18 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

10 guys who make sense per Zangaro:

Out of this list, give me Conley, Wilson, Kpassagnon and I'd be curious about Westbrook.  I loved him coming out of OU.  

CB Steven Nelson: After trying to trade him, the Steelers released Nelson earlier this week. Nelson just turned 28 and while he might be out of the Eagles’ price range, the fact that the Eagles had a visit set up with Adoree’ Jackson shows how serious they are about upgrading at the corner position. Maybe 2020 wasn’t Nelson’s best season but he’s still playing at a high level and would immediately make the Eagles better.

CB Mackensie Alexander: The 27-year-old nickel corner played last season in Cincinnati but has some familiarity with Eagles DC Jonathan Gannon from their time together in Minnesota. Alexander (5-10) is a former second-round pick who has played at a high level as a nickel before. A bonus name with connections is Brian Poole, who played the last two seasons under Dennard Wilson with the Jets.

CB Gareon Conley: Conley missed the entire 2020 season and even before then hadn’t lived up to his draft status as a first-round pick. But he’s still just 25 and the Eagles were reportedly interested in him during the 2017 draft. If they get him for a cheap price, it could be a low-risk, high-reward type of signing.

LB Eric Wilson: Not only is Eagles linebackers coach Nick Rallis from the Vikings but the Eagles also signed Harris from the Vikings this offseason. So that seems to signal that Gannon wants to use a lot of those Mike Zimmer concepts. Wilson played four seasons with the Vikings and just had a season in which he started 15 games, with 3 interceptions, 122 tackles and 8 pass breakups.

RB Duke Johnson: When I put together my initial free agents targets series, Johnson hadn’t yet been released by the Texans. But the 27-year-old dual-threat running back has plenty of ability and would seem to fit into what we expect from Nick Sirianni’s offense. Johnson is undersized but he’s dynamic as a receiver out of the backfield and his ability to work in space might make him attractive to the Eagles as a complementary player to Miles Sanders.

OL Forrest Lamp: After the Jets signed Dan Feeney, perhaps the Chargers make a stronger push to keep Lamp in house. But the Eagles might want more depth at interior OL and there are a couple connections here. Lamp was drafted in the second round of 2017, Sirianni’s last with the Chargers and OC Shane Steichen also coached Lamp with the Chargers. Lamp started all 16 games for LA last year. He might be a depth-caliber player but there’s a chance he ends up with a starting gig this offseason.

TE Trey Burton: The Eagles are expected to trade Zach Ertz at some point and will need another tight end to pair with Dallas Goedert. Not only is Burton a familiar face around the NovaCare Complex but he has history with the Eagles’ new offensive coaching staff from Indianapolis.

DE Al-Quadin Muhammad: The former sixth-round pick has played the last three years in Indy, so there’s familiarity with Gannon. And he’s shown some promise. In the last three seasons, he’s played in 47 games with 8 starts. In the last two years, he has played around 50% of the Colts’ snaps and has five sacks.

DT Tanoh Kpassagnon: The Eagles seemed infatuated with Kpassagnon’s physique when he came out of Villanova in 2017. In his career with the Chiefs, Kpassagnon has played in 61 games with 24 starts and has 7 sacks to go along with 18 QB hits and 12 TFLs. He hasn’t blossomed into a star but has the raw athleticism to get better.

WR Dede Westbrook: The free agent WR market has really dried out over the last week but Westbrook could be a gamble worth taking. He’s coming off an ACL tear but it happened early in the 2020 season. Before then he had a few productive years as the Jaguars’ slot receiver. He had exactly 66 catches in 2018 and 2019 and would be an upgrade over Greg Ward at that position.

I would be fine with any of these FA though how realistic is it the eagles could actually sign any, not only are they cap strapped but Philly isn't exactly a dream destination for FAs this year.

7 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:

it depends - the apex line is not for beginners

tgw has a full set of taylormade M2 irons for 500 instead of 800 right now. better way to go for him.

giving up maxey to keep Green seems absurd

Yea, I like Maxey's potential.  He isn't untouchable but I'd rather keep him.

4 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

Friendly request not to post all or the majority of a reporter’s work. Newspapers are hurting and rely on those clicks. 

Please just post smaller snippets and include a link. 

Even if it's CSNPhilly.com?

3 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

He’s not a reporter. He’s a blogger and aggregator. To get worked up over tweets that quotes a front office Cecil is pretty odd. To each his own. 

What else is there to ask? There’s really nothing else of interest. 

Yep, he's the guy I can't stand and I find quoting him ridiculous.   Definitely my own thing.

4 minutes ago, greend said:

CB Mackensie Alexander: The 27-year-old nickel corner played last season in Cincinnati but has some familiarity with Eagles DC Jonathan Gannon from their time together in Minnesota. Alexander (5-10) is a former second-round pick who has played at a high level as a nickel before. A bonus name with connections is Brian Poole, who played the last two seasons under Dennard Wilson with the Jets.

I thought you were referencing the guys I mentioned.

23 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

Lol first question of course is if Flacco was told if he was competing to start or was to fill the backup roll

What was his response? 

3 minutes ago, What The F said:

What was his response? 

 

3 minutes ago, What The F said:

What was his response? 

He was told to hold the clipboard

27 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

I thought you were referencing the guys I mentioned.

He is one of the guys you mentioned.

1 minute ago, greend said:

He is one of the guys you mentioned.

Alexander?  No, I mentioned Conley, Wilson and Kpassagnon.

1 minute ago, bpac55 said:

Alexander?  No, I mentioned Conley, Wilson and Kpassagnon.

I get you now. My bad, he was one of the guys in your post. I'm guessing if we sign anyone it will be the slot guy because we need 100,000,000 of them

The 31 nfl teams at Penn State pro day (no Rams) — including Mike Tomlin & Joe Judge — have seen DE Jayson Oweh’s 11-2 broad & 39.5 vertical jump. At 257 pounds.

per nfln 

Welp. 

50 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

Lol first question of course is if Flacco was told if he was competing to start or was to fill the backup roll

No matter what he was told, I’ll bet a frosty coke Flacco starts more games for the Eagles in 2021 than Hurts did in 2020 

2 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

No matter what he was told, I’ll bet a frosty coke Flacco starts more games for the Eagles in 2021 than Hurts did in 2020 

Hmmm, that would be interesting. Do you think Hurts gets benched or hurt?

Lol

 

 

Just now, greend said:

Hmmm, that would be interesting. Do you think Hurts gets benched or hurt?

Yes and yes.  He runs to contact, which is concerning.  It’s very possible he’ll get benched for performance at some point; not sure Sirianni will be a Brian Flores and pull Hurts like Tua was getting pulled, though — MIA were in a playoff race, which the Eagles probably won’t be.

Just now, ManuManu said:

 

C'mon seriously?

1 minute ago, Alphagrand said:

Yes and yes.  He runs to contact, which is concerning.  It’s very possible he’ll get benched for performance at some point; not sure Sirianni will be a Brian Flores and pull Hurts like Tua was getting pulled, though — MIA were in a playoff race, which the Eagles probably won’t be.

I'm not in the Hurts camp but I'll take that bet. Not sure how we'll ever pay it off though.

Dick Stockton is retiring.

https://nypost.com/2021/03/25/dick-stockton-retiring-after-55-years-in-sportscasting/

6 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

Yes and yes.  He runs to contact, which is concerning.  It’s very possible he’ll get benched for performance at some point; not sure Sirianni will be a Brian Flores and pull Hurts like Tua was getting pulled, though — MIA were in a playoff race, which the Eagles probably won’t be.

Assuming that he is given permission to pull him...

6 minutes ago, greend said:

I'm not in the Hurts camp but I'll take that bet. Not sure how we'll ever pay it off though.

Just pull a coke off the shelf at your local supermarket; when they try to stop you at the door, mention my name — then they’ll start hitting you 

Has Hurts demanded a trade yet?  

12 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

Yes and yes.  He runs to contact, which is concerning.  It’s very possible he’ll get benched for performance at some point; not sure Sirianni will be a Brian Flores and pull Hurts like Tua was getting pulled, though — MIA were in a playoff race, which the Eagles probably won’t be.

IIRC Cam didn't shy away from trying to break tackles either but he's also bigger than Hurts and it still wasn't sustainable. It's possible he only did that his rookie year to impress people but he should definitely stop

15 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

 

Skeptical dog is skeptical