6 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

Speaks a lot for you that your grandkids see you as a positive influence; I still have strong memories of both my grandmothers.  They were diametrically opposite people -- my mom's mom was a doting kindly old lady who always asked if you wanted a sandwich, more cookies, more milk, more anything, bought you presents at Christmas time, gave you money or your birthday.  My dad's mom might have been the most intimidating woman I've ever known; there were rules, rules, and more rules -- if you wanted a treat she might give you one of those striped mints that were rock hard and took 2 hours to get through.  At some point she needed to have her leg amputated at the knee for health reasons; after that her demeanor was even less kindly (understandably so)

Never knew either of my grandfathers; both my parents lost their fathers at an early age.

In fairness they are still very young but thanks. I didn't have a great relationship with my Father's parents and my my Mother's parents both died before I was born

1 hour ago, ManuManu said:

Mailata is a fascinating case. His play in a vacuum wasn’t spectacular (and pretty overrated in here), but when graded on a curve, it was spectacular. 

At what point do we stop grading on a curve? That’s a serious question for the Blog because I’m not sure. Another year? Maybe two?

Mailata's ups are all-pro level. His downs are backup-level.
In year 4, I want more consistency snap to snap. He does that, he's the starter. If not, he's a backup OL moving forward.

33 minutes ago, greend said:

Fair enough

Well would you have preferred if I did an eagles coaching staff from last year routine of pretending I knew what I was doing when everything pointed to opposite ? 

13 minutes ago, RLC said:

Mailata's ups are all-pro level. His downs are backup-level.
In year 4, I want more consistency snap to snap. He does that, he's the starter. If not, he's a backup OL moving forward.

Agree with this for the most part, however I think his downs are still starter level...just not a good starter.  

Consistency is the most important thing.  My hope this year for Mailata is that muscle memory/reaction movements and the parts of the game that come second nature are all there for him now.  I want him out there playing the game without thinking about the little things.  Last year gave him the opportunity to work through those kinks and really get a feel for what happens on a snap to snap basis.  What sort of counter moves do defenders bring to the table after a series or two....or from one game to the next.

I'd be thrilled if Mailata played this year at a consistent level on the lines of Big V during the SB run with signs of dominant All-Pro play mixed in.  It's still going to be a process but I think that would be a good level for him to be at.  That gets him a new contract, starting position locked down then in 2022 he takes his game to the next level.

1 hour ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

Some good weekend viewing for everyone.  This guy established himself as the best last season for breaking down that all 22 coaches film of specific players last season. He just put up this one hour long breakdown of every pass of Hurts from last season.  Dissecting all the good and bad.  Showing who was open, who wasn't.  The coverages.  The drops.   Everything. There is no better, nothing more comprehensive on Hurts rookie year as a passer than this. 

Watching that cut up, it's obvious that arm strength is not an issue for Hurts. His bad throws tend to be rolling left, and that's pretty normal for most RH QBs.

A lot of his incompletions were throw aways under pressure, which is good to see from a young QB.

A few missed throws, some timing issues with receivers, some leaving the pocket too quickly.

He can improve his decision making, but better WRs (Smith, experience) and better pass blocking (a lot of pressure) can make a big difference.

 

55 minutes ago, EaglesIreland said:

Well would you have preferred if I did an eagles coaching staff from last year routine of pretending I knew what I was doing when everything pointed to opposite ? 

I would prefer to understand what point you are trying to make.

2 hours ago, Freshmilk said:

Jeez man, it's done.  Put it to bed already.  We all know (our intrepid brethren in Austin notwithstanding) that Howie ain't good and truly S the bed not picking Jefferson.  But enough is enough.  Move on.  Let it go.  Stop crying in your soup.

Thanks for your advice, but since he's still here, still making the picks, still giving the contracts, still making the trades and the bad contracts to follow those...  and still hiding under Lurie's shadow of protection, I will continue to point to his incompetence any time the mood strikes me.   

5 minutes ago, austinfan said:

Watching that cut up, it's obvious that arm strength is not an issue for Hurts. His bad throws tend to be rolling left, and that's pretty normal for most RH QBs.

A lot of his incompletions were throw aways under pressure, which is good to see from a young QB.

A few missed throws, some timing issues with receivers, some leaving the pocket too quickly.

He can improve his decision making, but better WRs (Smith, experience) and better pass blocking (a lot of pressure) can make a big difference.

 

62% comp, 2:1 TD/INT ratio, 15-18% ratio of runs to pass attempts.  That's all I really expect from Hurts in his first full year.  Those are all rather pedestrian starting QB numbers.  If he meets those metrics then I'll believe he's on the right track to be the long term starter.  It would be nice if he gets 2-3 comeback wins in the 4th quarter as well.

 

Reuben Frank: "Jalen Hurts had a higher completion percentage than Johnny Unitas in his first 3 starts"

 

 

 

 

11 minutes ago, WentzFan11 said:

 

I'm not quite sure what people expected from hurts last year?

The offense was a complete dumpster fire, from play calling to personnel and injuries it was just fubar and the Washington game was the culmination of all that on display.

I expect hurts will fare better this year with new coaches new play callers and hopefully a more stable injury free offense.

 

23 minutes ago, greend said:

I would prefer to understand what point you are trying to make.

Well that makes two of us because In my head I had it all worked out but in writing it zero sense. Im not perfect.

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If you’re still hung up on the 52 percent completion percentage — and I wrote in detail about this last month — consider this: According to NFL advanced stats, 12 of his 71 incompletions were throwaways, one was a spike and four were drops. Remove the throwaways and the spike and turn the drops into catches and he’s right at 60 percent.

Still doubt whether Hurts has an NFL arm?

Uh, yea, because with all the mental gymnastics you just put on display...... 60% ISN'T GOOD. Let's manipulate stats where everything goes perfect and we have a QB who ranks 33rd in completion percentage right behind Dwayne F'ing Haskins. Franchise is saved!

 

 

This is the BS right here that's annoying about Hurts. That whole article. I don't know how Frank can spew these lines and look at himself in the mirror at the end of the day. 

10 minutes ago, Bacarty2 said:

the Multi Billion dollar scouting industry says no, he doesnt have the intermediate or deep ball accuracy, nor the arm strength to make all the throws needed. 

The multi billion dollar scouting industry didn't draft Tom Brady til the 6th round.

Those same geniuses draft 1st round QB busts every year so ...

1 minute ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Uh, yea, because with all the mental gymnastics you just put on display...... 60% ISN"T GOOD. Let's manipulate stats where everything goes perfect and we have a QB who ranks 33rd in completion percentage right behind Dwayne F'ing Haskins. Franchise is saved!

Donovan McNabb as a rookie had 49.1 completion%

Next year was 58% career Ave was 59%

Different eras where completion% were all around lower and a rookie shouldn't be solely judged on his rookie completion %

1 minute ago, Utebird said:

Donovan McNabb as a rookie had 49.1 completion%

Next year was 58% career Ave was 59%

Different eras where completion% were all around lower and a rookie shouldn't be solely judged on his rookie completion %

So what point is there in brining up McNabb?

Yea, they shouldn't be solely judged on completion percentage. But the fanbase shouldn't be gaslight into thinking it was fine or good either. It is what it is, which was bad. Acknowledging it was bad isn't going to make him a bust. It's not going to make him a bad player. Call it what it is, and he'll have his chance to improve it. 

2 hours ago, Alphagrand said:

It’s not as though Howie was on an island missing out on Jefferson; if other execs thought he was capable of going off for 1,400 yards he would have been the first WR off the board and a top 10 pick (maybe top 5).  I get it, though — it was Jefferson and Reagor on the board at 21 and Howie went with the speed guy instead of the volume guy — and it turns out Jefferson is both.  

It’s not nearly as tiresome as the JJAW-Metcalf crap that constantly gets brought up, though.  There was JJAW drafted, then TWO OTHER WR drafted …. Then Metcalf.  People have serious selective memory on that one — and there were very few DK Metcalf boosters in here pre-draft.

The Jefferson decision is just the pinnacle of Howie's pathetic drafting history.  But hey, in the case of all those other drafts, the story is that they had the right guys identified, but couldn't land them because they were just out of reach.  They can't defend the Jefferson decision.  So, they play the trump card... Howie and the scouts wanted Jefferson, but the coaches wanted Reagor.  Lame.  The guy who is responsible for putting the name Reagor on the card has to be held accountable, because ultimately it is his decision.   

 

I am and continue to be sick of hearing about how Howie isn't culpable for any bad decisions and how it is always someone else's fault.  Howie isn't a victim of his circumstances.  Howie created his circumstances.  That's how the GM job works.   And he sucks.   He should have been fired and wasn't and I will continue to point to his failures.

11 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Uh, yea, because with all the mental gymnastics you just put on display...... 60% ISN'T GOOD. Let's manipulate stats where everything goes perfect and we have a QB who ranks 33rd in completion percentage right behind Dwayne F'ing Haskins. Franchise is saved!

 

 

This is the BS right here that's annoying about Hurts. That whole article. I don't know how Frank can spew these lines and look at himself in the mirror at the end of the day. 

Players improve? This was a rookie QB who got his first live action in a game on a team where Wentz struggled as well. The offense had a lot of issues. 

14 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Uh, yea, because with all the mental gymnastics you just put on display...... 60% ISN'T GOOD. Let's manipulate stats where everything goes perfect and we have a QB who ranks 33rd in completion percentage right behind Dwayne F'ing Haskins. Franchise is saved!

 

 

This is the BS right here that's annoying about Hurts. That whole article. I don't know how Frank can spew these lines and look at himself in the mirror at the end of the day. 

If they are going to pull out throwaways, etc. for Hurts to help his comp pct., they need to do that for all QBs across the league and then compare.   It's just silly.   Figures don't lie, but liars can figure.

5 minutes ago, WentzFan11 said:

Players improve? This was a rookie QB who got his first live action in a game on a team where Wentz struggled as well. The offense had a lot of issues. 

So let him try to improve. There's no need to spin it into a positive. It is what it is. Everyone is up in arms about how Wentz was coddled and held to no accountability, etc. but then that's exactly what articles like that are doing to Hurts. 

34 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

Mailata is a fascinating case. His play in a vacuum wasn’t spectacular (and pretty overrated in here), but when graded on a curve, it was spectacular. 

At what point do we stop grading on a curve? That’s a serious question for the Blog because I’m not sure. Another year? Maybe two?

In three weeks, he will no longer be graded on a curve.  This is his contract year and he is competing for the LT position or determining that he is our swing T.  Personally, I think the latter.   Dillard’s biggest weakness was anchoring against bull rushers as a rookie.  (Not that long ago, last preseason, we were hearing the same about Mailata).  But he has had a couple years now with an NFL strength and training program and tutelage under Stout.  If Stout was able teach Mailata to anchor, why believe he couldn’t do the same with Dillard.  At this point grading Mailata should be the same as Dillard.  

35 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Reuben Frank: "Jalen Hurts had a higher completion percentage than Johnny Unitas in his first 3 starts"

 

 

 

 

Did he really say that?

I'm thinking that Jalen Hurts makes the Pro Bowl this year...

Will that be good enough for the haters and negative nancies?

5 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

Did he really say that?

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In his first three starts, Hurts had a higher completion percentage than Peyton Manning, Johnny Unitas and Steve Young, threw more TDs than Russell Wilson, Kyler Murray or Cam Newton and was picked off less than Troy Aikman, Josh Allen or Andrew Luck.

It's also funny how he had to cut it off at "first three starts" otherwise some of those comparisons fall off if you include the 4th and worst start.

4 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

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It's also funny how he had to cut it off at "first three starts" otherwise some of those comparisons fall off if you include the 4th and worst start.

The game where they tanked and he didn’t play the entire game?

I wouldn’t include that for anyone. Still trying to forget it.