Philadelphia Eagles Offseason Thread

We may see the Redskins win the NFC East with a 7-9 record.

I never understood getting rid of Shady and Foles; perhaps the chickens have come home to roost. Btw, the record for 0-2 teams is not very good; however, the saving grace for the Eagles might be that the NFCE is going to be weak this year.

Star wrote:

Did Chip Kelly screw this up?

I think he made the classic grass-is-greener mistake of overvaluing free agents who looked better than they are due to favorable circumstances on their other teams.

In a vacuum I think McCoy is more valuable than Murray, but Murray ran behind the best line we've seen in years. If I were an Eagles fan, I'd rather they kept Maclin than signing Murray after the McCoy trade.

Paying the third CB from Seahawks defense was a similar mistake. The new no-name that Seattle plugged into that position looks solid already.

I have no idea why they traded Foles plus two picks for Bradford. Phi should've asked for two picks from St Louis for taking Bradford. Foles has better stats, better durability, costs less and is younger. Neither is a franchise guy IMO.

Who knows though, it's a week by week league. Phi could look great next week and beyond.

As much as this pains me to say it, the Eagles suck. Sam Bradford- misses open receivers, misses snap counts, too afraid to throw deep and too many INTs. Byron Maxwell- free agent CB fraud with a huge contract, gets burned on every pass play. O Line- can't open holes for the running game. Jordan Matthews and Zach Ertz- just call them "butter fingers" because they drop passes all game long. Every offensive series is a three and out. We have a dumpster fire and it's not even cold outside.

Where is that Chip Kelly offense? Fix it Chip and fix it fast. Otherwise we will run you out of town faster than you can say "Oregon."

armchair qb wrote:

Paying the third CB from Seahawks defense was a similar mistake. The new no-name that Seattle plugged into that position looks solid already.

That new CB in Seattle is Carey Williams, who played for the Eagles last year.

The Eagles couldn't even defeat a depleted Cowgirls team with Tony Romo and Dez Bryant injured.

Every aspect of the Eagles season thus far is horrible. No offense, no teamwork, no passion, sloppy tackling, these are NOT the Eagles that I know. The Eagles had a grand total of 7 rushing yards yesterday. Our pass defense makes the opposing QB look like an all-pro. An 0-2 record in the NFC is unacceptable and we play the stinking Jets next week. I predict we go 0-3.

At the half way point, the Eagles clawed there way to 4-4 and had 3 cupcakes lined up on the schedule that had losing records: Dolphins, Tampa Bay and the Lions

They jumped on the Dolphins early but stumbled late as Bradford hurt his shoulder and got a concussion and the Dolphins came back to win 20-19.

Then Tampa Bay smoked them 45-17 with Sanchez at QB

Thanksgiving in Detroit with another Sanchez start and the Eagles are blown out 45-14.

4-7 assures them of having a worse record then last year.

Next up for them - New England Patriots

How have they fared with these offseason moves?

Bradford was average but is hurt.

Alonso looked good but has been hurt.

Murray looks pretty bad after leading the league in rushing last year.

Their O line is terrible because they let starters go without bringing anyone in.

Their wide receivers don't scare anyone.

The defense started well but is being worn out. Probably because the offense can't get first downs.

The ex Eagles mostly wound up on average teams but McCoy is looking pretty good with the Bills.

Foles was benched by the Rams and their back-up was bad in his game.

But they played well together as a team.

These Eagles don't play well together.

Total failure by Chip Kelly.

If you are 10-6 and your key players are in their twenties, you don't scrap them and start over with new players.

Well, the Eagles were just swept by the Redskins and eliminated from making the playoffs with a 6-9 record.

The Redskins with Desean Jackson just clinched the division and have an 8-7 record with one game to go.

Sam Bradford did look better as the season went along but the crappy line that Chip Kelly gave him made it tough.

The Eagles running game was not good and they didn't figure out how to use Demarco Murray. Their wide receivers didn't scare anyone.

The defense was lit up often and they had an inconsistent and oft injured set of corner backs.

Does this get Chip Kelly fired?

Does he just quit and go back to coaching college?

I hope he's gone after this debacle.

(Andy Reid and the Chiefs with Jeremy Maclin just won their 9th game in a row and clinched an AFC playoff spot)

The result:

Chip Kelly's has been fired.

After firing Chip Kelly the Eagles hire Doug Pederson.

They got rid of many of Kelly's recent gets including Demarco Murray, Kiko Alonzo and Byrin a Maxwell.

They retained Sam Bradford then inexplicably traded a bunch of pick to move up to #2 to get QB Carson Wentz just now.

Bradford has asked to be traded. More drama in Philly.

Star wrote:

Bradford has asked to be traded. More drama in Philly.

They can trade Bradford to the Browns. That'll teach him to not whine so much.

So Bradford was traded to the Vikings and looked really good in leading them to a win over the Packers.

Meanwhile, the Eagles went with Wentz to start the season and he looks very impressive.

A 2-0 start against some iffy teams.

But Wentz looks poised and their defense looks great.

They will have to deal with the suspension of their right tackle Lane Johnson, though.

The new era of the Eagles loos OK. Just get that offensive line together.

Star wrote:

So Bradford was traded to the Vikings and looked really good in leading them to a win over the Packers.

Meanwhile, the Eagles went with Wentz to start the season and he looks very impressive.

A 2-0 start against some iffy teams.

But Wentz looks poised and their defense looks great.

They will have to deal with the suspension of their right tackle Lane Johnson, though.

The new era of the Eagles loos OK. Just get that offensive line together.

Is there a fan base in American professional sports that is more delusional and caustic that Eagles fans? The perception (from afar) is that they think every year is going to be "the year", and when they are .300 in October, they start breaking out the paper bag masks and calling the boo birds.

Dallas fans may be more delusional, but seem to wallow in their misery with more class.

Browns fans... well, they aren't delusional, because they know they stink.

Eagles fans do not think this is going to be "the year".

They were projected as a last place team.

But there is optimism that there is a sensible approach to making a team now vs the Chip Kelly random and desperate moves that destroyed a decent team.

Fair enough :-)

Do you live in Philly?

I did the R&R there a few years back. Impressive city. Seems like a very active endurance community that the city encourages. The river is beautiful, and the rowing houses are cool. I went to the big open air market and did the cheesesteak (cannot remember the names, and couldn't tell a difference, lol but both really good.)

I am sure there is a darker side to it, but from what I saw, it seemed to be as clean and as friendly as a northern metropolis can be.

Count me as one Eagles fan that is shocked at how well the team is playing this season. I had them pegged as a below .500 team. However, I knew that Jim Schwartz, their Defensive Coordinator is one of the better defensive minds in the NFL. It is the offense that is playing way better than most fans anticipated. Carson Wentz is showing a maturity way beyond his years. He is already reading defenses like a veteran and calling audibles all game long without looking back at the Offensive Coordinator for guidance.

Dare I say, he looked a little like Peyton Manning out there last night. So far, he's looking better than advertised. I'm not saying he's the next QB superstar in the NFL, but he's looking great in this young season.

Go Eagles!!!!!

I was born in Philly and visit family there a couple times a year. Plus I usually go to Penn Relays.

I like Tony Luke's cheesesteaks.

It's a blue collar town.

And you have to remember, there have been a lot of good Eagles teams but zero Super Bowl victories.

My dad was a vendor at Franklin Field in 1960, the last year they won a championship (before the Super Bowl era).

The fans are good and they are terrible. Lack of a Super Bowl contributes to them being cynical and quick to boo.

It is the worst stadium to wear an opposing jersey it seems.

And the mean obnoxious fans travel.

Born in the 856 wrote:

Count me as one Eagles fan that is shocked at how well the team is playing this season. I had them pegged as a below .500 team. However, I knew that Jim Schwartz, their Defensive Coordinator is one of the better defensive minds in the NFL. It is the offense that is playing way better than most fans anticipated. Carson Wentz is showing a maturity way beyond his years. He is already reading defenses like a veteran and calling audibles all game long without looking back at the Offensive Coordinator for guidance.

Dare I say, he looked a little like Peyton Manning out there last night. So far, he's looking better than advertised. I'm not saying he's the next QB superstar in the NFL, but he's looking great in this young season.

Go Eagles!!!!!

.500 is overly optimistic.

Beat two terrible teams.

I could see them starting the season 4-1/5-0 and finishing the season 6-10/7-9

Second half schedule is brutal.

Wentz could be the real deal, optimistic for 2017.

Lol, 2nd half schedule is not brutal. The Packers, Falcons, and Seahawks aren't what they used to be. The Eagles look like a team that could win up to 9 games this year.