15 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

I was about to say "hey, the Flyers are up on Toronto 1-0 halfway through".  Then I noticed the shots on goal are Leafs 20, Flyers 4.

Something tells me ...... 

Hockey? On a weekday afternoon? In this part of the country, at this time of year? 
 

May I see it?

1 minute ago, LeanMeanGM said:

I care. This board has been lacking in incredibly bad takes recently

Distinct lack of hoagie mouths

1 minute ago, Sack that QB said:

If you had to pick Philly athlete of the year between Jalen Hurts, Bryce Harper, Joel Embiid, who would you pick. Pluses and minuses for each

Hurts has had an amazing regular season, but the playoffs will come in 2023, so we can't weigh that yet.

Harper was having a great regular season, but got hurt, came back and struggled, but then had an absolutely amazing postseason. Historically good. Been a while since we've seen a playoff postseason performance that dominant.

Embiid - largest sample size of dominance. Put up just insane numbers for a center. And he's doing it again this year. But again, the black cloud over him is coming up small in playoffs. Granted, he was hurt and I think that really is the main cause, but nonetheless.

I think I'm leaning Bryce Harper. Even though the sample size of greatness is the shortest of the 3, his postseason run was just so amazing that I think he gets the nod. But you can make the case for all three.

AJ Brown

3 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

If you had to pick Philly athlete of the year between Jalen Hurts, Bryce Harper, Joel Embiid, who would you pick. Pluses and minuses for each

Hurts has had an amazing regular season, but the playoffs will come in 2023, so we can't weigh that yet.

Harper was having a great regular season, but got hurt, came back and struggled, but then had an absolutely amazing postseason. Historically good. Been a while since we've seen a playoff postseason performance that dominant. But small sample of greatness because his regular season was short due to injury.

Embiid - largest sample size of dominance. Put up just insane numbers for a center. And he's doing it again this year. But again, the black cloud over him is coming up small in playoffs. Granted, he was hurt and I think that really is the main cause, but nonetheless.

I think I'm leaning Bryce Harper. Even though the sample size of greatness is the shortest of the 3, his postseason run was just so amazing that I think he gets the nod. But you can make the case for all three.

Harper, no explanation needed

3 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

If you had to pick Philly athlete of the year between Jalen Hurts, Bryce Harper, Joel Embiid, who would you pick. Pluses and minuses for each

Hurts has had an amazing regular season, but the playoffs will come in 2023, so we can't weigh that yet.

Harper was having a great regular season, but got hurt, came back and struggled, but then had an absolutely amazing postseason. Historically good. Been a while since we've seen a playoff postseason performance that dominant. But small sample of greatness because his regular season was short due to injury.

Embiid - largest sample size of dominance. Put up just insane numbers for a center. And he's doing it again this year. But again, the black cloud over him is coming up small in playoffs. Granted, he was hurt and I think that really is the main cause, but nonetheless.

I think I'm leaning Bryce Harper. Even though the sample size of greatness is the shortest of the 3, his postseason run was just so amazing that I think he gets the nod. But you can make the case for all three.

Trea Turner 

3 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Trea Turner 

Why did the Giants get a lucky break with a failed physical and not us? 😭😭

11 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

If you had to pick Philly athlete of the year between Jalen Hurts, Bryce Harper, Joel Embiid, who would you pick. Pluses and minuses for each

Hurts has had an amazing regular season, but the playoffs will come in 2023, so we can't weigh that yet.

Harper was having a great regular season, but got hurt, came back and struggled, but then had an absolutely amazing postseason. Historically good. Been a while since we've seen a playoff postseason performance that dominant. But small sample of greatness because his regular season was short due to injury.

Embiid - largest sample size of dominance. Put up just insane numbers for a center. And he's doing it again this year. But again, the black cloud over him is coming up small in playoffs. Granted, he was hurt and I think that really is the main cause, but nonetheless.

I think I'm leaning Bryce Harper. Even though the sample size of greatness is the shortest of the 3, his postseason run was just so amazing that I think he gets the nod. But you can make the case for all three.

I think it really has to hurt Harper's cause that the entire lineup, including him, went ice cold for almost the entire world series.

His post-season hot streak amounted to just a few games.

Woulda been better if the team won the world series. I think losing, and in such embarrassing fashion, hurts the value of his performance there quite a bit.

 

Theres really no one else in the conversation though. Embiid doesnt belong. Hurts needs to play, and play well in the post-season so we will see.

 

 

1 minute ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Yeah, that’s what happened.  
 

That tool faked it, because he wanted to go to NY.  

No athlete in the history of planet earth has ever willingly chosen to go to the biggest laughingstock organization in all of pro sports.

The Giants organization is generally pretty smart and well run, so word is Boras went behind the back of the Zaidi to do the deal with someone in the ownership group, and the front office wasn't happy about it and never wanted to sign a player to a contract that ridiculous so they "overscrutinized" the physical to get out of making that insane contract.

 

1 minute ago, Sack that QB said:

 

All those vets who signed with NO gotta be pissed all the time (but also dumb)

 

21 hours ago, EaglesIreland said:

Yes but it’s Christmas Fing Eve and I can’t imagine I’ll be home at that time and was hoping I could use game pass while out to watch it. 

My mate uses SkyGo and the BT Sport iteration a lot while doing overnight shifts but not sure if you can pause or not. Not sure if Sky Q can download it  etc as I'm too tight to get it

Tyree making a beeline for IR

Olave has been dealing with a hammy. If Saints lose this week and Bucs win, I don't know if the Saints would officially be eliminated. They'd be 2 games behind the Bucs with 2 to play while losing the tiebreaker, so I think they would be. That would mean they probably start resting their starters the rest of the way when banged up to not risk further injury.

So obviously we are all rooting for Bucs win + Saints loss anyway, but even more so this week, because if the Dallas game is a loss and the Saints are eliminated, we could be going up against a thin Saints lineup in game 16.

20 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

Woulda been better if the team won the world series. I think losing, and in such embarrassing fashion, hurts the value of his performance there quite a bit.

My memory of that series 10-15 years from now will probably be that they got no-hit, at home, up 2-1 in the World Series with a chance to take a stranglehold.  

6 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

They'd be 2 games behind the Bucs with 2 to play while losing the tiebreaker, so I think they would be.

You answered your own question.  They would lose head to head tie breaker.

56 minutes ago, NCiggles said:

I don't think Slay has traveled with anyone this season.  Bradberry also would be fine covering him.  

Yes either would but I don’t like the Maddox matchup at all 

1 minute ago, downundermike said:

You answered your own question.  They would lose head to head tie breaker.

I'm not sure if they would be for the playoffs in general though. I don't think they would be, but they'd probably need a ton of stuff to go right. Like win out and a bunch of teams lose out. If Bucs win and Saints lose this week, they probably start resting their banged up guys the rest of the way unless they just don't want to stomach having to give a top 5 pick to the Eagles and play guys with injuries for spite purposes.

2 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

I'm not sure if they would be for the playoffs in general though.

They would be.  They are gonna lose this week in Cleveland, and they are not going to pass 5 teams with 3 weeks to play.

19 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

 

I really haven't been keeping track but I assume Michael Thomas is injured.  Haven't heard anything about him and not too long ago he was considered as maybe the best WR in football.  What a waste of talent.  

2 minutes ago, EaglePhan1986 said:

Yes either would but I don’t like the Maddox matchup at all 

Maddox tends to not compete very well when he's matched up against a WR1.  I think Devontae Adams was on his way to an NFL record for receiving yards in a game until he got injured in that Packers game a couple of years ago.

If the Turds were smart they would actually save that matchup for a potential playoff meeting -- but who's kidding who?  DAL would be wise not to do any planning for a 2nd playoff game in the same season.

4 minutes ago, EaglePhan1986 said:

Yes either would but I don’t like the Maddox matchup at all 

Maddox seems to....

3 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

I think Devontae Adams was on his way to an NFL record for receiving yards in a game until he got injured in that Packers game a couple of years ago.

He had 10 for 180, and only missed the last possession.

5 minutes ago, Doc S. said:

Maddox seems to....

Oh ok it must be a good matchup then

 

3 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

So Verlander didn’t just chose to go to the Mets as well?  Or Scherzer?  You’ve never heard of an athlete wanting to play in NYC?   

Yeah, Cespedes, Bartolo Colon, Cliff Floyd, Granderson, Pedro Martinez, Bonilla, Ventura, Glavine, Wagner, Dickey, Beltran and Piazza did not willingly choose to sign with the Mets @Sack that QB

2 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

So Verlander didn’t just chose to go to the Mets as well?  Or Scherzer?  You’ve never heard of an athlete wanting to play in NYC?   

They were way overpaid no one even offered close to the money they got. The Giants offered more than the Mets. He wouldn't turn down more money to go to a worse organization.

The Yankees are the NY team players try to force their way to. Not the Mets lol. LOLMets is a meme for a reason.