I see santoliquito is back writing about eagles QBs….

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

I see santoliquito is back writing about eagles QBs….

The drama ...

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

I see santoliquito is back writing about eagles QBs….

BGN these days is nothing more than sensationalist trash, barely more respectable than Crossing Broad. They've fallen a long way

Del Rossi's cheesesteak has a strong case to be my #1 over Gazzos by a slim margin. They had SO much cooper in that thing. There was no grease dripping. The bread works. I feel like I could have taken it to go and the bread wouldnt get soggy. Meat slightly chopped. Not fine. Bread was just a utensil to get the food to your mouth. I tasted the cheese, the steak, and even the sesame seeds. The bread did not star in the show but it did a job.

I need to have Gazzos again sometime soon to get a good comparison because its real close.

But I dont know whether it was the world cup crowd in town today, or if its always that overcrowded. Literally no room to stand, let alone find a table to eat at. Not to mention trying to park in the city. I may never go to Del Rossi's again.

Their pizza looks amazing. It looks better than it is.

Cheesesteak is worth traveling for. Once.

I can get better pizza at home. It looks life changing. It was just good... Not worth a special trip for.

29 minutes ago, devpool said:

BGN these days is nothing more than sensationalist trash, barely more respectable than Crossing Broad. They've fallen a long way

While i agree it isn’t as good anymore, the hurts needing an extension is coming up after 2027. @vikas83 can probably explain it better than me, but his contract after 2027 is kind of a line of demarcation. If they wanted to move in after 2027 they post June 1 cut or trade him and save money. I actually think this season likely is a big year for hurts, Nick and the offense. Because if the pass offense is once again bottom third in the league, then Nick is likely going to be in trouble (as i can’t imagine the eagles running like they did in 2024 to make up for that) and the Eagles are gonna have three first round picks in the next two years to maneuver the way they want at the QB position. It’s makes a lot of sense to give hurts a big extension moving forward if he plays great in 2026. However if he doesn’t i think eagles are hitting a crossroads at HC and QB

5 hours ago, NOTW said:

Freezing cold takes

1 hour ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Freezing cold takes

Ha ha. So the Rocky statue vs anyone but Philly teams stands! Suck it Ecuador! 😆

Rod Brind’Amour has punched his ticket to the Hockey Hall of Fame. First person in 80 years to captain and head coach the same franchise to a Stanley Cup.

Seeing as Carolina has only ever won two Stanley Cups, I’d say that’s pretty damn Hall of Fame worthy.

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

While i agree it isn’t as good anymore, the hurts needing an extension is coming up after 2027. @vikas83 can probably explain it better than me, but his contract after 2027 is kind of a line of demarcation. If they wanted to move in after 2027 they post June 1 cut or trade him and save money. I actually think this season likely is a big year for hurts, Nick and the offense. Because if the pass offense is once again bottom third in the league, then Nick is likely going to be in trouble (as i can’t imagine the eagles running like they did in 2024 to make up for that) and the Eagles are gonna have three first round picks in the next two years to maneuver the way they want at the QB position. It’s makes a lot of sense to give hurts a big extension moving forward if he plays great in 2026. However if he doesn’t i think eagles are hitting a crossroads at HC and QB

The bones of the article are fine enough, this is a make or break year for Hurts because of what you mentioned abour his contract. The meat of "is philly gonna run a superstar out of town" is idiotic.

If Hurts is traded it's because he would have sucked absolute ass this upcoming season and proved he wouldn't be worth a further investment. Paying premium for past performances is what bad teams do.

That said, I do have some hope that with a halfway competent coaching staff the offense will at least be average, which is all they need to be with this defense.

1 hour ago, Alphagrand said:

Rod Brind’Amour has punched his ticket to the Hockey Hall of Fame. First person in 80 years to captain and head coach the same franchise to a Stanley Cup.

Seeing as Carolina has only ever won two Stanley Cups, I’d say that’s pretty damn Hall of Fame worthy.

Thank god carolina won, I can't stand Vegas after their complete manipulation of their expansion draft and then they didn't have to offer anyone up for the Kraken expansion draft. F Vegas

2 hours ago, devpool said:

The bones of the article are fine enough, this is a make or break year for Hurts because of what you mentioned abour his contract. The meat of "is philly gonna run a superstar out of town" is idiotic.

If Hurts is traded it's because he would have sucked absolute ass this upcoming season and proved he wouldn't be worth a further investment. Paying premium for past performances is what bad teams do.

That said, I do have some hope that with a halfway competent coaching staff the offense will at least be average, which is all they need to be with this defense.

The gist of the article is Philly ran Wilt out of town and they are doing the same to Hurts. Problem is Wilt wanted out not the other way around. He wanted to go to LA. So the entire premise of the aritcle is false.

15 hours ago, NOTW said:

You can look at it as they put the jersey on and they lost. Thus the curse lives on

16 hours ago, NOTW said:

It was fun to watch USMNT beat Paraguay. Game this Friday will determine they advance out of their group. Gonna be a tough game, and I think Turkey will give the US fits. However, US doesn't have much of a chance in round two. So many good teams.

44 minutes ago, Freshmilk said:

It was fun to watch USMNT beat Paraguay. Game this Friday will determine they advance out of their group. Gonna be a tough game, and I think Turkey will give the US fits. However, US doesn't have much of a chance in round two. So many good teams.

That’s pronounced Turkeyay nowadays apparently.

I appreciate Big Dom's bit of always wearing a track suit and hat and sticking out like a sore thumb everywhere he goes

37 minutes ago, Waiting4Someday said:

That’s pronounced Turkeyay nowadays apparently.

It's from the same people that call Chile, Cheeelay. No real reason for it

24 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

I appreciate Big Dom's bit of always wearing a track suit and hat and sticking out like a sore thumb everywhere he goes

That reminds me, The Sopranos isc coming out in 4K at some point and the crappy Livia CGI is being redone.

1 hour ago, LeanMeanGM said:

I appreciate Big Dom's bit of always wearing a track suit and hat and sticking out like a sore thumb everywhere he goes

He kinda looks like a thumb so it works.

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

I see santoliquito is back writing about eagles QBs….

Good news for offseason drama for us! The Eagles do have to make a decision on his contract. I don't think this is sensational. If we just take a step back and look at it from a business decision standpoint, it's not a big deal. Hurts is entering the last season of his guaranteed money. They will have to make a large financial commitment to keep Hurts. The question is whether he will have sufficient longevity as a player to make that investment worthwhile. If he comes in next season and runs the offense efficiently, he answers those questions. If he doesn't, they should not extend him for what his market price would be. I don't doubt that Hurts's agent is upset about the lack of sources from the team that supported Hurts in the story. I am sure Roseman and Siranni were contacted for comment. Roseman's comment to the media was the story was unfortunate but he then said the team has to be more direct with players. That does not sound to me like a wholesale dismissal of the story as being untrue. So Hurts's agent has probably reached out to Howie about a new deal and has been told they have to see about Carter first and the team isn't ready to do a new deal. Of course they will be disgruntled and contacting journalists.

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

While i agree it isn’t as good anymore, the hurts needing an extension is coming up after 2027. @vikas83 can probably explain it better than me, but his contract after 2027 is kind of a line of demarcation. If they wanted to move in after 2027 they post June 1 cut or trade him and save money. I actually think this season likely is a big year for hurts, Nick and the offense. Because if the pass offense is once again bottom third in the league, then Nick is likely going to be in trouble (as i can’t imagine the eagles running like they did in 2024 to make up for that) and the Eagles are gonna have three first round picks in the next two years to maneuver the way they want at the QB position. It’s makes a lot of sense to give hurts a big extension moving forward if he plays great in 2026. However if he doesn’t i think eagles are hitting a crossroads at HC and QB

So 2026 is his last year of fully guaranteed money ($51.5 million cash this year). Next year, only $22.7 million of his $51.5 million is guaranteed (triggered earlier this offseason), so that is the line of demarcation next offseason - Hurts will want a new deal with new guaranteed money. The Eagles are likely fine if he wants to play 2027 out with a partial guarantee (unless he craps the bed this season), given the rise in the QB market. Also, and I can't stress this enough - despite what idiots like ESP say, THERE IS NO WAY AN EXTENSION CAN REDUCE HURTS' CAP HITS UNLESS HE TAKES LESS CASH IN A CERTAIN YEAR. Just to get that out of the way - they can't get cap savings from an extension (other than pushing off the final ~90mm 2029 dead cap hit after his contract expires).

So really, the driving force will be Hurts looking for an extension. The dead money to trade him next offseason is ~$83.7mm, or $41.6mm above his $42.1mm cap hit. Spotrac has $85.2mm, and trading him post June 1 splits that $30.8mm in 2027 ($11.4mm cap savings) and $54.5mm in 2028. If you released him post June 1, $22.7mm more hits 2027 cap ($52.8mm charge) and still $54.5mm in 2028. So the best plan is a post June 1 trade if you want to move on.

1 hour ago, UK Eagle said:

That reminds me, The Sopranos isc coming out in 4K at some point and the crappy Livia CGI is being redone.

There is a 4k release of The Sopranos coming? That is awesome news.

2 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

So 2026 is his last year of fully guaranteed money ($51.5 million cash this year). Next year, only $22.7 million of his $51.5 million is guaranteed (triggered earlier this offseason), so that is the line of demarcation next offseason - Hurts will want a new deal with new guaranteed money. The Eagles are likely fine if he wants to play 2027 out with a partial guarantee (unless he craps the bed this season), given the rise in the QB market. Also, and I can't stress this enough - despite what idiots like ESP say, THERE IS NO WAY AN EXTENSION CAN REDUCE HURTS' CAP HITS UNLESS HE TAKES LESS CASH IN A CERTAIN YEAR. Just to get that out of the way - they can't get cap savings from an extension (other than pushing off the final ~90mm 2029 dead cap hit after his contract expires).

So really, the driving force will be Hurts looking for an extension. The dead money to trade him next offseason is ~$83.7mm, or $41.6mm above his $42.1mm cap hit. Spotrac has $85.2mm, and trading him post June 1 splits that $30.8mm in 2027 ($11.4mm cap savings) and $54.5mm in 2028. If you released him post June 1, $22.7mm more hits 2027 cap ($52.8mm charge) and still $54.5mm in 2028. So the best plan is a post June 1 trade if you want to move on.

So having an extra 1st round pick in 2028 already could be kind of helpful ,right?