WhitewalkerInPhilly

I think it was more with what Tyrod is good at, but I think that was definitely part of the strategy. It does synergies well.

So...any actual updates, or is this still noise on bickering raging for months.

I hadnt, but the writeup Rob Quinn did mentioned that Ragland is a fit for what Bart Scott did. Scott was a Will, but because of the way that Ryan bunched his linebackers it was closer to 3-4 MLB.

Dez Lewis is sounding like a pleasant surprise. We all knew he was going to be a project at best, but early signs are that he's turning a corner. He's had all the measurables, just not great competition. It would nice if we struck a diamond in the rough on a 7th rounder

Yeah. Offer 3 years they could soften the blow, but they are pinched for cap space right now and will need as much as they can for Wilkerson. They'd need to free up $9 million in cap space. No way they do that without some veteran cuts or major restructures.

Yeah, they either let Fitz walk or cut the people who let him function. Or pay Wilkerson Suh type money.

They seem to really like Seymour. It would be great to find a solid player so can step in. I like Robey, but I do not want him on the outside.

I don't know how they afford Fitz even at a cap hit of $12 M. Even of they balance some of that with a signing bonus, I don't see it less than $8 M and they have $3.1 now. With the guaranteed money they have, they either restructure Wilkerson to almost no salary this year and just a signing bonus or you cut your starting center, RT or Decker.

Wow, the media got but hurt on this extraordinarly fast. Look, I get it from the team's perspective. We've just hit OTA's and everything since has been screaming about how they've overpaid Glenn, how how they are doomed because Sammy might miss some preseason, and they aren't respecting Taylor, and Whaley and the entire medical staff should be fired because Shaq will miss 5 games with a veteran backup in position. So the new rules are the "this is why we can't nice things" response and the live tweeters are throwing a hissy fit.

So we are stressing out about a player not going to something optional that he wouldn't be able to participate in anyway.

I've heard of him. But seriously, I remember him having some decent years. I would take a look

So what I'm hearing is that he has to go to surgery we knew was coming at some point, and the staff decided to bite the bullet and do it now so that his arrival would be close to Week 1, while we have a competent backup in Manny to hold things down until then. DOOOOOOOMED

4 months sounds long. Most estimates I saw were 3 months. Maybe an extra month if you factor in getting back into football shape.

Well, the good news is this: I checked out recovery times for the surgery: according to John's Hopkins orthopedics, even the more conservative estimates for a labrum recovery is 12 weeks. That would put Lawson back around the start of pre season. Maybe he doesn't start week 1, but we have Manny to fill the gap in the meanwhile.

Sacks? I don't know if that's the best measure considering Hughes is still their speed rusher. How about...tackles for loss? It will be his job to set the edge on run plays and will rotationally rush the QB. That seems like a better assessment.

You are a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day. As usual. I will be keeping Emoulds previous success in mind, and also not forget that Leroi was the hot inside scoop for a while. Lawson has gone on record that he's been playing through his injury since freshman year. Whaley said the Bills were aware of the issue and med staff cleared it. I don't see them taking Shaq in the 1st if they thought it was a serious issue.

I agree with continuity. I can't remember the last time the entire group of starters was back on the O-line. I'm not expecting magic. But we did start to see progress near the end of last year. I know from family experience that Crohns can kick your ass when not treated, and then cab have no effect when it is.

Any highlights for those who can't listen?

According to HC Doug Piederson, when both Bradford and Daniel were signed they were told that they would be drafting a guy for the future. The difference being, at the time the Eagles were picking at 13. No one had any way of knowing that they could trade Kiko and Maxwell for 8, and then that they could move to 2. An expected "oh, they'll pick up someone in rounds 2-4. I can beat him oUT easy" became an expected franchise player

Philly has stated repeatedly that Bradford is the starter this season. They have no intention of rushing Wentz onto the field, and without a 1st round pick next year they have little reason to not try to win the division. Aaron Rodgers is arguably the best QB I'm the league right now, and he sat for 2 years behind Farve.

And if he plays mediocre? Last year was the most yards he's ever thrown for, and he got beat out by freaking Ryan Fitzpatrick, who is currently in the unemployment line.

It depends. He wouldn't in a standard 3-4, but going off the article Rob Quinn wrote about how the role Bart Scott played had him reversing the side of the field they are usually on. The setup they showed had a 5 tech end lining up over the LT, with the SLB playing a few yards off the line.

Yep. The guy had no leverage. All he's done is make it harder to improve his image for next year.

Yes. And his hit of $3.4M this year won't be there next year.

I've had that thought too, especially if we can get the Gilmore deal done. I posted in another thread that I'm not worried about tagging Taylor if necessary. We roll over 13.5M in dead money next year. Shaq makes Manny a backup and EJ is out the door so we save 6m there. Tack on the 3 M from Tyrod's deal and you're at $21.5 million. That should be enough, or close to it.