12 hours ago, EagleVA said:

I have no idea what's wrong with that guy.

 

12 hours ago, Original Sin said:

Genetics 

4 minutes ago, hputenis said:

 

morning

11 hours ago, Bacarty2 said:

stop being a boomer and use a pirate site. theres trillions of them. and free. and with new court rulings the end user cant get in trouble 

1 minute ago, olsilverhair said:

morning

Howdy Knob Gobbler! 

1 hour ago, D-Shiznit said:

The Josh Allen and Hurts comp never made sense to me. Allen had outrageous raw talent, Hurts doesn't.

You want a Josh Allen comp? It's this kid:

I’m fascinated by this dude. However it’s probably due to the complete lack of talent and raw skill we currently have at the position.  Regardless, I am excited to watch him this season. 

It’s been a solid few hours on the blog.

Is Hurts getting any reps in during the preseason?   Would be kinda stupid not to get some live game throws in.  

If I were the coaches I'd give him at least a couple drives and tell him he can't run.  Stay in the pocket and make quick decisions throwing the ball.  

4 minutes ago, 315Eagles said:

Is Hurts getting any reps in during the preseason?   Would be kinda stupid not to get some live game throws in.  

If I were the coaches I'd give him at least a couple drives and tell him he can't run.  Stay in the pocket and make quick decisions throwing the ball.  

I agree. Hurts needs to take every opportunity to get some work in.

And, what's the sense in scrambling for a first down? Throw the damn ball.

 

6 minutes ago, 315Eagles said:

Is Hurts getting any reps in during the preseason?   Would be kinda stupid not to get some live game throws in.  

If I were the coaches I'd give him at least a couple drives and tell him he can't run.  Stay in the pocket and make quick decisions throwing the ball.  

If he gets any drives his main objective will be to not get hurt. If that means scramble (which it probably will) then he’ll do that. 

4 minutes ago, CouchKing said:

I agree. Hurts needs to take every opportunity to get some work in.

And, what's the sense in scrambling for a first down? Throw the damn ball.

 

Gotta be realistic. I like Hurts running more than throwing. 

3 hours ago, D-Shiznit said:

The Josh Allen and Hurts comp never made sense to me. Allen had outrageous raw talent, Hurts doesn't.

You want a Josh Allen comp? It's this kid:

The Hurts/Allen comparison never made sense.

22 minutes ago, 315Eagles said:

Is Hurts getting any reps in during the preseason?   Would be kinda stupid not to get some live game throws in.  

If I were the coaches I'd give him at least a couple drives and tell him he can't run.  Stay in the pocket and make quick decisions throwing the ball.  

He’s been running his whole life.  It’ll be like riding a bike when he tucks and runs on third down in the regular season.  No need to risk injury doing it in preseason.

17 minutes ago, CouchKing said:

I agree. Hurts needs to take every opportunity to get some work in.

And, what's the sense in scrambling for a first down? Throw the damn ball.

 

To me if they sit him all 3 preseason games and he gets no live reps, then it kinda makes it look like he has arrived and doesn't need it.  But truth is he hasn't arrived and hasn't proven anything.

 

6 minutes ago, eagle45 said:

He’s been running his whole life.  It’ll be like riding a bike when he tucks and runs on third down in the regular season.  No need to risk injury doing it in preseason.

We all know he can run.  He's proven that and is elite when it comes to scrambling. 

Hey if he wants to have a long career and make 200+ million on his next contract then he needs to improve as a passer.

The next QB that is a better scrambler than passer to win a SB will be the 1st.  It hasn't happened.

7 minutes ago, 315Eagles said:

To me if they sit him all 3 preseason games and he gets no live reps, then it kinda makes it look like he has arrived and doesn't need it.  But truth is he hasn't arrived and hasn't proven anything.

 

I doubt he gets any live reps in the preseason, which is ridiculous.  It was even more ridiculous when he didn’t get any last year.  I really hope this team plans on running the ball down the other team’s throat the first 6 weeks of the season, because they will not be prepared to execute anything in the passing game with these limited reps, practices, and extremely limited QB. 

17 hours ago, RememberTheKoy said:

Interesting to read about the other QBs since I haven't seen much in them. 

 

https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2022/7/30/23285236/eagles-training-camp-practice-recap-notes-a-j-brown-james-bradberry-miles-sanders-jalen-hurts

 

In fairness to Hurts, it’s not like any of the Eagles’ quarterbacks are looking great. Gardner Minshew has been up-and-down at best. Carson Strong and Reid Sinnett aren’t impressing anybody.

 

Gardner Minshew threaded a tight window in the middle of the field to hit Deon Cain. Later, he threw too late to Calcaterra on a curl route and the ball was knocked down. Minshew also had a good throw over the middle to Greg Ward but then held the ball too long and got "sacked” by Josh Sweat.

 

Strong had some weak throws this morning. He threw a bad, wobbly pass into coverage with no receiver around and was lucky not to be picked off. Strong threw a ball with not much juice on it right to Christian Elliss for an interception in 7-on-7s. Strong’s best throw was when he aired it out with good touch to Lance Lenoir, who dropped the ball. Early on, Strong seems more like a practice squad candidate than a threat to make the roster.

 

Strong is also throwing to people who are going to get cut. After 3 practices he thinks he is a PS candidate vs 3 years of Hurts not being able to throw?  OK. 

5 minutes ago, Diehardfan said:

Strong is also throwing to people who are going to get cut. 

Something tells me he will find his knee nagging and put away for another year 

For all the I am a hater who wants him to fail crowd, I have a couple Hurts cards.

 

 

Pre-season games matter only for the scrubs trying to make the PS.

Sirianni values the scrimmages with other teams more than pre-season games, b/c he can script them with the opposing HC and see how players look in different situations.

Your roster players may only play one game worth of PT in 3 exhibition games, and you have no control of situations (red zone, etc) so you don't get to see some things that will determine the "winners" of contests for roster spots.

There's actually a lot more reps in the scrimmages than in exhibition games.

As far as players - we're still in July, let's see where they are 2-3 weeks from now - especially veterans who are more focused on working on things than impressing the media. The rookies and last year PS guys are still climbing the learning curve. As they get closer to the first cut down day, the intensity will rise.

34 minutes ago, austinfan said:

Pre-season games matter only for the scrubs trying to make the PS.

Sirianni values the scrimmages with other teams more than pre-season games, b/c he can script them with the opposing HC and see how players look in different situations.

Your roster players may only play one game worth of PT in 3 exhibition games, and you have no control of situations (red zone, etc) so you don't get to see some things that will determine the "winners" of contests for roster spots.

There's actually a lot more reps in the scrimmages than in exhibition games.

As far as players - we're still in July, let's see where they are 2-3 weeks from now - especially veterans who are more focused on working on things than impressing the media. The rookies and last year PS guys are still climbing the learning curve. As they get closer to the first cut down day, the intensity will rise.

What in the world, do you proof your posts first 

52 minutes ago, austinfan said:

Pre-season games matter only for the scrubs trying to make the PS.

Sirianni values the scrimmages with other teams more than pre-season games, b/c he can script them with the opposing HC and see how players look in different situations.

Your roster players may only play one game worth of PT in 3 exhibition games, and you have no control of situations (red zone, etc) so you don't get to see some things that will determine the "winners" of contests for roster spots.

There's actually a lot more reps in the scrimmages than in exhibition games.

As far as players - we're still in July, let's see where they are 2-3 weeks from now - especially veterans who are more focused on working on things than impressing the media. The rookies and last year PS guys are still climbing the learning curve. As they get closer to the first cut down day, the intensity will rise.

I’m always impressed by the way you say so much yet absolutely nothing at all. 

13 minutes ago, EaglePhan1986 said:

I’m always impressed by the way you say so much yet absolutely nothing at all. 

When this post showed up previewed on the main page, I already knew it was in response to afan

24 minutes ago, EaglePhan1986 said:

I’m always impressed by the way you say so much yet absolutely nothing at all. 

There was nothing wrong with his post. He's right about the value of PS games vs. scrimmages with other teams.

15 hours ago, bpac55 said:

seems about right.

That was in the context of discussing who was the worst Eagle draft pick ever. There were several nominees. I said Kevin Allen in a landslide. Buddy Ryan said his only value was to stand around and kill grass. He was ranked as the fourth-worst NFL player of all time by Deadspin. And then of course he was convicted of rape and sentenced to fifteen years, which was what Afan referred to.

1 hour ago, austinfan said:

Sirianni values the scrimmages with other teams more than pre-season games, b/c he can script them with the opposing HC and see how players look in different situations.

The problem with this, as I pointed out last year, games are not scripted.  The team needs reps in preseason games to be able to adapt to new situations.

When you have a scripted environment, you know what defense you are seeing, and you are seeing similar results after 1st and 2nd down.  In a game, there is multitude of outcomes, and multitude of defensive looks you see on the following down based on the outcome of the previous down.  Need to have live reps to practice responding to the previous play and the current defensive alignment.

7 minutes ago, downundermike said:

The problem with this, as I pointed out last year, games are not scripted.  The team needs reps in preseason games to be able to adapt to new situations.

When you have a scripted environment, you know what defense you are seeing, and you are seeing similar results after 1st and 2nd down.  In a game, there is multitude of outcomes, and multitude of defensive looks you see on the following down based on the outcome of the previous down.  Need to have live reps to practice responding to the previous play and the current defensive alignment.

What you are trying to sell us is that you need to practice real football to prepare you for real football?