I've been watching video of Morrow and Edmunds and it gets me to thinking that we will be more aggressive. I see more speed and 2 guys who can cover ground quickly and attack like they have a rocket up their ass. They both seem long and athletic and can get to balls that come into their areas. Adding Dean to the mix and I think we are better vs the run and pass. Time will tell, but the only negative I see is the loss of Hargrave. If they add a Kancey at DT or one of the edge rushers, we could be a very stout, but quick defense. I'm giddy at what Howie has done . Offensively I see us as being slightly less deep on the line, we should be able to score with anyone, but if the defense can take even a small step forward, we are in a sweet position once again. I'm pretty stoked to see what we add. These 4 top draft picks could put us over the top. Hit a couple homers Howie !!
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We're looking for people that are fundamentally different,” vice president of player personnel Andy Weidl said Saturday night. “The love and passion for football, it's non-negotiable. They're caring, their character, they do the right thing persistently, and they have a relentless playing style that you can see on tape. The motor, it burns hot. You see them finishing plays. They have a team-first mentality. They're selfless individuals.Tags: None
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The biggest variable is the defensive coordinator / system. He could well utilize the players better, and give us a better defense even if we don't have as much talent. Or, he could be worse and make a lot of Gannon's early mistakes. He at least has some NFL DC experience, but not lots. But yes, there is hope even though we had tons of free agents signed away. I suspect we'll be targeting DL early and often in the draft, as Graham / Cox / Barnett are all free agents again. And Sweat's deal is done after 2024. But somewhat like the Chiefs last year, we will depend on draft picks playing well I think.
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I think Howie has done a good job in FA considering the number of losses and the available cap space. I don’t think they are better today. Edward and Hargrave both had pretty stellar years. The birds are sitting better than I thought though. Getting the draft right on defense and the team will be right up there with and team in the NFC.
I have a sneaking suspicion Howie has a big defensive draft move us his sleeve and it isn’t Carter.Wait until next year is a terrible philosophy
Hope is not a strategy
RIP
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Originally posted by NoDakIggle View PostI think Howie has done a good job in FA considering the number of losses and the available cap space. I don’t think they are better today. Edward and Hargrave both had pretty stellar years. The birds are sitting better than I thought though. Getting the draft right on defense and the team will be right up there with and team in the NFC.
I have a sneaking suspicion Howie has a big defensive draft move us his sleeve and it isn’t Carter.We're looking for people that are fundamentally different,” vice president of player personnel Andy Weidl said Saturday night. “The love and passion for football, it's non-negotiable. They're caring, their character, they do the right thing persistently, and they have a relentless playing style that you can see on tape. The motor, it burns hot. You see them finishing plays. They have a team-first mentality. They're selfless individuals.
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Originally posted by musicman View Post
Carter just didn't look all that good in his workout , I have a problem with a guy in the biggest moment in his career not being at his best"Hey Giants, who's your Daddy?"
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I don’t think right now the defense is as good as it was last year. For one thing, everyone is a year older. For another we lost Hargrave plus some DL depth without replacing them. In the secondary, we lost CJ and replaced him with Edmunds. No reason why this can’t be neutral or even a net positive, but we won’t know for a while. They also play different positions - Edmonds is SS / LB whereas CJ is more of a FS. In that sense maybe the comps should be Epps / Edmunds and CJ / Blankenship. I do think the draft can change all this if we go heavy on D. My real question is this: our vaunted D last year did nothing when it counted most. To me, this is largely a product of current NFL rules that heavily favor the offense. Soooo …. should we get a stud RB or another WR or TE (in a deep TE class) and make our offense unstoppable. Not saying ignore the D, but I would split early picks reasonably evenly between D and O.Russian reporters to Bobby Clarke: Can you imagine hockey without fights?
Robert Earle Clarke's response: Can you imagine vodka without alcohol?
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60 has been clamoring for Robinson for a while and has started to back off that a little bit. I heard one of the analysts one day that got me really thinking . I He mentioned that the Birds see a lot of light boxes because of Hurts abilities. Someone like Robinson would really be able to exploit that. Consider if you will when one of our lighter backs ran 7,8,9 yards before anyone laid a finger on them. Now imagine a dancing freight train like Robinson who will never get caught by an arm tackle. I started watching his tape. He never gets out over his feet. He reminds me of a north / south Barry Sanders. He’s potentially the best back of the 2020’s. With all our weapons, we could be looking at a 35 PPG offense and that should be enough to beat most anyone. Let the Defense work into shape till the end of the yearWe're looking for people that are fundamentally different,” vice president of player personnel Andy Weidl said Saturday night. “The love and passion for football, it's non-negotiable. They're caring, their character, they do the right thing persistently, and they have a relentless playing style that you can see on tape. The motor, it burns hot. You see them finishing plays. They have a team-first mentality. They're selfless individuals.
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Originally posted by musicman View Post60 has been clamoring for Robinson for a while and has started to back off that a little bit. I heard one of the analysts one day that got me really thinking . I He mentioned that the Birds see a lot of light boxes because of Hurts abilities. Someone like Robinson would really be able to exploit that. Consider if you will when one of our lighter backs ran 7,8,9 yards before anyone laid a finger on them. Now imagine a dancing freight train like Robinson who will never get caught by an arm tackle. I started watching his tape. He never gets out over his feet. He reminds me of a north / south Barry Sanders. He’s potentially the best back of the 2020’s. With all our weapons, we could be looking at a 35 PPG offense and that should be enough to beat most anyone. Let the Defense work into shape till the end of the year"Hey Giants, who's your Daddy?"
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Originally posted by Eagle60 View Post
… Perry can be a bulldozer.
btw, I am not necessarily saying Robinson, but a RB on day 1 or early 2. Gibbs also offers an interesting skill set with his catching ability and blazing speed.
Russian reporters to Bobby Clarke: Can you imagine hockey without fights?
Robert Earle Clarke's response: Can you imagine vodka without alcohol?
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I am a believer that Sermon may be a secret weapon this year. Having said that I will say that teams fro around the league devalue, for lack of a better term, RBs now. So it isn’t just the Eagles and it results in guys being available later than one thinks they should be. Birds don’t have mid round picks
right now but there should be good value in rd 2 or 3.Wait until next year is a terrible philosophy
Hope is not a strategy
RIP
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Originally posted by NoDakIggle View PostI am a believer that Sermon may be a secret weapon this year. Having said that I will say that teams fro around the league devalue, for lack of a better term, RBs now. So it isn’t just the Eagles and it results in guys being available later than one thinks they should be. Birds don’t have mid round picks
right now but there should be good value in rd 2 or 3.All Combine and Draft-Related Analysis, News, Video, and Biographical Information for Trey Sermon
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Originally posted by NoDakIggle View PostI am a believer that Sermon may be a secret weapon this year. Having said that I will say that teams fro around the league devalue, for lack of a better term, RBs now. So it isn’t just the Eagles and it results in guys being available later than one thinks they should be. Birds don’t have mid round picks
right now but there should be good value in rd 2 or 3."Hey Giants, who's your Daddy?"
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I loved Sermon when he was a freshman at Oklahoma. I thought he was going to be a star. But he has had a lot of injuries. I just don't see him ever breaking into the lineup.
I do think the defense can actually be better next year than this year. That might sound crazy but if the draft falls right and we could get Tyree Wilson/Myles Murphy and then maybe Breese or Cancy towards the end of the first round the pass rush will actually be better. We will only have lost Hargraves on the DL.
Yeah, I get that we lost TJ but he was good not great IMO and Kyzir White is a nice story but Dean I think has the potential to be better.You know Darren if you'd have told me 10 years ago that someday I was going to solve the world's energy problems I'd have said your crazy.... now lets drop this big ball of oil out the window.
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