22 minutes ago, Diehardfan said:

Spider is available but I can't stand him.

That one would be tough but I’d at least have to consider it. 

If Howie can fix the drafting he will be very good. Trading and resetting the slate was never his issue. It was talent valuation particularly in drafts. The other problems he had like in free agency and stuff came from the poor drafting. Needing to keep older guys too long because you had no young talent in the pipeline.

5 minutes ago, Khani1 said:

That one would be tough but I’d at least have to consider it. 

The problem is they'd essentially still have the same problem with Embiid and Hardin and no bench and no depth with the other starters because it would cost the kid and Harris to get him.

8 minutes ago, Diehardfan said:

The problem is they'd essentially still have the same problem with Embiid and Hardin and no bench and no depth with the other starters because it would cost the kid and Harris to get him.

I’d also point out that Mitchell is not a great shooter. I give maxey credit he really improved his 3 point shooting in a year. For his career mitchell is a 36% three point shooter. He’s more of a scorer than a shooter. I actually think if they could get Lavine without giving up maxey it’s their best bet. However klutch is his representation and i can’t see them talking glowingly about us to him or pushing him to make the sixers the spot. But he’s really the best fit alongside harden, maxey and embiid. 

5 hours ago, downundermike said:

Cousins had 4200 passing yards, 33 TD's and 7 int's.  

Jimmy G's 3800 yards, 20 TD's and 12 int's is more likely for Hurts.

Jimmy G wins playoff games, Cousins doesn't. QB stats can be very misleading.

"Just win baby."

1 hour ago, hukdonfoniks said:

The trade for AJ Brown was awesome, and I will give Howie credit for that.  You want to know what would've been better?  Not whiffing on the Reagor and JJAW picks so badly. 

Always finding the cap room to make moves and signings is awesome.  You want to know what would've been better?  Not kicking the cap can down the road years at a time and having dead cap space eaten up by players who aren't even on the team anymore. 

Howie is great at making trades but he's absolutely terrible at drafting.  He's able to bail himself out of the messes he creates himself.  And instead of being a sound and financially healthy franchise, we're stuck paying clowns like Alshon years after they're gone and the only way we have out is "well the cap will continue to go up" and "it's only a reasonable percentage of our overall cap"

Credit where its due but he's FAR from being the god he gets made out to be sometimes.

I posted similar a few days back.  The majority of the moves Howie has had to make the last 2 years are to fix his own mistakes.  Now, it's great that he can acknowledge the need to move on from busts  and he's maneuvered a lot but at the same time he has far too many.

3 minutes ago, austinfan said:

"Just win baby."

0-6 versus playoff teams last year.   (0-7 if you count the regular season finale)

Where are these 'wins'?  

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

If it makes you feel any better i bought this so if they screw me over it’d be on par 

Another great purchase...but now we know who to blame when they trade him for some other 34 year old on an expiring contract this summer.

1 hour ago, Khani1 said:

Maxey isn’t being traded unless the star coming back is a real star and is 25-26 or under. So basically there is really no one available. Don’t be silly. 

Maxey IS the star.  He better be untouchable.  If they trade him I just don't know what I would do.

1 hour ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

It’s a deep burn.  
 

 

Jimmy and Zumoff

Anything less than 10-7 and this season is a disappointment...and the only way we don't hit 10 wins is because of our RB1 behind center.

54 minutes ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

Howie has the capacity to be elite.  The past 16 months demonstrate that.

The three year before that, though, make it hard to fully buy in.

We'll see.  The trend is encouraging.

What Howie has proven is what we already know.  Howie can make great trades and move around.  I think he needs to surround himself with elite football minds, 6 GMs in the room, to help him make sure he's wheeling and dealing for the right players.

1 minute ago, Texas Eagle said:

Anything less than 10-7 and this season is a disappointment...and the only way we don't hit 10 wins is because of our RB1 behind center.

He isn't even RB1.  How does a team justify running out RB4 as QB1

28 minutes ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

Howie has the capacity to be elite.  The past 16 months demonstrate that.

The three year before that, though, make it hard to fully buy in.

We'll see.  The trend is encouraging.

Exactly

13 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

Maxey IS the star.  He better be untouchable.  If they trade him I just don't know what I would do.

I’d trade maxey depending on the star player.  like if Dallas was ever dumb enough to be like we will trade you luka for maxey and tobias I’m not dumb enough to say no to that. that’ll never happen though.  i would not do it for Lavine or beal though. And i like Lavine a lot 

 

16 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

0-6 versus playoff teams last year.   (0-7 if you count the regular season finale)

Where are these 'wins'?  

We beat the Lions a week after they played the Rams in a tight game!

9 minutes ago, downundermike said:

He isn't even RB1.  How does a team justify running out RB4 as QB1

He was RB1 in yards last year wasn't he?

2 minutes ago, Texas Eagle said:

He was RB1 in yards last year wasn't he?

19 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

Maxey IS the star.  He better be untouchable.  If they trade him I just don't know what I would do.

Forsberg trade part II

This extremely difficult draft strategy for Howie moving forward would guarantee him at least average drafts: 

 Draft good players from the strongest NCAA programs.

Just now, Swoop said:

This extremely difficult draft strategy for Howie moving forward would guarantee him at least average drafts: 

 Draft good players from the strongest NCAA programs.

There, read it twice Howie.

Didn't realize there was so many bitter geezers here

The talk of hot sauces in here got me inquisitive to try some new ones.

Bought this one at the local Harris Teeter.

Texas Pete Hotter Sauce

Was pleasantly surprised by how hot it was. A solid 8/10. Sinus decleaner. Wow.

3 minutes ago, Damanick10 said:

Didn't realize there was so many bitter geezers here

Why do you say that ??  Just because people do not drink the I still use the EMB's #1 Cliche does not mean we are bitter.  Just because it looks good on paper does not mean it will look good on the field.

excellent on fries, they also have a jalapeño based one.

 

I’m kind of in the middle on Howie. I don’t think he’s as great as some say, and don’t think he’s as terrible as others say. I don’t buy into the notion he is amazing with the cap and think he’s average with the draft. I’ve been satisfied with the moves he’s made the last 2 offseasons, but it will be another year or two to see how it works out.

I like the direction they are heading and am excited for the upcoming season. Should get a lot of questions answered this year.

3 hours ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

Howie has the capacity to be elite.  The past 16 months demonstrate that.

The three year before that, though, make it hard to fully buy in.

We'll see.  The trend is encouraging.

As I pointed out a year ago, Howie is at his best when he's team building, at his worst when he's trying to keep a window from closing.

But I think he's learned from 2018-2019 (2020 he hedged his bets), and knows that you can't re-create magic, you can only take steps to incrementally improve your team.

Thing with Howie he admits he's done dumb things, reaching in the draft, listening to his coaches, giving long-term contracts to aging veterans. Half of improvement is recognizing your mistakes, the other half is not repeating them.