3 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

I'm also excited but trying not to be because I got really hyped last summer to watch Nakobe Dean and then he hardly played as a rookie.  Smith should get some more opportunities giving Reddick some rest every now and then than what Dean had when they were only playing their starting LBs last year.  

There really wasn't a road for Dean to get on the field last year with Edwards and White in the fold. I'm assuming Desai is going to come up with some creative blitz packages to get Reddick and Smith on the field at the same time. Hell, I think we'll see Reddick, Sweat and Smith.

Smith is going to force his way on to the field. 

13 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

Yep.  It would make sense for the Eagles to do a new deal though just to lower the cap hit, besides the fact that Sweat has developed into a great young player at a premium position. 

 

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/josh-sweat-25231/#:~:text=Current Contract&text=In 2023%2C Sweat will earn,dead cap value of %2419%2C042%2C000.

Now go look at over the cap. It's at a 9 mil cap hit.

28 minutes ago, Next_Up said:

On a cartesian plane that plots arrogance versus ignorance, you are upper first quadrant.

Vaccines don't need to entirely prevent the disease to stem transmission. COVID is an airborne transmission. If transmissibility is decreased but not eliminated it changes the person-to-person transmission probability even if the R0 changes significantly from one variant to another -- as it did from the wild variant to omicron. This will decrease but not eliminate spread. The vaccine or immunity from having the virus accomplish the same result in this regard in terms of T and B cell memory. The vaccine's effectiveness does change with variant and this changes spread probability, however, the stated strategy is to try and annually target COVID variants as is done with the flue vaccine. Since COVID-19 is in the rhinovirus family and our immune systems have evolutionarily been exposes to many such common cold/respiratory viruses, the recombination processes for T and B cells to "remember" COVID is less "sticky" than more unique viruses like polio. 

Yes, vaccinated people spread COVID. Vaccinations to not stop COVID spread 100%. Vaccinations do, however, modulate the spread of COVID because they decrease the R0 between vaccinated people versus those who have had no exposure to the virus. 

Peddle your "I did my own research" conspiracy theory nonsense someplace like 4chan if you want to find like-minded idiocy. 

 

18 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

This is why I'm on board to get another top WR in the draft next year. If there's anyway that Marvin Harrison Jr. is in sniffing distance, get him.  I can't see the hanging on to both Brown and Smith at top 10 WR salaries.  As good as Brown is, you might have to move him before his deal turns in to $40 mil/year. Smith is my WR1 for this team. 

Dickerson is a must. Mailata is going to need an extension too. Milton Williams too.  

I don't think Jordan needs an extension. He's signed through 2025 and just received his first healthy can kick this off season. 

10 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

There really wasn't a road for Dean to get on the field last year with Edwards and White in the fold. I'm assuming Desai is going to come up with some creative blitz packages to get Reddick and Smith on the field at the same time. Hell, I think we'll see Reddick, Sweat and Smith.

Smith is going to force his way on to the field. 

 

From what I've read and watched it seems like Smith might actually be a better run defender at this point in his career/development despite what his size would suggest.  He didn't have a lot of sacks in college but he was an excellent run defender.  I could see him getting on the field in some early down scenarios this season.  But at the same time I have no idea what to expect from the new DC in terms of creativity or anything.  

1 minute ago, greendestiny27 said:

I don't think Jordan needs an extension. He's signed through 2025 and just received his first healthy can kick this off season. 

He did?

4 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

He did?

https://www.si.com/nfl/eagles/news/philadelphia-eagles-restructure-jordan-mailata-contract-inside-salary-cap-impact-jalen-hurts-howie-roseman

Dickerson is the one who I think will be next. Kid is a f'n behemoth and will already cost a lot. That price tag is not going down and their tactic with the, sooner rather than later extension, seems to make sense.

14 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

That's the second time you've used that GIF in response to a response I posted to your nonsense. You are either not very creative or you've got a thing for Michael Keaton

 

11 minutes ago, greendestiny27 said:

Dickerson is the one who I think will be next. Kid is a f'n behemoth and will already cost a lot. That price tag is not going down and their tactic with the, sooner rather than later extension, seems to make sense.

 

He's an injury risk though.  They have to factor that into the contract somehow.  They have been very fortunate with him thus far given his college career injury history.  

25 minutes ago, Next_Up said:

That's the second time you've used that GIF in response to a response I posted to your nonsense. You are either not very creative or you've got a thing for Michael Keaton

 

13 hours ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Not sure how you could draw any conclusion on this without actually meeting and talking with either one, or going to join them.  The post that stirred this whole thing stated that he found, stalked and killed this bear.  You can claim he's lying, but that's all conjecture on your part.   Seems to me, at least at face value, he did it exactly as you would prefer.  But, his time ended badly here, so people have to find ways to tear him down every chance they get.  Sad world we live in.

Could be Carson is an avid find, stalk and shoot kind of hunter.  I certainly said I could be wrong.  I didn’t say he was lying.  It maybe that how he presents makes me think more of the deer corn, salt lick and blind kind of guy based on those I know.  You read in more than I said.  Frankly, I was a lousy hunter and am a poor angler.  For me it was an excuse to hike in the woods or enjoy the rhythm of the lake or stream.  A friend of mine, such an avid fly fisherman that he moved to Montana, once said over drinks that he loved getting in the rhythm of the stream and "then a damn trout bites and breaks up the synchronization I have with the stream.”

6 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

Could be Carson is an avid find, stalk and shoot kind of hunter.  I certainly said I could be wrong.  I didn’t say he was lying.  It maybe that how he presents makes me think more of the deer corn, salt lick and blind kind of guy based on those I know.  You read in more than I said.  Frankly, I was a lousy hunter and am a poor angler.  For me it was an excuse to hike in the woods or enjoy the rhythm of the lake or stream.  A friend of mine, such an avid fly fisherman that he moved to Montana, once said over drinks that he loved getting in the rhythm of the stream and "then a damn trout bites and breaks up the synchronization I have with the stream.”

So Wentz, a professional athlete in pretty good physical shape, who I've never seen even with a beer can in his hand, somehow gives you the impression of the lazy, fat hunter that sits around drinking beer until an animal falls in his lap. 

Have you ever watched any of his videos?

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMpPoB1m-WolekrH-QsK8zw

https://www.instagram.com/wentzbrosoutdoors/?hl=en

https://www.winchesterguns.com/news/prostaff/wentz-brothers-outdoors.html

https://www.facebook.com/wentzbrosoutdoors/

https://www.amazon.com/Wentz-Bros-Outdoors-Season-1/dp/B07NVNW2K6

10 hours ago, NCiggles said:

Oh this debate -  No one deserves ridicule who has talked to a qualified medical expert (licensed MD or PhD in vaccine related science) that has studied vaccines and their efficacy.  If they have a specific concern related to their own health risk. To say no one knows the long term risk of the vaccine is a fear based opinion.  There is no evidence for long-term risk of any vaccine and certainly no study that suggest any difference for the Covid vaccines.  So you can be scared but it's more like you are scared of the bogey man or the number 13.  It's not a reality based fear.  Some people are scared of clowns, for example.  I am scared that too many people base their decisions on information they get from clowns.   

I would think being scared of known hazards would make more sense. 
https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/sites/default/files/ntp/roc/content/listed_substances_508.pdf

The last two years I have enjoyed a lot of what this country has to offer (watched folks snowboarding in Aspen today).  The vaccine helped assure that wouldn’t kill me. (Literally as in HI a person on our tour came down with Covid.  A couple others came down with it from her.  My wife and I tested negative.) Your body, your choice.  (You did notice that alcohol consumption is listed on the report on the link.  Not giving up my red wine.)

52 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

He's an injury risk though.  They have to factor that into the contract somehow.  They have been very fortunate with him thus far given his college career injury history.  

Yeah but Howie and company love him and don't view him in the same light. They never would've drafted him in round 2 if they did. He played in every game last year and made the pro bowl as a sophomore. I don't think there will be much savings on his deal due to risk unfortunately. Maybe clauses where they can get out of the contract though. 

9 hours ago, pangbun said:

Eagles WR Devon Allen runs 13.04-second 110M hurdles, tied for fourth-fastest in world this year

Devon Allen was back to the races this weekend, Bobby Kownack of NFL.com reports.

Allen, a two-time Olympian who made the Philadelphia Eagles' practice squad last year after returning to football for the first time since playing collegiately in 2016, placed second in the 110-meter hurdles at the USATF New York City Grand Prix on Saturday with a time of 13.04 seconds.

He crossed the line just behind fellow American Daniel Roberts (13.01 seconds), although his result was still good enough to put him in a tie for the fourth-fastest time in the world thus far this year.

Allen signed a reserve/future contract with Philadelphia following the conclusion of the 2022 NFL season, and he spoke to the NBC broadcast following his event about finding time for both sports.

"It's going well," Allen said. "Balancing both is difficult, but I'm having a lot of fun as long as I can stay healthy. Get to compete against these guys in high-quality competition. 13.01 and 13.04 is nothing to scoff at. So, we're ready to go."

 Should be practicing running routes and catches from Jalen.

2 hours ago, Next_Up said:

On a cartesian plane that plots arrogance versus ignorance, you are upper first quadrant.

Vaccines don't need to entirely prevent the disease to stem transmission. COVID is an airborne transmission. If transmissibility is decreased but not eliminated it changes the person-to-person transmission probability even if the R0 changes significantly from one variant to another -- as it did from the wild variant to omicron. This will decrease but not eliminate spread. The vaccine or immunity from having the virus accomplish the same result in this regard in terms of T and B cell memory. The vaccine's effectiveness does change with variant and this changes spread probability, however, the stated strategy is to try and annually target COVID variants as is done with the flue vaccine. Since COVID-19 is in the rhinovirus family and our immune systems have evolutionarily been exposes to many such common cold/respiratory viruses, the recombination processes for T and B cells to "remember" COVID is less "sticky" than more unique viruses like polio. 

Yes, vaccinated people spread COVID. Vaccinations to not stop COVID spread 100%. Vaccinations do, however, modulate the spread of COVID because they decrease the R0 between vaccinated people versus those who have had no exposure to the virus. 

Peddle your "I did my own research" conspiracy theory nonsense someplace like 4chan if you want to find like-minded idiocy. 

Well said, I would add that variants are mutated versions of the original.  For mutations to take hold they need a large population and of infections to exist.  So reducing the size of the infected population reduces the probability that a mutation will happen AND that that mutation will become virulent.

It is worth repeating that the vaccines are developed to treat the then known versions of the illness.  They can’t address variants that did not exist at the time of the vaccine’s creation.

9 hours ago, aptosbird said:

My trip wasn't as exciting but I did fall in love with Olympia, WA for retirement. Here is a pick from a secret beach just above the California border in Oregon.

Loved the Oregon coast. The drive from your area through the California redwoods out of Brandon up to Coos Bay is spectacular.  Of course, the Pinot Noir south of Olympia and Portland in the Oregon wine regions is spectacular.  My wife, who grew up on a barrier island on the Gulf, likes the ocean more gentle but the symphony of the crashing waves on the Oregon coast is one of my favorites.  

6 hours ago, BDawk_ASamuel said:

If I'm a 25 year old healthy person in shape with no co-morbidities and saw that under 7,000 people in my age cohort have died from COVID in the past 3+ years (0.6% of total deaths), should I be ridiculed for not getting vaccinated?

From a football perspective, if you are a QB you are in contact with at least seven "obese” people (DTs, 3/4 DL and five OL) who aren’t playing in masks and are respirating ntensively as are you.  I think that was the NFL conundrum.  Err on the side of protecting the product seems reasonable even with the knowledge we have gained since. 

2 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

From a football perspective, if you are a QB you are in contact with at least seven "obese” people (DTs, 3/4 DL and five OL) who aren’t playing in masks and are respirating ntensively as are you.  I think that was the NFL conundrum.  Err on the side of protecting the product seems reasonable even with the knowledge we have gained since. 

By BMI standards, Aaron Donald is obese yet probably has better cardiovascular activity/endurance than 95% of the average human population. Same goes for most linemen.  

4 hours ago, FranklinFldEBUpper said:

Compared to Grace Kelly, no. Grace Kelly was the definition of elite.

Grace was a perfect name for her.  

9 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

  Err on the side of protecting the product seems reasonable even with the knowledge we have gained since. 

They did that by daily testing, requiring masks, social distancing when possible and quarantining when necessary. They even quarantined people "in contact with" regardless of test results. 

13 hours ago, NCiggles said:

I guess you must be constipated.  

Are you guys shy public poopers?  I’m not, just blast away.  Discuss!

25 minutes ago, BDawk_ASamuel said:

By BMI standards, Aaron Donald is obese yet probably has better cardiovascular activity/endurance than 95% of the average human population. Same goes for most linemen.  

Yet so many OL lose a ton of weight on retirement.  Aaron Donald is probably the exception for a DT.  I believe there were more than one college football players that died from Covid.  Thus what the sports leagues did seems reasonable even in hindsight  

Look, I recognize that in any science we are learning all the time.  Heck @mattwill posted a fascinating hour long lecture suggesting a modification in how we view the formation of the Rockies.  In my lifetime, we have landed on the moon and sent spacecraft out of the solar system.  They have confirmed the existence of the Higgs Boson particle.  It is perfectly acceptable to me that just like we did in 1919 with the Spanish Flu, that we let the science evolve as we went along.  Much of the science that went into the Covid vaccines came under the charges the Constitution gives our government in the advance of science.  It was a great PPP in my view and the government scientists whose work the vaccine was worked on and delivered through two administrations is currently working on a universal coronavirus vaccine.  Imagine no colds.  I am older so if they need a volunteer to try out that vaccine on, I’m game.  

16 minutes ago, brkmsn said:

They did that by daily testing, requiring masks, social distancing when possible and quarantining when necessary. They even quarantined people "in contact with" regardless of test results. 

And they lost no games. Well the Denver no QB game was bad but that is pretty much the worse result.  Hindsight suggests a bit different approach. But that’s how science works.   Absolutely, we should learn from the coronavirus pandemic just like the Spanish Flu.  When faced with the next challenge like that there will be challenges and possible overreaches but we learn going forward.  Overall, it is hard to argue that the professional leagues weathered that challenge well and probably came out wiser and better.