2 hours ago, Asg 15 said:

I wonder if they think Ward is the most expendable if he gets injured on a punt return.

Might as well play Sudfeld at QB then.  He's expendable too.

1 minute ago, TorontoEagle said:

Man, the way you analyze football is just baffling. Fulgham is young and cost controlled. Was playing well when he was being targeted 10x or more a game. Yes, he has issues with drops, it's the reason he was even available as a street FA anyway. As soon as Jeffrey was inserted, it killed all Fulgham's momentum AND development. Look at those game logs. It's ridiculous to assert that Jeffrey should be starting over Fulgham. Jeffrey's "hot hand" was good for 1 catch for a 15  yard TD. I'll be amazed if Jeffrey even hits 100 yards receiving on the year. 

I wasn't saying anything about that.  I'd like to see Fulgham develop as well.

I was responding to the "hot hand" comment and quite frankly, Fulgham hasn't been the "hot hand".  And you can blame it on this or that but the guy hasn't been "hot" in about 5 weeks.

Jeffery came in and scored a TD on his sole target the last game...so yes, he's currently "hotter" than Fulgham.  That's what going with the "hot hand" means.

 

People forget that this coaching staff is primarily concerned with winning games each week, during the regular season.  They are going to play the players they think will give them the best opportunity to win every week.  They don't think about "draft pick order"..or even playing someone just so "he gets snaps and gets experience".  That's not how NFL coaches think.

 

 

1 hour ago, Ace Nova said:

 

Favre was drunk.  That looked nothing like the 2017 offense.  

1 minute ago, Br3 said:

How can you say that if he’s not getting opportunities anymore? He hasn’t gotten over 30% of the offensive snaps in any game since he caught those 2 bombs. 
 

They literally reduced his snaps after he started producing

 

Because you can see on tape him not being where he needs to be, running terrible routes, falling over untouched, etc. His passer rating when being targeted is lower than just throwing the ball away. This is all why he's losing snaps, because he's a liability when he's out there.

Now, dont get me wrong, it doesn't make sense to throw Alshon out there so much instead of the younger guys. They should be the focus going forward. 

1 minute ago, Ace Nova said:

I wasn't saying anything about that.  I'd like to see Fulgham develop as well.

I was responding to the "hot hand" comment and quite frankly, Fulgham hasn't been the "hot hand".  And you can blame it on this or that but the guy hasn't been "hot" in about 5 weeks.

Jeffery came in and scored a TD on his sole target the last game...so yes, he's currently "hotter" than Fulgham.  That's what going with the "hot hand" means.

 

People forget that this coaching staff is primarily concerned with winning games each week, during the regular season.  They are going to play the players they think will give them the best opportunity to win every week.  They don't think about "draft pick order"..or even playing someone just so "he gets snaps and gets experience".  That's not how NFL coaches think.

 

 

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL. Of course it is you Fing maniac. Well, coaches who have long term aspirations with their current team anyway. 

And as for the Fulgham thing, he was the hottest hand in the entire league! Until AJ returned, and consumed the guys snap counts. Of course he's gonna cool off when he's not on the field. How do you not recognize that? You really truly are Doug Pederson. You must be. There's no other explanation. 

13 minutes ago, TorontoEagle said:

Man, the way you analyze football is just baffling. Fulgham is young and cost controlled. Was playing well when he was being targeted 10x or more a game. Yes, he has issues with drops, it's the reason he was even available as a street FA anyway.

Fulgham, has a drop issue but was producing.  Doug P logic, lets give him less opportunity and force Alshon into the lineup, that will fix his drop issue.

Result, we have gotten less production from the entire WR group.

25 minutes ago, Ace Nova said:

I agree with going with the "hot hand" philosophy but has Fulgham been that hot? 

 

In that 4 week stretch he was.  He had the most receiving yards in the NFL over those 4 weeks along with 4 TDs.  Then once Alshon was cleared to play his snaps dropped and along with it so did his production.  So we had a guy playing at a peak level and instead of continuing to use him the same way to see how long he could keep it going (which was a much bigger benefit to the team than anything Alshon has done to date) they instead decide to cut down his snaps to accommodate an older player on a big contract who is coming off an injury. 

 

4 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Favre was drunk.  That looked nothing like the 2017 offense.  

We ran mesh. We ran split-zone. 

Otherwise? Not even close. 

53 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

 

This is absolutely and 100% A$$ backwards.  What the heck has Dillard done to earn the starting LT job?  It's unfair to Mailata to pull him just because a guy was a 1st round draft pick.  They are going to bungle this up I know it.  I hate the Eagles so much.

They all need to be kicked to the curb.   

1 minute ago, TorontoEagle said:

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL. Of course it is you Fing maniac. Well, coaches who have long term aspirations with their current team anyway. 

And as for the Fulgham thing, he was the hottest hand in the entire league! Until AJ returned, and consumed the guys snap counts. Of course he's gonna cool off when he's not on the field. How do you not recognize that? You really truly are Doug Pederson. You must be. There's no other explanation. 

There isn't a coach in the NFL (unless he's tanking or being forced to) that would start an UDFA for him to get "experience" if he has a veteran who he thinks will give them a better opportunity to win that specific game. So LOL all you want, but you're not even close to reality if you actually believe that.

And like I said, I like Fulgham a lot.  I think he's shown capable of becoming a player.  And I'm sure he'll get plenty of opportunities to continue to showcase himself.  

49 minutes ago, Casey @ Bat said:

In all seriousness you get another year of Alshon Jeffrey and DeSean Jackson at wideout. Another year of Schwartz and Nate Gerry.

 

Im thankful for what Doug brought to Philly but it’s over. Howie has to go with them ... no more special assistants, no more tweaks here or there, it’s over ... it just is.

 

6 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Because you can see on tape him not being where he needs to be, running terrible routes, falling over untouched, etc. His passer rating when being targeted is lower than just throwing the ball away. This is all why he's losing snaps, because he's a liability when he's out there.

Now, dont get me wrong, it doesn't make sense to throw Alshon out there so much instead of the younger guys. They should be the focus going forward. 

This is all on the coaches. All of that is coachable. Sadly our coaching staff has no idea what coaching up a player is. They think their entire job is picking which players get what snaps and playcalling. 
 

We finally have a WR on the team that has TALENT. Has all the physical traits. Those are not coachable. Is he having issues with route spacing? Sure, then coach him on it! 

1 minute ago, LeanMeanGM said:

As a fan of us winning, I support Louis Riddick getting a job in the NFC. 

1 hour ago, Asg 15 said:

Simple. If they can kick the ball high and get to the returner at the 15 or 20 they gain 5 or 10 yards.

They're probably also looking at the possibility of a fumble.

It also ups the probability of a holding or blocking in the back call pushing them back even further. 

1 minute ago, EagleJoe8 said:

It also ups the probability of a holding or blocking in the back call pushing them back even further. 

Seems to work great for opposing teams every time Boston Scott decides to run it out

4 hours ago, Iggles_Phan said:

This team needs more offensive players with this type of mindset while on the field.  They just seem so passive.  

At least Reno knew when to catch a punt and when to let it bounce.   I'd take Reno Mahe level punt returning over what we have right now.

But not over the players that I listed 

48 minutes ago, Br3 said:

I don’t see a realistic scenario where Doug and Howie are let go, that’s too much turnover. Plus a huge decision on Wentz/Hurts needs to be made this off season and you need one or the other for that decision. 

Plus How many times have you seen a owner fire the gm and hc in the same year? I can’t recall any instances. And if there aren’t any, Laurie damn sure won’t be the first one to do it 

Arthur Blank just did it 2 months ago with the Falcons.  Both Quinn and Dimitroff got fired on the same day.

Having said that, Howie will not get fired.  The best any Eagles fans who want change can hope for is for Howie to get reassigned into an admin job away from football operations — but that looks very doubtful.

8 minutes ago, Ace Nova said:

There isn't a coach in the NFL (unless he's tanking or being forced to) that would start an UDFA for him to get "experience" if he has a veteran who he thinks will give them a better opportunity to win that specific game. So LOL all you want, but you're not even close to reality if you actually believe that.

And like I said, I like Fulgham a lot.  I think he's shown capable of becoming a player.  And I'm sure he'll get plenty of opportunities to continue to showcase himself.  

What don't you understand about Fulgham giving us a better chance of winning than Jeffrey? Is it Jeffrey's prolific 2 catches for 30 yards and a TD over 5 games? 

11 minutes ago, RLC said:

We ran mesh. We ran split-zone. 

Otherwise? Not even close. 

They wore black jerseys too... maybe they were the Raiders.

2 minutes ago, TorontoEagle said:

What don't you understand about Fulgham giving us a better chance of winning than Jeffrey? Is it Jeffrey's prolific 2 catches for 30 yards and a TD over 5 games? 

Jeffrey is rated way higher on madden. So must be way better. That’s his logic. 

4 minutes ago, wtfcares said:

This is all on the coaches. All of that is coachable. Sadly our coaching staff has no idea what coaching up a player is. They think their entire job is picking which players get what snaps and playcalling. 
 

We finally have a WR on the team that has TALENT. Has all the physical traits. Those are not coachable. Is he having issues with route spacing? Sure, then coach him on it! 

100% agreed its on the coaches. No one on the team seems to really be able to run good routes outside of like Ward and Fulgham. But there's also nuance to it. You can't just throw Watkins or Hightower out there for 80% of the snaps if they aren't at a level that's acceptable for the offense. You have to put players out there that give the offense and QB the best ability to be successful as well. 

Fulgham and Reagor should be the ones leading the team in snaps. Fulgham needs to be targeted and fed early and often for his style of play. Reagor is the more manufactured touch guy but also you expand his route tree over time. Ward should be your slot guy. AJ/JJAW really should be almost RZ only unless your bringing in JJAW to block. Hightower/Watkins are your developmental guys that should get a few snaps per game if they can earn them. It's that simple, really. 

19 minutes ago, Ace Nova said:

There isn't a coach in the NFL (unless he's tanking or being forced to) that would start an UDFA for him to get "experience" if he has a veteran who he thinks will give them a better opportunity to win that specific game. So LOL all you want, but you're not even close to reality if you actually believe that.

And like I said, I like Fulgham a lot.  I think he's shown capable of becoming a player.  And I'm sure he'll get plenty of opportunities to continue to showcase himself.  

Let's try this:  There's not a coach in the NFL that would take the hottest WR (age 25) in the entire NFL for the previous 5 weeks, and put him on the bench to make room for a 30 year old, overpriced, slow, recovering from major injury cap liability that they tried desperately to trade but couldn't find a single nibble for 2 years... that has back stabbed the QB who is currently struggling, while that same QB has shown chemistry with the young WR.

 

No coach that's worth his salt looks at the draft status of a player, while that player is blowing the league up... and thinks... "how do I get this guy off the field?"  

11 minutes ago, RLC said:

As a fan of us winning, I support Louis Riddick getting a job in the NFC. 

Not sure I understand this reply.  Are you saying he will be a bad GM ??  What are you basing this on ??

11 minutes ago, wtfcares said:

This is all on the coaches. All of that is coachable. Sadly our coaching staff has no idea what coaching up a player is. They think their entire job is picking which players get what snaps and playcalling. 
 

We finally have a WR on the team that has TALENT. Has all the physical traits. Those are not coachable. Is he having issues with route spacing? Sure, then coach him on it! 

I wonder if he might be better at those things if he was getting starter reps in practice, while Alshon learned his position better from a new perspective of watching from the sidelines.