Personally, I was hoping the Cowboys wouldn't tag Dez so he could somehow end up in Cleveland, thus creating an epic alcohol fueled dumpster fire with Gordan, Dez, and Johnny in Cleveland, where the water occasionally catches on fire...
2015 NFL thread so speak up already!
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Sounds like the Philly strategy as well. Been a fan of the eagles for at least 30 years and they have yet to bring home the bacon.
If the eagles DONT get Marcus M, then we are up a creek w/o a paddle. I liked Foles and he was relatively cheap. He'd make a better backup than Sanchez...
Seems like the eagles are putting all their eggs in one basket.
Hmmm. Rams have the #10 pick. If Mariota falls that far, I can see the Eagles trying to trade up. But if Mariota is available at 10 (he won't be), I'd like to see the Rams draft him. If they take Foles over Mariota, I'd expect a couple of high draft picks going to St Louis in that deal as well.
Chris Culliver suggested to be going to the Jets, fullback Bruce Miller arrested for domestic violence, and now Navarro Bowman is rumored that his knee injury could be career ending.
Seriously, the 9ers might need an entirely new rostor next year.
This offseason is insane.
Rams traded Bradford + undisclosed draft picks to the Eagles for Nick Foles @I Are Baboon
Saints just sent Jimmy Graham + 4th rounder to Seattle for Max Unger + 1st rounder.
Ngata is now a Lion.
Owen Daniels is a Bronco.
Rams traded Bradford + undisclosed draft picks to the Eagles for Nick Foles @I Are Baboon
Saints just sent Jimmy Graham + 4th rounder to Seattle for Max Unger + 1st rounder.
Ngata is now a Lion.
Owen Daniels is a Bronco.
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Wow, does anybody have any idea what the hell the Eagles are doing? Foles was arguably the best QB in the league 2 years ago, and has certainly proven to be more than competent in Kelly's magic "system". Bradford has always seemed average at best in St. Louis during those rare stretches in which he wasn't injured. Gore can obviously still be effective, but he's starting to get a little long in the tooth, and the guy they got rid of (Shady) has been super durable and I have to think he too can still be really effective. Maclin is also gone, so is Riley Cooper their number 1 receiver now? yeesh...I'd almost consider taking odds on OSU over the Eagles right now...
And the Sea Chickens are going to be a load next year (again) since they're keeping Lynch and they signed Graham, although I still think they'd like to have a legit deep threat/jump up and grab it type of receiver.
And the Sea Chickens are going to be a load next year (again) since they're keeping Lynch and they signed Graham, although I still think they'd like to have a legit deep threat/jump up and grab it type of receiver.
Is Ditka playing?
I AM HAPPY ABOUT THIS! Rams got a quarterback!
Jimmy Graham to Seattle....that's nuts. Christ, put Seattle back in the Super Bowl.
Bears did a good job cleaning house on the coaching side but letting Marshall go to the Jets will sting
ESPN talking heads are saying the Eagles are trying to get in position to trade up for Mariota. They don't think Sam Bradford will be an Eagle for too long. Rams are supposedly sending draft picks to Philly with Bradford but no details on that yet.
Next stop: Canton.
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I think that all these trades the Eagles have done are fine and dandy, but I'm not a fan of trading away Foles. He wasn't that well paid and if they cant get Mariota we are SCREWED!!!
you can hope foles shoulder stays in place....i'll hope bradford doesn't tear a acl tying his shoes.
You should be, although I thought Willson played quite well for Seattle last year. Will be nice to have 2 big, rangy guys to throw to.
Maybe since Steve Largent
For those pissed off Eagles fans out there...
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I saw the Cardinals signed a 9er OL man, and I like that, as I've felt they need a stronger line to help whoever is at QB, or RB, or WR, or TE.......
If Palmer is healthy, or Stanton, or a draft pick......
Or I could still be dreaming about last season and being 9-1, until that dreadful Panther attack.........
If Palmer is healthy, or Stanton, or a draft pick......
Or I could still be dreaming about last season and being 9-1, until that dreadful Panther attack.........
Sounds like it, which if you're looking to replace a player like Shady, Murray seems like a nice way to do it. Certainly proved he's a durable RB, and maybe they can reduce his work load a bit by bringing in Ryan Matthews (well, before he inevitably gets injured). It also sounds like the Eagles got some draft picks in the Bradford - Foles trade, which actually improve if (when) Bradford gets hurt. Hopefully the dirty Sanchez will be ready to sling it once Sam takes the golf cart to the locker room.
...uh, Murray has definitely not proven to be a durable RB over the years.
He had a great season last year but it was his first 16 game season of his career.
Perhaps, but the guy has missed a grand total of 8 games in 4 years (sprained foot and a sprained MCL). Plus, any RB who makes through it through 18 games with as many carries as he had last year is a tough hombre in my book. If anything, I'd be concerned he's going to suddenly fall apart like the Blues Bros car at some point in the not too distant future.
He's played 53 out of 64 total regular season games, and even that is overstating healthy snaps since he was obviously going out early on the games where he got injured (e.g. getting 5 carries).
Even if you look at games, though, that means he's missing about 17% of his games. LeSean McCoy has missed 6% of his games. AP @ 7%. Lynch @ 6%. Gore @ 7%. Forte @ 4%. Jamaal Charles was unlucky enough to get injured at the beginning of a season, missing 14 games that year, and still averages more healthy games per year than Murray.
Huh, good info. Certainly by the standards you cited, I stand corrected. 2014 very well could've been an anomaly. Works for me, as I am looking forward to a cornucopia of stevew "fucking Eagles" comments in 2015.
Historically speaking running backs fall apart after a certain number of carries. He was given the ball a shit-ton this last season (393) times. Just browsing the numbers that is well over 100 more carries than the vast majority of starting backs. Shady McCoy was the only other back with 300+ carries (312). Seems to me that the Cowboys used him up good and let him go.
I think there may a lot of truth in that, but I actually looked at the carries the other running backs BV mentioned over the past 4 years and I think they all have more carries over that time span than Murray, and some by a significant margin. Basically it proved to me BV was right in that there's several examples of guys taking a similar amount of pounding (or more) and still playing more games than Murray has overall. But no doubt he 2014 campaign was exceptional, if possibly career shortening.
LOL at, "Chip Kelly... you pink @zz Mothier FFFFF'n Winnie the Pooh lookin Be@ch
Hell, the Pats my soon be 3 back in the murder column after Hernandez goes back to trial for the next 2.
Baltimore in this category.
Pssh, amateurs. Ray wasn't even charged with murder, just obstruction.Baltimore in this category.
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