5 hours ago, NCiggles said:

My prediction to start the season:

QB: Wentz, Hurts

RB: Sanders, Scott, Rookie, Clement

OL: LT: Mailata  LG: Seumalo OC: Kelce  RG: Brooks  RT: Johnson.  I think Dillard is moved this offseason probably for a 4th round pick. They looked into trading him last offseason.  I don't think they would hesitate to pull the trigger.  I think it's entirely possible that Kelce retires especially if he views the next season as a rebuild which it may look like for cap reasons.  If that's the case, I think they will add a OG through FA and the draft.

WR: Reagor/Fulgham/Hightower/Ward/Watkins

TE: Goedert/Dick Rod - I think Ertz likely is a June 1st release or trade for a 2022 pick

DE: Graham/Barnett/Sweat/Rookie (1st Round pick)

DT: Cox/Hargrave/Rookie (1st or 2nd Round pick) Jackson is going to be a cap casualty.

LB: Edwards/Bradley/Taylor/FA/Draft Pick

CB: Slay CB: Maddox CB: Rookie 2nd or 3rd round pick

S: McLeod/Wallace Mills. Epps - I think Mills will probably be back again because of his flexibility.  I think Wallace will be given a chance to beat him out and will. 

You're right - I read the question wrong.  I feel traumatized by him but still he's in his last year and I can't see them bringing him back. 

Mailata at LT?  Swing T?   The Eagles were going to start the season with Dillard and knew what they had in Mailata.  Sure hope Wanogho pans out as a swing in your scenario.  

Frankly, the DL isn’t a strong point in the upcoming draft. Better value in the second day.   No love for Singleton.  Playing well. 

6 hours ago, BigEFly said:

WTF in a deep CB draft in cap hell would you sign a FA CB2?  Edwards as an OLB?  Rookie at C or FA at C?  There is no way they trust a rookie at C to start the season. Either Seumalo, Herbig or Juriga if Kelce retires.  Watkins at WR3?  Is it all the snaps he has had this season that convinced you?  

Well, I wasn't going for what I hoped would happen. Looking at the roster decisions over the past few years...

47 minutes ago, NCiggles said:

I'm not sure why anyone would hate Doug.  I think Doug is fine as a HC but he needs an OC. Carson needs a QB coach that can pushes him.  I think there are 3 fixes the team needs.  An OC that is an OC, a QB coach and a Personnel person that makes the call on draft picks.  I would be fine if the last option meant they fired Howie.  I think the other 2 fixes mean moving on from the mess they have as offensive assistants with the exception of the WR coach and maybe Duce.    

Keep Stoutland too.  I'm fine with Duce staying or going.

2 minutes ago, eagle45 said:

Sort of a negative, sort of a positive for the FO (because this applies to some teams every year)...

2021 will be the first year since 2016 in which the Eagles will enter the season with no reasonable expectations of competing.  

I don't know if that's the case.  I think people will still be optimistic and the division will still probably look wide open.  I think the only team that may be one decent player away from dominating the division is Washington.  I could see them drafting a QB and looking like division favorites.  I don't expect the Eagles to be favorites in the division unless they miraculously make a deep playoff run this season.  

40 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

There's no question Lurie recognizes it at this point; the question is what he will mandate be done about it.

The Eagles investment in Wentz is 4 years and $128M beginning next season, so his contract runs through 2024 and there's no reasonable opt out from their standpoint until 2022; Doug Pederson is under contract until the end of 2021 I believe -- at a salary less than 1/4 of Wentz's annual pay.

IMO Lurie and Howie will tell Doug after this season that he's not the QB whisperer for Wentz and he's not the master offensive mind that Reid or Payton is.  The Eagles will bring in a true OC to run the offense and Doug will be head coach -- and that's it.  That conversation will take place right after the Super Bowl and Doug will decide if he wants to remain or not.  

Just my guess.

That conversation has to happen immediately following the last game, after Doug has his post-game press conference.  IF that's the direction you want to go, you need to get on the search for the OC immediately... and it won't be that easy to do.  They'll either be looking to college coaches, hiring someone with an expiring contract that their current team hasn't extended (so, a lame duck somewhere, not too common for a 'bright young minded' offensive coach), or a positional coach for another team (that is allowed to interview for a 'lateral' position by his current team, because a coordinator job isn't considered a 'promotion' according to the rulebook.... teams can block those guys from interviewing, just as the Eagles did with DeFilippo prior to the 2017 season).  

 

 

5 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

Mailata at LT?  Swing T?   The Eagles were going to start the season with Dillard and knew what they had in Mailata.  Sure hope Wanogho pans out as a swing in your scenario.  

Frankly, the DL isn’t a strong point in the upcoming draft. Better value in the second day.   No love for Singleton.  Playing well. 

I just think there were too many rumors about Dillard and a trade last offseason that make me think the Eagles aren't sold on him.  It would probably be better for the team if Dillard starts and Mailata is the swing tackle.  I am just not sure that is more likely than the Eagles moving on from Dillard.  

I think Singleton will be on the team but I think Bradley, Edwards and Taylor will be the starters. 

I think DT would be a reach pick probably in the first round but there's likely going to be a DT that starts to look like a 1st round pick.  I think there are a handful of prospects at DE. I do think they value DE to the point where they would gladly reach for a DE then liked vs. taking a player at another position.  

15 minutes ago, greend said:

Might be a good thing even for the players.

Only if it means they are playing the YOUNG players so that they can develop.   Not competing with a 38 year old LT is just stupid, especially if it means sitting an uber-athletic 23 year old who just learned how to play the sport.

2 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Only if it means they are playing the YOUNG players so that they can develop.   Not competing with a 38 year old LT is just stupid, especially if it means sitting an uber-athletic 23 year old who just learned how to play the sport.

If Jason Peters isn't gone next year I'm gonna scream. Thanks for the memories jp but your time has come.  But I was thinking no expectations, no pressure

12 minutes ago, NCiggles said:

I don't know if that's the case.  I think people will still be optimistic and the division will still probably look wide open.  I think the only team that may be one decent player away from dominating the division is Washington.  I could see them drafting a QB and looking like division favorites.  I don't expect the Eagles to be favorites in the division unless they miraculously make a deep playoff run this season.  

Competing for the division, or competing for the Super Bowl?   Two very different levels of expectation.   This team could vie for the division crown.  There's no way, barring a miracle turn-around from Wentz to get back to MVP level play for 2021 that this team would have even a puncher's chance in the playoffs for a Super Bowl run.

Yes Wentz has his issues, One of which is he doesn't trust his Oline or his WR's

 

And for good reasons. 

 

 

6 minutes ago, Bacarty2 said:

Disagree. His offense has been average with and with out an OC not named Reich

No thanks. 

He had 2 seasons with Reich. One of them with clearly bad WRs and they were still an OK offense.  2017 they were a top 3 offense.  So objectively you're wrong. It's just the kind of statement that undermines potentially credible points.  

Just now, greend said:

If Jason Peters isn't gone next year I'm gonna scream. Thanks for the memories jp but your time has come.

And then some... he shouldn't be playing now is my point.   And yet, there he is week in and week out now.   Stealing practice reps (invaluable for Mailata) and game reps (even more invaluable for Mailata).   I don't care if Peters is still better than Mailata at this moment.  He's got no future here, while Mailata does.   And if Mailata isn't the guy they thought he could be, better to know it now and not count on him as even the swing tackle for 2021, if that's the case.  Because either Mailata is good enough now to be the swing tackle (at minimum) for 2021, or he's not, and they need to cut bait next year.

1 minute ago, Iggles_Phan said:

And then some... he shouldn't be playing now is my point.   And yet, there he is week in and week out now.   Stealing practice reps (invaluable for Mailata) and game reps (even more invaluable for Mailata).   I don't care if Peters is still better than Mailata at this moment.  He's got no future here, while Mailata does.   And if Mailata isn't the guy they thought he could be, better to know it now and not count on him as even the swing tackle for 2021, if that's the case.  Because either Mailata is good enough now to be the swing tackle (at minimum) for 2021, or he's not, and they need to cut bait next year.

This goes back to what I said earlier. As long as there's a chance the Eagles will play who they feel is better. In Jason and Alshon's case I'm not sure I agree that they are better.

2 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Competing for the division, or competing for the Super Bowl?   Two very different levels of expectation.   This team could vie for the division crown.  There's no way, barring a miracle turn-around from Wentz to get back to MVP level play for 2021 that this team would have even a puncher's chance in the playoffs for a Super Bowl run.

I think the team would have to make significant improvements to be a Super Bowl contender in 2021.  I don't think anyone will have any expectation of them being a Super Bowl contender next season.  Of course, people thought the Cowboys were a contender and even with Dak it should have been apparent that their defense wasn't going to be nearly good enough. 

1 minute ago, NCiggles said:

I think the team would have to make significant improvements to be a Super Bowl contender in 2021.  I don't think anyone will have any expectation of them being a Super Bowl contender next season.  Of course, people thought the Cowboys were a contender and even with Dak it should have been apparent that their defense wasn't going to be nearly good enough. 

The Cowboys are a "contender" every year. 

5 minutes ago, Bacarty2 said:

What?

I would edit you're post real quick 

Maybe I misunderstood your post.  Are you saying he has been mediocre without Reich? You said "with or with out a coordinator not named  Reich" which I took to mean with or without Reich.  My prior point being if the OC is good Doug looks a lot better.   

I'm a Doug defender, but he looks exhausted, the team has no life and his play-calling is not working with the personnel.

Unless we beat good teams (not the NFCE), he's going to have to go

21 minutes ago, Bacarty2 said:

totally... TOTALLY disagree with this.

If you give me a top 10 pick, (also a top 32-40 pick) I expect this team to dominate this division. 

JP Gone. Dillard healthy. Lane healthy. Fulgham, Ward, Reagor all have more playing time

Rid of Djax and Alshon(addition by subtraction) 

Going against the lowest bracket of schedule available and hopefully a new Coaching staff. 

No reason with those changes this team shouldnt be a 10 win team next year. EASILY. 

I just don't see that as reasonable.  

Same roster, no additions (I'm not counting rookies as additions because they never succeed here).  I am supposed to believe they can go from a bottom 5 team in the NFL this year to a 10 win team next year with no additions?  Just because Lane will be healthy?...(when I'm sure he'll miss time next year too)....and because of losing 2 WRs?

https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/brandon-graham-wants-eagles-self-police-their-elephant-room

Reading this feels like it might be directed or at least related to the report of Carson being sloppy in practice. 

1 hour ago, RLC said:

Reno could at least fair catch. What exactly does Ward do?

He practices social distancing. 

3 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/brandon-graham-wants-eagles-self-police-their-elephant-room

Reading this feels like it might be directed or at least related to the report of Carson being sloppy in practice. 

https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/carson-wentz-responds-allegations-poor-practice-habits

5 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/brandon-graham-wants-eagles-self-police-their-elephant-room

Reading this feels like it might be directed or at least related to the report of Carson being sloppy in practice. 

I see Wentz pat guys on the back, celebrate with, and laugh with guys on the offense quite often.  I’m not sure I’ve ever seen him challenge guys out there.  I used to hate seeing Dan Marino yell at his WR — I always thought of it as showing them up — but maybe Wentz needs to become more of a policeman to these guys in the way that Brandon Graham is talking about.

1 minute ago, Alphagrand said:

I see Wentz pat guys on the back, celebrate with, and laugh with guys on the offense quite often.  I’m not sure I’ve ever seen him challenge guys out there.  I used to hate seeing Dan Marino yell at his WR — I always thought of it as showing them up — but maybe Wentz needs to become more of a policeman to these guys in the way that Brandon Graham is talking about.

Meh, I don't think he needs to scream at them. What the hell is the coaches job?

1 minute ago, Alphagrand said:

I see Wentz pat guys on the back, celebrate with, and laugh with guys on the offense quite often.  I’m not sure I’ve ever seen him challenge guys out there.  I used to hate seeing Dan Marino yell at his WR — I always thought of it as showing them up — but maybe Wentz needs to become more of a policeman to these guys in the way that Brandon Graham is talking about.

At this point I think its fair to say there are some leadership issues with Wentz. It comes up every single year. At first he wasn't approachable enough, now it seems he's over friendly. He wears his hat backwards! But seriously, there is a lot of smoke  in this area. 

Just now, LeanMeanGM said:

At this point I think its fair to say there are some leadership issues with Wentz. It comes up every single year. At first he wasn't approachable enough, now it seems he's over friendly. He wears his hat backwards! But seriously, there is a lot of smoke  in this area. 

The article didn't say that. Unless I missed it somewhere