You salty old bastids are creepy as hell sometimes

50 minutes ago, austinfan said:

Makes sense to me, I thought Pierschbacher had no future here, wasn't as good an athlete as Awosika or Opeta, and wasn't going to beat out Dickerson, Herbig as backup center. Not much upside and not a guy who could be groomed to play all three interior spots as a backup.

Elliss is an undersized 6'2 228 OLB with speed, which at worst makes him a potential ST guy.

He was really more like a Johnson stand up rush LB at Idaho.  Undersized with poor reaction skills and poor cover skills but decent athleticism.  The churning tests looking for possible hits continues on the PS.  Expect that all season long.  

27 minutes ago, DEagle7 said:

There is a very very unsubstantiated rumor that D'Andre Swift may have been involved in a shooting in Philadelphia.

 

Maybe he took Dan Campbell’s words to seriously and really ate people’s kneecaps and they bled out 

42 minutes ago, downundermike said:

Exhibit A : JJAWful

Exhibit B : Jalen Reagor

I don’t think analytics landed those two.   Poor and influenced decision making by Howie supposedly ignoring his scouts.  

8 minutes ago, DEagle7 said:

You salty old bastids are creepy as hell sometimes

2 hours ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

You know another thing a real Eagles fan doesn't say.  "EAGLESNATION".....damn do I hate that saying.  It is so dumb and overplayed in every sport.  Leave that crap to the Red Sox and other bandwagon fan bases.  

The Sixers Big 3!

And Ben Simmons sucks!

24 minutes ago, BDawk_ASamuel said:

It shouldn't be Sirianni's job to "bridge communication within the organization". If you need your head coach to do that, then you are failing on an upper management level which falls more on Roseman and Lurie. If Roseman isn't listening to scouts during the draft process and just going rogue with his own picks, then that's on him. If he's dictating who starts and superseding the depth chart from the head coach, then that's on him. There needs to be a separation of powers. Let the head coach coach, gameplan, establish relationships within the locker room, and strategize. You don't need him to be a babysitter and a communication diplomat.  

It's funny how different AF's view of this would be if Roseman communicated this same way but as a "football guy" instead of being an analytics guy.

Nfl to de’andre Swift 

1 hour ago, austinfan said:

It also explains why they jumped on Sirianni, he's a communicator who can bridge gaps in the organization.

They jumped on Sirianni because he can be a puppet for them who will go along with the status quo and not rock the boat. That's not to say that he can't end up being a good coach for them, but it's a power play to make sure Roseman is still pulling the strings and being a helicopter parent whenever he wants. 

Roseman shooting essentially 100% with the moves he made in 2017 was the best and worst thing for this team. They got a Super Bowl because of it and you don't trade that for anything, but it's led to the complete destruction of this team throughout the past three seasons. Failed draft picks, awful contracts, loyalty to players who should have moved on, and wrecking the relationship with the head coach and previous quarterback beyond repair. Any other GM gets fired for that, but his leash will remain long because of the Super Bowl and his relationship with the owner. 

33 minutes ago, DEagle7 said:

You salty old bastids are creepy as hell sometimes

Just now, BDawk_ASamuel said:

They jumped on Sirianni because he can be a puppet for them who will go along with the status quo and not rock the boat. That's not to say that he won't end up being a good coach for them, but it's a power play to make sure Roseman is still pulling the strings and being a helicopter parent whenever he wants. 

Roseman shooting essentially 100% with the moves he made in 2017 was the best and worst thing for this team. They got a Super Bowl because of it and you don't trade that for anything, but it's led to the complete destruction of this team throughout the past three seasons. Failed draft picks, awful contracts, loyalty to players who should have moved on, and wrecking the relationship with the head coach and previous quarterback beyond repair. Any other GM gets fired for that, but his leash will remain long because of the Super Bowl and his relationship with the owner. 

Shhhh the cult of howie doesn’t believe supreme leader does anything wrong. 

 

53 minutes ago, Ipiggles said:

FYI I wear the BOOMER TAG with honor!  

 

 

54 minutes ago, greend said:

Me too

Softest whiniest generation ever.....

 

1 hour ago, BDawk_ASamuel said:

Social media has ruined a lot of Millennials/Gen Z. More specifically Gen Z since they came of age and grew up with it. Certainly doesn't apply to all. I know Millennials who are running their own companies now and a lot of smart, savvy Gen Z people. But I think as far as some of the younger athletes go, a lot of their deficiencies come from being absorbed in social media and all of the negativity that comes with it. 

I mean social media is part of it.  There's also the fact that every moment of their lives is documented and has to be an occasion.  Now, was that their choice or the choice of their parents? 

I will say I don't find that there's that much in the way of difference between generations.  I had 2 gen Z aged summer clerks and they were both hardworking and engaged.  I do think they face challenges that weren't there for me.  The cost of education has just gone up way past the rate of inflation.  It concerns me that a lot of people are saddled with debt that just didn't exist for previous generations getting degrees. 

58 minutes ago, Ipiggles said:

we were told to stay out of the house, till dinner time. 

I was a latchkey kid.  There was no one to tell me to stay out but there wasn't a reason to stay in the house.  

1 minute ago, downundermike said:

 

Well maybe it has to do with the quality of the receivers. 

1 hour ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

I’m an Xer.  Grunge. Starbucks. MTV.  Back when MTV was cool. 

Back when the "M" stood for music.

17 minutes ago, NCiggles said:

I mean social media is part of it.  There's also the fact that every moment of their lives is documented and has to be an occasion.  Now, was that their choice or the choice of their parents? 

I will say I don't find that there's that much in the way of difference between generations.  I had 2 gen Z aged summer clerks and they were both hardworking and engaged.  I do think they face challenges that weren't there for me.  The cost of education has just gone up way past the rate of inflation.  It concerns me that a lot of people are saddled with debt that just didn't exist for previous generations getting degrees. 

Well, that's pretty much social media driven. Everything needs to be posted to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat, etc to seek the approval of others. It's pretty much a drug and there's a good documentary on NetFlix about it called "The Social Dilemma" which goes into how these companies infiltrate its users. 

Every generation has had challenges that its preceding one hasn't had to deal with. If you're 60 years old right now, it's easy to look down on people from Gen Z and say they're obsessed with social media, seeking approval from others, etc. But I'd be willing to bet if Twitter, Instagram, etc were around 40-50 years ago, they would be in the same position of those with it now. Michael Jordan admitted to the fact that he wouldn't be able to survive if Twitter was around in his day. 

13 minutes ago, downundermike said:

 

But it's a new system and he's rusty with no preseason reps! It's only five games!

I can hear it now.

46 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

I don’t think analytics landed those two.   Poor and influenced decision making by Howie supposedly ignoring his scouts.  

remember the contested catch and off target throw analytics for them respectively?

they were totally analytics clown picks

2 hours ago, LeanMeanGM said:

It was Hurts fist three starts extrapolated over a season. His 4th start wasn't included and doesn't count for very obvious reasons. 

I'm pretty sure this extrapolation stuff is how Fitzpatrick gets signed every year. 

FitzMagic for 4 games, FitzTragic for 4 games, "meh" for 8 games. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I guess Marcus Peters and Gus Edwards had major knee injuries on back to back plays just now.

2 hours ago, austinfan said:

It also explains why they jumped on Sirianni, he's a communicator who can bridge gaps in the organization.

One thing Howie does which is underrated is bring in people to fill in his gaps, he's brought in a bunch of "football guys" to help in talent evaluation, it's nice to focus on Donohue's displeasure, but why was he in the room in the first place? An insecure GM wouldn't want him around. 

Howie ain't gonna become warm and fuzzy, the Leopard doesn't change his spots, but bringing in a HC who has the qualities he lacks may reflect an offseason where Lowie looked at dysfunction and wanted a HC who can help balance those flaws, or why McDaniels was unlikely to be hired. Sirianni seems like the guy who'll talk to everyone in the building, and can get buy in by both players and staff.

I don't want nor need Howie to become warm and fuzzy.  I would like him to become accountable though... when can we expect that he can be accountable for bad contracts, bad trades, bad free agent signings, bad contracts for aging/injured vets, and putrid drafting? 

 

As to the question... "Why was he [Donohoe] in the room in the first place?"  Howie needs someone to point at when it all falls apart.   "I trusted the coaches."  "I trusted the scouts."  "I listened to the owner."  (Oh, he won't say that last part.) 

 

When someone is in charge of hiring everybody, bringing in all the 'football guys', and everybody around hired fails at their job... guess who is ultimately to blame?   It ain't them.  It's the guy that hired them.

2 minutes ago, PrinceKelby said:

I'm pretty sure this extrapolation stuff is how Fitzpatrick gets signed every year. 

FitzMagic for 4 games, FitzTragic for 4 games, "meh" for 8 games. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Fitzmagic is probably upset him Schwartz isn’t here anymore. 

31 minutes ago, NCiggles said:

 

I will say I don't find that there's that much in the way of difference between generations.  I had 2 gen Z aged summer clerks and they were both hardworking and engaged.  I do think they face challenges that weren't there for me.  The cost of education has just gone up way past the rate of inflation.  It concerns me that a lot of people are saddled with debt that just didn't exist for previous generations getting degrees. 

 

The value of an education has diminished while the cost has escalated.  Many of College grads, dont see a ROI for their investment, because their earning potential doesn't match the cost of the degree.

You can blame the Universities and the lending institutions for the rising cost, Blame the insitutions and society for lack of quality curriculum, blame society and bad parenting and horrible High School Career advisors on not explaning the value versus the cost equation. And lastly blame the students, for all along they made the final decisions even if they were given bad advice, they still made their own beds. 

Lastly - an education is only as good as what you are being taught. 

 

Elon Musk stated it best,  if you want to learn something, you dont need college or a college education, the information is out there, available to all, mostly for free. And thats mostly true outside of a few professions,  like needing a medical or Law degree. 

 

 

26 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:

remember the contested catch and off target throw analytics for them respectively?

they were totally analytics clown picks

Meh... either way, they were clown picks.

Looks like an ACL for Edwards. Ravens RBs dropping like flies.

47 minutes ago, dawkdaballhawk said:

Not a fan, also not a hater, i'm pretty much very apathetic about most of today's celebrities. None really apeal to me, most i wouldn't recognize if they bumped into me in the street. Mainly because I dont care, being a celeb doesn't impress me.