BREAKING: The Philadelphia Phillies are acquiring second baseman Luis Arraez in a trade with the San Francisco Giants, sources tell ESPN

8 hours ago, brkmsn said:

Ty Robinson just moved up the depth chart.

I think Robinson is going to have to play well in the pre-season games to stay on the roster.

6 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

What made DJax so formidable was his route running and speed adjustment (quickness and burst) more so than just his speed. Eagles have three WRs with 4.3 speed on the roster, one of whom, Hollywood Brown, is likely to stick. (The other two are Danny Gray and Quez Watkins, one of which may well stick on the PS). Speed is overrated unless a player knows how to use it. Dotson, for example.

One of the things I look for in the combine is the position drills. How many steps to turn? How many steps to stop? You could see pretty quickly that JJAW took two steps to stop and couldn’t turn without rounding unless he stopped. Those matter as much as the stopwatch on a forty taken from a track stance. In fact, footedness matters too. Can the player start on either foot equally? Turn equally? Jeremy Maclin and his turns after stopping were almost always the same direction and multiple steps thus tackled 90% of the time.

Same is true for DBs. Straight line fast, like Ringo and Woolen, is at risk because both are a bit stiff in turns and body control. (Better body control and height help Woolen offset his stiffness).

I think the money they gave Brown makes him almost a sure thing for the roster. I think he's likely an upgrade over Dotson in terms of his skillset. I don't think Dotson ever played that fast. He and Reagor are similar receivers. They were both overdrafted and they both struggled to get open in the NFL. Notably, Dotson had a 7.28 s 3-cone and Reagor had a 7.31. JJAW ran a 7.23. They all are stiff route runners.

I think Woolen is probably a slightly more flexible athlete than Ringo. He has played inside in the nickel position. He also is a smarter football player. He is able to break on routes to create turnovers.

18 hours ago, NOTW said:

Will Levis be like:

54 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

Unfortunately, guys that fast who are also big and can actually play are rare. Most of the time the eagles arent picking high enough in the 1st round to get one. A list consisting of fast, big guys isnt going to look much better/more productive.

The Valdez-Scantlings of the world get bounced around the league because they just arent good enough.

I really wanted Dezhaun Stribling this past draft, big enough-fast enough, good hands, ascending player, but the 9ers seem to jump on these guys early (pretty Ricky is another example).

2 minutes ago, Waiting4Someday said:

I really wanted Dezhaun Stribling this past draft, big enough-fast enough, good hands, ascending player, but the 9ers seem to jump on these guys early (pretty Ricky is another example).

Yeah I was a big stribling fan. Lots of WRs in this draft. Wasnt a fan of the Lemon archetype with a glaring need at outsize WR. But we will see...

22 minutes ago, garingovt2000 said:

BREAKING: The Philadelphia Phillies are acquiring second baseman Luis Arraez in a trade with the San Francisco Giants, sources tell ESPN

meh. they suck and its football season. whatevs.

34 minutes ago, garingovt2000 said:

BREAKING: The Philadelphia Phillies are acquiring second baseman Luis Arraez in a trade with the San Francisco Giants, sources tell ESPN

17 hours ago, Mike030270 said:

I'm curious how the Oline will be without Stout. Would be interesting if it's actually better

If everybody is healthy it should be better than last year.

1 minute ago, eglz1 said:

If everybody is healthy it should be better than last year.

That's the thing. I just don't believe Cam and Landon will stay healthy

1 minute ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Hurts throws a pick but Mitchell finally gets a INT but Hurts throws a pick

2 hours ago, NCiggles said:

I can’t see the passing game being worse than last year unless Hurts just craps the bed. If this is a Shanahan/McVay style offense then it’s going to be more qb friendly. The reads are not complex. The hardest part is the footwork. It doesn’t take a great arm. Do I expect miscues? Yes, but I hope the improvement in design makes it easier for them to be efficient. The talent level at receiver is above average vs most teams. The oline should be above average. Hurts just needs to be ok for the team to win.

The greatest variable here I suspect is time. There is no way we can have a fully functional offense right out of the gate. Granting that, I expect the offense to evolve in stages. I’m not smart enough to time that out. However, our resident "realist” notwithstanding, I expect a mature offense by week 10. I further expect Hurts to do very well in it. I view Purdy as the least talented QB in the league, smart but with a rag arm. Hurts is way better than that. I think we start with a fairly conservative game plan, rely on the defense, run a lot of OZ and short stuff with a few deep shots, and build from there.

47 minutes ago, mikemack8 said:

Of all the players on the roster, Lane needs reps the least.

2 minutes ago, just relax said:

The greatest variable here I suspect is time. There is no way we can have a fully functional offense right out of the gate. Granting that, I expect the offense to evolve in stages. I’m not smart enough to time that out. However, our resident "realist” notwithstanding, I expect a mature offense by week 10. I further expect Hurts to do very well in it. I view Purdy as the least talented QB in the league, smart but with a rag arm. Hurts is way better than that. I think we start with a fairly conservative game plan, rely on the defense, run a lot of OZ and short stuff with a few deep shots, and build from there.

I am not overly concerned on the team's ability to execute the offense. We have talented vets and the concepts have been tried and true.

My concern is the ability of Manion to assess the opponent, develop a game plan, call plays, and adjust in-game.

OT Cameron Williams back is good news at least. The O line depth having injuries is concerning.