind of WERE with Isiah Rodgers and Slay but...

I think it's probably because of not wanting a liability at CB2, and knowing that drafting in the 1st round has given them great corners and later rounds not. I do think that draft was unique to get Q and DeJean.

For this upcoming draft, I think they should get a top OT prospect whether Lane retires or not. Historically, the 1st round is best for OT. Yes you can hit in other rounds but most of the best OTs are 1st rounders. (I once had ChatGPT analyze that).

But if they bring back Fred Johnson, and/or feel good about the guys on the roster they've developed and they really love a corner they've scouted and take him in the 1st and then get an OT later, that's fine too. However, I do think OT is a bigger priority and since they have Q and DeJean (I think Reed will be back), and Mukuba as the young core, they just need a quality player at CB2, someone not a liability. So a mid round pick and veteran cheap free agent (Adoree Jackson returning?) can be enough.

2 hours ago, AmericanEagle77 said:

I've noticed a lot of people have been feeling this way recently, that we should take a CB high? Curious as to why, we took two high in the last draft, are we trying to become the new No Phly Zone? I mean we already kind of WERE with Isiah Rodgers and Slay but...

I'm one of those that would like to see us take a CB somewhat high but it doesn't necessarily have to be round 1. Really it is mostly about proper talent evaluation to get good CBs later in the draft but we haven't had much (any?) success there so for me anywhere on days 1 or 2. I think it would be great to pair a young corner with Mitchell and DeJean so we have a solid trio for the foreseeable future (and they would be cheaper relatively speaking on the rookie contract for the next 4-5 years). You could add a vet via FA or trade but you are either going to be paying quite a bit more for them if they're a pretty good player or you are likely going to be getting a player that isn't very good if they come cheap. Jackson was more the 2nd description and even he signed for $5M (but TBH even though he struggled initially he played quite a bit better down the stretch ... not elite or anything but we got good bang for our buck).

As far as this thread is concerned...I'm gonna guess that it was the Fangio news that Schefter was hinting at. Seems there's another thread on it so this one can be closed.

47 minutes ago, EaglesAddict said:

As far as this thread is concerned...I'm gonna guess that it was the Fangio news that Schefter was hinting at. Seems there's another thread on it so this one can be closed.

Or ... this one was created first ... so the other can be merged into this one.

7 hours ago, EaglesAddict said:

As far as this thread is concerned...I'm gonna guess that it was the Fangio news that Schefter was hinting at. Seems there's another thread on it so this one can be closed.

Or Shefter was talking about Grizzard as pass game coordinator. Or just making assumptions about position coach changes after hiring a new OC. Who knows?

1 hour ago, NOTW said:

Or Shefter was talking about Grizzard as pass game coordinator. Or just making assumptions about position coach changes after hiring a new OC. Who knows?

Wait, so you mean so it isn't about them firing Sirianni, moving Mannion to HC, and Grizzard to OC?

3 hours ago, time2rock said:

Wait, so you mean so it isn't about them firing Sirianni, moving Mannion to HC, and Grizzard to OC?

That's next year 😎

The Stoutland and Fangio stuff must’ve been what he was talking about.

7 hours ago, EazyEaglez said:

The Stoutland and Fangio stuff must’ve been what he was talking about.

Maybe he wasn't talking about anything specific and just understands that once a team is eliminated, much work begins and there will be news to report on any given day.

On 2/5/2026 at 8:45 AM, brkmsn said:

Maybe he wasn't talking about anything specific and just understands that once a team is eliminated, much work begins and there will be news to report on any given day.

There’s a lot of bad news right now. Sounding like Landon might be retiring too. The word is the stuff with Stout was brewing during the season and the took his run game coordinator from him back then too.

OT is a weak position in the draft this year. IOL is pretty good though. I don't want them to reach for an OT in the first round. I hope they BPA from Corner, TE, OL, DL S in the first 4 rounds.

The system they are moving to IMO requires more mobile lineman who can block well on the move but it also protects the tackles better in alot of cases with all the PA passing and boots and quick passes. I expect to see less straight drop backs with Jalen holding it for 4s in the pocket and our tackles isolated 1:1 the whole time.

Sounds like rumblings of Lane and possibly Dickerson retiring. Some might think this late round draft pick linemen the Eagles picked up are the future, but who will be the one who develops those guys? Yeah none of this stuff is good.

On 1/29/2026 at 3:10 PM, time2rock said:

Maybe this is "the big news”?

A bit late to this, but maybe this could also be part of a future bid for Philadelphia to host an Olympics as well as a Super Bowl. Especially for a summer Olympics, except for maybe having to build swimming and cycling facilities, they can use existing facilities for the remaining events.

I think Sirianni is on the hot seat. And that may not be a particularly hot take but I think the moves made this offseason have been to plan for the future. I don’t think Mannion is a one year trial and I think he’s going to get time to build this offense. He’s being given power to bring in his own staff and I really do think the plan is Mannion to HC and Grizzard to OC.

On 1/28/2026 at 1:19 PM, NOTW said:

Kevin Patullo is being promoted to Assistant Head Coach!

And Chip Kelly as Howie's new asst GM

On 2/7/2026 at 5:16 AM, UK_EaglesFan89 said:

I think Sirianni is on the hot seat. And that may not be a particularly hot take but I think the moves made this offseason have been to plan for the future. I don’t think Mannion is a one year trial and I think he’s going to get time to build this offense. He’s being given power to bring in his own staff and I really do think the plan is Mannion to HC and Grizzard to OC.

I agree, I think Nick has to win the SB to save his job. This does feel like they are laying a Post Nick foundation

1 hour ago, flyerdog said:

I agree, I think Nick has to win the SB to save his job. This does feel like they are laying a Post Nick foundation

I’m not sure I’d go as far to say he needs to win the SB to save his job. I think a good play off run with a competitive defeat would save him. But I mean it is an interesting idea because surely they don’t want to lose Mannion and Grizzard if this offense really looks good?

Lurie is willing to go way out on a limb and give those under him some benefit of the doubt (eg: demoting Howie and handing the reigns to Chip) . But when he does this, I feel like it's an ultimatum: "this better work, or else..."...with the loss of Stoutland, I think we might be in the same boat: "This better work or else...with Nick being the "or else...")

3 hours ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said:

I’m not sure I’d go as far to say he needs to win the SB to save his job. I think a good play off run with a competitive defeat would save him. But I mean it is an interesting idea because surely they don’t want to lose Mannion and Grizzard if this offense really looks good?

If the offense looks really good then that likely translates to the team doing really well which would further mean Nick isn’t going to get canned.

2 hours ago, time2rock said:

If the offense looks really good then that likely translates to the team doing really well which would further mean Nick isn’t going to get canned.

And yeah I tend to agree. Though I’ll be honest I think at some point Howie and Lurie have to realise it’s more about his coaches than it is Nick. And if they want a really good offense then they’ll have to move on and they’ll have to eventually look to appoint a bright young offensive mind as HC.

12 hours ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said:

And yeah I tend to agree. Though I’ll be honest I think at some point Howie and Lurie have to realise it’s more about his coaches than it is Nick. And if they want a really good offense then they’ll have to move on and they’ll have to eventually look to appoint a bright young offensive mind as HC.

I get what you are thinking ... to end the cycle of having our OCs poached when the offense is performing well leaving us scrambling to fill that position again. But it would be a really bad look on this organization if they fire a HC who leads the team to the playoffs in every single one of his first 6 years on the job ... candidates would be even more hesitant about coming here thinking, "well if that isn't good enough then what is?". I think we're pretty much stuck with Nick until the team craps out over a couple of seasons.

1 hour ago, time2rock said:

I get what you are thinking ... to end the cycle of having our OCs poached when the offense is performing well leaving us scrambling to fill that position again. But it would be a really bad look on this organization if they fire a HC who leads the team to the playoffs in every single one of his first 6 years on the job ... candidates would be even more hesitant about coming here thinking, "well if that isn't good enough then what is?". I think we're pretty much stuck with Nick until the team craps out over a couple of seasons.

I tend to agree with you but I will say one thing… I think this offseason has shown that all is not well with the team. A year removed from winning the SB there’s been major change and the coaching staff recruitment didn’t go too smoothly. Now that could have been for multiple or many reasons. But 1 of those possibilities is that it’s Nick. If he’s not that well regarded around the league then it may not be as bad a look as we think?

That said I do find it hard to believe that if the offense is playing well and the team has a good year (even without winning the SB) that they’d fire the HC. I’d hope they would to prioritise keeping Mannion but I don’t think they would.

Siri can be the CEO HC of our Eagles for the next 10 years, as long as they win 5 more Super Bowls with him as CEO HC.

Well, it was a little bit more than that.