11 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Wow.  What a win.  Would have been an ugly loss.  Great clutch shot by Tobias Harris.  

Was really dicey at the end but a win is a win especially against the champs. Still best record in the East as well, I'll take it.

So much depends

upon

 

The yellow handkerchief

 

Dropped or not

 

By anthropomorphised zebras.

 

 

A riff on The Red Wheelbarrow, by William Carlos Williams.

37 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Man.  How to soften a crusty man.  Take his first pup away from him.  Had to put this guy to rest tonight.   13 great years.  Great dog.  Tough day.  

 

Sorry to hear. 

35 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Man.  How to soften a crusty man.  Take his first pup away from him.  Had to put this guy to rest tonight.   13 great years.  Great dog.  Tough day.  

Sorry man. It’s never easy. Try to find solace in he was loved everyday and had a good life.

1 minute ago, Iggles_Phan said:

So much depends

upon

 

The yellow handkerchief

 

Dropped or not

 

By anthropomorphised zebras.

 

 

A riff on The Red Wheelbarrow, by William Carlos Williams.

Need on the Jumbotron a picture of of all the PIs called and not called in big games. And then finish it with this 

7 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

That might have been the final nail in Howies coffin. Probably not, but extending a guy with two years left and paying him more to drop off a cliff? Yikes. 

What do these things have in common...

 

Desean Jackson, Alshon Jeffery, Brandon Brooks, Lane Johnson...

 

 

All were extended with 2 full years left to run on their existing contracts all were injured the next year...  at least the Zach Ertz deal was turned down.  The issue is that Howie has been extending far too many aging players for too long now.  Its exactly the opposite of what Banner did where everyone was pretty much persona non grata after 30.  Why can't the Eagles find a middle ground?

 

1 hour ago, eagle45 said:

The Philadelphia "at least we’re not the Texans we’re the Colts” Eagles 

FYP

10 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

I have a feeling the NFL is going to do everything in its power to make the Super Bowl dreadful to watch with all this extra stuff.

It’s been awhile since we had a ensemble of celebrity sing a longs 

40 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Man.  How to soften a crusty man.  Take his first pup away from him.  Had to put this guy to rest tonight.   13 great years.  Great dog.  Tough day.  

Condolences. I'm a big dog lover and I get really attached to mine so when they go it hits me really hard. One time I even received a very nice wooden cremation box from the vet because I was bawling my eyes out

 

5 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

What do these things have in common...

 

Desean Jackson, Alshon Jeffery, Brandon Brooks, Lane Johnson...

 

 

All were extended with 2 full years left to run on their existing contracts all were injured the next year...  at least the Zach Ertz deal was turned down.  The issue is that Howie has been extending far too many aging players for too long now.  Its exactly the opposite of what Banner did where everyone was pretty much persona non grata after 30.  Why can't the Eagles find a middle ground?

They can never just do the simple things. It’s either extend early and get players disgruntled or extend late and get burnt. Hire a single OC or hire 10 coaches who are supposed to somehow come up with a single offense. And now it’s hire a ton of old coaches vs hire anyone as long as they are 40 or under. 

56 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

Failing upwards!

Deshaun Watson be like 

6 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

 

Culley was pretty bad as our WR coach.  Bienemy has a legit complaint for Culley to get a job before him.   The Texans are a mess.  JJ Watt and Watson should get out of there.

1 minute ago, CaliEagle said:

Culley was pretty bad as our WR coach.  Bienemy has a legit complaint for Culley to get a job before him.   The Texans are a mess.  JJ Watt and Watson should get out of there.

A bottom-three team with minimal draft picks and a franchise QB who desperately wants out hired a 65-year-old first-time HC. Just weird. 

14 minutes ago, CaliEagle said:

Culley was pretty bad as our WR coach.  Bienemy has a legit complaint for Culley to get a job before him.   The Texans are a mess.  JJ Watt and Watson should get out of there.

I dont understand the hire.  Then again I didn't understand the Pederson hire either.

Think I'd rather have Josh McCown as HC than Culley....and I dont think much of McCown as a coach.

15 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

A bottom-three team with minimal draft picks and a franchise QB who desperately wants out hired a 65-year-old first-time HC. Just weird. 

I can't see their players buying in.  

Just now, CaliEagle said:

I can't see their players buying in.  

Frankly what good players are they going to have left. Watson likely to get dealt. I’m guessing watt is also likely to be dealt. Wouldnt be surprised if cooks asks to be dealt or they try to trade him. Fuller is a FA. Their best player at that point might just be tunsil lol

Ravens reddit has Culley is gone! celebratory threads. They're thrilled he's gone and that they got draft picks to boot.

57 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Man.  You’re into this poem chick.  Me, I’d prefer to see Paige Spiranic stretch and hit golf balls for a pregame activity.    

Uh.....yeah.

 

1 hour ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Man.  How to soften a crusty man.  Take his first pup away from him.  Had to put this guy to rest tonight.   13 great years.  Great dog.  Tough day.  

Really sorry about that.  I've been there myself and it sucks.  Mine was 14yo.  Still have her ashes in a nice engraved urn.

 

44 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

What do these things have in common...

 

Desean Jackson, Alshon Jeffery, Brandon Brooks, Lane Johnson...

 

 

All were extended with 2 full years left to run on their existing contracts all were injured the next year...  at least the Zach Ertz deal was turned down.  The issue is that Howie has been extending far too many aging players for too long now.  Its exactly the opposite of what Banner did where everyone was pretty much persona non grata after 30.  Why can't the Eagles find a middle ground?

Jeffery wasn’t an aging player when extended. Extended to 31 was a bit of a risk but not huge.  Conversion with guaranteed salary was a huge error.   Brooks and Lane are not old for OL.  Arguably Howie was trying to lock in Brooks and Lane for their final years.  A risk but not huge.  What age do you cut off retaining OL? Other positions?  Now Jackson, that was a huge risk.  I do think for a lot of positions, Howie needs to reevaluate 30.

1 hour ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Man.  How to soften a crusty man.  Take his first pup away from him.  Had to put this guy to rest tonight.   13 great years.  Great dog.  Tough day.  

I'm so sorry for your loss. I've been down that road before and it's heartbreaking. Keep your head up.

1 hour ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Man.  How to soften a crusty man.  Take his first pup away from him.  Had to put this guy to rest tonight.   13 great years.  Great dog.  Tough day.  

Sorry man, I have had to do this a couple times in my life, nothing is harder.

1 hour ago, BigEFly said:

Jeffery wasn’t an aging player when extended. Extended to 31 was a bit of a risk but not huge.  Conversion with guaranteed salary was a huge error.   Brooks and Lane are not old for OL.  Arguably Howie was trying to lock in Brooks and Lane for their final years.  A risk but not huge.  What age do you cut off retaining OL? Other positions?  Now Jackson, that was a huge risk.  I do think for a lot of positions, Howie needs to reevaluate 30.

I think with the increased speed of the game, you have to lower the age at "speed" positions, and start signing guys to one year deals as patches. All the WR yardage leaders were 28 or younger, and I think you'd probably find a similar peak on the CB side (safeties can compensate with instincts). Same with speed rushers on the defense. Older WRs tend to be more role players these days.

On the other hand Whitworth was playing at a high level at 34-36 and started every game until 38.  Peters played at a high level through 34, and still started 16 games at 36.

So it's not unreasonable to expect Brooks to be a top guard into his early 30s, same with Lane.

Cox is no longer a dominant pass rusher and is overpaid, but will be a solid DT for a few more years.

I think one trick will be to let your players walk rather than give them big money extensions past their expected expiration date, then take the money and sign either younger veterans entering their peak years or older veterans to 2-3 year deals at a big discount. What you don't want to do is extend someone at 29-30 at a rate based on their past performance.