Berman said his understanding is that our main big ticket FA targets were Reddick, Williams, Kirk, ARob and we had some level of interest in Reid. 

10 hours ago, Cliftoma said:

He has Walker as Edge #6.  Makes some pretty good points as to the holes in his game and lack of production.  Says his athleticism doesn't really translate to the field.

Has Karlaftis as EDGE #3 and thinks he is a surefire day 1 starter.  

Mafe doesn't make his top 10.

Some pretty hot takes there

Glad that guy isn't making our picks

Just now, TorontoEagle said:

D-line in general...while I think Davis/Wyatt are targets, they could both be gone by the time we pick. And after them, I don't think another DT would warrant a first round pick. 

Yup.

Wyatt is my personal favorite DL followed by Winfrey , I’m more of a fan of his than most .

Just now, Original Sin said:

Wyatt is my personal favorite DL followed by Winfrey , I’m more of a fan of his than most .

Winfrey a 2nd rounder you think?

5 minutes ago, greendestiny27 said:

Glad that guy isn't making our picks

He has a point on Travon Walker.  I went back to watch some of his games and he is basically a contain DE.  Most of his plays come when the QB is forced out of the pocket by Wyatt and Davis.  Yes, the athleticism is off the charts but I think he is right on Karlaftis/Johnson being better football players than Walker

7 minutes ago, greendestiny27 said:

Glad that guy isn't making our picks

Pro comp, Ball of lightning???

GTFO 

Is this guy serious???

15 minutes ago, Cliftoma said:

He has a point on Travon Walker.  I went back to watch some of his games and he is basically a contain DE.  Most of his plays come when the QB is forced out of the pocket by Wyatt and Davis.  Yes, the athleticism is off the charts but I think he is right on Karlaftis/Johnson being better football players than Walker

A lot of that is the way Georgia deployed him too. He's a prospect, so there is a lot of projection of course, but I think he will be awesome once acclimated in the NFL and hopefully in a good system. 

29 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

Berman said his understanding is that our main big ticket FA targets were Reddick, Williams, Kirk, ARob and we had some level of interest in Reid. 

With that much fail it easily pushes our rebuild back an additional year 

6 minutes ago, greendestiny27 said:

A lot of that is the way Georgia deployed him too. He's a prospect, so there is a lot of projection of course, but I think he will be awesome once acclimated in the NFL and hopefully in a good system. 

That's true but I'm not drafting a DE in the first who hasn't shown the ability to line up and beat a college OT.  Doesn't bode well for his chances of lining up and beating an NFL OT.

 

NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein described Travon Walker’s strengths and weaknesses ahead of the 2022 NFL draft

"Walker is a big, rugged run-stopper with the playing style and body type to play 3-4 end. He consistently outreaches blockers and takes control at the point of attack, and sets firm edges despite playing with limited knee-bend. He plays with violent hands, sluggish feet and all-day aggressiveness. He has quick-shed ability to make plays near his gaps but lacks lateral quickness to play with desired range. He won’t be considered a skilled or threatening rusher from any alignment but can plow his way forward to find occasional success. He’s effective against the run but is likely to be a one-way player who comes off the field on passing downs."

 

27 minutes ago, TorontoEagle said:

Winfrey a 2nd rounder you think?

I would say yes 

 

40 minutes ago, greendestiny27 said:

As much as we need to use all three firsts, they also need to trade off one pick to acquire more assets for next year. We're in a rebuilding process but Howie and his construction crew decided to push acquiring critical building materials to next year rather than address in free agency.
Of course there will be even more needs for next year that we're not even expecting so this is going to take even longer than originally expected and I have no confidence they know what to do with multiple positions especially on the defensive side of the ball.  

Way easier said than done.  No NFL team has traded from picks 15-19 and acquired a future 1st round pick in more than 10 years.  It would require a trade down into the 40s -- and it requires a trade partner.

In a draft viewed as more deep than top-heavy, one would have to ask what team would trade up from the 40s to the 15-19 range, and for what prospect?

8 minutes ago, Cliftoma said:

That's true but I'm not drafting a DE in the first who hasn't shown the ability to line up and beat a college OT.  Doesn't bode well for his chances of lining up and beating an NFL OT.

 

NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein described Travon Walker’s strengths and weaknesses ahead of the 2022 NFL draft

"Walker is a big, rugged run-stopper with the playing style and body type to play 3-4 end. He consistently outreaches blockers and takes control at the point of attack, and sets firm edges despite playing with limited knee-bend. He plays with violent hands, sluggish feet and all-day aggressiveness. He has quick-shed ability to make plays near his gaps but lacks lateral quickness to play with desired range. He won’t be considered a skilled or threatening rusher from any alignment but can plow his way forward to find occasional success. He’s effective against the run but is likely to be a one-way player who comes off the field on passing downs."

 

I might be in the minority, but I've never seen Travon Walker as a top-10 prospect.  There's a lot of momentum for him to go that high, but IMO he's more of a 15-20 guy who should be in the Eagles range with their picks.

Current Contract

Derek Barnett signed a 3 year, $13,210,000 contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, including $8,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,403,333. In 2022, Barnett will earn a base salary of $4,500,000, while carrying a cap hit of $4,500,000 and a dead cap value of $6,000,000.

CONTRACT TERMS:3 yr(s) / $13,210,000

SIGNING BONUS-

AVERAGE SALARY$4,403,333

GTD AT SIGN:$6,000,000

TOTAL GTD:$8,000,000

FREE AGENT:2025 / UFA

				BONUS BREAKDOWN	CAP DETAILS		CASH DETAILS
YEAR		AGE	BASE SALARY	CAP HIT	DEAD CAP	YEARLY CASH
2022		26	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$6,000,000	$4,500,000($4,500,000)
POTENTIAL OUT: 2023, 1 YR, $0; $1,500,000 DEAD CAP
2023		27	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$1,500,000	$7,500,000($12,000,000)
2024		28	$1,210,000	$1,210,000	-	$1,210,000($13,210,000)

1 hour ago, TorontoEagle said:

 

Anybody in the Blog have experience with LASIK? I'm booked for the procedure for early April (no screen time for 24 hours after, what am I gonna do?!). Everybody I've talked to said it's one of the best decisions they've ever made. In the virtual consult, they said they've fixed the issue with night vision and seeing halos, anybody in here have any issues with it?

My wife had it done 10 years ago.  She will tell anyone who will listen that is was the best decision she ever made.  Her eye site was so bad that putting her glasses on instantly gave me a headache.  She did have to have a minor correction done a year after the initial procedure, but it has been great ever since.

Barnett contract could’ve been worse

26 minutes ago, Cliftoma said:

That's true but I'm not drafting a DE in the first who hasn't shown the ability to line up and beat a college OT.  Doesn't bode well for his chances of lining up and beating an NFL OT.

 

NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein described Travon Walker’s strengths and weaknesses ahead of the 2022 NFL draft

"Walker is a big, rugged run-stopper with the playing style and body type to play 3-4 end. He consistently outreaches blockers and takes control at the point of attack, and sets firm edges despite playing with limited knee-bend. He plays with violent hands, sluggish feet and all-day aggressiveness. He has quick-shed ability to make plays near his gaps but lacks lateral quickness to play with desired range. He won’t be considered a skilled or threatening rusher from any alignment but can plow his way forward to find occasional success. He’s effective against the run but is likely to be a one-way player who comes off the field on passing downs."

 

For all this guys nonsense about balls of lightning and whatnot I tend to agree with him on Travon Walker.

Fir all his athletic traits in shorts he doesn't show a ton of them on film 

He's big and long but he doesn't have much explosion on tape nor is he beating guys off the snap or too the ball, I think he'll be a good LE who can move Inside on passing downs but if I'm spending a top 5 pick I'm expecting more than solid run defense and maybe some Inside pass rush.

Two guys that stood out to me that could be in eagles range are Jermaine Johnson from FSU and Karalaftis 

Johnson plays like he said like his hair is in fire and has good burst and length.

I was surprised with karalaftis burst, he has a stocky thick build and I thought he'd be more power than quickness but his first step is good and his punch along with that burst is good.

Guy that surprised me in a disappointing way was Aiden Hutchinson.

Dude is big and strong but looks slower and less explosive than all the other guys.

Not sure he's a double digit sack guy in the NFL, like his effort though 

Guy I think Howie drafts because he's Howie, is mayji Sanders, because fast balls and Howie will probably use a first on him because he thinks he's the next Trent Cole who was about 245 when drafted.

Not really a fan of Sanders for the eagles but I could see Howie drafting him way too high.

 

24 minutes ago, Cliftoma said:

That's true but I'm not drafting a DE in the first who hasn't shown the ability to line up and beat a college OT.  Doesn't bode well for his chances of lining up and beating an NFL OT.

 

NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein described Travon Walker’s strengths and weaknesses ahead of the 2022 NFL draft

"Walker is a big, rugged run-stopper with the playing style and body type to play 3-4 end. He consistently outreaches blockers and takes control at the point of attack, and sets firm edges despite playing with limited knee-bend. He plays with violent hands, sluggish feet and all-day aggressiveness. He has quick-shed ability to make plays near his gaps but lacks lateral quickness to play with desired range. He won’t be considered a skilled or threatening rusher from any alignment but can plow his way forward to find occasional success. He’s effective against the run but is likely to be a one-way player who comes off the field on passing downs."

 

Time will tell, he will be a top 10 probably top 5 pick so we wouldn't have a chance at him anyway. 

What did Siriani say about Barnett that’s got Ritchie and crew stirred up?

2 hours ago, downundermike said:

Nope, running game was fine without him against the Jets.  It was the second highest rushing total by the running backs on the season, and 40+ yards more than the Jets allowed on average for the season.

I could be wrong but I think he means that Hurts had more rushing yards than the RBs

2 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

I could be wrong but I think he means that Hurts had more rushing yards than the RBs

Hurts having more yards then the RB's is not a good thing.

2 minutes ago, downundermike said:

Hurts having more yards then the RB's is not a good thing.

Well obviously but it's still true that Hurts was a big reason the run game was so dominate. He was running the most

Hopefully that's not the case for the upcoming season but it likely will be again

Okay so I had to do one trading Hurts

2 minutes ago, greend said:

Okay so I had to do one trading Hurts

Lol yeah cause Doug & the Jags want Hurts so bad to replace an actual QB