Also Zach just said the baseball strike is over

 

16 minutes ago, jsb235 said:

Zach Berman just said something interesting on his podcast - that the Eagles see Watkins as more of an outside receiver than a slot, so they will be more likely to draft someone to play the slot than the X, which probably takes London off the board for them but brings Burks solidly into play, along with Olave if they go wr in the first.

There are still later options if they want to focus on slot or someone with inside/outside capacity instead of going Burks/London in R1. Skyy Moore, Kyle Phillips, Khalil Shakir are all viable slot options. As far as day 2 or later round guys who can play X or "big" slot, Alec Pierce is my guy. But, there seems to be a lot of smoke around Burks and I think he could do some awesome things here. 

2 minutes ago, Bacarty2 said:

 

Imagine worrying about a WR who's going to be the 6th or 7th option on a team that doesnt throw the ball. PASS 

Running game. D. Smith. QB Running. Goedert. Running backs catching it out the back field. You could add Jerry Rice in his Prime and it wont change this offense. Just load up on defense

That's where a guy like Burks could shine. He can play X, slot, and out of the backfield. It's a copycat league, and he's the closest you're gonna get to a Deebo like player.

Just don't want a WR in RD1

Give me two DL and a CB.

WR can be addressed thereafter.

This team goes nowhere without a pass rush.

1 minute ago, Iggles25 said:

Just don't want a WR in RD1

Give me two DL and a CB.

WR can be addressed thereafter.

This team goes nowhere without a pass rush.

I agree. I prefer to look at WR R3-5, not day 1.

Just now, Bacarty2 said:

I'd hate to waste a first round pick on a guy whos gonna get 3 looks a game. 

I hear that. But Burks would see the field an awful lot and gives them tons of versatility as far as where he can line up. Could split him and Gainwell in the backfield for example with Quez and DeVonta out wide and Dallas in line. Scary formation.

How many Howie's ?

2 minutes ago, Outlaw said:

I agree. I prefer to look at WR R3-5, not day 1.

I hear that. But Burks would see the field an awful lot and gives them tons of versatility as far as where he can line up. Could split him and Gainwell in the backfield for example with Quez and DeVonta out wide and Dallas in line. Scary formation.

Do we think Burks could be a Deebo Samuel here? That does intrigue me some.

1 minute ago, garingovt2000 said:

How many Howie's ?

Not bad at all. Love Walker/Booth combo. Parham/Tindall/Pierce/Williams is a heck of a R3. Getting Cross that late seems impossible post-combine, but great value there. Makes me wish you hadn't taken Brisker so early. That Ravens trade is pretty meh though.

1 minute ago, Iggles25 said:

Do we think Burks could be a Deebo Samuel here? That does intrigue me some.

In 2021, he ran...a BIT. 14 carries for 112 yards and a TD (8.0 ypc). He has a similar build at 6'2" 225. I just think he's very versatile alignment wise.

I get the argument for not drafting a WR in round 1 because Hurts won't look his way.  I also don't think Hurts is the long term answer so if we get a real QB and have legit weapons that would go a long way.  Williams, Olave, Burks and London are all 1st round talents.  George Pickens and Christian Watson are going to go higher than expected, maybe even sneak in to the lower end of round 1.  I want one of those six guys.  

Look how many teams have legit WR talent in their starting 3.  I don't want to continue  pretending that Reagor or Ward or those guys.  

2 hours ago, bpac55 said:

I get the argument for not drafting a WR in round 1 because Hurts won't look his way.  I also don't think Hurts is the long term answer so if we get a real QB and have legit weapons that would go a long way.  Williams, Olave, Burks and London are all 1st round talents.  George Pickens and Christian Watson are going to go higher than expected, maybe even sneak in to the lower end of round 1.  I want one of those six guys.  

Look how many teams have legit WR talent in their starting 3.  I don't want to continue  pretending that Reagor or Ward or those guys.  

Yep. As weird as it is to say about a QB, I wouldn’t let Hurts factor into my team building. He either gets good enough to take advantage of a nice supporting cast or the Eagles find someone who can. 

13 minutes ago, Iggles25 said:

Just don't want a WR in RD1

Give me two DL and a CB.

WR can be addressed thereafter.

This team goes nowhere without a pass rush.

Especially how little it appears that we will be throwing the ball in 2022.

Smith didn't have enough targets.  Why add another high-volume mouth to feed.  

I would add Pierce to the above list. Think he is a gamer and a legit WR2 to complement Smith. Even with Quez in the mix.

IMO I think having 3 capable WR is important in this league and how it’s trending with being a passing league. Also if Quez or Devonta go down for a period of time, we’re screwed. I’m game with a WR in rd 1.

 

cowboys and bucs immediately come to mind. When they had Lamb/Cooper/Gallup and Godwin/Evans/Brown on the field, those offenses were so tough to stop. Obviously, a good to great QB makes the difference here. But if we can build that WR core then get the QB, we have a much more potential explosive offense 

If only he had a QB

1 minute ago, WentzFan11 said:

If only he had a QB

Exactly. All that separation is moot with Hurts at the helm.

1 minute ago, WentzFan11 said:

If only he had a QB

I like Quez a lot, but the denominator is important here.  I'd care more about separation per route run.

Separation per target has 2 problems: 1. it's a low number because he had relatively few targets.  2. Hurts could never pull the trigger unless someone was WIDE open...so most of our WRs probably had pretty high separation numbers on plays in which they were actually targetted.

16 minutes ago, garingovt2000 said:

How many Howie's ?

I think you are getting better at this.

2 minutes ago, Dwide Schrude said:

IMO I think having 3 capable WR is important in this league and how it’s trending with being a passing league. Also if Quez or Devonta go down for a period of time, we’re screwed. I’m game with a WR in rd 1

Capable doesn't necessary mean first-round pick.  I'd actually prefer a competent tier-2 FA at WR this season.  The league is starting to get flooded with WR talent out of college.  The supply of quality defenders isn't. 

Business principals would suggest that we draft defenders and get WRs in the secondary market.

4 minutes ago, Iggles25 said:

Exactly. All that separation is moot with Hurts at the helm.

It's funny with Swag, you have to be wide open for him to throw you the ball but you have to be a good 50/50 guy to catch it.

On 3/10/2022 at 2:19 AM, Outlaw said:

I like Burks. His film is impressive. Could not care less that he ran a 4.55. His 3 cone does concern me, but he has the size we need across from Smith. Personally, I'd take Pierce in R2/3 over Burks in R1.

You prefer Pierce over Watson ?

 

1 minute ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

Capable doesn't necessary mean first-round pick.  I'd actually prefer a competent tier-2 FA at WR this season.  The league is starting to get flooded with WR talent out of college.  The supply of quality defenders isn't. 

Business principals would suggest that we draft defenders and get WRs in the secondary market.

Which WRs in the secondary market do you suggest?

1 minute ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

Capable doesn't necessary mean first-round pick.  I'd actually prefer a competent tier-2 FA at WR this season.  The league is starting to get flooded with WR talent out of college.  The supply of quality defenders isn't. 

Business principals would suggest that we draft defenders and get WRs in the secondary market.

Fair point, it’s been 3 strong WR draft in a row. I imagine that won’t be changing anytime soon. 

Best shape of his life

He needs help with his hype videos. He looks like some random dad out there

Just now, The guy in France said:

You prefer Pierce over Watson ?

 

They'd have to grab Watson at 51. No way he makes it to 83 after the combine. Hell, I doubt Pierce is even there anymore at 83.

39 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

It's going to be awesome watching Ben Simmons get booed starting tonight.  He 100% deserves it.  

I know the fanbase is split on Wentz but what has he done to deserve being booed and why would that be awesome?  There are lots of conflicting stories of how he composed himself in the locker room but we really have no facts or anything that says, yea he's trash teammate.  I know the article was released this week about the injured player issue but even with that, what do we know?   

We wouldn't have a SB52 trophy without Carson Wentz.  He embraced the city, did a lot for his charity and people in the city and like it or not, it seems he has a lot of teammates ready to go to bat for him.  

We can argue about his on the field capabilities all day long but IMO, he's done nothing to deserve being booed.  

i defended wentz, when warranted,  until the day he gave up on this fanbase (and yes he did, he absolutely did). he's no longer a philadelphia eagle so ill enjoy him being booed as he contiunes to find out the grass isnt always greener on the other side while you won't. 

now i will agree with you 100% that simmons deserves it 1000 times more.