1 hour ago, Alphagrand said:

This should be one he defers to the Head Coach with the WR coach background.  If Sirianni says he can't use him, then there has to be an immediate effort to recoup something/anything.  We know Quez was a #200 overall pick and has already passed Reagor on the depth chart.  If Howie is holding out at all, then he'll be left holding the bag.

If Howie could get a 4th or better then he's pulling the wool over someone.

Howie understands the concept of "sunk costs." And with job security, he's not worried about losing face.

But you're right, it's Sirianni's call, especially given his background coaching WRs (which is probably why Morehead is still around, Siri doesn't depend on his WR coach). If Siri thinks there's something salvagable, a 5th rd is long odds to land even a 4th WR,  If, not, "bye."

1 hour ago, austinfan said:

Why Dillard has significant trade value:

More half of the NFL’s left tackles (18 to be exact) are making at least $11 million per year.

Dillard would cost a team $2M this year and $12.6M on his option year.

So he's cheap to try out for a season, and you have a good base from which to negotiate a long-term extension.

Since he's not that expensive to keep, Howie has no pressure to move him, though the option has to be exercised by May 3.

Figure Howie will keep him if he's not offered a 3rd, b/c he could probably trade a 4th for a solid one year rental, so why not keep his own rental for depth.

I'd expect a deal to be made after the 1st rd, where 3 OTs will go in the 1st rd, Neal, Ekwonu and Cross. If you don't get one of these three, Dillard is a better bet than the other rookie OTs to start at LT in 2022.

There are 11 teams that would probably find Dillard to be an upgrade at LT.

Rams - Joe Noteboom

Jets - Mekhi Becton, 1t rd pick who may be better suited to RT, replacing George Fant

Colts - Matt Pryor, nuff said

GB - David Bakhiari, good LT who is aging and was injured last year

NO - James Hurst

Balt - Ronnie Stanley, RT they have project as their LT

Bears - Teven Jenkins, more of a RT written in at LT

Jax - Cam Robinson

Sea - Stone Forsythe

Pit - Dan Moore

Car - Cam Erving

 

 

 

A third is significant value? 

32 minutes ago, NCiggles said:

You will be looking long and hard to find a private company that offers a pension plan.  

Unless you're with a major firm, and a "golden child," forget about long-term security, as every recession results in RIFFs.

And once you hit your 50s, odds are if you get laid off, you'll never work again (at a comparable level, there are always cashier jobs).

And don't get sick, disability pays like crap, health insurance can chew up your savings, deductibles will kill you.

1 hour ago, LeanMeanGM said:

I’d take literally anything 

I wonder if that was prior to extending Cooks 

1 hour ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Is Howie's actually saying no to anything here?  

 

The truth

Just now, bitbased said:

People complain that there's no company loyalty anymore but this is why. There's literally no reason to stick around anymore unless they give you a reason to and keep up with market rates for your position.

  Defined  benefit plans were costly for bigger companies and they can be eliminated largely without any pushback from white collar employees.    Arguably matching contribution plans or just 401k's allow more individual flexibility. 

 

13 minutes ago, What The F said:

I'd trade Reagor for an endzone pylon. Wouldn't even demand the ones with a camera in them.  Just a practice field one would be fine. 

You would probably have to throw in a pick too

3 hours ago, UK Eagle said:

Meanwhile, in Detroit....

You would say that if you have Jared Goff at QB and a draft without a premier rookie QB in it

He's accurate in the sense that the teams that didn't have stellar QB play in the SB ended up having an elite defense that won the SB

Peyton was trash in the SB with the Broncos but that defense was great

3 minutes ago, austinfan said:

Unless you're with a major firm, and a "golden child," forget about long-term security, as every recession results in RIFFs.

And once you hit your 50s, odds are if you get laid off, you'll never work again (at a comparable level, there are always cashier jobs).

And don't get sick, disability pays like crap, health insurance can chew up your savings, deductibles will kill you.

Any lawyer should be thinking mostly about how the skill set they have is able to be monetized.  We are selling a service that is service based.  Regardless of who employs you, you need to think about how you can make money doing what you do.  I mean for the big firms you better be able to bring in big clients the longer you are with the firm.  I think people get riffed because they are in places with larger firms where there role doesn't directly connect them to the clients enough.  I always feel like I could go hang a shingle if I needed to in order to make money.  Given how cheaply you can market on the internet, I wouldn't need that much to make a living.   

1 hour ago, justrelax said:

Regardless of profession, the old saw about the three-legged stool holds true for retirement: pension, social security, and savings. To which I would add good medical insurance.

So, four-legged chair.

So few are offered real pensions nowadays.  Basically a retirement account with the option of lump sum or an annuity.  Pensions are a rather new item in retirement historically and didn’t last long.  The average Joe didn’t have pension as an opportunity until the 1950s and 1960s. By the 1980s, companies were seeing legislation that allowed changes from pensions and twenty years later towards retirement accounts. This resulted in pensions diminishing but was offset with 401ks. Now, with the latest version of the Secure Act, employers can automatically enroll employees in 401ks. The employees can then opt out, at their own peril because retirement plans continue to shrink.  

Now pensions are in desperate straights in the US and western world.  The US pension guarantee fund has no money.  Public pensions are hugely underfunded.  (In my community, which has adequately funded our employees’ pensions and our police department pensions, we live in fear of the PA legislature moving to tie together all public pensions, like they have with teachers’ pensions. Philly’s police pension is seriously underfunded and it will be difficult for the City to ever fix without legislative help. Harrisburg is under water.  Pittsburgh and Erie aren’t in much better shape. Heck, the state is underfunded.). The Feds tried to fix the Post Office, went too far, and now may have gone too far the other way.  None of us pay attention to this and the elected officials do nothing about it.

Social Security was only meant to supplement retirement. For too many it is relied on entirely or for over 50% of income.  That isn’t sustainable and the fund is set to be underfunded to the tune of 71% of benefits in 2034. 

Medicare is limited to negotiation for drug costs.  Medicare doesn’t pay for long term care facilities. That is Medicaid after savings are depleted.

That chair is rickety. 

13 minutes ago, austinfan said:

Unless you're with a major firm, and a "golden child," forget about long-term security, as every recession results in RIFFs.

And once you hit your 50s, odds are if you get laid off, you'll never work again (at a comparable level, there are always cashier jobs).

And don't get sick, disability pays like crap, health insurance can chew up your savings, deductibles will kill you.

I do count myself very lucky in that I was laid off at 53 and did find employment in a similar role; actually a much more enjoyable job.

I agree, ageism is a thing though.  I could see it in interviews.  I don't look or speak any dumber than I did in my 30's -- I do look older, however.

1 hour ago, LeanMeanGM said:

I’d take literally anything 

Bust for bust trade. 

1 hour ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Likely the Eagles trying to drum up interest.

Especially given Mosher is the reporter of this tidbit.

5 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

Bust for bust trade. 

Seems like the only reasonable possibility of a trade. 

2 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

I do count myself very lucky in that I was laid off at 53 and did find employment in a similar role; actually a much more enjoyable job.

I agree, ageism is a thing though.  I could see it in interviews.  I don't look or speak any dumber than I did in my 30's -- I do look older, however.

I think that's pretty rare.  The numbers are pretty staggering. It's something like more than half of all workers are laid off in their 50s and only 1 in 10 return to the same income level.  It has a devastating impact on retirement savings because that's usually the time when people plan on having reduced child expenses (i.e. kids graduated from college) and they will be able to save more.  I am glad it worked out for you.  

5 minutes ago, DEagle7 said:

Seems like the only reasonable possibility of a trade. 

It might work though. Reagor is broken here. He can’t get over the fans hating him. He’ll never be good here. Maybe he can show something somewhere else with a fresh start. 

1 hour ago, NCiggles said:

I think the word is tragically.  

Nah, only ironic, as the dead money Howie rolls over from year to year shouldn't matter to anyone.

18 minutes ago, NCiggles said:

Any lawyer should be thinking mostly about how the skill set they have is able to be monetized.  We are selling a service that is service based.  Regardless of who employs you, you need to think about how you can make money doing what you do.  I mean for the big firms you better be able to bring in big clients the longer you are with the firm.  I think people get riffed because they are in places with larger firms where there role doesn't directly connect them to the clients enough.  I always feel like I could go hang a shingle if I needed to in order to make money.  Given how cheaply you can market on the internet, I wouldn't need that much to make a living.   

Edgar iggles

37 minutes ago, austinfan said:

Howie understands the concept of "sunk costs." And with job security, he's not worried about losing face.

But you're right, it's Sirianni's call, especially given his background coaching WRs (which is probably why Morehead is still around, Siri doesn't depend on his WR coach). If Siri thinks there's something salvagable, a 5th rd is long odds to land even a 4th WR,  If, not, "bye."

He sure does.  That's why he rolls money over year after year.  And has no fear of spending wisely, because he's not worried about losing more than just face... he's not worried about losing his job.

1 minute ago, blindside said:

It might work though. Reagor is broken here. He can’t get over the fans hating him. He’ll never be good here. Maybe he can show something somewhere else with a fresh start. 

Howie’s worse nightmare is he unloads Reagor only to have him perform elsewhere. 

10 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

Bust for bust trade. 

Noah Igbinoghene is a possible candidate. I don't know why Miami would want Reagor.  

4 minutes ago, NCiggles said:

I think that's pretty rare.  The numbers are pretty staggering. It's something like more than half of all workers are laid off in their 50s and only 1 in 10 return to the same income level.  It has a devastating impact on retirement savings because that's usually the time when people plan on having reduced child expenses (i.e. kids graduated from college) and they will be able to save more.  I am glad it worked out for you.  

'worked out' might not quite be accurate.  My wife and I did have to do some re-financing (thankfully I've always had good credit before this happened), savings were mostly blown through, so retirement is now a pipe dream.  My wife wants me to quit working in 10 years when I reach 65 but I think that's going to be tough.  I'll likely be working as long as I'm physically able.  

It's not all bad in the grand scheme of things, considering I've had 3 relatives who retired and were dead less than a year later.  Retirement may not be all it's cracked up to be.

15 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

Howie’s worse nightmare is he unloads Reagor only to have him perform elsewhere. 

Yeah, kinda. But if he goes elsewhere And produces, at least it shows he has talent and it’s mental with him. Makes his evaluation seem less egregious 

37 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

So few are offered real pensions nowadays.  Basically a retirement account with the option of lump sum or an annuity.  Pensions are a rather new item in retirement historically and didn’t last long.  The average Joe didn’t have pension as an opportunity until the 1950s and 1960s. By the 1980s, companies were seeing legislation that allowed changes from pensions and twenty years later towards retirement accounts. This resulted in pensions diminishing but was offset with 401ks. Now, with the latest version of the Secure Act, employers can automatically enroll employees in 401ks. The employees can then opt out, at their own peril because retirement plans continue to shrink.  

Now pensions are in desperate straights in the US and western world.  The US pension guarantee fund has no money.  Public pensions are hugely underfunded.  (In my community, which has adequately funded our employees’ pensions and our police department pensions, we live in fear of the PA legislature moving to tie together all public pensions, like they have with teachers’ pensions. Philly’s police pension is seriously underfunded and it will be difficult for the City to ever fix without legislative help. Harrisburg is under water.  Pittsburgh and Erie aren’t in much better shape. Heck, the state is underfunded.). The Feds tried to fix the Post Office, went too far, and now may have gone too far the other way.  None of us pay attention to this and the elected officials do nothing about it.

Social Security was only meant to supplement retirement. For too many it is relied on entirely or for over 50% of income.  That isn’t sustainable and the fund is set to be underfunded to the tune of 71% of benefits in 2034. 

Medicare is limited to negotiation for drug costs.  Medicare doesn’t pay for long term care facilities. That is Medicaid after savings are depleted.

That chair is rickety. 

To add to the rickety-ness, in the US you're literally one accident away from everything crumbling beneath you. We have virtually no safety nets.

39 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

So few are offered real pensions nowadays.  Basically a retirement account with the option of lump sum or an annuity.  Pensions are a rather new item in retirement historically and didn’t last long.  The average Joe didn’t have pension as an opportunity until the 1950s and 1960s. By the 1980s, companies were seeing legislation that allowed changes from pensions and twenty years later towards retirement accounts. This resulted in pensions diminishing but was offset with 401ks. Now, with the latest version of the Secure Act, employers can automatically enroll employees in 401ks. The employees can then opt out, at their own peril because retirement plans continue to shrink.  

Now pensions are in desperate straights in the US and western world.  The US pension guarantee fund has no money.  Public pensions are hugely underfunded.  (In my community, which has adequately funded our employees’ pensions and our police department pensions, we live in fear of the PA legislature moving to tie together all public pensions, like they have with teachers’ pensions. Philly’s police pension is seriously underfunded and it will be difficult for the City to ever fix without legislative help. Harrisburg is under water.  Pittsburgh and Erie aren’t in much better shape. Heck, the state is underfunded.). The Feds tried to fix the Post Office, went too far, and now may have gone too far the other way.  None of us pay attention to this and the elected officials do nothing about it.

Social Security was only meant to supplement retirement. For too many it is relied on entirely or for over 50% of income.  That isn’t sustainable and the fund is set to be underfunded to the tune of 71% of benefits in 2034. 

Medicare is limited to negotiation for drug costs.  Medicare doesn’t pay for long term care facilities. That is Medicaid after savings are depleted.

That chair is rickety. 

It seems like things will collapse or a huge war will come up. Be it a civil war or foreign war. Maybe throw in a pandemic that offs older people.