Eagles 2025-2026 Season

[phillychuck]

Failing the physical sort of makes him damaged goods...maybe trade for him on the cheap? You’d have to know why he failed...

[zambonir]

Article says Ravens may just try to change the terms. Hardly unheard of. I don't think Ravens would be allowed to share their report, but Eagles would get their own (plus, gossip).

Technically it's how the Phillies got Luzardo (Cubs backed out of a trade due to medical concerns). And how the Blue Jays signed Jeff Hoffman after two other teams bailed on him.

[Pat_Burrell]

I saw the comments about possibly failing the physical as the reason. However, I also read he can’t officially take the physical until tomorrow as that’s when the new league season officially starts. Very odd

[zambonir]

The ESPN piece says he took the physical, it's just that the trade itself was not official. The piece has a lot more info now, it includes a quote from Neil ElAttrache (Harper's doctor too) referencing the fact that the Ravens already evaluated him. He and Crosby's agent say he's fine. Either they legit didn't like what they saw since he's not yet recovered from the surgery or they are just trying to change the terms.

[Pat_Burrell]

Taking on Crosby's contract AND giving up 2 1sts including a very high pick this year was not ideal. Signing Trey Hendrickson and keeping that draft capital does seem like a much wiser decision. Raiders are suddenly in a tough spot since they now know they won't be getting 2 1sts and already allocated a lot of cap space to free agent signings. That Balt early 1st in this year's draft would have really helped their rebuild

[phillychuck]

Doctor explains Crosby recovery:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OybAGhQNFwM

[xogfog]

Eagles restructure Dickerson's contract and bring back Mann on a 4 year deal.

[phillychuck]

Another mock with Proctor and Smith at the top. Back-to-back TEs late. I love Koziol as a receiver.

[allentown]

I like this a lot better than the projections I'm seeing in the media. Ridiculous projections which have us leading off with a WR and CB in whatever order. You put our top needs first with good prospects. You give us two long shots at TE -- we are going to sign Goedert or a FA there. A WR as our 4th guy is fine, since we've needed a #3 WR. Stephens a good shot at backup if we have the injury problems we did this past season. I'm glad Dickerson is back but don't trust his health. Proctor a plus get -- I'm not counting on close to a full season from Lane. But -- weren't you the guy who wanted nothing to do with Allar. I'd look at a kicker in that spot.

[phillychuck]

I’m changing my mind daily about Allar. Hated him at PSU, thought he was a blockhead, but lately I’m wondering if he just was working in a bad, bad situation there. He’s a lottery ticket for sure, might stink, might be a good #2. I looked at kickers last draft but there is not much to choose from in the top 4 or 5, so you can sign one as a UDFA. I guess Zvada would be the play there.

[dcsman]

I’m adamantly against Allar. There are basic things a top-skilled quarterback has or does not have at an elite level and he doesn’t have them. The number of times I saw him throw across his body or off his back foot or into horrible coverages in big game situations is innumerable to count. Personally, I hope A.J. stays and think his situation is overblown. I am worried about our O-line though.

[xogfog]

I got lucky with this mock, getting Fano, Howell and Smith where I did. Demmings and Coleman JR. are favorite sleeper picks of mine. Allar is polarizing, but he undebatably has tools, I agree with PC, he was in a bad position in PS, especially with lack of talent at WR during his time there. As a third string development QB, I think he could be taught up to match his mental game with his physical traits. Certainly worth a flyer with the 215th pick.

[Florida_Sunshine]

I think the kicker from Florida may be better.

[phillychuck]

A real polarizing pick is S Genesis Smith from Arizona, who I keep taking early and xofog took at 68 in his latest mock (above). Moist evaluators have him around 50-70 on their big boards, but Fran Duffy of PHLY, who I respect, really dislikes him. I expect the Eagles may be out on him because of slow reads and an average 40 time for a safety. He was only a 3-star recruit out of HS, and the Eagles tend to go for higher star recruits with higher RAS scores. I’ll go in a different direction next time I think.

[xogfog]

I used to be a moist evaluator!

[allentown]

The Eagles were put in bad positions in multiple games because Elliott just doesn't have it anymore. Two fair seasons in a row. A plus kicker, with the 60+ range some of the new kickers have shown, is easily worth an extra win. The old mantra that kickers aren't worth drafting is wrong. A plus kicker is worth a 6th round pick today, especially for an Eagles team with two picks in 6th round and a bottom-half of league place kicker.

[Florida_Sunshine]

[allentown]

Nice job, especially since directly focused on the Eagle's key needs.

[phillychuck]

Kicker folks, I see Smack rated 4th among eligible kickers and Zvada 1st in most places. Any ideas what people see as the difference?

How happy are we with Proctor in round 1 (which I see a lot of places)? I read something yesterday implying he had a lot of red flags which is the first I’ve seen anything negative about him. And stories are starting to come from the beats that the Eagles like Cam Williams and that he’s gotten much stronger over the off-season so far.

[Florida_Sunshine]

Compare stats, Smack is better than Zvada.

Sites seem to want to focus on 2024 for Zvada but in 2025 I think he was like 67% on FG.