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The exact quote was from last year’s Eagles thread, right while Foles was doing his magic again, I’ll paraphrase, but the quote was something along these lines:Who won back to back superbowl titles? Are we talking about Foles or Brady (or Bradshaw)?
I’m not saying you don’t know a lot about the Eagles, but you have argued with me for 15 pages about the guy and his value.
I haven’t argued with anyone here, ever, for 15 pages.
And this may confuse you but I HOPE he gets more than what you say, more than I hope I’m right and get a win in your standings. I hope he ends up the highest paid in the league.
I'll never understand some people in here's absolute obsession with "being right". To the point where that matters more than what happens to the player they cheer for, or about actual discussion. It's okay to make a wrong call, but the complex some people have with acting like it's the worst thing ever to be "wrong" is crazy. It makes nobody "less of a fan", to make an educated prediction that doesn't end up happening. Not sure what glory people like fantasycurse get in gloating but it seems to be hiding deeper issues. We all want Foles to get paid and be happy man, just chill a little bit.
This was never an option. Howie either knew he'd buy it out or had a trade partner at 20 Mil. Zero chance we had a 20/yr backup qb once week 1 hit.
Fantasycurse lives and dies this stuff. It's his life. And if you disagree with him on something, he considers you the enemy. Very weird obsession. at any rate, he was one of those guys saying that Foles is better than went and they should keep him. So everything he posted from that point on was considered gibberish to me. If you're going to come into the Eagles thread, have an ounce of knowledge about the team.
He'll have to play along in some fashion.
Yep. But an actual 3rd would be better than a comp 3rd. That being said, I doubt we'd trade him somewhere he doesn't want to go. I'm happy with letting him pick his next place and getting that comp 3rd, or else franchise and trading him if jax or someone wants to do that.JuniorNB said:
I've heard conflicting reports on that. I'm pretty sure if WE hadn't picked up the option, we would not have. A player exercised option is rare (and the comp formula is secret) so I don't think anyone knows for sure if it's treated as a cut player or an expiring contract. I "think" if we're allowed to franchise him, then it would count to the comp pick. Not 100% though.JuniorNB said:
I thought the way i understood it was..
McVay trying to pull a BB by not disclosing an injury and it backfired maybe? The patriots have been notorious for rs for keeping injuries a secrete though.
Dude you should've come to the Phillies message board on MLB site I use to go on. I had like 5 posters on there who'd get in pissing matches over semantics of events just so they can say they were right. I thought it was a little obsessive then but I'm glad it just wasn't the one board. Seems to happen here a lot too. I think it's the whole "I want to brag how I know more then you do philosophy." I have a friend who's a similar way. Always has to be right in a sports debate. This dude would seriously argue with me how the 06 and 07 PSU teams (Because he went there and another one of the Blue and White Kool aid drinkers) would've beaten my Team 06 and 07 Florida Gators and how Ohio State would steam roll Florida. Even after Florida won back to back convincingly. This guy even told me how PSU would handle Alabama in 2010. Tide won 24-3 I believe. I can't even have a discussion on drafts or Bulls vs Sixers in a respectful manner with the dude because he's incredible ignorant. One of his biggest problems is he takes too much of sports talk radio as what he thinks majority of fans think.
I thought Franchising Foles meant we got an X round pick of that team who signs him. Maybe the CBA changed the Franchise formula but I remember someone was franchised awhile back if another team signed him had to give up 3 first rounders for them or something crazy. I remember the there was rumors or media speculation Eagles wanted the player too. Again I could be wrong on formula or thinking of some other tag or its the old tag rules.
Yeah I got that confused I was thinking Foster and typing Miller both HOU RB's at one point. Still liked Miller though.
yeah foster is and was way better than miller but miller would def fit what we do here.
And this: https://www.philly.com/eagles/carson-wentz-nick-foles-eagles-quarterback-nfl-report-20190208.html
I think that Wentz was just so amazing in 2017, that 'only' being the 7th best QB in the league in 2018 seemed very disappointing. I think a lot of people judged Wentz on his horrible 3 interception game against the Saints. It was the only game all year that the Eagles just looked outclassed. Take away the worst game of his career, and he had a 21 touchdown/4 interception season. Playing at maybe 75%Bigboy10182000 said:
Nah. Let’s get some legit back in the draft and quit reaching for players of Pumphrey’s ilk.
It's cute that AB appears to think that he has any type of leverage in regards to where he will end up playing next year. I hope he gets traded to an NFC team with the worst QB. The whole situation is bizarre and I have no clue what has caused him to lose his mind.
He was always a bit off his rocker. It's weird all these Pittsburgh stud players come in as mid to low round picks, work up to be stars and then become divas. I feel like this has happened a lot. Plaxico, Santonio, Wallace, Antonio, Bell. What is going on over there? Does the team make it clear early on that they're not paying them long term big money and the players lose their minds trying to get to the door?fred_1_15301 said:
I find it strange that Brown is trying to force a trade, but at the same time, showing teams exactly why they should think twice about obtaining him.
Not sure. I’m sure the Steelers would have done whatever it took to have AB retire as a Steeler. The other guys you listed had issues but were all replaceable.
Getting up there in age and was abysmal in TB. Only if after the draft he takes a very cheap one year deal.DJackson10 said:
You'd know more then us but Ryan Clarke was on ESPN right after week 17 concluded and AB missed the game and called him out big time. Basically said after he got his contract extension acted like his #### don't smell. Got into fights with players because he was upset the defenders touched him and didn't think he should be touched as he was the franchise now. After all of that he said it was all down hill. Steelers locker room you are an unselfish group and AB put himself over the team. Basically said Tomlin needed to make an example of guys like Bell and AB. Said Tomlin and CO did a good job not giving Bell the attention he was craving and that AB had to be cut or traded this off-season. Now I don't know if there was personal beef between Clarke/AB but the dude reamed him big time and called out Mike Tomlin to do the right thingfred_1_15301 said:
There is a very interesting post by Godsbrother (probably the most knowledgeable Steelers fan on this site) in one of the Steelers related threads basically linking AB’s erratic behavior with the concussion from the Burfict hit. If true, that’s really sad. The guy was not a diva at all for most of his career and all of a sudden turns into a nutcase? At any rate, he’s not worth the trouble for you guys. He’s become a cancer.
Isn’t there an ex-steeler who works for ESPN or NFLN? I can’t recall which station but I remember a story from them saying this was always there with AB. Paraphrasing but he said something like in Brown’s first or second year they were in the weight room and Brown was walking back and fourth calling himself the greatest, or something like that. The guy than turned to the trainer he was working with and said “the worst decision this team can ever make is giving that guy money”
