Scott Pennock

So this leaves French, Shepley and Ekiyor to battle for the back-up Center spot in practice for a day or two before cutdowns are official and waivers can be claimed................ There will be claims put in by Ballard and he may actually cave into what Risner wants to be paid now too?

Rivers may have led us to the playoffs but it didn't truly work as he retired the next season - my opinion of course. There was no bridge made which tells me they legit thought he would play more than one year. Lot's of blame to go around from Ownership to FO to the coach. I do applaud the Ownership and FO group for trusting in their coach but I question why they did it three times. ll three of them had shown that their skills were on the downside of what they were and thought the Franks previous relationship with them would fix it...............that's partially why Frank is now in Carolina.

Now that is context. Well said. Yes, criticism isn’t a crime……yet. Having said that criticism in hindsight is still not the best argument. Very few folks, Eagles fans included, expected Hurts to be a franchise quarterback. Frank has as much to blame to take on Wentz, Rivers and Ryan…..Ballards and Irsays fault is listening and trusting in said decisions. Hopefully the Richardson pick rights the ship and mindset of a lot of critics.

So the point is don’t use hindsight talking about how they have their franchise qb……looks really ignorant when making an argument especially when you would have whined endlessly after the draft and his first year…..

And I guarantee you didn’t want anything to do with that Franchise QB four years ago……

What does that have to do with the premise of three team trades?

And JT can go &$@# himself…….

The colts, bills and rams pulled off a three team trade previously…..1987 I believe

Pretty sure he was hurt on the tackle where he landed awkwardly on his hip on the out pattern previous to the TD.

Any news on Rush’s injury yet or was it simply precautionary?

He has had consistent pressure that led to others get sacks……like Leo

The real question is what roster weaknesses do the Bears, Texans and Cardinals have that would interfere with our ability to sign someone….. Too tired to research right now but I do know the Bears have some young 2nd and 3rd year olinemen that they really like. Texans and Cardinals I know little about…..

Went back and watched some highlight videos from college and the Steelers and he is a good WR. Plays faster than he was timed and plays bigger than the 5'11" that he is listed as. Why the Saints released him is uncertain (perhaps didn't fit their offense) but he seems like a gritty, hardnosed deep threat type receiver. Perhaps that is what we are looking for is a guy who can take the top off as most of his highlights are just that, him catching deep balls....... This is my darkhorse candidate for the 5th or 6th guy!

If there is any shred of truth to this, who could we get back from the Dolphins as similar compensation? https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/report-afc-contender-talking-to-colts-about-blockbuster-jonathan-taylor-trade-according-to-nfl-executive/ar-AA1ftdJC?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=99ba6e0223e040f7a6af567fcb348f87&ei=9 Edge - Jaelan Phillips and draft pick(s) OG - Robert Hunt and draft pick(s) Those are about the only two young potential "stars" that I could think of outside of Waddle who I know they would not part with.....

At this point I'm guessing he'll be activated prior to the end of preseason, then on cut down day be on the original 53-man roster and then placed on IR-Designated to return..............

I have 51 who I think are locks for the roster, as follows (without injury of course): Offense: 24 QB - Richardson, Minshew Notable Cuts: Sam Ehlinger RB - JT, Jackson, Moss, Hull Notable Cuts: Drake WR - Pittman, Pierce, Downs, McKenzie, Rodgers Notable Cuts: Perriman, Washington, Strachan (same boat as Patmon - no ST's ability) TE - Woods, Gransen, Mallory, Ogletree Notable Cuts: Cox in a surprise move, Brown, Seal-Jones LT - Raimann, Hambright LG - Nelson, French C - Kelly, Pinter RG - Fries RT - Smith, Freeland Notable Cuts: Ekiyor, Skipper, Shepley Special teams: 3 K - Gay LS - Rhodes P - Rigo Defense: 24 S - Blackmon, Thomas, Cross, Black Notable Cuts: Harrison, Denbow, Dabo (with his exemption) CB - Moore, Flowers, Baker, Brents, Rush, Jones Notable Cuts: Brown Suspended: Lammons LB - Leonard, Franklin, Speed, Stuard DE - Paye, Dayo, Ebukam, Tomi, AQD Notable Cuts: Leo, Kareem, Lewis DT - Buckner, Stewart, Johnson, Bryan, Tomi Notable Cuts: Agim What I think happens on cut down day is JT is moved to the IR - Designated to return and the re-sign Drake. Lammons is automatically suspended and once he's eligible to return my thoughts are the youngsters are showing enough progress that he is not needed and stashed on the PS. Additionally, I think there is an interior OLineman scooped up on the waiver wire on cut down day and they replace French as Hambright has shown versatility as an OG/OT. I still feel like Cox gets cut in a cap savings move and because it appears that the new head coach really like Gransen and Mallory (since he was instrumental in drafting him) and the two young guys in Woods and Ogletree are too good to try to stash on the PS. The last two spots come down to 6th WR or 5th Safety or 5th LB - all with special teams ability.

Right now I have Pittman and Pierce on the outside and Downs, McKenzie and Rodgers on the inside. I think they are looking for one more outside WR to back-up Pittman and Pierce. Washington was the most highly touted WR coming out of college out of anybody on our current roster as a Fred Bilitnikof winner and 3 straight seasons of 1000+ yeards and 10+ TD's......sadly enough for him he was always the 3rd option behind some pretty good WR's in Pittsburg (JuJu Smith-Sschuster, Diantee Johnson, Antonio Brown, and Chase Claypool - before he fell off). if he's healthy he's my darkhorse for that 6th spot. I say Rodgers as the 5th WR because he adds returner ability as well especially if Dallis Flowers ends up starting at CB as he is currently projected to do. As far as gunner is concerned - if you watched the "With the Next Pick" series it was specifically mentioned that they liked Jones's (7th Round CB) gunner reps as well as his defensive chops. Whomever wins the battle between Henry Black and Ronnie Harrison will also be a core special teamer with a lot of previous experience. Still have E.J. Speed and Grant Stuard on special teams and whomever wins the last LB spot between Domann/Anderson/Olubi/Mutin/McGrone will also be a core special teams player.

I look at our WR's as two separate groups: Outside (X and Z) - common denominator with the exception of Washington is height Pittman - 1 Pierce - 2 Strachan Perriman Montgomery Washington Winfree Adams Smith Inside (Y) - common denominator is lack of height but a lot of juice and route running ability Downs - 3 McKenzie - 4 Rodgers - 5 Case I think what they are looking for with bringing these guys in is someone who can adequately back-up Pierce and Pittman on the outside AND get dirty on Special Teams.........hence no "big named" players like Sammie Watkins or Kenny Golladay, for example. Dulin is on the IR Strachan is potentially banged up now So they want those 5-6 guys to battle it out for the 6th spot as I see us keeping all three mighty mites (Downs, McKenzie and Rodgers). Do I wish they would or could sign Dalton Risner - absolutely. In the big picture I still understand what they are trying to do with the WR's though. Additionally, Risner could very likely be waiting for the right team (aka not us) to join or the right money (again likely not us) before making a decision. You have to think he's got several offers available to him since EVERYONE needs lineman.

Pinter has shown to be an adequate Center - and French/Shepley (SP?) seem to be alright as well. May be our deepest spot on the line right now. The FO would have to have some stones to cut Kelly right now........though he'd get a job rather quickly somewhere else even for as bad as we think he's been he's still better than some out there!

Was already likely to be cut - most certainly is now!

The best option, in my humble opinion, has always been Freeland at RT and Smith back inside to RG. It's much easier to avoid pressure from the right side as a right-handed QB because he can see it more clearly.....and AR5 has MUCH more mobility to escape the pocket or duck underneath the outside rush to his throwing side. But, I'm not the coach so it's up to them to figure out the best 5

So the starting corners were Flowers and Baker on the boundary and Moore at Nickel. Thomas and Cross at FS and SS, respectively. With Blackmon and Harrison still in the wings….. That is 4 second year players and Kenny. Then they bring in Rush, Brents and Jones……I really like the “potential” of our DB’s.

I agree - each of the rookies Brents, Rush, Jones, and the 2nd year guys Flowers and Baker all bring different strengths to the table but they all brought game experience and ball skills to the table - albeit the latter two at smaller schools! I think we’re in good hands in the secondary moving forward! Plus you can’t teach 9+ RAS Scores, 6’+ height, long arms and the willingness to be coached (presumably vetted out during the draft process). Those were God given traits - but good technique can be taught!

I believe the average age of our team is 25 overall…..subject to change at cutdown day. However, retooling on the fly is far different than rebuilding - talking heads like to have their click bait! Lol We have veteran leadership and pro bowlers/all pros at almost every level of the team…. JT - if he pulls his head out of his 4th point of contact Kelly, Q and Smith on the OLine Buck and Stewart on the DLine Shaq at LB and Zaire to a degree as a team captain Moore in the DB room Dulin as a Special Teams ace So yeah they’re integrating A LOT of young talent like Raimann, Pierce and Downs, Paye/Dayo and a young vet in Ekuban, Brents/Rush/Jones/Flowers/Baker at corner and young veterans like Thomas and Blackmon at Safety. Of course the new QB too in AR5…. That is retooling a roster with a solid base to build on. I still think they will surprise most and win 9 games…..

I don’t disagree with his speed and that we have linebackers and lineman that run faster in a straight line……but recorded speed and playing speed are much different. Is he a better depth option than Denbow or Dabo - I tend to think so, but that is my opinion, not fact. Far too often people introduce their opinions as facts and/or that is how they are perceived…..and perception is reality unfortunately! Thank you for clarifying your stance! 😊