NFL 2015

[Cutz]

The Summer depth chart has been released

Where is this?

I looked around and didn't see one. It's the official team one?

[Cutz]

And remember kids,

[Cutz]

Srsly tho, this is what I'm thinking for camp battles and final roster. I have the total numbers hammered down to about 56, 57, so still need a few cuts in there.

[Duchess]

Where is this?

I looked around and didn't see one. It's the official team one?

It was stated in an alert I got the other day. I don't know anything about depth charts so I was just parroting what I read. I can't tell you exactly where it came from because I get alerts from a few different sources.

[Cutz]

Depth charts are exactly the excel image I posted. A ranking of players per position showing who would be next to fill that role if the starter got injured, suspended, or missed a game otherwise.

So with running backs, DeMarco Murray would start the game, but if he wasn't available, Ryan Mathews would start. In our case, both Mathews and Sproles will probably get to play snaps during a game, but you expect players higher on the depth chart to get a proportionate amount of playing time.

Another example would be that Vinny Curry might come in for 3^rd and long in place of Ced Thornton, because Thorn is a great run defender but Vinny is a better pass rusher, but Thornton would still be the starter and higher on the depth chart because he plays 1^st and 2^nd down which there are more of in the game.

[Duchess]

I haven't been paying attention to what the other teams in our division have been doing and I saw someone commenting on the great picks that Dallas got. Is that true? Is it cause for concern? I'm not someone who believes that just because a player has great success in college means he will be a great success in the NFL.

[Cutz]

well, they went high risk, high reward and then won a lucky player's choice signing.

Byron Jones is a highly athletic corner who set a combine record in the long jump. He's not as good a player as athlete, but with coaching up he could be insane. Randy Gregory was their pick in the 2^nd, and he was expected to go in the top 10 picks of the draft until reports came out about him smoking weed all the time and he failed the combine drug test or something. So he could be crazy good if he gets his head straight, or he could be a huge bust.

Then La'el Collins signed with Dallas. He was expected to be a first round offensive tackle, except a report came out that he was wanted for questioning by police regarding the murder of his pregnant ex-gf. So nobody drafted him in the first round, and a statement by his reps said if he was selected after the third round, he'd just sit the year and get redrafted next year. So then he wasn't drafted at all cause who wants to waste a pick on someone that says they will sit the year? So then he couldn't be drafted next year because he's an undrafted free agent, not a drafted player. Then police found he wasn't the baby's father, which apparently cleared him of the murder, so he lost millions of dollars but got to choose where he wanted to play.

And he chose Dallas. So they got basically 3 players worthy of first round picks by using their first, their second, and luck.

But it's cool, I just played them in Madden on All-Pro difficulty and the Eagles trounced them, in large part due to Kiko Alonso's game sealing interception and like 4 sacks by our Dline (which is somewhat realistic if our secondary can cover for more than 3 seconds this year)

[Blindgreed1]

well, they went high risk, high reward and then won a lucky player's choice signing.

Byron Jones is a highly athletic corner who set a combine record in the long jump. He's not as good a player as athlete, but with coaching up he could be insane. Randy Gregory was their pick in the 2^nd, and he was expected to go in the top 10 picks of the draft until reports came out about him smoking weed all the time and he failed the combine drug test or something. So he could be crazy good if he gets his head straight, or he could be a huge bust.

Then La'el Collins signed with Dallas. He was expected to be a first round offensive tackle, except a report came out that he was wanted for questioning by police regarding the murder of his pregnant ex-gf. So nobody drafted him in the first round, and a statement by his reps said if he was selected after the third round, he'd just sit the year and get redrafted next year. So then he wasn't drafted at all cause who wants to waste a pick on someone that says they will sit the year? So then he couldn't be drafted next year because he's an undrafted free agent, not a drafted player. Then police found he wasn't the baby's father, which apparently cleared him of the murder, so he lost millions of dollars but got to choose where he wanted to play.

And he chose Dallas. So they got basically 3 players worthy of first round picks by using their first, their second, and luck.

But it's cool, I just played them in Madden on All-Pro difficulty and the Eagles trounced them, in large part due to Kiko Alonso's game sealing interception and like 4 sacks by our Dline (which is somewhat realistic if our secondary can cover for more than 3 seconds this year)

I was really hoping we'd land Jones.

[Cutz]

Dante Fowler, the third overall pick in the draft by the Jax Jags, is likely out for the season with an ACL tear.


That sux... so hard. Tough break kid.

[Cutz]

Oh my god. I just saw Rasheed Bailey on PE.com and thought he looked really familiar.

The kid went to the high school I worked at a few years back. I was constantly on his ass for trouble-making.

[Cutz]

Apparently the next Eagles trend story is that Chip Kelly deliberately added players with major injury concerns while adding a new "Reconditioning" program/title to one of his staff. The catchphrase is, "Professional athletes shouldn't rehab the same way your grandmother does."

Do media in other cities try this hard to MAKE UP sports news? i mean seriously. The average Philly analyst is more akin to a soap opera writer than a legitimate reporter of facts.

[Duchess]

I dislike all the beat reporters. You'd think the hometown media would support their team while reporting the news but they all write like they hate the Eagles. I often feel like they fabricate stories or at the very least, embellish.

[Cutz]

When I think about the ridiculousness of the headlines... it's infuriating. "Chip traded DJax because of gang ties." "Chip traded for Sam Bradford to get Marcus Mariota." "Chip failed to get Mariota." "Chip traded Shady because he's racist." Now it'll be, "Chip plays god with injured players."

WTF guys. Speculation is great and all, but how do you base entire articles on guesses and conjecture and honestly call yourself a reporter?

[Blindgreed1]

When I think about the ridiculousness of the headlines... it's infuriating. "Chip traded DJax because of gang ties." "Chip traded for Sam Bradford to get Marcus Mariota." "Chip failed to get Mariota." "Chip traded Shady because he's racist." Now it'll be, "Chip plays god with injured players."

WTF guys. Speculation is great and all, but how do you base entire articles on guesses and conjecture and honestly call yourself a reporter?

Our fan base is to blame. If this crap was rejected by the collective masses you wouldn't see so much of it.

[Jimbone]

When I think about the ridiculousness of the headlines... it's infuriating. "Chip traded DJax because of gang ties." "Chip traded for Sam Bradford to get Marcus Mariota." "Chip failed to get Mariota." "Chip traded Shady because he's racist." Now it'll be, "Chip plays god with injured players."

WTF guys. Speculation is great and all, but how do you base entire articles on guesses and conjecture and honestly call yourself a reporter?

Philly sports are brutal... between shitty columnists and radio like WIP, it has to be one of the toughest towns to play and coach in.

[Duchess]

So what's going to happen to Tom Brady? Anything meaningful?

[Midwest Spy]

So what's going to happen to Tom Brady? Anything meaningful?

4 game suspension.

[Duchess]

Did you already know that? I just heard it as breaking news seconds ago.

[Midwest Spy]

Did you already know that? I just heard it as breaking news seconds ago.

You know I'm good at what I do.

I figured Goodell would have to come down fairly hard to avoid a perception of taking it easy on Kraft & the Pats.

[Duchess]

I figured Goodell would have to come down fairly hard to avoid a perception of taking it easy on Kraft & the Pats.

The Pats were fined a million bucks. I don't think four games is a lot, 8 would have been better.

I'm not a Pats hater nor do I have a hard on for Tom Brady but I think a four game suspension borders on insignificant.