25 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

Goes along with what Danny Green said earlier this offseason that  Philadelphia fans have the worst reputation around the league amongst the players. 

Don't care.   If it was so bad, then Danny could have signed somewhere else.   But then, he didn't.  Either it isn't so bad, or he had no where else to go and he wanted the paycheck.  Either way, he didn't seem to have any trouble cashing the paycheck from the Sixers, the same organization who is buoyed by these terrible fans.  

Like I said in an earlier post, the public scrutiny comes with the pay check.  You get paid lots of money because lots of people are emotionally invested in what you do.  If you don't like it, get a 'regular' job and you can go to work and not hear the feedback from fans... unless you are working behind the deli counter and the lines grow long and people get impatient... or you work any retail job, and have to deal with the public on a daily basis... or customer service and have to hear every complaint from every Karen out there.   But, those folks don't get 6 figure salaries... and certainly not 7 and 8 figure salaries.  YET... they have to put up with criticism and scorn and angry people, and worse at times, for an 8 hour shift, 5 days a week and do it 45 plus weeks a year, for 30+ years, and do it up close, not protected by security and distance.   It's just too bad that NBA players have to hear boos from their hometown fans, sometimes up to 40 times a year for 3 hours at a time when they don't live up to the expectations of the people that pay for their expensive lifestyle.   But, when they leave the stadium in their very expensive cars, and sleep in their very expensive homes that were paid for by the fans' willingness to fork over their hard earned money... they can feel a little bit better about themselves and think of themselves as being better than them.  They can look down on them, and scorn them.  But they should keep it to themselves, because making it public won't make the situation better... only worse.

3 minutes ago, Han Solo said:

Giants claimed Collin Johnson which means the Eagles didn't put a claim in for him.  They could've put one in for Tyron Johnson, but lost to the Jags in the order.  I think they missed a real gem in Nigel Warrior.  I really hope we don't fill the PS with all of our own cast-offs.

So far that is what is happening.

1 minute ago, Han Solo said:

Giants claimed Collin Johnson which means the Eagles didn't put a claim in for him.  They could've put one in for Tyron Johnson, but lost to the Jags in the order.  I think they missed a real gem in Nigel Warrior.  I really hope we don't fill the PS with all of our own cast-offs.

24 minutes ago, downundermike said:

No wavier claims by the Eagles

 

Great job by Howie.  Always working to make the roster better.

 

 

16 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Don't care.   If it was so bad, then Danny could have signed somewhere else.   But then, he didn't.  Either it isn't so bad, or he had no where else to go and he wanted the paycheck.  Either way, he didn't seem to have any trouble cashing the paycheck from the Sixers, the same organization who is buoyed by these terrible fans.  

Like I said in an earlier post, the public scrutiny comes with the pay check.  You get paid lots of money because lots of people are emotionally invested in what you do.  If you don't like it, get a 'regular' job and you can go to work and not hear the feedback from fans... unless you are working behind the deli counter and the lines grow long and people get impatient... or you work any retail job, and have to deal with the public on a daily basis... or customer service and have to hear every complaint from every Karen out there.   But, those folks don't get 6 figure salaries... and certainly not 7 and 8 figure salaries.  YET... they have to put up with criticism and scorn and angry people, and worse at times, for an 8 hour shift, 5 days a week and do it 45 plus weeks a year, for 30+ years, and do it up close, not protected by security and distance.   It's just too bad that NBA players have to hear boos from their hometown fans, sometimes up to 40 times a year for 3 hours at a time when they don't live up to the expectations of the people that pay for their expensive lifestyle.   But, when they leave the stadium in their very expensive cars, and sleep in their very expensive homes that were paid for by the fans' willingness to fork over their hard earned money... they can feel a little bit better about themselves and think of themselves as being better than them.  They can look down on them, and scorn them.  But they should keep it to themselves, because making it public won't make the situation better... only worse.

I would also point out there were people in Phoenix when the Suns were terrible that boo’d Devin Booker before this year and DeAndre Ayton when they struggled at times his rookie season. People like to pretend it’s only Philadelphia where some star players get boo’d. I live in Arizona now. They’ve boo’d Paul Goldschmidt. Boo’d devin Booker and Ayton, they’ve boo’d Carson Palmer when they had no QB from Warner til then. Ive been to games in la where pau gasol boo’d. Add on after a nba finals game Lakers fans sent death threats to green and his fiancé. Also Dodgers fans crucified kershaw because of his playoff letdowns before last year. This theory it’s only Philly is laughable. 

 

No way they go into the season with who they have. Best value might be a player swap at this point. Wonder who they have to offer.

This makes sense

Just now, eaglesflyers#1 said:

No way they go into the season with who they have. Best value might be a player swap at this point. Wonder who they have to offer.

Howie will ask for Quinnen Williams and not budge. 

2 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Howie will ask for Zach Wilson and not budge. 

FYP

1 minute ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Howie will ask for Quinnen Williams and not budge. 

Aim high ask for Wilson lol 

12 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Also keep in mind they would have to cut players if they claimed someone, since they cant put players on IR until 4. So there could be someone out there they intend to sign that's not a former Eagles, they just don't want to potentially lose someone. 

It would be a terrible shame if they cut JJAW and he was claimed by a team.  Just a down right tragedy.

 

Some random WR news

Breshad Perriman to Bears

AGG to WFT PS

St Brown to Packers PS

Jordan Matthews to SF PS

42 minutes ago, justrelax said:

Not naïve at all. The irony here is that Hood wasn't supposed to be there at all. His men got deflected by Sickles' 3rd Corps units (too far in advance of their assigned position) and two regiments of sharpshooters. Hood was supposed to attack pretty much due North but ended up going east-northeast, against an unoccupied position. Meade, alarmed that Sickles had set up too far to his front, sent Gouverneur Warren to rectify the position. Warren observed approaching Confederates and sent riders to grab everybody they could find. This turned out to be Sykes' Fifth Corps, Third Brigade, under Strong Vincent. Vincent led three regiments to Little Round Top, including  the 20th Maine, which was on the extreme right. They arrived only a few minutes before Laws' Alabamians and the rest is well known.

Worth remembering is that Sykes' men were rested and had only a moderate march to their positions on July 2, whereas Hood's men had marched and counter-marched 20 miles immediately before being ordered to attack. They were going uphill, and it's quite steep. The Union soldiers above them could fire, withdraw a few feet to where they could reload while sheltered by the curve of the hill, then step forward and fire.

I highly recommend Thomas Desjardin's Stand Firm, Ye Boys from Maine, an excellent microhistory of this area of the conflict. I actually had a chance to walk the ground with him some years ago. Delightful man.

Yep.  You start that climb and imagine staring down the muskets of the north and it really puts that part of the battle into perspective.  Friend of mine who was an officer in the marines and flew helicopters off the embassy in Saigon, studied and passed the exam to be a licensed guide at Gettysburg took a group of friends and me on his first tour.  I had previously led tours for our local scout troops and cub packs, the Johnny Reb and Billy Yank trails.  It gave me an excuse to walk the battlefield.  Gettysburg being close, I have gone often.

The action in PA expanded beyond Gettysburg.   Stuart’s delay in coming through Hanover ( brief skirmish with the Union Calvary in the Battle of Hanover), up into Jefferson, New Salem, York, Dover and ultimately Carlisle, had an impact on Lee as a major part of his Calvary was late to the field.  Gordon failed in his move towards Harrisburg when the PA militia burned the covered bridge over the Susquehanna at Wrightsville.  

2 hours ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Anyone living in central pa, be careful with the rain and flooding you’re gonna see.  If you don’t need to be traveling, don’t.  It could get bad.  I read that they are concerned with flash flooding up in that area.  

I was there.  People without power already.  Driving to NEPA there was an accident on the interstate. Truck in to the median. Or maybe 2 accidents.  Traffic was backed up forever. 

We are also possibly getting about 6 inches here in NEPA too.

Tons of schools dismissed early.

12 minutes ago, austinfan said:

You have to cut a guy to claim a guy, it's very possible the Eagle Scouts didn't consider anyone out there better than what they had.

Remember, JJAW is #5 and has shown he can play STs, so you're not going to claim a WR who doesn't play STs to cut JJAW unless you're sold that he's a potential starter down the road. A marginal improvement that hurts STs has little value. Those kind of players you stash on the PS for a year or two, not on the 53.

.  Yeah, and there's the sad reality.  

They aren't going anywhere this year, so marginal changes to ST shouldn't be the real focus, but rather identifying young talent.  And if you get the chance to poach a better talent from another team, you take it.  Once they clear waivers, they get to choose to go to any team's PS that offers them a spot.  They don't get to deny a waiver claim.  

But your last statement is just the opposite of the things that you have preached for years.  Years and years now, the last few spots on the 53 are about protecting talented players to develop to keep them from being exposed to other teams.  But, now we don't target those types from other teams, and just try to put them on the PS, even though those players could decline the invite to the Eagles' PS.     

 

But hey... we'll get to see JJAW playing ST.  That's exactly the type of return you are hoping for out of a second round pick.  😕

2 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

We are also possibly getting about 6 inches here in NEPA too.

Is that the first time that has ever happened to a chick in NEPA ??

 

15 minutes ago, downundermike said:

Bummer, Isaiah Johnson signing to the Texans practice squad.  Was hoping we would give him a look.

Once they pass through waivers, its up to the players which PS they sign with.  The Eagles might have wanted to sign him to a PS position, but he doesn't have to take it.  

13 minutes ago, Han Solo said:

Giants claimed Collin Johnson which means the Eagles didn't put a claim in for him.  They could've put one in for Tyron Johnson, but lost to the Jags in the order.  I think they missed a real gem in Nigel Warrior.  I really hope we don't fill the PS with all of our own cast-offs.

2 minutes ago, downundermike said:

Is that the first time that has ever happened to a chick in NEPA ??

2 minutes ago, downundermike said:

Is that the first time that has ever happened to a chick in NEPA ??

I don't really know about the D sizes around here.  You'd have to ask hunt. 

3 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

 

Love it