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EAGLES LINEBACKER SITUATION

Posted by The BEAST on 2018/05/23
Posted in: Conversations, Defense, Front Office (F.O.), NFL, Players, Roster, trade. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , . Leave a comment

 

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LINEBACKER Mychal Kendricks was released yesterday. Not long after that, Free Agent acquistion, LB Paul Worrilow, tore his ACL on the first day of OTA’s, effectively ending his 2018 before it started. Given our LB woes from last season after MLB Jordan Hicks went down, Eagles fans are already nervous about where we go from here.

I’m here to say: RELAX. We got this.

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The NFL is loaded to the gills with options for us to cherry-pick a starting caliber LB by July.

Examples would be:

1) Cincinnati’s Vontaze Burfict. Rumors about him being traded to Oakland already were out in March, and that was before the Bengals drafted LB Malik Jefferson in the 3rd round of the 2018 Draft.

2) Speaking of the Draft, Chicago grabbed a LB with their first pick, and they have an absolute glut of 13 bodies at that postion. Most teams roll with 6 to 9, depending on their system. If we can get our grubby mitts on Nick Kwiatkoski, he’s a better option than Worrilow would have been.

3) The Redskins have 14 LB’s, most of which are either well-proven or have intriguing upsides. (Especially in Jim Schwartz’s system). There is no way they get through final cuts without leaving some talent on the cutting room floor. If I know that, they know that, and would rather get something over nothing for that talent. “Paging Howie Roseman!”

This isn’t even taking into account the number of veterans who’ll be June 1st cap casualties. (Looking at my watch) June 1st is how many minutes away? Yeah. We’ll be fine.

Take a deep breath, and remember what I said. RELAX.

THE 12: #3 RUN CARSON, RUN!

Posted by The BEAST on 2018/03/03
Posted in: Coaching, Offense, Players, X's and O's. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , . Leave a comment

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Any idiot can say “Hey let’s sign every high-priced Free Agent on the market”. The 12 focuses on what we can do with what we already have, to fix or improve our team.

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LAST year I said that QB Carson Wentz should stop trying to beat defenders around the edge, and run for cheap and easy 5 yard gains here and there. I guess he reads these articles, because that’s more or less exactly what he did.

Instead of being cute and trying to sprint out, he mostly took yards that were presented to him when players receded into coverage. For a guy without 4.4 speed, he certainly turned into a dangerous runner as QB and as a result, teams had to adjust how they played us, which made it easier for receivers to get open. It was clockwork.

Due to his ACL/LCL injury during the season, fans who really don’t understand his injury, think he should stop running, or slide more. Both of which are idiotic notions. His running helps get receivers open, and he wasn’t injured as result of not sliding. He was diving for a short yardage touchdown that he’d have had, if not for a penalty. Sliding applied nowhere in that scenario. 

Thankfully, Wentz has said that he’s not going to change how he plays (in regards to when he chooses to run). That statement right there will continue to force opponents to defend against him running, and make things easier on the entire Offense.

For his part he should do just what he did in 2017. Don’t get cute. Just run for cheap, easy yards right in front of him. Due to his injury, it’ll be a year or so before he gets full explosiveness back in his takeoff. That’s fine. No one needs him to win foot races to the sideline. Just get what’s in front of him and get down.

Like he’d been doing in 2017.

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BENCHING CARSON WENTZ

Posted by The BEAST on 2017/12/19
Posted in: Conspiracy Corner, Conversations, Fans, Front Office (F.O.), Offense, Players, playoffs, poll, Roster, Uncategorized. Tagged: , , , , , , , , . 3 Comments

ALREADY you’re pissed. All you did was read the headline, and already you’re pissed. Well pissed or not, this discussion is important. We as a fan-base need to be ready for this, because it’s entirely within the realm of possibility. This could actually happen.

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QB Carson Wentz just had his ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) operated on. For those out there who still don’t know exactly what that means, let me nutshell it for you:

The tendon that connects Wentz’s thigh to his calf, tore. So his leg (though still attached) didn’t have great stability anymore. The torn ACL had to be stitched back together, because it won’t simply heal on it’s own. Since it doesn’t get great blood supply, it heals MUCH slower than a muscle would. It has to heal significantly before he can put it through the stress of re-habbing it. Otherwise, he risks a catastrophic failure (re-tearing), then more surgery and a longer absence. (And no one wants an Andrew Luck situation.)

The shake-out, is that he’s gonna be shelved for up to 9 months. Even when he first comes back, he’s not going to be the guy who ran for that called-back touchdown. That Carson Wentz is more like 21 months away. Sorry but it’s true. Ask around.

That means QB Nick Foles is keeping Carson’s seat warm for him, right? Well maybe, aaaaaand maybe not. Foles is our starter. Get used to thinking of him that way, until at least October 2018. And the term “at least”, isn’t a minor qualifier.

What happens if Foles throws 4 to 7 touchdowns in the Super Bowl? What if he goes off for 11 touchdowns and no picks, like Joe Flacco did in the postseason, a few years ago? Keep in mind, no matter how the playoffs end, Wentz will still definitely miss OTA’s, at least most of camp, and probably won’t start the season on the active roster. There’s no debate on that stuff.

However, if Foles guides this franchise deep into the playoffs, and starts next year strong, should he be benched for a guy (even a guy like Wentz), who’s trying to put things back together? Or should Carson sit?

If you want or expect Foles to fail, then this is a garbage conversation. Nothing more than December click-bait. Thing is, if you hope or believe that Foles can help us win the Super Bowl, you have to realize that if it happens, it will spur the greatest Quarterback controversy in Philadelphia Eagles history.

So Eagles fan, what should we do?