Just now, Connecticut Eagle said:

Hargrave, White, Edwards, Bradberry, Epps, CGJ aren't signed for next season.  If you think Cox is gone too, that's 7 of your starting 11 on defense.  We have Davis and Dean, but there is still some work to do there.

QB and RB are the question marks for our future offense.

Not to mention Slay’s 2023 cap hit. Howie put together a good 2022 roster, but he has a lot of work to do over the next 12 months. 

Wonder if the Eagles show interest in OJ Howard. Doubt it though, as he's disappointed on two teams now.

Knowing how the Eagles operate, of the to be free agents next year, I expect Sanders to be gone unless he can be had on the cheap. White to be gone unless he can be had on the cheap. Or unless White is so dominant and impactful they can't let him go. Like a pro bowl level player. The Eagles usually don't pay RB and LBs.

Bradberry is probably gone either way. If he's really good, they aren't going to pay a guy 30+ a new long-term deal big money. If he sucks, then he's obviously not returning.

Cox probably gone. Hargrave probably gone.

I think CGJ will definitely be re-signed. Quality + youth is what the Eagles usually invest in.

And I expect next free agency and draft spent heavy on adding a young stud CB to restock the CB position with youth(just like they did with OL), and another young pass rusher. And then what they do with the rest of their resources will depend on how badly they feel they need a QB.

6 minutes ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

Hargrave, White, Edwards, Bradberry, Epps, CGJ aren't signed for next season.  If you think Cox is gone too, that's 7 of your starting 11 on defense.  We have Davis and Dean, but there is still some work to do there.

QB and RB are the question marks for our future offense.

I have been saying all offseason that Howie has been applying bandaids and has not fixed the defense.

1 minute ago, Sack that QB said:

Wonder if the Eagles show interest in OJ Howard. Doubt it though, as he's disappointed on two teams now.

Doubtful.  They really like Stoll for his blocking and they brought in Calcaterra to be a receiving option.

I believe I heard Sirianni make reference to 13 personnel right after the draft.  I know they like to run hurry-up right after a short, first down conversion.  Now they can have a better receiver on the field.  Imagine Brown, Goedert, Calcaterra, and Gainwell lining up four-wide against a short-yardage defense that is stuck on the field.  (Stoll stays inline as the sixth blocker.)

2 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

I have been saying all offseason that Howie has been applying bandaids and has not fixed the defense.

Define 'fixed'.  How many teams around the league have a 'fixed' defense?

Sorry...but the amount of new talent added in the past seven months does not equate to bandaids.

20 minutes ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

Hargrave, White, Edwards, Bradberry, Epps, CGJ aren't signed for next season.  If you think Cox is gone too, that's 7 of your starting 11 on defense.  We have Davis and Dean, but there is still some work to do there.

QB and RB are the question marks for our future offense.

This is why I proposed trading Hargrave while you can and hanging on to a guy like Marvin Wilson.  Yes, you're going to lose Hargraves immediate talent but with the addition of Davis, that won't be felt nearly as much.  It would allow Davis, Williams, Tuipulotu and Wilson to grow as a young foursome at DT.  You get value for Hargrave, say a 4th or so and can still add DT depth in FA/draft 2023.

I think Howie will try to lock up both CGJ and Epps early in the season before they hopefully blossom.  No way they can afford 2 starting safety salaries after the season.  Hopefully he can get a minor discount by betting on Epps 1st year as a starter and CGJ's first year as a fulltime safety.  Get them locked up while you can.  Those are the two guys you have NO depth behind.  Nothing.

I think you're going to see both White and Edwards walk with Howie banking on his 2 3rd round LB in Taylor and Dean.  He's not going to break the bank at LB no matter how well White/Edwards play.  He can sign Taylor to a CHEAP extension and have Dean on his rookie deal for 3 more years.  Plus they have Sean Bradley, who will need a new contract. 

CB and DE is where the money will be spent next year.

10 minutes ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

Define 'fixed'.  How many teams around the league have a 'fixed' defense?

Sorry...but the amount of new talent added in the past seven months does not equate to bandaids.

Football teams are basically on a 3 year cycle, b/c most long-term contracts are effectively 3 year deals with team options, and rookies need to be extended in their 4th season if they're starters or key reserves.

So you expect to turn over a good portion of your lineup each season, you develop young players to step in and use free agency to patch where a kid hasn't stepped up.

You only sign maybe a dozen players to long-term deals at any time, right now it's Brown, Smith (rookie deal), Mailata, Dickerson (RD), Jurgens (RD), Lane, Sweat, Davis (RD), WIlliams (RD), Riddick, Dean (RD). The other half will be judged off this season, if they like the safeties Howie will extend them, same with Edwards and White, etc.

55 minutes ago, Next_Up said:

RTK says the sky is blue. The bully boy club mocks him about it. You a holes need to grow up. 

Yeah, how dare we point out the guy who got him banned won the Eagles their first Lombardi 

21 minutes ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

Hargrave, White, Edwards, Bradberry, Epps, CGJ aren't signed for next season.  If you think Cox is gone too, that's 7 of your starting 11 on defense.  We have Davis and Dean, but there is still some work to do there.

QB and RB are the question marks for our future offense.

I see Epps & CGJ getting extensions. We don’t draft safeties for whatever reason. Probably extend Hargrave too mid-season per usual with Howie. Then we have to hope that Dean & Davis can replace Edwards & Cox. White & Bradberry will leave voids. Kind of hope they extend White if he plays well.

I have a strong suspicion that we will need to use a lot of draft assets to address the biggest need of all.

5 minutes ago, austinfan said:

Football teams are basically on a 3 year cycle, b/c most long-term contracts are effectively 3 year deals

The Patriots and all their rings disagree.  I want to be them.

52 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

Is there a DE who offers more than Tarron Jackson?  He's improved from last year but is his ceiling always going to be DE4.  Way too aggressive and over pursued in every preseason game.  

Not that I know of

2 minutes ago, downundermike said:

The Patriots and all their rings disagree.  I want to be them.

Draft the GOAT in the sixth round.  Imagine minimal investment of draft capital at the most important position for a couple of decades.  And....he can win with or without great players around him.

1 minute ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

Draft the GOAT in the sixth round.  Imagine minimal investment of draft capital at the most important position for a couple of decades.  And....he can win with or without great players around him.

And will take less money to keep the team afloat.  And they cut players when it’s time.

RTK has gone overboard with the Hurts love, but a dozen others have gone overboard trolling RTK.

That horse is not only dead, he's been skinned and turned into glue.

The season starts soon, we'll find out if Hurts can run this offense - he doesn't have to be Hebert, he just has to be a bigger, faster, version of Jeff Garcia. He doesn't have to throw it flatfooted 60 yards on an out pattern, he just has to hit his guys 30 yards downfield when they're open. This team has enough talent that a QB shouldn't be performing heroics on a weekly basis - rather you want someone who'll consistently move the chains, avoid turnovers and make plays in the red zone.

I don't care about individual stats, give me an offense that averages 30 points and 400+ yards a game and I couldn't give a crap if Hurts gets a 5.5 from the Russian judges for lack of style.

#10 offense (GB) has 366 yards per game, 26.0 points. That's my minimum expectation.

#5 offense (Buf) 382 yards per game, 28.0 points (3rd).

Eagles last year, 360 yards per game, 24.0 points (on offense).

So if the Eagles match Buffalo, Hurts has proven himself. Because his job isn't to impress board posters with his awesome arm strength, but to successfully run the offense.

If he does it with his arm, his legs, his leadership, or just with good fakes on his handoffs, who cares.

Just win, baby!

6 minutes ago, downundermike said:

Yeah, how dare we point out the guy who got him banned won the Eagles their first Lombardi 

I get it. I also have an autistic child and if I were to make a guess, based on his posts, RTK and his absolutism points to him being on the spectrum. ASD that is. You and your buds continuously getting off on picking on him is just sadism. You are getting pleasure at the expense of the suffering of another. Do you get that? Who cares if his opinions are nonsense. Just ignore them. 

31 minutes ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

Define 'fixed'.  How many teams around the league have a 'fixed' defense?

Sorry...but the amount of new talent added in the past seven months does not equate to bandaids.

Graham is old, Barnett hasn’t performed and is on a two year contract.  Sweat and Jackson only DEs signed for more than next year.

Cox maybe returns next year.  Hargrave an UDFA.  Depth are Dean, Williams and Marlon T.  

Edwards and White are UFAs next year (bandaids). Those are your starting LBs.  Taylor (many wanted cut today) is the back up WIL.  An unproven Dean backs up at MIKE. Bradley signed through next year.  Yeah, our LB depth and quality is much better.  (Sarcasm).

Howie spent draft capital on the secondary.  Let’s look at what he got.  Scott, a back up Nickel/Safety, signed through 2023. CGJ, a slot back projected at S but on a one year contract.   Epps is an UFA next year, just like CGJ.  Wallace, who many wanted gone signed through 2023.  Blankenship, a try hard fourth S with troublesome speed.  So lots of bandaids

At CB, Slay and Bradberry are over 30 in 2023.  Bradberry here on a one year contract. Slay hits at a $17 million salary next year but with all the dead money, the savings with a departure are minimal.  Maddox signed for next year.  

Let’s look at the talent added.  Davis at DT but facing a Hargrave departure.  Wash/bandaid.

DE - nothing.

LB - White for a year.  Dean afterwards but Edwards, is a UFA.  Wash/bandaid.

S. Epps and CGJ UFAs.  Bandaid   Addition is Blakenship otherwise 

CB. Bradberry and cap burden Slay. bandaid. Addition besides Bradberry is Jobe, an UDFA. 

Where is the amount of new talent that will be there next year?  Bandaids. 

10 hours ago, pallidrone said:

What I was saying was not to disparage the board in any way

Oh, I didn't think you were. I was just providing the actual numbers... or as close to them as I can. 

I fully expect those numbers to quadruple during our upcoming Super Bowl run, which will finish off with us beating the Bills and completing the Bills trip down Super Bowl NFC East losses. 

23 minutes ago, Next_Up said:

I get it. I also have an autistic child and if I were to make a guess, based on his posts, RTK and his absolutism points to him being on the spectrum. ASD that is. You and your buds continuously getting off on picking on him is just sadism. You are getting pleasure at the expense of the suffering of another. Do you get that? Who cares if his opinions are nonsense. Just ignore them. 

I still wager the two of them are actually roommates in reality, both typing away from the same room and trolling every other person on the EMB.

Only explanation why they wouldn’t have each other on ignore 

Man I was definitely wrong on Josh Rosen 4 years ago 

1 minute ago, Alphagrand said:

I still wager the two of them are actually roommates in reality, both typing away from the same room and trolling every other person on the EMB.

Only explanation why they wouldn’t have each other on ignore 

Trollception 

4 minutes ago, EaglePhan1986 said:

Man I was definitely wrong on Josh Rosen 4 years ago 

So were the Cardinals, and etc….  I had no idea he was on so many teams after Miami. 

2 hours ago, EaglePhan1986 said:

You guys are going to flip when Ward is back on the team at some point this season 

As long as it’s him replacing Reagor, I don’t care. 

1 hour ago, bpac55 said:

Greg Ward may well have been one of the most underwhelming WR the Eagles have ever had but he 100% was a respected player in that locker room.  I believe he was a lead by example kind of guy.  Even though his numbers were lousy, he was at least consistent when called upon.  He served his role with a WR group consisting of Reagor, Hightower, Fulgham, JJAW and the rest.  

I think we'll see him end up as a good coach when his playing days are over.  I'm glad the Eagles have decided that they need more talent at the position but Ward was a solid pro for the Eagles. 

I agree on him having the potential for being a good coach. 

1 hour ago, Sack that QB said:

Wonder if the Eagles show interest in OJ Howard. Doubt it though, as he's disappointed on two teams now.

I hope not. 

38 minutes ago, Next_Up said:

I get it. I also have an autistic child and if I were to make a guess, based on his posts, RTK and his absolutism points to him being on the spectrum. ASD that is. You and your buds continuously getting off on picking on him is just sadism. You are getting pleasure at the expense of the suffering of another. Do you get that? Who cares if his opinions are nonsense. Just ignore them. 

So you admit his posts are nonsense but give him a pass because you think (based on very loose "evidence”) that he may be autistic? Pretty sure you assuming he’s disabled isn’t a great look either. 

28 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

Graham is old, Barnett hasn’t performed and is on a two year contract.  Sweat and Jackson only DEs signed for more than next year.

Cox maybe returns next year.  Hargrave an UDFA.  Depth are Dean, Williams and Marlon T.  

Edwards and White are UFAs next year (bandaids). Those are your starting LBs.  Taylor (many wanted cut today) is the back up WIL.  An unproven Dean backs up at MIKE. Bradley signed through next year.  Yeah, our LB depth and quality is much better.  (Sarcasm).

Howie spent draft capital on the secondary.  Let’s look at what he got.  Scott, a back up Nickel/Safety, signed through 2023. CGJ, a slot back projected at S but on a one year contract.   Epps is an UFA next year, just like CGJ.  Wallace, who many wanted gone signed through 2023.  Blankenship, a try hard fourth S with troublesome speed.  So lots of bandaids

At CB, Slay and Bradberry are over 30 in 2023.  Bradberry here on a one year contract. Slay hits at a $17 million salary next year but with all the dead money, the savings with a departure are minimal.  Maddox signed for next year.  

Let’s look at the talent added.  Davis at DT but facing a Hargrave departure.  Wash/bandaid.

DE - nothing.

LB - White for a year.  Dean afterwards but Edwards, is a UFA.  Wash/bandaid.

S. Epps and CGJ UFAs.  Bandaid   Addition is Blakenship otherwise 

CB. Bradberry and cap burden Slay. bandaid. Addition besides Bradberry is Jobe, an UDFA. 

Where is the amount of new talent that will be there next year?  Bandaids. 

I think this is a little on the pessimistic side. 

Reddick, Williams, Davis and Sweat on the dline is a young, solid group. 

Dean is a solid prospect. 

Maddox is a solid slot corner. 

That's a pretty good collection of talent already, and guys like Epps, Edwards and White aren't going to be that expensive to bring back. 

They also have lottery tickets in McPhearson, Blankenship and Jobe. 

The Eagles are in really good shape, and their future looks really good regardless of what happens at qb. 

If Hurts does well and gets a big contract, they have draft picks to build the defense. 

If Hurts sucks and they spend a lot of draft capital on a qb, he will be on a cheap deal and they can spend money in free agency. 

Either way there is a path to success. 

 

Just now, Outlaw said:

As long as it’s him replacing Reagor, I don’t care. 

I agree on him having the potential for being a good coach. 

I hope not. 

So you admit his posts are nonsense but give him a pass because you think (based on very loose "evidence”) that he may be autistic? Pretty sure you assuming he’s disabled isn’t a great look either. 

F u dbag. It’s about respecting humanity and difference without  getting off on demeaning people. Good luck with your miserable life