1 minute ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

So refreshing to hear that. Way too often over the last 2.5 years ive had to watch and complain about how we don’t utilize the guys we have to their strengths and just running the offense we want to run just cause we don’t want to adjust to the players we have and what they do well. 

sorry for continuously bringing it up. But that was the thing that absolutely drove me crazy the last 3 years with the previous coaching staff. 

yep and what's even better is when he was hired that's the same thing he said without seeing any of his guys play in person.  It's nice to see him stick to that word and put it to practice.  It gives you hope that they can really get the most out of Jalen Reagor and Quez Watkins.  Smith would probably excel at any WR position and let him just go do what he does.  But when you have athletes like Reagor and the speed of Watkins, you play to their strengths, not try to fit them in your boring scheme.

25 minutes ago, Green_Guinness said:

Don't know how true this is, but I heard someone say that Whole Foods prefers their locations where there's a high number of young college grads living.  Some might say they prefer areas that are affluent with plenty of disposable income.  The only 2 in South Jersey are Cherry Hill and Marlton.  So even for me both are more than a 30 minute drive. 

 

In Philly, they are in the Museum district, right along the Ben Franklin Pkwy and South Street.   

In PA suburbs... Main Line, Newtown Square and Glen Mills.

Basically, affluent areas... They are not in the business of taking food stamps, because the folks that are eligible for food stamps can't afford to get to that store, let alone purchase anything.

1 minute ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

Falcons are building their team like the giants and it is working out wonderful for them. 

the issue with the Falcons was they restructured Matt Ryan’s contract when they didn’t have too. They could’ve gotten out of that contract at the end of this season with a minimal dead money. Instead they restructured him during a rebuild and are now tied to him through 2022. And they weren’t going to just take a QB at 4 to sit behind Matt Ryan for 2 years. It’s one thing for the packers who took love late first and do that. It’s another at 4th overall 

1 minute ago, bpac55 said:

For sure.  He's a guy who is going to play and you don't worry about him.  Not quite Todd Herremans level but close.  If he keeps it up I'm going to convince myself trading Brandon Brooks to put Dickerson at RG is the best move moving forward. 

The ToddFather was my favorite.  Versatile and nasty.  An example of nailing your fourth round pick.

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

the issue with the Falcons was they restructured Matt Ryan’s contract when they didn’t have too. They could’ve gotten out of that contract at the end of this season with a minimal dead money. Instead they restructured him during a rebuild and are now tied to him through 2022. And they weren’t going to just take a QB at 4 to sit behind Matt Ryan for 2 years. It’s one thing for the packers who took love late first and do that. It’s another at 4th overall 

I still think they should of took a QB at 4

Just now, Connecticut Eagle said:

The ToddFather was my favorite.  Versatile and nasty.  An example of nailing your fourth round pick.

Same. Huge fan of him. My other favorite was Evan Mathis

12 minutes ago, downundermike said:

@austinfan I am still waiting for the 4-5 years that the Browns had zero 3rd day picks work out so we can disucss.

Must you?  You like to call other posters out like it is a brawl at fourth grade recess.  It is old with Bacarty and it is old with others  You should know by now that Afan won’t take the bait.  

26 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

On the injured list but practicing. New defense for McLeod and Dickerson is a rookie.  Dickerson is also an OL.  Pretty normal for an OL to be inactive so he isn’t really depriving a player of a spot. So basically you aren’t really going to kick the tires on the inactive roster on that many players. Arguably one of the DBs this past week was one of those. With the relaxed veteran rules and 16 man PS, no real hindrance to kicking tires.  Tryouts on PS churn unless an injury need. Bottom of roster players?  There is room available as the Eagles really aren’t a team that doesn’t have a couple of spots. I don’t think this is a Jeffery level issue this year. 

Not exactly.  They would have had the ability to claim a player off waivers and put them on the 53 for a few weeks, rather than wait for them to clear waivers and then try to get them to sign to your PS rather than the PS with the team they are coming from.  A lot of players?   Of course not, at most two players.  But, it was a missed opportunity.  Not a huge deal, but still something that could have helped.   They went into the season with 3 safeties, and one of them is now injured on top of McLeod's status.  Having a 4th might not have hurt... 

2 hours ago, bpac55 said:

You never know.  The narrative ever since last season ended was there was no way Ertz is an Eagle this year and guess what, here he is starting.  Is he an Eagle because he truly bought in to Sirianni and the new culture being build around Jalen Hurts, or is he an Eagle only because Howie can't get more than a 5th for him?  We don't know. 

Maybe, just maybe, the culture that DP had built with Carson just grew incredibly stale and Ertz and Kelce (Wentz's best buds) thought they needed to go if the changes included getting rid of Carson.  However, Hurts has taken this team and become a leader of men at his young age, and Sirianni could be on to something with the way he handles his team.  Maybe Ertz and Kelce have totally bought in to the new way of things being done here.  Even the biggest Carson supporters (I'm one of them) can't deny that there appears to be a total lack of drama surrounding this team for the first time in what seems to be 3 years.  That has to be refreshing for everyone in the locker room.

Kelce looked dominant on Sunday.  He hasn't looked that good in some time.  The thing with Kelce is that he doesn't need the NFL.  He's going to have a long post-NFL career weather it's in the booth, as analyst or some other entrepreneurial idea he has.  Walking away from the game healthy is important for him.  My gut tells me that the Eagles surprise a lot this year and either make the Wild Card or just miss the playoffs.  Kelce see this as one last opportunity to make a run with a young QB and WR group.  Howie/Siranni talk to Kelce, rework his contract and trade Brandon Brooks.  Dickerson is plugged in at RG while Kelce gives us another 2 years. 

 

 

Unless we are going to pay him a whole pile of money, he's gone

3 minutes ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

I'm telling you Nick gets it. A lot of it is just words for now but, I just think he is going to be awesome. 

I can go with this scenario for sure

I liked the sirianni hire cause i think he’s a good teacher of the game to young players which the eagles badly have needed the past couple years. I also think he is very energetic and the young guys and even older guys pick up on it. He looks much more confident and comfortable in his surroundings then early over. I think earlier this offseason he was trying to impress the fan base and justify himself. It’s why you had some of his out there stuff in pressers. I think he is much more comfortable when it comes to just football activities and Xs and Os.  I also Liked it cause it wasn’t josh mcdaniels. I really dislike mcdaniels and his past track record without brady. 

4 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

Must you?  You like to call other posters out like it is a brawl at fourth grade recess.  It is old with Bacarty and it is old with others  You should know by now that Afan won’t take the bait.  

Dude acts like the is the smartest man in the room, but never wants to discuss what he posts.  I glanced over the Browns draft history, and that statement is incorrect.   He continues to post absurd narratives in defense of Howie Roseman, and I am here to prove them false.

1 minute ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

the issue with the Falcons was they restructured Matt Ryan’s contract when they didn’t have too. They could’ve gotten out of that contract at the end of this season with a minimal dead money. Instead they restructured him during a rebuild and are now tied to him through 2022. And they weren’t going to just take a QB at 4 to sit behind Matt Ryan for 2 years. It’s one thing for the packers who took love late first and do that. It’s another at 4th overall 

That's why I said before the draft when everyone was saying the falcons were going to go QB I laughed at them. Falcons are stupid, even if Ryan didn't have that deal a QB still wasn't the best option. Ryan play has not fallen of yet and there offensive line was still a mess. They are building from the outside in. They had how many losing seasons after that super bowl with Julio still in peak playing performance? So your answer to your woes was to get rid of Julio ( it was time) and get another big time playmaker with an aging QB with a sheety line? Idiots 

1 minute ago, greend said:

Unless we are going to pay him a whole pile of money, he's gone

Would you rather pay DG a ton of money to catch 50 balls a year or pay Kelce top money to keep him around for 3 more years?  Not saying that's likely but if Kelce plays the whole year like he did on Sunday, I'm doing whatever I can to see if he wants to keep playing.

2 minutes ago, Dwide Schrude said:

I still think they should of took a QB at 4

Same. Huge fan of him. My other favorite was Evan Mathis

Yeah but they were never going to take a QB at four but be stuck with Matt Ryan for 2 more years at like $27 mil against the cap this year  and 48.8 mil against he cap next year ($40.5 mil dead money— even if they post June 1 cut or trade it’s 24 mil dead and 23 cap savings) 

Legitimately tough call between Hurts and Hargrave IMO. I think Hargrave was better, but no issues here.

What if I told you that there’s a Jordan Mailata clone entering this draft that plays the RT position?

However, out in the Midwest, in Big Ten country in Minnesota, resides perhaps the most interesting study in this group of tackles due to his sheer size (6’9” and near 400 lbs) and power. A player that is bringing his rugby background with him to the United States and eventually into the NFL. All the way from Melbourne, Australia, let’s get introduced to Gophers’ offensive tackle Daniel Faalele and take a look at his potential draft stock.

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/2021-nfl-draft-assessing-the-draft-stock-of-daniel-faalele/
 

Im now obsessed with the idea of having two Aussie behemoths that are former rugby stars as Eagles future at both tackle positions 

12 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

(not related to your point, but relevant to discuss between gardeners) 
You could likely extend that lettuce harvest about 3-4 weeks easily with some heavy duty row cover.  Just one layer of light cloth will protect the lettuce from a light frost... just make sure that the cover isn't touching the foliage.   A heavier row cover will protect overnight to about 28-30F.  If you go with TWO layers (with an air gap between them), you can get a bit more protection.   A bit of plastic over the top (just cheap plastic painters tarp) can be used to protect from the coldest nights in the late Fall.    And, you'd be surprised how well that stuff can bounce back if allowed to thaw out after a light freeze as well.  

I didn't have a chance to get my garden ready for the fall, but I still plan to start some lettuces and try to get some fresh garden salads and see how long I can keep it coming... mostly as an experiment than survival.   But, I found that even my tomatoes last spring handled a 'hard frost' with just a heavy row cover for frost protection and a bit of plastic tarp over the top over night.   Everything was perfectly happy and healthy, except for the branches of the tomatoes that were touching the row cover and tarp (my supports failed because we also had a bit of wind with it... failure on my engineering, not the materials I was using).  

Of course, the lettuce isn't going to grow much during those late weeks, but it will be happy to basically just sit there mostly dormant and wait for you to come along and pick it.   And if you are into spinach (my wife really loves it in her salads) the temps can be even lower without concerns... AND less pests!  win win win.

 

 

Just something for you to consider.

Thanks, I will give it a try. Problem is my first freeze is usually around Halloween and I will be out of town at that time.  

2 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

I liked the sirianni hire cause i think he’s a good teacher of the game to young players which the eagles badly have needed the past couple years. I also think he is very energetic and the young guys and even older guys pick up on it. He looks much more confident and comfortable in his surroundings then early over. I think earlier this offseason he was trying to impress the fan base and justify himself. It’s why you had some of his out there stuff in pressers. I think he is much more comfortable when it comes to just football activities and Xs and Os.  I also Liked it cause it wasn’t josh mcdaniels. I really dislike mcdaniels and his past track record without brady. 

I know he was and can be a little over the top with the rah rah stuff and the trying to appeal to this city. However, when it's time to get serious the sheet he says and does is just refreshing and shows he isn't to big to seek advice and grow even more. 

3 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

Would you rather pay DG a ton of money to catch 50 balls a year or pay Kelce top money to keep him around for 3 more years?  Not saying that's likely but if Kelce plays the whole year like he did on Sunday, I'm doing whatever I can to see if he wants to keep playing.

https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2021/6/18/22539931/eagles-news-nfl-insider-poison-pill-jason-kelce-contract-philadelphia-center-cap-offensive-line-bgn

5 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

Thanks, I will give it a try. Problem is my first freeze is usually around Halloween and I will be out of town at that time.  

I hear ya.   That's where the row cover rather than the plastic comes in handy.   The row cover will breathe, so that the plants won't get baked underneath like they would with plastic.   But, the row cover is where the frost actually forms, rather than on the leaves of the plants.  And as a result, the frost actually helps to protect the plants from lower temps.  (It's science!)   

And... if you want to go really fancy, a string or two of old Christmas lights laid on the ground around the plants with a timer switch just like you'd use for Christmas lights normally will keep the ambient temps around the plants just a little bit higher... and the row cover helps to hold in that extra heat.  (That would only be necessary on the colder nights.)  Lettuce can easily handle temps as low as 32F, especially if protected a little.   And even if they get nipped a little on the very outer leaves, the inner leaves are still good.  Just remove any that do get nipped and you are still good to go.

2 minutes ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

That's why I said before the draft when everyone was saying the falcons were going to go QB I laughed at them. Falcons are stupid, even if Ryan didn't have that deal a QB still wasn't the best option. Ryan play has not fallen of yet and there offensive line was still a mess. They are building from the outside in. They had how many losing seasons after that super bowl with Julio still in peak playing performance? So your answer to your woes was to get rid of Julio ( it was time) and get another big time playmaker with an aging QB with a sheety line? Idiots 

Once they restructured Matt Ryan they weren’t going to go quarterback at 4. That took them out of that market. I would’ve been OK if they took a quarterback at four if they absolutely loved one of the quarterbacks and they didn’t restructure Matt Ryan’s contract. The dead money to release Matt Ryan in 2022 is $40.5 million. They were not going to do that and just have the 4th overall picks it for two years 

I don’t follow the Atlanta Falcons close enough but it feels like the timing of his restructured contract happened so that they wouldn’t have to go quarterback in the draft and use it at another positions. I think this came down to where we restructured Matt Ryan so he’s our quarterback for the next two years so we don’t have to look at the quarterback position right now at 4. Which is a bad way to run your franchise. 

1 minute ago, greend said:

https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2021/6/18/22539931/eagles-news-nfl-insider-poison-pill-jason-kelce-contract-philadelphia-center-cap-offensive-line-bgn

I remember seeing that and couldn't find it, thanks for sharing.  Sounds like a gentleman's agreement that could potentially be reworked however no?  

But Fowler reported Tuesday that both sides agreed this offseason that if Kelce isn't cut or retired by June 2, 2022, the Eagles will be required to pay Kelce something like $30 million. In other words, as Fowler put it, "it's just understood that he's probably gonna play one more year there."

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

Once they restructured Matt Ryan they weren’t going to go quarterback at 4. That took them out of that market. I would’ve been OK if they took a quarterback at four if they absolutely loved one of the quarterbacks and they didn’t restructure Matt Ryan’s contract. The dead money to release Matt Ryan in 2022 is $40.5 million. They were not going to do that and just have the 4th overall picks it for two years 

I don’t follow the Atlanta Falcons close enough but it feels like the timing of his restructured contract happened so that they wouldn’t have to go quarterback in the draft and use it at another positions. I think this came down to where we restructured Matt Ryan so he’s our quarterback for the next two years so we don’t have to look at the quarterback position right now at 4. Which is a bad way to run your franchise. 

They definitely made a lot of mistakes to get where they are now. I don't really follow them either but, I follow enough of other teams to know that the falcons are stupid lol. 

4 minutes ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

I know he was and can be a little over the top with the rah rah stuff and the trying to appeal to this city. However, when it's time to get serious the sheet he says and does is just refreshing and shows he isn't to big to seek advice and grow even more. 

I think some of the rah rah over the top stuff was simply to get the fan base to accept him and in their good graces. It didn’t play out that way with how it was delivered. I liked sirianni hire based off the videos i saw with the Colts and things i read on the athletic and from Indy beat writers. I could have done without the paper rock scissors comments though. But again i think he was just trying too hard at that time. 

1 minute ago, bpac55 said:

I remember seeing that and couldn't find it, thanks for sharing.  Sounds like a gentleman's agreement that could potentially be reworked however no?  

But Fowler reported Tuesday that both sides agreed this offseason that if Kelce isn't cut or retired by June 2, 2022, the Eagles will be required to pay Kelce something like $30 million. In other words, as Fowler put it, "it's just understood that he's probably gonna play one more year there."

Theoretically they could just extend him and tear up that agreement. It's mostly in place for Eagles to post June 1st him without using one of their pre June 1st post June 1st designations. 

3 minutes ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

They definitely made a lot of mistakes to get where they are now. I don't really follow them either but, I follow enough of other teams to know that the falcons are stupid lol. 

If we are being honest after the Falcons blew that SB they probably should’ve blown it all up. To lose in that fashion and way I’m not sure you ever fully recover from something like that. They were definitely never going to do that but you could sense it was never going to be the same after that devastating and fashion in which they lost.