2 hours ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Loving Gainwell this year.  
 

 

That entire article is basing information off of tweets from the muppet, Thomas R. Petersen....how serious should we take it?

2 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

He’s desperate to score some points because I made fun of him about the Singleton pro bowl thing.  
 

When we signed Strong there was a flurry of posts by you, me and H.E. joking about Fing with Hurts Squirters.  Yeah.  He’s just too dumb to know the difference.  

It was all of us. And Im not about to quit. You got so worried someone might have actually thought you think he is going to be our starter and savior you had to immediately back track and let everyone know you were just joking. 

6 hours ago, hputenis said:

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. 

Last year was when it made the most sense for him to get preseason snaps.  Adds to the no competition and handed the job thing.  He should have been playing multiple drives in 2 of the games and at least a half in the other.  

2 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Ok.  So you admit you’re an idiot.  Got it.  
 

Nice troll job.  

Im going to keep hyping Strong because Im not concerned if some dumb Hurts fanboys think I was serious. Im not threatened by that like you are. 

27 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

@HazletonEagle I mentioned Strong last fall in here before anyone.  And was intrigued by him.  But since we signed him, I’ve been cautious.    I challenge you to find a serious post by me about Strong being the answer for the Eagles.  Please quote it for the world to see.  I dare you.  Just one.  

I liked Strong initially. I didn’t like Pickett until right before the draft. But I think part of that for me was just watching our QB last year not be able to get the ball out quick in tight windows, and seeing anyone being able to do that was like a breath of fresh air. 
 

But I like to watch players interview and see their demeanor, how they answer tough questions, and see how "likable” they are. Pickett seemed like a strong minded dude. Carson Strong just seemed kinda.. idk what word I’m looking for.. but not great in that regard. 
 

This is gonna sound ridiculous at this point, but I liked Reagor’s skill set coming out of college, but his interviews made him seem immature and ****y. It was my only concern with him, and I think it’s really what’s holding him back so much. He’s obviously not Justin Jefferson in terms of skills, but even if he was drafted too early, he was still at least a second round talent coming out and he hasn’t shown a single bit of his skill set he showed in college. And I’m not even including his supposed speed. He isn’t mentally strong enough for this. And he doesn’t want to be here. I could see him going elsewhere with a fresh start and sticking around as a slot guy somewhere if he gets his head right. 
 

But my point is. I think the mental aspect, especially with QBs, is underrated. 
 

Strong obviously has questions about his knees or whatever it is. That’s not a good sign. He’s probably not the answer. But whoever the answer is will hopefully have a similar skill set in terms of passing. Because that’s how you win right playoff games. Say what you want about Nick Foles’ career, but he won us that Super Bowl with his arm. And we lost to TB last year because they keyed in on the run and we didn’t have a passing attack to be able to move the ball consistently. 
 

As far as investing in Hurts’ potential, and maximizing his talent, I think the Eagles have done a good, but risky job. Obviously, he’s got as good of a supporting cast as one could reasonably ask for. But when you bring best friends together, it could be a tough breakup. Then you have Devonta, who isn't built for Hurts’ skill set at all. He’s the perfect fit for any of the top 10-12 QBs who excel at timing routes. And Watkins is a deep ball specialist. I’m hoping the reports are true about Hurts improving his deep ball accuracy. 
 

The thing I think people should keep in mind about reports of Hurts being off in camp is that, what we all want him to do, and what I’m assuming the coaches are asking, is different than the way he naturally has played his whole life. His baseline is relying on his legs. So he’s got to start going out of that comfort zone at some point and start working on his quick passing. That’s what camp is for. He’s gonna have to get those lumps out sometime and better now than the regular season. 
 

I’m not expecting a deep playoff run this year, but I’m really hoping the team is at least competitive and fun to watch. 
 

My big concern is that they try to over use AJ Brown. Try to scheme him open too much and Hurts key on him too much and become one dimensional in the passing game. Teams will take that away. We don’t have Derick Henry to scare LBs into opening up the middle of the field the way Tennessee did. I want to see this offense be able to overcome adversity when teams take our bread and butter away. Our bread and butter can’t be QB runs and WR screens. 

19 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

Last year was when it made the most sense for him to get preseason snaps.  Adds to the no competition and handed the job thing.  He should have been playing multiple drives in 2 of the games and at least a half in the other.  

There was a gastrointestinal episode.

25 minutes ago, blindside said:

 

The thing I think people should keep in mind about reports of Hurts being off in camp is that, what we all want him to do, and what I’m assuming the coaches are asking, is different than the way he naturally has played his whole life. His baseline is relying on his legs. So he’s got to start going out of that comfort zone at some point and start working on his quick passing. That’s what camp is for. He’s gonna have to get those lumps out sometime and better now than the regular season. 
 

 

Hard to do that when we see videos of him half arseing a rep knowing the camera is on him so he can dance and do handshakes for 2 mins.

9 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

That’s what happens when you're handed the job and your boss (Head Coach) is wearing a shirt with your picture on it.  Like a fan boy.  

I was actually editing my post...as much poop as we give Nick, I feel for him and modern coaches.  These kids come in now with ego's, senses of entitlement and not understanding they don't work for themselves and they rep a bigger product.  The Kyler Murray fiasco is a perfect example...the kid was too lazy to care about what was in his contract outside of the numbers and the studying thing gets brought up (which if a QB isn't hitting 4 hours a day they're doing it wrong...4 hours a week is nothing), someone calls it racist and now he's suddenly offended.  Nobody wants to be held accountable.  These kids are killing the NFL, the product as a whole was abysmal last year and I won't be shocked if it keeps trending the way I'm seeing it that it declines.  These coaches are just trying to do what I do in the military every day....herd cats.

1 minute ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Nick kissing his players ass with shirts and weird games doesn’t help the matter.  

I don't disagree...I just don't know where the line is anymore for these coaches.  I'll at least say for Nick the team played hard last year for him.  As the EIC do you have any further input here? haha

5 minutes ago, Wentz_Era said:

I don't disagree...I just don't know where the line is anymore for these coaches.  I'll at least say for Nick the team played hard last year for him.  As the EIC do you have any further input here? haha

The players seem to eat that up. If it works, it works. Doesnt matter what those who are disconnected from the locker room think about it. 

1 minute ago, HazletonEagle said:

The players seem to eat that up. If it works, it works. Doesnt matter what those who are disconnected from the locker room think about it. 

It certainly matters, because it's not sustainable.

 

 

Just now, 4for4EaglesNest said:

I guess they played hard.  No evidence to suggest otherwise.   How’s that for input?  

 

My point went over you...I was too vague sorry!  I'm just highlighting there's no more respect for the structure anymore.  At some point it becomes impossible in the 'buddy buddy' system.  You need to gain respect and hold other accountable according to how the hierarchy works.  These coaches are painted into this weird corner I think where as soon as they do that, they're labelled as 'bad people'.

6 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

The players seem to eat that up. If it works, it works. Doesnt matter what those who are disconnected from the locker room think about it. 

Absolutely. Nothing wrong with a coach supporting his players. It's not like he doesn't know when to be hard on them.

5 minutes ago, Wentz_Era said:

It certainly matters, because it's not sustainable.

 

 

It is. Theyll always appreciate a coach supporting them. Especially if the team doesnt play well. Never gonna hurt to wear a player's merch.

2 minutes ago, schuy7 said:

Nothing wrong with a coach supporting his players. It's not like he doesn't know when to be hard on them.

Obviously in the grand leadership and emotional intelligence thing we don't see what happens behind closed doors but around the NFL as a whole we're seeing the effects of lack of accountability league wide IMO.

3 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

It is. Theyll always appreciate a coach supporting them. Especially if the team doesnt play well. Never gonna hurt to wear a player's merch.

There's a difference between support and patronizing.  Now maybe it's not as bad as we all think, don't get me wrong I like Nick and think he can be a decent coach.

3 minutes ago, Wentz_Era said:

There's a difference between support and patronizing.  Now maybe it's not as bad as we all think, don't get me wrong I like Nick and think he can be a decent coach.

Yeah. Its probably not. We have no idea how he actually coaches. We only see his t-shirts and hear his press conferences. 

Players like him. He got results last year after a really rough start. 

He can be judged on results over a few years here. Not on his wardrobe.

28 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Nick kissing his players ass with shirts and weird games doesn’t help the matter.  

I initially thought you were overreacting about the shirt; he’s expressing support for a controversial player that needs the support.

But after overthinking it, I think it reflects a lack of intelligence and foresight from Siri.  If Siri has any understanding of nfl football and offenses, he should be anticipating that he’ll be benching and/or moving on from Hurts within the next year and a half.  When that happens, the subsequent media articles about Siri’s decision (or Lowie’s decision) will feature pictures of Siri in a Jalen Hurts tee shirt…making him look like an idiot.  His inability to anticipate this automatically puts him in a class of more "limited” head coaches.  

I think Nick's style is very refreshing, and I think the players love it. It's so different from every other hard-ass coach. It doesn't take leadership to put on some hard-ass act. Being yourself is real leadership.

Just now, 4for4EaglesNest said:

It’s cute you like him so much.  I’m rooting for you buddy.  

Thank you

15 minutes ago, eagle45 said:

I initially thought you were overreacting about the shirt; he’s expressing support for a controversial player that needs the support.

But after overthinking it, I think it reflects a lack of intelligence and foresight from Siri.  If Siri has any understanding of nfl football and offenses, he should be anticipating that he’ll be benching and/or moving on from Hurts within the next year and a half.  When that happens, the subsequent media articles about Siri’s decision (or Lowie’s decision) will feature pictures of Siri in a Jalen Hurts tee shirt…making him look like an idiot.  His inability to anticipate this automatically puts him in a class of more "limited” head coaches.  

Its not really any different than a coach getting up at the podium and saying ________ is our starting QB.

Until hes not. And then there is a sound bite or video of that moment. And..... well no one cares because thats just how the NFL works. 

Question

Likely starting consturction soon on a detatched garage. May put a TV out there. At least want to make sure my phone has no problem picking up wifi. What kind of wifi extender do I need?

Off the nearest corner of my house, the garage is going to be about 10 feet away. Its going to be 23x27 with 2nd floor storage area (dont really need wifi up there).

I think my wifi will range out there fairly well, but I feel like I should probably put something just to make sure the signal is strong.

25 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

Yeah. Its probably not. We have no idea how he actually coaches. We only see his t-shirts and hear his press conferences. 

Players like him. He got results last year after a really rough start. 

He can be judged on results over a few years here. Not on his wardrobe.

I like Nick personally, as a fellow Paisan I gotta support my people. 😏  But if he wears another BEAT DALLAS shirt before the Cowboys game I'll punch him in the face whenever I see him at the tennis courts.

2 hours ago, BigEFly said:

Noah Ellis guarantee was $240,000.  He has been cut. The Strong guarantee was $320,000. The contract is the UFDA contract otherwise and kind of a low signing bonus in that $20,000 of the $320 total Strong got. Howie found a guarantee loophole with UDFAs and exploited it.  

When did Noah Ellis get cut?

Can't find any mention of it anywhere???

2 minutes ago, Utebird said:

When did Noah Ellis get cut?

Can't find any mention of it anywhere???

like 2 days ago. 

kind of scary to see Marlon Tililololupu running with 2nd team. 

Had to be pretty bad to get released so quickly and have Tuliptulipolipo over you.