The LBs Corps
Posted: February 16th, 2016 | Author: Tommy Lawlor | Filed under: Philadelphia Eagles | 468 Comments »Going from the 3-4 to the 4-3 means big changes at DL and LB. We’ve mostly focused on the D-line to this point. Let’s now talk about the LBs.
Here is the depth chart based on the Eagles current roster:
SAM – Mychal Kendricks … Brandon Hepburn
MLB – Jordan Hicks … DeMeco Ryans … Deontae Skinner
WIL – Kiko Alonso … Najee Goode
There are some players I’m not real sure about.
Bryan Braman
Steve Means
Travis Long
I tend to think all 3 will be DL. Means and Long might not be on the roster all that long. We’ll see what Jim Schwartz thinks of them. Braman is a valuable STer and an effective edge rusher. Putting him in the DE rotation makes sense.
More than a few people think Connor Barwin should be the SAM. that would be true if Jim Johnson were the DC. Barwin would be perfect for that role. Schwartz is a bit different. He is completely focused on getting to the QB. If he’s got a player that is 6-4, 260 and can get to the QB, that guy is going to play DE. Putting him at LB would be wasting his biggest talent. Jim did the same thing with Manny Lawson a couple of years ago in Buffalo. Lawson had mostly played OLB, in the 3-4 or 4-3. Schwartz made him a DE.
Barwin played DE as a Senior in college. He played DE for the Texans to start his NFL career. This isn’t like some completely oddball move.
The biggest question with the actual LBs is what to do with DeMeco Ryans. The Eagles love him. He is a high character player and great leader. You would really like to have that guy on the team as a new coach takes over. Veteran leadership helps when there is a coaching change.
Unfortunately, Ryans is an older, declining player. He did some good things last year, but the Eagles best ILB was easily Jordan Hicks. You have to keep Hicks on the field. And I think you want him in the middle of your defense.
Maybe the coaches will feel differently. They could value Ryans at MLB and want Hicks on the outside, where he played some in college. Hicks has to be a starter. He will be healthy by the summer and he played at a high level last year. He’s also cheap. One of the reason’s you want young players on the field is that they help you afford big deals for older players.
Cutting Ryans would make a lot of sense. As Chip Kelly pointed out, you can’t really be Mufasa if you aren’t on the field. Keeping Ryans to be Hicks backup would be awkward. Ryans still sees himself as a starter. Cutting Ryans would save money and open up a roster spot for a young player.
If the Eagles want to do right by Ryans, they would cut him prior to free agency. That would give Ryans extra time to find a new home. If the Eagles keep him into March, that might be a sign that they in fact will keep him for the season. For now, I’m listing him as the backup and Hicks as the starter at MLB.
You might wonder about Mychal Kendricks at SAM. Based on size, he’s a more natural fit at WIL. Anyone who watched Kendricks in 2015 saw him struggle with covering RBs. Kendricks has the athleticism to cover them, but was constantly guessing and getting burned. Instead of reading the player’s body language and having a feel for what play was being run, Kendricks tried to rely on his speed. That led to him getting burned more than a few times. He might be a better fit against TEs. He’ll lose the size battle, but that’s going to be true of most LBs who go up against TEs.
The big playmaker for Schwartz in Tennessee was WIL Keith Bulluck. He was 6-3, 238, and played the run and pass equally well. He finished his career with 18 sacks, 21 INTs and 53 TFLs. Kiko Alonso is also 6-3, 238. He can stuff the run and cover very well. Schwartz was going to have him play the WIL position for the Bills in 2014, but Alonso tore his ACL and missed the season.
It is possible Schwartz will prefer Alonso’s size on the strong side and will use him at SAM, with Kendricks flipping to the weak side. For now, I’m guessing that isn’t the way they go. If Alonso gets back close to his 2013 form, he would be an impact LB and a big help to the defense.
Alonso did not play well in 2015. He didn’t fully trust his knee and that affected his play. He was also adjusting to a new scheme and a new team. At his best, Alonso is outstanding, as anyone who watched him in 2013 could see. He thrived in the 4-3 defense.
The Eagles have some questions at LB, but for once they are the right kind of questions. They have 4 players they like and only 3 spots for them. Do they keep Ryans around? Could they try to deal Kendricks or Alonso? The Eagles have a lot of flexibility because Kendricks has started at SAM, WIL and ILB. Alonso has started at MLB and ILB. Jordan Hicks played ILB as a rookie and OLB in college. All 3 of them can cover. All 3 are solid run defenders.
The coaches need to figure out what they want to do and then get with the personnel department to figure out what makes sense in terms of money and the future.
As you can see with the depth chart, there will be a need for some backups. If the team lets Ryans go, Goode will be the only backup that you can feel confident in. He might be able to play MLB. I think he’s better in space so I put him at WIL. There should be plenty of veteran free agents on the market for the Eagles to add as depth.
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Great article Tommy! Thanks. I’m guessing you’ll soon be doing a piece on DBs in the 4-3. When you do could you talk about run fits? It seemed that the last time the Eagles used the wide 9, Castillo didn’t know how to scheme the run fits and the Eagles were getting beat to the outside and the safeties were over taxed in run support. In those videos you referenced – Schwartz talked about working out the run fits with Washburn’s wide 9 at Tennessee. I would love to understand how that works.
Great request! And seconded.
But I might be more inclined to say the safeties were over-matched rather than overtaxed in general. They also tended to suck in pass coverage.
Over-matched, yes. But also, and IMO, primarily overtaxed. If you’ve got lesser role players for safeties (which is true of 90% of the league – safety is almost as bad as QB in that regard), you don’t run a scheme that demands that they have primary gap responsibilities AND deep coverage responsibilities. It’s kinda like asking your center to be great at pulling and in space, but also be a road grader at the same time. Unless you’re willing to invest heavily in the position, it’s a stupid scheme decision. If you’re trying to get by with a 5th rounder at the position, you need to decrease your requirements.
Spadaro did an interview with the new LB coach Fajole or whatever his name is, he got into the LB run fits a bit
Come on, Tommy. You don’t need to sugar coat it. We all saw The Lion King. Simba can’t claim to the throne until we watch Mufasa get trampled by the wildebeests of time.
So would that make Lurie or Roseman “Scar” being that if they cut him that would be the equivalent of being thrown off the mountain?
I always picture Howie as Zazu, the bird.
And the Hyena’s would be the philly beat reporters. In fact Scar being Gamble would make the most sense in recent history, although Chip could probably fill the role.
That works. As long as Jimmy Kempski, with his stick drawings and wild prophesies that turn out to be true, gets to be Rafikki.
I will cast Chip and Azz as Pumba and Timone, taking us on a wild and distracting ride while everything crumbles at home. Which now sets the stage for a triumphant return to normalcy…
This metaphor is going to make casting Nala super awkward.
Romo?
Hicks just sweeps in and has his way, hurting Nala in the process, but continuing a legacy?
Wouldn’t Sports Sciemce Shaun Hulls be Rafiki the witch doctor?
Hmm, interesting. I can certainly picture him cracking open a smoothing and using it to draw a symbol on Hicks’ torn pectoral.
We will have to see which of them look better at auditions.
I don’t see how making Barwin the SAM would waste his skills. He would play SAM but still remain on the field as one of the 3 down LBs. Making him a DE would waste his skills. He has been an effort pass rusher for all of his career and we just gave Curry a fat extension. Not to mention that Graham is a better pass rusher than Barwin is.There is no way that Barwin will just be a rotational DE since his biggest strength is his well balanced skill set.
Barwin is good in other departments but he is also a natural pass rusher. Don’t forget he had 14.5 sacks in 2014 and 11.5 in 2010 or 2011
Those sacks came from second efforts. Stats don’t tell the whole story.
I could not agree with this more! Barwin is a special talent at OLB. That joker role translates nicely to 4-3 OLB, a guy who you want to contain the run and cover a tight end, while also being able to blitz and blow up a tackle or guard.
It’s not that a good cover LB is better than a pass rusher, but that we seem to have a few good 4-3 pass rushers, but few guys that can cover a good TE. We may not get the most sacks out of him at OLB, but I think we get the most disruptive plays out of him there.
Both Hicks and Alonso have injury histories, so depth is imperative. This makes a case for keeping Ryans on the team and/or having Barwin stay at LB. However, if they can stay healthy, I like this group!!!
Did you miss the part about Barwin while reading or the DC interview?
Two DC interviews, and two different Barwin interviews all Saying NO SAM, ONLY DE….
Bullock man thats going few years back.. Swartz D the man i think made it work is Deandry Levy.. Kendricks at SAM waste his skillset of being able to blitz.. Swartz said Barwin will be DE also wants to let Kendricks loose.. Dont see Kendricks playing loose at the SAM positon.. WILL Kendricks, Goode MIKE Hicks, Ryans, SAM Alonso, Braman.. Wont be in base 4-3 alot of snaps anyway so Alonso can slide/rotate at WILL when goin Nickle or Kendricks injured
They best year of 4-3 SAM/WIL here was Emmons at SAM and Shawn Barber at WIL. I think You’re 100% correct that Kendricks needs to be over on the WIL side to be turned loose.
Loved Shawn Barber, DIDNT think he got the credit he deserved,… Emmons was also a bad ass
Seth Joyner and Willie T were better. Post-millennium, though, Barber and Emmons are the high water mark.
Should have kept barber longer
Kendricks won’t be the SAM… He is staying at the WIL
Geagle knows everything. Always. Forever.
GEAGLE takes the word of the new coaching staff over silly blogger opinions… But feel free to believe who you want
Silly blogger? That blogger has pretty widely respected opinions, does his homework, and has patience for your 2000 word rants that you didn’t find on other sites. Show a little respect.
I think I read that Schwartz doesn’t blitz his LBs very much (least in league?). If true, I’m not sure blitz ability will factor into assigning the WIL and SAM positions. Then again, I think Schwartz is creative, and will find ways to use his players’ strengths. We might see some things none of us really expect.
If the Eagle are expecting Alonso to be like Bulluck, their going to be sorely disappointed.
I actually liked the McCoy-Alonso trade but I have little faith Alonso will ever overcome mental road blocks he has regarding his health & his ability to execute.
You’ll know by week 3 or 4 this year. The team obviously lied about the extent of the injury he suffered in week two. Also, Schwartz is more easily able to put guys in positions to be successful by attacking.
Before Kiko got injured, Schwartzy was planning on using him as a Stack LB in Buffalo
What do you mean by stack LB? another word for SAM?
I think Schwartz was talking about 3-3-5, where the LB and Safety stack right behind the DLineman and they use an extra safety….I thought he was talking about SAM… When I hear Stack LB, I think of 33 stack, 3-3-5… That’s what Schwatz said, not sure if someone has a better interpretation of what schwartz was trying to say…. He said this in either the schwartz interview with Spadaro, or the Schwartz radio interview with 97.5 morning team. He didn’t elaborate but that’s how he said he was going to use Kiko before he got hurt
I love if we played some 3-3-5 similar to TCU.
Be an awesome wrinkle to add to our playbook..
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What I love about Schwartz is that when he says he will run whatever fits our personnel the best, I actually believe him… Where as for a lot of other coaches like Chip, tailoring the schemes to what his Talent does best is just lip service… If Chip thinks he put Demarco Murray in the best scheme to succeed he is delusional… So either he is Incompetant and DOESNT know how to put playërs in the best position, or he is a damn liar, because you can’t even find a Pee Wee coach that would agree that Chip tailored his scheme to the Talents of the RB he gave a big contract to…
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heck forget about schwartz past experience and Success, im just happy to have a DC who will be left alone to do Whatever he needs to run the best defense possible, and no longer having a HC who dictates to our DC what type of schemes he should be running, even tho our personnel was a better fit for other schemes,.. Im just happy to have a HC that will leave the DC alone to do his thing…. It wasn’t bad enough that chips offense didn’t care about how it hurt the defense, but when he starts insisting on certain types of defenses, that I can’t stand……
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That would be fun, but certainly not as a regular thing. Right? You could draw up some fun nickel pressure packages from that set, though.
Probably won’t be our base defense I would think…. its a damn shame that Kiko got injured and we never got to see how Schwartz was going to use him..
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But for those obssessed with Barwin at SAM, Id much rather see him at LB in a 3-3-5 instead of using him as a 4-3 SAM
Schwartz doesn’t run 33.
I have no clue where he’s getting the quote from.
Schwartz had been planning on using Kiko at Will in Buffalo (their personnel at LB was a bit different than what we have)
43 Wills are typically hidden by alignment. OL don’t have free releases at them (unless they are willing to sacrifice someone else having a bad angle)
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I can see how the the WIll and SS is stacked behind the RDE, but the question then becomes if Kiko or Kendricks fit that role the best
Arguably any of the three can play any of the three positions. (Kendricks at Mike would be meh but he could certainly do it)
I’m inclined to think they use Kikos size on TEs at SAM and Kendrick’s athleticism at WILL. That would be my bet. I’
But if they are high on Kiko they could very well feel that Kiko at Mike and let Hicks use his playmaking ability (and fact that I’m still not 100% on his ability to consistently bang) at Will. Or keep Hicks at Mike and go Kendricks Sam Kiko Will.
But I’d argue Kendricks at Will makes the most sense. You let him use his athleticism as see ball get ball taking away some of the mental stuff. Plus the WILL is the one backer that doesn’t get occasionally blitzed so you keep that in play for Kendricks.
I have been reading how Schwartz wants the DL to attack the QB in passing situations but is the defense, mainly LB’s and Safety’s, set to hold up against a Carolina or Seattle run attack. Also, how would the defense do against Arizona’s all out attack? Just would like the board’s opinion on this. It appears if this team is to move forward, there is a good chance one of these two would be an opponent in the playoffs.
You attack a run game the same philosphy that Denver used to beat Carolina. Penetrate and create havoc. Different schemes. Similar philosophy.
Thanks for the reply. I guess we just wait to see how the personnel the team has is used and how Schwartz game plans for run extensive teams.
“I’m inclined to think they use Kikos size on TEs at SAM and Kendrick’s athleticism at WILL.”
That is the only way to think. Using them backwards (Kiko at WIL and Kendricks at SAM) is so ass backwards.
Either Schwartz interview with Spadaro, or his interview with Gargano on 97.5..
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Whenever I hear “stack LB”, I think of 33 stack, I don’t know if you have heard Stack Lb called something else, but it came from Schwartz mouth..
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Seemed odd to me too… He didn’t say anything about a 3-3-5, but when I hear “Stack LB” that’s the only thing I can think of. I haven’t heard stack LB used in other ways
I don’t mean anything by it, It came from schwartz not me.. The only way I know how to interpret that is 33… Maybe schwartz uses stack LB for some other scheme
SChwartzy!
Great analysis, but I think you’re backwards at WIL and SAM. I still see size and skill sets dictating Kendricks at WIL and Kiko at SAM.
Wow, this is going to be interesting now.
In the article, Tommy says that Schwartz does not use the WIL and SAM the same as JJ did. In the comments many comments say he has them backwards and opine that they will be used in the way that JJ would have used them.
Nothing to do but wait and find out…
And if Schwartz uses Kiko at WIL and Kendricks at SAM; I’ll complain Schwartz is using them wrong as well.
I have repeated nightmares of Kendricks getting roasted in coverage and Kiko being indecisive in attacking up-field.
Seth Joyner agrees with you that kendricks goes to will
Id be shocked if he wasn’t used as the WIL which is typically your best athlete of the 3 LB spots… 5″11 Explosve Kendricks is our best bet to matchup against RB’s like Sproles if we can get him to play with proper Technique, where as Kiko’s height and coverage ability is better suited against TE’s instead of matching up with a small Scatback like Dion Lewis.
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I have no idea why there is so much debate about this..seems pretty standard to me….. Im not sure why we would want to put 5’11 Kendricks on a TE and put 6’3 KIKO trying to match up with some quick 5’11 Sproles type…
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Even if you want to over look the height factor, Kendricks is our quickest LB, if he can’t stay with a a RB out of the backfield, I doubt 6’3 KIKO would do better than him. But neither stand a chance if they don’t clean up their technique
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And it’s not like Kendricks has this great history shutting down TE’s
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I thought this was all pretty standard, surprised there is so much debate about it
agreed. can kendricks shed blocks?
no
good lord. so let’s stick him in front of witten and jordan reed?
Exactly. That’s why I want him at WIL doing the run and hit stuff.
Id be shocked if he wasn’t the WIL..
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We NEED KIKO to regain most of his pre injury atgletcism, hopefully year 2 removed from the injury does the trick..
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But more than just gettng his athleticism back, we probably need KIKO to Bulk up a bit this offseason for him to be our SAM… If we didn’t have Kendricks, KIKO could def play the WIL, but I don’t see schwartz taking our fastests, 5’11 LB and take Him off matching up with RBs, to have him trying to Cover 6’5, 6’6 TE’s ESPECALLY when KIKO is friggin 6’3… Makes zero sense to me, I don’t even know how it’s a debate
Look at this “depth” chart leads me to believe that we’re not good enough yet at LB in a 4-3.
Where / who would you all most like to draft to address this position group?
I don’t think SAM is even on the roster yet. I wouldn’t mind picking up a FA going into the draft.
Depends on Kiko’s body
I think drafting or signing a Sam would be a good idea.
We have to draft a LB regardless…. I would prefer adding a LB with MIKE/SAM versatility, and next year add one of those Safety/LB hybrids to be our backüp WIL and to use in subpackages
How do you fill about Su Craven?
I know the name… I know he is that WIL/LB hybrid that I mentioned Us wanting to add sooner or later, but I haven’t seen enough of the player to have an opinion on him… I saw him a few times a year ago, DIDNT see him at all this past season, so it would be pointless of me to speak on him. Flipping a coin will provide as valuable of an opinion as what I can offer on the kid
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Hopefully his combine can be in the ball ball park of a Shaq Thompson, but that may be a little ambitious for him
I think SAM is the FB of the defense, is the least used, and least important one on the entire defense. Find a guy in the 6th round to hold the fort for 3-4 years, and then draft another guy late to do the same.
Look at all the great 4-3 defenses, Seattle/Carolina. You know the WIL and the MIKE backers Davis/Kuechly and Wright/Wagner.. SAM not so much.
You need 2 good linebackers in a 4-3, and we have those and depth there think while we will address it in the draft it really is not the concern people make it out to be unless the team thinks Meco/Alonso are done due to injuries.
I think Bruce Irvin is kind of a big deal. Guy makes a big impact at times.
I think CAR gets away with 2 out 3 LBs because those are 2 of the best LBs in the NFL.
I don’t think we can get by with just throwing 6th rounders back there.
Irvin may be listed as an OLB, but he is a pass rusher, on passing downs, and finds himself rotated out ‘resting’ on a lot of running downs.
The only time he spends extensive SAM snaps is against a team going up tempo, so he can be on the field on run downs ‘safely’ and then be the pass rusher they need on 3rd down even without making substitutions.
Denver when they were playing a ‘4-3’ did a similar thing with Von Miller.
Is an issue with the kinda of ‘hybrid’ fronts teams use these days is people want to put players in the old pigeon holes of base defense when it really is not real any more.
To take it back to the Eagles… we are playing the 49ers, Barwin could well be asked to play ‘SAM’ on 1st down, so he can be available to pass rush on 3rd down without needing to make a substitution.
I see what you’re saying and it makes sense. A lot is going to depend on what the DC does with these guys.
I would just feel a lot better with decent players/depth at the LB spot. Maybe its best to just look at the potion as OLB
Or they can just drop Barwin into coverage from the DE spot which Schwartzy alluded to
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He talked about linning up with 5 Defensive Lineman (The best 5 pass rushers, schwartz version of the NASCAR Package) and the opponent not knowing which 4 are rushing the passer and which one is dropping into coverage , Barwin, BG, MS2 all capable of this, and we can keep switching who drops into coverage to confuse the OL and QB
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BARWIN doesn’t have to lineup at SAM to put his coverage ability to use
Dead right, Tommy , about LB depth being a huge issue. All 3 starters have extensive injury histories and cannot be relied upon to last the season.
Dead Wrong about Kendriks moving to SAM, but he is right about deading the Barwin to SAM talk
Huge issue – but not the biggest. Even if Ryans leaves, it’s still only 1 player short as a back up. Don’t need a starter, either add 1 veteran or draft one to develop. It’s not “panic” mode for that position…
No my brother… When you plan on starting 3 kids who haven’t avoided injuries in YEARS, you better have a quasi starter on your bench, and not some 6rd backup we would be mortified of playing if someone gets hurt, like Kendricks yearly Hamstring pull… And This is assuming Kiko gets healthy and can play which we would be foolish to not have an adequate contingency plan since some athletes never get their pre injury ability back
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You better have at least 1 LB on the bench that you would be comfortable playing for an extended period… I like Goode, but not if he has to play more than 2 or 3’weeks..
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LB is a HUGE priority, it’s the second biggest immediate Need on defense after the starting safety spot…
Agreed on the defense. I was thinking we don’t have 2 guards or a QB(until Bradford is signed). Although you can sign any player to fill any hole, I was thinking those 3 spots might get the most attention …
Better find a way to address all of them! A chink in the armor at Guard, Safety, DT or LB would be a problem that brings down the rest of the unit… We don’t have to add the best Free agent available at all those positions, but we can’t afford to ignore any of those needs..
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Two Guards, a LB,a Safety and a DT ….. 5 new players is not hard to accomplish in an offseason, even if we have to go with a band aid stop gap at a position or two..
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Im convinced SAM is the QB of the Eagles until proven otherwise, but I hear you
No, you’re still correct. In spite of injury concerns, in this scheme the LB position won’t have as much value. No need to worry like some do about it. If there’s a LB who is BPA take him, otherwise pass. Same is true if we can find a FA LB for a good price.
All 3 starters have extensive injury histories and we cannot afford to go into another season with poor depth, it killed us last season. Ignorance is no longer an excuse. Everyone from Lurie to Roseman to Pederson to Schwartz should know that the odds are high at least 1 if not 2 or all 3 of these guys will go down at some point next season and we better have someone who can step in and perform well. Alonso and Kendricks have enough performance issues as it is without the injury risk, but unfortunately they have that too.
Bad news: KEndricks had a bad year.. Good news: Shwartz named KEndricks and VINNY as the two players who were held back the most by our 3-4 scheme. Excited about how Schwartz views Mychal as someone he plans on unleashing
The Eagles have to draft a LB in the first 5 rounds… We have no choice, Depth is a major concern
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KEndricks is going to remain the WIL, even tho Tom is right about RBs torching him in coverage last year, but it was mostly do to horrible technique, which is fixable. For example, he needs to stop giving his man two way goes, take away one side, forcing the RB to go where you want him to go, and then use his athleticism to go make a play… What Tom left out is KEndricks DIDNT do much better against TE, Jordan Reed abused him… If Kiko and Kendricks start, no way they but Kiko on RB and Kendricks on TE, that ain’t happening…
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Kendricks situation is pretty simple. If Kiko gets his althleticism back and ends up starting, Kiko will be the SAM and Mychal will be the WIL… If Kiko can’t play, maybe they move KEndricks to SAM but that would depend on what type of other LB we plan on starting…. As long as kiko starts, Kendricks certainly Will remain at the WIL spot… Mychal is a much more capabke player than we saw last year, and im happy we got a DC who can get him back on track
My opinion on Kendricks is he is not a very smart player… when he was at his best in 2014 Meco was next to him organizing things, and he was able to just attack. Think in 2015 two things happened: 1) offenses attacked him, 2) situation was much more chaotic at ILB and roles were changing week to week.
Good news is a 4-3 WIL or SAM is a lot more simple. RB comes to the weak side? he is your responsibility to deal with, He doing something different on the play? not your concern. Kendricks will be able to attack from the WIL position and use his athleticism and instincts not slowed by having to work out whos responsibility it is on each different play call.
My opinion is last years down year didmt match the rest of his career. What I saw last year was a poorly coached LB who made so many fundamental flaws that his game broke down.. He fixes a few of the nuances of the game, and it should make all the difference in the world for him.. He needs to be fundamentally sound in his assignments and Technique, putting himself in the right position and then let his athleticism take over….
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If Kendricks keeps giving RB or TE’s two way goes, he will continue to get Roasted alive. However, fixing that isn’t rocket Science.
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So far I view last year as an ANOMOLY down year for Kendricks, same with KELCE… Hopefully they bounce and last year will be forgotten… If they struggle again, we will have a Big problem on our hands… His technique was so poor, im hoping fixing the details and nuances of playing the position will allow him to put that athletcism to use and start making plays again..
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I will say it’s alarming to see Kendricks down year in year 3 of a defense, instead of Gettimg better each year… Hopefully it proves to be an ANOMOLY..
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Kendricks may not be a smart player, But when you see the fundamental mistakes he made last year, to me that screams of a poorly coached player…
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We NEED him to have a bounce back year, and stop pulling his hamstring every single season
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Is that an area where the Eagles can sign someone in FA who is a good fit instead? Rather see a veteran to add a bit of depth to a group that needs it vs a 4th-5th round pick.
I guess.. I haven’t really taken a look at any of the FA LBs.. But we could cut Mufasa and take his 3.5 and give it to a backüp LB I guess..
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I do think there are some solid starting safety options and starting Guards available this year in Free agency, both in terms of Longterm starters entering their prime, and there are also some older veteran band aids available..
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We have like 5 serious NEEDS that all need to be adressed (Two Guards, S, DT, LB… We have other depth needs all over the place, but we have to address both Guards, a starting safety. LB and DT(Interior pass rusher to play next to Beau Allen)… Ideally we can eliminate two of these needs in free agency, leaving 3 we have to adress at some point in the first 5 rounds of the draft, along with trying to add Depth, which we could use at almost every position..
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Be great if we could Lock up Bradford and fill two starting needs in free agency. We should strive for that, whether we can pull it off is another story
Kendricks is better than we saw last year for sure. But I’m still not sold on his consistency and durability. I don’t know if he’s a guy you really want to count on. I’m good with him being, say, the second best LB on the team. An X factor that will come through sometimes. And he could be that way if Hicks becomes the man. But durability’s a serious issue with this kid too.
Think last scheme might have been too cerebral (reaction scheme) vs this one which will be more attacking.
All he has to do now is learn how to tackle and we’re gold.
was just thinking we need to get some willing tacklers on this team
It’s actually extremely important that Linebacker read plays correctly in a 4-3… They won’t have DL to protect them, so if they don’t read the play correctly and be ready to pounce, they will find a OL in their face..
I don’t think anyone would argue that durability is a concern, which is why I’m so adament about treating LB like a serious NEED even Tho, on Paper we might have 3 young starters
I thought we had a good LB coach in minter, but boy did he do a horrible job preparing Kendricks to play last year, so many fundamental mistakes, poor technique … Hopefully this new LB coach can do better
To clear someone thing up, yes As a rookie Kendricks was the SAM, not the WIL… But if you remember, our Cockamamie Defensive coordinator Juanita was running some weirdo defense where he claimed that the SAM and WIL roles are opposite what they normally are in other defenses, so while Kenricks was a SAM, in Juanitas brilliant Defense, the SAM was really the WL, and the WIL was really the Sam… So even tho Juanita labeled Kendricks his SAM, a SAM in his defense was really a WIL in normal defenses who weren’t being run by an OL coach..
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So even tho Kendricks was a SAM his rookie year, he was NEVER REALLY a SAM…
What a fucking dooshbag with the “Juanita” crap.
Well add LB to the list of upgrades this team needs. Hicks and Kiko won’t stay healthy. Behind them is an albatross. Great job Chip Kelly!
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Who’s gonna’ pay for the wall?
He’s in San Francisco now. Please follow him.
that might cut into his mancrushing on Andy Reid time
Im not gay
Mmmmmmkay
Jordan Hicks 2012 : season ending injury
Jordan Hicks 2013 : season ending injury
Jordan Hicks 2015 : season ending injury
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I endorse this message.
For once, a valid point.
really? I predicted this team would fire chip kelly in the preseason and i predicted they would hire doug pederson in week 17.
You also stated that no team has ever won a Super Bowl after starting the season 0-2 directly after the Patriots accomplished that feat and that comment was on top of the other moronic and ridiculous comments you have made. So really your comments have no credibility behind them.
Here’s a comment with credibility: Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in awhile.
I predicted Chip Kelly would be fired. I predicted Doug Pederson would be hired. Are you a moron?
Like I said you also said no team ever won the Super Bowl starting 0-2, so in reality you are the complete moron.
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Don’t forget that it asked why Bill Lazor would even know who Chip Kelly was…
lol Good call on that one Bill.
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come on that’s not fair
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Fragility with Hicks is 100% a legitimate discussion point.
Jordan Hicks 2015: Season ending injury for Cowboys
Sixers: I really hope they don’t make a trade and make the team a little bit better and lose their ping pong balls.
I think best case trade would be Cousins to the Celtics for the Nets pick (and whatever else needs to be thrown in from either side to make it work). That way the Kings would rack up more and more losses this year, and the Celtics wouldn’t use the Nets pick to get Simmons. Win win for the Sixers.
I wouldn’t worry… Im more worried about trading away our puppies this summer than I am now..
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I assume it’s going to be a quiet deadline.. If we see anything its us adding a 2nd round pick or two, or something like being a 3rd team fascilitator for a Cavs team where we come away with a player in Europe, preferably Cedi Osman..
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If we trade someone away, I assume it would be Landry, Kendall Marshall, possibly Canaan… Nothing major
I’m still worried we pass 2-3 teams too by the end, Lakers, Nets, Suns….it’s the last time, we have to do this tank right this year.
That is definitely a bigger concern of mine more than the deadline,, when Jerry Colangelo starts talking about not making moves Til the summer, I think we are safe at the deadline..
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But winning too many games could be a problem..with Kobe’s career close to being done, hopefully he can win them just enough to stay below the Lakers
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But no matter how the season unfolds we don’t get a top 2 pick without getting Lucky on lottery night even if we have the best odds.. But since this is the end of the asset accumilation phase, it would be nice to get the best odds at least once To show For all our losing..
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Hopefully Ish and TJ stub their toes and have to miss a week Or two, without a PG we won’t win any close games down the stretch..
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I feel bad for Bosh, but it looks like Hinkie is going to come out smelling like Roses thanks to that Heat pick. We will either end up with a pick in the 11-14 range this year, or I sure wouldmy mind rolling the dice and not getting the Heat pick Til next year when it becomes unprotected and Wade and Bosh are a year older, and they probably won’t pay Whiteside
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next year is a Very strong PG draft, not a bad time to have a few top picks..
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I think the SIXERS will be one of the more Improved teams next year, we should be competitive for the 8th seed but probably fall short of the playoffs due to our youth and like 6 new players we have to incorporate, BUT even if we fall to like the 12th pick, we could have the Lakers pick in the 4-6 range, completely unprotected pick from the Heat (imagine if they win the lottery? Lol).. And say our pick isn’t in the Top 10, we still have the ability to swap picks with the Kings next year, so basically, we could end up with The Heat,Kings and SIXERS pick in the Lottery, out of 14 teams, we would have 3 teams trying to win the lottery for us, and the Lakers would be right outside off the top 3…. And if this isn’t all great enough, the following year the Kings have to give us their pick..
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We could end up with 3 TOP 10 PICKS NEXT YEAR, even multiple top 5 picks, and next years draft class is a juicy one… Imagine scooping up Brandon INGRAM this year at SF, then getting Josh Jackson as our SG next year, and one of the PGs Dennis Smith Jr(probably my favorite), Lonzo Ball, the French Kid, De’aaron Fox, and their are like 3 other highly touted PG prospects next year.. There are so many top shelf PG prospects, it’s unlikely that they will ALL be Busts in College Next year,.
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I have No Idea why you don’t see the kid in Mock Drafts, but 6’8 SF Miles Bridges is going to be an absolute Stud in the NBA. Hopefully Tom Izzo DOESNT keep him at MSU past next season. Kids going to be a fantastic pro and he probably won’t even be picked in the Top 5 next year because it’s such a deep class
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Im praying we don’t get the Lakers or the Heat pick This year… Just give us the #2 pick for INGRAM, and scoop up someone at the end of round 1 with OKC pick.. That’s MORE than enough to add to Saric, Embiid, and maybe a free agent..
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next Year could be awesome, because we can try to win every game possible, not worry about trying to Tank, yet still end up with possible 3 Top 10 picks in a quality draft,.. Doesn’t get any better than that,
Billy King still screwing the Sixers and he hasn’t been here in years.
i’m excited for bryan braman to rush the passer. he was crushing backups in garbage time.
I am just excited for Bryan Braman to do anything. The man is a freak.
Still have no idea where Barwin really fits in this group right now. He still strikes me as a guy they will possibly move now in a draft day trade for a pick (5th round; maybe a conditional 4th) especially since they invested large dollars to resign Curry. Don’t pay that kind of money to Curry to have him on the field for a 1/4 to 1/3 of the defensive snaps a game.
This group is arguably going to be the key to the team next year though. One area that I could see notably improving especially if Kendricks & Alonso rebound along with Hicks staying healthy. Hicks got hurt and the incredibly poor LB play in the 2nd half (coverage, tackling, stopping the run) was a big reason why this defense was terrible.
If the LBs really do excel and this could be a pretty good defense and a clear strength on a team that is lacking them right now.
Barwin could play either positino DL or LB, I think he’s better at DL, but given we have Logan i think better resource allocation may be to have him in the LB mix.
you need quality depth at end. barwin’s somewhere between our second and fourth best DE (based on personal observation not metrics)
You don’t know where a guy who had 20 sacks the past two years, most of which came with his hand in the dirt lined up as a DE of a 4 man line?
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When will this absurd narrative stop?
Its not absurd for a couple of reasons including the bump in his contract status for next year, if the Eagles choose to reallocate some of those funds to boost other areas in FA, and where Barwin plays full-time. I don’t see Schwartz simply put him at one of the DE positions as a full-time starter.
Biggest reason I see the Eagles keeping him is the lack of overall depth up front as well as his intangibles (locker-room and community presence).
Purely out of curiosity, why do you write super long rants with ODD caPitALiZATioN (some of which are informative and good reads) and then talk down to anyone who disagrees with you?
Earlier today you called Tommy a silly blogger, yet you spend multiples the time on his blog that he does. It’s all just very strange, so if you don’t mind and just to satisfy my curiosity, what is your motivation/end goal?
Ego/dopamine. Repeat cycle.
Barwin seems like a lot of salary for a guy who isn’t a great fit in a 4-3.
It’s great to have a guy who is definitively smarter about nfl defense than Jim Schwartz on the board. Glad you know more than him.
Daniel Jeremiah has us taking Victor Butler at 13 in his latest mock.
lol wut
Does Jeremiah know the Eagles no longer run a 3-4 and do not need another NT. If the Eagles were to pass on Stanley I’d be infuriated but its highly doubtful he makes it to 16.
Lol
Dumb.
What happens to bennie logan. If the line is all paid for vets – cox, curry, barwin, graham (would love to move him) what happens to logan. Does he go from top 5 NT in the league to rotational lineman?
Why would Logan be moved to rotational lineman? Him and Cox are the 2 starting DTs. You would love to move Graham? That doesn’t make sense to me. If you move anyone it would be Barwin being that Graham is the best 4-3 DE on the roster, plus he is younger then Barwin.
I’ll have to see Graham under Schwartz to believe it, but maybe you’re right..
I don’t think there will be any shortage of snaps or opportunity to attack for any one of these 5 guys.
He gets extended if not now, next year…. Besides Cox and Logan all our other DTs are going to be on cheap rookie Deals., we are already sacraficing Thornton, I doubt we łet Logan get away too … Im not concerned. Quality players we draft, ARENT getting away unless we don’t want them, and we WANT Bennie..
OG Brooks n SS George Iloka would be only guys think worth getting in FA..
https://youtu.be/OYj5eAEsipw
OGs Alex Boone, JR Sweezy, and Jeff Allen are also worth looking into and possibly signing. As far as safety wise I agree with Iloka but you should also put Tashaun Gipson on that list as well.
Peoples will Point out that Gipson has a down year, but that kid can play. But I also Illoka..
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I didn’t know Rashad Jones was 30yrs old already
Yea I bet people will say that about Gipson but those same people should also know that he was hurt a lot this past year. Also he is still only 27 years old and one year removed from a huge year and pro bowl berth.
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Yea Jones is definitely on the elder side but I feel like that could entice Pederson. I feel Pederson will look heavily into elder guys like Jones and Weddle.
Id take Kelechi Osmele over all those Guards… He is like 27years old, and has held down the Fort at Tackle whenever they needed to because of injuries, but I have no problem with the Guards you listed
I would take Osemele as well, only thing with him is he is the best guard on the market and his price tag will show that. Also been hearing that he may try to look at teams in need of a LT because he has experience at LT and RT as well. If the price is right though I would take him in a second.
I hear you… Big big fan of both Osmele,and the Ravens Marshall Yanda..
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If we extend Bradford, I understand NOT signing the top Guard on the Market, but if they let Bradford get away, I expect to see some top level talent added at Guard and Safety.
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Shame that we probably can’t go for SAM AND Osmele.. He would be so perfect linning up Next to Peters, protecting the smaller KELCE, and any time Peters leaves the game, he can slide right over and fill in at Tackle..
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The one thing Chip did right was get Andrew Gardner on a 3yr deal. he absolutely deserves to compete for one of the starting Guard spots, but he would be a great backüp to have on our bench if we can upgrade both Guard spots,even if one has to be a rookie, or an older stop gap veteran..
$omewhat out of range.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/35595370/three-people-attend-anti-beyonce-protest-outside-nfl-headquarters-in-new-york
So much for the anti-Beyonce protest out in front of NFL HQ. Just goes to show you that the overwhelmingly majority of crap on the Internet that supposedly inflames large groups of people really doesn’t motivate them to do anything of consequence or actual physical effort.
I gaurantee you like I have gauranteed so many things on this blog and been right….Sam Bradford will not be on this team next year.
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I also have guaranteed the sun will rise in the east and set in the west every day. So far I am 100% correct.
Do you guarantee anything about the Eagles?
I guarantee they will play at the linc a maximum of 8 games this year.
Some season ticket holders who are stuck paying for 2 preseason games might want a word with you.
Practice!? We talkin Practice!?
I guarantee you’re wrong. (There are two preseason games.)
I guess you aren’t including preseason. Nice.
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So you are not expecting home field throughout the playoffs?
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When you say next year, do you mean next football season which is 2016 (and technically this year) or the next actual year (2017)? Then again, I may be making a wild assumption in thinking that you use the Gregorian Calendar… Maybe you’re using the Pawukon, Igbo, Tzolk’in?
Between you making sure every fifth post is a pronouncement that you don’t think Bradford is returning and Gian GEAGLE making sure every fifth post is declaration of why he should, it is getting tough to find new ideas in this thread about linebackers.
If everyone swears under penalty of eating our own poop that we are fully aware of each of your opinions, can we move on?
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How are we supposed to figure out who is playing where if we don’t account for some rookies?
Round 1 Pick 13: Carson Wentz, QB, North Dakota State (A+)
Round 3 Pick 14: Landon Turner, OG, North Carolina (A+)
Round 3 Pick 16: Kyle Murphy, OT, Stanford (B)
Round 4 Pick 15: Kamalei Correa, OLB, Boise State (A)
Round 5 Pick 14: Jatavis Brown, OLB/SS, Akron (A-)
Round 5 Pick 23: Rashard Robinson, CB, LSU (A-)
Round 6 Pick 13: Matt Ioannidis, DT, Temple (B+)
Round 7 Pick 12: Tyler Ervin, RB, San Jose State (A+)
Round 7 Pick 30: Drew Ott, DE, Iowa (B+)
No WRs in there?
Value wasn’t there when I picked. I also don’t have WR (for 2016) as a high enough priorty to really want to search one out.
I think Agholor can improve a lot in year two. Huff needs a gut check to see if the’s serious about learning to be an NFL player.
But I really want to give the group another year to see what’s what.
I like Rashard Higgins.. Did a mock before had Wentz, Higgins n Garnett as my first 3 picks.. Hope Ags steps up this year too.. But still need depth
That works. I’ll need to do some more reading on Higgins.
I don’t expect to see a WR drafted early, but as of today, we only have 5 WRs under contract, and that’s incuding Krause and Martino which may just be Practice squad players… We need to add at least 4 WRs for training camp… I can be sold on putting Krause or Martino on the 53 man roster, but NOT BOTH…
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Going to have to draft at least 1 WR, even if we wait Til rounds 5-7… Going to probably add like 2 or 3 Undrafted WRs, be great if we get lucky and find a hidden gem…
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But I don’t mind giving our 3 young WRs a chance this year to cement themselves as our starting WRs of this next era.. As long as we see these kids develope, I’ll be happy…hard to poïnt at a WR that got much better under Bicknell, hopefully Greg Lewis can get the job done
You can find some UDFA dudes and take a shot with them.
No LB’s either…sounds like a very busy FA season…
“I think it was kind of a tale of two seasons for SAM. I think early, especially in the first half of the season, I don’t know how comfortable he was in the locker room or being in the role of the leader on a team when he had just gotten here. then he got hurt and when he came back he decided to take the team by the Horns basically. He really started to be a lot more vocal, he started to breakdown the huddles, he started to speak to the team before every game and when he did that, he really gained the trust of his teammates and started playing better. the second half Of the season he played really well for us, so I think from a playërs perspective, we definitely got behind SAM the back half of the season and WE WOULD REALLY Like to see him back. Moving Forward, WE THINK SAM can be the Leader and quarterback that we Need. But obviously every offseason you will run into the business side of football and that all comes down to Money and dollars and that’s something as playërs that we don’t get into. It’s not our decisipns. We look up after the draft and see who all we have on our team and we move forward with that..
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So Hopefully we can get SAM here. Like I said, I think EVERYONE believes that he can be the Quarterback and the Leader that we Need to take this team to a Championship”- malcolm Jenkins…
“In the first half of the season, a couple times he took the offense to the showers and it was kind of private.but by the back half of the season, SAM was addressing the entire team in the Locker room, and IT WAS CLEAR at that moment, this was HIS TEAM and that he was going to take it over and EVERYBODY NEEDED THAT FROM HIM. It was that last boost we needed, although it didn’t Neccessarily translate into wins, it definitely translated to us playing with a lot more trust, playimg together a lot more. It’s what you want to see out of your Quarterback”-Malcolm jenkins..
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“I don’t get into Numbers, Hey If im trying to win a championship, and I THINK he is the QB, then Id pay him”-Malcolm Jenkins
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Question: Can Beadford be Elite?
“I think yeah. I think if you protect SAM and you give him weapons to use, I Think he can be one of those QBs to win a championship”
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Via Jenkins Interview with CSNphilly
Hmm the last couple of days ive been thinking Eagles are gonna resign Bradford.. I know the risk of his injuries n his first half of the season.. But man to have the former no.1 overall pick in your grasp.. Hes not a bust just had bad surroundings.. Sorta like McNabb having the right environment to thrive in.. Think with Pederson n Reich on board better OL n improvement from the WRs i can see Bradford having a good year n fulfilling that vision that alot of players have of him already
I certainly agree… Id hate to lose any player that was clearly still improving łet alone a QB… I though SAM showed a lot, especially if you were realistic about it probably being a rough start to the season, having started practicing on August 1st and not playing for two years… And that was while we were under the assumption that he would have a quality Run Game to play off of which did NOT happen the way we had hoped..
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No matter what, he was going to have to get that first season out of the way, before he could show how good he can really be.. All things considering, I liked a lot of what I saw… Not neccessarily the results, but his individual QB play, moved around the pocket better then I expected, showed more toughness taking bigger hits while standing Tall and delivering the ball which I damn sure never expected… I had no Idea he would be one of the most accurate QBs rolling out and throwing on the run..
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A full year removed from his knee issues, an Offseason to train as a QB instead of having to rehab injury all offseason, build on his chemistry with his new weapons, put a better run game in Front of him, better OL in front of him, young WR being one year more developed, and I very much would like to see how Good he can become with Doug Pederson, and Reicht
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Really hope to see him back
He sucks. get over it.
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yeah only good stat sam had this year is accuracy %. Seems like Qbs are shooting for the moon in terms of salaries.
What does Malcolm Jenkins know about being a quarterback in the NFL? He is on defense you shithead.
What do you know about playing any position in the NFL dickhead? Professionals and most people in general know more then you.
I know more that gameballs, doosh
Sock puppet
You are the one person that absolutely knows nothing of football.
you called him a dickhead?>
Sock puppet II
OK, thanks brah
Guess you don’t read to well either.
you’re a meanie, I’d love to meet you at the merry go round after school
Still a sock puppet.
hey are you trying to put the Donald out of a job?
Nooo not at all, I am waiting to Donald’s good old boo post.
the DONALD needs every blogger to do his/her part when the DONALD is
away. Make igglesbiltz GREAT AGAIN you say?? I wont rest, unless I am,
until EGB changes its name and we cant figure out who the troll is
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no one better make me mad today
Like you would do anything anyways besides post irrelevant and nonsense post.
are you in middle school
No sir I am not.
then you’re an obama lover
Incorrect again. Stop talking about things you know nothing about little boy.
I thought we could only be mad at the troll(s).
Oh I am not mad at him, I just always see him post irrelevant things and he constantly responds to me with illogical things so I am just going at him. Plus I am bored so why not.
me too, but here’s to Duke beating UNC tonight, I can be serious, but not much,
One of the first things I ever agree with you on.
In memory of Chip. DUCK fuke
I think maybe that is his alter ego. I’ve never seen them together.
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thats cool, I thought you people only wore empty 2 liter bottles with duct tape on your feet
Yes honey
Rodger Goodell made 34million this year and made $180million the last 9 years….
I couldn’t believe that either when I read it. In his tenure as commish he has banked over $100 mil, unreal man.
34miil I think would make him the highest paid player in the NFL this year which is crazy
How does one become the commissioner again? I want to put my application in.
he should at least have to get tackled once a year.
Why? The TV contracts the guy negotiates are making everyone richer (well, owners and players anyways). That’s what he’s good at… unfortunately the rest of the commissioner thing he’s not. But the aspect which the owners care about most he’s very good. And is paid accordingly.
football sells itself because of the players, the talent etc. not because of the management
It does sell itself yes, but getting top dollar is another thing altogether.
I Highly Doubt he is the Only man who could negotiate these lucrative deals when talking about a company that Owns a day of the week, the holy Church day at that lol…Probably more guys who can do what GOODELL does, than guys who can do what Brady, VON Miller, Cam Newton, JJ Watt do
And he plays off the owners perfectly ..
If you want to read about Goodell’s NFL executive office culture, the NY Times Magazine did a feature a couple of weeks ago. Goodell has sold the owners that they can double the league revenues to $25 BILLION in another 10 years or so.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/07/magazine/roger-goodells-unstoppable-football-machine.html
Not exactly the flattering PR-win that I imagine they were hoping to get for the access they granted…
This might be an unpopular opinion; but I think he’s earned it.
Generally speaking I wish the teams did a better job paying a lot of their employees, but the league is doing well.
Think there are plenty business man out there that can do what GOODELL does with a product like the NFL… A lot more business and Lawyers can do what GOODELL can do than the amount of decent QBs league wide
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The Most GOODELL really EARNED in my eyes is all the shit he has to eat from public and media, even if a lot of it is probably deserved,
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I don’t believe he is the only businessman that can negotiate deals like that with a product like the NFL,
Yeah, bottom line is league wide revenues shot up by double-digits again last year. I don’t like the guy, and it’s easy to say “anyone could do that” but anyone isn’t. He is.
Be curious to see a chart of annual revenues for the major sports leagues over the last 30 or so years to see how Goodell’s tenure compares with others, but I suspect he’d more than hold his own.
It’s not that he hasn’t earned it, but how do you use $180 million? There are only so many houses or cars or yachts to flaunt. His children seem fairly normal. Can you sock away $100 million or so in Switzerland or the Bahamas?
Nearly forgot. The IRS. How many tax shelters? How much are his accountants making? I just won’t be able to sleep now, with all these questions whirling around in my head!
never threw a pass, never took a hit, never scored a td. made more then Tom Brady.
what does he do again?
football sells itself no?
His salary is as much about the owners’ ego — “look at us, we’re great” — as it is the great job Goodell’s done herding 30+ super-rich people.
Would you expect the NFL owners to pay Goodell $1 million?
Hell, everyone makes a $1 million now.
Not me
Are you hiring?
Damn don’t even have 2k to my name.
Goodell’s salary seems to vary a bit from year to year, so presumably at least some part of it is likely a percentage of total revenue. Like a player’s contract with performance clauses. Sort of. I do wonder if the salaries of the several hundred employees of the League, NFL Films, NFL Network and the other properties are as generous. Below the Director level.
The starting LB’s should be Barwin at SAM Hicks at MLB Kendricks at WIL. Please stop with the Alonso nonsense, he just flat out isnt as good as advertised in his rookie year, and if you want to blame it on injuries thats fine, then he’s been injured 2 out of 3 seasons so why bank on him as such a playmaker. And to compare him to Keith Bulluck right now in his career is absolutely ludacris
please stop with the Barwin nonsense
*Barwinian nonsense*
As if plenty of players haven’t gotten their pre injury athleticism back when they were two years removed from their surgery… assuming KIKO won’t get it back is just as bad as assuming KIKO will get it back and be able to start this year.
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It can go either way, there have been countless athletes who look like a shell of themselves the first year back from their injury, but in year two get back to pre injury form…. Unfortunately there have also been athletes who never are the same After an Injury, you have NO CLUE how it will play out for KIKO, so acting like his career is over, is just as Ridiculuos as those that assume KIKO can be a 16 game starter for this year..
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KIKO is not over rated,. He just isn’t the same player he was at Buffalo, clearly robbed of his explosion last year, and even worse is you can tell he was so hesitant and didn’t trust his knee, so Both Physically and mentally led to his Horrible down year…. Hopefully being another year removed from his surgery will solve this problem which is no Guaremtee, but neither is assuming he won’t ever be the same player again…
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The coaches can’t evaluate KIKO now, it will all come down to how he looks in Camp, which is why adding a LB is a big priority, since we can’t just assume KIKO will be back to normal.. But we would be just as foolish to quit oh him after his 1st year back from surgery
Forget LB, can we talk about Max Tuerk for a second? I’m gonna give you a dialogue in my head of what I was thinking as I watched: “Damn, 6’6″ and he plays center? That’s kinda tall for a C but undoubtedly gives some semblance of versatility.” “Damn, this guy is one mean MOFO. He’s pushing the shit out of these D-Line.” *Beginning stages of chub* “Damn, this guy pulls like a greasy teenager during prom night with the judges daughter! Very impressive! Look at those blocks at the second level!” *Continue chub growth* “Certainly with that height he can’t anchor well against the big DT’s of Washington…….. O, wow, he’s anchoring well against the big boys of Washington!” “Look at him turn out those defenders on run plays! O THE VIOLENCE!”*Chub reaches critical mass* *Looks over some articles of Tuerk……..” Damn tore his ACL last October.” * Chub deflates a bit* *Realizes ACL’s aren’t that big of a deal anymore *Chub reapproaches critical mass. In all seriousness, Tuerk looks like a very versatile and violent guy (play LG, C and LT) coming off an ACL whose stock will be dropped due to injury. He looks like he could fit in any scheme and seems like a great fit for what the Eagles are looking for on the interior.
Tuerk is good, but I feel like I spent entirely too much time reading about your erectile habits.
yep I didn’t click “see more” because I was afraid of what turn the comment was going to take. I don’t want to know how it ended.
You’re missing out.
Welcome aboard the “wait Kelce and Lane have a love child and he’s 22 already, that math doesn’t add up, oh well I love him anyway” train.
I hope that train doesn’t make any stops in my area. Sounds like scary passengers.
We sunbathe in Limerick. Get our Chernobyl gains on.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000636900/article/1985-bears-2015-broncos-among-five-best-defenses-of-all-time i know nfl.com is bullshit but this made me so angry. 91 eagles are better than all 5 of these defenses. also not a single person in the comments section even mentioned them which just seems ridiculous
I think those were just looking at Super Bowl champions. For as good as the 1991 Eagles were, they finished 3rd in the NFC East (10-6) and missed the playoffs. Cunningham was out for the year in the first game, and while McMahon was good while he was in, he got injured too, and Kemp/Goebel/Ryan were painful to watch. Eagles were 3-5, and made a good run for the playoffs, but came up just short. For some people, dominant defense also means a deep playoff run, which the Eagles teams of that era never did (and the 1991 edition didn’t get the chance).
we are all well aware that despite the greatness of the D we didn’t make the playoffs that year. Thanks for the reminder.
He’s just throwing salt on the wound.
Sixer fans: Watch out for the SIXERS acquring the rights to CEDI Osman today…
who is that and will that make them win more games and lose ping pong balls?
He’s a swing guard playing in Turkey.
Cleveland owns his rights.
Sarics teammates, still a year away from coming to the NBA, but that’s dead. Portland fucked us and agreed to take on Verajaos contract for less compensation….
Does anyone here know why Seth Joyner hasn’t gotten any opportunity as a position coach on the defensive side of the ball from any team? Listening him talk on WIP, the man knows the fundamentals to playing good, physical defensive football. I wish the Eagles would make him their LB coach.
I assume he likes his gig in the media. But if he wanted to coach, he would first have to cut his teeth as a defensive quality control coach, then most likely-an assistant LB coach, maybe even work in college as a LB coach first.
Just because he played, does not mean he is qualified, at this moment, to coach. In the same manner that although I graduated high school, I am not qualified to teach without training.
For a comparison, here is post-playing days resume of Greg Lewis:
San Diego (2012) – Wide receivers coach
San Jose State (2013) – Wide receivers coach
Pittsburgh (2014) – Wide receivers coach
New Orleans Saints (2015) – Offensive assistant
Philadelphia Eagles (2016−present) – Wide receivers coach
Depends on what you want. Hanging out in the studio for say 11 hour days at the most might be seen better than 14 hour days at the least when you’re a coach. Quality of life. If you love it, do it – if not, I can see wanting that extra time for yourself.
So, I guess there is no room for Bradford anymore…
https://twitter.com/caplannfl/status/700338059380973569
Super Bowl 51 here we come!!
I particularly like that we poached him from the 49ers PS. Hopefully that was the card Chip was using to convince the personnel guys to release Kaep.
world needs ditch diggers…
Yeah, but do they need a bunch of shallow ditches from a guy that is afraid to go deep?
I didn’t want to give him the death penalty, I felt I…owed it to him.
Whose head does he need to cut off to become the one?
There can be only one.
If we end up keeping SAM, and Houson doesn’t get its starting QB in Free Agency, Houston could provide a juicy trade back opportunity for us, if desperation causes them to want to trade ahead of another QB needy team like the Rams to get their QB.
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Houston wanting to trade up from the 20s to 13 should provide a nice pick… Maybe an extra 3rd round pick… Maybe even something like an extra 4th round pick AND swapping one of of 3rd rounders with the Texans second rounder..
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Im not sure this strategy would be a good idea if we end up with a QB like Chase Daniels, a 30yr old who has played less games then SAM has the past 3 years..but hopefully this ChasemDaniels to the eagle talks catches some fire. Would be great if we could make the Bradford camp actually believe that we think we have other options..
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Then again, paying SAM 16, but not being willing to pay him 20mil is pretty retarded,. The difference is basically, one less Demeco Ryan priced Veteran that needs to be replaced with a cheap rookie Contract…. One solid, but not great starter is the difference between paying SAM 16 and paying him 20…. But if they don’t believe in SAM, why even pay Him 16? ..lTs not like you can take a flier on him for 6mil.. Can’t pay 16mil for someone you aren’t sure of…. Im sure we will probably hear some rumors from the combine, a lot of posturing between both sides, leaking bullshit trying to gain every bit of leverage that they can possbly create…
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Is it just me or is this offseason moving by pretty fast for a team that has been in crisis since December? We are like a week away from the combine already, and only a couple weeks away from learning of Free Agent Fate,.
Why would houston want sam bradford?
Excuse me, but I beg you to poïnt out where I said a word about Houston wanting SAM….
I’ll be honest, I see very few scenarios where Hackenberg does not end up on the Texans roster as the QB of the future. Although Lynch, Goff, and Wentz may be better draft prospects, Hack knows the Texans offense and would have less of a learning curve in starting than the other Rookie QBs. I just couldn’t see the Texans drafting a spread offense QB and begin the process of teaching them 3, 5, and 7-step drops when BOB already has been through the process with Hack. I honestly think the Texans might take Hack in round 1 just so they don’t lose him.
Hackenberg is no where near a 1st round talent regardless if OBrien knows him or not. Also he is long removed from O’Brien as his coach so I don’t think the learning curve would be any different from any other rookies. You might also have to reteach him the drop back steps being that he has been in a spread offense the past couple of years. I think Hackenberg is pure garbage and would be happy to see the Texans take him.
Don’t hold back, tell us how you really feel.
There is also a little bias in there as well as I am a Rutgers Alum so I am not the biggest fan of Penn St. Also got to see Hackenberg up close multiple times when O’Brien was there and I was never really impressed.
After Marone passing on Nassib for another scab in EJ Manuel, I no longer just assume that every pro coach wants to coach a QB he had in College.. A lot of people throw this assumption out there, but have no basis to do so other than the fact that Bill Obrien liked Hack at the college Level..
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Im sure it’s a possiblility, but im not sure it’s reality the way so many have assumed… I have no idea what OBrien thinks of him at the pro level
Nassib was never anything more than a mid round pick. Manual was picked in the 1st round because somebody on the Bills thought he could lead a franchise.
Hack was a 5-star recruit and touted as a potential #1 pick after his freshman year. The leading cause of his regression is most-attributed to a change in coaching and offensive philosophy.
Hack’s freshman year was nothing like the 27-2 season aberration like Foles had followed by a big regression for no apparent reason. Foles started the 2014 season poorly with nearly the same personnel and offensive scheme and never got better, even after a change in scenery with the Rams.
I don’t know if Hack is any good or if he will pan out in the NFL. It does seem that he does have his head on straight and is a team leader with an excellent skillset. I could see Pederson taking him since he seems coachable, just not in the 1st round.
Again, you have no idea if Obrien Loves Hack at the pro level, or just loved him as a college QB…. No one does, yet this has become a popular assumption, just lazy Attempt at connecting the dots until proven otherwise as far as I’m concerned..
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I know the Kids “College stats” under OBrien. OBrien knows all about his talent, but he would also know about his limitatiòns, so I don’t see why I would just assume that He wants to reunite with Hack when there are better Qb prospects available..
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It may turn out to be true, but I have nothing to base that assumption off of at this point…. it’s not Like OBrien has been overflowing Texans with Penn State kids the way Chip did with his Ducks… But you are entitled to your assumption, I just don’t have enough to “go there”,,.
“just lazy Attempt at connecting the dots until proven otherwise as far as I’m concerned.”
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I would say that quote would describe most of your posts.
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But you are entitled to your opinion.
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Which is in no short supply.
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Marone did *not* pass on a consensus low-round Barkley-type QB in Nassib.
http://www.syracuse.com/axeman/index.ssf/2013/04/2013_nfl_draft_ryan_nassib_dou.html
Sam signed with the Texans this morning. Please stop posting about him now.
He signed with the Texans before free agency started? Wow when did the NFL implement new rules.
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And I guess that spells the end for Carroll, too…
https://twitter.com/caplannfl/status/700385148911644672
Could the Jacorey Shepard hype train be over before it ever began?
If so, I hope it is a result of a firey crash with the “wait Kelce and Lane have a love child and he’s 22 already, that math doesn’t add up, oh well I love him anyway” train.
Or, maybe this signals moving Maxwell to the nickel.
Oh please no Maxwell at nickel. He isn’t fast enough and doesn’t seem to have the change of direction speed to keep up with slot corners.
Old Grimey.
Or is it Grymey?
Grymie?
Here’s Grymes’s 2013 Pro Day numbers.
http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=93513&draftyear=2013&genpos=CB
Not necessarily. This is the equivalent of a street free agent flyer. CFL signings rarely amount to much. Occasionally you’ll get a Cameron Wake or Delvin Breaux(Eagles were interested last year) but it’s not the norm.
Yeah, that wasn’t meant to be serious. I was trying to play the part of the starved fan overreacting to every tidbit. I realized Carroll wasn’t quite over the top enough after it was done.
Subtle, like using a sledge hammer instead of a jack hammer.
I’m with you because I tweeted to forget Bradford, our QB position was solved with MBT.
so . . . how far do people think we could trade back to still nab Paxton Lynch? he’s for sure a reach at 13, and kiper has him dropping to round 2. i’d love to see some howie moves to add a pick and end up with him.
Don’t think there is any chance he makes it to the 2nd. Rams at 15 and Houston at 22 could snatch him up immediately if he is sitting there.
you may be right. if the rams reach like that they deserve to suck. 22 wouldn’t be a terrible spot for him, so im putting your vote down at pick 21.
Using the old draft value chart, if the Rams wanted a QB early and traded their 1st 2nd round pick (#43 our 2nd sent to them for Bradford), they could move up to the #6 or 7 draft spot. If the Rams wanted to get just ahead of us and snatch a QB, their 1st and 4th round pick would probably get them from #15 to #12.
we could trade down. but trading up is impossible. So just stop talking about it.
you didn’t even read my post did you troll
Stupid is as stupid does. That quote was made for him.
i’m mad at myself for even responding but man oh man
That is perfect. If one were to try to craft a statement that was the most incorrect collection of words as a response to your post, it would fall short of his misunderstanding.
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Is he for sure a reach at 13? I mean Kiper in all his infinite draft wisdom, isnt always right. If we dont get Lynch at 13, we arent getting him.
no, not for sure. i’m just a fan half-believing what i read. the only real tests i can think of for if someone is a reach are- are there better dudes left on the board and could you get the target later? my personal opinion is that there are better looking prospects that would remain if he went at 13, and so the only question (based on my subjective opinion) is, could we nab him later?
I hear you. The problem is that qbs will always be taken higher so their value is skewed from the beginning.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000637048/article/terron-beckham-aims-for-chance-as-nfl-running-back would draft this guy late round.. I eat my breaky n watch this guy.. Didnt realize he was OBJ cousin until someone else mentioned n he said he was training for the combine.. Hes a freak in the gym n his work ethic is crazy good too
Maybe take a chance to sign him as an UDFA and bring him as a camp body but that’s about it friend, definitely wouldn’t waste a draft pick on him. He hasn’t played since high school, last player the Eagles took a chance on like that was Bryce Brown. What helped Brown was that he was the #1 recruit coming out of high school. Don’t really know too much about Beckham but I never heard of him before this. Physical trainer turned NFL RB, the man can dream and best of luck to him.
The Brown brothers seemed to rely on their talent.. Arthur cant crack the lineup in Baltimore n Bryce still the same player bouncing around n hasnt changed his game up.. But yeah im hoping he makes a name for himself in the League
draft him with a late round pick.
Sixers took on Joel Anthony as a Cap dump, in return for a second round pick from the Rockets… This news led MIKE Misanelli to literally say “I guess this means they are trading Okafor if they just traded for another center” lol and he was dead serious about it… Embarressing understanding of the NBA… Lol acquiring Joel Anthony for nothing who played like 12 games this year must mean that OKafor is gone? #Logic
Mike knows shit about anything sportrelated
Since this Is a LB thread, if Myles Jack’s injury causes him to fall a bit or the Jaylon LB kid from Notre Dame are available at #13, what are the odds of a higher rated Talent being available allowing us to pass on a top rated LB talent?
I wouldn’t be opposed to the Eagles taking either one of them if they fall to 13.
Id probably rather take advantage of an injury causing a top first round talent to fall, rather than settling for a second tier first round prospect like Conklin that ESPN keeps pushing as the #13th pick..
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Especially since both Jack and Jaylon Probably won’t have to miss their entire rookie season
Agreed, worked out well for the Rams. ESPN mock drafts are worst then fan mock drafts.
I hate all pre combine mock drafts anyway…
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But for one of those LB to fall they would have to get passed some LB needy teams like the Giants and Bears… I assume at least two QBs would have to go top 10 for there to be a chance of seeing the LBs fall to #13… And Ragland doesn’t seem like the same top tier LB talent like Jack and Jaylen
I think Smith will 100% be there at 13, but not sure I pick him.
Radio host is claiming that a source in the police deprtment is saying that the shady Indictments will be handed down any minute…. This is like the 30th time this has been reported, but allegedly, shady won’t be able to escape this Assualt arrest
troubling News..
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“A lot of Buzz around the Giants over Mohammed Wilkerson” and that Mohammed Sanu is also a prime target of the Giants…. LaConfora reported this..
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Well New York would have to give up picks for get Wilkerson since its almost a guarantee that the Jets tag him, so for a team in desperate need of a talent infusion them giving up multiple picks would be a good thing. They’d also have to give him huge money so that would be a chunk of their cap space. Let them have him, I know that would give the Eagles fits but I wouldn’t worry too much. I am a huge fan of Mo Sanu but he essentially the same kind of slot receiver as Harris who they already have so let them sign him to.
They will regret it when Trump becomes president and deports everyone named Mohammed.
Thread winner.
The Jets are either going to tag Wilkerson to keep or tag him to trade.
I don’t really care how the Giants go about acquiring him. Id rather not have to see us block him twice a year for the next 4 years…
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With Leonard Williams and sheldon Ridhardson, I don’t know how they can keep all 3, but I would be more comfortably paying to keep Wilkerson instead of gambling on Sheldon and his “issues”.. Hopefully the Jets can keep Mo out of our division. Kid is a beast
Does this point to them drafting the kid named “Jihad”?
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Too soon?
I wouldnt mind it, that Giants team is going no where fast and Wilkerson is not the guy that will help at all and Sanu is a gadget toy
New York Jets reporter is predicting That Fitzpatrik only gets 8mil a year on his new deal.. Seems kind of low for this new market we are entering
Wow a QB actually taking a deal that fits his value, that’s incredible. Now if only Bradford would sign for his value would be amazing since Bradford isn’t worth much more the Fitz is.
Eagles, skins and Broncos would probably love to see Fitzpatrik accept that deal ASAP..
Damn right they would.
Be great deal to help bring QB pay the other way a bit, after the God damn bears fucked the Game up giving that scab Cutler crazy Money…
he must have a terrible agent
What?! EaglesGameBalls, if you are going to post one of my tweets, leave it up. I suddenly felt like a published author and then you delete it a minute later?! WTH?
Noticed the same thing and laughed to myself. The troll in constantly complaining about the people here and then he is posting a tweet you made, unreal.
How do you even do that? I didn’t know it was possible to delete an entire post.
Your guess is as good as mines buddy.
I had a response written thanking him for the publicity and inviting him to follow me on Twitter and I got a message saying I can only respond to active posts. I refreshed and it was gone.
I got that same response when I went to respond to the post.
yeah the minimize button doesnt remove the post. Tommy must have been deleting it for whatever reason or unless he gave admin priveledges to someone.
Next to the minimize button. For other’s comments there is a flag, for your own there is a drop down arrow.
There’s a drop down right next to the flag and minimize options.
Well, holy hell. Look at that.
I found it on accident one day
I dont know who was taking it down. I thought it might be you
I found one other person on twitter. I can’t wait to find TypicalDousche and that Donald loser.
I’m not on twitter and if I was you could follow me, it would be fun to not only clown you on here but on twitter as well.
how can you not be on twitter?
I don’t feel the need to be on twitter plain and simple. If I need anything on there I would just have my son go on his and find anything I need.
do you have a smartphone? It is really engaging for sports fans. I would get your cane and start typing in “how to sign on to twitter” the sooner you start moving those geriatric fingers the sooner you will be informed.
34 years old and I have geriatric fingers and need a cane? You better come better then that if you want to be funny because that was terrible.
That twit thinks it’s comical somehow for a person to get old. His turn is coming.
You’re absolutely right Mags. Even then I don’t think I’m really old at only 34. His time will come.
Well, I’m older than that myself. I don’t dwell on it every day or anything, just dislike the “jokes” about older folks. It’s really just more years to learn and get smarter! ;~)
You might want to try spelling his name correctly first. It might help.
So are you following me now? Who are you?
I used my real name on there and don’t want you freaks showing up at my door so I won’t follow you.
Sure enough, I just deleted one of my posts.
Not to get all preachy, but…
If you are worried about meeting the other commenters in real life, maybe you should look at how you conduct yourself in the forum.
He definitely doesn’t want people knowing who he is and exposing him for the loser that he is posting and talking tough from mommy’s basement.
I just fukc around out of boredom. I just hated Chip Kelly and took so much crap for it, so I actually wanted to bring the pain I was feeling on other Eagles fans. I am a jackass, but not really scared. But some people are idiots.
First, someone doesn’t know who Rush is, and now I find out that Geagle’sBalls have (has?) feelings?
This day can’t get any weirder.
An adult kangaroo fits into a giant boa. Or python.
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ttT9Oi_E6P4/hqdefault.jpg
Yes. Yes they are.
If you weren’t so full of shit most of the time including on the validity of ‘your predictions,’ I would give you less of a hard time.
That really has no effect on anyone’s life. Have a good day and make sure you stay out of the stock market
one could translate that as — “I’m Mr. Internet Muscles and I hide behind a screen.” Just saying…
I have Internet muscles beer muscles and real muscles… Take your pick lil Boi
You’re not tough, I’ve already called you out and even told you let’s meet up and you weren’t about it so don’t talk tough to someone else cause I know you are not a tough guy.
only if you would have said a real mustache I would have believed you…
For everyone else, here is the tweet that EGB found, apparently thinking it pointed to a real obstacle in signing Bradford.
https://twitter.com/atg_iggles/status/688830561666887680
He must of thought you were a plugged in Eagles beat writer and that he was uncovering something no one knew about.
wait wait wait, ATG’s name is Aaron? like the sock puppet? plot twist!
howdy fella
Yep. I cringe every time I see one of those posts with my name attached. I promise you, though, one account is enough for me.
In addition to Bethel-Thompson and Grymes, the Eagles signed WR Seantavius Jones and WR Xavier Rush. Jones played for the Saints last year. Not familiar with Rush.
Do you know if Rush is the same Rush that went to Tulane?
That’s what I’m thinking
Yes, he is.
Zach Berman @ZBerm 37s38 seconds ago
Rush is 6-3, 202. Went to Tulane. Had his final season (2014) cut short by torn ACL. Also run track at Tulane. Had 3 60+ TDs in ’14
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How in the heck are you not familiar with Rush?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auLBLk4ibAk
I had the same idea. It felt like it was going to be a lot of work for a joke. Glad to see someone had a little perseverance.
I’ve actually watched some breakdown on Jones years ago. He’s just a camp body unless he dramatically improved.
Currently, I think “just a camp body” fits in at about 4th on our depth chart.
It’s so true that it makes me sad 🙁
He might not be worse than the guy they just cut. The blocking WR. Not that that means much, but there you have it.
Need to replace Chip’s practice squad with Howie’s guys
Danny Watkins? Curtis Marsh? Jaiquan Jarrett? Casey Matthews? Alex Henery? Dion Lewis? Brian Rolle? etc. Nnamdi? Rogers-Cromartie? Some fullback named Owen Schmitt?
Goodness, that Howie sure can pick ’em. Brilliant football mind.
Now now, Jeffrey Lurie says that Roseman is “by far the best talent evaluation in the building.”
Unfortunately, we lack a sarcasm font, but figured I’d let you know the tone here. I’m hoping that HR has learned a lot in his time off from GM and that he’s going to be better than he was.
Of course it’s only right to learn from mistakes. Unfortunately newly-crowned Princes of the Realm may have an ego problem which prevents learning!
I don’t watch a ton of college football during the season, so I’d like informed opinions about QB Jeff Driskel of Louisiana Tech. He wasn’t really on my radar but I’ve seen 2 items the past couple of days that suggest he could go higher than expected:
The first was from Tony Pauline of draftinsider.net:
“Pauline reports that teams are excited about Louisiana Tech QB Jeff Driskel
and came away impressed with him at the Senior Bowl. Pauline adds that
Driskel has received some second-round grades from NFL teams, and a good
Combine showing could actually put him ahead of guys like Connor Cook and Christian Hackenberg.”
Then, there’s this from Aaron Wilson of the National Football Post:
“Louisiana Tech quarterback Jeff Driskel upgraded his draft outlook
during a positive week in Mobile, Ala. He could go anywhere from the
second round to the fourth round…Driskel met with roughly 25 of 32 NFL teams.”
http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/senior-bowl-performance-elevated-quarterback-jeff-driskels-draft-stock/
I still have nightmares from watching him when he was at Florida. I’m sure there were extenuating circumstances there but it’s hard to erase all of that from my head.
Eagles signed WR Seantavius Jones.
A 2014 undrafted free agent, Jones was a puff-piece All Star each of the past two offseasons in New Orleans, but ended up getting waived after making only three regular season appearances and catching zero passes. Jones is a plus athlete who looks the part at 6-foot-3, 200 pounds, but will be hard pressed to crack the Eagles’ 53-man roster.
So already a more valuable member of the roster than Barner.
I doubt he’ll be back next year.
Oh well!
I hope they I hope the line Seantavius Jones up next to Seyi Ajirotutu often during preseason. Announcing chaos.
How about Defensive End, should one be necessary.
Akbar Gbaja-Biamila.
So AGB would be trying to get to MBT? If only we could bring back MJG to help on the OL.
Soooo Chase Daniel could be our QB. Is Pederson trying to recreate the first years Andy was here?
https://twitter.com/BrandonGowton/status/700326875009282050
More specifically the third fourth fifth
Eagles getting rid of another scout. Greg – should I be concerned that scouts are leaving and not coming so close to the draft?
http://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2016/2/18/11051972/eagles-philadelphia-front-office-2016-nfl-draft-college-scouting-coordinator-howie-roseman
seems clear to me that a new sheriff is in town
If they want Roseman to be the GM, just come out and say it. Whether we’re mad or not, do what you want. Someone should just tell Lurie he is the boss and own whatever decision he makes.
seriously.
I think what people don’t get is that exec VP of football operations is a higher title than GM so if he did take that title it’d be a step down. The exec VP of football ops is in charge of the entire football operation. The media wanted to spin it as a demotion because he stepped away from day-to-day control of personnel and the responsibilities Lurie listed for him seemed unimportant on the surface(except that key “nfl strategic matters” thing) but I think the evidence shown who had the real power there. Lurie may have had the power as far as deciding personnel but Roseman had the power as far as influence with the owner. Usually the exec VP of football ops is an add-on tag as in a guy may be GM/Exec VP of Football Ops or HC/Exec VP of Football Ops. When it’s a stand-alone title though, the Exec VP of Football Ops hires the GM. Look at Miami. Tannenbaum is Exec VP of Football Ops. They promoted Chris Grier from director of college scouting to GM. Everyone in Miami knows that Tannenbaum holds all the power.
Andy held that title here while heckert was gm, but it was banner as president and Andy who tab the show, the gm was just coordinator of the scouting departments.
People get too caught up in titles some times
They are idiot chip kelly scouts. Fuck you chip kelly scouts fuck you!!!
Lindsey wasn’t at the scout level. He was their college scouting coordinator. That may appear significant as with some teams, such as the Steelers, their college scouting coordinator is the equivalent as what other teams would title their director of college scouting. With the Eagles, the college scouting coordinator was a level above a scouting assistant but below that of an actual scout. That role was responsible for coordinating travel and maintaining the database. More of a support staff role than actually working in an evaluation capacity.
In addition, the Eagles appear to have already have replaced him. Per coachingsearch.com, they have hired Brendan Donovan away from the Browns. They don’t specify what Donovan’s title will be with the Eagles. Browns’ title last year was “college coordinator” which on the surface seems similar to Lindsey’s. Per their media guide, he was a college scout in 2013, a “research specialist – college” in 2014, and “college coordinator” last year. It’s difficult to get a read on whether that was less responsibility or more than he had as a scout as the Browns’ media guide listed most of their personnel staff simply with the title of “Player Personnel” without any information if they were a scout or a director of college scouting etcetera. Donovan worked at Florida as their director of on-campus recruiting before being hired by Cleveland. Lindsey is 23 and from his picture Donovan looks a little bit older so I think it’s an upgrade in terms of experience level.
Then this isn’t a bad thing, which is good. What other turnover or hires do you expect to see in the front office between now and the beginning of OTAs?
Well, they do have one pre-draft minicamp(new HC) but I assume that you’re not counting that. Typically most changes happen after the draft. That’s when most contracts expire. I expect them to hire a permanent replacement for Donahoe then whose title will likely be VP of Player Personnel. After than that I expect a good # of the scouts brought in by Kelly and Gamble to leave. I wouldn’t be suprised if Mueller and Patch(fired by Chip but now re-hired as consultants) are given permanent titles.
He was Marynowitz’s admin assitant. He’s 23. Everybody take a breath.
Additionally we have Patch and Mueller back in the fold. Between them and Donahue, and the existing staff we have more than enough scouting staff to build the board.
This was always going to happen.
https://twitter.com/Astonia67/status/694583306457731072
Steven Tolluch (age 31) is available. could be interesting if he wasn’t in Hicks spot.
Veteran backup with experience in the system? Maybe he replaces Ryans.
Need penguins to lose need Rangers to lose. Go flyers!!!
Jerome Brown featured on A Football Life right now fyi fellas….
http://twitter.com/RoobCSN/status/700536402782498816
Jarvis Landry had 195 and ODB had 187 the same two seasons. Randy Moss had 149 catches his first two years… but 28 TDs. Marques Colston had 168. I suspect that most of the WR beneficiaries of the pass-happy era have not reached HoF age yet 😉
Cool stat, but doesn’t mean Matthews is HoF-bound, or anything close.
Stats are stats and are fun to spew/spin anyway possible. That tweet means squat.
So without the dropsies he’d have 500 catches?!
I’m so glad this 3-4 crap is history. F CK!
Agreed.
You’re up early mate?!
4:45 AM wake-up for work every day.
And how are you liking my Hammers this year?
How about them?! 😉
Payet!
I do not mind the 3-4 under of the Bum Phillips version, but did not like the 2 gap version with our talent
I am a 4-3 guy. Always was.
I learned football while loving JJ, Dawk and McNabb, so the 4-3 will always be my favorite.
Pre-work day mock draft.
Both QBs were gone at 13, but Tunsil, Shaq, and Stanley were all there at 13, so I traded down with Detroit who took Tunsil. I think the simulation for the other 31 teams was a bit on-crack or not awake yet. This group of guys won’t happen on draft day, but I’m curious what y’all think of the players.
Your score is: 8253 (GRADE: A)
Your Picks:
Round 1 Pick 16 (DET): Ronnie Stanley, OT, Notre Dame (A+)
Round 2 Pick 15 (DET): Nick Martin, C/OG, Notre Dame (A-)
Round 3 Pick 14: Tyler Boyd, WR, Pittsburgh (A+)
Round 3 Pick 16: Xavien Howard, CB, Baylor (A-)
Round 4 Pick 15: Scooby Wright III, ILB, Arizona (A-)
Round 5 Pick 14: Max Tuerk, C/OG, Southern California (A)
Round 5 Pick 23: Ronald Blair, DE, Appalachian State (A)
Round 6 Pick 13: Matt Ioannidis, DT, Temple (B+)
Round 7 Pick 12: Aaron Green, RB, TCU (A+)
Round 7 Pick 30: Henry Krieger Coble, TE, Iowa (A)
And here is how the first 16 picks went. Needless to say; odd simulation. Very odd simulation.
Round 1 Pick 1 (1) Titans: A’Shawn Robinson, DT/DE, Alabama
Round 1 Pick 2 (2) Browns: Laquon Treadwell, WR, Ole Miss
Round 1 Pick 3 (3) Chargers: Jalen Ramsey, FS/CB, Florida State
Round 1 Pick 4 (4) (DAL) Dolphins: Mackensie Alexander, CB, Clemson
Round 1 Pick 5 (5) (JAX) 49ers: Jared Goff, QB, California
Round 1 Pick 6 (6) Ravens: Joey Bosa, DE/OLB, Ohio State
Round 1 Pick 7 (7) (S.F.) Jaguars: Vernon Hargreaves III, CB, Florida
Round 1 Pick 8 (8) (MIA) Cowboys: Myles Jack, OLB/ILB, UCLA
Round 1 Pick 9 (9) Buccaneers: DeForest Buckner, DE/DT, Oregon
Round 1 Pick 10 (10) Giants: Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Ohio State
Round 1 Pick 11 (11) Bears: Robert Nkemdiche, DT/DE, Ole Miss
Round 1 Pick 12 (12) Saints: Carson Wentz, QB, North Dakota State
Round 1 Pick 13 (13) (PHI) Lions: Shaq Lawson, DE, Clemson
Round 1 Pick 14 (14) Raiders: Laremy Tunsil, OT, Ole Miss
Round 1 Pick 15 (15) Rams: Corey Coleman, WR, Baylor
Round 1 Pick 16 (16) (DET) Eagles: Ronnie Stanley, OT, Notre Dame
Anders referenced our newest QB highlander, but I hope we get a deepballer. I am
just afraid our front office will be the lowballer and we end up with a
placeholder instead of a highlighter. We have suffered through a lot
of short-timers packaged as salvation-bringers when they should have
been benchwarmers.