Just now, bpac55 said:

Not saying it was and I'm on the fence about it.  I would love to see Seumalo back in 73 and give Dean 56, not that he would want it.  

I know the rules are different but I just can't get on board with TE/LB with 40s numbers.  To me, those are always camp numbers for guys who are going to get cut.  40s should be for hard hitting safeties and fullbacks. 

Never understood this.  Who cares what number they wear.  The position group should have certain numbers is gone, not gonna happen anymore.  

43 minutes ago, DrPhilly said:

Super excited for both our Georgia draft picks.

They both interview pretty well and sound really confident. I think they will fit in well and probably glad they’ve got each other as they go through this experience 

4 minutes ago, justrelax said:

Frankly, I didn't know that number was available. I thought it had been retired.

Dean can get Harold's number, JD can't get JB's... that's a shame.

3 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

I know, Burton was 47.  Was going to mention that in my other response.  It's just an ugly number.

It's a prime number... good choice.

11 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

Davis-90

Jurgens- 51

Dean- 17

Johnson- 58

Calcaterra- 47

Approve of all but Calcaterra. Hopefully he gets in to a traditional TE number come regular season.  

 

The only two I like are Davis and Johnson

2 minutes ago, rrfierce said:

They both interview pretty well and sound really confident. I think they will fit in well and probably glad they’ve got each other as they go through this experience 

We need some help in the secondary but safe to say with these picks and the edge FA pickup our D should at minimum be a couple steps better. 

1 hour ago, bpac55 said:

Don't care if it's just warmups and drills, excited to see the new guys in their Eagles gear.  If I'm not mistaken, they usually release a full list of rookie camp invites.  I wonder who else we might see there.

Is there any place to watch these practices?

1 minute ago, garingovt2000 said:

Is there any place to watch these practices?

As the tweet said, reporters are only allowed to watch warmups and individual drills.  I am sure they will post twitter videos.  But you are not going to see any real practice.

 

 

Just now, downundermike said:

Never understood this.  Who cares what number they wear.  The position group should have certain numbers is gone, not gonna happen anymore.  

I posted a while back, probably last year a pretty lengthy post about how much I love the visual aspect of the game of football.  Everything from helmet brand/style/facemask to uniform numbers and how the fields are painted. 

I'm 40 and I feel like I grew up in a great time for football cards from about age 10-15.  I would study them, draw them and make sure I knew what numbers guys wore, what gear they wore and so on.  Just something I've always been interested in.

To me, not having positional number requirements is a college thing.  You knew that any non QB or kicker wearing a single digit was probably a stud.  A DL wearing anything under 60, probably a great pass rusher.  Once you got drafted it was time to graduate to a professional number.

The same goes for cleats.  Back in the day, the majority of colleges wore black cleats and NFL teams wore white cleats, with the exception of the Bears and the 91 or 92 Eagles.  I'm talking 1980s-2000s NFL. Once you got to the NFL, it was time for your white cleats. 

If I was to picture college football it would be players wearing on position specific numbers wearing black cleats and white spat.  I could go on and on.  

Davis looks in great shape 

3 minutes ago, rrfierce said:

Davis looks in great shape 

and Nakobe Dean's shoulder didnt fall off yet. 

10 minutes ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

 

 

Woah! He looks a lot leaner since the combine. I know there was talk about getting him down to the 320-330 LBs range, well on our way from the looks of it.

 

 

 

1 minute ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

 

 

 

very happy that all the ones we have been excited about are true.

I thought someone said we had 14 spots available. Wonder whats the plan with the other 2. 

Just now, HazletonEagle said:

very happy that all the ones we have been excited about are true.

I thought someone said we had 14 spots available. Wonder whats the plan with the other 2. 

The PSU basketball player or was he just a camp invite?

Just now, HazletonEagle said:

very happy that all the ones we have been excited about are true.

I thought someone said we had 14 spots available. Wonder whats the plan with the other 2. 

Additional FAs....open tryouts....

Just now, Connecticut Eagle said:

Additional FAs....open tryouts....

Blue Steel

 

 

9 minutes ago, D-Shiznit said:

Woah! He looks a lot leaner since the combine. I know there was talk about getting him down to the 320-330 LBs range, well on our way from the looks of it.

This kid is going to be an absolute monster in the middle. And he gets to learn from Fletch. Football, I mean. Not how to bang other dude's wives...

5 minutes ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

 

 

 

Ok, who are everyone's top 3 best shots to make the team. For me:

Reed Blankenship

Noah Elliss (bye Marlon)

Carson Strong

 

 

2 minutes ago, Outlaw said:

This kid is going to be an absolute monster in the middle. And he gets to learn from Fletch. Football, I mean. Not how to bang other dude's wives...

Ok, who are everyone's top 3 best shots to make the team. For me:

Reed Blankenship

Noah Elliss (bye Marlon)

Carson Strong

I cant just say 3. 

Blankenship, Covey, Strong, Elliss, and one of the CBs guessing probably Jobe. 

 

If I had to trim the list, Id say Elliss starts the year on practice squad. Hes the kind of guy who can probably stick there. 

3 minutes ago, Outlaw said:

This kid is going to be an absolute monster in the middle. And he gets to learn from Fletch. Football, I mean. Not how to bang other dude's wives...

Ok, who are everyone's top 3 best shots to make the team. For me:

Reed Blankenship

Noah Elliss (bye Marlon)

Carson Strong

I think those are the 3 but I want Covey too.

1 minute ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

 

 

Jobe is a guy who I feel would REALLY benefit in exploring a conversion to S along with Kary Vincent. To me, Goodrich has the better chance to make the team.

4 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

I cant just say 3. 

Blankenship, Covey, Strong, Elliss, and one of the CBs guessing probably Jobe. 

 

If I had to trim the list, Id say Elliss starts the year on practice squad. Hes the kind of guy who can probably stick there. 

I think Tuioplatusueknwaaow (whatever his irrelevant name is) loses his spot. We are carrying 5 DT's since I see Williams lining up more as a DE this year. So Cox, Hargrave, Davis, Elliss, Williams.

One of the CB's probably. I mean they're competing same as McPhearson, Gowan, etc.

Covey I don't see. I think Devon Allen has the better chance if they're going with a return specialist. But I'm sure that's a competition there.

If I expanded to 4, it's Kennedy Brooks.