They aren't flying Lurie down to the Senior Bowl for a smokescreen 

2 minutes ago, downundermike said:

Keep telling yourself that, there is nothing about what they have done, said, interviewed that tells you that they are not looking for an upgrade. Read my signature, read it again, they are not going to be happy with the current QB situation, and they have the ammo to do something about it.

That they do... if only there were appropriate targets.

2 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

They aren't flying Lurie down to the Senior Bowl for a smokescreen 

 

19 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Well, that's just great.  No one really wanted him.   But, here we are... with no realistic option to move on from him currently.

Any chance Doug now as HC at Jacksonville will trade for Hurts?

 

50 minutes ago, What The F said:

Hey guys...  I just got word that @Dawkins 20 passed away on Monday Jan 31st.  37 years old. I know he was active in this thread, so thought id let you all know. RIP Shaun.. 

What a shame. Far too young.

Rest in peace, friend.

6 hours ago, greend said:

I'm sold on Pierce after his practices. I already liked him but he sealed the deal in my mind. He's on my short list of RB options. 

7 minutes ago, Penn7980 said:

Any chance Doug now as HC at Jacksonville will trade for Hurts?

As opposed to having Lawrence?  Last year's #1 overall pick?   Extremely doubtful.

5 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

As opposed to having Lawrence?  Last year's #1 overall pick?   Extremely doubtful.

You think he will try and choke out Baalke if he tries to draft a backup QB in the second round ??

Awful news about @Dawkins 20

Just saw on his profile page that he was posting/reacting on Sunday, the day before he passed. Hard to contemplate and desperately sad.

Thoughts and prayers to his family and friends, 37 is no age at all. 

 

 

1 hour ago, justrelax said:

Apologies if someone has already said this: If Howie is paying such close attention to Willis, doesn't that indicate that he realizes Hurts isn't good enough?

It means nothing. They will take a good look at all of the top draft prospects.

1 minute ago, downundermike said:

You think he will try and choke out Baalke if he tries to draft a backup QB in the second round ??

Drafting a backup is a smart move. Even **** backups are way overpayed.

If it has to be as early as the second is debatable though, in case of Hurts I think it was worth it but usualy I‘d look at round 3-5 for a backup.

1 minute ago, Thing3 said:

It means nothing. They will take a good look at all of the top draft prospects.

They really do due diligence on absolutely everybody, that‘s one thing nobody can fault them for.

Drawn conclusions though is a different matter..

1 minute ago, Infam said:

Drafting a backup is a smart move. Even **** backups are way overpayed.

If it has to be as early as the second is debatable though, in case of Hurts I think it was worth it but usualy I‘d look at round 3-5 for a backup.

Nope.  No debate to be had.  Drafting a backup in Round 2 is ridiculous.  In what respect has Hurts been worth it?   A 2nd round pick that won't get a second contract is a bad pick.  

3 hours ago, LeanMeanGM said:

People are dumb and don't understand measurements. He's 6003. People think that means 6'3" when its 6'0 3/8ths

And we wonder why some people prefer metric.

3 minutes ago, Infam said:

They really do due diligence on absolutely everybody, that‘s one thing nobody can fault them for.

Drawn conclusions though is a different matter..

Unless its an OT that falls to them in the first round that they didn't expect.  Then they draft him and hope it works out.

1 hour ago, What The F said:

Hey guys...  I just got word that @Dawkins 20 passed away on Monday Jan 31st.  37 years old. I know he was active in this thread, so thought id let you all know. RIP Shaun.. 

Damn

RIP. Condolences to his family and friends.

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

No way. @Dawkins 20 was a good dude. Had some good convos with him back on the old board and in some of the other sports threads on here like the Phillies thread. RIP 

Met him at a tailgate in 2009 or 2010. That sucks.

2 hours ago, downundermike said:

This is the exact moment I knew we were going to win it all

 

 

Too bad that clip didn't include a shot of Belichick's face. He was kinda like "What the F just happened?!?"

1 hour ago, What The F said:

Hey guys...  I just got word that @Dawkins 20 passed away on Monday Jan 31st.  37 years old. I know he was active in this thread, so thought id let you all know. RIP Shaun.. 

Sad to hear, condolences to his family.

37 is way too young☹️

9 minutes ago, downundermike said:

Keep telling yourself that, there is nothing about what they have done, said, interviewed that tells you that they are not looking for an upgrade. Read my signature, read it again, they are not going to be happy with the current QB situation, and they have the ammo to do something about it.

I don't know that they are doing anything other than what they consider due diligence on a player and his potential draft position. I do think there's a lot of smoke.  

41 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

They aren't flying Lurie down to the Senior Bowl for a smokescreen 

It's so he can hang out with his son Julian. 

For folks (including me) concerned about Russell Wilson's broken finger, I guess he put on a show a the Pro Bowl QB accuracy competition 

35 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

You give Howie way too much credit.  

Doesn't he always?

4 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

For folks (including me) concerned about Russell Wilson's broken finger, I guess he put on a show a the Pro Bowl QB accuracy competition 

I looked at it. He did extremely well. Hurts would never come close.

I've just watched the whole of SB52 for the first time since the day.  For all the criticism of Schwartz, Patricia's D gave up a 7 minute drive in the 4th quarter - that killed the Pats.  They had no answer for it.

Two things are particularly clear.  That Eagles team were big and physical - something the team hasn't really been since.  Cox looks a lot leaner then than he is now.  That team was absolutely lightning in a bottle the whole year.

What a game. What a team. What a win.

3 minutes ago, Swoop said:

I looked at it. He did extremely well. Hurts would never come close.

I've also made the statement before that Wilson being 33 and known for being someone who relies on mobility is a concern.  His career run/pass attempt ratio is 836/4,735 or 17.7%  This past season, however, he was 43 runs against 400 pass attempts or 10.8%.  Probably a clear sign his game going forward will be much more from the pocket.  

He was 64.8% completions over the course of the season despite those 2 games coming off injury where he was just 34/66.  Without those two games of rust he was 67.4%