Oso planning to go pro
Two defensive players had to be held back from approaching Pederson.
I assume you haven’t played competitive sports.
I don’t know. I feel when pre-season rolls around, this will all be in the past. People will be excited about their new draft pick that will hopefully give them the best chance to win in 2021.
I don’t know. I feel when pre-season rolls around, this will all be in the past. People will be excited about their new draft pick that will hopefully give them the best chance to win in 2021. First and foremost, it’s a business. We hear that all the time. The best business decision was for Philly to lose that game.A lot of these reactions were heat of the moment. I think he’s more likely to lose the locker room for being 4-11-1 than how he coached in Week 17.
First and foremost, it’s a business. We hear that all the time. The best business decision was for Philly to lose that game.
Moving up a whopping three spots in the draft may be a slightly decent business decision for the franchise - though maybe not, given Eagles recent drafts - but it's far from a good business decision for Pederson. He damaged relationships with his top two QBs and several other veterans, tarnished his reputation around the league, and it's wishful thinking to believe it'll all be forgotten in a few months.
Because he inserted the back up quarterback in the fourth quarter of the meaningless last game of the season?Seriously, let's try to be less dramatic here.
He didn't just insert the backup QB. He inserted a third-string QB who hadn't played a down in more than two years into a competitive game. He clearly was trying to lose.It may have been meaningless to you, but it clearly wasn't to his players, or the rest of the league.Not sure what I said that's dramatic, though. If you think that the reports that several Eagles players were and are pissed off about it - including direct quotes from Miles Sanders today - are meaningless drama, that's fine. Wrong, but fine.
Two defensive players had to be held back from approaching Pederson. Center Jason Kelce and another offensive starter went to the coach to ask him why he had pulled the starting quarterback with the Eagles trailing by only three.Hurts was distraught, as well. Even though he had been told Wednesday that there was a chance Sudfeld could play, he couldn’t understand why Pederson would make the switch, sources close to the situation said.I assume you haven’t played competitive sports. Once the coach loses respect, he has lost the team.
Wow. Really inflammatory stuff there.
Even if he is toning down his true emotions here, there is really nothing to suggest that Pedersen "damaged relationships" with players in the locker room or "tarnished his reputation" around the league.
rumors that Carson Wentz requested a trade, good luck with that contract.
Easy with the straw man.There's loads of evidence. Players, coaches, former players, former coaches, executives, analysts, etc., across the league have said so. This isn't just Skip Bayless and Stephen A. going on rants. These are his players and his peers around the league, along with the reasonable voices who cover the NFL (i.e. Chris Collinsworth, Steve Marinucci, Charles Robinson).You're just choosing to ignore and/or downplay their comments because they don't fit the "manufactured drama" hill you're apparently happy to die on.
The incredible decline of Carson Wentz baffles me. I saw him live prior to the knee injury and said at the time that no QB reminded me more of Rodgers in his ability to make smart decisions, deliver pinpoint accurate throws on the run, and use his legs both within the pocket and to pick up yardage when necessary. Now he's just got a big bag of nothing.I don't even know if he is worth a flier as a backup QB. I can't think of a QB that has fallen so far out of form and then regained a high level of play.
I don't even know if he is worth a flier as a backup QB. I can't think of a QB that has fallen so far out of form and then regained a high level of play.
Jim Plunkett?
Kurt Warner
Ryan Tannehill
Redskins aren't playing this weekend.
Hard to break old habits. fixed it. hope they get a real nickname next year.
Just pulling your chain. It would be real nice as a Packer fan to see the WFT, Rams and Bears win this weekend. I think the only one with a shot though is WFT because they're playing at home and have a decent defense. Not sure they can score enough points though.
I have zero feel for any of these wild card games this weekend. I could see the Bills blowing out Indy, or Indy gets the ball first, grinds out time of possession, gets an early Allen pick and makes it a game.Rams/Seahawks...no clue, Seattle is a real unconvincing 12-4.Tampa should win easy, but WFT has the no one believes in us mantra, and to beat Brady, you have to knock him down, which Washington can do. I have no idea how WFT scores.I think the wonkiest game will be Bears/Saints. Total gut feeling on that. Saints have lost at home their last two playoff games. Bears have to get to Brees to have a chance.