Highly recommend Sirianni on the Pat McAfee show. You can tell why players like him.

3 hours ago, bpac55 said:

The Eagles have played 4 games and Seumalo has already not finished one of them.  He missed most of the last 2 seasons with injuries too.  I just don't see the Eagles investing in him any more than they already have.

Whats the guard franchise tag?

3 hours ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

It's not hero ball.  It's an f-ing component of the offense.

Our run game works because the threat of Hurts running occupies at least one defender, allowing our OL to execute double teams and get to the second level.

Further, the runs I've seen criticized were where Hurts was attempting to score.  Show me a play in the middle of the field where Hurts is putting himself in serious risk.

Thats the whole problem

its a compensation for what he lacks. And its leads to nowhere

37 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

Welcome to the blog where Jake Elliott is easily dispensable and offers nothing of significance for the Eagles while Britain Covey is indispensable and not allowed to be criticized. 

 

Where exactly did I say — or even hint — that Jake Elliott is easily dispensable? I certainly don’t feel that way so I’m wondering why you would have inferred that. 

Y’know, it is possible to be happy with Elliott while simultaneously admitting that there are about a half dozen kickers in the league who are demonstrably better.

3 hours ago, justrelax said:

I ignored nothing. You, OTOH, are maintaining your argument in the face of arguments to the contrary. I don't think I even mentioned Hurts.

You seem to think that having an elite WR, which the Eagles have, and an elite QB, and for the sake of argument I will concede that Hurts is not that and Allen is, makes Buffalo better than the Eagles. I am arguing that any shortfall in Hurts' abilities, vis-a-vis Allen's, is negated by the superior running ability, and I should add, much better OL that the Eagles possess. The Eagles would no doubt be better with Allen but they don't have him. Somehow, though, they are scraping together an offense every bit as good.

Against far inferior opponents

i do not agree that his running negates his shortfalls

Sirianni was on the Mcafee show? Had no clue 

7 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:

Whats the guard franchise tag?

They don't announce it until the offseason but there is no Guard tag. All OL get the same tag which was approx $16.5M this year. 

3 hours ago, justrelax said:

 

If Allen doesn't run then Buffalo doesn't run. The rest of their backfield is poop. The line ain't so great either.

Both QBs run. Hurts runs more. It's the design of the Eagles offense. In Buffalo's case, it's desperation because nobody else can do it.

You are making my point for me

1 minute ago, LeanMeanGM said:

They don't announce it until the offseason but there is no Guard tag. All OL get the same tag which was approx $16.5M this year. 

Hmm probably too rich for my taste 

47 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

Welcome to the blog where Jake Elliott is easily dispensable and offers nothing of significance for the Eagles while Britain Covey is indispensable and not allowed to be criticized. 

3 hours ago, Ace Nova said:

Not sure about you but it shows the value of developing a QB to me.  It also shows that Allen was able to overcome difficulties earlier in his career (as Hurts as shown capable of this season).  
 

So you can step back your statement and relax now.  Hope that clarifies it for you. 

Now do all the qbs that didnt develop

4 hours ago, ToastJenkins said:

Thats the whole problem

its a compensation for what he lacks. And its leads to nowhere

You see it as a compensation.

The coaching staff sees it as a feature to be leveraged in its scheme.

It's led to 4-0.

10 minutes ago, EaglePhan1986 said:

Sirianni was on the Mcafee show? Had no clue 

Wish someone would have given us a heads up on that.  Would have loved to hear it. 

 

21 minutes ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

You see it as a compensation.

The coaching staff sees it as a feature to be leveraged in its scheme.

It's lead to 4-0.

Because they have to win to keep their jobs. Tactics…

its the gm and owner that need to be looking long term and strategically

 

34 minutes ago, FranklinFldEBUpper said:

Where exactly did I say — or even hint — that Jake Elliott is easily dispensable? I certainly don’t feel that way so I’m wondering why you would have inferred that. 

Y’know, it is possible to be happy with Elliott while simultaneously admitting that there are about a half dozen kickers in the league who are demonstrably better.

 

I'd like to see how those kickers do in high pressure situations because we saw it with Elliott in his 60+ yard game winner against the Giants and we saw it in the Super Bowl.  Vinatieri hardly ever had the best kicking stats but he was the most clutch kicker to ever play.  Meanwhile Mike Vanderjagt had all the great kicking stats but was a massive choke artist when it came to kicking in high pressure end of game situations. 

28 minutes ago, RLC said:

Highly recommend Sirianni on the Pat McAfee show. You can tell why players like him.

You're right by that.  A lot of us, especially me, rag on him for his high school coach approach and that he was trying too hard but after watching that I now believe it's who he really is and yes, the players are buying in to him 100%.  One of the most attractive traits in a person is being authentic and genuine.  I'm the same age as Sirianni and while I'm not the same kind of guy, I can definitely see that just being who he is.

I'm pleasantly surprised that so many areas of the team that I questioned or wanted to see improvement/consistency are for the most part doing their part to make me a believer. 

Hurts, Sirianni, Gannon's use of Reddick and the SLB, Miles Sanders, DeVonta Smith and so on. 

This team is making me a believer and I can buy in to what they are doing.  I still need to see Hurts continue to improve as a QB.  2 great games followed by managing a tough rain game.  Arizona is going to be a good test.  QB play is all about rhythm.  2 games where he was dealing were interrupted by the sloppy conditions against the Jags.  Does he fall right back in to rhythm against the Cardinals or does he go further back to how he played against the Lions?  If he comes back this week and is run focused, tucking rather than throwing then my excitement is going to be dialed back quite a bit.  But if he's getting everyone involved, sky is the limit. 

5 minutes ago, schuy7 said:

 

Keep this man happy.  If he thought that was cold and hated it then I have bad news for him.  Let's hope he doesn't want to sign with a team down south the minute he's a FA.

 

7 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

I'd like to see how those kickers do in high pressure situations because we saw it with Elliott in his 60+ yard game winner against the Giants and we saw it in the Super Bowl.  Vinatieri hardly ever had the best kicking stats but he was the most clutch kicker to ever play.  Meanwhile Mike Vanderjagt had all the great kicking stats but was a massive choke artist when it came to kicking in high pressure end of game situations. 

I think we should cut Elliott to make room for Carson Strong. Probably a good idea to bring Strong in to play the 2nd half since Hurts has a tough time generating points. 

12 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

You're right by that.  A lot of us, especially me, rag on him for his high school coach approach and that he was trying too hard but after watching that I now believe it's who he really is and yes, the players are buying in to him 100%.  One of the most attractive traits in a person is being authentic and genuine.  I'm the same age as Sirianni and while I'm not the same kind of guy, I can definitely see that just being who he is.

I'm pleasantly surprised that so many areas of the team that I questioned or wanted to see improvement/consistency are for the most part doing their part to make me a believer. 

Hurts, Sirianni, Gannon's use of Reddick and the SLB, Miles Sanders, DeVonta Smith and so on. 

This team is making me a believer and I can buy in to what they are doing.  I still need to see Hurts continue to improve as a QB.  2 great games followed by managing a tough rain game.  Arizona is going to be a good test.  QB play is all about rhythm.  2 games where he was dealing were interrupted by the sloppy conditions against the Jags.  Does he fall right back in to rhythm against the Cardinals or does he go further back to how he played against the Lions?  If he comes back this week and is run focused, tucking rather than throwing then my excitement is going to be dialed back quite a bit.  But if he's getting everyone involved, sky is the limit. 

Thats my issue with Hurts. It doesnt come off as genuine to me

 

4 minutes ago, EaglePhan1986 said:

I think we should cut Elliott to make room for Carson Strong. Probably a good idea to bring Strong in to play the 2nd half since Hurts has a tough time generating points. 

Can Strong return punts?  

This is Fox @ 1pm Sunday.  Not sure why they wouldn't show Seattle @ NO in Philly rather than Atlanta @ TB.

 

2 minutes ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

This is Fox @ 1pm Sunday.  Not sure why they wouldn't show Seattle @ NO in Philly rather than Atlanta @ TB.

Seattle/NO is bottom dwelling teams... and Fox isn't following the draft pick angle.  So, we get to see Brady.  😒