Surprised Chase Daniel isn't still out there on some team stealing another $8M as a backup.

 

 

 

1 hour ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

 

NFL unit ranks are determined by total yards.

You are pulling brown goo out of your derriere.  Have you gone out to NFL.com and looked at the Stats page for 2023 Rushing Defense?  How do they rank the teams?

20 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

I guess the media?  If you ever hear ranks being cited in articles, on TV or on the radio/podcasts if they talk about what rank a teams defense or offense is they are going off the ranks based on yards gained/yards.  Unless specifically stating otherwise.  

That is correct.  You are guessing.

52 minutes ago, mattwill said:

You are pulling brown goo out of your derriere.  Have you gone out to NFL.com and looked at the Stats page for 2023 Rushing Defense?  How do they rank the teams?

 

By alphabetical order.  Until you choose which column you want to sort by.  

https://www.nfl.com/stats/team-stats/defense/rushing/2023/reg/all

 

49 minutes ago, mattwill said:

That is correct.  You are guessing.

 

Are you okay there buddy?  You're currently have a meltdown over absolutely nothing right now.  Someone else posted a picture showing the various team stats of the matchup, you asked why they are ranked #2, I gave you the answer and now for some reason you're taking your unhappiness with the answer out on me as if I created this reality of the world we live in where a team's stats are ranked by yards.  

 

 

The whole video is pretty funny.  But Brandon Graham yelling "Get his ass" in the background as Jordan Davis walks away is the icing on the cake.  

 

 

While you guys argue about that I’ll just be amazed the Browns only gave up 500 yards passing so far 

1 hour ago, pgcd3 said:

I disagree. He'd help.  Do I think Justin Simmons is a better fit? Absolutely.  But I don't think Howie would take on that salary at safety.  Chinn is a good player. Having him & Blankenship isn't ideal but it's better than what they have currently 

Not saying he isn't a good player, he is. Do you want to waste resources for something that isn't ideal? I sure don't. That's what a bad GM does.

10 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

Not saying he isn't a good player, he is. Do you want to waste resources for something that isn't ideal? I sure don't. That's what a bad GM does.

I respect that Howie tries to maximize his odds each year with these types moves.  But of course I wouldn't trade anything but a day 3 pick

 

19 minutes ago, DEagle7 said:

 

So bizarre that a kinda obscure 10 year old remix slaps so hard in the right circumstance. 

@mattwill

Eagles 27

The damn Jets 20

Bonus. 3+ Brotherly Shove conversions

I don't see Chinn in the same mold as Blankenship. Chin is 6'3 220. He can play safety and be a coverage linebacker. Cover TE's. I think he would be a quality versatile back 7 type player here. 

Eagles 31

Jets 20

Bradley Roby INT

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6 hours ago, we_gotta_believe said:

we need a S more

Wrong

Are we going to see a little Ojomo this week?

7 minutes ago, eggs said:

Are we going to see a little Ojomo this week?

That is the plan that has been laid out.  What remains to be seen is whether that plan will actually be hatched. 

2 hours ago, DEagle7 said:

 

 

 

 

So is Carter out this weekend?

Big time bummer.

3 minutes ago, Iggles25 said:

So is Carter out this weekend?

Big time bummer.

 

Yep.  Jordan Davis is the second best DT on this team though and he's in and it sounds like Cox who is the 3rd best DT is back as well.  Let JC get back healthy for Miami. 

 

I always had that as a loss but if we can beat Miami then I think that puts us up with the 49ers.  Especially when we do it in those sweet kelly greens.  

51 minutes ago, eggs said:

Are we going to see a little Ojomo this week?

Probably just a normal sized Ojomo 

7 hours ago, garingovt2000 said:

Apparently it's his running deep down the field that makes this offense run 🙂

I've heard that before but it seems like BS.  There can be some other decoy that can be used.

5 hours ago, mattwill said:

That is a sad commentary 

Yup. Some people just don't "do math" very well when it comes to sports. There are good stats and there are stupid stats. The most ridiculous one I think is average kickoff distance for a kicker. The way the league does it is simple, yet it is also asinine. And anyone who cites it to attempt to make a point about it is obviously oblivious to what's really going on. The league simply measures all kicks that go into the endzone for a touchback as a 65-yard kick. (Assuming it's kicked from the 35 yard line.) So a kickoff that sails out of the back of the endzone (75+ yards in the air) is treated statistically as the same as one that lands at the ten (55 yards in the air) and rolls into the endzone for a touchback. In other words you can kick the ball twenty yards further and it's measured as being the exact same. A kickoff that lands at the ten yard line (again, 55 yards in the air) could be measured as being a longer kick than one that lands at the one (64 yards in the air) if it ends up as a touchback while the other one is returned.

I get the idea from a record keeping perspective. But from an "evaluation" perspective, it's massively misleading. Statistics can be very misleading if you don't know how to interpret them correctly.

So yes, citing "total" yardage in anything when teams have played a dissimilar number games is stupid because it doesn't have any meaning behind it. It may be "true" in the purest sense of the word but it's largely irrelevant.

Saturday morning Predictions Update

44 predictions recorded with an average score of Eagles 28 Jets 14.

Several Bonus Predictions include Jalen Carter or Darius Slay, and given that they are Out may want to be revised.  One of those has been revised the other ones are by @EricAllenPick6 @GoEagles614 and @we_gotta_believe

In alphabetical order the 44 predictions are as follows.  If you don't see your name then please submit a prediction with a tag of @mattwill

I'm also recording predictions for the Phillies - Diamondbacks series.  So far I have
 

41 minutes ago, mattwill said:

I'm also recording predictions for the Phillies - Diamondbacks series.  So far I have
 

@mattwill Well, hell, give me the Phils with the sweep!