E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!! Birds - Bucs Wild Card Playoff game thread
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The Eagles’ philosophy is clear. You build a consistent winner via the OL and a QB. They only have one of those pieces currently.
The off-season will be interesting. The rumors are bound to be spicy with potential veteran QBs available.
You’re right, I read old info on the Eagles. It looks like the Eagles will have the 15, 16 and 19 first round picks. I doubt Pickett will be there at 15, not even close. The Rumor Mill has the Giants very interested in replacing Daniel Jones with Pickett with their 7th pick. If I were the Eagles I would give up the 15 & 16 pick and move up to 7, but that’s me.
If the 49ers want to release jimmy g I am a buyer
Not sure Whart. Once a great QB. I actually remember him at NC State. But seriously, he’s got serious miles on those legs and unless I’m mistaken he’s nicked up. What does he have, 2 maybe 3 more years? My answer is not too much.
Maybe. I still don’t think Jimmy G is a long time, high end starter. He’s played on a couple of good teams and been about replacement average.
I’m buying on a 2-3 year deal and continuing to look for a young prospect.
A first and a third, tops. Wilson is declining and will cost a ton of money.
Much of the value coming from a young QB is playing those 5 years on a rookie deal. You get more value than you pay for then you extend the guy for $40 million a year long term.
One costly mistake cost him a super bowl. Jimmy Garoppolo is a clutch QB with b%^^s who refuses to wilt under pressure. I would love to him in an Eagles Jersey.
Big mistakes follow the guy. Just look at today’s game. He’s a good player, but not someone you build a franchise around.
Hurts costs A LOT less than Jimmy G. Like a $23 million a year difference.
But I'm sure people will continue to bring up snowballs and Santa and ignore this.
The Orlovsky video breakdown in the article was just so spot on for Hurts. He does some nice things that make him a tantalizing young prospect, but he misses on so many of the basic reads and decisions out there.
There are good reasons to run him out again in 2022. They have so many holes to fill - they could make first 5 picks on D in the draft and still have needs on that side - and are really another couple years away from being a serious contender.
Maybe he makes a big jump next year. But the honeymoon is over and I think the Eagles have to bring in a viable alternative in the off-season.
for a solid week I listened to Eagle fans calling in to 94 or 97.5 and there was not one who thought the Eagles would lose. I am not really sure what they were watching, my god. Beat the Giants, Jets and Skins and they are going to the bowl.
Yeah, Hurts has the intangibles that you love at that position. But, the others things noted in the article are missing. I don't see a big long term upgrade coming in next year though. Wilson is not the answer in short or long term.
Yes, both of those things are true and it is also why there so incredibly few who can do it well over a sustained period of time. It is not like a mid-manager who can do the last 20 years of their job sleep walking. To be a championship level QB in the NFL requires constant improvement every single day on the job or you are nothing but a flash in the pan. It takes an exceptionally rare combination of skills that I don't think Hurts has. I love the kid and because of that root for him to no end, but I don't realistically think he will ever be one of those rare ones.
Not sure where I read this about Reagor, but basically that it is bad enough that he doesn't do anything to help you win, he actually does things to help you lose. If the kid is going to stick around in the NFL, it will need to be on a different team.
Howie is hoping Reagor does what Agholor did and put together a productive year or two and make Howie’s pick look better.
But two years in, it’s not looking promising. For a 4.3 combine guy, he plays slow out there.
That was something that Reuben Frank tweeted out, and then later included in his 10 Instant Observations article (the tweets and the article are linked earlier in this thread).
Good to see you posting, @LundyPSU
And while Barnett should not have been flagged on that play, he has had those penalties all year. This most recent draft looks solid. But, that doesn't make up for all the bad one's.
And for all of those critical of Hurts' play on Sunday, I hope they watched Kyler Murray last night.
no..... no no no. weak QB class, and while they have 3 first round picks there's no way a game changing QB will be there at that point, in this weak class.
Barnett is hopefully gone, Graham is coming off of his injury and what, 34/35 years old? Outside of Sweat, who is at the DE position? Not to mention LB? WAY too many holes on D to package 1's for a QB in a weak class. Spend 2 of them on D, and trade down for a 1st next year, and have 2 of them to potentially work for Stroud, Bryce Young, Haener, Uiagalelei (lot to prove this year), Rattler (lot to prove this year). Deeper class next year. You group together your firsts this year, for a typical Howie "reach" at QB and you're screwing yourself on D. Bird in the hand, 2 in the bush type of scenario. plus there is some cap room so on O you could go after a WR in free agency. A-Rob, Davante Adams, Will Fuller.... there are a few.
That was ugly. At halftime one of the talking heads said, “What in the Carson Wentz was he doing there?” Made me laugh.
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