1 minute ago, austinfan said:

There is nothing to keep me from creating front organizations on Facebook and call for a march, heck, for all we know some Eagle fan is organizing a march on the Linc right now.

I can neither confirm nor deny the allegation levied here.   

 

37 minutes ago, Giddyunc said:

First, your ratio of thousands of protesters and a 100 instigators is way off. That might have been somewhat true for that first month. After that, pretty much the majority of people "protesting" were involved in mayhem. 

Second, is your thought process being applied to the events at the Capitol Building? 

Undoubtedly, where people fall on the moral views and conduct of those protests on racial justice/policing issues/radical abolitionist/revolutionary communists vs. pro-Trump/Qanon believers/anti-vaxxers/white supremacists/neo-NSDAPs/proud boys influences their views on the justness and make up of the actions of those groups.  I don't think there is an actual equivalency in the conduct except in that they both engaged in illegal conduct.  The fact is that storming the Capitol to thwart the certification of a fair and free election is far different conduct than protesting even when it turns to rioting.  I do think conduct by both sides that led to injuries is the same.  Police reported injuries as the result of the left wing protests just like it appears that there were a substantial number of reported injuries as a result of the Capitol violence. There was an purpose to the violence at the Capitol that was not the purpose of the racial justice protests this year.  

Certainly, there have been many protests that were peaceful and no illegal activity took place.  It's also important to not consider every person that took part in protests that turned to illegal behavior as criminals  whether we disagree with that group or not. Neo-NSDAPs and revolutionary communists have a right to peaceful protest and a fair trial.  Even some of those that entered the Capitol building may have done so without intent to commit a crime and a reasonable belief their entry was permitted.  

12 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Its a nice 'trick'... except it leaves the dead money in 2022, instead of 2021... Yay!!   But, if the number to get under is $70M, rather than a flat cap number for 2021 of $~35M... they are going to have to kick the can a little.   They just can't be stupid and kick it beyond 2022.  2023 can't be touched with this, so that the new GM and coach in 2022 have some wiggle room.

 

But... this is cleaning up 2 contracts that NEVER should have been handed out like they were.  

The Malik Jackson contract I can understand. They needed another DT with Jernigan being a huge question mark going into 2019 (he's basically out of the league at this point). Also he has played at a reasonably high level throughout his career. Hell he was pretty good here when he was actually on the field. And it's not like the team has a young DT they've been developing who they can rely on. Ridgeway can't stay healthy and they don't have anyone else behind him.

Alshon's contract on the other hand was egregious.

1 hour ago, ManuManu said:

I completely missed this from earlier in the week. 

Really? I thought it was you that posted them lol

25 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

No Eagles made All-Pro

Why would they? No one earned it

4 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

I can neither confirm nor deny the allegation levied here.   

 

Just gotta find a way to hide Howie on draft day

Just now, metal said:

The Malik Jackson contract I can understand. They needed another DT with Jernigan being a huge question mark going into 2019 (he's basically out of the league at this point). Also he has played at a reasonably high level throughout his career. Hell he was pretty good here when he was actually on the field. And it's not like the team has a young DT they've been developing who they can rely on. Ridgeway can't stay healthy and they don't have anyone else behind him.

Alshon's contract on the other hand was egregious.

As I said to afan yesterday... the issue isn't the player, but the size and structure of the contract.  He gave a HUGE contract to an aging player, with declining skills with a balloon dead cap hit at the end.   Just a terrible design.  Basically, he decided that a terrible cap year HAD to be in the future, rather than working for sustainability.

In 2017, he brought in Chris Long - 2 years $6M total cost, Patrick Robinson - 1 year, $1M cost, LaGarrette Blount - 1 year, $1.2M cost, Torrey Smith - 1 year, $5M cost... 

The philosophy post Super Bowl was that every move Howie made would be a good one (because nearly every move prior to 2017 was).  He didn't hedge his bets by making short-term, low money moves in a large quantity as he did prior to 2017.  Instead he made several large commitment moves, and put all his eggs into those baskets.  Turns out the baskets had large holes in the bottom and a lot of the eggs are now broken.  Someone needs to clean up the mess.

6 minutes ago, metal said:

The Malik Jackson contract I can understand. They needed another DT with Jernigan being a huge question mark going into 2019 (he's basically out of the league at this point). Also he has played at a reasonably high level throughout his career. Hell he was pretty good here when he was actually on the field. And it's not like the team has a young DT they've been developing who they can rely on. Ridgeway can't stay healthy and they don't have anyone else behind him.

Alshon's contract on the other hand was egregious.

I don’t understand the contract structure given to Malik Jackson after his 2018 season. He was coming off a bad year in Jacksonville to the point where they just benched him because he was bad. And not for anyone good either. So he was going to be 29, possibly on the decline and you gave him the type of contract that you did. It was a contract to try to get him to come here cause he probably had other suitors and you wanted to force him to choose Philadelphia. Meanwhile there was major risk chance he was never going to be the same player he was in 2017 and with the Broncos. Then he got the foot injury which you can’t account for but I don’t think he’s been great this year. He was good the first month and a half of the season and since then he’s been pretty eh. It’s why PFF ranked him 71st best DT. 

Just now, RLC said:

Just gotta find a way to hide Howie on draft day

Or from re-negotiating contracts... or signing free agents.   Or anything associated with the football team.   Maybe he can clean the toilets.

1 minute ago, Iggles_Phan said:

As I said to afan yesterday... the issue isn't the player, but the size and structure of the contract.  He gave a HUGE contract to an aging player, with declining skills with a balloon dead cap hit at the end.   Just a terrible design.  Basically, he decided that a terrible cap year HAD to be in the future, rather than working for sustainability.

In 2017, he brought in Chris Long - 2 years $6M total cost, Patrick Robinson - 1 year, $1M cost, LaGarrette Blount - 1 year, $1.2M cost, Torrey Smith - 1 year, $5M cost... 

The philosophy post Super Bowl was that every move Howie made would be a good one (because nearly every move prior to 2017 was).  He didn't hedge his bets by making short-term, low money moves in a large quantity as he did prior to 2017.  Instead he made several large commitment moves, and put all his eggs into those baskets.  Turns out the baskets had large holes in the bottom and a lot of the eggs are now broken.  Someone needs to clean up the mess.

100 percent this! 

7 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

I can neither confirm nor deny the allegation levied here.   

 

I'm gonna fart in Roseman's chair. And if I have a nice bowl of venison chili first it may not be a fart after all 

8 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

Really? I thought it was you that posted them lol

Why would they? No one earned it

Lol, I might have posted that OTC one without reading the article. 

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

I don’t understand the contract structure given to Malik Jackson after his 2018 season. He was coming off a bad year in Jacksonville to the point where they just benched him because he was bad. And not for anyone good either. So he was going to be 29, possibly on the decline and you gave him the type of contract that you did. It was a contract to try to get him to come here cause he probably had other suitors and you wanted to force him to choose Philadelphia. Meanwhile there was major risk chance he was never going to be the same player he was in 2017 and with the Broncos. Then he got the foot injury which you can’t account for but I don’t think he’s been great this year. He was good the first month and a half of the season and since then he’s been pretty eh. It’s why PFF ranked him 71st best DT. 

Here's the thing... you just won a Super Bowl.  You had that still working to your advantage.  So, leverage that for the opportunity to get back there.  You put a low risk contract offer on the table with either a ton of personal incentives, or some personal and some team incentives.  Give him the chance to earn the big money... if things work out the way you want.  But, you don't give the huge contract, with huge guaranteed money like that to a 29 year old coming off a bad year.   You do what they did with Patrick Robinson... which was, take a formerly highly touted player coming off down years, and offer him a chance to 'prove-it' and get more money in the future by showing he still had it.  (And thank goodness Howie didn't make it even worse by overpaying for Robinson after the Super Bowl too.  And he very well could have... Robinson made the single biggest play of the NFCCG - with the help of Chris Long affecting the throw.)  

 

1 minute ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Here's the thing... you just won a Super Bowl.  You had that still working to your advantage.  So, leverage that for the opportunity to get back there.  You put a low risk contract offer on the table with either a ton of personal incentives, or some personal and some team incentives.  Give him the chance to earn the big money... if things work out the way you want.  But, you don't give the huge contract, with huge guaranteed money like that to a 29 year old coming off a bad year.   You do what they did with Patrick Robinson... which was, take a formerly highly touted player coming off down years, and offer him a chance to 'prove-it' and get more money in the future by showing he still had it.  (And thank goodness Howie didn't make it even worse by overpaying for Robinson after the Super Bowl too.  And he very well could have... Robinson made the single biggest play of the NFCCG - with the help of Chris Long affecting the throw.)  

Here's the thing... you just won a Super Bowl.  You had that still working to your advantage.  So, leverage that for the opportunity to get back there.  You put a low risk contract offer on the table with either a ton of personal incentives, or some personal and some team incentives.  Give him the chance to earn the big money... if things work out the way you want.  But, you don't give the huge contract, with huge guaranteed money like that to a 29 year old coming off a bad year.   You do what they did with Patrick Robinson... which was, take a formerly highly touted player coming off down years, and offer him a chance to 'prove-it' and get more money in the future by showing he still had it.  (And thank goodness Howie didn't make it even worse by overpaying for Robinson after the Super Bowl too.  And he very well could have... Robinson made the single biggest play of the NFCCG - with the help of Chris Long affecting the throw.)  

Howie actually got super fortunate he signed with the Saints and he had to pivot to Nigel bradham. There were big-time rumors that the Eagles were going to sign Patrick Robinson over Nigel bradham. Not that Nigel bradham played like he did in 2016 or 2017. But he was a better signing then what Patrick Robinson has been for the Saints

21 hours ago, downundermike said:

I think I just found us an UDFA guard for next year.

 

Nice set, nice punch but needs to work on extension. Bet he played IOL at one point in his life. 

18 minutes ago, John_C said:

 

Hundreds of thousands of ballots bullet marked for one candidate.  Origin unknown.  Totally normal.

 

I think you have been manipulated and that is easier because  you just don't like the outcome of the race.  I think there were people on the left that believed the same thing about software and problems in 2016.  They were wrong then just as you are wrong now.  Please remember that most people in America, even if they disagree with you want similar things, a safe and economically secure life.  Democrats are not conspiring to take away your freedom.  We had a free and fair election.  Trump lost the popular vote by millions which was consistent with his popularity as president. 

I just thought I would point out the only fact you cited which is just not correct.  There are undervotes in every election.  This election was no different. Certainly no evidence exists that any ballot was suspect.   Here is an article that goes into some detail about under voting in elections and how Powell's claim is incorrect: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/20/sidney-powell/sidney-powell-claim-450000-votes-were-only-biden-k/   Like many of her other claims about irregularities, they are baseless.  Counting ballots and certifying elections always takes time.  In NC, for example, elections are not certified until 6 days after election day.  This is so election boards can check and double check tabulations.  There are always ballots with questions.  Sometimes there are markings in multiple places or incomplete markings for candidates.  Sometimes people just don't fill out the second page of ballots.  

You should also look at what legal experts have to say about these claims. There are a number of appellate lawyers on Twitter who have explained the problems in the lawsuits and the problematic legal positions Sidney Powell and Lin Wood have taken.  These claims are 1-62 in Court because they have no merit.  It isn't a conspiracy.  People are following well established laws and procedures.  

27 minutes ago, RLC said:

As a Canadian, I have no dog in the fight. That said, the stats show that this simply isn't true.
Don't use Roseman math!

Incorrect. But listen, I don't want this crap in the blog.  I saw some nonsense being discussed and I reacted to it.  There has to be some space we can go to that doesn't focus on the same topics.  The election was stolen, the oligarchy is in permanent and complete control, and the indoctrinated are happy about it.  It's a very sad chapter for our country.

The reality is that millions of people now understand that elections have been permanently removed and their voice is gone.  That's an even bigger issue than the stolen presidency - it's that there won't be anything that can be done about it, ever again, without some kind of uprising down the road.  National Voter ID laws would have changed all of that. 

https://alethonews.com/2020/12/20/trust-the-science-there-is-undeniable-scientific-evidence-of-widespread-voter-fraud/

https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mied.350905/gov.uscourts.mied.350905.1.19.pdf

https://ideasanddata.wordpress.com/2020/11/10/evidence-of-voter-fraud-in-the-2020-us-presidential-election/

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

Howie actually got super fortunate he signed with the Saints and he had to pivot to Nigel bradham. There were big-time rumors that the Eagles were going to sign Patrick Robinson over Nigel bradham. Not that Nigel bradham played like he did in 2016 or 2017. But he was a better signing then what Patrick Robinson has been for the Saints

The injury right after going to the Saints played a significant role in that, I believe.

27 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

Why would they? No one earned it

I was just saving everyone a click

Since we're just full blown talking politics now, can we 25th amendment Howie?

 

5 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

I would take Parsons before I would take another WR

Not me. Our WR's are terrible and it's a far more important position in the NFL.

Travis Fulgham led the team in receiving yards with 539. 435 of those yards were a 5 game hot streak. That's awful. 

Parsons all day baby. Get wr later.

13 minutes ago, NCiggles said:

I think you have been manipulated and that is easier because  you just don't like the outcome of the race.  I think there were people on the left that believed the same thing about software and problems in 2016.  They were wrong then just as you are wrong now.  Please remember that most people in America, even if they disagree with you want similar things, a safe and economically secure life.  Democrats are not conspiring to take away your freedom.  We had a free and fair election.  Trump lost the popular vote by millions which was consistent with his popularity as president. 

I just thought I would point out the only fact you cited which is just not correct.  There are undervotes in every election.  This election was no different. Certainly no evidence exists that any ballot was suspect.   Here is an article that goes into some detail about under voting in elections and how Powell's claim is incorrect: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/20/sidney-powell/sidney-powell-claim-450000-votes-were-only-biden-k/   Like many of her other claims about irregularities, they are baseless.  Counting ballots and certifying elections always takes time.  In NC, for example, elections are not certified until 6 days after election day.  This is so election boards can check and double check tabulations.  There are always ballots with questions.  Sometimes there are markings in multiple places or incomplete markings for candidates.  Sometimes people just don't fill out the second page of ballots.  

You should also look at what legal experts have to say about these claims. There are a number of appellate lawyers on Twitter who have explained the problems in the lawsuits and the problematic legal positions Sidney Powell and Lin Wood have taken.  These claims are 1-62 in Court because they have no merit.  It isn't a conspiracy.  People are following well established laws and procedures.  

That 1 win out of 62 also had nothing to do with the ballots it was a granted time extension. That's it, so basically 0-63 in court of laws, including the supreme court which Trump stacked. Not to mention Bill Barr his own AG concluded no fraud as did scores of other republican officials and judges.

5 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Not me. Our WR's are terrible and it's a far more important position in the NFL.

Travis Fulgham led the team in receiving yards with 539. 435 of those yards were a 5 game hot streak. That's awful. 

While QB play was an issue all year, the offense in general is the biggest problem.  It just doesnt seem like a WR friendly offense.

You could put Hopkins, DK, Diggs or any top WR in this offense and they wouldn't put up their normal stats.

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

I don’t understand the contract structure given to Malik Jackson after his 2018 season. He was coming off a bad year in Jacksonville to the point where they just benched him because he was bad. And not for anyone good either. So he was going to be 29, possibly on the decline and you gave him the type of contract that you did. It was a contract to try to get him to come here cause he probably had other suitors and you wanted to force him to choose Philadelphia. Meanwhile there was major risk chance he was never going to be the same player he was in 2017 and with the Broncos. Then he got the foot injury which you can’t account for but I don’t think he’s been great this year. He was good the first month and a half of the season and since then he’s been pretty eh. It’s why PFF ranked him 71st best DT. 

That's fair. To be more specific I should say I understand why they signed him. That doesn't excuse the contract they gave him or the way it was structured like Iggle_Phan pointed out. It was definitely a risky move but I don't think the team wanted to rely on Tim Jernigan again. The Eagles haven't really addressed the position through the draft either, aside from the Ridgeway trade (another move that hasn't really worked out).