Just now, EaglePhan1986 said:

The best way for him to succeed is an offense like Ravens. But he’s not as good or as athletic as Lamar. 

Agreed. I hate watching that type of offense.

3 hours ago, EagleJoe8 said:

He refrained from killing anyone?

🤷‍♂️

That we know of...

2 minutes ago, Desertbirds said:

Agreed. I hate watching that type of offense.

Yeah it’s not great but it’s more fun if your team is actually competitive in games. 
 

Wentz was always best with a strong north/south run game but of course Doug and Howie expected him to be Mahomes and ruined him. 

I can't even imagine the reaction if this happened in an NFL city. 

4 hours ago, Freshmilk said:

Good lord.  Follow along: Find a new Howie bone to chew.  Ertz is still an Eagle with TC just a few weeks away.  Start there.  Jefferson is OLD news.  

How about this... you focus on what you want and I'll focus on what I want.  I dont know who you are from the old board, nor do I care, but I was the ring leader for the Justin Jefferson bandwagon and had to hear all about how he was just a slot WR or whatever else from everyone.  Then he goes out and exceeds even my elevated expectations of what he could be... and the guy who is supposed to be in charge puts out through his media lackies that the scouting department wanted Jefferson, and it was the coaches, specifically Doug, that wanted Reagor.  So, yeah, Im going to mention it whenever and however I choose, because it continues to stand as the single most egregious example of Howie's MO.  Screw up, and immediately blame it on anyone else when it doesnt work out.  If that bothers you, scroll past or put me on ignore.  This will come back around again for as long as Howie remains.

12 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

How about this... you focus on what you want and I'll focus on what I want.  I dont know who you are from the old board, nor do I care, but I was the ring leader for the Justin Jefferson bandwagon and had to hear all about how he was just a slot WR or whatever else from everyone.  Then he goes out and exceeds even my elevated expectations of what he could be... and the guy who is supposed to be in charge puts out through his media lackies that the scouting department wanted Jefferson, and it was the coaches, specifically Doug, that wanted Reagor.  So, yeah, Im going to mention it whenever and however I choose, because it continues to stand as the single most egregious example of Howie's MO.  Screw up, and immediately blame it on anyone else when it doesnt work out.  If that bothers you, scroll past or put me on ignore.  This will come back around again for as long as Howie remains.

I'll take your advice.

1 hour ago, Desertbirds said:

And some argue that Hurts development will depend on minimizing his chief strenght. If his running is minimized, then what will we be left with?

Well, in his college career he had 624 runs with 682 passes.  His last season at Oklahoma he had 233 runs and 340 passes.  I pointed out before in the two games vs NO and ARI he took off running 29 total times.  
 

That’s not going to work for him, nor the Eagles.  It isn’t sustainable in the NFL for any period of time — Lamar Jackson is the only player to run the ball such an obscene amount on a regular basis.  The result has been getting shut down in the playoffs even though he miraculously hasn’t suffered any serious injuries (yet)

The answer to your question above is — he has to learn to distribute the ball to his skill players and run only when necessary.

3 hours ago, BigEFly said:

Taco Cabana.  Fajita tacos with queso and a margarita.  Will have to travel to Texas for it.

Qdoba is Jack in the Box Tex Mex.

Hazelton obviously didn’t have the hot salsa at Chipotle.  Not that it is great food but it can have some spice if you let it.  Most fast food is garbage.  

Got sick one night eating at Taco Cabana, I'll stick with real Tex-Mex if I'm ever back in the homeland.

However, Torchy's Tacos is great for "new age" combo tacos, and placating the wife.

But every city in Texas has a dozen first rate "Mexican Mama's", local joints that provide Lyle's "greasy enchiladas" and other favorites. In Austin, I had a weak spot for El Azteca  and their Cabrito.

Funny thing is there's a great little joint in Western Michigan near my in-laws, because they're  now third generation (originally came north for the Apple orchards).

However, the northern Philly suburb where I'm temporarily residing is a Mexican food wasteland (the Mexicans are SW in Kenneth Square), Odoba, Seis Salas, other dreck. No Thai food, and the Chinese up here is typical suburban crapola. Even the pizza and cheesesteak joins are second rate.  I'm dying!

"I want to go home with the armadillo. . . "

1 hour ago, Desertbirds said:

And some argue that Hurts development will depend on minimizing his chief strenght. If his running is minimized, then what will we be left with?

It's not how much you run, it's when you run and how successful you are at running.

Doug was an idiot, he has Wentz running RPO plays where he'd actually run the ball, even before the knee injury, Wentz was a long strider who needed time to pick up speed, that works when you scramble out of the pocket and all the defenders are 20 yards downfield, but not on a RPO keeper.

Hurts will be deadly on the RPO b/c he's an elite runner, you can see RB type instincts when he runs, and he'll get hit harder in the pocket b/c he has the elusiveness and low center of gravity to avoid big hits - Wentz was a tall target that you could pound.

The key with Hurts is to use RPO plays to keep the defense honest, not as a staple of the offense, but use just enough to freeze LBs and safeties, opening up the inside run and the passing game. Otherwise, he has to learn to trust his pocket (hard to do last season) and run as the last resort, but his ability to make big running plays can force teams to spy (taking a man out of coverage) or play more zone. But notice when he leaves the pocket, he keeps his eyes downfield, he's still a passer first, then a runner.

Steve Young, age 30-32, ran for 415, 537, 407 yards his first three seasons starting for SF. The run can be a major weapon, even for a passing QB.

14 hours ago, HazletonEagle said:

I had Chipotle for the first time ever today. 

I heard about 5 dollar kids meals and I saw a commercial for a new chicken quesadilla.

So I figured me and my 5yo would give it a shot. 

Well,  quesadilla was not on their menu.  Apparently that's an online exclusive and you can't order it in the store. 

Confusing ordering procedure.  They asked what 3 sides I wanted with his kids meal.  No sides listed anywhere on the menu.  I asked what the options are and the girl points to all the regular ingredients like the meats, the rice, the cheese... wtf???

I got chicken tacos.  Chicken a little spicy,  otherwise lacking flavor.  Nothing really has enough flavor,  nor good flavor.  Bland.

It somehow cost me and a 5yo $22.85 to eat.  He didn't like his either and didn't eat any of it. 

Safe to say I will never go back.  Felt so ripped off with the price.  Especially after I tasted the food. 

One of the worst meals and meal experiences I have ever had. 

Taco bell is where is at. 

The taste of Chipotle and the quality of the food is 50x better than Taco Bell, which is made with grade D meat by the way.  It's not even meat.  My body physically craves Taco bell only when I have the absolute worst of hangovers, because it wants to continue to be filled with trash.  Your taste buds sound like a big symptom of Covid by the way.  Might wanna get that checked out. 

2 hours ago, EaglePhan1986 said:

This should result in 3 warning points and a 2 week suspension 

I'm actually not sure what happened to Moe's, but it has gone very downhill.  I have had multiple horrible burritos from there in recent years.  The quality of food there might be worse than Taco Bell.  Chipotle reigns supreme in the Tex Mex fast food world.  

3 hours ago, eagle45 said:

Watson is a great QB, but until proven otherwise, we still have the worst WR's in the NFL and an OL that needs to be rebuilt.  

Ideally, either Hurts works out or they only have to spend one first round pick on a QB next year, rather than all 3.

Securing a proven elite QB though is more important. If Hurts sucks and they take a QB at the top of the draft next year or say trade up for one, there's no guarantee that QB is elite or even good at all. He could be decent, but not good enough to compete for a SB, or he could be flat out bad. Most QBs aren't SB caliber just by the odds.

The Eagles are in a unique situation where they can use just 2022 draft capital to get an elite QB because they'll have 3 first rounders. They may not have to use all 3, who knows. But in most cases, you're dipping into future years drafts and the Eagles won't have to do that. It lined up perfectly to get a QB of that caliber and still have all your picks in future years to rebuild other aspects of the team. But getting that QB first is paramount. It's easier to build a line and WRs than it is to find a QB who can compete with the other top QBs in the league on the big stage.

Never pass on greatness at the QB position if they are of the right age. It's a decision that will come back to haunt.

27 minutes ago, hputenis said:

The taste of Chipotle and the quality of the food is 50x better than Taco Bell, which is made with grade D meat by the way.  It's not even meat.  My body physically craves Taco bell only when I have the absolute worst of hangovers, because it wants to continue to be filled with trash.  Your taste buds sound like a big symptom of Covid by the way.  Might wanna get that checked out. 

Dont blame COVID for Chipotle being horrible. I can taste my stuff at taco bell. Chipotle just sucks. And for the price, it should be illegal. 

 

He still big 

30 minutes ago, hputenis said:

I'm actually not sure what happened to Moe's, but it has gone very downhill.  I have had multiple horrible burritos from there in recent years.  The quality of food there might be worse than Taco Bell.  Chipotle reigns supreme in the Tex Mex fast food world.  

I’ve only had moes twice and didn’t like it. Taco Bell is atrocious. It’s with long John silver’s as worst fast food chain. I can only eat their quesadillas 

1 hour ago, Sack that QB said:

Securing a proven elite QB though is more important. If Hurts sucks and they take a QB at the top of the draft next year or say trade up for one, there's no guarantee that QB is elite or even good at all. He could be decent, but not good enough to compete for a SB, or he could be flat out bad. Most QBs aren't SB caliber just by the odds.

The Eagles are in a unique situation where they can use just 2022 draft capital to get an elite QB because they'll have 3 first rounders. They may not have to use all 3, who knows. But in most cases, you're dipping into future years drafts and the Eagles won't have to do that. It lined up perfectly to get a QB of that caliber and still have all your picks in future years to rebuild other aspects of the team. But getting that QB first is paramount. It's easier to build a line and WRs than it is to find a QB who can compete with the other top QBs in the league on the big stage.

Never pass on greatness at the QB position if they are of the right age. It's a decision that will come back to haunt.

Actually, build the roster first then get the QB as the final piece seems more intuitive with the salary cap and price of second-contract QBs

2 hours ago, austinfan said:

Got sick one night eating at Taco Cabana, I'll stick with real Tex-Mex if I'm ever back in the homeland.

However, Torchy's Tacos is great for "new age" combo tacos, and placating the wife.

But every city in Texas has a dozen first rate "Mexican Mama's", local joints that provide Lyle's "greasy enchiladas" and other favorites. In Austin, I had a weak spot for El Azteca  and their Cabrito.

Funny thing is there's a great little joint in Western Michigan near my in-laws, because they're  now third generation (originally came north for the Apple orchards).

However, the northern Philly suburb where I'm temporarily residing is a Mexican food wasteland (the Mexicans are SW in Kenneth Square), Odoba, Seis Salas, other dreck. No Thai food, and the Chinese up here is typical suburban crapola. Even the pizza and cheesesteak joins are second rate.  I'm dying!

"I want to go home with the armadillo. . . "

We just got a torchys here in Wichita about a month ago,it's ok I like Fuzzys better, not sure how big they are but there are a few here and in Colorado.

3 hours ago, hputenis said:

The taste of Chipotle and the quality of the food is 50x better than Taco Bell, which is made with grade D meat by the way.  It's not even meat.  My body physically craves Taco bell only when I have the absolute worst of hangovers, because it wants to continue to be filled with trash.  Your taste buds sound like a big symptom of Covid by the way.  Might wanna get that checked out. 

Chipotle uses quality Ingredients which leads to higher prices but when it comes to flavor they are lacking.

PSA...

I'll be opening the Training Camp / Pre-season Blog next weekend.

Maybe by then you'll resolve this compelling debate on Tex-Mex.

38 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

Actually, build the roster first then get the QB as the final piece seems more intuitive with the salary cap and price of second-contract QBs

I don't think the order matters necessarily except that if you have the opportunity to get an elite QB you get one because it's the hardest thing to get in pro sports. Ideally, you build the team first, but you don't turn one down because you haven't built the team yet. There's no guarantee you'll get that second chance. You may be stuck in one of those spots where you have a good team but can't get that QB good enough to win with that team. I'll get the QB and take my chances. At the very least with newfound cap room and draft picks you'll have the resources to put the team around him, just gotta invest wisely.

57 minutes ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

PSA...

I'll be opening the Training Camp / Pre-season Blog next weekend.

Maybe by then you'll resolve this compelling debate on Tex-Mex.

They are all wrong and the answer is Chi-Chi’s.

/debate 

2 hours ago, Utebird said:

Chipotle uses quality Ingredients which leads to higher prices but when it comes to flavor they are lacking.

That's what happens when you market to "white bread" people, same with suburban Chinese.

Thai food is one of the few ethnic foods that doesn't seem to compromise, probably b/c if you make it bland no one will eat it.

1 hour ago, Sack that QB said:

I don't think the order matters necessarily except that if you have the opportunity to get an elite QB you get one because it's the hardest thing to get in pro sports. Ideally, you build the team first, but you don't turn one down because you haven't built the team yet. There's no guarantee you'll get that second chance. You may be stuck in one of those spots where you have a good team but can't get that QB good enough to win with that team. I'll get the QB and take my chances. At the very least with newfound cap room and draft picks you'll have the resources to put the team around him, just gotta invest wisely.

Except you have to resist the temptation to get a QB b/c you need one, that's when teams reach in the draft and end up with dreck, or trade mucho assets for a guy like Stafford.

My 90 year old neighbor is having an absolute rager in his back yard next door right now with his church group.  Hookers and blow all over the place.  See you guys later!

10 minutes ago, austinfan said:

Except you have to resist the temptation to get a QB b/c you need one, that's when teams reach in the draft and end up with dreck, or trade mucho assets for a guy like Stafford.

If you need one you have to get one, period.   You don’t win NFL titles with average QB play.