3 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Anthony Harris air balled it 

 

 

TWICE!!

He shoots as well as he played safety for the Eagles last year.

15 minutes ago, austinfan said:

Howie just has put together two great offseason, **** all you want, but facts are facts.

He got three solid prospects, a future 1st and 2nd, a top 24 year old WR, and replaced those last round picks with a huge UDFA haul. Can't play it much better than that!

But some people will never be happy if they're denied their ITYS.

And all of that has translated into postseason success how?

I love the revisionist history. We were a "4-win team” heading into the season but got to 9 wins. It’s because of a cupcake schedule? Uh…. Hello? The Eagles were supposed to be the cupcakes. You can’t have it both ways. Either the Eagles performed better than you thought they would (wanted them to?) or you expected them to be a playoff team all along (yeah right). 

19 minutes ago, austinfan said:

Howie just has put together two great offseason, **** all you want, but facts are facts.

He got three solid prospects, a future 1st and 2nd, a top 24 year old WR, and replaced those last round picks with a huge UDFA haul. Can't play it much better than that!

But some people will never be happy if they're denied their ITYS.

He hit on WR after how many failures? The players on Oline aren't even playing in the positions they were drafted for lol

4 minutes ago, The Holy Vagabond said:

I love the revisionist history. We were a "4-win team” heading into the season but got to 9 wins. It’s because of a cupcake schedule? Uh…. Hello? The Eagles were supposed to be the cupcakes. You can’t have it both ways. Either the Eagles performed better than you thought they would (wanted them to?) or you expected them to be a playoff team all along (yeah right). 

I doubt we get 9 wins if Nick didn't change the offense midseason

1 minute ago, The Holy Vagabond said:

I love the revisionist history. We were a "4-win team” heading into the season but got to 9 wins. It’s because of a cupcake schedule? Uh…. Hello? The Eagles were supposed to be the cupcakes. You can’t have it both ways. Either the Eagles performed better than you thought they would (wanted them to?) or you expected them to be a playoff team all along (yeah right). 

I picked them to go 7-10.  I liked the Sirianni hire and liked that they went with young head coach and coordinators, but felt that would lead to a very slow start.  Picked them to go 2-7 in the first 9 games and improve to 5-3 with an easier back half.  They went 3-6 and 6-2 on each half to beat my prediction.

They have an easier schedule this season, although the easy part is the first 9 games this year, with the last 8 being tougher.  That might not equate to a lot of extra wins, because they were non-competitive against the very good teams last season.  They beat the teams they were supposed to beat.  The surest sign of whether they're actually improved over last season will be if the defense can compete against offenses like GB, ARI, and DAL.  

6 minutes ago, EagleJoe8 said:

And all of that has translated into postseason success how?

Just making the playoffs, as the expanded 7 seed is apparently the new gold standard.

1 minute ago, The Holy Vagabond said:

I love the revisionist history. We were a "4-win team” heading into the season but got to 9 wins. It’s because of a cupcake schedule? Uh…. Hello? The Eagles were supposed to be the cupcakes. You can’t have it both ways. Either the Eagles performed better than you thought they would (wanted them to?) or you expected them to be a playoff team all along (yeah right). 

Cupcakes had a Cupcake schedule.

And the OLine was healthier in 2021 than 2020.

In 2020, every play was a jail break. Our QB's ran for their lives.

The team was a wreck.

22 minutes ago, Freshmilk said:

Is there an announcement?

Morey said it

3 minutes ago, greend said:

I was thinking about this and I seem to remember Doug letting vets have time off from practices during the season as well. 

I don't know what the difference is but I do know that was what Kelce said which is that he felt much better at the end of this season.  

12 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

He hit on WR after how many failures? The players on Oline aren't even playing in the positions they were drafted for lol

Yeah, because you draft for positions, not talent.  Jeez.

Dickerson could play center, but he was so promising at LG they'll keep him there - so that's a negative?

People are putting out some lofty expectations with this schedule. 2 teams were 13-4 last year. 4 teams were 12-5. Everybody else was below that. 

18 minutes ago, The Holy Vagabond said:

I love the revisionist history. We were a "4-win team” heading into the season but got to 9 wins. It’s because of a cupcake schedule? Uh…. Hello? The Eagles were supposed to be the cupcakes. You can’t have it both ways. Either the Eagles performed better than you thought they would (wanted them to?) or you expected them to be a playoff team all along (yeah right). 

I went into last season thinking they should be able to run the ball enough to win some games.  I think I predicted 7 or 8 wins.  I was hopeful the defense would have been better than it was coming out of training camp.  Credit should be given to Sirianni for adjusting the offense to fit their strengths.  They did have some dominant wins but  they struggled against good teams.  

6 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

People are putting out some lofty expectations with this schedule. 2 teams were 13-4 last year. 4 teams were 12-5. Everybody else was below that. 

16-1

1 minute ago, NCiggles said:

16-1

That damn trap game

3 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

People are putting out some lofty expectations with this schedule. 2 teams were 13-4 last year. 4 teams were 12-5. Everybody else was below that. 

I go between 9-8 and 10-7 as a prediction.  The organization will have at least 11 wins as the goal.  

How much will the pass rush and defense as a whole improve?  To what extent will opposing defenses gameplan to shut down Hurts' running lanes?  To me those are the biggest factors determining the Eagles fate.  I don't put a high variable on Hurts' overall improvement because IMO he's basically a finished product running and lacks the talent to improve dramatically as a passer.  He's on a Tyrod Taylor trajectory until he proves me wrong.

11 minutes ago, CouchKing said:

Cupcakes had a Cupcake schedule.

Cupcakes don’t get a "cupcakes schedule.” Because they’re the cupcakes. That means the schedule isn’t easy. At all. 
 

now I want cupcakes. So thank you. 

29 minutes ago, EagleJoe8 said:

And all of that has translated into postseason success how?

Holy ish dude. It was year 1 of a rebuild where they overachieved. This team was a disaster in 2020. They do deserve some credit for picking themselves up from that pretty quickly.

The Falcons getting better so they can beat the Saints 🙏

 

 

22 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Just making the playoffs, as the expanded 7 seed is apparently the new gold standard.

It's really just screwing teams over

I like Bryan Edwards - I would've done that deal. One step closer to exiting Reagor.

13 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

That damn trap game

Resting starters because homefield is wrapped up.  You're right.  I should say 15-2.  

25 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Morey said it

Maybe he's just pulling our legs.

Just now, Freshmilk said:

Maybe he's just pulling our legs.

Morey is a clown he probably meant it

11 minutes ago, RLC said:

The Falcons getting better so they can beat the Saints 🙏

 

 

The least surprising move I can see the Eagles making is bringing in Mike Mayock to replace Andy Weidl.  

43 minutes ago, The Holy Vagabond said:

I love the revisionist history. We were a "4-win team” heading into the season but got to 9 wins. It’s because of a cupcake schedule? Uh…. Hello? The Eagles were supposed to be the cupcakes. You can’t have it both ways. Either the Eagles performed better than you thought they would (wanted them to?) or you expected them to be a playoff team all along (yeah right). 

stop it right there, bucko