I think we are going to have a bad year. New coaches, young QB, lack of talent, injury prone vets, etc.

But I'm actually pretty excited about this season anyway. Doug grew really stale to me, very quickly. Was never a fan of how the defense played, stats be damned. And I'm excited to get rid of old, broken players who are always hurt. I want to see a young team grow. That to me is actually exciting.

On 3/26/2021 at 9:25 PM, bigdog54 said:

Everyone is to negative saying we are going to suck. First the line is going to be better. You possibly have 3 starters coming back 2 of them pro bowlers. I also personally think that Dillard makes a better guard and would be a great 6 swing man on the line that can come in and play either position. With the line better and a coach that gets the run game going, uses play action and the screen game (all what the colts are known for) and if we can add pieces to the defense and actually have an aggressive DC instead of a pu$$y calling the plays, you might be surprised how the team balls out. 
 

You never know how things will come together we have way to many unknowns that could go either way but it’s much better to be positive than negative! Your life will be so much better if you look positive on things. 

I would prefer that Dillard become the Left Tackle that he was drafted in the first round to be.  He might not be that.  But ideally, he is that.

I like Mailata as versatile player.  Call him Swing Tackle as a position, I guess.

 

These are the numbers for Mailata from the draftscout.com site

Height: 6067
Weight: 385
40 Yrd Dash: 5.12
225 Lb. Bench Reps: 22
3-Cone Drill: 6.76

Are those real?  Or made up?  I don't think those numbers are possible.  I don't think 385 pounds and 6.76 3 cone is possible.  Nope.  And if it's anywhere
close, Mailatas talents are being wasted on the oline, especially when you consider all the running with the ball that he did as a professional rugby player.
Some appear to seek "weapon".  This Mailata is potentially a huge weapon.  

This Mailata, who is doing well, never played football before being drafted.

 

 

 

 

 

I’m more concerned with the irrational negativity that will follow this season. This is a new coaching staff implementing a new system with a limited offseason.
 

Year one is not going to be good. In particular, the defense is going to be bad (with a first time defensive coordinator). This doesn’t mean they can’t improve moving forward.

Im rubber, your glue. What ever you say bounces off me and sticks to you. 

10 hours ago, TEW said:

I think we are going to have a bad year. New coaches, young QB, lack of talent, injury prone vets, etc.

But I'm actually pretty excited about this season anyway. Doug grew really stale to me, very quickly. Was never a fan of how the defense played, stats be damned. And I'm excited to get rid of old, broken players who are always hurt. I want to see a young team grow. That to me is actually exciting.

Completely agree with you, my expectations are low this year but I’m excited to see what happens with Hurts, the young receivers, young players and coaches. I especially like that Sirianni is a Reich disciple and Gannon worked under Zimmer, I always like the Vikings defense even though I really hate that team. It’s going to nice to see an aggressive defense for a change instead of the stupid stick and non blitzing defense.

What I don't want is to be mediocre.  Middle-Of-The-Round draft picks are not what I want next year.  If we're not going to make it to the playoffs with a legitimate hope of success, then I'd rather stink up the place.

That said, I'm incapable of cheering for the Eagles to lose.  Ever.  I just can';t do it.

I don't think anybody can predict how the eagles will do this year.  They're not as devoid of talent as everyone is making them out to be....BUT, there are things that we simply won't know until  preseason and the regular season.

The first is whether guys like Brooks, Johnson, Dillard, Hargrave, Barnett and McLeod can come back from injury and play to their ability.

Then you have the question of whether the young guys like Reagor, Hightowner, Watkins, Arcega-Whiteside, Mailata, Taylor, Wallace, Hurts......can develop and improve their contributions.

Then the unknown of how fast and how well this new coaching staff can implement the offense and defense.

Then, of course, the unknowns of the draft........11 picks.  Can the eagles get 3-4 big contributors at CB, WR or LB....among others?

There are going to be some 2nd tier free agents available so Howie still has some work to do to create cap space for the rookies and any possible 1 year prove it deals.

All that may indeed spell out to be a bad record year.....which is not unusual for a new staff with a overturned roster that's a lot younger.  But if we see Hurts play well, the defense play fast and aggressive and young guys contributing in a productive way, it could be the start of something really good in the coming years.

The amount of disfunction, power struggles, injuries, broken down vets and an incomprehensible crash of Wentz makes it easy to think that they'll be bad again this year.  But there is simply too many things that have changed to know just where the needle is pointing.

Personally, I'm hoping that Sirianni and his staff will energize the vets, upcoach the young guys and simply make the eagles fun to watch.

7 hours ago, ilikepargo said:

What I don't want is to be mediocre.  Middle-Of-The-Round draft picks are not what I want next year.  If we're not going to make it to the playoffs with a legitimate hope of success, then I'd rather stink up the place.

That said, I'm incapable of cheering for the Eagles to lose.  Ever.  I just can';t do it.

I don’t think you’re going to have to cheer for it. It’s probably just going to happen like it did last season. At least it won’t be as frustrating, because expectations should be much lower. I’m more focused this season on other things from wins and losses. Will some of these young guys prove they can play? Can this coach gameplan effectively? Can Hurts be the guy? How is this defense going to look? Will these players fight even in losses? To me these things add up and though it may not lead to a successful 2021 it could lead to a very bright 2022.

Quite a few people believe the issue to be Howie and his systemic and anemic drafting. Outside sources have proven the issue relies with his continued horrible drafting and yet the team throws out everything that was successful except the problem. We have very little talent on this team and the good talent we do have is over 30 and injury prone. We haven't had a good draft in a decade and we have no money to acquire talent in free agency. We are the little sisters of the poor and it won't get better until we excise the cancer.

1 hour ago, Vileborg said:

Quite a few people believe the issue to be Howie and his systemic and anemic drafting. Outside sources have proven the issue relies with his continued horrible drafting and yet the team throws out everything that was successful except the problem. We have very little talent on this team and the good talent we do have is over 30 and injury prone. We haven't had a good draft in a decade and we have no money to acquire talent in free agency. We are the little sisters of the poor and it won't get better until we excise the cancer.

You're right. It's funny when fans hope for draft picks to work out...look who's doing the drafting. 

Is it being negative if I'm bothered by the "Way to much" vs. "Way too much"? 

 

On 3/26/2021 at 6:32 PM, nipples said:

Even Howie knows they are going to be awful this year. Why else would he have traded out of pick #6 to give himself an extra first next year? If there was any thought that they could actually be good next season, they’d have just stayed at 6 and taken Chase or Pitts, who will be far more of difference makers than whoever they get at 12. 

If you think long term..it is the changing of the guard. Old Eagles like Graham, Cox, Ertz, over 30 etc.. will leave. Perfect time to replenish with new blood. The bad news that scares everyone is how since 2016,  No pro bowlers other than Wentz, and only 2 remaining picks that are still on the team. Howie really under performed as a GM. Can he turn it around and build a new foundation??? It is possible. Hopefully he did learn something from his mistakes. The fact that the management recognized the need to replenish the lines instead of trading everything away for a superstar is progress.

16 hours ago, ilikepargo said:

What I don't want is to be mediocre.  Middle-Of-The-Round draft picks are not what I want next year.  If we're not going to make it to the playoffs with a legitimate hope of success, then I'd rather stink up the place.

That said, I'm incapable of cheering for the Eagles to lose.  Ever.  I just can';t do it.

We have some key veterans from the Super Bowl....We have a shot at winning a division. That would be my top goal for next year. That and a step up in Hurts Game towards feeling more comfort in the pocket.

5 hours ago, Traveler Vic said:

We have some key veterans from the Super Bowl....We have a shot at winning a division. That would be my top goal for next year. That and a step up in Hurts Game towards feeling more comfort in the pocket.

As of right now I have a hard time seeing them win more than 4 games next season. Maybe if Howie had done the smart thing and stayed at 6 to get a playmaker for Hurts (Chase or Pitts), they could have improved that by a couple games. 

21 minutes ago, nipples said:

As of right now I have a hard time seeing them win more than 4 games next season. Maybe if Howie had done the smart thing and stayed at 6 to get a playmaker for Hurts (Chase or Pitts), they could have improved that by a couple games. 

Unless Hurts is a total bust and last season was a total fluke...And I do not think that is the case. I am a lot more optimistic that given proper training and support they may do better than 4.

15 hours ago, Vileborg said:

Quite a few people believe the issue to be Howie and his systemic and anemic drafting. Outside sources have proven the issue relies with his continued horrible drafting and yet the team throws out everything that was successful except the problem. We have very little talent on this team and the good talent we do have is over 30 and injury prone. We haven't had a good draft in a decade and we have no money to acquire talent in free agency. We are the little sisters of the poor and it won't get better until we excise the cancer.

Outside sources, hm? You mean BLG and idiots like him?

Can't be the other GMs, because they all say he is doing a good job. But hey, why bother with the facts when you have feelings.

3 hours ago, Traveler Vic said:

Unless Hurts is a total bust and last season was a total fluke...And I do not think that is the case. I am a lot more optimistic that given proper training and support they may do better than 4.

If Hurts starts we go at least 9-8. Maybe better considering we play the NFC East. And yes, I don't buy any hype for none of the other NFC East Teams. They all suck.

3 hours ago, Infam said:

If Hurts starts we go at least 9-8. Maybe better considering we play the NFC East. And yes, I don't buy any hype for none of the other NFC East Teams. They all suck.

I love the positivity bud but I just don't see it. The other East teams are better than us. 

On 3/27/2021 at 3:34 AM, NVeagle said:

Philanegative!

Negadelphia

On 3/28/2021 at 4:06 AM, Random Reglar said:

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These are the numbers for Mailata from the draftscout.com site

Height: 6067
Weight: 385
40 Yrd Dash: 5.12
225 Lb. Bench Reps: 22
3-Cone Drill: 6.76

 

 

 

 

I don't know where draftscout got their Ht / Wt numbers - NFL.com predraft and every other draft profile I've seen ...

6080 345

43 minutes ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said:

I love the positivity bud but I just don't see it. The other East teams are better than us. 

Dallas sucks, I don't see them do anything ever with Dak. Everyone acts like he is an elite QB.. where were they with Dak? Nowhere.

The Giants threw around a lot of money, but I wouldn't bet on them to win anything either.

The division is between us and the Redskins. And I see us win that duel.

1 hour ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said:

I love the positivity bud but I just don't see it. The other East teams are better than us. 

And they’re going to stay better for a couple more years. D has their main offensive core signed for a while as long as Dak is okay. Their defense is a few pieces from being decent if their LBs can stay healthy. Was just needs a QB. NY needs a QB and some defensive help but they have a lot of young talent as well. 

2 minutes ago, kentwo said:

And they’re going to stay better for a couple more years. D has their main offensive core signed for a while as long as Dak is okay. Their defense is a few pieces from being decent if their LBs can stay healthy. Was just needs a QB. NY needs a QB and some defensive help but they have a lot of young talent as well. 

They were just as bad as we were last year. But unlike us they didn't clean house. Why would they be good all of a sudden?

On 3/28/2021 at 3:56 PM, ilikepargo said:

What I don't want is to be mediocre.  Middle-Of-The-Round draft picks are not what I want next year.  If we're not going to make it to the playoffs with a legitimate hope of success, then I'd rather stink up the place.

That said, I'm incapable of cheering for the Eagles to lose.  Ever.  I just can';t do it.

 

5 hours ago, Infam said:

If Hurts starts we go at least 9-8. Maybe better considering we play the NFC East. And yes, I don't buy any hype for none of the other NFC East Teams. They all suck.

 

1 hour ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said:

I love the positivity bud but I just don't see it. The other East teams are better than us. 

The way I see it, if the Eagles are going to get to a mediocre or better record, then Hurts has to be good, which means we don’t have to take a QB in the first next year and can hopefully make use of 3 first rounders.

If Hurts sucks we probably get a top 5 pick. 

1 minute ago, ManchesterEagle said:

The way I see it, if the Eagles are going to get to a mediocre or better record, then Hurts has to be good, which means we don’t have to take a QB in the first next year and can hopefully make use of 3 first rounders.

If Hurts sucks we probably get a top 5 pick. 

Hurts is the future.