9 minutes ago, metal said:

If there was ever any question about the whole "tanking" fiasco having repercussions for the Eagles, that's been laid to rest

 

I didn't even know tanking was against the rules. How can it be when teams have been doing it for decades?

Giants reached Saints level crybaby 

I was beginning to think we were overdue for an Afan list.

 

28 minutes ago, Next_Up said:

The Howie "I have secret knowledge and insight plan" that results in a fireman who was "hockey tough," a DE with stats but no body, a slower than advertised WR who doesn't catch well, etc. I bet they stick with their board after the top rounds and that's why the Eagles do somewhat better there and then the annual "we kill it with UDFAs" probably because this is when the scouts bet to make decision. Pathetic.

I always thought the fireman and Jaiquan Jarret picks were Andy's.  

1 minute ago, Mike030270 said:

I didn't even know tanking was against the rules. How can it be when teams have been doing it for decades?

Giants reached Saints level crybaby 

Another point Bill Polian made is it’s pretty difficult to admonish the Eagles for one quarter of one game, when the Jaguars overtly tanked their entire season

Taylor was #104, you can call that a "third rd pick," but there's a huge gap between say #70 and #104.

After #100, most picks are "fliers", only about 10% will become NFL starters.

If Taylor is a top ST guy and nickel LB, that's solid value there.

2 minutes ago, 315Eagles said:

You really think Doug had any say in bringing in those guys?

He probably doesnt even know what a toss sweep is.

Doug has likely forgotten more about football than what you will ever know.

15 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

We should hire the 'get back' coach for Lurie and Howie when they get too meddlesome in the Draft room.  Just let the scouts and coaches fight it out.

Now there's a job I could do very well!!!!!

10 minutes ago, Solomon said:

I don’t know this guy, is he not reliable?

He turned me into a newt 

3 minutes ago, austinfan said:

Taylor was #104, you can call that a "third rd pick," but there's a huge gap between say #70 and #104.

After #100, most picks are "fliers", only about 10% will become NFL starters.

If Taylor is a top ST guy and nickel LB, that's solid value there.

Yes clearly the cut off is just 100. After 100 every team begins to say well it’s after 100 there is just 10% of guys who become starters. Meanwhile damnit if we were 5-10 picks sooner it goes drastically up 

5 minutes ago, austinfan said:

Taylor was #104, you can call that a "third rd pick," but there's a huge gap between say #70 and #104.

After #100, most picks are "fliers", only about 10% will become NFL starters.

If Taylor is a top ST guy and nickel LB, that's solid value there.

It was a terrible pick.  Leave the projects for the 6th and 7th round.  Last ST guy we drafted in the 4th was Mack Hollins...turned out great!

After seeing the reports that other teams had him 7th or UDFA even if it was a "4th" round pick you took him 3 rounds too early.

6 minutes ago, Desertbirds said:

Doug has likely forgotten more about football than what you will ever know.

Highly doubtful 

8 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

He wouldn’t be my first choice for sure, but maybe Lurie and Howie could ask him to give them plays that scheme guys open.  In exchange, Brady could laugh at them for not picking Justin Jefferson at #21.

I’m still surprised Matt Rhule didn’t make an agreement with him to stay on at CAR for at least two years before interviewing for other teams as a condition of hire 

Yea, he seems like he's a year or two away from being a good candidate for HC. Maybe his condition on leaving LSU was he would be able to field HC interviews whenever he wanted. 

3 minutes ago, greend said:

Now there's a job I could do very well!!!!!

But you’d have to do it without smashing their heads off the wall.

Just now, Solomon said:

But you’d have to do it without smashing their heads off the wall.

Details, details.

8 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

I hate this guy

3 minutes ago, greend said:

He turned me into a newt 

A newt!?

10 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

RTK Sighting!

 

4 minutes ago, greend said:

He turned me into a newt 

" a newt?"   "i got better"

"burn her anyway"

4 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Yea, he seems like he's a year or two away from being a good candidate for HC. Maybe his condition on leaving LSU was he would be able to field HC interviews whenever he wanted. 

That works with our timeline though. He could be terrible in year 1, and we're drafting high in 2021 with our rebuild.

Joe Brady + Wentz + Chase makes sense 

1 minute ago, RLC said:

That works with our timeline though. He could be terrible in year 1, and we're drafting high in 2021 with our rebuild.

Yeah this team is likely bad next year with the roster moves coming so who cares if it takes him a year or two to get to where you want. He likely gets there when the team is ascending if we draft well. That’s a big if 

So I understand the Lurie criticisms 100% but I still think people are being a little unfair and not looking at his perspective.  IMO he's always been a good and supportive owner.

--He is every bit as invested in the success of the team as any fan.  In fact, hes a lot more invested if you want to get real about it.  Its fair to say he wants a stable, winning organization more than anyone on the planet

--Howie has been around a long time.  After LII, Im sure Lurie views Howie as a bit of a Made Man.  Hes been around since AR, a looong time, Im sure Lurie feels hes earned his stripes and he made it thru the Chip fiasco.   Doug was a relative newcomer.   If you were him, would you really want to clean house and start from scratch, knowing youd have to bring in consultants to help hire both a GM and a HC?   He just won a SB, hes not going to scorch the earth.

And who's to say hes not taking a tiered approach, where if last year happens again, this time it is Howie who goes?

--Lurie is not a football guy. He must 100% rely on his staff.  All he can do is structure the organization how he sees fit. As many have pointed out, hes not relying on uncited reports, he is in the room and knows whats going on.

--After Chip, his decision making made total logical sense.  They just stayed on the ride too long.  Cant blame him.    

 

The fact that he wont give the fans and media their pound of flesh doesnt bother me at all.  He doesnt owe use any explanations when you get right down to it.  Sorry but thats reality, we're all going to continue paying the man

Your score is: 44827 (GRADE: A)

Your Picks:
Round 1 Pick 6: JaMarr Chase, WR, LSU (A)
Round 2 Pick 7 (CAR): Christian Darrisaw, OT, Virgina Tech (A)
Round 3 Pick 6: Chuba Hubbard, RB, Oklahoma State (A)
Round 4 Pick 8 (CAR): Alec Lindstrom, C/OG, Boston College (A+)
Round 5 Pick 6: Adrian Ealy, OT, Oklahoma (A+)
Round 5 Pick 7 (CAR): Charleston Rambo, WR, Oklahoma (A+)
Round 5 Pick 12: Tyler Vrabel, OT, Boston College (A+)
Round 6 Pick 5: Asim Rose, RB, Kentucky (A+)
Round 6 Pick 35 (COMP): Stewart Reese, OG, Florida (A+)
Round 6 Pick 39 (COMP): Braydon Johnson, WR, Oklahoma State (A+)
Round 7 Pick 6: Dyami Brown, WR, North Carolina (A+)
 

1 hour ago, downundermike said:

Sorry if already posted, but not a ringing endorsement for Hurts

 

@Freshmilk talked about it last night. Hurts nearly didn’t get the starting job over the summer at Oklahoma. 

10 minutes ago, greend said:

He turned me into a newt 

How are you able to post?