Mukaba seems injury prone.

5 minutes ago, pgcd3 said:

Mukaba seems injury prone.

Unfortunately so, I like him and I think he can be a playmaker. However, he is small and seems like he can't stay on the field at the moment

34 minutes ago, pgcd3 said:

Mukaba seems injury prone.

S and OL next draft and TE

10 minutes ago, Diehardfan said:

S and OL next draft and TE

I don't see them taking another tight end after burning one early this past draft...

The ending of that NC St/Vandy game is one of the dumbest things I’ve ever seen.

12 minutes ago, BDawk_ASamuel said:

The ending of that NC St/Vandy game is one of the dumbest things I’ve ever seen.

As an aside, Diego Pavia didn’t get picked up in the league (not surprising) - I wonder if he’ll reappear in the spring league.

1 hour ago, devpool said:

I don't get all the hate about the comment. He's right, historically when Hurts has to throw 25+ times he doesn't do well. Teams have a much better chance of winning if they make him throw more.

Go back the last few years and almost every loss has him throwing 25 or more passes

According to AI he's actually pretty good overall when throwing 25+. I used 2022 because it's what they always like to use even though he's been in the league longer

From the 2022 season through September 19, 2026, when Jalen Hurts has 25+ pass attempts:

Season	Wins	Losses
2022 + playoffs	15	2
2023 + playoffs	8	5
2024 + playoffs	6	2
2025 + playoffs	5	6
2026	1	0
Total	35	15

Granted I didn't double check since AI can be wrong

4 hours ago, Waiting4Someday said:

Today the Battle of Chickamauga begins, tomorrow Longstreet falls upon a massive gap accidentally opened in the Union line and exploits it with 8 brigades of his Gettysburg veterans.

George Thomas saved Rosie’s ass in that one. Little known is that the Rebs had greater casualties than the Union. Chased Rosie back to Chattanooga, where Grant would bail him out. I have always wondered what would have happened if Old Pete had held command there instead of Bragg.

1 hour ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

I don't see them taking another tight end after burning one early this past draft...

There are some talented in-line type prospects who should be available late 3rd and 4th round.

I almost think you need to look at TE as two different positions: the move TE and the in-line TE.

3 hours ago, mattwill said:

goeagles99, who created it way back when, started out by writing article type posts (much as he does now on igglesblitz.com) that would lean more toward education rather than the focused (often short) rants that were the (more or less) regular postings on TATE. He felt that the complexity of NFL football also was conducive to discussions that would evolve from the OP’s focus, so that there would be a "fabric” rather than individual threads.

He also chose to put the word Blog in the thread title to deal with the (in my opinion) rather aggressive and intrusive moderation of threads. The Mods at that time, with guidance from Dave Spadaro came down hard on comments in TATE threads that strayed from the OP’s topic. They wanted changes of topic to be put into their own thread. It was heaven for @Mike030270. The MODs resisted at first, but Tommy’s strong relations with the Eagles’ administration caused the MODs to back off

The Blog functioned very well that way until the time when a poster named Douglas704 arrived. Doug was very knowledgeable, but he had a strong desire to be the only voice of the Blog. Tommy’s original collaborative education mission was an anathema to Doug. He wanted to both pontificate and dominate the airwaves. His number of posts (the EMB reported the post counts for each thread and all the posters in each thread) was more than double the number of the next closest poster, and probably more than the next three posters combined. The result was that the Blog wasn’t attractive to a lot of the original participants, and they left. Eventually Tommy threw up his hands in the air and created Igglesblitz.com.

I’m sure others here will have more to add, but that’s my (highly biased) answer to your question.

That’s a good summation. I miss Tommy musing about the draft, Kubrick flicks, and the glory of PBR.

20 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

According to AI he's actually pretty good overall when throwing 25+. I used 2022 because it's what they always like to use even though he's been in the league longer

From the 2022 season through September 19, 2026, when Jalen Hurts has 25+ pass attempts:

Season	Wins	Losses
2022 + playoffs	15	2
2023 + playoffs	8	5
2024 + playoffs	6	2
2025 + playoffs	5	6
2026	1	0
Total	35	15

Granted I didn't double check since AI can be wrong

Nope AI is correct, and adding 2021 (first year as a starter) doesn't drastically change it (becomes 38-19). However, you can see that the numbers are really bolstered by that amazing 2022 year. Outside of that, he's been just decent posting 20-13 record. At the end of the day, a majority of the losses the last 4 years have come when he throws more.

3 hours ago, eglz1 said:

It worked against Michael Vick 2004 when he was with Atlanta. Mush rush I think it was called.

Having Simmons mush rushing … rather than disrupting like Jalen Carter … is good for the Eagles not bad. That will especially help in passing plays that take a while to develop … like a dagger … and benefit from Hurts’ abilities throwing deep passes.

1 hour ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

I don't see them taking another tight end after burning one early this past draft...

If you could have a clone of Jackson Hawes in the 5th Round? Would you?

1 minute ago, mattwill said:

If you could have a clone of Jackson Hawes in the 5th Round? Would you?

Who the f is that?

1 hour ago, Diehardfan said:

S and OL next draft and TE

All depends on if they feel they want to draft high on a QB to get team friendly contract in there. By week 12 or so we will have a clearer picture on if that is a need

30 minutes ago, TEW said:

That’s a good summation. I miss Tommy musing about the draft, Kubrick flicks, and the glory of PBR.

Yes, and Tommy was the person who encouraged game score predictions in those early days.

5 minutes ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

Who the f is that?

2025 Draftee taken by the Bills. Had 37 snaps on Thursday night , 50% of the Bills snaps.

Kerkering & Alvarado. Worst righty-lefty combo we've had in a loooooooooooong time! Both should be DFA'd. Cost them a lot of games this year. If we see either of them in playoffs, heads should roll for allowing that.

This should be the game where both sides wake up and dominate

But also could be a trap

Just now, jojodancer said:

Kerkering & Alvarado. Worst lefty-right combo we've had in a looooong time. Both should be DFA'd. Cost them a lot of games this year. If we see either of them in playoffs, heads should roll for allowing that.

Keeping kerkering after the way he ended the season last year was a firable offense. F that guy

4 hours ago, mattwill said:

goeagles99 (Tommy Lawlor), who created it way back when, started out by writing article type posts (much as he does now on igglesblitz.com) that would lean more toward education rather than the focused (often short) rants that were the (more or less) regular postings on TATE. He felt that the complexity of NFL football also was conducive to discussions that would evolve from the OP’s focus, so that there would be a "fabric” rather than individual threads.

He also chose to put the word Blog in the thread title to deal with the (in my opinion) rather aggressive and intrusive moderation of threads. The Mods at that time, with guidance from Dave Spadaro came down hard on comments in TATE threads that strayed from the OP’s topic. They wanted changes of topic to be put into their own thread. It was heaven for @Mike030270. The MODs resisted at first, but Tommy’s strong relations with the Eagles’ administration caused the MODs to back off

The Blog functioned very well that way until the time when a poster named Douglas704 arrived. Doug was very knowledgeable, but he had a strong desire to be the only voice of the Blog. Tommy’s original collaborative education mission was an anathema to Doug. He wanted to both pontificate and dominate the airwaves. His number of posts (the EMB reported the post counts for each thread and all the posters in each thread) was more than double the number of the next closest poster, and probably more than the next three posters combined. The result was that the Blog wasn’t attractive to a lot of the original participants, and they left. Eventually Tommy threw up his hands in the air and created Igglesblitz.com.

I’m sure others here will have more to add, but that’s my (highly biased) answer to your question.

Yup…in the early days of the Blog the poster really felt a need to post something intelligent and thoughtful. It was a challenge for many but the perception was that it was a place for really strong football discussion. This was also at a time that random rumors and opinions without verifiable substantiation could result in a ban. And yes…Douglas changed the entire tone of the Blog all by himself. Before Doug it was respectful and civil even in disagreements.

4 minutes ago, devpool said:

Keeping kerkering after the way he ended the season last year was a firable offense. F that guy

He's putrid! Gonna miss having Ranger Suarez option in the playoffs. I can see Nola doing that, but need him as as starter. Especially, if Luzardo can't go.

Auburn has a WR with the name Nimrod

30 minutes ago, mattwill said:

Yes, and Tommy was the person who encouraged game score predictions in those early days.

I largely avoided TATE because it was always a thousand WIP caller type posts. The blog is the only place that seemed to be worth my time.

Most of my interactions with him were in the CFB/draft section of the original board. Tommy, NDIrish, and a bunch of old timers were always in there talking CFB and the draft. I liked it because it wasn’t argumentative, more of a discussion atmosphere. Good times.

4 hours ago, mattwill said:

goeagles99 (Tommy Lawlor), who created it way back when, started out by writing article type posts (much as he does now on igglesblitz.com) that would lean more toward education rather than the focused (often short) rants that were the (more or less) regular postings on TATE. He felt that the complexity of NFL football also was conducive to discussions that would evolve from the OP’s focus, so that there would be a "fabric” rather than individual threads.

He also chose to put the word Blog in the thread title to deal with the (in my opinion) rather aggressive and intrusive moderation of threads. The Mods at that time, with guidance from Dave Spadaro came down hard on comments in TATE threads that strayed from the OP’s topic. They wanted changes of topic to be put into their own thread. It was heaven for @Mike030270. The MODs resisted at first, but Tommy’s strong relations with the Eagles’ administration caused the MODs to back off

The Blog functioned very well that way until the time when a poster named Douglas704 arrived. Doug was very knowledgeable, but he had a strong desire to be the only voice of the Blog. Tommy’s original collaborative education mission was an anathema to Doug. He wanted to both pontificate and dominate the airwaves. His number of posts (the EMB reported the post counts for each thread and all the posters in each thread) was more than double the number of the next closest poster, and probably more than the next three posters combined. The result was that the Blog wasn’t attractive to a lot of the original participants, and they left. Eventually Tommy threw up his hands in the air and created Igglesblitz.com.

I’m sure others here will have more to add, but that’s my (highly biased) answer to your question.

I sometimes log into a woodworking board similar to this. Similar evolution, quite a few knowledgeable people trading tips tricks and discussions. Then one guy came along and dominated the place. He knew enough not to get banned but his attitude caused a lot of the very good posters to go elsewhere or stop posting. That board is still alive but is a shadow of its former self. It's a shame.