6 minutes ago, downundermike said:

My wife had a sore arm and a bruise, nothing else.

Those are my side effects when I rewatch super bowl 52 

3 hours ago, olsilverhair said:

You should stop posting for a few years here, are we clear

Naw it’s cool. Maybe take your own advice. And you can put me on ignore if you don’t like it. Are we clear?

7 hours ago, Wentz_Era said:

There is 1 true 1st round QB in this draft.  The rest are gonna get pushed up by the position.

How many times have you watched him?

I'm sure he's watched all the highlight videos.

14 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

  Has anyone in the Blog received the vaccine yet?  If so, I am sure it was just the first initial shot since the second is supposed to be a few weeks later.  Are the symptoms from the first shot or the second shot?  Anyway, I am looking forward to getting mine.  

I am getting my second one Friday. The only side effect I had was arm soreness, similar to the flu shot.

My hospital suggested taking ibuprofen prior to getting the vaccine, so that’s what I did. Not sure it really helped. 

Just now, ManuManu said:

I am getting my second one Friday. The only side effect I had was arm soreness, similar to the flu shot.

Out of curiosity and if it's none of my business that's cool , but are you back to work?

1 minute ago, greend said:

Out of curiosity and if it's none of my business that's cool , but are you back to work?

I am, thanks. 

Just now, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Good.  In all seriousness, let us know how it goes after the second.  Not that it matters to me.  My wife and I are getting it.  

Will do. 

Just now, ManuManu said:

I am, thanks. 

Glad to hear that!

1 minute ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Good.  In all seriousness, let us know how it goes after the second.  Not that it matters to me.  My wife and I are getting it no matter what.  

Me too as soon as I can. This virus needs to go away

20 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

  Has anyone in the Blog received the vaccine yet?  If so, I am sure it was just the first initial shot since the second is supposed to be a few weeks later.  Are the symptoms from the first shot or the second shot?  Anyway, I am looking forward to getting mine.  

I got my first dose.  

Nothing major. 

Apologies if this has already been posted. Jason Kelce rebukes the report that there were any confrontations on the sidelines between the offensive line and the coach.

 

1 minute ago, metal said:

Apologies if this has already been posted. Jason Kelce rebukes the report that there were any confrontations on the sidelines between the offensive line and the coach.

 

i am going to be really sad if he retires. I love that dude. 

3 minutes ago, metal said:

Apologies if this has already been posted. Jason Kelce rebukes the report that there were any confrontations on the sidelines between the offensive line and the coach.

 

Well color me shocked

3 minutes ago, metal said:

Apologies if this has already been posted. Jason Kelce rebukes the report that there were any confrontations on the sidelines between the offensive line and the coach.

 

Seems @Bacarty2 owes the Blog a mea culpa....

1 hour ago, greend said:

Do you only watch the first half of games?

Confirmation bias.  He wanted Hurts to be better than Wentz, so he saw it.  

I've got my own confirmation bias, and what I saw was a weak roster, made worse by a coaching staff that appears to be bumbling about trying to figure out why their super-awesome plans aren't working.  And if I hear anything about 2017 anymore, I might lose my mind.

 

In 2017 we had Reich as OC (gone), DeFilippo as QB coach (gone), Groh at WR coach (gone) in the coaching staff.   Each of them was great at what they did.  Of that Super Bowl staff in 2017, we really only have Doug, Staley and Stoutland left.  Taylor was a glorified coffee runner.

Offensive Players: Wentz at MVP level play, power-backs Blount & Ajayi with Clement as unheralded diamond in the rough 3rd down back, Peters at near HoF level, Kelce/Brooks/Johnson at stud levels, with Alshon/Smith/Agholor all playing at competent levels, and Ertz/Celek/Burton as perfect complementary TE trio.   

 

Currently, we have aged, old and busted versions of Alshon and Peters.  Worn down and aging, yet still effective Kelce.  Injured and hoping they return Brooks and Johnson.  At TE we have older, aged and perhaps disenchanted Ertz with a more heralded, but less effective backup TE in Goedert.  At RB we have oft-injured slasher RB Miles Sanders and a rotation of JAGs, with not a single 'power' back in the mix.  And at WR we have... a pile of not much but maybe a little potential.  And the cherry on top is that since we've eroded our skill position players each and every year from then until now, we have a QB who's lost his way.

 

The primary issue from 2017 to today is that this team got older, and they have not been able to replace ANY of the aging pieces with a younger version that is even remotely close to what we had then.  The front office failed to find quality young (or in their prime) players to bring in (and there were plenty of them available for decent prices), and instead found older, breaking down players at high prices.   And the coaching staff has failed to develop any of the young players that have been brought in, and found ways to maximize their talents, rather than trying to fit them into what the coaches want to do. 

 

Hurts isn't the answer.  Wentz isn't the answer.  They are symptoms of the deeper problems with this team.  And it all starts with Lurie... he's allowed Howie to become too powerful (remember how that failed miserably with Banner... then with Reid... and now, its Howie's turn)... and Howie has created a ridiculous structure with 18 different voices all with 'say', but without power.  He has all the power.  Doug wants his coaches to stay, they are dumped the next day.  Forcing him to bring in a slew of new and retread (Marty??? ) coaches to collaborate together.  The results speak for themselves.  And I think that Doug is unsalvageable here.  Because any GM you bring in to run things will want his guy at HC, not the leftover guy, Lombardi trophy or not.  Doug might leave here, find some good coaches around him that he trusts and get his career back to where it was.   Or, he might just go back to working with Reid... like so many others have, and just stay there.

But, this team's future with Howie and Doug remaining makes me physically sick to think about.  Why are they both still employed?   There's going to be a rebound offensively next year, due to the return of Brooks and Johnson for how ever long that lasts... and then... the inevitable will come and it won't be pretty.

6 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Confirmation bias.  He wanted Hurts to be better than Wentz, so he saw it.  

I've got my own confirmation bias, and what I saw was a weak roster, made worse by a coaching staff that appears to be bumbling about trying to figure out why their super-awesome plans aren't working.  And if I hear anything about 2017 anymore, I might lose my mind.

 

In 2017 we had Reich as OC (gone), DeFilippo as QB coach (gone), Groh at WR coach (gone) in the coaching staff.   Each of them was great at what they did.  Of that Super Bowl staff in 2017, we really only have Doug, Staley and Stoutland left.  Taylor was a glorified coffee runner.

Offensive Players: Wentz at MVP level play, power-backs Blount & Ajayi with Clement as unheralded diamond in the rough 3rd down back, Peters at near HoF level, Kelce/Brooks/Johnson at stud levels, with Alshon/Smith/Agholor all playing at competent levels, and Ertz/Celek/Burton as perfect complementary TE trio.   

 

Currently, we have aged, old and busted versions of Alshon and Peters.  Worn down and aging, yet still effective Kelce.  Injured and hoping they return Brooks and Johnson.  At TE we have older, aged and perhaps disenchanted Ertz with a more heralded, but less effective backup TE in Goedert.  At RB we have oft-injured slasher RB Miles Sanders and a rotation of JAGs, with not a single 'power' back in the mix.  And at WR we have... a pile of not much but maybe a little potential.  And the cherry on top is that since we've eroded our skill position players each and every year from then until now, we have a QB who's lost his way.

 

The primary issue from 2017 to today is that this team got older, and they have not been able to replace ANY of the aging pieces with a younger version that is even remotely close to what we had then.  The front office failed to find quality young (or in their prime) players to bring in (and there were plenty of them available for decent prices), and instead found older, breaking down players at high prices.   And the coaching staff has failed to develop any of the young players that have been brought in, and found ways to maximize their talents, rather than trying to fit them into what the coaches want to do. 

 

Hurts isn't the answer.  Wentz isn't the answer.  They are symptoms of the deeper problems with this team.  And it all starts with Lurie... he's allowed Howie to become too powerful (remember how that failed miserably with Banner... then with Reid... and now, its Howie's turn)... and Howie has created a ridiculous structure with 18 different voices all with 'say', but without power.  He has all the power.  Doug wants his coaches to stay, they are dumped the next day.  Forcing him to bring in a slew of new and retread (Marty??? ) coaches to collaborate together.  The results speak for themselves.  And I think that Doug is unsalvageable here.  Because any GM you bring in to run things will want his guy at HC, not the leftover guy, Lombardi trophy or not.  Doug might leave here, find some good coaches around him that he trusts and get his career back to where it was.   Or, he might just go back to working with Reid... like so many others have, and just stay there.

But, this team's future with Howie and Doug remaining makes me physically sick to think about.  Why are they both still employed?   There's going to be a rebound offensively next year, due to the return of Brooks and Johnson for how ever long that lasts... and then... the inevitable will come and it won't be pretty.

The press conference howie had on Monday was basically the same presser he had last year. The birds with friends podcast did an excellent job pointing out he had a lot of quotes being extremely similar from the end of season 2019 that he did this past year. So we are basically in a loop. It’s actually one of their best podcasts of the season. They go into just how bad it is when you listen to the presser and how it’s maddening they keep saying the same thing each year 

11 minutes ago, metal said:

Apologies if this has already been posted. Jason Kelce rebukes the report that there were any confrontations on the sidelines between the offensive line and the coach.

 

Does he have better sources than McLane?

2 minutes ago, Bacarty2 said:

damage control. nothing to see here. What did you expect Kelce to say?

doug's an idiot. everyone was in the dark. Doug's a terrible coach and because of it im probably going to retire. The real reason Carson wants to leave is because we have no offensive Identity. 

 

 

Kelce doesn't strike me as the type to give an ish about damage control. Your second sentence is irrelevant to your attempt yesterday to spread McLane's lies without any proof. 

9 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

i am going to be really sad if he retires. I love that dude. 

No kidding.  Talk about the ultimate Eagle.  There are just certain guys who personify what you want in a player on the team you cheer for.  Guys like Brian Dawkins, Brent Celek even Chris Long for as short as his tenure was are what every player should strive to be like when they wear the Eagles uniform.

 

It would be so fitting if Sudfeld was the starter to open the 2021 season 

This is a weird hill Schefter wants to die on

1 minute ago, Bacarty2 said:

Disagree with the first part, and disagree with the 2nd part as people were saying the same thing before Mclane's article came out

 

Funny, it was noted a few pages back the good posters can admit when they were wrong. Here is ample proof. 

1 hour ago, greend said:

I think a good back-up is needed, I don't think Hurts is all that good. But because of his running, I think he could win you a game or two if the team was decent to begin with if a starter goes down.

At this stage, Hurts is a guy who can move the chains occasionally with his legs when things break down, or just when he sees a lane.  His first instinct is to RUN.  And this runs contrary to the nonsense takes from morons like Collinsworth trying to fabricate a different narrative than just comment on what everyone with eyes can plainly see.  And I can't believe he did a montage on how great a passer Hurts is when he 'gets in rhythm' in that game.  Hurts' second completion wasn't until the 2nd quarter, and he had a grand total of SEVEN completions over 3 quarters.  He never found any rhythm in that game.   He ran a lot.  He scored 2 TDs because he ran a lot.  But I am pretty sure that the montage included EVERY completion that Hurts had up to that moment.  It was a very short montage.

That said, you can win in the short term with that type of QB.  Its a very different offense from a more traditional QB, so if you've prepared for one and get the other, he will find some success... as we saw against the Saints.  But, that was a great RUSHING performance by Hurts, not a great passing performance.  He threw the ball well enough to front run in that game, but not nearly well enough to dig out of any hole.  Against the Cards, he struggled early, dug a hole... then dug out a bit in the 2nd quarter, only to hit a brick wall in the 2nd half... again.  Dallas was a train wreck game all around.  And Washingteam was a train wreck passing game for Hurts.  Just brutal.  

But, as with most young players, and backups... the more they play, the more they are exposed and teams figure them out.  The question is how does he respond.  How much better can he become?   I think his ceiling is top quality backup, or journeyman placeholder "starting" QB while a team waits for their guy.  He'll win some games, but I don't think he's a guy that a team will look at and get overly excited about.  But, he's clearly an NFL player, I just don't see him ever becoming an NFL 'franchise' QB.

1 minute ago, LeanMeanGM said:

This is a weird hill Schefter wants to die on

I listened to the interview he had. He said he believed mortensen’s report and he also said he doesn’t have any info just his belief before he said that. 

46 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

  Has anyone in the Blog received the vaccine yet?  If so, I am sure it was just the first initial shot since the second is supposed to be a few weeks later.  Are the symptoms from the first shot or the second shot?  Anyway, I am looking forward to getting mine.  

I am registered for it... but don't know when I am due to receive it.  More details will follow for me.  I will pass along what I learn, as I learn it.

30 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

My hospital suggested taking ibuprofen prior to getting the vaccine, so that’s what I did. Not sure it really helped. 

placebo effect.