WhitewalkerInPhilly

That's not really a fair bet. If Cassel is the starter, given how bad he has looked, everybody you've made the bet with will have jumped off a bridge.

That's where I am too. If both can be consistently decent in the scrimmage tomorrow, I am happy to let them fight it out and leave Cassel in the dust.

I hate to say it, but are you sure he's still #2 on the depth chart if he's injured for a few weeks. He's missed substantial time each year since 2011, his YPC have dropped and he doesn't do special teams. Will it hurt that much to have him sit until he's fully healed?

Makes sense. It would force them to plan blind.

Don't look now, we might actually have a real quarterback competition on our hands.

Lol Ritchie.

It's PFT. Of course not. Call me crazy but I think we'll start to see the pendulum swing back from offense to defense within a few seasons. We're seeing mega money deals for slightly above average QB play in Flacco, Dalton, and Tannehill of all people. The going rate on QBs is rapidly outpacing the salary cap.

People asked Sal on twitter about which QB has looked his best at his best and the worst at his worst. Answer was the same: EJ, then Tyrod then Meh. I am thinking more and more they split the baby.

That's nothing. Between 4 back to back Super Bowl losses, JP Losman, Billy Joe Hobert, the "Music City Miracle" and a 15 year old playoff drought we've been saying there's no god for years!

Well, they did acquire a number if free agents, but it looks like everyone on the Front 7 looks like a rotational player. Trent Cole, who is decent, will start but he's not Mathis. Looking at it, I fully expect them to shut down the passing game, and with Luck I think they have an advantage in the passing game. But man, they were giving up 4.3 yards per attempt on the ground. I entirely see us using the Pats Model (MINUS deflating footballs. That's cheating) and gash them for 200 yards.

Well the new starters don't seem to be a problem as much as the quality of starters. Harremans is a decent vet coming off an injury that year, but 70th out of 78 guards puts him in Pears and Chris Williams territory. And he's the best they acquired. I absolutely believe that even without Dareus, Rex will be able to dominate their O-line all day with 5 rushers. With Gore still kicking, I'd want Brown in, but if we're playing Nickel/Big Nickel/ Dime all game, we still have depth in Gilmore, Darby, Graham, A. Williams, Robey and Duke/Meeks.

Any word from Astro? I thought he was at camp today and I'm jonesing for a report.

After hearing negative reports on Darby I was pleasantly surprised to hear Fairburn give a favorable review. But I guess even some uneven play shouldn't be a surprise out of a rookie.

Oh god I had forgotten about that...

Tyrod is the MVP. I don't want to jump to conclusions, but that's never stopped me before.

Don't get me wrong. The Colts are loaded at skill positions, have a bruising RB who is still going strong, and a QB who can sling it. That said, that's what they said about the Bears last season.

I checked, and so fat the only O line changes they've made here signing an aging Todd Harremans, and taking a guy one pick away from being Mr. Irrelevant. Our D line must be kicking their chops.

Anything substantial for those who can't listen?

Touche. But a lot of the narrative when the trade first happened was "well, it sucks that we had to lose a good player and a fan favorite, but he had a salary which was booming and we got a good player in return" Now it's "Did you hear Shady expressed an opinion on our coach that I don't like, yet looks increasingly accurate? He sucks! We wiped off Buffalo aka the Siberia of the NFL lol" So yes, the schadenfreude is real. I am not even joking about being called the Siberia off the NFL. Eff you Eskin.

Rough break. At least it happened during practice this time. I bet they're going crazy on Philly sports radio.

This. Darby is looking great. We have Robey in the slot. We can, if absolutely necessary, roll AW or CG as a boundary CB. Brooks and Butler don't sound to be doing too bad as the 4th and 5th CBs on the roster. I'm worried, but not panicking.

It's my favorite rebuttal to the "but he's consistent" argument. Consistently subpar is not better than cycling between subpar and acceptable.

I just saw this pop. On one hand, I have nothing against Kiko. He was a lot of fun to watch, and he played well for us. On the other hand, boy, do I think Whaley had good timing. I have a feeling that Shady will get 5-10 more touches a game than Spiller. Usually one follows the other.

Anything for those of us who can't listen?

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