WhitewalkerInPhilly

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.

For people clamoring to sign Tyrod now, relax. There's plenty of space to use the franchise tag if necessary next year not even counting the $6.5M saved with Glenn. They have $13.5M dead cap rolling over. And then you have the salaries of players who are backups in the last year's of their deals and are unlikely to get signed back, such as Manny Lawson and EJ, who come to about $6m. And then there is the $3 M that is Tyrod's contract this year. We're at $21.5 M without cuts or restructure (though I think Gilmore might help if they sign) from just that. We will have no problem using the tag.

There needs to be a word for "I laughed at first, but as I thought about it, it's kind of horriying" I'm sure the Germans have it.

I laughed pretty hard, and then I felt sad for Cardale. But seriously, though there are certainly knocks on Rex as a coach, one thing that can't be ignored is that he knows how to fire up players. The people who play for him will run through walls for him.

I can see why. They have a lot of cash tied up in tackles right now, and I can see trying to groom a rookie replacement. From what I hear. Miami's problem last year wasn't it's OTs. Of course, like we've been over a million times regarding Glenn, slotting a great tackle in the guard spot does not equal great success: Great tackles have to rely on long arms and side movement to edge rushers. Guards have to worry about interior penetration. I think Miami saw value they couldn't ignore and didn't think about how to slot him in.

Yeah, you really need to go light on fish sauce. It's one of those things like Worcestershire sauce and parmesan and anchovy where a little bit mixed in with other stuff really amps up the flavor, but too much makes stuff inedible.

Are you kidding? Look, I love the classic Franks wings. They are my favorite. But I really like Thai seasonings. I want to try these now. What I want to see is the skin and corn starch coating on Korean style double fry wings with butter and Franks. But I have lived in the heretic lands too long.

Pretty much. If whay I heard this morning on the radio is correct, his agent Tom Condon completely dismissed the idea of giving back his bonus. He can always do what Byrd did: claim injury to hold out, and come back when convenient to help his stock.