Iggles Blitz

by Tommy Lawlor

H2H Reunion

Posted April 26th, 2023 | Comments Off on H2H Reunion

Jimmy Bama and I did a podcast years ago called the Helmet2Helmet Show. It was amateur hour, but completely entertaining. That’s what happens when you have a pair of idiots who talk about the Eagles and tell goofy stories. Real life got in the way and we quit doing it.

We had a reunion on Tuesday. Brandon Lee Gowton joined in and we did some Eagles draft talk.

I hope you enjoy it. Had a lot of fun with Jimmy and BLG.

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I’ve talked a lot about DT Jalen Carter recently. One person asked what the difference is with he and Jordan Davis.

Georgia played Davis as the NT in their base. He came off the field on most passing downs. Davis was there to clog the middle and eat up blockers. That let Nakobe Dean fly around and make plays.

Carter played 3-tech and 4i for Georgia. There are times when he was 2-gapping, but he also got to attack upfield. He got to rush the passer. Carter is more explosive and more disruptive.

When the Bears defense was so good a few years back, they had a NT named Eddie Goldman. He was 6-3, 325 and could stuff the run. Akiem Hicks was the star DT and he was 6-4, 335 and very athletic. I’m sure Desai loved having those two big pieces to control the middle and then Khalil Mack flew off the edge. That group was fantastic.

Jordan Davis will be the NT in 2023. Desai would love to have Jalen Carter to play the Hicks role. The Eagles have Reddick to be the star edge rusher already. Desai saw up close how that trio could stop the run and affect the QB in Chicago. I’m sure he’d like to have something similar in Philly. Davis and Reddick give him two key pieces. Now he just needs another DL to add to that.

Could be Carter.

Or Mazi Smith.

Or Gervon Dexter.

Etc.

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Back to Mr Bama for a second. Here is an Eagles only mock draft from him.

I’m not saying it’s awful, but I had to eat an entire bag of Funyuns to get myself to stop crying.

Joking aside, Jimmy does have a useful nugget in there about a certain agency that reps players and has connections to the Eagles.

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I’ll be posting my full Draft Preview on Tuesday night. If you want some rankings to look at, here you go.

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What does this mean? Nothing. Just interesting.

Bijan isn’t likely to become an Eagle. It will be interesting to follow his career and to wonder what it would have been like to see him in midnight green.

I won’t say there is “no chance” for the Eagles to take him, but it would be shocking. They sniffed around Zeke Elliott when he was a prospect. They had serious interest in Christian McCaffrey when he came out. But they haven’t drafted a RB early in a long time.

He would certainly be a lot of fun to watch.

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In case you need something to be angry about, here are some Lukas Van Ness highlights.

https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1650991324081049601

Will he be an Eagle?

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Lying Season

Posted April 24th, 2023 | 2 Comments »

With the draft just days away, there are all kinds of interesting reports floating around. One or two might be true, but most are items being fed to the media by people with agendas.

https://twitter.com/DiBirdsBlog/status/1650200871387398144

First, let me say that Tony is a friend. We get together every year in Mobile to talk football and Led Zeppelin. You won’t meet a bigger Zep fan than Tony. When it comes to football, he’s connected to scouts, but also a lot of agents. This feels like a nugget from JSN’s agent to try to get his client to go as high as possible. The Eagles are at 10. They could use a WR. They also are a team that people pay attention to. Link the Eagles to your guy and it might help convince another team to take JSN early.

I think Carter going to Seattle at 5 is being pushed either by Seattle or Carter’s agent. We’ll start with the Seattle angle first. They already have a pair of first round picks, but still might want to move down to add another pick or two. There might not be a player they love at 5. They could move back and still possibly get a QB for the future. At the least, they’d like to have the option to move back.

Carter’s agent is Drew Rosenhaus. We know he is a master manipulator. Rosenhaus wants Carter to go as high as possible. He’s trying to create a favorable situation for his client. Teams 6-10 could wait for Carter to fall to them, but if they really want him, go up to 5 and get him.

Rosenhaus once called his client, Willis McGahee, during the draft. McGahee had a horrible knee injury and there was a question about how far he’d fall. Rosenhaus knew Buffalo was interested in McGahee. Right before their pick, Rosenhaus called his client. The Bills front office saw McGahee on TV talking on the phone. They assumed he was talking to another team. Buffalo took him right there. Rosenhaus’s ploy worked perfectly.

I don’t know anything for sure, but I do think Carter will make it to 10. I just don’t see the teams ahead of the Eagles being willing to take a chance on him.

 

Charlie is a grinder. I would tend to believe this stuff since he’s not going on TV and saying this. He also doesn’t have a gazillion followers. That still doesn’t mean the stuff is true, but I give it more validation than other reports/rumors.

I can see Howie being willing to trade up for Carter. Howie loves premium talent and Carter certainly is that.

I’ve talked for a while now about Van Ness and how the Eagles could have interest in him. I know some of you hate the idea of taking him, but Van Ness is big, athletic and a gifted pass rusher. He would make a lot of sense. You might have to learn to love him.

There are still a couple of days to go so be prepared for more rumors that involve or affect the Eagles.

This is an odd nugget.

I’m not a huge fan of Johnson at 10 for the Eagles. If the Cards took him at 3…yikes. That would be terrible value. We keep hearing Arizona wants to move back if they can pull that off, Johnson would make more sense. Jonathan Gannon saw the value of OL in his time in Philly. Kyler Murray needs a good OL.

I’d love for Johnson to go before 10. That would push another player down to the Eagles.

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I like this.

https://twitter.com/JustinM_NFL/status/1650583578386878464

https://twitter.com/JimNagy_SB/status/1636005442974363649

Scott is a terrific player. I’ve got him rated in the 3rd round. Other people have him going late and I just don’t get it. He’s big, athletic, skilled and experienced. I’m not sure what’s not to like. I’d love to see the Eagles take Scott.

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Jackson showed real promise back in 2021. He’s big, athletic and showed good potential as a receiver. Jackson is healthy once again and will need to really battle to have a shot to win a roster spot.

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