This year I am a mixed bag for me, I think we have a pretty good team, but ultimately I feel like we are doomed at the QB position. Like we know the ceiling is really low, and that no matter how many easy wins against bad teams we have, we know we aren't going anywhere in the post season because of the QB play.

Normally, with a team this stacked with talent, I am stoked and cant wait for the season to start to see what happens, but this year to me feels like a year where the team is coming off a 4-12 season and starting a rebuild, where I will watch just to see improvement of players, but have no real hopes of doing anything meaningful.

Sucks, I have zero faith Hurts will do much better than he did last year, so we will have some wins, may even win the divisions, and some fans will fall for the fools gold, get sucked in, only to be extremly dissappointed when we meet a good team in the playoffs. 

Am I alone? Or does anyone else feel the same? 

43 minutes ago, D-Shiznit said:

Get Dillard on the next plane to NY.

 

Should keep him as a backup for Dillard since this is a contending season.  Same reason why they should hold onto Minshew even though it seems they might be going Stinnett at #2 instead. 

Mailata is great but he also hasn't stayed healthy for a season yet in his career. 

15 minutes ago, Ipiggles said:

This year I am a mixed bag for me, I think we have a pretty good team, but ultimately I feel like we are doomed at the QB position. Like we know the ceiling is really low, and that no matter how many easy wins against bad teams we have, we know we aren't going anywhere in the post season because of the QB play.

Normally, with a team this stacked with talent, I am stoked and cant wait for the season to start to see what happens, but this year to me feels like a year where the team is coming off a 4-12 season and starting a rebuild, where I will watch just to see improvement of players, but have no real hopes of doing anything meaningful.

Sucks, I have zero faith Hurts will do much better than he did last year, so we will have some wins, may even win the divisions, and some fans will fall for the fools gold, get sucked in, only to be extremly dissappointed when we meet a good team in the playoffs. 

Am I alone? Or does anyone else feel the same? 

I personally see this season as a win-win proposition. With Hurts we will win more games than we will lose, and we'll get another post-season berth.

Then after our likely early exit, we will have more than enough draft ammo to get our QB in a stacked QB class.

So I would say to enjoy the wins, and then look forward to a new QB in the draft next year.

2 hours ago, justrelax said:

Name one.

Anyone who says that Hurts took us to the playoffs

1 hour ago, D-Shiznit said:

Get Dillard on the next plane to NY.

Becton is a back-up in NY. Thomas and Neal are the starters.

20 minutes ago, D-Shiznit said:

I personally see this season as a win-win proposition. With Hurts we will win more games than we will lose, and we'll get another post-season berth.

Then after our likely early exit, we will have more than enough draft ammo to get our QB in a stacked QB class.

So I would say to enjoy the wins, and then look forward to a new QB in the draft next year.

Best case scenario is the Eagles or Saints having a top 5 pick.

Imagine being able to draft Levis and still having another first

29 minutes ago, D-Shiznit said:

I personally see this season as a win-win proposition. With Hurts we will win more games than we will lose, and we'll get another post-season berth.

Then after our likely early exit, we will have more than enough draft ammo to get our QB in a stacked QB class.

So I would say to enjoy the wins, and then look forward to a new QB in the draft next year.

Not sure I agree with the statement in bold. 

Last year in the 2nd half of the season we played some really bad teams and some with all 2nd and 3rd string players due to covid. Not to forget the fact teams started to figure out Hurts and how to scheme against him at the end of the season. So with other teams getting better as well along with the possibility of teams playing more starters, I don't have the confidence that they will win more then they will lose. I esp dont have confidence we will make the playoffs. If we do, I have a strong feeling it will be more of the defense or run game that brings it, not Hurts. Not rooting against him, just dont believe in his QB passing abilities. 

3 minutes ago, justrelax said:

Becton is a back-up in NY. Thomas and Neal are the starters.

What ?? 
 

Jets official site disagrees with you, and I don’t even see a Neal on the Jets roster, and the only Thomas’ they have on the roster play defense.

 

50 minutes ago, Ipiggles said:

This year I am a mixed bag for me, I think we have a pretty good team, but ultimately I feel like we are doomed at the QB position. Like we know the ceiling is really low, and that no matter how many easy wins against bad teams we have, we know we aren't going anywhere in the post season because of the QB play.

Normally, with a team this stacked with talent, I am stoked and cant wait for the season to start to see what happens, but this year to me feels like a year where the team is coming off a 4-12 season and starting a rebuild, where I will watch just to see improvement of players, but have no real hopes of doing anything meaningful.

Sucks, I have zero faith Hurts will do much better than he did last year, so we will have some wins, may even win the divisions, and some fans will fall for the fools gold, get sucked in, only to be extremly dissappointed when we meet a good team in the playoffs. 

Am I alone? Or does anyone else feel the same? 

Nope not alone, your sentiments about sum it up for me👍

38 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

Should keep him as a backup for Dillard since this is a contending season.  Same reason why they should hold onto Minshew even though it seems they might be going Stinnett at #2 instead. 

Mailata is great but he also hasn't stayed healthy for a season yet in his career. 

Contending for what???

A first round playoff exit?

13 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

So this year, it’s Levis for you?  I’d wait until a few college games are played first.  

I’m not waiting for anything. Mayo boy is bound to bust.

11 minutes ago, downundermike said:

What ?? 
 

Jets official site disagrees with you, and I don’t even see a Neal on the Jets roster, and the only Thomas’ they have on the roster play defense.

 

I think he was either making a joke or he got the jets confused with the giants 

4 hours ago, LeanMeanGM said:

 

Question:  How many snaps will the first team get on Friday?  I put the over/under at about 8.

2 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

I’m not waiting for anything. Mayo boy is bound to bust.

Yeah but if he wins a SB imagine the celebration. 

1 minute ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Question:  How many snaps will the first team get on Friday?  I put the over/under at about 8.

3 hours ago, Shalodeep said:

For all those who say we didn't change the entire offense and took the ball out of Hurts hands....

No one is saying they didn't change the offense. The question is whether changing the offense led to success, or if playing crappier teams led to success. 

We played 5 playoff teams in our first 7 weeks and 0 playoff teams in the next 9 weeks. Maybe that was the reason we won more games later in the season, rather than any genius move by the coaching staff. 

 

2 hours ago, E-A-G-L-E-S Eagles said:

After watching the whole practice that's on YouTube, I don't see anything that leads me to believe that our QB position has improved.  In 11v11, there's a ton of happy feet and bad throwing motion that comes along with that.  It's clear that his common response to pressure will be to run. 

We will win some games with this strong OLine, good D, and these skill players, but its going to be the same as last year.  

Friday will be interesting to see, if the game habits will be better.

If he actually plays, that is.

2 hours ago, WentzFan11 said:

The 1s should play at least 1 or 2 series. I doubt it though

Important word there.   But... 

5 hours ago, LeanMeanGM said:

 

Big turnaround... cutting the pass rate by 2/3s... and the successful pass rate barely blipped.   Meanwhile, the Successful Run Rate was exactly the same.  "Dropback" EPA?  I'm curious if it still counts as a dropback if the QB runs on the play after dropping back.   Because I struggle to see how they could jump up so much in Dropback EPA without a remarkable increase in Successful Pass Rate.

57 minutes ago, D-Shiznit said:

I personally see this season as a win-win proposition. With Hurts we will win more games than we will lose, and we'll get another post-season berth.

Then after our likely early exit, we will have more than enough draft ammo to get our QB in a stacked QB class.

So I would say to enjoy the wins, and then look forward to a new QB in the draft next year.

My worry is too many garbage wins risks the team paying hurts starter money

36 minutes ago, downundermike said:

Best case scenario is the Eagles or Saints having a top 5 pick.

Imagine being able to draft Levis and still having another first

Yeah im not sure on Levis. Need to watch alot of college games this year. I like stroud but after him i still have alot of questions

19 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

That's for the total snaps for all players listed on first team, not total snaps with the entire first team on the field.

16 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:

My worry is too many garbage wins risks the team paying hurts starter money

I’d be stunned if a similar level of performance earned Hurts an extension. I think the Eagles are mostly content with Hurts at the moment based mostly on price point and saving up resources for a QB next year. 

I think Hurts’ best-case scenario is he plays well enough to earn another season, but that the Eagles wouldn’t commit to him before midseason next year, if at all.

43 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:

Yeah im not sure on Levis. Need to watch alot of college games this year. I like stroud but after him i still have alot of questions

I still question if stroud is just another product of the system.  There's a bunch of games to be played and the whole lot has a lot of ? marks.  This past draft was looked at pretty 'highly' if that's what we want to call the QB transition from CFB to NFL in this modern era before last season.  It's all media frenzy and manipulation.  Howell and company fizzled out by week 2, it took a couple weeks for Pickett to gain steam and everyone was all over it till the baby hands things.  Add the fleeting Ridder & Willis love somewhere in there.  It's just a never ending cycle.  For every Josh Allen there's a million Jake Locker/Trubisky's.  For every Russel Wilson there's a million Hurts/Kyler Murray's.  Heck, Lawrence could barely lace up his cleats to get on the field last year and people are already talking about the 'next' Manning.  Let the kids play.

I'll say this, when in doubt, bet on the kid from Stanford.  Those guys tend to work out pretty good when they're getting attention.

I edited this a million time.

I know this is lazy analysis, but I absolutely hate that the projected top 2 QBs next year are from Bama and Ohio State.

I realize it is kind of frowned on to make a post here that doesn't disparage the team's starting quarterback or insult another poster, but I figure I'll give it a shot and dip a toe in the water regarding the construction of the Eagles 53 man roster. My premise at the moment is that the Eagles will use more roster spots on defensive players than they will on offense simply because they have more depth there. With three roster spots already accounted for with the longsnapper, kicker, and punter, that leaves fifty to use for the offensive and defensive players. The general rule of thumb is to go with 25 for both offense and defense. But I think it'll be at least 26-24 for defense, and perhaps 27-23. Here are my position-by-position thoughts on how I see the roster shaking out. And bear in mind that I'm operating under the premise that there will be same freedom of movement regarding the practice squad as there has been the past couple of years. By that, I mean that teams will be able to activate two guys off the practice squad on any given week, so long as they don't activate a player more than two times. Here goes:

QUARTERBACK (2): There should be two LOCKS. Jalen Hurts and Gardner Minshew. If they go for a third on the 53, it will probably only be as a result of either Reid Sinnett or Carson Strong really impressing in the preseason games. Since Sinnett has done so in the past -- last year with the Dolphins when he was a shining star in the preseason -- I'd make him the favorite. But even so, I'm not sure. For now, I'll stick with two and see how the rest of the lineup shakes out.

RUNNING BACK (3): I think this is a position where the Eagles will carry at least four guys that they intend to utilize, but would prefer the fourth to be someone who clears waivers, makes it to their practice squad, and can be elevated as needed. There's also the distinct possibility of Jordan Howard being signed at some point. I almost think that's inevitable, truth be told. But for now, the three LOCKS would be Miles Sanders, Kenneth Gainwell, and Boston Scott. I imagine that Jason Huntley would be the fourth guy. For now, I'll stick with the three.

WIDE RECEIVERS (5): AJ Brown, DeVonta Smith, and Quez Watkins would be the three LOCKS. Jalen Reagor will probably be the fourth, but there is the chance he could be traded. I kinda don't think so though. The fifth spot would probably come down to Zach Paschal, Greg Ward, John Hightower, or Britain Covey. From what I've heard, Covey has been a pleasant surprise in camp, so I'd give that fifth spot to him. I'd like to see him in the preseason games to get a better feel. Let's leave it five for now. Ward is definitely good enough to play somewhere, so if a team were willing to give us a sixth or seventh round pick, I'd probably bite. Paschal is a Sirianni favorite, so he might be a contender too. Hightower is probably on the outside looking in.

TIGHT END (2): This is where it gets tricky as far as roster construction is concerned. Obviously Dallas Goedert is a LOCK. I really don't think they want to risk losing Grant Calcaterra on waivers like they did when they tried to get cute with sliding defensive end Casey Toohill on the waiver wire only to see him get snagged by Washington. Jack Stoll would be the third tight end, and I'm pretty sure they'd like to keep him. But for now, I'm putting him on waivers, hoping he clears, and then putting him on the practice squad and then activating him for the opener. If need be, they can then put Calcaterra on IR and then put Stoll on the 53. But for now, I'm just going with two.

OFFENSIVE LINE (10): This is almost always a position where the Eagles go heavy. They invest a lot of draft capital at this position and like to keep their guys. Generally speaking, the Eagles eleventh best offensive lineman is better than another team's ninth lineman. Anyway, there are seven LOCKS: Jordan Mailata, Landon Dickerson, Jason Kelce, Isaac Seumalo, Lane Johnson, Andre Dillard, and Cam Jurgens. There would be a remote chance that they would trade Dillard, but that seems unlikely to me. A team would have to blow them away with an offer, and if that were to happen, they'd have to cross their fingers and hope that Mailata and Johnson stay healthy all year. I doubt they'd be willing to risk that. So that's seven for sure. The other three spots probably come down to four guys. Jack Driscoll, Sua Opeta, Jack Anderson, and Le'Raven Clark. I guess it depends on the value they see for Anderson being able to play center. They already have two "backup" centers in Jurgens and Dickerson, so that could make Anderson vulnerable. I think Driscoll would be ahead of Clark as the fourth tackle. Opeta has been waived and unclaimed a couple times already so he could be the most likely to clear waivers. Not really sure what to make of the young guys. My guess is that they're battling for practice squad spots rather than active roster spots.

So that's 22 spots I'm using on offense...for now.

SPECIAL TEAMS (3): It's a guarantee that they'll use three roster spots here. Rick Lovato and Jake Elliott are LOCKS. Arryn Siposs is probably going to be the punter again, but I won't say he's a guarantee, as there is always the possibility that they'd claim someone on waivers. There is also the possibility that they don't even put a punter on the 53-man roster right away. They can play roster games for a couple of days and then sign someone a couple of days before the opener. But the Eagles don't tend to get cute like that. Regardless, it's three roster spots.

DEFENSIVE LINE (9): The LOCKS are obvious: Brandon Graham, Josh Sweat, Derek Barnett, Fletcher Cox, Javon Hargrave, Jordan Davis, and Milton Williams. It feels like Tarron Jackson will probably be the fourth defensive end (if you consider Williams a tackle, which I do). My ninth guy is Marlon Tuipulotu, but not really with any conviction. I thought he was terrible in the preseason last year, yet the Eagles kept him on the roster all year long. I believe they thought he was injured and would be healthy a year later. Well, it's now a year later, so let's see what he has. Overall, I'm not convinced this line is as deep as it should be. Granted that Ryan Kerrigan was terrible last year, but going into the season, the thought was that he would be someone useful. And they kept Jackson as the fifth guy. A year later (now), and Jackson is the fourth end and it's the same other guys, including an old timer who's coming off a significant injury. And I'm not sure Jackson is anything special. To me, this position is kinda vulnerable. Of course by the same token, the defensive tackle position figures to be a lot stronger. And there's always Haason Reddick to consider, though I'll list him as a linebacker. But he'll put his hand on the ground from time to time and rush the passer. Defensive end has to be a prime draft need next spring.

LINEBACKER (7): I'd like to go seven deep here given the investment they made in the offseason to upgrade the unit. The LOCKS would be Haason Reddick, T.J. Edwards, Kyzir White, and Nakobe Dean. I'm not really a big fan of Shaun Bradley but he's probably the backup middle linebacker (if you count Dean as a swing guy). Davion Taylor probably makes it as the sixth guy, but this is the year he has to prove it. I'm tired of waiting on him. The seventh spot will come down to a battle of late round draft picks Patrick Johnson (last year) and Kyron Johnson (this year). My guess is that they'd prefer to keep the guy they drafted this year. 

SECONDARY (11): With the way the roster is currently constructed, they just have to go heavy here again. The LOCKS are Darius Slay, James Bradberry, Avonte Maddox, Anthony Harris, and Marcus Epps. The third safety spot figures to come down to Jaquiski Tartt and K'Von Wallace. My guess is that they'll go with Tartt and cut bait with Wallace, who really hasn't done anything in two years. It wouldn't surprise me if the fourth safety ends up being Andre Chachere because he's good on special teams. The fourth corner will probably be Zech McPherson, though that's far from a sure thing. As for the rest, who the hell really knows? Even at this point, I don't know the difference between Tay Gowan, Kary Vincent, Josiah Scott, Mac McCain, Josh Jobe, Mario Goodrich, and Jimmy Moreland. But let's keep the three best of those guys and make it eleven. (These go to eleven!)

So that's 27 defensive guys to go along with the 22 offensive and 3 special teams guys. That gives me one extra guy. I guess for me it comes down to Paschal, Sinnett, and Stoll. Let's go with Stoll for now, so disregard everything I said earlier about trying to sneak him through waivers. But dangit, Sirianni supposedly loves him some Zach Paschal, so maybe they keep him, perhaps instead of Covey. Oh it's a conundrum. Anyway I'm going with Stoll as my 53rd guy.

Injuries between now and cutdown day would obviously change things.

I look forward to the coming weeks to see how this all plays out. Unfortunately I won't be able to attend the game against the Jets this Friday night so I'll be forced to watch it on television and be subjected to only getting to see what they want us to see. I'd much prefer being there and being able to watch what I want, when I want.