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    #1022
    nerd69
    Registered Users Posts: 9,632 ✭✭✭nerd69


    The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman wrote: »
    He just won you a superbowl. There are more important things than draft picks IMO. I'll take him in Washington though, you can have all of our draft picks. We do f*** all with them anyway!

    That's exactly the point I was making???


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    #1023
    The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman
    Registered Users Posts: 3,380 ✭✭✭The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman


    we'll agree to agree then :)

    Seriously though you want all our draft picks for him?


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    #1024
    nerd69
    Registered Users Posts: 9,632 ✭✭✭nerd69


    Nope if foles wants to stay he gets to stay if he wants to leave and you want him in division Jesus it'd be some overpay


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    #1025
    Hococop
    Registered Users Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭Hococop


    Donnie Jones just announced his retirement, wonder will celek do the same or will he move to another team, I wonder if he went could we keep Burton or would he cost too much?


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    #1026
    nerd69
    Registered Users Posts: 9,632 ✭✭✭nerd69


    Hococop wrote: »
    Donnie Jones just announced his retirement, wonder will celek do the same or will he move to another team, I wonder if he went could we keep Burton or would he cost too much?

    Burtons gone no hope we keep him I think he already said we did make an offer but it was laughable.

    Any money freed will be used on Nigel bradham


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    #1027
    Pyjamarama
    Registered Users Posts: 5,308 ✭✭✭Pyjamarama


    nerd69 wrote: »
    Burtons gone no hope we keep him I think he already said we did make an offer but it was laughable.

    Any money freed will be used on Nigel bradham

    They pretty much confirmed that they're unlikely to be able to keep Bradham either. He's gonna get paid.

    Burton deserves a chance to start somewhere anyway. He can be a top 10 TE in this league for sure.

    Hearing a lot of buzz that the Colts are looking to trade for Vinny Curry. He's a good player but he's not worth the 11m he's due this year. Doubt we'd get much but it would free up cap space. Still there's not a lot in Free Agency this year. Its a very weak class.


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    #1028
    nerd69
    Registered Users Posts: 9,632 ✭✭✭nerd69


    Pyjamarama wrote: »
    They pretty much confirmed that they're unlikely to be able to keep Bradham either. He's gonna get paid.

    Burton deserves a chance to start somewhere anyway. He can be a top 10 TE in this league for sure.

    Hearing a lot of buzz that the Colts are looking to trade for Vinny Curry. He's a good player but he's not worth the 11m he's due this year. Doubt we'd get much but it would free up cap space. Still there's not a lot in Free Agency this year. Its a very weak class.

    May be no harm we really need to add draft picks


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    #1029
    thebeerbaron
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    Michael Bennett, yea or nea?


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    #1030
    Hococop
    Registered Users Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭Hococop


    thebeerbaron wrote: »
    Michael Bennett, yea or nea?

    As long as he keeps his head down and work it's a good signing,


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    #1031
    nerd69
    Registered Users Posts: 9,632 ✭✭✭nerd69


    Ya I reckon we have a decent enough locker room to bring one or two character in and the guys still a monster


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    #1032
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 39,440 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Well training camp has started and the eagles enter as champions. And that's great obviously but is this season destined to be considered a failure if the eagles don't win it again ? We as a fan base went from never having won it all to now having won it all.


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    #1033
    nerd69
    Registered Users Posts: 9,632 ✭✭✭nerd69


    So few teams win two in a row that that's probably an unfair expectation but I'd hope they would be there or there abouts. Can't see anyone turning on them for a poor season though


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    #1034
    Itssoeasy
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    nerd69 wrote: »
    So few teams win two in a row that that's probably an unfair expectation but I'd hope they would be there or there abouts. Can't see anyone turning on them for a poor season though

    I know and I hope it doesn't happen but well Eagles fans can turn easily.

    I think only six franchises in NFL history have ever won back to back super bowls. It's the packers in the 60's, the steelers in the 70's(twice), the 49ers in the 80's, the Cowboys in the 90's and the Broncos in the late 90's and the Pats in the 2000's. I think that's right.


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    #1035
    Hococop
    Registered Users Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭Hococop


    You see those videos of nfl fans trashing TV's after a bad result, I now understand ha. I wanted to destroy something after that result, what the hell happened

    I blame Jim and Doug for the collapse but really disappointed in wentz I was screaming throw it to the left (learned it was Smallwood that was open) on 3rd and 2

    We have the jags next if the defense fall apart against them I want Schwartz fired and Mills cut, their offense is in the toilet at the moment no reason we can't stop them, not sure what way their defense is, it has looked Shakey, beat them and then beat the cowboys after the break and we might have a chance


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    #1036
    SlickRic
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    the rushing is the issue. they can't run the clock down in the 4th quarter.


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    #1037
    Hococop
    Registered Users Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭Hococop


    SlickRic wrote: »
    the rushing is the issue. they can't run the clock down in the 4th quarter.

    We lack that powerhouse/trucker rb, Blount is a big loss,


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    #1038
    nerd69
    Registered Users Posts: 9,632 ✭✭✭nerd69


    Defence suddenly playing off when we had shut them out for the game is a disaster also.

    Schwartz seems to go to deep off coverage a bit and teams feast on us when we do bucs this year and giants last year rand out off the top of my head if your standing 10+ yards off an NFL team will take that all day seems like madness to me. When the defence stays aggressive it's top notch but they can't really play prevent


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    #1039
    Itssoeasy
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    Issues last night.
    The Defense and more accurately the secondary just went to **** in the 4th quarter. That 4th and 10 where Torrey smith was wide open was terrible stuff.

    The fact that Smallwood was open and wentz didn't go to him on the final drive and threw it to Jeffrey when he was double covered was a very strange move. I don't know why he did that honestly.

    Jake Elliott is not a clutch kicker and missed a FG when the panthers kicker hit one from roughly the same distance in the same conditions last night.

    Smallwood and clement aren't the answer at RB. They are good and will work but aren't a power running attack.

    The fact that Jim Schwartz plays off the receivers at the strangest times. I mean fair enough I'm not against that thing but if you do it you need corners who can make up the ground and mills and Darby have not been good overall this season at doing that or just general play.

    Good things(and there were good things)

    Wentz looks good overall and Jeffrey and ertz were feeling it at times yesterday and that needs to be developed more. The Oline was okay and even Big V was fine for the series he came in for Jason peters(which is another issue) but JP is 36 years old and can't go on forever.


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    #1040
    thebeerbaron
    Registered Users Posts: 182 ✭✭thebeerbaron


    Tight win yesterday but they got the job done.
    Roll on to the cowboys game, I think we will beat them. Division will go down between Eagles and Redskins I think.


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    #1041
    nerd69
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    Underdogs are back tonight would be good fun if nick foles could pull a other one out of the bag


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    #1042
    Hococop
    Registered Users Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭Hococop


    nerd69 wrote: »
    Underdogs are back tonight would be good fun if nick foles could pull a other one out of the bag

    Will be an interesting game, I think if out front 7 get to Mitch early we have a great chance


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    #1043
    nerd69
    Registered Users Posts: 9,632 ✭✭✭nerd69


    Hococop wrote: »
    Will be an interesting game, I think if out front 7 get to Mitch early we have a great chance

    Fear is the bears front 7 could do the same to foles I actually hunk foles suits us this game more than wentz. Wentz try's to escape whereas foles fires the ball quick. Hopefully if we get it out quick enough we can negate the bears rush.


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    #1044
    spud06
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    nerd69 wrote: »
    Fear is the bears front 7 could do the same to foles I actually hunk foles suits us this game more than wentz. Wentz try's to escape whereas foles fires the ball quick. Hopefully if we get it out quick enough we can negate the bears rush.

    Tough game to call. Probably the toughtest of the weekend actually. Personally i think the bears will just shade it but should be a good game


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    #1045
    thebeerbaron
    Registered Users Posts: 182 ✭✭thebeerbaron


    What a game! Another big test this Sunday down south! Nice to see them finally use tate, need to target him more.


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    #1046
    Frankie Cortese
    Registered Users Posts: 177 ✭✭Frankie Cortese


    Am I crazy for thinking the Eagles could swap 1st rounders with the Jags at #7 for Foles?

    I’m struggling to see where else he could land in a trade for what will be needed.

    I can see it making sense him landing in Jacksonville with both teams happy with the swap?


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    #1047
    Frankie Cortese
    Registered Users Posts: 177 ✭✭Frankie Cortese


    Frankie Cortese wrote: »
    Am I crazy for thinking the Eagles could swap 1st rounders with the Jags at #7 for Foles?

    I’m struggling to see where else he could land in a trade for what will be needed.

    I can see it making sense him landing in Jacksonville with both teams happy with the swap?

    https://twitter.com/rotoworld_fb/status/1085622610262675456?s=21


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    #1048
    thebeerbaron
    Registered Users Posts: 182 ✭✭thebeerbaron


    We should send him to Jags and take leonard fournette. he is only 24 and should have years left in the tank. Not sure what other picks we would get though


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    #1049
    Hococop
    Registered Users Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭Hococop


    thebeerbaron wrote: »
    We should send him to Jags and take leonard fournette. he is only 24 and should have years left in the tank. Not sure what other picks we would get though

    Fournette seems injury prone, I know ajayi will be back so maybe having both along with sproles to spread the ball would be good ( blount, ajayi and Clement)


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    #1050
    mrkiscool2
    Registered Users Posts: 5,159 ✭✭✭mrkiscool2


    Fournette will also want to get paid, not something we can really afford at the moment. We still have one of the best defenses in football and some of those will be snapped back up, meaning others on FA will leave or get traded. We are right up against the cap wall so it's more so about going to be rebuilding the youth stock this year.


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    #1051
    nerd69
    Registered Users Posts: 9,632 ✭✭✭nerd69


    Foles will only be kept on franchise if we can even find the cap to do that any team that's trading for for him won't give up more than a 3rd or 2nd if we are lucky


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