On 6/23/2021 at 9:01 PM, devpool said:

The negative there is that you still have Lane at RT, for how long? Mailata is due for a new contract. Maybe mailata isn't willing to stay on as a backup here until lane retires and he goes for a bigger contract and a starting gig somewhere else.

I mean ultimately it comes down to what kind of market Mailata thinks he has. He may think he can be a starter in the league and maybe he'll be paid to do so. I have my doubts at this point to be honest. 

21 hours ago, greendestiny27 said:

I'd take a C in this upcoming draft and groom Dickerson for G. Every arrow has pointed to Dickerson at C though it seems. 

I'd agree with that yeah. I'd play Dickerson at RG and draft a C. I suspect that may be how it all plays out. 

4 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

I don't know why you'd want to trade away OL after what you saw happen last season.  14 different OL combinations was the biggest single factor in the team having 4 wins last year.

I think Dickerson (if healthy) is better suited for guard and  Stoutland is very high on Herbig and Driscoll.  I'm not worried about O-Line at all this year to be honest. 

I also wouldn't be surprised to see Dickerson eventually take over at LG once he's healthy.  There's no comparison between he and Seumalo when it comes down to it, provided he comes in as advertised.  

If Brandon Brooks can bring back Cam Sutton or James Pierre I would strongly consider that.

4 hours ago, Desertbirds said:

Question for the board:

What major sports did not originate in Western European cultures?

The only ones I can name (and we can argue whether these are major sports):

lacrosse

judo/karate/etc.

There are several "universal" sports:

running

swimming

weight lifting/feats of strength

archery

sword fighting

wrestling/fighting

gymnastics/acrobatics/tumbling

By Western European do you mean post-Renaissance Western Europe? Most Track and Field events I think have a Greek origin. I'm not sure if you wouldn't include them as having a Western European origin as they were definitely brought back by a Western European movement to start a new Olympics.  You have running but I think discus and other events stem from ancient Greece.  I think most equestrian events have that same ancient root as opposed to being modern European events.  

 

 

3 hours ago, LeanMeanGM said:

I remember the first day the new boards came online I got to drop a sxxx in my post before the mods had the mask filters all on. Best day of my life 

Me too!

1 hour ago, Alphagrand said:

Just on the surface of it, my perception has always been Newton ran too much, Vick ran too much to last (even though he was a spectacular runner), Russell Wilson runs about the right amount.  I went through the career numbers of some running QBs and calculated their running attempts vs passing attempts:

Randall Cunningham -- 18.0% ratio of runs vs passes

Donovan McNabb -- 11.5%

Russell Wilson -- 18.5%

Cam Newton -- 24.6%

RG III -- 24.2%

Michael Vick -- 27.1%

Way back in the old days Fran Tarkenton was 10.4% and Roger Staubach was 13.9%.  So far in his short career Lamar Jackson is at an obscene 50.9% while Patrick Mahomes is at 10.2%.  Hard to imagine Lamar Jackson will last very long (either through injury or passing effectiveness).  

Jalen Hurts, 43%

1 hour ago, Alphagrand said:

Just on the surface of it, my perception has always been Newton ran too much, Vick ran too much to last (even though he was a spectacular runner), Russell Wilson runs about the right amount.  I went through the career numbers of some running QBs and calculated their running attempts vs passing attempts:

Randall Cunningham -- 18.0% ratio of runs vs passes

Donovan McNabb -- 11.5%

Russell Wilson -- 18.5%

Cam Newton -- 24.6%

RG III -- 24.2%

Michael Vick -- 27.1%

Way back in the old days Fran Tarkenton was 10.4% and Roger Staubach was 13.9%.  So far in his short career Lamar Jackson is at an obscene 50.9% while Patrick Mahomes is at 10.2%.  Hard to imagine Lamar Jackson will last very long (either through injury or passing effectiveness).  

I still think Vick would have had an even bigger career if he studied being a QB early on in his career. He was fast and had a cannon.

1 hour ago, Alphagrand said:

I don't know why you'd want to trade away OL after what you saw happen last season.  14 different OL combinations was the biggest single factor in the team having 4 wins last year.

You mean you don’t want TikTok Smith Shuster, Stone Hands Dionte Johnson or Ray Ray McLoud?

19 hours ago, WentzFan11 said:

That puts him at 57% 

So on par with early McNabb, better than Vick and smarter (throwing the ball away) then Wentz.   

24 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

You mean you don’t want TikTok Smith Shuster, Stone Hands Dionte Johnson or Ray Ray McLoud?

I might consider James Washington, just to tick E45 off (he runs a 4.54), but I sure wouldn’t give up a starting OL player for him.  Give them Ertz and/or Ward.  They catch the ball — they just don’t like to go far after that hard work.

39 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

You mean you don’t want TikTok Smith Shuster, Stone Hands Dionte Johnson or Ray Ray McLoud?

You wouldn't want any of these guys on the Eagles?

Dionte Johnson - 88 catches 923 yards 7 TD

JuJu and his Tik Tok antics - 97 catches 831 yards 9 TD

Chase Claypool -62 catches 873 yards 9 TD.  OK take away the Eagles game.  55 catches for 763 yards 6 TD

James Washington - 30 catches 392 yards 5 TD....in 2019 he had 44 catches for 735 yards and 3 TD, averaging almost 17 yards a catch.

 

Every single one of these guys is an upgrade over every Eagles WR except DeVonta Smith and we haven't seen what he can do in the NFL yet.

The Eagles leading WR was Travis Fulgham with 39 catches for 539 yards and 5 TD.

All off-season long, people on here have been saying you can't count on Brandon Brooks.  He's too old.  He cost too much money.  At some point you have to move on from him.  If there's a team with a potential need (I have no idea what the Steelers have at OG now, but they released a very good player) and Brooks can bring back a young player to build from.  I'm doing it.

I would much rather bring one of the Steelers Defensive Backs on board seeing as we have nothing in the secondary worth building on but to knock the Steelers WR like they are scrubs is just silly. 

7 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

You wouldn't want any of these guys on the Eagles?

Dionte Johnson - 88 catches 923 yards 7 TD

JuJu and his Tik Tok antics - 97 catches 831 yards 9 TD

Chase Claypool -62 catches 873 yards 9 TD.  OK take away the Eagles game.  55 catches for 763 yards 6 TD

James Washington - 30 catches 392 yards 5 TD....in 2019 he had 44 catches for 735 yards and 3 TD, averaging almost 17 yards a catch.

 

Every single one of these guys is an upgrade over every Eagles WR except DeVonta Smith and we haven't seen what he can do in the NFL yet.

The Eagles leading WR was Travis Fulgham with 39 catches for 539 yards and 5 TD.

All off-season long, people on here have been saying you can't count on Brandon Brooks.  He's too old.  He cost too much money.  At some point you have to move on from him.  If there's a team with a potential need (I have no idea what the Steelers have at OG now, but they released a very good player) and Brooks can bring back a young player to build from.  I'm doing it.

I would much rather bring one of the Steelers Defensive Backs on board seeing as we have nothing in the secondary worth building on but to knock the Steelers WR like they are scrubs is just silly. 

Dionte Johnson led the league with over 16 drops, and 12 of them being within 5 yards of the LOS. He has skill but with the drops i'm not trading a starting OL for him. 

Juju god no. 

Claypool maybe

Washington no. He's not good enough of an upgrade over Fulgham that you need to trade a starting OL player. 

51 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

So on par with early McNabb, better than Vick and smarter (throwing the ball away) then Wentz.   

I don't think you can really compare the two. In early McNabb days the most accurate passers were hovering around 62-63%. In 2020 if you are in that area you are about the 30th most accurate passer in the league. 

9 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Dionte Johnson led the league with over 16 drops, and 12 of them being within 5 yards of the LOS. He has skill but with the drops i'm not trading a starting OL for him. 

Juju god no. 

Claypool maybe

Washington no. He's not good enough of an upgrade over Fulgham that you need to trade a starting OL player. 

Didn't know about the Johnson stat but if that's the case, don't use him within 5 yards.

JuJu is an immature social media diva but I haven't heard anything about him being a cancer in the locker room.  Maybe I'm wrong but I don't recall any issues that would make me steer clear of him.

I think Washington has a chance to be very good and hasn't hit his potential yet.  I loved him coming out of Oklahoma State.  His numbers last year don't pop but he's shown be can blow the doors off a defense.

I wanted Claypool too but he got picked before they had a chance to even consider him.

Keep in mind, I suggested trading Brooks or Seumalo...whatever opens the door for Dickerson to get on the field.  When he's cleared to play, he should be too good to keep on the bench and I truly believe his best fit is at OG.  I don't want a 6-6 330 lb. bulldozing center.  I want a smaller nimble guy with my maulers surrounding him.  You even look out the Pouncey brothers.  They were taller but they are lean and can move. 

26 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

I don't think you can really compare the two. In early McNabb days the most accurate passers were hovering around 62-63%. In 2020 if you are in that area you are about the 30th most accurate passer in the league. 

In 2020 a 66% comp only puts a QB in the middle of the pack 

1 hour ago, BigEFly said:

So on par with early McNabb, better than Vick and smarter (throwing the ball away) then Wentz.   

I'd say on par with Slingin' Sammy Baugh.

 

 

https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/eagles-kelly-green-jerseys-rule-change-will-allow-them-return

4 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

 

 

https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/eagles-kelly-green-jerseys-rule-change-will-allow-them-return

M. Night Shyamalan twist….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm sure it's an unpopular opinion, but I don't really care for the kelly green. It's fine as an alternate once a year, but the midnight green is a way better look.

1 hour ago, bpac55 said:

Didn't know about the Johnson stat but if that's the case, don't use him within 5 yards.

JuJu is an immature social media diva but I haven't heard anything about him being a cancer in the locker room.  Maybe I'm wrong but I don't recall any issues that would make me steer clear of him.

I think Washington has a chance to be very good and hasn't hit his potential yet.  I loved him coming out of Oklahoma State.  His numbers last year don't pop but he's shown be can blow the doors off a defense.

I wanted Claypool too but he got picked before they had a chance to even consider him.

Keep in mind, I suggested trading Brooks or Seumalo...whatever opens the door for Dickerson to get on the field.  When he's cleared to play, he should be too good to keep on the bench and I truly believe his best fit is at OG.  I don't want a 6-6 330 lb. bulldozing center.  I want a smaller nimble guy with my maulers surrounding him.  You even look out the Pouncey brothers.  They were taller but they are lean and can move. 

Johnsons drop rate percentage was around 8.4%. And I don’t know if you can say "just don’t use him within 5 yards” when his ADoT was 6 yards. 
 

For some reason I was thinking Brooks/Johnson. I absolutely would do Claypool for Seumalo. Probably Johnson too even though his drops are concerning. Juju no. There’s nothing major about his locker room stuff but his teammates couldn’t have liked his comments about the Browns before the playoff games or all the TikTok BS. Plus he’s only signed one year and would probably just be your big slot.

16 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

M. Night Shyamalan twist….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOL, I was going to post the same thing.  Can you imagine if they actually did that...oh that would be bad.  

2 minutes ago, schuy7 said:

I'm sure it's an unpopular opinion, but I don't really care for the kelly green. It's fine as an alternate once a year, but the midnight green is a way better look.

I like Kelly Green but not full time. 1-2 times a year as a callback is fine. They could keep the midnight green but it would be nice if they got it right and had a better font 

4 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

I like Kelly Green but not full time. 1-2 times a year as a callback is fine. They could keep the midnight green but it would be nice if they got it right and had a better font 

Yeah, Nike screwed it up. In the wrong lighting our jerseys look kind of weird.

5 minutes ago, schuy7 said:

Yeah, Nike screwed it up. In the wrong lighting our jerseys look kind of weird.

I've always been a huge let's go back to Kelly Green but the biggest thing is just the Eagles are in desperate need of refreshing the current uniforms.  You're right.  Sometimes the green looks really dark, other times you think the Jaguars are on TV because they look so teal.

I'd love to see a whole new shade of green and lose all of the black.

41 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

I like Kelly Green but not full time. 1-2 times a year as a callback is fine. They could keep the midnight green but it would be nice if they got it right and had a better font 

The midnight green or whatever this bastardized version of it is is the best it’s ever looked. 

The font is trash. Makes no sense to use a font that’s 1) hard to read and 2) ugly.