EMB Blog: 2021 Offseason

[The guy in France]

5 hours ago, HazletonEagle said:

which is not something you can say about Lawrence when you watch those other players on his team. 

A couple weeks ago I thought maybe we would take Mac Jones in round 2. This week hes getting tons of buzz.... 

I dont know if hes gonna be a great player or not. But I feel like people just dont like him because he looks out of shape. I think his ability is being vastly underrated. 

If they take him, Im fine with it.

Me too, looks pretty pro polished. Lack of escapability, just has to have the discipline to get rid of the ball which I think he will have

[Iggles_Phan]

5 hours ago, BigEFly said:

Howie pick pre-Howie.

What year did Lurie buy the team?   

 

 

Yeah...  we know how this pick happened.  Non-meddling owner from Boston falls in love with a 3rd round talent from Boston College after a tremendous combine, the original workout warrior.

 

[bpac55]

6 hours ago, austinfan said:

Howie traded up to take Cox at #12, so he'd have traded down to take Suh instead of Mamula.

Mamula was one of the first to train for the combine and put up great numbers, but he was misused as a 4-3 DE, probably would have been much better as a 3-4 OLB.

 

Mamula would have been a stud in a 3-4.  The trade is historically lopsided proven by the meme.  However, Mamula averaged 6 sacks per year over his 5 year stint as an Eagle....the same number of sacks that BG averages.  

BG has had a strange career for sure with the early injuries, the position change,  and the we should have taken Earl Thomas crowd.  But he's also just a likeable guy who's easy to cheer for who also made the biggest play in Eagles history.  He is from a stats standpoint, very average.  

Also, the picks that were traded for Brandon Graham ended up being Dez Bryant, Ed Dickson and Eric Decker.  All 3 of those players had pretty decent careers.  Hate Dez all you want but he was a stud.   Dickson was a TE before his time.  He was very much in the mold of Kyle Pitts at Oregon.  Decker was very good in Denver and NYJ.  

From a stats standpoint though, the argument that Mamula was this huge bust should be buried.  The trade was the bust.  The expectations for him based off the combine and the move to get him also created this next to impossible mountain to climb.  Really would have liked to see him in a 3-4. 

Mamula bust.....BG good career? Eagles legend thanks to SB52. 

[ManuManu]

9 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

Mamula would have been a stud in a 3-4.  The trade is historically lopsided proven by the meme.  However, Mamula averaged 6 sacks per year over his 5 year stint as an Eagle....the same number of sacks that BG averages.  

BG has had a strange career for sure with the early injuries, the position change,  and the we should have taken Earl Thomas crowd.  But he's also just a likeable guy who's easy to cheer for who also made the biggest play in Eagles history.  He is from a stats standpoint, very average.  

Also, the picks that were traded for Brandon Graham ended up being Dez Bryant, Ed Dickson and Eric Decker.  All 3 of those players had pretty decent careers.  Hate Dez all you want but he was a stud.   Dickson was a TE before his time.  He was very much in the mold of Kyle Pitts at Oregon.  Decker was very good in Denver and NYJ.  

From a stats standpoint though, the argument that Mamula was this huge bust should be buried.  The trade was the bust.  The expectations for him based off the combine and the move to get him also created this next to impossible mountain to climb.  Really would have liked to see him in a 3-4. 

Mamula bust.....BG good career? Eagles legend thanks to SB52. 

Sack numbers have never done BG justice. There’s really no comparison beyond that to Mamula the player, and that’s from someone who thinks Mamula is underrated by most. 

[bpac55]

1 minute ago, ManuManu said:

Sack numbers have never done BG justice. There’s really no comparison beyond that to Mamula the player, and that’s from someone who thinks Mamula is underrated by most. 

Oh, I know.  BG plays the run very well and is underrated by most, but the easiest measurable and tell all when it comes to a DE...how many sacks does he have.  BG's style of play is why I think he will be OK a few more years here if they extend him to lower his hit.  

[TorontoEagle]

8 hours ago, wtfcares said:

We’ve had $14/hr minimum wage in BC, Canada for years now and guess what there’s still a ton of people employed at fast food restaurants, there’s still plenty of mom and pop restaurants, and the price of a Big Mac is still less than $5 CAD. 
 

The claim that increasing minimum wage will end entry level jobs or severely increase the price of goods simply doesn’t have proof behind it. 

It's funny reading these posts, you can hear the "socialism is the end of society" tone dripping from some of them. Here in Ontario, our former liberal government had introduced a universal basic income pilot, which was for any single person earning under $34k a year, or a couple under $48K, would be given $16,989 or $24,027 a year respectively, less 50% of any earned income. As somebody with a job that pays me well, and has stability, I was all for this. Some people will abuse the system, it will always happen. But more people would be helped by it, that actually need it. Why not try and lift those people up?

Of course, our now populist/conservative government immediately got rid of this, and in fact refuses to provide any paid sick days during a world wide pandemic. Fun times we live in. 

[Original Sin]

I agree about his deep ball , but fcs ? Not
 

https://twitter.com/FieldYates/status/1367466706164195329?s=20

[UK Eagle]

Well, I thought the ITB "Q & A" podcast was an excellent listen (as one or two posted).  I did watch it and wonder if the traditional Philly media are missing out on perspectives from a younger demographic in their coverage of the Eagles.  It felt relevant and was fresh to listen to.

[Saltpeter]

26 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

Oh, I know.  BG plays the run very well and is underrated by most, but the easiest measurable and tell all when it comes to a DE...how many sacks does he have.  BG's style of play is why I think he will be OK a few more years here if they extend him to lower his hit.  

I don't know, man. Schwartz has been unlocking Brandon Graham since the 2010 Senior Bowl. I'm very pessimistic about how Graham's going to look in a new scheme next year.

[ManuManu]

20 minutes ago, UK Eagle said:

Well, I thought the ITB "Q & A" podcast was an excellent listen (as one or two posted).  I did watch it and wonder if the traditional Philly media are missing out on perspectives from a younger demographic in their coverage of the Eagles.  It felt relevant and was fresh to listen to.

Avant was with the team. His perspective is probably as good as we can get. 

[Desertbirds]

I logged onto the blog this morning only to learn that Social Darwinism is still alive. Damn!

[bpac55]

16 minutes ago, Saltpeter said:

I don't know, man. Schwartz has been unlocking Brandon Graham since the 2010 Senior Bowl. I'm very pessimistic about how Graham's going to look in a new scheme next year.

Eh, I think he'll be just fine.  If they were switching to a 3-4 then I'd be worried.  The fact that he's played some of his best when he kicks inside tells me he should be OK.  I'd also be hesitant to say Schwartz unlocked him.  BG is just a steady player.

[DeathByEagle]

People cant get stuck on just Sacks for BG. The dude is a very good all around player. Stops the run well, pressures, and lets not forget all the naked boots and screens he has sniffed out and prevented the big play. 

I for one feel BG had a very poor start to his career, and felt when his rookie contract was over that his time in Philly was done.  But he is also one of those players that you look back and say the FO was smart to not give up on him too early and he bloomed into a very good player all around. 

[ManuManu]

No matter how often we talk about our crappy cap, it’s still shocking to see these numbers. 

[E-A-G-L-E-S Eagles]

5 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

No matter how often we talk about our crappy cap, it’s still shocking to see these numbers. 

There is going to be a major talent shift in the NFL.  In our case, that is straight down.

[greend]

13 hours ago, Original Sin said:

Cosco says it minimizes turnover and maximizes  productivity , I guess they would know , seeings as they currently pay 15 per hour and will be raising it to 16 per hour .

and yet they aren't forced to by a stupid minimum wage. They do it because they want to or have to to get decent employees. Raise the minimum you'll pay that much for bums

[greend]

3 minutes ago, E-A-G-L-E-S Eagles said:

There is going to be a major talent shift in the NFL.  In our case, that is straight down.

Wow, so we can get worse?

[BigEFly]

34 minutes ago, TorontoEagle said:

It's funny reading these posts, you can hear the "socialism is the end of society" tone dripping from some of them. Here in Ontario, our former liberal government had introduced a universal basic income pilot, which was for any single person earning under $34k a year, or a couple under $48K, would be given $16,989 or $24,027 a year respectively, less 50% of any earned income. As somebody with a job that pays me well, and has stability, I was all for this. Some people will abuse the system, it will always happen. But more people would be helped by it, that actually need it. Why not try and lift those people up?

Of course, our now populist/conservative government immediately got rid of this, and in fact refuses to provide any paid sick days during a world wide pandemic. Fun times we live in. 

Andrew Yang proposed something similar.  It didn’t stick. Again, it treats everyone the same regardless of the cost of living where they actually are or other means.  I have no issue with safety nets but they should be needs tested. The US does some of that with the Earned Income Tax Credit, SNAP, Medicaid, CHIP, Government Cheese, Welfare, free phone (Lifeline), Section 8 housing, etc.  We aren’t perfect but we do more to try and deal with poverty than most realize.  

[eglz1]

15 hours ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Mahomes not even in the first is pretty amazing as he became the best QB in the league. 

Having Andy for a coach probably didn't hurt Mahomes.

[Desertbirds]

1 minute ago, greend said:

Wow, so we can get worse?

No, the process is bounded at zero.

[E-A-G-L-E-S Eagles]

1 minute ago, greend said:

Wow, so we can get worse?

We may not be able to get worse, but many teams are going to get way, way better.  Thanks, Howie.

[e-a-g-l-e-s eagles!]

 

[bpac55]

11 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

No matter how often we talk about our crappy cap, it’s still shocking to see these numbers. 

I didn't realize the Redskins had that much money to spend.  What should they do?  Spend heavy on veterans to help on offense to utilize their young defense before it's too late, or lock in that defensive talent with front loaded contracts to keep that unit intact for as long as possible. 

[macgregor]

Depending on how many late-round draft picks they're willing to use, the trade back deal, and how the draft unfolds, if no CBs are taken by #6, the Eagles could trade back; get Surtain or Farley, AND Samuel jr, And Still have the 2nd rd pick for WR, OL or even Jones or Trask. Of course there'd have to be some trading up with our late rd picks, but that's what I'd like to see. If these 2 CBs pan out in camp, Slay may become tradeable at some point.

[greend]

2 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

I didn't realize the Redskins had that much money to spend.  What should they do?  Spend heavy on veterans to help on offense to utilize their young defense before it's too late, or lock in that defensive talent with front loaded contracts to keep that unit intact for as long as possible. 

Get rid of their owner. Starting to think we should too