9 minutes ago, TorontoEagle said:

No, there is no argument. Players and refs both said there was no advantage given. It's not like they were grossly under-inflated. And with fully inflated balls, they put up more points in the 2nd half than the first. How do you reconcile that? 

Spygate is a different matter altogether. 

Then why did Brady and the pats deflate balls?

As a Prank?

Oh Brady and Bill, those guys are so silly, they really got me good on that one...😒

59 minutes ago, jsb235 said:

But you will have a conversation about me, along with all your little buddies who like to gang up on people on here and call them names.

Well, it's not so much fun when the rabbit's got the gun.

He didn't even mention your name dumbarse. Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

oh and Hurts sucks

5 minutes ago, greend said:

He didn't even mention your name dumbarse. Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

oh and Hurts sucks

Is he calling himself a rabbit? 

9 minutes ago, EricAllenPick6 said:

It's undeniable that Siri has gotten the offense going under Jalen, but he still has not progressed all that much as a passer.

Whats impressive to me is that sirrianni admittedly said he didn't know much about RPOs and now his team with hurts is an RPO team.

Dude wanted to come in and throw the ball all over the yard realized his QB couldn't do that so switched it up and said hey let's run this crazy college offense I know nothing about and it's worked.

Hurts still can't pass but the offense can run the crap out of the ball🤷‍♂️

Just now, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

That’s why I wasn’t as upset as others about the Astros situation. They just upped the ante of the cheating that was already going on in baseball. The Yankees had court case going on where they didnt want to have a sealed document opened because it’s going to reveal what type of cheating they did. Don’t get me wrong, I thought the Astros should’ve had a bigger punishment. but my belief is there’s a whole bunch of cheating going on in baseball that hasn’t been revealed yet or they’re keeping under wraps from being made public because it would be an even bigger eyesore than what it was.

a conspiracy theory I actually believe in is that the reason manfred didn’t punish the Astros more severe is because I think the Astros had a bunch of information on some other teams and cheating. And that they were willing to make public if their punishment was losing that WS title or having an asterisk put by it in the record books. 

 It depends on what’s considered cheating, if half of a teams players are using steroids is that cheating?  Baseball and amphetamines, the ‘86 Mets and Coke.  LT and the Giants using Coke.  Did Parcells tell LT to send hookers, or did he do it himself.    Pulling fire alarms all night in Hotels where the opposing team is staying.  
 Btw, where’s the snitch Man-genius?  Witness Protection maybe?   I don’t even like Belichick but I hope he kicks Mangini in the sack at a grocery store in the South Pole. 

 

This going to be an absolute ish show all over the league this weekend

I was watching the Lakers/Mavs game last night. Jeff Van Gundy is already talking about a bubble

1 minute ago, LeanMeanGM said:

This going to be an absolute ish show all over the league this weekend

Bears should have hired 17 OCs like the eagles did last year and they wouldn't be in this mess🤔

3 minutes ago, downundermike said:

 

Damn thats half the team... in other news Toolhill is expected to start again! 😆 if we lose this game...

This Washington thing is getting scary.  21 Players, that's wild.   

3 hours ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

The fact that it took him that long to recognize a change needed to happen isn't a good thing.  Or if he didn't have the control to make said change.  

That's my suspicion but I have nothing to back up my suspicion. I would be very surprised if Lowie didn't want to see Hurts win games with his arm. At least until it became obvious he wasn't.

7 minutes ago, The Blackfish said:

 It depends on what’s considered cheating, if half of a teams players are using steroids is that cheating?  Baseball and amphetamines, the ‘86 Mets and Coke.  LT and the Giants using Coke.  Did Parcells tell LT to send hookers, or did he do it himself.    Pulling fire alarms all night in Hotels where the opposing team is staying.  
 Btw, where’s the snitch Man-genius?  Witness Protection maybe?   I don’t even like Belichick but I hope he kicks Mangini in the sack at a grocery store in the South Pole. 

I actually would love to know what else is going on in baseball in terms of cheating. I tend to believe they weren’t the only team cheating. I think they were the only team that was arrogant that turned people off and dumb enough to get themselves caught

8 minutes ago, QBhunter58 said:

Damn thats half the team... in other news Toolhill is expected to start again! 😆 if we lose this game...

Toohill is on the COVID list 

Just now, KINGnabb said:

This Washington thing is getting scary.  21 Players, that's wild.   

Hopefully they are all vaccinated.  If so, I would think there's a good chance that some of them come off prior to the game.  

The problem with the Eagles was Reid burning out partially due to his sons. Then came the search for the next HC.

I think the reason they hired Sirianni wasn't this "we can control him" nonsense, but that in his interview he reminded them of a young AR, the hyper-organized coach who had Plan A, Plan B and so on. They had gone to two extremes with Kelly and Pederson, the control freak and the player's coach, and wanted someone who could start from ground zero like in 1999. They wanted someone both organized, but with the people skills to work with the kids and not alienate the veterans. So far, so good.

Fans say they want to rebuild, but as soon as a team starts to rebuild, they freak out over every loss or a player struggling. The point of a rebuild is to give young players a chance to sink or swim, and not panic when they have a bad game, or get too excited when they have a good game. So Just Relax.

The OL struggled to pass block earlier in the season, the shift to run blocking helped Mailata and Dickerson acclimate, and took the pressure off their pass blocking. It also helped them survive a revolving door at RG and the absence of Lane at RT. I'm not solid this is a top 5 pass blocking line if they had to pass block 70% of snaps, but given time they can become one.

 

3 minutes ago, NCiggles said:

Hopefully they are all vaccinated.  If so, I would think there's a good chance that some of them come off prior to the game.  

Based on last year's rules they would of postponed the game or even possibly have to forfeit if the list gets higher.   Because of 21 players have it then the whole building could be in trouble. 

Just about any top 5 pass blocking OL is getting major help from scheme, whether it's a great running game, screen game, whatever. It all goes together. One thing affects the other.

32 minutes ago, downundermike said:

FYP

Meh - I am not sure Trubisky is any kind of improvement over Hurts.  He would cost more than either Hurts or Minshew next season.  He doesn't make the team a playoff contender.  So why spend the money on him? 

Just now, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Any guesses on how ESPN is going to handle the scoring for Fantasy if any games are forfeited due to Covid?

I have no idea. I'm guessing any player whose game was forfeited gets a 0. You'd have time to get any of those players out of your lineup beforehand. 

36 minutes ago, Utebird said:

Then why did Brady and the pats deflate balls?

As a Prank?

Oh Brady and Bill, those guys are so silly, they really got me good on that one...😒

Brady is insanely detail oriented. Like insane. So it makes sense that he would have a preferred PSI of the balls. It was probably very close to the legal limit, but as Brady himself never did the deflating, it's possible the equipment guy went a little further on a few balls. But clearly Brady preferred his PSI to be on the low side of legal, likely flirting with going over. But the very ball they used as proof, the guy who picked it off had no idea it was deflated, says everything you need to know. 

8 minutes ago, austinfan said:

The problem with the Eagles was Reid burning out partially due to his sons. Then came the search for the next HC.

I think the reason they hired Sirianni wasn't this "we can control him" nonsense, but that in his interview he reminded them of a young AR, the hyper-organized coach who had Plan A, Plan B and so on. They had gone to two extremes with Kelly and Pederson, the control freak and the player's coach, and wanted someone who could start from ground zero like in 1999. They wanted someone both organized, but with the people skills to work with the kids and not alienate the veterans. So far, so good.

Fans say they want to rebuild, but as soon as a team starts to rebuild, they freak out over every loss or a player struggling. The point of a rebuild is to give young players a chance to sink or swim, and not panic when they have a bad game, or get too excited when they have a good game. So Just Relax.

The OL struggled to pass block earlier in the season, the shift to run blocking helped Mailata and Dickerson acclimate, and took the pressure off their pass blocking. It also helped them survive a revolving door at RG and the absence of Lane at RT. I'm not solid this is a top 5 pass blocking line if they had to pass block 70% of snaps, but given time they can become one.

 

I am sure the narrative in their own heads isn't that they can control Sirianni.  I do think Lurie and Howie had no intention of handing over the reigns to any head coach choice.  They want a coach they can work with and that will be willing to listen to them.  I don't get the impression that Sirianni is as organized or dogmatic as Reid.  I do think they wanted a younger offensive mind to coach the team.  

Just now, 4for4EaglesNest said:

\I know a large portion of the fan base wants to believe that Hurts is the guy, either out of blind loyalty to the Birds or for other reasons.....but I am pretty certain the Eagles don't feel that way.  If they punted on the season to develop Hurts, then it would not have played out like this. 

It's not an either/or proposition.

Right now, Hurts is your best chance to win b/c he makes a good run game elite. He just has to be adequate as a passer to a be better choice than Minshew.

The question is whether he can improve, his running is a special dimension, but he has to become a good (not great, just good) pocket passer to keep the job in the long run.

Meanwhile, teams are always looking to upgrade, but reality says the odds of landing an elite QB are slim and none, most teams that have one "lucked" into them. A QB fell in the draft or was available for some reason - and picking high in the draft still means beating long odds. Even the top couple picks fail more than they succeed. Trading up means weakening your team for a long shot.

This is a rebuilding year, it's when you show patience, Eagles aren't an 11 win team looking to get further than the 1st rd of the playoffs, they're a 4 win team that's a couple years away from being a serious contender, backing into the playoffs with Minshew won't serve their long-term interests, so he's not going to start unless Hurts melts down - and one bad game doesn't suffice.

Build a team and with any luck, at some point you'll land a QB that can take them to the promised land. As history shows, if you build a good team, you don't need an elite QB, and an elite QB can't elevate an average team.