1 hour ago, aptosbird said:

The Eagles need quantity over quality but both would be the ideal. I am really against combining 1st round picks to move up. Sit still and grab the BPA please.

Agreed here, 3 of the first 4 picks should be Defense. If not, all 4.

40 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

No, recent interview by Doug indicates that the Reagor decision was a Howie decision.

Covering his ass? Because he was very happy at the time and it was reported that he was the primary guy lobbying for Reagor.

Man, Jordan Howard looks great! Can't even tell he's injured.

5 minutes ago, The Blackfish said:

 The  Bill Parcells mentality as a head coach. He gave the scouts and GM, heights, weight, arm lengths, and speed for each position, no exceptions.   If you have exceptions, then your team is full of them. 

I've heard of a few teams that do this, like the Rams with their DBs, they have a certain set of characteristics a DB needs to meet if he doesn't fit all the criteria they don't draft him.

This method is one way to avoid drafting RBs that weigh 165 pounds😒

3 hours ago, Saltpeter said:

Can someone smarter than I am explain the rationale for not involving Gainwell more in uptempo? With Gainwell and Goedert's multiple skill sets, you could run a whole bunch of formations in the hurry-up. Puts pressure on the defense, takes some off Hurts. Allows you to establish an actual rhythm in the passing game. Am I crazy?

I thought it was mentioned at some point that Gainwell started as a WR at Memphis and then converted to RB.  Going by his Wikipedia page he played QB in HS and switched to RB during camp at Memphis.  He only played 4 games as a freshman and decided to red shirt.  So he only played the one full season in 2019 (he opted out a week before the season opener in 2020 after multiple relatives died of COVID) where he did have 51 receptions as a RB, but I do believe he ran some routes from a WR position (think some of his highlights showed this) and not just as a RB out of the backfield. 

I thought he'd be good to use as a mismatch weapon.  Get him lined up on a LB on the LoS type of thing.  Honestly, I'd rather him than Ward or Reagor as a slot WR as he offers more athletically than Ward and hard to imagine his route running and hands are worse than Reagor's.

And something I hadn't heard before, maybe I just missed it, but it says him and Cox are cousins.

 

1 minute ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Man, Jordan Howard looks great! Can't even tell he's injured.

Can we get some green grass at the NovaCare ?

46 minutes ago, Utebird said:

I've never seen that Superbowl🤷‍♂️

You didn't miss much.

8 minutes ago, Casey @ Bat said:

Sounds like a guy who knew what the F___ he was doing.

Yes.....back in the 80s and 90s he did.

1 minute ago, Green_Guinness said:

I thought it was mentioned at some point that Gainwell started as a WR at Memphis and then converted to RB.  Going by his Wikipedia page he played QB in HS and switched to RB during camp at Memphis.  He only played 4 games as a freshman and decided to red shirt.  So he only played the one full season in 2019 (he opted out a week before the season opener in 2020 after multiple relatives died of COVID) where he did have 51 receptions as a RB, but I do believe he ran some routes from a WR position (think some of his highlights showed this) and not just as a RB out of the backfield. 

I thought he'd be good to use as a mismatch weapon.  Get him lined up on a LB on the LoS type of thing.  Honestly, I'd rather him than Ward or Reagor as a slot WR as he offers more athletically than Ward and hard to imagine his route running and hands are worse than Reagor's.

That may be in his future, but HCs tend to want rookies to master their primary position before throwing more at them (like learning another position).

6 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Man, Jordan Howard looks great! Can't even tell he's injured.

Pretty sure I see Lurie there behind him, rubbing his shoulder .... God Bless that man.

8 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

Pretty sure I see Lurie there behind him, rubbing his shoulder .... God Bless that man.

What is this material that they are using for a practice field - recycled carpet, sawdust, grass well-salted?

14 minutes ago, Utebird said:

I've heard of a few teams that do this, like the Rams with their DBs, they have a certain set of characteristics a DB needs to meet if he doesn't fit all the criteria they don't draft him.

This method is one way to avoid drafting RBs that weigh 165 pounds😒

Really?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Meggett

1 hour ago, TorontoEagle said:

Do you have a link to that interview by chance?

 

At one point he is asked why the Eagles drafted Reagor over Justin Jefferson and he kinda laughs and goes "You're asking me?" 

 

 

18 minutes ago, austinfan said:

Covering his ass? Because he was very happy at the time and it was reported that he was the primary guy lobbying for Reagor.

 

Doug comes off as an honest guy and an accountable guy.  He doesn't strike me at all as someone who would lie and throw someone under the bus if it's not true. 

 

Howie in the other hand is a complete weasle and a snake that I wouldn't trust to walk my dog. 

5 minutes ago, Next_Up said:

Really?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Meggett

Meggett was a great PR .... but his longest run from scrimmage is his current prison term

5 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

Nick did play PRS with the prospects in the pre-draft process, but I'm referring most specifically to the draft itself when the team is on the clock -- which is why I said 'selecting'.  If I'm the GM and there's any doubt on who the pick is I'm looking to the VP of Player Personnel before I'm looking to the head coach.

I don't mind the HC having a say in the draft room at the point of selection.  Doug should have been given some deference.  The problem is that I think Howie is more concerned with appeasing the right people vs. making the right pick. 

13 minutes ago, Waiting4Someday said:

What is this material that they are using for a practice field - recycled carpet, sawdust, grass well-salted?

I'm not some sort of yard guru but I think that grass needs watering.  

3 hours ago, eagle45 said:

Sounds good to me, although I'm not committed to linebacker.  Like the Eagles, normally I'd want to avoid LB round 1 (with the type of defense we have played over the years).  

But the NFL is changing and so too is defense.  It used to be that CB and edge rusher gave you the best/only opportunity for a game wrecking player.  Now, defense is more about surviving shootouts and timely stops/turnovers.  And LB is as instrumental in that as the other positions.  So I'd just be happy with best defensive player available in that spot...which certainly could be a LB.

This is why I put a rangy ballhawking S high up on the most important positions on D in today's NFL.

 

2 minutes ago, NCiggles said:

I'm not some sort of yard guru but I think that grass needs watering.  

I guess it’s still better than Boise or Washington State😵‍💫

3 minutes ago, NCiggles said:

I'm not some sort of yard guru but I think that grass needs watering.  

Some type of Bermuda, probably, cold makes it go dormant, thus the brown color

1 hour ago, NCiggles said:

Yes - Also Doug Pederson was a much better coach than Bill Cowher.  Cowher only won because of Lebau.  Basically his Championship came because Peyton Manning choked in their game and they played a turnover prone Jake Plummer in the AFC Championship.  I mean their NFC challenger was Seattle that was a fluke of a team.  

The team got worse after Reich left because of poor drafting, not adequately addressing the receiver position and appeasing a prima-donna QB.  Despite those issues, Pederson took the team to the playoffs.  Pederson won without Reich and without talent.  Calling him a bad coach is idiotic. 

How was he a prima-donna QB when he had to deal with injuries to the Oline and receivers. Plus the receivers weren't good and Howie sucked at finding someone until Smith

9 minutes ago, NCiggles said:

I don't mind the HC having a say in the draft room at the point of selection.  Doug should have been given some deference.  The problem is that I think Howie is more concerned with appeasing the right people vs. making the right pick. 

I think any of us are going to appease the people that sign our paychecks.

7 minutes ago, olsilverhair said:

Some type of Bermuda, probably, cold makes it go dormant, thus the brown color

We have our best minds on it.

 

15 minutes ago, NCiggles said:

I'm not some sort of yard guru but I think that grass needs watering.  

I'm a little surprised with the Green Thumb and all.

11 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

How was he a prima-donna QB when he had to deal with injuries to the Oline and receivers. Plus the receivers weren't good and Howie sucked at finding someone until Smith

 

Plenty of reports out there of him needing to be babied by the organization, openly disregarding what coaches are telling him in meetings and refusing to run certain plays in practice.  He was not a player who was open to being coached and receptive of coaching. 

Just now, olsilverhair said:

Some type of Bermuda, probably, cold makes it go dormant, thus the brown color

Honestly, you would think they would use some sort of hybrid that wouldn't be completely dormant over the winter.  I think the problem would be root damage to the bermuda given the usage.  

9 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

How was he a prima-donna QB when he had to deal with injuries to the Oline and receivers. Plus the receivers weren't good and Howie sucked at finding someone until Smith

I said so.