Such a shame. Not a starter and never will be but he was nice on STs and good enough in the open field to be a viable/decent #4
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*Official 2016 Philadelphia Eagles* - The year of Change (1 Viewer)
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voiceofunreason
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By turning it on I would mean playing like the top 10 talent he could be, being the wr1 and dominating the RZ and being a deep play threat. Now the odds of that happening are debateable but that's the only wr they have that looks to have much upside. The rest are what they are.
Kwai Chang Caine
Footballguy
Huff is some serious serious trouble. New Jersey has strict gun laws. He's looking at 5 years for the gun and 2 for the bullies. Mandatory minimum.
Is is anyone shocked that Doug is letting him play? Some coaches would have cut him outright. This team is getting a little like Cinicinatti.
Is is anyone shocked that Doug is letting him play? Some coaches would have cut him outright. This team is getting a little like Cinicinatti.
Insein
Footballguy
Not shocked at all. No sentence pending. NFL has said nothing. Guys gonna play. That's standard for all 32 teams. It's only when you get into the domestic abuse area that it gets a bit shady for teams now. They don't want the public appearance that they don't care.
Bigboy10182000
Footballguy
And FYI, unless its a guy beating his spouse (or anyone) I really don't care anyway. Smoke weed, with a gun, while speeding is fine with me. Just catch some damn TD's
Just seems crazy that a guy might be heading to jail for 5 years and he's just suiting up and playing a football game like its no big deal. How does that not get in his head??
Might be his last game as an Eagle.
sdseagles
Footballguy
Insein
Footballguy
No one said it wouldn't bother him. The game might be a welcome distraction I would think.
Kwai Chang Caine
Footballguy
That didn't work out for Plaxico Burress. NY and NJ do not mess around with gun laws. Maybe you're right but I'm not sure how he beats this, these gun laws are super strict.need2know said:
Insein
Footballguy
Yea there's pretty much no wiggle room if a judge wants to apply the letter of the law.
Kwai Chang Caine
Footballguy
I don't think anyone is mentioning that Huff also got a DUI. He was stoned and had two ounces of pot with him. That's not exactly a small amount. So he's already going to go into the league program for that alone. I'm kinda surprised Doug is letting him play. Andy likely would have cut him and someone like Belichick definitely cuts him. These are catastrophically poor decisions this guy has made. He's been here three years and most of the players live in jersey. I guess it's a giant assumption but doesn't he know the laws? Guess not. The other idiot Bradham walks into an airport with gun. What the hell is wrong with these guys? I get they often come from terrible bacjgorunds and many have learning deficits but doesn't anyone council these guys on the laws? I guess they do but falls on deaf ears...
Few key things from the ESPN Article:
Huff confirmed that the gun is licensed in Texas, and acknowledged that he wasn't as familiar with the New Jersey laws as he should have been. He said that he felt his life has been threatened in the past, which is why he chooses to carry a gun.
"I'm a professional athlete. What professional athlete don't have a gun?" Huff said. Asked if he believes if everybody in the Eagles locker room and around the league carries a gun, he said, "I do. Yes, I do."
Coach Doug Pederson said that there would not be any immediate discipline as a result of the arrest, and that the plan as of now is for Huff to play Sunday at the New York Giants.
Huff confirmed that the gun is licensed in Texas, and acknowledged that he wasn't as familiar with the New Jersey laws as he should have been. He said that he felt his life has been threatened in the past, which is why he chooses to carry a gun.
"I'm a professional athlete. What professional athlete don't have a gun?" Huff said. Asked if he believes if everybody in the Eagles locker room and around the league carries a gun, he said, "I do. Yes, I do."
Coach Doug Pederson said that there would not be any immediate discipline as a result of the arrest, and that the plan as of now is for Huff to play Sunday at the New York Giants.
Wrong thread to be sure, but there's something to be said for Huff's argument here. Regardless of what side of the gun debate you're on, it's insane that we have vastly different gun laws from one locale to another. States rights meant a heck of a lot more in 1800 when it took a couple of days to travel from New York to Baltimore, and the overwhelming number of people never lived in a state other than the one they were born in (or migrated to from Europe) instead of today where you can travel 2000 miles in just a few hours or instantly communicate with anyone virtually anywhere in the world.
Agree 100% and had the exact same thing occur to me when I read the details of Huff's arrest.
But at the same time, it's not like he just got traded here from Texas last week. Dude's been in Philly 3 years, and before that spent a 4-year college career in Oregon, which itself isn't exactly a Second Amendment hotbed. There's a difference between "didn't know" and "didn't give enough of a #### to bother learning", and Huff sounds like he was definitely on the wrong side of that chasm.
thread title, by the way.
Eagles release Huff.......
CentralPA
Footballguy
Really sux they couldn't get a deal done before the deadline. Howie presser at 12:20.
Promote Turner to active roster?
Promote Turner to active roster?
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Kwai Chang Caine
Footballguy
Maybe Huff's mentor Chip Kelly is looking for some high character, culture guys and will give him a job. And Toad Kelly is welcome to Nelso "I can't catch a football but I can grab an ### at a stripclub" Agholar.
Bigboy10182000
Footballguy
Had to be done.
Kwai Chang Caine
Footballguy
jasvic
Footballguy
babydemon90
Footballguy
It means we'll be paying big $$$ to Alshon Jeffrey this offseason.... Not much else out there... DeSean or Garcon from Washington maybe, they aren't bringing both of them back.
I don't even want Desean back. I'm just over him. Jeff would be the dream for sure though, we definitely need some help and hopefully not through the draft. Don't want another young guy that's gonna take a year or two to develop. Feel like we can win next season.
CentralPA
Footballguy
babydemon90
Footballguy
There's also Terance Williams, although I expect Dallas will resign him. Michael Floyd from AZ - they picked up his 5th year option, are they going to keep him for that though? Seems to be getting phased out of their offense. He would not be a #1, but there aren't a ton of options out there. Pryor is a FA as well, but I'd expect Cleveland to keep him.
Among the guys he drafted (or at least drafted during his tenure), here's the complete list of those who've played for the Birds this year ...
Games
Rk
Player
Year
Age
Draft
Tm
Lg
G
GS
1
Nelson Agholor
2016
23
1-20
PHI
NFL
7
6
2
Jordan Matthews
2016
24
2-42
PHI
NFL
7
6
3
Zach Ertz
2016
26
2-35
PHI
NFL
5
5
4
Bennie Logan
2016
27
3-67
PHI
NFL
5
5
5
Lane Johnson
2016
26
1-4
PHI
NFL
4
4
6
Beau Allen
2016
25
7-224
PHI
NFL
7
2
7
Josh Huff
2016
25
3-86
PHI
NFL
7
2
8
Jaylen Watkins
2016
24
4-101
PHI
NFL
7
1
9
Marcus Smith
2016
24
1-26
PHI
NFL
7
0
... minus Hollowpoint Huff now, of course.
Sproles, I think, is the only one left that Chip acquired via trade. And incoming FAs from the Chip Buys the Groceries Era? Hoo boy. There's Mathews, Carroll, and ... ummmm ... probably one or two more that I'm forgetting, but yeah. Overall not a great look for the ol' Chipper.
Insein
Footballguy
Skoo
Footballguy
I'm not an insider by any means but everything I've read suggests the Bears are expecting to be without Alshon next year. There's even a conspiracy going around that that's the reason he wasn't getting a ton of targets like usual, that they wanted to bring Kevin White up as he's their future #1.
Even though he is constantly banged up, I'd love to add him to the worst WR corps in all of football.
Bigboy10182000
Footballguy
Doug F'd us in the first half.
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
Bigboy10182000
Footballguy
Dougie costed us these last 2.
jasvic
Footballguy
At some point when this keeps happening you have to accept you're not the better team. The rookie QB and coach are both acting like rookies. They both have to show they can learn and grow and improve. The receivers are still a hot mess, though today was an improvement for them. The defense is only at good as the line, and today they disappeared for too much of the game. There's potential there, and I thought they could take advantage of this garbage division this year, but for now with their inconsistencies, they're part of the garbage. So yeah, I've given up on this season with playoffs but not for watching them grow and build.
Kwai Chang Caine
Footballguy
I've never seen a franchise so reactionary. One day the owner has his arm around an arrested player, the next--he's canned. The week before the team goes completely conservative and the next they act like they are playing Tecmo Bowl.
Hard to to figure out...
Hard to to figure out...
Insein
Footballguy
Lighten up Francis.
They'll bounce back and beat Atlanta because it's at home. But this team looks a lot more like who we thought they were. 7-9, 8-8 with a rookie QB getting his first taste of the league.
My concern is with Doug making all these mental mistakes the last few weeks.
NajehHejan
Footballguy
You guys are giving the receivers a pass. I agree that they didn't have a lot of egregious drops. But there were plenty of plays to be made where they just didn't come through. Play calling was awful, definitely the major problem. Defense dd the best they could. Tight ends did great. WR didn't make tough plays. Yes Carson was inaccurate but you have to bail him out when his throw isn't money. DGB blows. No catches on how many targets? Most of them key concersions we needed. Cut him!
Carson threw high and tossed 2 picks right off the bat. Put us in a big hole.
We clawed back slowly but Doug went for it on 4th and short in FG range TWICE, and failed both times. Hit either of those FGs and we win the game (we were in FG range at end of game and would have only been down 2)
Also got a FG blocked.
Brutal.
we are just the least-clutch team ever. So frustrating when all our wins are convincing wins, and anytime we are in a close game we NEVER get the win. 0-4 in 1 possession games is brutal especially when we're 4-0 in 2+ possession games. Absolutely no finish.
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