Originally Posted by Gary Cooper (Post 18059095)

Didn't the Eagles have a successful draft by all accounts? Obviously the games haven't been played yet but it appears they did fairly well on their picks.

Originally Posted by Gary Cooper (Post 18059095)

Didn't the Eagles have a successful draft by all accounts? Obviously the games haven't been played yet but it appears they did fairly well on their picks.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 18058842)

Injury is the only thing that I can see really preventing that and my word, can the injuries POSSIBLY be worse than last season?

Originally Posted by siberian khatru (Post 18059151)

Well, actually, yes they can ... in a very specific way that we won't talk about.

But if that happens, we'll likely have a decently high draft slot in 2026. :)

Originally Posted by Gary Cooper (Post 18059158)

What injuries?

We were one of the healthiest teams going into the playoffs last season. We didn't have Rice, but his injury caused Veach to obtain Hopkins/Juju. Hunt was signed because Pacheco got hurt. The left tackle fiasco was unrelated to injuries. Brown, Pacheco, and Watson returned for the playoffs.

We've been fairly lucky with injuries throughout this run. Which is probably why we've had this run. You need that luck with injuries to keep winning every year.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 18059203)

Do you believe Brown, Pacheco and Watson looked like the full gallop versions of themselves?

Pacheco and Watson certainly didn't. It's hard to tell with Brown; he was just too new to the offense (which leaves room for improvement in its own right).

And don't forget the grind that attrition puts on everyone else. All those WRs lost in-season meant that the 'load management' for Kelce had to go out the window. And trying to couch those as a neutral because we got the washed husk of Hopkins and JuJu the SFA that we were gonna sign anyway (in fact, we HAD before Rice went down) is just goofy.

What injuries? Did you WATCH last season?

Originally Posted by Lzen (Post 18059032)

I am with you but with the caveat that we don't know for sure that LG will be better than Caliendo. I think it will be but Kingsley has much to prove.

Originally Posted by Mosbonian (Post 18058452)

6 Patrick Mahomes
Kansas City Chiefs QB
Was Mahomes' ugly Super Bowl showing an anomaly, or clear evidence his increasing dependence on last-minute heroics isn't as sustainable as it once was for Kansas City? A healthier pass-catching corps should help, but his leaky O-line still has questions. There's no denying No. 15 is still the most trustworthy signal-caller in the game, but he's now proven vulnerable twice on the big stage.

Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 18058836)

I made it a point to read the newspaper comics every day, and I kind of miss that. I would read every comic except maybe Mary Worth. (Seriously - a comic soap opera? Nope.). Zippy angered me because it offered no redeeming feature at all, but the drawing style would make me glance at it every day before immediately rejecting it.

Originally Posted by Mosbonian (Post 18058452)

I came across this article after listening to the local sports program where they were talking about Trevor Lawrence....

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/p...-lead-the-way/

Sometimes you just wonder what people are thinking other than, " can I create clickbait" when they put up crap like this.

Post-draft NFL QB Power Rankings
1 Jayden Daniels
Washington Commanders QB
Recency bias? Sure. But you'd be hard-pressed to find an NFL team that wouldn't hurry to claim him as its quarterback of the present and future, contenders included. He was simply unflappable for much of his dynamic debut, which ended on the doorstep of the Super Bowl . A second-year dip is possible, but who says Daniels won't keep climbing with some added veteran help in D.C.?

2 Jalen Hurts
Philadelphia Eagles QB
He was frequently and often unfairly knocked for holding more of a background role during much of the Eagles ' Super Bowl run, but what more can you ask of this man when the lights shine brightest? His title campaign may have proved he's best suited as a selective rather than high-volume passer, but his instincts, toughness, downfield touch and rugged mobility all show up in the clutch.

3 Joe Burrow
Cincinnati Bengals QB
The Bengals are just 14-13 in his last two seasons of starts, so it's clear he can't do it all alone. Yet who else would you rather have for pure pocket passing? His poise and precision are dynamite.

4 Lamar Jackson
Baltimore Ravens QB
The playoff hurdles have yet to be fully cleared. That doesn't change the fact Jackson is a walking fireworks show, forever liable to change a game in a single play with his dual-threat electricity.

5 Josh Allen
Buffalo Bills QB
The reigning MVP is coming off his most efficient season while operating with a new-look receiving group. Like Lamar Jackson , another AFC superhero, he's just yet to escape the Chiefs ' shadow.

6 Patrick Mahomes
Kansas City Chiefs QB
Was Mahomes' ugly Super Bowl showing an anomaly, or clear evidence his increasing dependence on last-minute heroics isn't as sustainable as it once was for Kansas City? A healthier pass-catching corps should help, but his leaky O-line still has questions. There's no denying No. 15 is still the most trustworthy signal-caller in the game, but he's now proven vulnerable twice on the big stage.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 18059085)

The Eagles lost Williams, Sweat, Becton and Slay. Even losing Isaiah Rodgers is a blow for them.

I'd say they held serve, for the most part. At best.

No, I don't think the Eagles improved.

Originally Posted by Pablo (Post 18058742)

Looks like the kind of dude to suck dick for gas money then walk home.