Ball Security: how Philly Stole the NFC Crown

Montana Tom wrote:

Three key FA signings in March:
Dominant RG
Dominant LG 
Dominant DL

I don't believe you have to fix Bradbury if he gets superior play on either side of him.
With Darrisaw back and O'Neil on the other side, we would have an amazingly stout OL.

And I like Harrison Phillips in a huge way as a person.  He is just not as dominant of a hole-plugger as some of the others on the remaining Super Bowl-bound teams.
Three signings which we can afford with a QB on his rookie deal.

I think you have to add CB to the list. I dont know what is realistic to expect in FA anymore. 

Last year the Vikings blew it out of the water and we didnt realize it till the regular season started. There are just a lot of teams with same needs and a lot of $ to spend. 

I would be delighted to plug one of those holes in FA and another with the draft.

I did think the refs warning the Redskins that they could award the score if the redskins continued to jump offsides. I can see the warning when luvu was jumping over the line, but a DLine flinching in that type of situation is expected. What else are they supposed to do, put down a welcome mat?

purplefaithful wrote:

I think you have to add CB to the list. I dont know what is realistic to expect in FA anymore. 

Last year the Vikings blew it out of the water and we didnt realize it till the regular season started. There are just a lot of teams with same needs and a lot of $ to spend. 

I would be delighted to plug one of those holes in FA and another with the draft.

Yes, I was considering CB as well.  Mekhi Blackmon will be back.  We are going to have to burn some of that available Cap Room capital to retain Bynum and Byron Murphy for sure.  Will Stephon Gilmore finally retire?  Will Dirty Harry give us one more kick at the can?  

Kwesi surprised us all with what rabbits he was able to pull out of the hat during FA with those off-the-chart surprise signings.  After whiffing on his first draft, he's been earning his keep.

Montana Tom wrote:

Yes, I was considering CB as well.  Mekhi Blackmon will be back.  We are going to have to burn some of that available Cap Room capital to retain Bynum and Byron Murphy for sure.  Will Stephon Gilmore finally retire?  Will Dirty Harry give us one more kick at the can?  
Kwesi surprised us all with what rabbits he was able to pull out of the hat during FA with those off-the-chart surprise signings.  After whiffing on his first draft, he's been earning his keep.

I dont see Harry coming back tbh...Even with Flores returning. 

Maybe it was just the emotion of the moment, but his interviews at season end seemed pretty final.

I don't think Philly 'stole' anything, they were gifted some things that changed the dynamic of the game. I mean, Barkley rushed for 115 yards and 3 TDs regardless. Hurts was efficient and the Eagles could afford to be more conservative in their gameplan being gifted those turnovers early and then there was no way that Washington was going to get back into this game with the rushing attack that Philly can lay out there. The Giants should be made to take a season off for the idiocy of letting Saquon Barkley leave. Honestly, I think Detroit was the best team in the NFC, but injuries decimated their D. Otherwise, I don't see them losing in the playoffs. Thank God for small favors, lol. ;)

MaroonBells wrote:

And with that, all interest in the Super Bowl is gone. For me anyway. No young rookie sensation in Daniels, no 5th attempt at a Super Bowl victory with the Bills. There's really no story at all, just a game it seems we've seen a hundred times. Good day to go snowboarding I guess. 

I have to say Kansas City is amazing. They can look like shit all season, but they always seem to pull it together for the playoffs. It makes me wonder if Andy Reid might not save certain things for the postseason.

Montana Tom wrote:

Three key FA signings in March:
Dominant RG
Dominant LG 
Dominant DL

I don't believe you have to fix Bradbury if he gets superior play on either side of him.
With Darrisaw back and O'Neil on the other side, we would have an amazingly stout OL.

And I like Harrison Phillips in a huge way as a person.  He is just not as dominant of a hole-plugger as some of the others on the remaining Super Bowl-bound teams.
Three signings which we can afford with a QB on his rookie deal.

Bradbury has been an issue regardless of who has lined up next to him,  eventually you have to look at the guy getting his ass handed to him as the problem.  These big DTs are a handful,  but thats the job and GB isnt up for it.

JimmyinSD wrote:

Bradbury has been an issue regardless of who has lined up next to him,  eventually you have to look at the guy getting his ass handed to him as the problem.  These big DTs are a handful,  but thats the job and GB isnt up for it.

I agree with this. Bradbury gets man handled against even decent DT in games. Not just bad, but he gets thrown around. There needs to be an upgrade there. The Philly defense would eat him alive. There would be constant pressure up the middle.