It would have been nice if the media had at least reported that the Sill trial was underway. This revelation seemed to come out of nowhere. 

I hope he’s in shape and is ready to contribute. Our OL depth isn’t that good, and Stoutland really seemed high in him last year.

I present the only Eagles highlights from TC today.

 

8 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

 

Wonder if they will try to work him at backup center since Toth is a failure there.

He looks really out of shape. IF they keep him I wouldn’t be surprised if they IR’ed him for the year. 

1 hour ago, FranklinFldEBUpper said:

It would have been nice if the media had at least reported that the Sill trial was underway. This revelation seemed to come out of nowhere. 

I hope he’s in shape and is ready to contribute. Our OL depth isn’t that good, and Stoutland really seemed high in him last year.

It was delayed a few times but I remember it was set for 7/31, just forgot about it in the meantime. All of Philly media has been very quiet on it from the beginning though, I wonder if the Eagles asked them to not talk about it. 

Good on the Eagles for not cutting him and letting due process play out. Very important precedent to set. Whenever anyone is accused of anything, the outrage machine calls for their release immediately. Which is, of course, absurd.

4 hours ago, LeanMeanGM said:

 

 

 

Glad he made the switch from gigantic 340 lb dominant NT to WR at 39 years old.  

1 hour ago, Sack that QB said:

If they aren't the criminal justice system, then why suspend players for off the field wrongdoing at all? If they're going to dip their toes in those waters, then expect them to be called out when their version of justice handed out doesn't fit the crime and has no consistency from incident to incident.

Same reason any corporation will fire employees who damage their brand.

13 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

Good on the Eagles for not cutting him and letting due process play out. Very important precedent to set. Whenever anyone is accused of anything, the outrage machine calls for their release immediately. Which is, of course, absurd.

It will be interesting to see if they show any interest in Matt Araiza.

7 minutes ago, mattwill said:

It will be interesting to see if they show any interest in Matt Araiza.

He's still in a civil suit.

29 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

Good on the Eagles for not cutting him and letting due process play out. Very important precedent to set. Whenever anyone is accused of anything, the outrage machine calls for their release immediately. Which is, of course, absurd.

People get fired all of the time.  I know several attorneys who were fired because they were charged with a crime and not convicted.  I don't think the NFL is different from anywhere else.  The scale of the reaction is just different.  

4 minutes ago, NCiggles said:

People get fired all of the time.  I know several attorneys who were fired because they were charged with a crime and not convicted.  I don't think the NFL is different from anywhere else.  The scale of the reaction is just different.  

Whether it happens and should happens are two different things though. It definitely happens. I'll argue it's not good when it does. It sets a terrible precedent to damage someone's reputation and livelihood over something they potentially never did. I'm a big proponent of letting due process play out.

5 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

Whether it happens and should happens are two different things though. It definitely happens. I'll argue it's not good when it does. It sets a terrible precedent to damage someone's reputation and livelihood over something they potentially never did. I'm a big proponent of letting due process play out.

I think a business has to make the best decision for the business and their reputation.  

2 hours ago, bpac55 said:

Sure would bring a whole new dynamic to the WR room

Ngata lie.  I think you Ngata the wrong Ngata.  

54 minutes ago, RLC said:

Of course it's the money. It's still bad though.

They actually just made a "Watson rule" this week.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/sports/football/nfl-conduct-policy-deshaun-watson.html

They also made a change about pre-NFL conduct. A Tyreek Hill rule.

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/new-personal-conduct-policy-opens-the-door-to-discipline-for-pre-nfl-misconduct

 

You also have to remember that the NFL hit Watson with a hammer compared to other players with a similar punishment (unprecedented games and money) and that he did not actually receive a final suspension ruling. Watson and the NFL agreed to a settlement that avoided years of appeals and court appearances. There is no such thing as a settlement on a gambling punishment. The rules are ironclad and no one will help you.

 

Its not like they don't care about this behavior. Its that they care less about it than about revenue and they have to fight the NFLPA for most of it. The NFLPA is a partner in the revenue pie so they also want gambling suspensions that protect the shield.

 

They have another system for PEDs and recreational drugs.

Lane Johnson is a 2 or 3x repeat offender (PED cheat) and he got 4 games and then 10 games and he gets a year at least next time.

These rules don't care if Lane was Barry Bonds or if he just took the wrong supplement on accident twice. A 3rd time is a hammer.

Richard Sherman was a PED cheat (Aderrall) but he got off on a technicality because Goodell does not have unlimited power.

Josh Gordon self-immolated because he could not stop showing up to work high and drunk. It does not matter that he did not hit women. He got 12+ chances.

There is not a job in America you can keep if you constantly show up drunk and high.  (besides maybe guitarist for the Rolling Stones?)

 

Leonard Little got 90 nights in jail (jail camp sleepovers?) for killing Sue Gutweiler. (the actual injustice was here) The NFL made him sit the rest of that year and then gave him 8 games the next year. A year suspension was not bringing her back to life and the 8 games was far harsher then the 90 nights in jail slap on the wrist. It makes more sense in this case to leave the country than to stop watching football over these punishments.

 

Betting has noting to do with the first 2 types of punishments. (drugs or bad behavior)

 

Betting on baseball 1 time in your locker room was not the automatic 1 year ban. They went easy on those morons with 6 games.

That was a reduced BETTING penalty. It has nothing to do with drugs or violence.

Ridley got exactly what he deserved. Its in part to stop things escalating like the moron in Denver who may wind up in jail.

 

 

The level of how much they care about women's group protests was the awkward rambling that Collinsworth did when talking about Watson last night. That's it. Nothing more.

This plus the next guy who is a proven serial creepy weirdo will have new rules applied to his punishment.

People can stand with Kaep or stand against Watson. They can stand with dudes getting beat up at the elevator in a casino.

The NFL is standing on a Scrooge McDuck sized vault of billions.

Last day at the shore. Probably going to be able to catch the second half of the Phillies game so I said F it and did a Phillies heavy daily because: reasons

 

Nola, Harper, Stott, Castellanos and Bohm.  
 

So first place is pretty much a sure thing

2 minutes ago, paco said:

Last day at the shore. Probably going to be able to catch the second half of the Phillies game so I said F it and did a Phillies heavy daily because: reasons

 

Nola, Harper, Stott, Castellanos and Bohm.  
 

So first place is pretty much a sure thing

The Royals 3 starters in this series are something like a combined 3-26 with ERAs of 6.75, 6.15, and 5.32.

Tonight's tomato can has given up 5+ runs 9 times this year.

It should be a sweep and batting practice. Good luck on those players being the stars.

 

Oooo Birds 24/7 reunion on the latest Philly Special pod.  That was the best Eagles site.

8 hours ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

 

Comparing Dak’s rookie year to Jalen’s 2022 season is classic surface level analysis when looking at the overall numbers.

What these guys don’t factor in is how these players were game-planned for by defenses.  Everybody and their brother knows that in Dak’s rookie year, Zeke and their oline drove that train.  DCs went into those games with stopping Zeke as their #1 priority.  Yes Dak was efficient off of play-action with his team running game’s success, but that is not at all the same as what Jalen orchestrated last season.  The Eagles offense is an entirely different decision making process for the QB…which makes the QB the focal point
 

DCs have an entirely different mindset facing the Eagles offense.  It’s not really comparable

 

6 hours ago, Mike030270 said:

Could just be that Nolan will be moved around

Probably should be moved around a bit at first.  He is not a finished product… It’s best to find out what else he’s good at.

8 minutes ago, RLC said:

 

That was fast 

 

Lower than I would have expected. 

5 hours ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Big 10 hasn't had only 10 teams since Penn State joined in the 1990s.  Then Nebraska joined about a decade ago (actually 2010) and it became 12.  Then Maryland and Rutgers joined, making it 14, which its been for the past 5 or so years (wow, time flies, that happened in 2014).  USC and UCLA are slated to join in 2024... making it 16.  So, adding Oregon and Washington would make it 18.  

All they need now is two more teams and they can be the Big10(x2).

 

Edited to update timeline.

I guess the "Big 10" really has a west division now, huh?

7 hours ago, Mike030270 said:

Good on Nick for having them go over giving the ball to the ref to save time

Too bad the 'boys didn't do that with Dak 🤣