27 minutes ago, E-A-G-L-E-S Eagles said:

I don't understand why it is such a crime to be happy that a 1st round pick is making positive strides right now.  Those catches were insane.  To see him making contributions in camp and getting positive reviews from his coach and the media is a good thing.  Right?  

My feelings on him have not changed, since draft day.  IMO, he will be a major contributor to the Eagles over his career.  He has too much raw talent, but fell into a bad, bad situation last year.  He just needs hard coaching and time to mature and develop.

As I said before, We are seeing him work, improve, gain confidence, build chemistry with teammates and grow. It's important to make plays like he is making in practices so it becomes routine and something he expects to do in real games. I believe last year we watched , with Wentz, what happens when a good player really tries to force good things to happen on the field. Players have to mature past that and play, not as if the have to make it happen, but as if they expect it to happen. That's why practice is invaluable. 

It's not a crime to be happy. There are just some people whose nature is to be miserable, pessimistic, critical, and negative. To them, anything positive that happens is merely a mirage. 

35 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

There is no over hype.  People are impressed by those 2 awesome catches because they were impressive.  No one has drawn any conclusions based off of them. 

Yeah, I was kinda wondering what posts these guys are talking about.

6 minutes ago, brkmsn said:

As I said before, We are seeing him work, improve, gain confidence, build chemistry with teammates and grow. It's important to make plays like he is making in practices so it becomes routine and something he expects to do in real games. I believe last year we watched , with Wentz, what happens when a good player really tries to force good things to happen on the field. Players have to mature past that and play, not as if the have to make it happen, but as if they expect it to happen. That's why practice is invaluable. 

It's not a crime to be happy. There are just some people whose nature is to be miserable, pessimistic, critical, and negative. To them, anything positive that happens is merely a mirage. 

There is a big difference between being pessimistic and being cautious. Only 2 weeks ago it was reported by pretty much everyone how bad Reagor looked. Now people are pumped and excited when he has a few good plays. Ive said it before I can hope he becomes a solid number 2, BUT I want to see more before I say I see him moving in the right direction. Sorry I like to evaluate with more data before I get excited over a player. 1 week does not do it for me. 

29 minutes ago, Freshmilk said:

Regarding getting excited about practice I think it is time to bring in the wisdom of the Dalai Lama:

"No matter what activity or practice we are pursuing, there isn't anything that isn't made easier through constant familiarity and training.   Through training we can change; we can transform ourselves..."

Of course, he goes on to talk about training the mind through meditation but the jist of the above is obvious: gotta practice to make the changes.  So it's good to see guys like Reagor, Mailata, Hurts, Watkins, Wallace, and of course the ones we take for granted like Kelce, Brooks, Johnson, Slay working hard to transform themselves.  Seeing it in practice is the first step and it is OK to acknowledge the progress being made.  Next step is keep practicing.  Guys like Kelce never stop.  

Dalai Lama can suck it. Practice doesn't change things, perfect practice does. Greend

With Rosen being released is that the end of his career? Man what a bust of epic proportions…

1 hour ago, greend said:

Seriously how fast could he have possibly run?

It was for his mouth. 

I think Reagor has the talent , I question his want , he had some red flags at TCU , lack of effort , cutting routes short , blocking , drops , didn’t want any part of physical DBs .  His QB would leave the pocket in trouble , very rare to see him come back to the QB , he would just stop . His lack of production was partly his fault and partly Cumbie’s fault , for not playing to his strengths  , but the above may have played a part in that . 

14 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:

With Rosen being released is that the end of his career? Man what a bust of epic proportions…

That’s one I was real wrong about. 

14 hours ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Yeah, how dare he try to live his dream.  

C'mon IP, it was not "his dream" to make an NFL team at 34 years old as a TE. That's ridiculous. 

10 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

AR is definitely up there in terms of developing QB's. In the modern age (from 2000 on), I can't think of anybody better? 

I really hope Washington chooses to become the Red Hogs. The double entendre is just too good. 

Blame the Jags, not Tebow. 

Just now, 4for4EaglesNest said:

He didn't say that.  He called Andy the "Goat of OC/HC".  Which is so over-used right now. 

 

But what did you think he meant?  Guys who develop Qb since 2000?  Or OC/HC of all time?

Yeah, well, he's an idiot. I don't think much of anything about what he writes honestly. 

18 minutes ago, Bacarty2 said:

I think it shows how important it is to be drafted by the right team. I've said this a couple times, but in my opinion, if Mahomes, Lamar and even Josh Allen ended up with teams like the Dolphins, Jets, broncos, they'd be a shell of themselves. 

Harbaugh changed the entire playbook and is offensive minded for Lamar. 

Andy is the GOAT in my opinion of OC's/HC

And Brian Daboll should of gotten a HC job this year. 

The reason I liked the Sirianni hire from the get go was the obvious focus on teaching/development.

Peddy was the right coach at the right time for the right team, but the wrong HC for a rebuild.

Sirianni has put together a teaching staff, and has stressed fundamentals, so far we're seeing a lot of young players respond positively, even JJAW.

We'll see how far this carries them, but you don't have to hit on every young player, if Watkins "hits" then you won't care about Hightower and so on. But you have to hit on a number of young players, and not just 1st rd picks.

I don't have as much sympathy for Fulgham this off-season. Devonta Smith is/was out. Hightower is apparently a mess. All he had to do was be competent and he'd knock JJAW off the roster. Watkins/Reagor are improving. Jackson looks better and better at TE. It's not a coaching issue.

16 minutes ago, Bacarty2 said:

Who's better in modern football(1960) to groom a QB. 

I'll wait... 

Bill Cowher and Mike Tomlin.

9 hours ago, DuckWalk said:

He made a couple of plays on kickoff coverage. Looked like a kid who wanted a job in 2021.  More than I can say for watching the Eagles secondary last year 

He was credited with 1 tackle.  And if memory serves, he played his ST snaps in the second half, against scrubs.

2 minutes ago, DuckWalk said:

Hey I'm not his agent. Just noticed him on the screen. Just like I noticed Mailata last year and Watkins a week ago. 

A lot more I can say for Cravon La Blanc, Jalen Mills, Malik , need I continue? 

Hey where's the Jason Peters fan club? You were all convinced how dumb I was on that one too  😂 😂

So you’re Shocker? Knew it 

1 minute ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

It's early, leave me alone!

37 minutes ago, Original Sin said:

I think Reagor has the talent , I question his want , he had some red flags at TCU , lack of effort , cutting routes short , blocking , drops , didn’t want any part of physical DBs .  His QB would leave the pocket in trouble , very rare to see him come back to the QB , he would just stop . His lack of production was partly his fault and partly Cumbie’s fault , for not playing to his strengths  , but the above may have played a part in that . 

Yup seems once he realized his college qb sucked he just mailed it in.

Hopefully he's matured and if not hopefully his qb is good enough for him to not mail it in.

I think he has some good influences around him, say what one will about hurts but he's respected in that locker room, I think Devonta Smith will also hold reagor accountable and Siriani also seems like he's been on him since day one, which is good, coaches dont allocate alot of time with players they don't think are any good they get on the player they think is 

We'll see , it's still early and the improvement in camp and practice is encouraging  though it's seemed to got the haters on this board undies in a bunch.

1 hour ago, greend said:

Dalai Lama can suck it. Practice doesn't change things, perfect practice does. Greend

Are you the Dalai Lama's burner account on these boards?

2 minutes ago, Utebird said:

Yup seems once he realized his college qb sucked he just mailed it in.

Hopefully he's matured and if not hopefully his qb is good enough for him to not mail it in.

I think he has some good influences around him, say what one will about hurts but he's respected in that locker room, I think Devonta Smith will also hold reagor accountable and Siriani also seems like he's been on him since day one, which is good, coaches dont allocate alot of time with players they don't think are any good they get on the player they think is 

We'll see , it's still early and the improvement in camp and practice is encouraging  though it's seemed to got the haters on this board undies in a bunch.

His QB play was as bad as it gets. He sucked. 

19 minutes ago, TorontoEagle said:

C'mon IP, it was not "his dream" to make an NFL team at 34 years old as a TE. That's ridiculous. 

Meh - who cares if he wants to waste his time and the franchise wants to have him do a tryout.  There are more players released than make a roster.  It's the nature of the sport.  I'm not sure how Tebow is much different other than he was once a 1st round pick.  I'm sure he wouldn't be trying to play professionally if he didn't want it.  Unfortunately for him, his athletic prime is past and if he had taken this approach earlier in the career he might have been able to have a longer NFL career.  

4 minutes ago, Bacarty2 said:

No thanks. Andy's been doing it 3 times longer, with better numbers and doing it  with guys like McNab, Alex Smith, Vick while he had Montana. 

We always said, what if Andy had a big name, AWESOME QB, and he has it with Mahomes. 

In 3 years with Mahomes, Reid has had the top offensive yards twice. 

In 10 years, Mostly with Montana, Walsh only did it once. 

You really think Montana would be mentioned in the same light if he were drafted by the Lions or Oilers? 
 

He was a 3rd round pick. Did not have the upside of a Marino or Elway. Not trying to take anything from Montana but idk if he’s a hall of famer without Walsh. 

6 minutes ago, Bacarty2 said:

No thanks. Andy's been doing it 3 times longer, with better numbers and doing it  with guys like McNab, Alex Smith, Vick while he had Montana. 

We always said, what if Andy had a big name, AWESOME QB, and he has it with Mahomes. 

In 3 years with Mahomes, Reid has had the top offensive yards twice. 

In 10 years, Mostly with Montana, Walsh only did it once. 

Andy Reid had a year where his WRs had zero TD's. In the age of touch football for WRs.

Also....who do you think Andy Reid learned his system from?