33 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

They probably had to ensure him that Hurts wasnt going to try to hang around with the cool cats.

Was thinking I haven't heard Kevin Cooney on the radio in awhile and looked it up. Sucks. He was probably the best guy on the radio left in Philly Sports Radio.

1 hour ago, HazletonEagle said:

They probably had to ensure him that Hurts wasnt going to try to hang around with the cool cats.

What? You don't even like LeBron, just willing to tolerate his "circus" for a trophy and now he is a cool cat? How many of your personalities post as HazeltonEagle?

7 hours ago, garingovt2000 said:

So still not acceptable for white people to use the hard R towards dogs correct?

Or boy unless it is preceded by the word Good.

Whoa, surprised Lurie had the pull to get Jason Kelce announce the award

2 hours ago, we_gotta_believe said:

22 hours ago, Blazehound said:

Eh. He’s now 35 and has been out of football for two years. I’m sure he can still be effective in a limited role, but I seriously doubt he’s going to be a transformative player.

Yeah I think it's pretty incredible that they talk about Donald coming out of retirement elevating their defense, at age 35 and 2 full seasons retired, people should be pumping the brakes on that. He was a DT, it's not like a DB or running back coming back, like Kelce, Donald has visibly lost weight since he retired, I don't doubt he's stayed in great physical shape, but adding that playing bulk back at age 35? That's a big ask.

Assuming he stays healthy, Donald would clearly elevate that defense. If he has been continuing workouts like Brandon Graham did during retirement, I'm sure he would have no problem getting right back on the field. I doubt you'd see much drop-off in play from him, even at 35. He would definitely change offensive gameplans.

But if a significant injury happened to him or Garrett, all that worry instantly disappears.

Frank Ragnow and others are a cautionary tale on running it back. Donald was very talented, but while BG was in the building still and his head was still in the game, has Donald's? The difference between sporting fitness and general fitness is vast, even for those elite athletes. If it means he takes a roster spot up on their 53 vs a younger player, all for it.

Just now, mikemack8 said:

Yeah the Phillies might have sucked last night, but Philly absolutely nailed it. Rating ∞/10

3 hours ago, UK Eagle said:

Frank Ragnow and others are a cautionary tale on running it back. Donald was very talented, but while BG was in the building still and his head was still in the game, has Donald's? The difference between sporting fitness and general fitness is vast, even for those elite athletes. If it means he takes a roster spot up on their 53 vs a younger player, all for it.

In the Rams case, they barely use draft picks for young talent so the younger player is probably just a UDFA anyways which makes Donald a no-brainer.

I also wouldn't say Donald was or is into general fitness. He reminds me a lot of Brandon Brooks who would get absolutely shredded while not playing and then bulk up for the season. I think the bigger question for Donald is if he could bulk back up to his playing weight while retaining strength at his age.

1 hour ago, mikemack8 said:

  1 hour ago, mikemack8 said:

Yeah the Phillies might have sucked last night, but Philly absolutely nailed it. Rating ∞/10

All-Star games are a complete joke. I watched the first inning and you can tell the players don’t give two Fs about winning

I think in every sport, all star games have suffered due to the internet age. Before social media and the ability to watch games or highlights on a whim, the all star games meant more and was an opportunity for players to build their name and reputation. Now the players have already existing brands and the home run derby, dunk contest, NFL and NHL skills competitions mean less and less for the stars to actually do it. Same with the games. It’s just not worth the extra work.

Just now, LeanMeanGM said:

I think in every sport, all star games have suffered due to the internet age. Before social media and the ability to watch games or highlights on a whim, the all star games meant more and was an opportunity for players to build their name and reputation. Now the players have already existing brands and the home run derby, dunk contest, NFL and NHL skills completions mean less and less for the stars to actually do it. Same with the games. It’s just not worth the extra work.

That could be a part of it but it’s definitely mostly the $. Players just make too much coin to risk an injury.

The baseball all-star game, specifically, definitely meant more before interleague play.

It’d be more enjoyable if they played the all stars from the Japanese league or did a week long nation’s challenge like hockey did a year or two ago.

1 hour ago, LeanMeanGM said:

It’s just not worth the extra work

Or risk of injury

Edit: I didn’t even have to scroll up and I still missed @EaglePhan1986 comment regarding injury…

4 hours ago, UK Eagle said:

Frank Ragnow and others are a cautionary tale on running it back. Donald was very talented, but while BG was in the building still and his head was still in the game, has Donald's? The difference between sporting fitness and general fitness is vast, even for those elite athletes. If it means he takes a roster spot up on their 53 vs a younger player, all for it.

He didn’t/doesn't have a normal iDL body. Dude was shredded his whole career.

I expect him to still be damn good if he comes back, especially as a pass rusher. And it’s a cool story - the best iDL and edge of a generation playing on the same DL.

1 hour ago, EaglePhan1986 said:

That could be a part of it but it’s definitely mostly the $. Players just make too much coin to risk an injury.

The baseball all-star game, specifically, definitely meant more before interleague play.

It’d be more enjoyable if they played the all stars from the Japanese league or did a week long nation’s challenge like hockey did a year or two ago.

That's basically what I meant in a roundabout way by building a brand. Michael Jordan used the all star games and dunk contests early in his career to build his national appeal and become a mainstream celebrity/star. LeBron James entered the league and was already at a similar level where he doesn't need those platforms to establish himself and his value and worth in endorsements. The individual salaries also is a big factor and like you said, not worth risking injury.

On 7/12/2026 at 5:11 PM, Freshmilk said:

Nah, I'm hard-core make the best decision. I'm also hard-core no presumption. Just because a person is good at Private Equity/Venture Cap doesn't mean they are good professional sports team owners. Sixers and Commanders and Devils can attest to that.

Maybe it's so they can declare it a woman owned business for the tax advantages

The more that comes out about Matt Miller raises a lot of questions. If true, he seems to have done worse than other journalists/analysts but you don't really hear much about it.

Nolan Smith was due back in court yesterday. Wonder what updates we will get. Also wonder when a determination on a suspension will come out.

https://www.nfl.com/news/eagles-nolan-smith-arrested-georgia-speeding-reckless-driving-charges

17 hours ago, RememberTheKoy said:

Was thinking I haven't heard Kevin Cooney on the radio in awhile and looked it up. Sucks. He was probably the best guy on the radio left in Philly Sports Radio.

He might be the worst guy on the entire station. Once again, your take is worse than ESP.

England pulling a Falcons in Atlanta