It feels like we are at the start of this dynasty like period.  This most amazing period of football in franchise history.  Just gotta enjoy, enjoy it in the moment.  Last season was special and this season will be special and we are probably going to get some special seasons for awhile here.  I think this offense is going to go on a tear from the start and not stop all season.  I think the defense is going to be explosive but fast and loose early but by seasons end when all the young bucks have a full season under their belts and this whole defense under the new DC then they are going to be lights out.  We are going to playin a total of 3 straight Super Bowls vs the Chiefs and we will win the next two.  

 

The unknown of what happens after that will be really exciting.  You just know Josh Harris is going to land Arch Manning in 3 years but Jalen will still be under 30 as will many of the stars on this team or just freshly over 30.  

Just getting the linc warmed up 

7 hours ago, Aerolithe_Lion said:

I know a lot of people here can’t stand this guy, but I personally enjoy the insight of someone who spent that much time leading a front office (whether his opinion is right or wrong). I wish more former GM’s and Presidents were open with how they see what teams are doing at the level that Banner is

I liked Banner a lot even though his weasel level was very strong. That being said, Howie has been an upgrade.

50 left in the NFL Top 100.  The following Eagles haven't been named yet who are locks to be in the remaining top 50 spots: Hurts, Kelce, Lane, AJ and Reddick.  I thought Josh Sweat and Goedert might make it but I guess not.  

 

Not sure how Pollard gets in at like 65 but Josh Sweat and Goedert don't make the top 100 at all.  

3 hours ago, VaBeach_Eagle said:

Since 2000 or 2001, I've gotten so used to being in the Gameday thread during games that it doesn't feel 'right' to just sit and watch a game without the EMB lol. 

Yeah, I’m 180 degrees from that. The idea of watching an Eagles game while focusing on reading and writing at the same time seems absolutely alien to me. I do enjoy however reading all the live commentary hours and hours later just to get the vibe of everyone, but only after victories. When we lose, I sometimes avoid the Blog for days.

11 minutes ago, FranklinFldEBUpper said:

Yeah, I’m 180 degrees from that. The idea of watching an Eagles game while focusing on reading and writing at the same time seems absolutely alien to me. I do enjoy however reading all the live commentary hours and hours later just to get the vibe of everyone, but only after victories. When we lose, I sometimes avoid the Blog for days.

I tend to read between plays, but 9 times out of 10 when I watch and am on the EMB at the same time, I'm at my computer and I have two monitors (32 Inch TVs). One displays the game while the other displays the EMB. So it's not too difficult to focus on both at the same time.

Turron still has some Philly in him

 

9 hours ago, just relax said:

Not for me. Chatting while the game on always distracts me from the game. I’m always looking forward, not commenting on the past. Halfway through a comment, a new play is under way. I appreciate the thought and effort you are offering but it’s not for me.

Yep. I tape all the games (I need to be able to help my wife at any moment) and often replay plays (can't trust the network to focus on important things, like which lineman blew their assignment or if the DE sealed the edge instead of blinding chasing the play). To me, the game is "live" whenever I watch it - but I want to focus on the game then talk about it later.

9 hours ago, RememberTheKoy said:

It feels like we are at the start of this dynasty like period.  This most amazing period of football in franchise history.  Just gotta enjoy, enjoy it in the moment.  Last season was special and this season will be special and we are probably going to get some special seasons for awhile here.  I think this offense is going to go on a tear from the start and not stop all season.  I think the defense is going to be explosive but fast and loose early but by seasons end when all the young bucks have a full season under their belts and this whole defense under the new DC then they are going to be lights out.  We are going to playin a total of 3 straight Super Bowls vs the Chiefs and we will win the next two.  

 

The unknown of what happens after that will be really exciting.  You just know Josh Harris is going to land Arch Manning in 3 years but Jalen will still be under 30 as will many of the stars on this team or just freshly over 30.  

Lol

6 hours ago, FranklinFldEBUpper said:

Yeah, I’m 180 degrees from that. The idea of watching an Eagles game while focusing on reading and writing at the same time seems absolutely alien to me. I do enjoy however reading all the live commentary hours and hours later just to get the vibe of everyone, but only after victories. When we lose, I sometimes avoid the Blog for days.

There are so many commercial breaks these days I’ve found it isn’t a problem. But yeah, I’m diffusing on the game when the game is actually being played.

19 hours ago, Iggles_Phan said:

There's no reason for the vitriol and anger directed at him any (and every) time his name is mentioned.  Some folks have to learn to let things go.

Some athletes garner the ire of fans because they seem to believe they are past or above coaching.  Wentz’s tendency to acknowledge his faults and then do nothing to work through them to the extent of not communicating with a coach instructed by QB whisperer AR was basically the final straw here and he then apparently took the same approach in Indy and DC.  Not sure the ire isn’t as much disappointment in that approach as much as it is anger.  The signs were there long before Doug benched him.  

Listen to the mantra that Nick has instilled in the players and how the leaders repeat it.  It is not about the long vision goals, it is about getting 1% better every day and in a team sport helping the players around you get 1% better every day.  Do you think Wentz would buy in, not mouth in but really buy in to that approach? That is a key component of Stout U.

The other day, there was a clip of Kaepernick working out with some receivers.  My thought went immediately to his overly long throwing motion.  Foles had that coming into the league (and in moments of pressure sometimes lets it slip back in).  Nick worked like the devil to change his habit of that long motion. Kaepernick never did.  I have always believed Kaepernick is out of the league more for his unwillingness to take coaching than for his kneeling.  We see that all the time in busts versus UDFA successes. That willingness to hone.  That willingness to never rest on laurels but to strive to get a bit better everyday.  You never really arrive, life is a journey.

2 hours ago, bpac55 said:

Turron still has some Philly in him

 

What a stupid drill!

1 minute ago, just relax said:

What a stupid drill!

I'm guessing it's a 2nd level LB seal drill? 

7 hours ago, VaBeach_Eagle said:

I tend to read between plays, but 9 times out of 10 when I watch and am on the EMB at the same time, I'm at my computer and I have two monitors (32 Inch TVs). One displays the game while the other displays the EMB. So it's not too difficult to focus on both at the same time.

I do make notes. Little scribbles to come back to later. And I often watch on tape delay, maybe starting half an our after kickoff so I can fast forward through commercials. My scribbles would be worthless on the blog in real time.

3 minutes ago, just relax said:

I do make notes. Little scribbles to come back to later. And I often watch on tape delay, maybe starting half an our after kickoff so I can fast forward through commercials. My scribbles would be worthless on the blog in real time.

I tend to watch like that.  I also will replay a play and make a note of what I want to look for on the All 22 

7 hours ago, FranklinFldEBUpper said:

I liked Banner a lot even though his weasel level was very strong. That being said, Howie has been an upgrade.

Nothing to do with Howie, but I think Banner is the most underrated and underappreciated Eagles figure in my lifetime as an Eagles fan (since ‘88 or so when I was 9). 

 

4 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

 

Would push Stevenson down my fantasy board 

10 hours ago, RememberTheKoy said:

It feels like we are at the start of this dynasty like period.  This most amazing period of football in franchise history.  Just gotta enjoy, enjoy it in the moment.  Last season was special and this season will be special and we are probably going to get some special seasons for awhile here.  I think this offense is going to go on a tear from the start and not stop all season.  I think the defense is going to be explosive but fast and loose early but by seasons end when all the young bucks have a full season under their belts and this whole defense under the new DC then they are going to be lights out.  We are going to playin a total of 3 straight Super Bowls vs the Chiefs and we will win the next two.  

 

The unknown of what happens after that will be really exciting.  You just know Josh Harris is going to land Arch Manning in 3 years but Jalen will still be under 30 as will many of the stars on this team or just freshly over 30.  

That’s a lot of overstatement.  No one figured the 2016 team would be dismantled so fast or that the 2000-2012 group would never win a SB.

Things can fall apart quickly.  Mahomes said you need to win 3 to talk dynasty.  Let’s get 1 with this group.

Is he trying to be a beat writer now via sitting at home and reading through tweets?

 

1 hour ago, BigEFly said:

Some athletes garner the ire of fans because they seem to believe they are past or above coaching.  Wentz’s tendency to acknowledge his faults and then do nothing to work through them to the extent of not communicating with a coach instructed by QB whisperer AR was basically the final straw here and he then apparently took the same approach in Indy and DC.  Not sure the ire isn’t as much disappointment in that approach as much as it is anger.  The signs were there long before Doug benched him.  

Listen to the mantra that Nick has instilled in the players and how the leaders repeat it.  It is not about the long vision goals, it is about getting 1% better every day and in a team sport helping the players around you get 1% better every day.  Do you think Wentz would buy in, not mouth in but really buy in to that approach? That is a key component of Stout U.

The other day, there was a clip of Kaepernick working out with some receivers.  My thought went immediately to his overly long throwing motion.  Foles had that coming into the league (and in moments of pressure sometimes lets it slip back in).  Nick worked like the devil to change his habit of that long motion. Kaepernick never did.  I have always believed Kaepernick is out of the league more for his unwillingness to take coaching than for his kneeling.  We see that all the time in busts versus UDFA successes. That willingness to hone.  That willingness to never rest on laurels but to strive to get a bit better everyday.  You never really arrive, life is a journey.

Yada yada.  He's been gone from this team for years, brought back a first round pick plus in trade... and he also helped this team to their first ever Super Bowl victory with his regular season performance.   It's time for folks to move past the vitriol.

Just shy of 4 weeks before college ball starts , hate to rush my summer away but I can’t wait .

45 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

Some athletes garner the ire of fans because they seem to believe they are past or above coaching.  Wentz’s tendency to acknowledge his faults and then do nothing to work through them to the extent of not communicating with a coach instructed by QB whisperer AR was basically the final straw here and he then apparently took the same approach in Indy and DC.  Not sure the ire isn’t as much disappointment in that approach as much as it is anger.  The signs were there long before Doug benched him.  

Listen to the mantra that Nick has instilled in the players and how the leaders repeat it.  It is not about the long vision goals, it is about getting 1% better every day and in a team sport helping the players around you get 1% better every day.  Do you think Wentz would buy in, not mouth in but really buy in to that approach? That is a key component of Stout U.

The other day, there was a clip of Kaepernick working out with some receivers.  My thought went immediately to his overly long throwing motion.  Foles had that coming into the league (and in moments of pressure sometimes lets it slip back in).  Nick worked like the devil to change his habit of that long motion. Kaepernick never did.  I have always believed Kaepernick is out of the league more for his unwillingness to take coaching than for his kneeling.  We see that all the time in busts versus UDFA successes. That willingness to hone.  That willingness to never rest on laurels but to strive to get a bit better everyday.  You never really arrive, life is a journey.

The thing is, I'm not so sure any of that was the case here. It's an assumption by people that want to believe it to be true. Nobody is saying that's what happened outside of a faction of the fans that strongly dislike him to this day. 

The only thing Doug ever said he needed to correct were the mistakes (on the field). I never heard Doug or any of the coaches say there was something inherently wrong with his mechanics and that it was an issue he needed to fix. Like any coaching staff, they still spent time working on that stuff, because you always need to improve. Nobody ignored it. Not the coaches ... not Wentz. 

The season everything went wrong was 2020. Players began dropping like flies (injuries). The O-line had a record number of starting combinations that season. The WRs and TEs all missed time. Wentz struggled and kept making critical mistakes --- he had an awful year. But with the entire team struggling, who was the standout player for us in 2020? Fulgham --- for a 5 game stretch. That alone tells you haw bad the entire team was. How do we know Doug wasn't telling Wentz to just go out there and try to make something happen in a a season where there were no playmakers , no sparks, nobody stepping up. Then came the pivotal moment where Wentz was pulled. At that moment, Doug could have used that as a coaching moment to instill a message to Wentz. Instead, it turned out to be a replacement and not a simple "benching." 

The point is, for the people only blaming Wentz, it's curious why they don't blame Doug equally. You can bench a player at any time if you need him to learn an important lesson. If a RB fumbles twice in a game, most coaches are going to pull him out for a duration. Then at some point, you let him apply that lesson and he comes back on the field. Another thing that happened after all was said and done was the break in the relationship between Pederson and Wentz. Since neither guy has ever come out and thoroughly broken that down, we are all left to make assumptions. It's pretty obvious based on his reaction that Wentz felt betrayed. Why would he feel betrayed if he hadn't done everything Doug asked him to do? I'm not going to pretend to know all the details. I'm just acknowledging that there's a big chunk of the story we simply don't know.

So people use PC quotes from Wentz where he says he isn't going to change and try to make that mean what they want it to mean. He wasn't saying, "I'm a broken QB with major flaws and you'll like it!!!" He was saying he'll keep working, keep playing aggressive, keep trying to make plays with his feet, not play scared, keep doing everything he can to help the team win, keep being himself. He was saying he was going to continue to give it his all. But no matter what a player says, people will twist it and believe what they want to believe. 

23 minutes ago, eagle45 said:

That’s a lot of overstatement.  No one figured the 2016 team would be dismantled so fast or that the 2000-2012 group would never win a SB.

Things can fall apart quickly.  Mahomes said you need to win 3 to talk dynasty.  Let’s get 1 with this group.

You haven't figured out that that's one of his schticks?  He's ESP on the EMB.

Glenn and Mike keep gnashing teeth about how only the 2018 Patriots and the 1971 Cowboys won a SB after losing it the year before. (2nd week in a row)

Who did those 1971 Cowboys beat?  What was the 1972 record of the team that lost the 1971 SB?

 

BTW. here are the last 5 SB losers

2017 Patriots - 2018 SB

2018 Rams - 2019 9-7

2019 49ers - 2020 6-10

2020 Chiefs - 2021 AFCCG

2021 Bengals - 2022 AFCCG

 

The trend has little to do with an individual team but even the trend is in the Eagles favor while people pretend its not.