21 minutes ago, devpool said:

Lmao AJ Brown is not a HOF talent. That's wild

Talent. He’s not going to make it, but his peak is absolute HOF caliber, I will not argue with you.

4 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

Fran on PHLY went on a rant about the idiocy of the idea of 1st rounders multiple years away have less than 1st round value. Basically verbatim what I said yesterday.

Fran reads the boards, hi Fran.

You are never wrong! Keep up the fine work you do here. It's a joy to read.

4 hours ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

4 hours ago, toolg said:

Yeah. I think I'd rather keep a 25 year old Jalen Carter, than trade to get a 30 year old Myles Garrett.

Yup. I've thought that it's a shame M.G. would probably retire hardly ever being in the playoffs let alone getting to a Super Bowl. That most likely changes with the trade to the Rams. Might the Browns become competitive while Verse is playing? Hope springs eternal I guess, Verse probably has more years left than M.G.

4 hours ago, BigEFly said:

If true, hell of a deal for the Browns.

While it feels like the Rams got the better of the deal in terms of today’s pure talent. I agree that the Browns did well. They’re two years away even keeping Garrett. Now they’re two years away but figure to be significantly better than with this trade.

No pressure on the Rams now. They better win at least one SB in the next two years or this trade is a mistake. Kinda like GB/Dallas with Parsons. That was a trade both teams lost.

11 minutes ago, Aerolithe_Lion said:

Reggie Wayne has 14,000 yards, 82 TDs, won 1 SB and made another, and is not a HoF talent. Torry Holt has 13,000 yards, 74 TDS, 1 SB and made another, is not a HoF talent.

What substantially more has AJ achieved than those two to separate himself?

I’m taking Torry Holt out of this because he 100% deserves to be in the Hall.

But I’m not taking about stat accumulation. Brown played on run dominated offenses the majority of his career. He’s never been in an offense that’s gonna speed run 1500 rec yards per year seasons.

But just the mere dismissal of his legacy like what you and others here are doing based on stats is half the reason he probably wanted out in the first place. He was a truly dominant player. Might still be this year, who knows.

AJ Brown peaked in 2023. That was 3 years ago. LOL. Can you see the trend?! Looks nothing like the guy we saw here in 2022/23. An old 29 years old this year. I don't think he has 2 good years left here. Needs to be in the slot at this point.

I lost a ton of respect for AJ. He Carson Wentzed his way out of town. Whiny mopey arse, can't wait to see the Pats fail

5 minutes ago, Saltpeter said:

I’m taking Torry Holt out of this because he 100% deserves to be in the Hall.

But I’m not taking about stat accumulation. Brown played on run dominated offenses the majority of his career. He’s never been in an offense that’s gonna speed run 1500 rec yards per year seasons.

But just the mere dismissal of his legacy like what you and others here are doing based on stats is half the reason he probably wanted out in the first place. He was a truly dominant player. Might still be this year, who knows.

I’m not dismissing his legacy. There are a bunch of great receivers every decade, and not all of them are HoF guys. Between Jamar, Hopkins, Jefferson, Puka… how many other guys playing right now are HoFers? Probably not Adams, probably not Lamb, probably not Hill; that’s the caliber of receiver AJ is historically. Great legacy but this isn’t basketball where everyone who makes the all star team is a Hall of famer

21 minutes ago, jojodancer said:

You are never wrong! Keep up the fine work you do here. It's a joy to read.

I wonder what WIP said. Were they making up more fake AJ Brown trade rumors?

16 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

They both are going to get in eventually. Calvin Johnson and Andre Johnson have less and are already in. Julio Jones has less and will probably be in soon too.

Andre should be in the hall of very good

Megatron had the most potential

Honestly Julio should be in the hall of very good as well. He had a cluster of years where he was great but half of his career wasn't good

It's funny.. Evans had 10 years of 1k+ but he only led the league in any category twice in his career

14 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Hill?

1 hour ago, LeanMeanGM said:

AJ Brown already making passive aggressive moves in record time

Well there you have it. It was about Jersey #1 the entire time.

Brian Thomas Jr will be Howie’s next AJ Brown trade. Taking a stud at lower value.

45 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

They both are going to get in eventually. Calvin Johnson and Andre Johnson have less and are already in. Julio Jones has less and will probably be in soon too.

All due respect - AJ Brown is not Calvin Johnson.

They are on entirely different levels.

Megatron intentionally retired early - had he played another 3-4 seasons would have been the GOAT.

2 minutes ago, Ace Nova said:

All due respect - AJ Brown is not Calvin Johnson.

They are on entirely different levels.

Megatron intentionally retired early - had he played another 3-4 seasons would have been the GOAT.

Not saying he is. I’m actually comparing Torrey Holt and Reggie Wayne to Calvin Johnson since they both have more yards, TD’s and rings but aren’t in the HoF while Johnson is. All three deserve to be in there.

2 hours ago, jojodancer said:

You just can't quit on your team, regardless. Guy checked out last year and lacked that compete level. The guy acted unprofessional, plain and simple.

The good news. I believe the

black cloud was lifted today for the offense. A happy QB1 will go a long way. Expect an Embiid type response here comparable to when Simmons left town. A chip on his shoulder and becomes the undeniable and unequivocal leader of the team here. Pretty exciting times ahead. MVP type year coming.

He checked out yet still had 1,000 yards and completely dominated the Rams in a massive comeback win. Pretty good for checking out. That's better than players who completely check in.

50 minutes ago, jojodancer said:

AJ Brown peaked in 2023. That was 3 years ago. LOL. Can you see the trend?! Looks nothing like the guy we saw here in 2022/23. An old 29 years old this year. I don't think he has 2 good years left here. Needs to be in the slot at this point.

Did Jalen peak in 2023? Or was that the O evolving?

52 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

He's going to be one of the top FF steals this year.

TIFWIW

1 hour ago, devpool said:

Lmao AJ Brown is not a HOF talent. That's wild

He most certainly is HOF talent level…the issue is going to be will he have the longevity to accumulate the stats needed. I’d argue he’s pretty much a clone of TO talent wise. Howie time the last extension perfectly, i said when we traded for him unless he’s a freak of nature his cliff is going to come around 29/30 with his play style. He still put up 1k yards last year in a pee wee offense with a QB who refused to throw. Really hope Lemon pans out because AJ is a helluva 1b WR.

5 minutes ago, kiwieagle said:

Did Jalen peak in 2023? Or was that the O evolving?

AJ Brown had 1,000 yards in 15 games and people say he had a terrible year.

It took Devonta 17 games to crack 1,000 and he had to play in a game where they weren't playing the starters just to get it, and not a peep.

It's almost like the entire offense sucked in 2025 and in 2024 the passing offense sucked.

(Hint: Because the QB hasn't been good for several years now)