I need to see Strong throw it 70 yards to him in preseason. 

Wonder if he can catch

1 hour ago, WentzFan11 said:

I need to see Strong throw it 70 yards to him in preseason. 

so hes still not getting in to football shape.

Those sneaky scumbags Brady and Sean Payton planning to bolt to the Dolphins.  Brady "retires”, Payton leaves the Saints with little warning, and Brian Flores’ lawsuit puts the Kibosh on their plans.

30 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:

Wonder if he can catch

And run a pattern.

On 6/9/2022 at 9:51 PM, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Have you tried Wendy’s new strawberry frosty?

I actually tried it today.  Was really F'ing good.  

They told me I got the last one and that other locations had been running out of it due to its high demand.  Was slamming though.....hoping it's a regular thing on the menu.

5 hours ago, Saltpeter said:

https://www.phillyvoice.com/eagles-player-review-andre-dillard-edition/

OL studiers of the blog, what do you think about this article?

 

Kempski has been spot on with Dillard over the years.  Was the first guy to point out major concerns from Dillards rookie season that have later panned out to be reasons why he isn't good enough to be the starting LT here. 

34 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

so hes still not getting in to football shape.

 

 

If he makes the team it will be in the role of catching a kick and/or punt and trying to run as fast as he can to slip through a crease.  

2 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

Kempski has been spot on with Dillard over the years.  Was the first guy to point out major concerns from Dillards rookie season that have later panned out to be reasons why he isn't good enough to be the starting LT here. 

Pretty sure the main reason he's not good enough to be the starting LT here is a physical freak from Australia.  

Anyone know what the longest streak in NFL history is of having no back to back division titles? The NFC East has to be coming close since 2004 if it doesn't have the record already.

1 hour ago, Sack that QB said:

Anyone know what the longest streak in NFL history is of having no back to back division titles? The NFC East has to be coming close since 2004 if it doesn't have the record already.

NFC sOuth had a big streak too, it’s either us or them

 

Edit: they got back to back for the first time in their 13th year of existence

7 hours ago, Saltpeter said:

https://www.phillyvoice.com/eagles-player-review-andre-dillard-edition/

OL studiers of the blog, what do you think about this article?

Kempski has a history of personal animus toward Dillard. Nothing, I mean nothing, he says about him should be taken as true.

Kempski also is an idiot about line play.

Just my two cents.

On 6/10/2022 at 5:12 PM, Freshmilk said:

Kapernick lost his job for expressing himself. And Del Rio is as much a mediocre coach as Kap is a QB, know what I mean?  

Might want to look at the timeline again there bud...he lost his starting job before that all happened.

On 6/10/2022 at 7:13 PM, HazletonEagle said:

My son took a ball off the thumb while batting and now steps back with his back foot when swinging like he is trying to get away from the ball. 

His batting has gone to crap with this new bad habit.

For those of you who played baseball, how did your dads, coaches, etc get you to stop fearing the ball?

My son is laying down watching TV and I just started throwing balls at him. Think thatll work?  He has the the home run derby tomorrow, and championship game Sunday so the fear has to get out of him now.

Take him to the batting cage and show him your best happy Gilmore impression.

7 hours ago, Utebird said:

My son has watched football and basketball with me but doesn't really pay attention or care, he does though watch me play Madden or other sports games and cheers when I score😄

My wife and I have gone back and forth on whether or not to sign him up for sports, when I was a kid I just played because all my friends did, but most my kids friends don't play sports either so...🤷‍♂️

I think a gentle nudge into sports is a good thing.  Learning a team game, the skills for playing is invaluable for kids IMO.  They can make their decision from there if it's not their thing.

2 hours ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Pretty sure the main reason he's not good enough to be the starting LT here is a physical freak from Australia.  

 

If he was good enough to be a starting LT then teams would be banging down the Eagles door to trade for him. 

3 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

If he was good enough to be a starting LT then teams would be banging down the Eagles door to trade for him. 

1 hour ago, justrelax said:

Kempski has a history of personal animus toward Dillard. Nothing, I mean nothing, he says about him should be taken as true.

Kempski also is an idiot about line play.

Just my two cents.

I remember in 2020 him and BLG thought Mailata wouldn't even make the team. Last year's TC they said Dillard was so bad that he shouldn't have made the top 75 

I like their BGN show but they've proven they truly know nothing at all about line play

The post-mortem on Dillard will be an interesting one (and we are basically already there).

I wanted Montez Sweat or Hollywood Brown, in that order, with that pick.  (For better or worse).  I actually got bashed for saying I was disappointed in the pick because it reflected a lack of a reliable succession pathway for Mailata as the LT of the future.  If Mailata was SO talented (he was/is) and Stoutland was SUCH a good coach (he was/is), then what was the rush to burn a first round pick (plus other picks) on a LT when there were DE/WR prospects on the board that fit what we needed?

That’s the bad.  I hated the circumstances of the pick given the above.  Dillard the prospect?  A freakishly quick OT with a silky smooth kick back who basically neutralized outside speed rushers with ease…in this passing league?  At #22?  I’ve said a lot of bad things about Howie, but that’s a good draft pick, even if he ended up failing.  Dillard was 1 year older than most of his draft class, which does piss me off.  I firmly believe that older players generally have much less upside in this league.  But still…that’s good value.   

1 hour ago, mattmcginley7 said:

I remember in 2020 him and BLG thought Mailata wouldn't even make the team. Last year's TC they said Dillard was so bad that he shouldn't have made the top 75 

I like their BGN show but they've proven they truly know nothing at all about line play

2020 was the year Mailata went to Vegas and put money on Ostman to win the Nasty Nate award.

10 hours ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

If he was good enough to be a starting LT then teams would be banging down the Eagles door to trade for him. 

Who are these teams that don’t currently have a LT that is good enough to be a starter?

1 hour ago, Aerolithe_Lion said:

Who are these teams that don’t currently have a LT that is good enough to be a starter?

People can’t understand that to make a trade there has to be an agreement on compensation.  It’s been reported more than once the Eagles have gotten calls on Dillard. Why would Howie trade Dillard for a late-round draft pick when he has more value to the Eagles as a depth OL?  Johnson and Mailata have not been Iron Men the past few seasons — they both miss time.  Dillard started 5 games just this past season.

If there was an offer of a 3rd round pick or better then Dillard would have been traded by now.  Teams will low-ball an offer or wait for roster cuts before they’ll offer a Day 2 draft pick for a player who isn’t currently a starter.  

 

13 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

. Why would Howie trade Dillard for a late-round draft pick when he has more value to the Eagles as a depth OL?  Johnson and Mailata have not been Iron Men the past few seasons — they both miss time.  Dillard started 5 games just this past season.

 

This is my exact thought. It’s also not impossible Dillard is an Eagles longterm.
 

Lane is 32, how many 35+ year old tackles are currently starting in the NFL? Or how implausible would it be that Dillard says he likes Philly, wants to stay, and Howie says he’ll give him a modest contract to be the swing tackle (or compete at guard), a Derek Barnett-type depth investment. 
 

There are a lot of options with having an extra "starting caliber” LT, and just dumping him for peanuts seems like the worst one. Based on his limited play experience, it’s unlikely he’ll get an open market deal that would out-bid us for what we’d pay a valuable Olineman depth piece. Not saying it’s likely, but it’s far more worthwhile to hold on to him for the possibility than to even accept a couple of 5th rounders 

13 hours ago, justrelax said:

Kempski has a history of personal animus toward Dillard. Nothing, I mean nothing, he says about him should be taken as true.

Kempski also is an idiot about line play.

Just my two cents.

To be fair most so called sports journalists/analysts are clueless and only parrot narratives. Very few can actually breakdown tape and even fewer breakdown tape on everyone they talk about.

It's why when it comes to a players ability I block out 90% of what is being said and go right to the guys who actually breakdown tape before they write/say something.

Most local guys can give you the what happened, what the rumors are, but they have zero clue on actual ability and only parrot what they hear.