33 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

Reinforcements...arguably

Keep them all on IR.

1 minute ago, Arsenal79 said:

The primary hope on the OL is that Landon returns to form. If by some miracle he does, our OL could be solid:

Mailata | Dickerson | Kendall | Steen | Bell, with Lampkin, Johnson, etc as depth.

Not interested in burning premium picks to trade for a veteran in what looks like a lost season.

I’m curious how bad Kendall’s injury is. No mentioned of him in the report above

13 minutes ago, BDawk_ASamuel said:

Posted about this last week. Seems very unfair.

32 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

Reinforcements...arguably

Calcaterra is back!

Seriously though, with Lane Johnson giving you a de facto 52, who are you cutting to bring back all 4? Especially Bennett and Calcaterra. Also have to consider Ertz is out of elevations so if he's in your plans that 5 spots you need to clear.

EJ Jenkins is one. Elijah Moore could be another. Other than that, I don't really know.

Just now, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

I’m curious how bad Kendall’s injury is. No mentioned of him in the report above

Not practicing...maybe Landon would be better at center?

Just now, LeanMeanGM said:

Calcaterra is back!

Seriously though, with Lane Johnson giving you a de facto 52, who are you cutting to bring back all 4? Especially Bennett and Calcaterra. Also have to consider Ertz is out of elevations so if he's in your plans that 5 spots you need to clear.

EJ Jenkins is one. Elijah Moore could be another. Other than that, I don't really know.

Shipley to IR would be a 3rd spot. I think the most likely to be activated is Landon, and he takes Shipley's spot. Calcaterra/Stowers would be if you want to cut Jenkins and add one of them. I think Bennett is drawing dead to make the roster absent an injury.

3 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

Not practicing...maybe Landon would be better at center?

Maybe. Frankly be better off imo trying Lampkin at C and Dickerson at G. I think Lampkin is better suited for C

13 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

No team directly coming off an overseas game should ever face a team coming off a bye. That’s ridiculous.

Eagles had the option of taking the bye after the international game, I believe. Since they opted not to, you kinda get what you get.

1 minute ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Maybe. Frankly be better off imo trying Lampkin at C and Dickerson at G. I think Lampkin is better suited for C

Yeah, that probably makes more sense. Was wondering if Landon's limited mobility would be easier to manage at center.

If they activate LD, he's starting IMO. I don't think they'd disrespect him and activate him just to sit on the bench or be inactive. My assumption, since they opened the 3 week window as early as the could, is that he is going to play sometime in the next 3 weeks.

Just now, vikas83 said:

Yeah, that probably makes more sense. Was wondering if Landon's limited mobility would be easier to manage at center.

If they activate LD, he's starting IMO. I don't think they'd disrespect him and activate him just to sit on the bench or be inactive. My assumption, since they opened the 3 week window as early as the could, is that he is going to play sometime in the next 3 weeks.

I’m guessing they try to get him out there for Dallas game. Imo i do think if Kendall is out that they rather have him and Lampkin then Lampkin and majors

25 minutes ago, BDawk_ASamuel said:

The eagles may win and Siri will continue to not get credit.

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

I’m guessing they try to get him out there for Dallas game. Imo i do think if Kendall is out that they rather have him and Lampkin then Lampkin and majors

*Lumpkin

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

I’m guessing they try to get him out there for Dallas game. Imo i do think if Kendall is out that they rather have him and Lampkin then Lampkin and majors

I guess the counterpoint is do they want Lampkin to settle in at LG, or will they move him around and play him at center with LD at LG?

If Kendall isn't healthy, I'd like to see LD at guard and Willie at center this week. LD was bad week 1, but then I saw something much worse with Jurgens at LG.

2 hours ago, pallidrone said:

I just don't understand the point here.

If the point is that Wentz won a single game against a team that went 6-10 that year with a bunch of backups and Hurts didn't, then yay, I guess?

I have a nice pile of straws over here for you to pick through if you like.

Not to take anything away from Wentz working with backups, nor the general argument whether or not Hurts should win with backups (I think they could have won even with the backups, the O line did well considering and the WRs did too). But there were not 8 starters out that game for Wentz, there were 5. And the starters that were out:

• Washed Jason Peters, Mailata started and remained the starter the rest of the year

• Brandon Brooks - out for the year before the season started, Nate Herbig started the opener and had 3 starts by the time this game in week 4

• Jalen Reagor who sucked

• Washed DeSean Jackson. (WR was very valid as Fulgham and Hightower were starters. The WR group was awful all year.)

• The game log listed Zach Ertz as the starting TE and Dallas Goedert out. So it's counting Zach Ertz as a "backup."

On O line Wentz had a much stronger and experienced group than Hurts had last week:

• Starting OT Lane Johnson

• OG Nate Herbig, a 2nd year player who started all year since the season opener since Brandon Brooks was out

• Starting C Jason Kelce

• Starting OG Isaac Seumalo

• Backup OT Jordan Mailata in his 3rd season, starting for the injured Jason Peters, who was washed, Mailata started the rest of the year and never looked back

Wentz also had not only his starting RB but his backup RBs as well. The offense scored 18 points, the defense scored a pick 6.

The Eagles O line situation this past week was:

• Bell: a rookie 3rd round OT making his 2nd start

• Steen: 3rd year OG returning starter from last year

• Majors: 2nd year Center, was an UDFA last year and on injured reserve, making his first start with little practice time, coming off the practice squad this week

• Lampkin: Short king Lampkin making his first start in the NFL, an UDFA

• Mailata

Hurts had practice squad RBs called up because RB1, RB2 and RB3 were out. The team had no run game, rushing 18 carries for only 22 yards.

Heading into the week, most fans said they would get destroyed by the Jags, it would be a bloodbath, predicting a blowout loss. Instead it was a close game with a makeshift backup O line (who played well considering), a starting TE who is about washed up (largely more injury than talent wise), scrub RBs pulled off the practice squad and missing your #1 WR. Not to mention a first time play caller trying to figure it out, Nick's bad decisions, and having to fly to London. And yet the offense had the game sealed up by scoring the go ahead FG with 8 seconds left.

It will be interesting to see how things go when guys get healthy and the new starters gain experience.

7 minutes ago, Arsenal79 said:

The primary hope on the OL is that Landon returns to form. If by some miracle he does, our OL could be solid:

Mailata | Dickerson | Kendall | Steen | Bell, with Lampkin, Johnson, etc as depth.

Not interested in burning premium picks to trade for a veteran in what looks like a lost season.

Yeah. Wish Dickerson could be back to his old self. I think he has no knee left and just can't move. If we can't hold the fort here in the next couple of weeks then we fold the tent. If we are looking better, then Howie, for the morale of the team and the big hole on that line has to do something. This guy is a hall of fame type talent and would immediately upgrade the running game on that side with Mailata. They would pound it. Very physical combination there. This team has 0 identity right now and could use a vet with leadership like that. I'm not just trading to trade. This is impactful for 3-4 Years (with an extension) with a pick that we got for Cam Jurgens. 😅 If you had no knowledge of that previous deal, would you trade Jurgens for Nelson? This is about acquiring real talent. Again, let's see what happens here in next few weeks in what is a lousy conference with a "Super Team" that's 2-3 and playing in a horrendous division. And a superbowl champ that has no running game that is not repeating. One yard a carry is not gonna cut it.

1 minute ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Man, has anyone's reputation collapsed faster than McDaniel's? We know the media will never blame Herbert, so they have turned on McDaniel hard.

4 minutes ago, jojodancer said:

Yeah. Wish Dickerson could be back to his old self. I think he has no knee left and just can't move. If we can't hold the fort here in the next couple of weeks then we fold the tent. If we are looking better, then Howie, for the morale of the team and the big hole on that line has to do something. This guy is a hall of fame type talent and would immediately upgrade the running game on that side with Mailata. They would pound it. Very physical combination there. This team has 0 identity right now and could use a vet with leadership like that. I'm not just trading to trade. This is impactful for 3-4 Years (with an extension) with a pick that we got for Cam Jurgens. 😅 If you had no knowledge of that previous deal, would you trade Jurgens for Nelson? This is about acquiring real talent. Again, let's see what happens here in next few weeks in what is a lousy conference with a "Super Team" that's 2-3 and playing in a horrendous division. And a superbowl champ that has no running game that is not repeating. One yard a carry is not gonna cut it.

I do agree with waiting a few weeks to see how things play out. If we show promise then I'm open to a win-now trade like that. Currently, I'm not open to it, and if things continue going badly, we should pivot to selling instead of buying this season.

6 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

Man, has anyone's reputation collapsed faster than McDaniel's? We know the media will never blame Herbert, so they have turned on McDaniel hard.

My question is how long is harbaugh’s leash? I’m sure the owner loves him but at some point in time he’s part of the issue as well

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

Wonder if we would bring him onto the offensive coaching staff

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

My question is how long is harbaugh’s leash? I’m sure the owner loves him but at some point in time he’s part of the issue as well

The Spanos family is notoriously cheap, so not sure they'd fire him when they owe him $16mm per year through the 2028 season.

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

That doesn’t sound promising for smith or Barkley tbh.

They'll be back for DAL and have career games.

2 hours ago, pallidrone said:

I mean, if you were looking to do that, then why not use the last game of 2019 against the Giants?

Wentz had lost all three WRs and was playing with Greg Ward, Robert Davis, and Deontay Burnett. Their TE was Joshua Perkins, who had to replace Ertz. Lane Johnson was missing, and Brandon Brooks was carted off the field. Miles Sanders blew out his knee.

He led them to a win against the Giants. That was when Boston Scott became the Giant Killer, scoring three touchdowns, and they won the division that day.

This was a much better game to use for making your ludicrous point.

The comparison is stupid because Hurts has also won games with backups and/or lesser talent. I agree that the backups shouldn't be a primary excuse for this loss, they did enough to win and pulled together. There were issues with play calling, O line, RBs, QB play, Head coach decisions, missed tackles, etc. etc.

This thread is just CVON partisan groups with bias arguing with each other all day with extreme takes, bad logic, double standards, cherry picking stats, moving goal posts, straw man arguments, hyperbole and emotional overreactions. I remember when people used to say the blog was a respite from TATERs and featured intelligent, rational discussion.

3 minutes ago, NOTW said:

The comparison is stupid because Hurts has also won games with backups and/or lesser talent. I agree that the backups shouldn't be a primary excuse for this loss, they did enough to win and pulled together. There were issues with play calling, O line, RBs, QB play, Head coach decisions, missed tackles, etc. etc.

Hurts made the playoffs in 2021 with Smitty at WR as a rookie, Jalen Reagor and Quez Watkins, Goedert at TE and Miles Sanders at RB. But fans will say he only had 1 good year and needs talent around him.

This thread is just CVON partisan groups with bias arguing with each other all day with extreme takes, bad logic, double standards, cherry picking stats, moving goal posts, straw man arguments, hyperbole and emotional overreactions. I remember when people used to say the blog was a respite from TATERs and featured intelligent, rational discussion.

Those days are over. The blog is just another social media cesspool now.