I just do not get the Clark love. If we do keep another backup tackle on the roster it’ll be Fred Johnson, not a guy who couldn’t make a roster last year.
While I don’t agree perfectly with everything you have, I’d say this is well within the realm of possibility. I’m also not nearly as high on Campbell as other people and think it’s more likely we keep Parker and/or Covey
Agree.
Also depends on whether we plan on moving Johnny Wilson to TE, if so Uzomah and Omuwegbanam are competing for 1 spot and that lets us keep Covey.
I know we have several new guys who returned punts in college but I'd like to see them do it in the NFL before casting off Covey.
Wouldn’t have to be an upgrade at actual punt returning if he’s an upgrade somewhere else. If one of the young guys is about equal as a returner and is an upgrade to a position that impacts more than 2 plays a game or has the potential to in a year or 2 they’re giving the roster spot to that guy and not to the guy who has zero usefulness outside of punt returns. Only 51 roster spots. And all the young talent we suddenly have in the secondary will make for some tough choices as is.
Yeah, I think we go with 3 RB’s and 6 recievers, that will allow us to keep Covey. There’s no way do we give up on the leading punt returner the following year….Chip doesn’t work here anymore
Mostly straightforward, A couple of things I’d change:
I think Bradberry stays. Financially, it’s not a huge benefit to dumping him, unless someone gives us a decent player swap in TC. If anything, he’s good depth.
No way Tyler Hall beats out Eli Ricks. He had moments last year as a rookie; I think he’ll get better. If anything, Maddox may be the odd man out.
Both rookies over Devante Parker? Parker is probably the betting favorite for WR#3 right now. Could happen, but I’d expect Wilson to the PS as more likely
Yeah all of these roster posts think Bradberry is already gone when well almost certainly keep him through the season. Where he lands on the depth chart is certainly worth debate, but we save more money by retaining him.
Everyone with their predictions is confusing what they want the Eagles to do vs. what's likely the Eagles will do. The Eagles will try to exhaust every option to get Bradberry to bounce back under Fangio before they consider cutting him.
If it was just a question of the cap that would be one thing, but if we keep him he's taking the place of one of Rodgers/Ricks/Jobe/McPhearson all of whom have promise and only 1-2 of whom we're going to be able to keep even without Bradberry on the 53.
I think they will look to trade Bradberry or cut him. They will take a hit to the cap but I just don't think they can justify keeping him over Eli Ricks (who I agree will make it over Hall). Maddox is their most proven guy in the slot by a wide margin. He'll be on the week one roster and the starter at nickel unless he is already hurt by then.
They might have to send a higher pick to get rid of Bradberry. (Ex Bradberry and 5th to a team for a 7th) At the end of the day though I would rather see the Eagles take the dead cap charge and release him over keeping him and cutting a young guy that could be here over the next 2/3/4 years.
Cut him or pay some one to take a pro bowl.all pro CB who was there best CB in 2022 n alotta people say he was the best CB in football n numbers say the same thing QBs had the lowest QB rating when throwing his wsy n it wasn't even close look at the numbers n now bc he had a bad year when the whole defense had a bad year n u wanna pay someone to take a all pro CB lmao
A lot will depend on where they envision DeJean playing. Is he a safety? Slot corner? Outside corner?
If they see him as a safety I could see them moving CJGJ to the slot to get DeJean reps at safety.
If it is slot corner then DeJean will get every chance to win that job.
If any of those two scenarios plays out then I can see Maddox being the odd man out the end of August.
It's also possible he's a corner (either slot or outside) longer term but is needed at safety early this next season, especially if Brown isn't back right away.
Not a huge benfit might be enough
A post June 1 cut makes the decision to cut him much more of a talent decision.
If cutting him came with a huge dead cap hit that would be different but breaking even means he will need to earn his spot and prove he is a better depth piece then say Eli Ricks or Zech McPherson
In our situation, post June 1 on Bradberry doesn’t do a lot.
We still have 20+m$ in cap space we’re unlikely to use, so that will rollover into next year. June 1 will just push his dead cap into next year, so it evens out both ways
I agree with the first few points you make. I would be really disappointed if Ricks doesn’t make it. I think a lot of people assume Maddox will but if Dejean comes in and is starting at nickel they might not have room to keep him.
I disagree with your last point. I think both rookies will end up making it and one of the vet wide outs won’t. Not sure if that’s Campbell or Parker but I would lean towards Parker.
Granted this is taking account that they all get through the preseason healthy, and that’s a big if. Maddox, Parker and Campbell haven’t been the healthiest players over their careers.
Wilson 6’6 and runs a 4.5…if he looks even decent in camp I think he makes roster. Pretty sure he would get stolen from PS if he doesn’t look bad in camp/PS. Just too much potential with that size/speed combo.
Ricks and Bradberry not going anywhere id think. Potential for a trade to a team like Jax?
Don’t think Parker is a lock for WR3 either. Potential for Ainais/Wilson to eat up some slot/gadget reps. If either of them look decent it would be better to just play them over aging vets who put up 300 yards a year.
I don’t see us keeping that many LBs or RBs
Its not a guaranteed spot, but assuming he will be outplayed by ringo and hall is a bit silly. He was dogshit last year, but that doesn't mean he is worse than a free agent we signed that spent most of last year on the practice squad.
The savings mostly offset the dead cap on a post 6/1 cut I think. A trade even more favorable and I think earliest he would be moved would be camp. Howie can wait and see if injuries force a team to take a shot on him. Gives him time to see how the new additions look in practice as well. Not in a position where we need to offload him so no rush.
One player I am going to throw out there that you have on your list that I think is going to fucking explode this year is Moro Ojomo. He played such a limited amount last year but looks like he's got something special about him. I love our upcoming roster for this year it looks amazing.
Quinyon already said Slay is one of the guys he patterns his game after so that seems like a better fit....
It remains to be seen where they envision DeJean lining up.
I don't know if he will or not or even really if I want him to be. But the reason is clear: he doesn't add anything else to the team and we basically added like four guys that have return chops that are also almost guaranteed to make the roster on offense or defense.
Making this 53 will be tough to do barring injuries so that's basically the entire reason.
Because we've seen what they think his ceiling is at WR (4 catches in two years) and they've added four players who bring more to the table on top of having return ability on their resume (Ainias Smith, Cooper DeJean, Isaiah Rodgers, Will Shipley)
When you're crunching numbers at the very back of the roster that's a factor. Doesn't mean he's automatically done but returning punts as your lone niche makes you a longshot to crack the 53 as opposed to the practice squad.
side discussion... Seeing the sheer volume of new returner guys on the team... I have to assume Howie prioritized that trait in the draft.
With the new return rules I think they want to be able to experiment with different style return guys.
Honestly, I am not entirely sure the new return rules had anything to do with it. Roseman waited until the last possible moment to permanently elevate him to the regular roster two years ago. I am sure both he and Srianni prefer to have a punt returner who also contributes elsewhere on offense or defense. Covey's had two years to improve as a receiver and it has not happened as of yet.
I do agree that they value having a guy there that doesn't take up an extra roster spot, but without the new rules, i expect they would have 2 or 3 guys compete for the position... 5 or 6 is pretty crazy.
Yeah but consider some of the guys they took that have return experience:
* Ainais Smith has a shot to win the slot receiver job.
* DeJean is going to play somewhere in the secondary.
* Gainwell is in the last year of his deal so Shipley is the heir apparent at RB2 and will get some reps there.
I think it is just coincidental that some of these guys also had return experience in college.
Covey was actually the best point returner in the league last year by aggregate metrics.
Most yards and sending highest average return.
That said, he doesn’t nothing else on the field.
If you look at most returners they tend to contribute ~15-30 catches a year
My guess is because that's all he is good for where if you can replace him with an average punt returner who can also play wr or another position, that's more valuable?
Because there is significantly more depth at not just WR but also other positions
If they go heavy at DB or even just the corners then you need to go light somewhere else obviously you'll need to see what they do in camp & preseason but Shipley or A.Smith might well be much better contributors at their position and are close enough to Covey on PRs also the kickoff returns will be different and a needed player Covey might be good but will need to at very least alao add KR to his repertoire if he isn't going to be viable WR
It would suck to see Covey go but the eagles drafted two possible replacements in Dejean and Smith. They might decide that they can’t keep a guy on the roster as a punt returner only when those other guys can probably contribute on other specials and offensively and defensively.
as others said... Its a roster spot. If you can replace him with a guy that isn't as good at ST, but can also produce somewhere other than special teams, that's a huge value. It frees up a roster spot to keep one of your fringe players/projects from being poached.
It is wild to think after how much he improved and how well he did, he might be gone, but it would be a wise business decision if you know one of these new kids can fill the roll and come close to his production. They will likely keep him protected via the practice squad till they know that is the case. If, say, a smith doesn't pan out as a RB, he won't be any more valuable than covey, so covey would stay as a likely better return man. But one really has to assume that one out of smith, djean, rodgers, shipley will be a performer on offense/defense and return well enough to replace covey on the roster.
Lets also keep in mind that the new kickoff rules will have teams experimenting with different return man styles. I think it was a big goal of Howie's to prioritize guys that are also return guys for that reason.
Kick Returner will be very important this year, and is arguably a very different skill set now than punt returner. It'll be interesting to see what they do there.
He's a 5th rounder, his odds of doing anything on the team is about 20%.
His odds of being better than top 5 punt returner in the NFL immediately much lower than that.
I know it's the day after the draft and these guys are all going to be pro bowlers, but lets be realistic here.
Looks pretty spot on. Curious to see if they want Dejean at safety or nickel. Seems like they will want him on the field, and you could be right about him bumping Blankenship. That safety tandem could be nasty with Dejean and CJGJ
If he is truly "NFL ready" it won't shock me if they line him up at nickel simply to get him on the field with eyes to shifting him outside when Slay moves on.
If they see him as a long term safety then it wouldn't surprise me to see him get reps there until Brown is back up to speed and they would move CJGJ to the nickel spot in the meantime.
Having CJGJ and Maddox back gives them some flexibility in the event DeJean needs some time to adapt to the NFL game or Brown is not ready to go by September.
Maybe, it depends on what Fangio is expecting out of his safeties.
Reed is more consistent and reliable but he doesn't have the athletic ability and closing speed that Brown does. Brown just needs to learn to play with more discipline and once he does he's going to be a great player. I just see Brown has having way more upside than Blankenship and I am not sure Blankenship is going to get significantly better than he is now.
Like I said a lot depends on where they ultimately see DeJean landing. If they see him as a safety then I think Blankenship ultimately ends up the odd man out in a year or so and CJGJ will get bumped to nickel corner.
With the depth they have now in the secondary they have the ability to try DeJean out at nickel corner, outside corner, or safety and see where he looks most comfortable.
I wonder if they will start him off as a back up safety/nickel and bring him in on dime situations. I think with the back field the eagles have now you could make the argument that they should be playing a lot of dime and only having one linebacker on the field in passing situations.
The secondary battle is going to be the most interesting battle in camp. I feel like we are going to have to end up cutting a decent player if they all stay healthy.
I would be disappointed to see Ricks go. I know he struggled at times last year but he looks like he could be a long term depth piece as he could play inside or outside.
Think he starts out in the Malcolm Jenkins slot/safety/ hybrid role instead of out on boundary. Mitchell a boundary guy and DeJawn already has the hybrid experience.
I like the sound of that. I just want him on the field. Total athletic freak with a knack for the ball. Also a tackler. You love to see it. I haven’t been this excited for an eagles season in a while.
McPherson? KEY returning player? Bro hasn’t played a meaningful snap on defense in 3 years. And Ricks only played last year because other CBs were trash. He’s now like the 7th best corner on the roster (Behind Slay, Q, Coop, Maddox, Ringo, Rodgers, and probably still Brad)
Slay is cooked. Maddox will be hurt by week 3, Ringo is definitely behind everyone on any list except Hall. Zech is right behind Maddox for the nickel slot, and he played in all 17 games of the 2022 season. It’s really just last season he missed. Is that your ass talking or do you have terrible breath?
I would have Zech as nickel 4? Behind Maddox, Coop and Hall.
You are completely ignoring that we spent a 3rd on Ringo and he showed at least as many flashes as Ricks, maybe more. Ricks is a grabby JAG for me, and I’m really not sure why this fanbase has clung to him so vehemently. Maybe I’m just missing something there.
Zech did play 16 games, you are right. On a phase of the game known as special teams. Bro has 18 tackles and a sack in 3 years If he makes the team I’d genuinely be shocked.
Your childish insult game is pretty elite though, bet you ran the cafeteria in 4th grade.
He also saw fewer defensive snaps his second season than his first season. Says something for the lack development there. One would have thought he'd have gotten more snaps considering Maddox only played half the season that year.
I guess you missed all the reports coming out of camp last year about how good Zech was playing before his Achilles rupture. He played on special teams in ‘22 because Maddox actually managed to stay healthy throughout the season, which was a miracle in and of itself.
Your approach to the position group as a linear depth chart rather than positional specialists is pretty infantile. Ringo would get absolutely abused in the slot, where every down has a two way go. Ringo is a straight line speedster who struggles with lateral quickness. Not a great skillset to stick in the slot. The only person who has a real shot at supplanting Zech from nickel 2 duties is DeJean, who will most likely be used in a similar fashion to what we saw with Malcolm Jenkins, lining up all over the formation, once he’s up to speed with the scheme. But to immediately assume that two rookies, even highly touted ones like Mitchell and DeJean, will step in to starting rolls from the jump is beyond optimistic.
I mean… He ruptured his achilles and has never done anything on an NFL football field. But now that you mention some positive puff reporting pieces out of camp you’ve completely changed my mind! 😂
Avonte played nickel in his rookie year, as do a lot of other players. It’s silly to say that Coop can’t just because he is a rookie. Think it’s far more “infantile” to assume that somebody who has again literally never played on defense and has sat behind a slot corner who is literally on the roster is the presumptive and insurmountable starter on a team with SB aspirations.
Not gonna waste anymore time talking ball with you, but I’ll leave you with a list of players at each position who there is a good reason to believe are better than Zech
Outside CBs: Slay, Brad (who has at least at one point been good), Rodgers (who before suspension was good), Quinyon (who was a top 22 pick those guys usually start, Ringo (better athlete we spent higher draft capital on and has played more defensive snaps in his NFL career)
Nickel: (Not even mentioning that CJGJ can play here) Cooper, Avonte, Hall (who has played more snaps here than Zech)
But yeah, the less athletic older CB coming off an injury with no meaningful NFL defense experience is a lock.
Ringo was a 4th rounder, just like Zech. And you seem to be misunderstanding me. I’m saying Zech will be the backup nickel, behind Maddox, unless one of Mitchell or DeJean beats him out. And it’s not unusual for teams to go with guys that have familiarity with the scheme and experience with the staff over those shiny new pieces from the draft. What you’re experiencing is called recency bias. You’re all hyped about the new draft class without seeing anything from them out on the field. But hey, I guess we’ll see what happens come August. Can’t wait.
Just a couple of observations:
* It would not surprise me if they try to add 10-15 pounds to Johnny Wilson's frame and give him some run as a pass catching TE.
* Not sure I see Gabe Hall making the team over Noah Elliss or PJ Mustipher. They are going to need another space eater to back up Jordan Davis at NT and Gabe Hall ain't it.
* I suspect they are more apt to go with 4 LBs and keep an additional DL or OL. I don't see both Burks and Baun making the team since they drafted Trotter.
* I wouldn't be surprised to see Shipley as one of the kick returners.
>I wouldn't be surprised to see Shipley as one of the kick returners.
they have a crazy amount of return guys on the team right now. I predict they will all get shots at returning with the new rules to see who is best at a play we literally haven't seen in the nfl. Howie definitely gave Michael Clay lots of weapons to play around with.
Yeah it could also depend on how big of a role they see Rodgers having on defense and guys like Smith and Shipley on offense. I expect Smith will get a chance at slot receiver and if he ends up winning that job do they risk exposing him as a returner?
Maybe, but I feel like Marlon needs to add a little weight to anchor the nose, crazy to say but 307 is a little light for NT, he's smaller than Carter is.
Hall is a UDFA so he's likely headed to the practice squad unless he balls out in the preseason.
Everyone saying this but I think it’ll mirror the JJAW progression. They’ll only try him at TE if it doesn’t work out at WR first. Feel like you have to give him a shot at WR first. 6’6 1/2, longest WR wingspan ever recorded, 4.5 speed and 80th percentile shuttle. He’s more physically impressive than Mike Evans. Looks like he has the frame to add the weight if/when they do try him at TE. If he doesn’t look good at WR in camp I could see him landing on the IR and redshirting a year while he bulks up.
Those are fair points.
The reason I was thinking he could slide over to TE is they are going to have a competition in camp behind Goedert so why not see how he looks? Training camp would be a good time to kick the tires on that idea since there seems to be a logjam behind Smith and Brown in terms of guys jockeying for position on the depth chart.
I know everyone is pretty down on Bradberry, but putting Ringo and Tyler Hall on the roster above him is ludicrous. Guy is one year removed from an All Pro season. Tyler Hall is literally just another guy. Keele Ringo had some flashes, but he’s not better than Bradberry either. Also, Eli Ricks is probably above both of those guys heading into camp.
And what about Zech McPhearson? Did you just forget he exists? He was our CB4 and having a great camp before his injury last season.
If it comes down to keeping Ringo or Bradberry at the final cutdown they are keeping Ringo for the simple fact that means Bradberry was not good enough to beat out Mitchell or Slay for a starting job and he's in the twilight of his career. They gave up a 3rd in this year's draft to get Ringo last year they aren't giving up on him two years in unless he regresses in a huge way and it is painfully obvious he isn't putting the work in to get better.
Teams rarely keep the aging vet over the young guy still perceived as not hitting his ceiling yet.
The truth is neither of us having a fucking clue what they’re going to do. There is no financial benefit to cutting Bradberry, or he’d already be gone. As I mentioned, he’s only one year removed from an All Pro season, and still younger than Slay. If anything, Slay will get transitioned to Safety or cut. Neither of them are worth cutting by the numbers as Slay carries a $33,357,932 dead cap hit on a $10,651,483 regular cap hit, and Bradberry is only a $4,305,000 cap hit with a dead cap of $15,118,000. It’s not impossible, but highly unlikely either of them get cut. And I’m not suggesting they’re going to give up on Ringo, at least not yet. He’s a second year player with some good upside on a cheap deal.
Ricks was more consistent than Ringo and Hall in his snaps last season, but all three of them are on the bottom end of the depth chart with Mitchell and DeJean coming in.
I honestly wonder if they knew they were getting both DeJean and Mitchell if Bradberry would not have been released already. A lot is obviously going to depend on who Fangio sees as the best fits for his defense.
Money aside, Slay was the better player of the two last year and he is a captain of the defense. Slay was at least serviceable last season Bradberry wasn't even that.
Is Reed Blankenship not that good? I swear he was the only dude consistently making plays and open field tackles last season since our LBs sucked. I'd like to still have him starting.
I think Wilson is converted to TE, Dejean will play the "star" role kinda like derwin James lined up all over the place even blitzing occasionally, Reed will be a safety/dime backer
Everyone saying this but I think it’ll mirror the JJAW progression. They’ll only try him at TE if it doesn’t work out at WR first. Feel like you have to give him a shot at WR first. 6’6 1/2, longest WR wingspan ever recorded, 4.5 speed and 80th percentile shuttle. He’s more physically impressive than Mike Evans. Looks like he has the frame to add the weight if/when they do try him at TE. If he doesn’t look good at WR in camp I could see him landing on the IR and redshirting a year while he bulks up.
This sub doesn’t like him because he went undrafted. He was the only one who showed any promise during our collapse last year. Truly amazing how people continue to count him out
yep,, people cant get it through their heads that reed blankenship is a better player than emmanuel forbes. draft position is all that matters until they're out of the nfl.
if reed sucks so does everyone else who was employed in that defense. he was the best player there, its objectively true 😂 keep projecting about the crying, you type like trump LMAO
That defense lost 5 of the last 6. That defense was never good. LMAO @ "best player"...pretty sure he would tell you he was not the best player on that defense. The "Best" player on defense gets a 1-year extension...what a vote of confidence...BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
who played better than him on that defense then? also, tell me where i said our defense was good. your schizophrenia acting up? that why you cant read? 😂
>BWAHAHAHAHAHA
[this is you typing that out](https://tenor.com/view/fast-typing-jim-carrey-bruce-almighty-gif-14640110)
Honestly still feel like we are lacking on the edge and at linebacker. Can’t help but imagine that defense with Reddick still. I think we’re gonna regret that move big time.
It depends on who you have at QB, but it is generally pretty standard to carry 3. Thing is McKee looked like he had some promise last summer and there is a chance someone may poach him if they try to put him on the PS.
Since Hurts has been good for missing a game or two they will want to keep Pickett since he's actually started an NFL game.
Yeah idk why this isn't being mentioned more. I thought you could use an emergency qb spot from the practice squad that doesn't count for the 53 after the 49ers complained after the nfc championship. So McKee shouldn't need to be on the roster
Johnny Wilson - Practice Squad.
Covey makes the team.
I don’t see LeRaven making it - we know what he is and rather have one of the draft picks. Have veteran depth at oline now.
Otherwise I think this looks pretty good.
Yeah, I don’t see Dylan McMahon on there. If he gets cut, he will probably get picked up by a different team. I don’t see him making it on the practice squad.
LeRaven over draft pick Dylan McMahon? McMahon is a freak athlete, I don't think they just wasted an early 6th rounder on him with the intent of cutting him. Look at his combine scores: shuttle 98th percentile, broad jump 99th, three cone 96th, vertical 95th, 40yd 82nd, 10yd 76th. He's fast and quick as F. He powercleans over 400lbs at 299 weight.
Adding to that, I also believe he's one of Howies "red star" picks. There were 5 total according to Howie. Another two were most likely Shipley and Keegan according to john mcmullen. And probably dejean and quinyon or trotter. Doubtful Hunt or Wilson were.
DISCLAIMER:
Let me be clear: I don’t have all of these players in order. It’s a roster prediction, not a depth chart prediction.
As time goes on my mind will change and I’ll remove/add some players.
I didn't read too many of the comments but in college, Will Shipley was not only a RB, but he was also a PR. I feel like the Eagles chose him for that reason and will use him for both.
Bradberry is all but gone. The roster spot is more important, well done. My only gripe is I do think Covey makes it over Johnny Wilson who ends up on the practice squad
There is no way josh sweat is buried that far down the depth chart, we just chose him over reddick and paid him, hes right behind huff if not before him… i think its sweat, huff, graham, smith, hunt
QB (3/3) - Hurts, Pickett, McKee
RB (3/6) - Barkley, Gainwell, Shipley
WR (7/13) - Brown, D Smith, Campbell, Parker, A Smith, Covey, Wilson
TE (2/15) - Goedert, Uzomah
OL (9/24) - Mailata, Dickerson, Jurgens, Steen, L Johnson, Bechton, F Johnson, Hennessy, Keegan
IDL (6/30) - Davis, Carter, Williams, Ojomo, Hall, Tuipulotu
EDGE (5/35) - Huff, Graham, Smith, Sweat, Hunt
LB (5/40)- White, Dean, Van Sumeren, Trotter, Burks
CB (7/47) - Slay, Mitchell, Maddox, Ringo, Dejean, Rodgers, McPhearson
S (3/50) - CJGJ, Brown, Blankenship
ST (3/53) - Elliott, Mann, Lovato
A few notes:
-I'm betting the medium term plan is to make Wilson into a TE which is part of why I went light there, kept him listed as a WR for now though. Guessing we can get Calcaterra through to the PS and activate him in season as needed but it's admiteddly a bit of a gamble so wouldn't surprise me to see him on the 53 probably at the expense of one of the veteran free agent WRs
-Likewise went light at RB, I like Milton but pretty confident we can get him through to the PS and as long as Barkley is healthy we don't really need a short yardage power back specialist
-I'm pretty confident in my first 4 picks at LB, much less so in the last one. Gun to head I'm going with Burks based on his resume but wouldn't surprise me to see either Baun or Okwara there nor would it really surprise me if the staff isn't floored with any of them and brings back Zach Cunningham
-At CB my guess is McPhearson isn't quite ready to go so we put him on the initial 53 so that we can IR him and bring him back later. Expect that spot to be filled by either Ricks or Jobe at first opportunity (also wouldn't shock me to see either of those guys beat out Rodgers)
-Went light at safety as I have Dejean and Maddox both in as CBs, Brown could be another guy who isn't quite ready to go at the start of the season but is close enough to where it's worth putting him on the 53 until we can IR him with option to return. If we do go that route that could be a spot where we grab a vet free agent to cover down for the first month or so of the season, alternatively maybe you play Dejean more there and look to work him in at one or both corner positions later
Yeah teams sign vets like him all the time and then he becomes expendable once the team finds out they drafted someone who is at least comparable if not better.
I don't see Tyler Hall making the roster. 4th team in 5 years for a reason. I'd axe Slay before Bradberry(1-2% of NFL CBs have played past their Age 32 year, and it almost never ends well, see Chris Harris Jr and Charles Tillman)
It's true that Slay is two years older than Bradberry. However Bradberry has never had Slay's speed and so when he lost a step last year he was basically cooked.
Slay was not bad last year. He was basically still a good corner even if he was no longer at the Pro Bowl level he was the year prior. He might fall off a cliff this year for sure, but we already know Bradberry has and there's no reason to assume he will be any better this year.
Also cutting or trading Slay would almost certainly be way too cost prohibitive. He can also teach Quinyon the finer points of corner. He is one of the players Mitchell said he patterned his game after.
Agreed, Slay has the edge over Bradberry heading into camp:
* Simply put he had the better season between the two.
* Cap hit for cutting Slay now would be $10.6 mil vs. $4.3 mil for Bradberry.
* Slay is a captain of the defense and with a roomful of guys still wet behind the ears they are going to need his leadership more than ever this season. Not that I think Bradberry creates problems in the locker room they just don't look to him as a leader the way they do Slay.
I just do not get the Clark love. If we do keep another backup tackle on the roster it’ll be Fred Johnson, not a guy who couldn’t make a roster last year. While I don’t agree perfectly with everything you have, I’d say this is well within the realm of possibility. I’m also not nearly as high on Campbell as other people and think it’s more likely we keep Parker and/or Covey
Agree. Also depends on whether we plan on moving Johnny Wilson to TE, if so Uzomah and Omuwegbanam are competing for 1 spot and that lets us keep Covey. I know we have several new guys who returned punts in college but I'd like to see them do it in the NFL before casting off Covey.
I agree. Covey came a long way last year and I’d hate to get rid of him if the new returner isn’t actually an upgrade
I’d rather keep a promising young guy over a returner who does nothing else.
Wouldn’t have to be an upgrade at actual punt returning if he’s an upgrade somewhere else. If one of the young guys is about equal as a returner and is an upgrade to a position that impacts more than 2 plays a game or has the potential to in a year or 2 they’re giving the roster spot to that guy and not to the guy who has zero usefulness outside of punt returns. Only 51 roster spots. And all the young talent we suddenly have in the secondary will make for some tough choices as is.
Yeah, I think we go with 3 RB’s and 6 recievers, that will allow us to keep Covey. There’s no way do we give up on the leading punt returner the following year….Chip doesn’t work here anymore
There’s no way they keep Covey; they drafted 2 returners
Mostly straightforward, A couple of things I’d change: I think Bradberry stays. Financially, it’s not a huge benefit to dumping him, unless someone gives us a decent player swap in TC. If anything, he’s good depth. No way Tyler Hall beats out Eli Ricks. He had moments last year as a rookie; I think he’ll get better. If anything, Maddox may be the odd man out. Both rookies over Devante Parker? Parker is probably the betting favorite for WR#3 right now. Could happen, but I’d expect Wilson to the PS as more likely
It won't surprise me if they see how Wilson looks as a pass-catching TE.
I think Wilson crosses trains at TE. And makes the roster as a WR/TE hybrid
He’s not a TE. Way too soft.
They said he’s a WR
Yeah all of these roster posts think Bradberry is already gone when well almost certainly keep him through the season. Where he lands on the depth chart is certainly worth debate, but we save more money by retaining him.
Everyone with their predictions is confusing what they want the Eagles to do vs. what's likely the Eagles will do. The Eagles will try to exhaust every option to get Bradberry to bounce back under Fangio before they consider cutting him.
If it was just a question of the cap that would be one thing, but if we keep him he's taking the place of one of Rodgers/Ricks/Jobe/McPhearson all of whom have promise and only 1-2 of whom we're going to be able to keep even without Bradberry on the 53.
I think they will look to trade Bradberry or cut him. They will take a hit to the cap but I just don't think they can justify keeping him over Eli Ricks (who I agree will make it over Hall). Maddox is their most proven guy in the slot by a wide margin. He'll be on the week one roster and the starter at nickel unless he is already hurt by then.
dude, if we can trade Bradberry for like a conditional 7th I’d be impressed at this point
They might have to send a higher pick to get rid of Bradberry. (Ex Bradberry and 5th to a team for a 7th) At the end of the day though I would rather see the Eagles take the dead cap charge and release him over keeping him and cutting a young guy that could be here over the next 2/3/4 years.
Cut him or pay some one to take a pro bowl.all pro CB who was there best CB in 2022 n alotta people say he was the best CB in football n numbers say the same thing QBs had the lowest QB rating when throwing his wsy n it wasn't even close look at the numbers n now bc he had a bad year when the whole defense had a bad year n u wanna pay someone to take a all pro CB lmao
Same. But there's always someone out there worse off than you.
A lot will depend on where they envision DeJean playing. Is he a safety? Slot corner? Outside corner? If they see him as a safety I could see them moving CJGJ to the slot to get DeJean reps at safety. If it is slot corner then DeJean will get every chance to win that job. If any of those two scenarios plays out then I can see Maddox being the odd man out the end of August.
It's also possible he's a corner (either slot or outside) longer term but is needed at safety early this next season, especially if Brown isn't back right away.
Yes, it could depend on when Brown is cleared to get back on the field.
Not a huge benfit might be enough A post June 1 cut makes the decision to cut him much more of a talent decision. If cutting him came with a huge dead cap hit that would be different but breaking even means he will need to earn his spot and prove he is a better depth piece then say Eli Ricks or Zech McPherson
In our situation, post June 1 on Bradberry doesn’t do a lot. We still have 20+m$ in cap space we’re unlikely to use, so that will rollover into next year. June 1 will just push his dead cap into next year, so it evens out both ways
I agree with the first few points you make. I would be really disappointed if Ricks doesn’t make it. I think a lot of people assume Maddox will but if Dejean comes in and is starting at nickel they might not have room to keep him. I disagree with your last point. I think both rookies will end up making it and one of the vet wide outs won’t. Not sure if that’s Campbell or Parker but I would lean towards Parker. Granted this is taking account that they all get through the preseason healthy, and that’s a big if. Maddox, Parker and Campbell haven’t been the healthiest players over their careers.
Wilson 6’6 and runs a 4.5…if he looks even decent in camp I think he makes roster. Pretty sure he would get stolen from PS if he doesn’t look bad in camp/PS. Just too much potential with that size/speed combo. Ricks and Bradberry not going anywhere id think. Potential for a trade to a team like Jax? Don’t think Parker is a lock for WR3 either. Potential for Ainais/Wilson to eat up some slot/gadget reps. If either of them look decent it would be better to just play them over aging vets who put up 300 yards a year. I don’t see us keeping that many LBs or RBs
You’re missing bradberrys guaranteed spot and I don’t see us letting go of Eli Ricks
In regard to Eli Ricks, I agree he’s definitely staying.
Its not a guaranteed spot, but assuming he will be outplayed by ringo and hall is a bit silly. He was dogshit last year, but that doesn't mean he is worse than a free agent we signed that spent most of last year on the practice squad.
Nothing's guaranteed with him and if he can't beat out Slay or Mitchell for a starting job it won't surprise me to see him released.
He won’t be released just based off cap hit alone. His dead cap is like $15M.
The savings mostly offset the dead cap on a post 6/1 cut I think. A trade even more favorable and I think earliest he would be moved would be camp. Howie can wait and see if injuries force a team to take a shot on him. Gives him time to see how the new additions look in practice as well. Not in a position where we need to offload him so no rush.
If there is a clear talent discrepancy they will bite that bullet and keep the cheaper, younger talent.
I used to think that mattered until they ate the money on Wentz's contract. If Roseman can stomach that he can stomach cutting Bradberry loose.
That team didn’t have the contracts it does now. $15M penalty is huuuuge right now.
One player I am going to throw out there that you have on your list that I think is going to fucking explode this year is Moro Ojomo. He played such a limited amount last year but looks like he's got something special about him. I love our upcoming roster for this year it looks amazing.
I loved ojomo as a prospect had a second round grade on him. No idea how he fell to the 7th but also not complaining
I fucking love Ojomo. I expect an extension at the end of the season if he excels.
He was drafted last year, I would not expect that at all.
Bradberry is a seasoned veteran. I want him teaching Cooper and Quinyon everything he knows before we cut him.
Quinyon already said Slay is one of the guys he patterns his game after so that seems like a better fit.... It remains to be seen where they envision DeJean lining up.
Not sure why he couldn't learn from two guys
I don't get why everyone see Britain Covey getting replaced as punt returner, he was a top 5 punt returner in the league last year.
I don't know if he will or not or even really if I want him to be. But the reason is clear: he doesn't add anything else to the team and we basically added like four guys that have return chops that are also almost guaranteed to make the roster on offense or defense. Making this 53 will be tough to do barring injuries so that's basically the entire reason.
Because we've seen what they think his ceiling is at WR (4 catches in two years) and they've added four players who bring more to the table on top of having return ability on their resume (Ainias Smith, Cooper DeJean, Isaiah Rodgers, Will Shipley) When you're crunching numbers at the very back of the roster that's a factor. Doesn't mean he's automatically done but returning punts as your lone niche makes you a longshot to crack the 53 as opposed to the practice squad.
side discussion... Seeing the sheer volume of new returner guys on the team... I have to assume Howie prioritized that trait in the draft. With the new return rules I think they want to be able to experiment with different style return guys.
Honestly, I am not entirely sure the new return rules had anything to do with it. Roseman waited until the last possible moment to permanently elevate him to the regular roster two years ago. I am sure both he and Srianni prefer to have a punt returner who also contributes elsewhere on offense or defense. Covey's had two years to improve as a receiver and it has not happened as of yet.
I do agree that they value having a guy there that doesn't take up an extra roster spot, but without the new rules, i expect they would have 2 or 3 guys compete for the position... 5 or 6 is pretty crazy.
Yeah but consider some of the guys they took that have return experience: * Ainais Smith has a shot to win the slot receiver job. * DeJean is going to play somewhere in the secondary. * Gainwell is in the last year of his deal so Shipley is the heir apparent at RB2 and will get some reps there. I think it is just coincidental that some of these guys also had return experience in college.
because that’s all he does. And if you have other guys who would be good or great returners and can actually play football— you keep them instead
Covey was actually the best point returner in the league last year by aggregate metrics. Most yards and sending highest average return. That said, he doesn’t nothing else on the field. If you look at most returners they tend to contribute ~15-30 catches a year
Its crazy, he should have been an allpro. He was the best pr in the league last year.
My guess is because that's all he is good for where if you can replace him with an average punt returner who can also play wr or another position, that's more valuable?
Because there is significantly more depth at not just WR but also other positions If they go heavy at DB or even just the corners then you need to go light somewhere else obviously you'll need to see what they do in camp & preseason but Shipley or A.Smith might well be much better contributors at their position and are close enough to Covey on PRs also the kickoff returns will be different and a needed player Covey might be good but will need to at very least alao add KR to his repertoire if he isn't going to be viable WR
It would suck to see Covey go but the eagles drafted two possible replacements in Dejean and Smith. They might decide that they can’t keep a guy on the roster as a punt returner only when those other guys can probably contribute on other specials and offensively and defensively.
as others said... Its a roster spot. If you can replace him with a guy that isn't as good at ST, but can also produce somewhere other than special teams, that's a huge value. It frees up a roster spot to keep one of your fringe players/projects from being poached. It is wild to think after how much he improved and how well he did, he might be gone, but it would be a wise business decision if you know one of these new kids can fill the roll and come close to his production. They will likely keep him protected via the practice squad till they know that is the case. If, say, a smith doesn't pan out as a RB, he won't be any more valuable than covey, so covey would stay as a likely better return man. But one really has to assume that one out of smith, djean, rodgers, shipley will be a performer on offense/defense and return well enough to replace covey on the roster. Lets also keep in mind that the new kickoff rules will have teams experimenting with different return man styles. I think it was a big goal of Howie's to prioritize guys that are also return guys for that reason.
Kick Returner will be very important this year, and is arguably a very different skill set now than punt returner. It'll be interesting to see what they do there.
I'd clip Tanner McKee in a heart beat to keep Covey. McKee can be perfect on the practice squad. If he gets poached I'm not too upset
i second this
Maybe they will stash him on the practice squad
I think they lose him if they do.
exactly!!! i don’t get it either
As someone who watched Ainias Smith the past couple of years at A&M, if he’s not returning punts and kicks, then what are we doing?
He's a 5th rounder, his odds of doing anything on the team is about 20%. His odds of being better than top 5 punt returner in the NFL immediately much lower than that. I know it's the day after the draft and these guys are all going to be pro bowlers, but lets be realistic here.
Looks pretty spot on. Curious to see if they want Dejean at safety or nickel. Seems like they will want him on the field, and you could be right about him bumping Blankenship. That safety tandem could be nasty with Dejean and CJGJ
If he is truly "NFL ready" it won't shock me if they line him up at nickel simply to get him on the field with eyes to shifting him outside when Slay moves on. If they see him as a long term safety then it wouldn't surprise me to see him get reps there until Brown is back up to speed and they would move CJGJ to the nickel spot in the meantime. Having CJGJ and Maddox back gives them some flexibility in the event DeJean needs some time to adapt to the NFL game or Brown is not ready to go by September.
You think brown is over Blankenship on the depth chart?
Maybe, it depends on what Fangio is expecting out of his safeties. Reed is more consistent and reliable but he doesn't have the athletic ability and closing speed that Brown does. Brown just needs to learn to play with more discipline and once he does he's going to be a great player. I just see Brown has having way more upside than Blankenship and I am not sure Blankenship is going to get significantly better than he is now. Like I said a lot depends on where they ultimately see DeJean landing. If they see him as a safety then I think Blankenship ultimately ends up the odd man out in a year or so and CJGJ will get bumped to nickel corner. With the depth they have now in the secondary they have the ability to try DeJean out at nickel corner, outside corner, or safety and see where he looks most comfortable.
I do
I like Nickel more. He’s a good, physical tackler and has a single snap playing deep safety in college.
Same, nickel would be bad ass. Quinyon, slay, and cooper across the board would get me rock hard lol
I wonder if they will start him off as a back up safety/nickel and bring him in on dime situations. I think with the back field the eagles have now you could make the argument that they should be playing a lot of dime and only having one linebacker on the field in passing situations.
I like that idea. You got Maddox back on his 1 year deal, get Dejean on the field since he’s solid in run support.
The secondary battle is going to be the most interesting battle in camp. I feel like we are going to have to end up cutting a decent player if they all stay healthy. I would be disappointed to see Ricks go. I know he struggled at times last year but he looks like he could be a long term depth piece as he could play inside or outside.
Bradberry is as good as gone after June 1
Think he starts out in the Malcolm Jenkins slot/safety/ hybrid role instead of out on boundary. Mitchell a boundary guy and DeJawn already has the hybrid experience.
I like the sound of that. I just want him on the field. Total athletic freak with a knack for the ball. Also a tackler. You love to see it. I haven’t been this excited for an eagles season in a while.
I don’t think Clark makes it over Fred Johnson
Clark is not making the team over fred johnson
Did we lose Bradberry this off-season? I'm falling off
No, he is still on the team. Just fell off last year and we added like three corners in the last couple weeks.
No, OP left a lot of key returning players off the list. Bradberry, McPhearaon, Ricks. It’s a sloppy outlook honestly.
McPherson? KEY returning player? Bro hasn’t played a meaningful snap on defense in 3 years. And Ricks only played last year because other CBs were trash. He’s now like the 7th best corner on the roster (Behind Slay, Q, Coop, Maddox, Ringo, Rodgers, and probably still Brad)
Slay is cooked. Maddox will be hurt by week 3, Ringo is definitely behind everyone on any list except Hall. Zech is right behind Maddox for the nickel slot, and he played in all 17 games of the 2022 season. It’s really just last season he missed. Is that your ass talking or do you have terrible breath?
I would have Zech as nickel 4? Behind Maddox, Coop and Hall. You are completely ignoring that we spent a 3rd on Ringo and he showed at least as many flashes as Ricks, maybe more. Ricks is a grabby JAG for me, and I’m really not sure why this fanbase has clung to him so vehemently. Maybe I’m just missing something there. Zech did play 16 games, you are right. On a phase of the game known as special teams. Bro has 18 tackles and a sack in 3 years If he makes the team I’d genuinely be shocked. Your childish insult game is pretty elite though, bet you ran the cafeteria in 4th grade.
He also saw fewer defensive snaps his second season than his first season. Says something for the lack development there. One would have thought he'd have gotten more snaps considering Maddox only played half the season that year.
I guess you missed all the reports coming out of camp last year about how good Zech was playing before his Achilles rupture. He played on special teams in ‘22 because Maddox actually managed to stay healthy throughout the season, which was a miracle in and of itself. Your approach to the position group as a linear depth chart rather than positional specialists is pretty infantile. Ringo would get absolutely abused in the slot, where every down has a two way go. Ringo is a straight line speedster who struggles with lateral quickness. Not a great skillset to stick in the slot. The only person who has a real shot at supplanting Zech from nickel 2 duties is DeJean, who will most likely be used in a similar fashion to what we saw with Malcolm Jenkins, lining up all over the formation, once he’s up to speed with the scheme. But to immediately assume that two rookies, even highly touted ones like Mitchell and DeJean, will step in to starting rolls from the jump is beyond optimistic.
I mean… He ruptured his achilles and has never done anything on an NFL football field. But now that you mention some positive puff reporting pieces out of camp you’ve completely changed my mind! 😂 Avonte played nickel in his rookie year, as do a lot of other players. It’s silly to say that Coop can’t just because he is a rookie. Think it’s far more “infantile” to assume that somebody who has again literally never played on defense and has sat behind a slot corner who is literally on the roster is the presumptive and insurmountable starter on a team with SB aspirations. Not gonna waste anymore time talking ball with you, but I’ll leave you with a list of players at each position who there is a good reason to believe are better than Zech Outside CBs: Slay, Brad (who has at least at one point been good), Rodgers (who before suspension was good), Quinyon (who was a top 22 pick those guys usually start, Ringo (better athlete we spent higher draft capital on and has played more defensive snaps in his NFL career) Nickel: (Not even mentioning that CJGJ can play here) Cooper, Avonte, Hall (who has played more snaps here than Zech) But yeah, the less athletic older CB coming off an injury with no meaningful NFL defense experience is a lock.
Ringo was a 4th rounder, just like Zech. And you seem to be misunderstanding me. I’m saying Zech will be the backup nickel, behind Maddox, unless one of Mitchell or DeJean beats him out. And it’s not unusual for teams to go with guys that have familiarity with the scheme and experience with the staff over those shiny new pieces from the draft. What you’re experiencing is called recency bias. You’re all hyped about the new draft class without seeing anything from them out on the field. But hey, I guess we’ll see what happens come August. Can’t wait.
Also forgot to mention that you are going to bat for a former 4th round pick with literally just 2 PDEF to his career. Do you know him personally?
Just a couple of observations: * It would not surprise me if they try to add 10-15 pounds to Johnny Wilson's frame and give him some run as a pass catching TE. * Not sure I see Gabe Hall making the team over Noah Elliss or PJ Mustipher. They are going to need another space eater to back up Jordan Davis at NT and Gabe Hall ain't it. * I suspect they are more apt to go with 4 LBs and keep an additional DL or OL. I don't see both Burks and Baun making the team since they drafted Trotter. * I wouldn't be surprised to see Shipley as one of the kick returners.
Noah Ellis’s already got cut and the team considers tuipoluto a nose
I see that, I just don't see Tuipoluto having the size to anchor the nose though.
>I wouldn't be surprised to see Shipley as one of the kick returners. they have a crazy amount of return guys on the team right now. I predict they will all get shots at returning with the new rules to see who is best at a play we literally haven't seen in the nfl. Howie definitely gave Michael Clay lots of weapons to play around with.
Yeah it could also depend on how big of a role they see Rodgers having on defense and guys like Smith and Shipley on offense. I expect Smith will get a chance at slot receiver and if he ends up winning that job do they risk exposing him as a returner?
I think the could see Marlon as that NT backup, possibly. But it’s def PJ vs Ellis vs Gabe for one spot
Maybe, but I feel like Marlon needs to add a little weight to anchor the nose, crazy to say but 307 is a little light for NT, he's smaller than Carter is. Hall is a UDFA so he's likely headed to the practice squad unless he balls out in the preseason.
Everyone saying this but I think it’ll mirror the JJAW progression. They’ll only try him at TE if it doesn’t work out at WR first. Feel like you have to give him a shot at WR first. 6’6 1/2, longest WR wingspan ever recorded, 4.5 speed and 80th percentile shuttle. He’s more physically impressive than Mike Evans. Looks like he has the frame to add the weight if/when they do try him at TE. If he doesn’t look good at WR in camp I could see him landing on the IR and redshirting a year while he bulks up.
Those are fair points. The reason I was thinking he could slide over to TE is they are going to have a competition in camp behind Goedert so why not see how he looks? Training camp would be a good time to kick the tires on that idea since there seems to be a logjam behind Smith and Brown in terms of guys jockeying for position on the depth chart.
I know everyone is pretty down on Bradberry, but putting Ringo and Tyler Hall on the roster above him is ludicrous. Guy is one year removed from an All Pro season. Tyler Hall is literally just another guy. Keele Ringo had some flashes, but he’s not better than Bradberry either. Also, Eli Ricks is probably above both of those guys heading into camp. And what about Zech McPhearson? Did you just forget he exists? He was our CB4 and having a great camp before his injury last season.
If it comes down to keeping Ringo or Bradberry at the final cutdown they are keeping Ringo for the simple fact that means Bradberry was not good enough to beat out Mitchell or Slay for a starting job and he's in the twilight of his career. They gave up a 3rd in this year's draft to get Ringo last year they aren't giving up on him two years in unless he regresses in a huge way and it is painfully obvious he isn't putting the work in to get better. Teams rarely keep the aging vet over the young guy still perceived as not hitting his ceiling yet.
The truth is neither of us having a fucking clue what they’re going to do. There is no financial benefit to cutting Bradberry, or he’d already be gone. As I mentioned, he’s only one year removed from an All Pro season, and still younger than Slay. If anything, Slay will get transitioned to Safety or cut. Neither of them are worth cutting by the numbers as Slay carries a $33,357,932 dead cap hit on a $10,651,483 regular cap hit, and Bradberry is only a $4,305,000 cap hit with a dead cap of $15,118,000. It’s not impossible, but highly unlikely either of them get cut. And I’m not suggesting they’re going to give up on Ringo, at least not yet. He’s a second year player with some good upside on a cheap deal. Ricks was more consistent than Ringo and Hall in his snaps last season, but all three of them are on the bottom end of the depth chart with Mitchell and DeJean coming in.
I honestly wonder if they knew they were getting both DeJean and Mitchell if Bradberry would not have been released already. A lot is obviously going to depend on who Fangio sees as the best fits for his defense. Money aside, Slay was the better player of the two last year and he is a captain of the defense. Slay was at least serviceable last season Bradberry wasn't even that.
Id be a bit surprised if the center they drafted in the 6th didn’t make the team.
I have him going to the PS for now since Hennessy can also play center
Is Reed Blankenship not that good? I swear he was the only dude consistently making plays and open field tackles last season since our LBs sucked. I'd like to still have him starting.
Athletically limited
I think Wilson is converted to TE, Dejean will play the "star" role kinda like derwin James lined up all over the place even blitzing occasionally, Reed will be a safety/dime backer
Everyone saying this but I think it’ll mirror the JJAW progression. They’ll only try him at TE if it doesn’t work out at WR first. Feel like you have to give him a shot at WR first. 6’6 1/2, longest WR wingspan ever recorded, 4.5 speed and 80th percentile shuttle. He’s more physically impressive than Mike Evans. Looks like he has the frame to add the weight if/when they do try him at TE. If he doesn’t look good at WR in camp I could see him landing on the IR and redshirting a year while he bulks up.
Man not seeing Fletch on the D-Line hurts more than I thought it would…
Coops playing the slot. Give Blank some dam respect! This sub and the Blank hate is a travesty lol
theres a dude whos been having a mental breakdown messaging me cause i told him reed had the best coverage pff of any player on our team last year
This sub doesn’t like him because he went undrafted. He was the only one who showed any promise during our collapse last year. Truly amazing how people continue to count him out
yep,, people cant get it through their heads that reed blankenship is a better player than emmanuel forbes. draft position is all that matters until they're out of the nfl.
Reed SUUUUUUUCKS! That is the truth. He only got playing time because of injury and he is going back to the bench. Cry HARDER!
if reed sucks so does everyone else who was employed in that defense. he was the best player there, its objectively true 😂 keep projecting about the crying, you type like trump LMAO
That defense lost 5 of the last 6. That defense was never good. LMAO @ "best player"...pretty sure he would tell you he was not the best player on that defense. The "Best" player on defense gets a 1-year extension...what a vote of confidence...BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
who played better than him on that defense then? also, tell me where i said our defense was good. your schizophrenia acting up? that why you cant read? 😂 >BWAHAHAHAHAHA [this is you typing that out](https://tenor.com/view/fast-typing-jim-carrey-bruce-almighty-gif-14640110)
At least charge me rent if you are going to give me all this real estate! This is stealing!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Holy shit you are running over hear now and crying!?!??! I live RENT FUCKING free in your head! LMAO! BTW: Reed ain't staring.
uh huh yeah man 🙄 all caps and everything... learn how to type dude its lowkey the only thing annoying me rofl
"All caps"...not even, but that is what you are left with. Sad.
you literally followed me over here to continue your mental breakdown you crazy fuckin geezer 🤣🤣🤣
You literally can't stop posting about me. Mrs. Blankenship it will be OK...your son has a bright future in insurance sales.🤣🤣🤣
I bet bradberry makes the roster
Best team again this year on paper?
It’s Shaun Bradley still injured or is he a FA now ? He was a demon on STs.
He is a FA. I don’t see them bringing him back.
I’m super interested to see if Cooper starts in the slot. I love Avonte but it does seem like his body has hit its limit
Our secondary is night and day better, on paper
Covey stays, Ricks stays
Honestly still feel like we are lacking on the edge and at linebacker. Can’t help but imagine that defense with Reddick still. I think we’re gonna regret that move big time.
Lol I keep forgetting about picket
My boy Bosco… he’s really gonna be gone huh? I will never forget you.
Maybe I’m ignorant, but is it standard procedure to roster 3 QB’s? Can one be placed on the PS?
It depends on who you have at QB, but it is generally pretty standard to carry 3. Thing is McKee looked like he had some promise last summer and there is a chance someone may poach him if they try to put him on the PS. Since Hurts has been good for missing a game or two they will want to keep Pickett since he's actually started an NFL game.
Got it, thanks for the response
Yeah idk why this isn't being mentioned more. I thought you could use an emergency qb spot from the practice squad that doesn't count for the 53 after the 49ers complained after the nfc championship. So McKee shouldn't need to be on the roster
They’ll have a 4th QB from the practice squad for that spot most likely
It’s pretty standard yes. Eagles have had 3 QBs on the 53 for at least a decade straight now
Someone is going to have to be hot fire if they want to overthrow my beautiful Covey lol
Johnny Wilson - Practice Squad. Covey makes the team. I don’t see LeRaven making it - we know what he is and rather have one of the draft picks. Have veteran depth at oline now. Otherwise I think this looks pretty good.
i think PJ Mustipher is gonna be part of the IDL rotation, but otherwise looks pretty good
That O line don't look right
Yeah, I don’t see Dylan McMahon on there. If he gets cut, he will probably get picked up by a different team. I don’t see him making it on the practice squad.
LeRaven over draft pick Dylan McMahon? McMahon is a freak athlete, I don't think they just wasted an early 6th rounder on him with the intent of cutting him. Look at his combine scores: shuttle 98th percentile, broad jump 99th, three cone 96th, vertical 95th, 40yd 82nd, 10yd 76th. He's fast and quick as F. He powercleans over 400lbs at 299 weight. Adding to that, I also believe he's one of Howies "red star" picks. There were 5 total according to Howie. Another two were most likely Shipley and Keegan according to john mcmullen. And probably dejean and quinyon or trotter. Doubtful Hunt or Wilson were.
DISCLAIMER: Let me be clear: I don’t have all of these players in order. It’s a roster prediction, not a depth chart prediction. As time goes on my mind will change and I’ll remove/add some players.
I didn't read too many of the comments but in college, Will Shipley was not only a RB, but he was also a PR. I feel like the Eagles chose him for that reason and will use him for both.
I’ll bet Dejean is also going to be returning kicks/punts at times too.
Bradberry is all but gone. The roster spot is more important, well done. My only gripe is I do think Covey makes it over Johnny Wilson who ends up on the practice squad
God, that safety room makes me so excited
I hope Boston Scott makes it back
Linebacker is a problem
Cooper DeJean is not a safety. He’s just a corner…
We could probably get a draft pick for Covey
The secondary is so dangerous if those prospects reach their full potential
Covey will be on this team next year. He was too good to leave off.
There is no way josh sweat is buried that far down the depth chart, we just chose him over reddick and paid him, hes right behind huff if not before him… i think its sweat, huff, graham, smith, hunt
Again, this is a roster prediction, not a depth chart. The players are in no particular order
I see, carry on!
feels like a SB
One too many ILB and one top few edge
You’re forgetting Bradberry at CB
I can't believe the secondary could possibly be good
QB (3/3) - Hurts, Pickett, McKee RB (3/6) - Barkley, Gainwell, Shipley WR (7/13) - Brown, D Smith, Campbell, Parker, A Smith, Covey, Wilson TE (2/15) - Goedert, Uzomah OL (9/24) - Mailata, Dickerson, Jurgens, Steen, L Johnson, Bechton, F Johnson, Hennessy, Keegan IDL (6/30) - Davis, Carter, Williams, Ojomo, Hall, Tuipulotu EDGE (5/35) - Huff, Graham, Smith, Sweat, Hunt LB (5/40)- White, Dean, Van Sumeren, Trotter, Burks CB (7/47) - Slay, Mitchell, Maddox, Ringo, Dejean, Rodgers, McPhearson S (3/50) - CJGJ, Brown, Blankenship ST (3/53) - Elliott, Mann, Lovato A few notes: -I'm betting the medium term plan is to make Wilson into a TE which is part of why I went light there, kept him listed as a WR for now though. Guessing we can get Calcaterra through to the PS and activate him in season as needed but it's admiteddly a bit of a gamble so wouldn't surprise me to see him on the 53 probably at the expense of one of the veteran free agent WRs -Likewise went light at RB, I like Milton but pretty confident we can get him through to the PS and as long as Barkley is healthy we don't really need a short yardage power back specialist -I'm pretty confident in my first 4 picks at LB, much less so in the last one. Gun to head I'm going with Burks based on his resume but wouldn't surprise me to see either Baun or Okwara there nor would it really surprise me if the staff isn't floored with any of them and brings back Zach Cunningham -At CB my guess is McPhearson isn't quite ready to go so we put him on the initial 53 so that we can IR him and bring him back later. Expect that spot to be filled by either Ricks or Jobe at first opportunity (also wouldn't shock me to see either of those guys beat out Rodgers) -Went light at safety as I have Dejean and Maddox both in as CBs, Brown could be another guy who isn't quite ready to go at the start of the season but is close enough to where it's worth putting him on the 53 until we can IR him with option to return. If we do go that route that could be a spot where we grab a vet free agent to cover down for the first month or so of the season, alternatively maybe you play Dejean more there and look to work him in at one or both corner positions later
You don’t think Devante Parker makes the roster after giving him a 5 million dollar contract ?
He’s only getting paid around the minimum from us. The rest is from the patriots
I did not know that. Either way I think he makes the roster. You don’t sign a veteran player just for him to not make the roster
that literally happens all the time
Yeah teams sign vets like him all the time and then he becomes expendable once the team finds out they drafted someone who is at least comparable if not better.
Every team does that every year. Cheap veterans being camp bodies is almost a given for every team
We pay him 1m$, patriots pay him 4m$
Where is top corner Bradbury?
top corner of YOUR WASHINGTON DEFENDERS!
Doubt we carry McKee we will put him on PS
But there’s that new 3rd qb rule where you can carry an emergency qb and they don’t count towards the 53 man roster
I don't see Tyler Hall making the roster. 4th team in 5 years for a reason. I'd axe Slay before Bradberry(1-2% of NFL CBs have played past their Age 32 year, and it almost never ends well, see Chris Harris Jr and Charles Tillman)
It's true that Slay is two years older than Bradberry. However Bradberry has never had Slay's speed and so when he lost a step last year he was basically cooked. Slay was not bad last year. He was basically still a good corner even if he was no longer at the Pro Bowl level he was the year prior. He might fall off a cliff this year for sure, but we already know Bradberry has and there's no reason to assume he will be any better this year. Also cutting or trading Slay would almost certainly be way too cost prohibitive. He can also teach Quinyon the finer points of corner. He is one of the players Mitchell said he patterned his game after.
Bradberry has a good year, bad year so by that he's due to have one more good year
Agreed, Slay has the edge over Bradberry heading into camp: * Simply put he had the better season between the two. * Cap hit for cutting Slay now would be $10.6 mil vs. $4.3 mil for Bradberry. * Slay is a captain of the defense and with a roomful of guys still wet behind the ears they are going to need his leadership more than ever this season. Not that I think Bradberry creates problems in the locker room they just don't look to him as a leader the way they do Slay.