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Sigh. Im trying to stay positive but Beane mid season trades do typically net us bottom of depth chart guys like this.

I’m not sure what you’re even arguing at this point? That the Eagles shouldn’t have traded for a top tier safety because they have to pay him average safety money?? Or they shouldn’t have upgraded a position because it doesn’t make them instant Super Bowl favorites??

He was benched again. Only played ST.

The Eagles are paying Byard $16.4M combined for the 2023 and 2024 season. That's an average of $8.2M per season. Which makes him the 19th highest paid safety in that time. He is a top 10 talent. I'm not sure why you're railing against this great trade by the Eagles so much. Are you doing it because you feel it is anti-Beane or something?

Yes. Sorry for the mistake. I was thinking of his 2021 extension.

Philly only paying $2.4M this year and $14M next year. Two years of an All-Pro safety for $16.4M.

He signed a $70M contract in 2019. That was 4 years ago. And it was restructured this offseason. -> The contract is now essentially 2 years, $21.5M. For an All-Pro safety. And Philly only has to pay $16M of that $21.5M. This is a slam dunk awesome deal. .

By far the best GM in the NFL. And he never hesitates to trade lottery tickets (draft capital) for proven players (AJ Brown, Byard, Demeco Ryans, etc)

The rich get richer.

What is the alternative? Doing nothing? Suh signed a $1.25M contract with the Eagles last year with a $750K incentive. Fairly cheap.

That was after Knox dropped the crucial 4th down. The coaches may be losing trust in him as well.

Yes, because he was awful.

He came in clutch for Philly a few times last postseason.

We severely missed Jones and Oliver yesterday. We can't have that happen again. Any interest in Ndamukong? https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/ndamukong-suh-says-hed-like-to-play-in-the-nfl-this-season-has-talked-to-ravens

Why even post this? Every coach will have a dud now and then. The key is not having them repeatedly. Ben is the hottest coach in the world right now because of incredibly consistent and inventive his offense has been.

The Patriots offense is why they are 1-5. Not the Patriots defense (which is top 15 in DVOA).

Yeah, if anyone wants to complain about the offense, start there. There was one blitz where NE has 5 players rushing, and THREE hit Allen. The game doesn’t end with five minutes. How many Super Bowls did Tom Brady have where his offense has 17 or less points with time waning?

Allen’s offense scored 25 points yesterday - that’s more points than 71% of NFL teams yesterday. He also left the field with a lead and less than 2 minutes to go (where have I heard that before). Yeah, I get it, he had a few wayward throws. A few bad decisions. Yet he still completed 66% of his passes and had 3 TD’s… Yet his offense still left the game with a lead… I get the annoyance with the offense, but the defense allowing Mac Jones and that terrible Patriots offense to drive 75 yards in under 2 minutes so extremely overshadows our offensive woes. McDermott was terrible yesterday.

That’s what I was advocating for!

Not likely. Honestly it’s not Allen’s style. Go to the stadium and watch the bench during the game and he mostly just chills. I don’t think he is super comfortable in the outwardly vocal leadership role (just a personality thing).

Not even for their next five years of draft picks. Do you not remember how much not having a franchise QB sucked?

Yep. I did an entire analysis on the topic. Here it is: https://www.twobillsdrive.com/community/topic/248039-how-long-does-it-take-an-nfl-head-coach-to-reach-his-1st-super-bowl/

You’re not alone in this thought but I truly don’t understand it. Allen had several “off” throws but overall he played fairly well. He was under constant pressure, turned at least 4 sacks into throwaways or completions by evading defenders, and had 3 TD’s to go along with 66% passing.

That’s putting it lightly. I thought Allen was fine today given the circumstances. Did he have some poor throws? Throws that went too high, too wide, or too long? Absolutely. But any other QB is getting sacked 6 or 7 times today. Most importantly, Allen left the field with a LEAD and only 2 minutes left. .

The point of that thread was showing, historically, Super Bowl coaches have gotten there in X amount of time. After that, the data indicates that coaches will only go so far. Your post above says: “I have to begin wondering if he has taken this team as far as he can take them”. It’s the same topic, except yours is based on the eye test and mine is based on data.