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Title: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Diomedes on March 07, 2018, 02:42:52 PM
Traded with a 7th round pick for Marcus Johnson and a fifth round pick.

Under contract for three more years, with a 2018 salary of 7.4M

Considering this move puts the Eagles even further over the cap, Howie must have some other shtein lined up.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Diomedes on March 07, 2018, 02:43:51 PM
https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/971465417620324352
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: hbionic on March 07, 2018, 02:45:49 PM
Again, who was Marcus Johnson and did he ever actually play on the field?
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: SD on March 07, 2018, 02:47:06 PM
Bennett's an absolute monster when he's healthy.

Contract breakdown
2018 Salary Cap Charge: $7,375,000
% of 2018 Team Cap: 4.15%
2018 Cash Payout: $5,650,000
% of 2018 Team Cash Spending: 4.26%
2018 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.77
Total Contract Value: $29,500,000
Annual Contract Value: $9,833,333
Position Ranking: 3/93 at 43DE
Fully Guaranteed Money: $8,000,000
Age: 32
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 274
College: Texas A&M
Accrued Seasons: 9
Entry: 2009 Undrafted Free Agent (Seahawks)
Year Signed: 2016
Contract Type: Extension
Free Agency: 2021   (UFA)


Not sure how Howie keeps doing what he's doing but I'm not complaining
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Diomedes on March 07, 2018, 02:53:19 PM
Quote from: hbionic on March 07, 2018, 02:45:49 PM
Again, who was Marcus Johnson and did he ever actually play on the field?

Quick, small stature WR, showed promise, but didn't do much with his few opportunities.  Mack Hollins won more playing time than Johnson for the WR4 spot.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JohnMa07.htm



Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Eagaholic on March 07, 2018, 02:58:56 PM
Nice thing about getting a player in a trade is that it usually wipes out most or all guaranteed money so he can be cut/traded at any time without a cap hit. This in turn gives a lot of leverage in negotiating Graham's next contract but also decrease the likelihood he'll be able to stay.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Don Ho on March 07, 2018, 03:01:06 PM
Wow!  for a 5th and Marcus Johnson?  WTF?
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: QB Eagles on March 07, 2018, 03:06:28 PM
Eagles becoming the all-activist team.

This is a major add for the Eagles to an already-scary roster.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Eagaholic on March 07, 2018, 03:07:18 PM
I wouldn't have been surprised to see Eagles go DE in the draft, I like that this frees them up for another position. I've never been a believer in the BPA myth, at least how most people understand it, but they have that luxury if they can secure a decent LB.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Diomedes on March 07, 2018, 03:11:07 PM
You're not kidding, QB.  Bennett isn't as tactful as Jenkins, but he should fit right in with the spirit of the team regarding social justice and the like.

-----

On the field...Bennet can move inside, too.  Schwarz has to be elated to get another versatile talent on the front 4.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: General_Failure on March 07, 2018, 03:51:48 PM
I hope he doesn't bring that petty Seattle bullshtein with him.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: ice grillin you on March 07, 2018, 04:30:10 PM
Quote from: Eagaholic on March 07, 2018, 03:07:18 PM
I wouldn't have been surprised to see Eagles go DE in the draft, I like that this frees them up for another position.

not that they draft for need anyway but it dopesnt free them up...he will be 33 before next season ends....hes basically this years chris long...this doesnt affect the future at all

Quote from: QB Eagles on March 07, 2018, 03:06:28 PM
Eagles becoming the all-activist team.

he has a book coming out next week called 'things that make white people uncomfortable'

his should perfectly troll the trumpers in the fan base
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Rome on March 07, 2018, 05:01:00 PM
I got the news via text chain.  One of the replies:

"Great.  Another cop-hating racist.  Just what I needed to put me over the top to never watch them again."

I didn't reply.  Just blocked that idiot. 
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Rome on March 07, 2018, 05:04:43 PM
Btw... love this.  Bye Vinny, though.  👋
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: ice grillin you on March 07, 2018, 05:06:09 PM
Quote from: Rome on March 07, 2018, 05:01:00 PM
I got the news via text chain.  One of the replies:

"Great.  Another cop-hating racist.  Just what I needed to put me over the top to never watch them again."

hes gonna burn his paul grasmanis jersey
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Rome on March 07, 2018, 05:08:53 PM
You made a comment about Trump loving Eagles fans.  I'm pretty convinced that means most of them at this point.  In fact this message board is one of the few places that liberals rules the roost.  Certainly the official board is brimming with racist Neanderthals.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: MDS on March 07, 2018, 05:13:37 PM
if this moves costs them a super bowl (it wont) and eliminates all the MAGAers from the fan base i will do it 100 times over
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Eagaholic on March 07, 2018, 06:15:13 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 07, 2018, 04:30:10 PM
Quote from: Eagaholic on March 07, 2018, 03:07:18 PM
I wouldn't have been surprised to see Eagles go DE in the draft, I like that this frees them up for another position.

not that they draft for need anyway but it dopesnt free them up...he will be 33 before next season ends....hes basically this years chris long...this doesnt affect the future at all

Quote from: QB Eagles on March 07, 2018, 03:06:28 PM
Eagles becoming the all-activist team.

he has a book coming out next week called 'things that make white people uncomfortable'

his should perfectly troll the trumpers in the fan base
so you think they may still go defensive end in the first round?
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Sgt PSN on March 07, 2018, 06:27:42 PM
A casual acquaintance pointed out to me on FB that he is a huge pos because he abandoned a puppy in a kennel when he moved from Tampa to Seattle and then avoided calls from the kennel.  I didn't know this. Or maybe I did read about it and just forgot.

Regardless, I think this ranks pretty farging low on the list of things that I give a shtein about. He didn't want the dog anymore and left it in a kennel and then avoided paying the bill. Not like he left it chained to a tree in his backyard and left. The pup was fine, it was left with a competent dog care facility and now has a home. So he's basically a zesty customer. Oh noes!
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: ice grillin you on March 07, 2018, 06:32:46 PM
Quote from: Eagaholic on March 07, 2018, 06:15:13 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 07, 2018, 04:30:10 PM
Quote from: Eagaholic on March 07, 2018, 03:07:18 PM
I wouldn't have been surprised to see Eagles go DE in the draft, I like that this frees them up for another position.

not that they draft for need anyway but it dopesnt free them up...he will be 33 before next season ends....hes basically this years chris long...this doesnt affect the future at all

Quote from: QB Eagles on March 07, 2018, 03:06:28 PM
Eagles becoming the all-activist team.

he has a book coming out next week called 'things that make white people uncomfortable'

his should perfectly troll the trumpers in the fan base
so you think they may still go defensive end in the first round?

if thats the best player on the board absolutely...howie learned under banner and banners #1 philosophy was/is you cant win with out strong lines...so all things close to equal i think DL/OL will always get a slight bump but at the end of the day other than QB i think they will always take the BPA under howie/douglas
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: General_Failure on March 07, 2018, 06:50:07 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on March 07, 2018, 06:27:42 PM
A casual acquaintance pointed out to me on FB that he is a huge pos because he abandoned a puppy in a kennel when he moved from Tampa to Seattle and then avoided calls from the kennel.  I didn't know this. Or maybe I did read about it and just forgot.

This is literally the worst thing an Eagle has ever done to a dog.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on March 07, 2018, 07:19:00 PM
Mike Bennett
Damon Moore
Mike Vick

In that order
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Rome on March 07, 2018, 08:03:41 PM
^ Ruff talk ^
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Diomedes on March 07, 2018, 08:56:27 PM
don't forget Thomas Hamner yo
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Diomedes on March 08, 2018, 07:34:22 AM
https://twitter.com/JimmyKempski/status/971475920870694912 19

QuoteEagles traded a 7 and Matt Tobin to Seattle for a 5. Seattle than traded a 7 and Michael Bennett for a 5 and Marcus Johnson.

The Eagles basically traded Matt Tobin and Marcus Johnson for Michael Bennett

What's more, the Seahawks are on the hook for 5M of Bennett's salary cap for this year.

Reddit poster breaks down how this trade for Bennett relates to the Vinny Curry situation and the cap

QuoteReports were that they would ultimately just release him. From what I could gather from over the cap, Michael Bennet will carry a $1.65M base salary, and a $4m roster bonus. It is likely that we, not Seattle, are responsible for the roster bonus, giving us a $5.65M hit for this upcoming season on Bennet.

Curry has a cap hit this season of $11M. However, we don't save all of that if we cut/trade him. If the cut/trade is pre-June 1, we only save $5M, which doesn't fully cover Bennet. So cutting Curry prior to June 1 and getting Bennet costs us more money. Not a good deal on its own.

But as a post June 1 cut, we save $9M (same with a post June 1 trade).

Bottom line, expect Curry to remain on the roster now, unless we get an amazing deal, and then be designated as a post June-1 cut (EDIT: To be clear, they can cut him today and designate him as a post June 1 cut. They can do this with a max of 2 players). By effectively swapping Curry for Bennet, we'd be saving $3.35M for this season.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: ice grillin you on March 08, 2018, 08:00:35 AM
5.65 is the number now...however i would expect them to roll his roster bonus into a signing bonus which would save them an extra 2 million this year

also the homer jimmy kempski thing is so stupid...the tobin trade happened last year its done

the eagles traded marcus johnson and approximately 75-100 spots in the draft (from the 5th round to the 7th) for one year of 32/33 year old michael bennent who was going to be released if he couldnt be traded...

im not saying they paid a lot
they didnt
as they shouldnt have for a player in bennents position

but kempski thinks he so cute lol'ing all over twitter by including the tobin deal...ftr i have an unhealthy hatred of kempski and i dont even know why i follow him....but still hes a pos
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: ice grillin you on March 08, 2018, 08:32:07 AM
this is beautiful coming from one of the biggest attention whores in the history of sports

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXxKs26XUAEK3Hm.jpg)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXxKtYIXcAELPdA.jpg)
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: QB Eagles on March 08, 2018, 11:44:42 AM
Mitch is confused by the deal, but I'm confused by Mitch's spelling, capitalization, spacing, punctuation, and #2017 hashtag.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: phattymatty on March 08, 2018, 11:57:10 AM
not liking bennett because he left a dog at a shelter is 100% that person's way of trying to hide their racism.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Sgt PSN on March 09, 2018, 02:48:48 PM
Quote from: phattymatty on March 08, 2018, 11:57:10 AM
not liking bennett because he left a dog at a shelter is 100% that person's way of trying to hide their racism.

Not so much racist, but completely oblivious to her own white priviledge....as are most white people.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Zanshin on March 09, 2018, 02:51:12 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on March 09, 2018, 02:48:48 PM
Quote from: phattymatty on March 08, 2018, 11:57:10 AM
not liking bennett because he left a dog at a shelter is 100% that person's way of trying to hide their racism.

Not so much racist, but completely oblivious to her own white priviledge....as are most white people.

Bennett was a multimillionaire when he did that. It was a zesty thing to do. I wouldn't make a federal case of it, but how is a lack of privilege an excuse for abandoning a puppy?
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Sgt PSN on March 09, 2018, 02:53:10 PM
I think you're getting your wires crossed a bit because that's not what I was implying at all.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Zanshin on March 09, 2018, 02:57:15 PM
Meh, I didn't read the whole thread, just the stuff in the quote. It's Friday, I'm tired, and it's not worth explaining why it looked like that to me. So, I'll just say have a great weekend ;-).
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: ice grillin you on March 09, 2018, 02:58:49 PM
i never heard of this story before sarge but if thats an accurate account i dont get why anyone would care....he put it in a kennel....and puppies go like hot cakes...if he dumped the dog on the side of the road i could see people being outraged

shtein even if he put a 13 year old dog in the kennel i could see being upset...which by the way happens all the time and is legit sad...but putting a puppy in a kennel shouldnt move the anger needle even a little bit
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Sgt PSN on March 09, 2018, 03:01:31 PM
Quote from: Zanshin on March 09, 2018, 02:57:15 PM
Meh, I didn't read the whole thread, just the stuff in the quote. It's Friday, I'm tired, and it's not worth explaining why it looked like that to me. So, I'll just say have a great weekend ;-).


Lol.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Sgt PSN on March 09, 2018, 03:05:40 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 09, 2018, 02:58:49 PM
i never heard of this story before sarge but if thats an accurate account i dont get why anyone would care....he put it in a kennel....and puppies go like hot cakes...if he dumped the dog on the side of the road i could see people being outraged

shtein even if he put a 13 year old dog in the kennel i could see being upset...which by the way happens all the time and is legit sad...but putting a puppy in a kennel shouldnt move the anger needle even a little bit

Yeah, I mean the worst part of the story is that he tried dodging his bill with the kennel, not that he left a dog there. 

I mean, obviously he had the financial means to take the dog with him or do more to find it a home if he didn't want it any more, but yeah...in the end he left the dog in a dog care facility.  Not sure how this differs from leaving a baby on the front steps of an orphanage. At least the dog was inside and had food when it was abandoned.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Zanshin on March 09, 2018, 03:06:32 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 09, 2018, 02:58:49 PM
i never heard of this story before sarge but if thats an accurate account i dont get why anyone would care....he put it in a kennel....and puppies go like hot cakes...if he dumped the dog on the side of the road i could see people being outraged

shtein even if he put a 13 year old dog in the kennel i could see being upset...which by the way happens all the time and is legit sad...but putting a puppy in a kennel shouldnt move the anger needle even a little bit

Well, because it's a zesty thing to do to the dog and it's a zesty thing to do to the business whom you have an agreement with. It's not like he took the dog to a shelter, which would be different. Anger isn't the right word, but it was zesty. People do zesty things all the time; he's a person and this was a zesty thing he did. Not much arguing that unless you're really trying hard.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Zanshin on March 09, 2018, 03:06:55 PM
Zesty!
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Sgt PSN on March 09, 2018, 03:12:28 PM
And for all I know the guy never had a dog before in his life and didn't realize how much work they are....especially boxers (it was a boxer if I didn't mention it before).  Maybe he legit didn't know the difference between a kennel and a shelter.  He was probably like 25 or 26 at the time. Old enough to probably know better, but I generally expect athletes to fall a bit below the bar in terms of common sense and maturity.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: ice grillin you on March 09, 2018, 03:24:28 PM
im no kennel or adoption expert but my girl is...she does a lot of shtein with them and she always says that you never have to worry about a puppy not being adopted which means that thing was definitely not in the kennel for long and is probably in a better home than michael bennents right now...to me thats the important part...id have to look long and hard to find something that would bother me less than michael bennent not paying a kennel bill and i get mad at a lot of shtein
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: General_Failure on March 09, 2018, 03:28:58 PM
Can I not like him for diving at knees, though?
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: ice grillin you on March 09, 2018, 03:39:40 PM
yeah that was bush league...shtein even his own coach called him out on it and pete carroll is as slimy as it gets
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Tomahawk on March 10, 2018, 01:51:53 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on March 09, 2018, 02:48:48 PM
Quote from: phattymatty on March 08, 2018, 11:57:10 AM
not liking bennett because he left a dog at a shelter is 100% that person's way of trying to hide their racism.

Not so much racist, but completely oblivious to her own white priviledge....as are most white people.

It's racist because if a white dude did it, she would have said, "At least he left the dog at a kennel and didn't abandon it on the side of the road!"
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: ice grillin you on March 10, 2018, 04:18:05 PM
Quote from: Tomahawk on March 10, 2018, 01:51:53 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on March 09, 2018, 02:48:48 PM
Quote from: phattymatty on March 08, 2018, 11:57:10 AM
not liking bennett because he left a dog at a shelter is 100% that person's way of trying to hide their racism.

Not so much racist, but completely oblivious to her own white priviledge....as are most white people.

It's racist because if a white dude did it, she would have said, "At least he left the dog at a kennel and didn't abandon it on the side of the road!"

lol

pretty much
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Sgt PSN on March 10, 2018, 08:31:03 PM
Perhaps. I'm not trying to climb that deep in her head. She's a crazy dog lover, specifically boxers so I'm inclined to think she'd hate on anyone who did that. 

Either way, she was way too upset over it.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: ice grillin you on March 19, 2018, 03:08:46 PM
New Eagles DE Michael Bennett already has his sights set on the NFC East quarterbacks. "I know Eli Manning is probably watching this, thinking, yes, I'm coming. I know Dak is watching this like, yeah, he's coming. Yeah, I am. And Alex Smith knows he can't run from me. I told him at the Pro Bowl."
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: ice grillin you on March 19, 2018, 07:06:55 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DYr25diW0AE0AjE.jpg)
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: QB Eagles on March 19, 2018, 07:18:06 PM
But, more than anything else, him coming to Philly was about the Seahawks preferring Marcus Johnson and a 7th round pick.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: SD on March 19, 2018, 07:51:50 PM
Quote from: QB Eagles on March 19, 2018, 07:18:06 PM
But, more than anything else, him coming to Philly was about the Seahawks preferring Marcus Johnson and a 5th round pick.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: ice grillin you on March 19, 2018, 07:53:50 PM
hi

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DYsHGhDW4AAGyM7.jpg)
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Diomedes on March 19, 2018, 08:30:00 PM
He knows what color to wear.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: hbionic on March 20, 2018, 01:10:10 AM
I hope he gets 31 sacks this season.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: phattymatty on March 23, 2018, 02:44:50 PM
LOL this fargin guy.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: SD on March 23, 2018, 02:50:25 PM
I wouldn't be shocked if they released him
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: QB Eagles on March 23, 2018, 03:09:56 PM
Good or bad for the new book? Felony indictments do tend to make white people uncomfortable.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: QB Eagles on March 23, 2018, 03:11:55 PM
Quote from: AO1 on March 23, 2018, 02:50:25 PM
I wouldn't be shocked if they released him

Ehh...... I mean, they just re-signed Bradham.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Diomedes on March 23, 2018, 03:19:49 PM
Well, this is strange.  13 months to drop a charge for pushing past security?  Hmm....  And the charge -- intentionally and knowingly causing bodily injury to a person 65 years or older--strikes me as pretty hard to prove.

We'll see. 

Not a good look though. 

Might want to obey the directions of security staff when at a public event.  Just sayin.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: hbionic on March 23, 2018, 03:43:45 PM
So...

-I hate it because its in Texas and Bennett has a public perception that he's a POS.

-It sucks that the 'victim' is a paraplegic woman aged 65 years old.

-Michael Bennett is brotha.

-Did I mention it's Texas?

I can't imagine the dude purposefully tried to harm a woman of her condition and age. shtein carries 10-years and/or $10,000 fine. *It's a nice way of Jerry Jones working the system to try to farg us! *Conspiracy theory.

Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: SD on March 23, 2018, 03:44:05 PM
"Michael Bennett beats up old ladies!" - Jason Kelce during his 2019 Super bowl parade speech
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: QB Eagles on March 23, 2018, 04:00:15 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on March 23, 2018, 03:19:49 PM
strikes me as pretty hard to prove.

It was at the Super Bowl, so there's like a 90% chance there's video.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: MDS on March 23, 2018, 04:14:18 PM
apparently theres none

this reeks 100% of da/police trying to catch a coon

bennett probably was lit and knocked over this old cripple lady. what shouldve happened is he shouldve just paid her medical bills and thrown in 100k or something to make nice.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: ice grillin you on March 23, 2018, 04:30:48 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on March 23, 2018, 03:19:49 PM
Might want to obey the directions of security staff when at a public event.

at least he didnt call any of them a stillupfront
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: General_Failure on March 23, 2018, 06:03:06 PM
https://twitter.com/ZBerm/status/977274292357484549
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Rome on March 23, 2018, 06:13:24 PM
Oh a cop witnessed it, you say?   Well that seals it then. 

Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: ice grillin you on March 23, 2018, 06:19:42 PM
shouldnt the cop be fired for "witnessing" a felony and not doing anything about it...sounds like dereliction of duty to me
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Rome on March 23, 2018, 06:26:26 PM
You know my feelings about cops.  I wouldn't believe one if they said water was wet.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Don Ho on March 23, 2018, 06:29:11 PM
Quote from: AO1 on March 23, 2018, 03:44:05 PM
"Michael Bennett beats up old ladies!" - Jason Kelce during his 2019 Super bowl parade speech

:-D :-D :-D POTY
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: General_Failure on March 23, 2018, 06:59:16 PM
https://twitter.com/BSO/status/977285427789930496
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: MDS on March 23, 2018, 08:03:53 PM
lock him up

https://deadspin.com/grandstanding-houston-pd-chief-calls-michael-bennett-m-1824034509
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: ice grillin you on March 23, 2018, 08:06:29 PM
id like for someone to explain to me how what he did rises to the level of a felony
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: MDS on March 23, 2018, 08:35:41 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 23, 2018, 08:06:29 PM
id like for someone to explain to me how what he did rises to the level of a felony

his skin pigmentation is darker than the average person
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Diomedes on March 23, 2018, 08:51:07 PM
Quote from: QB Eagles on March 23, 2018, 04:00:15 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on March 23, 2018, 03:19:49 PM
strikes me as pretty hard to prove.

It was at the Super Bowl, so there's like a 90% chance there's video.

Easy to prove if he knocked someone over.

Another thing entirely to prove he intended to harm a senior citizen.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: SD on March 23, 2018, 08:51:44 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 23, 2018, 08:06:29 PM
id like for someone to explain to me how what he did rises to the level of a felony

I read this somewhere but can't find the source, if you assault a person over the age of 65 it's a felony because they're considered elderly.

His sister claims she has video from the night that shows he's innocent but his lawyer told her to keep it under wraps for now.

It's hard to believe the most recorded event on the planet has no video evidence
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Diomedes on March 23, 2018, 08:55:48 PM
Quote from: MDS on March 23, 2018, 04:14:18 PMwhat shouldve happened is he shouldve just paid her medical bills and thrown in 100k or something to make nice.

this is the way to deal with the situation, yes.  but it assumes he knew it happened, was approached, had an opportunity to make such amends, etc.  Also asssumes that the other party wasn't just digging for charges and/or other trouble from the outset.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: MDS on March 23, 2018, 09:01:27 PM
DA filed these charges....its not a civil suit. state wants to tar and feather a dirty negro who runs amok and kneels.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: ice grillin you on March 23, 2018, 09:03:25 PM
he already was an outspoken anti police brutality advocate then had the incident in vegas which sent law enforcement into a frenzy and he has a book about making white people nervous coming out next week

ill let it all play out as anyone should but this stinks pretty bad
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: MDS on March 23, 2018, 09:08:19 PM
not to mention it happened at home for him....this is a headline that will stick in houston
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: ice grillin you on March 23, 2018, 09:13:00 PM
yeah texas being texas

serial bomber was a troubled youth....bennent worst human ever and the scourge of society
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Rome on March 23, 2018, 09:15:59 PM
Yeah the justice system in Texas is like the dirtiest sewer pipe in hell.  If I were Bennett, I'd tell them all to go farg themselves and get out of this racist shteinhole of a country. 
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Diomedes on March 23, 2018, 09:20:50 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 23, 2018, 09:13:00 PM
serial bomber was a troubled youth....bennent worst human ever and the scourge of society

a young man explaining how it came to this point....and a thug
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: ice grillin you on March 23, 2018, 09:21:54 PM
cop hating thug
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Don Ho on March 23, 2018, 10:20:13 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 23, 2018, 08:06:29 PM
id like for someone to explain to me how what he did rises to the level of a felony

Exactly.  WTF?  When did going all George Costanza become a crime?
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: QB Eagles on March 23, 2018, 10:59:24 PM
Quote from: MDS on March 23, 2018, 09:01:27 PM
DA filed these charges....its not a civil suit. state wants to tar and feather a dirty negro who runs amok and kneels.

The negro-hating DA in question (http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2017/06/cover-story-harris-county-da-kim-ogg-is-americas-top-gay-cop/)

QuoteAs the elected district attorney in the nation's third-largest county, Kim Ogg represents more constituents than any other openly LGBTQ law-enforcement official in the U.S. More importantly, as Harris County's first Democratic DA in nearly four decades, Ogg has ushered in a wave of progressive reforms—from marijuana enforcement to victims' rights, and from the bail system to increasing the transparency and diversity of her office.

In doing so, Ogg has emerged as a leading figure in the national debate over criminal-justice policy, and as a rising star in "the Resistance" to the right-wing agendas of Republican state leaders and president Donald Trump.

The whole Bennett story is strange as farg and is an awful look for almost everyone involved -- the DA, the Houston PD, Bennett, the cop who did nothing at the scene. If they don't have video of him clearly breaking the law, it almost feels like he could sue the police for targeting. The investigation began shortly after the Las Vegas thing, which was eons after the Super Bowl.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on March 24, 2018, 12:03:53 AM
It is a weird story for sure. I was gonna point out Ogg and how she doesn't fit the MO of the typical DA who files bogus charges against minorities.

Acevedo has been good since he came to town too. But his presser today was embarrassing.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: ice grillin you on March 24, 2018, 12:11:38 AM
it aint weird

texas stay texas

these days that place would call george bush a traitor and ask for his hanging
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: QB Eagles on March 24, 2018, 12:27:07 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 24, 2018, 12:03:53 AM
Acevedo has been good since he came to town too. But his presser today was embarrassing.

If he's gonna spend a half hour rambling and not really get into details about the nature of the injury, the evidence, etc., he could have at least explained why the case wasn't important enough to pursue for 7 months, yet was important enough to have a full-scale press conference about.

And if the worst case version of this thing happened (which I don't rule out), I guarantee something worse and more deserving of police attention is happening in Houston every 30 seconds. Doesn't make it right, doesn't mean it wasn't a crime, but get some farging priorities. That city is a hellhole.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: ice grillin you on March 24, 2018, 12:32:18 AM
yeah like making sure people can vote and having a planned parenthood less than every 500 miles

place is a cesspool of epic proportions 
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Rome on March 24, 2018, 08:46:37 AM
I'm sure the "victim" is comforted to hear the prosecution had bigger fish to fry for 13 months than to seek justice in their case. 

Also - not for nothing but why is a paraplegic involved in a security detail?  I'm not victim shaming or questioning this person's worth but how is someone in a wheelchair supposed to adequately do that job?   Wouldn't their physical disability preclude them from serving in that capacity or have we gotten so far past the mere pretense of common sense now to suggest another duty for them?
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Don Ho on March 24, 2018, 03:43:38 PM
Romey!  C'mon man, don't you remember Ironside?
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: QB Eagles on March 24, 2018, 05:16:23 PM
A lot of security jobs are just about having someone in a location keeping an eye on things, which is a perfect job for disabled people who don't have a lot of skills. Not everyone needs to be a bouncer.

It's kind of funny that pushing past people who are blocking Bennett from where he wants to be is exactly Bennett's occupation. He's one of the top people in the world at charging through people. I wonder if he used the swim move on the wheelchair lady.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: ice grillin you on March 24, 2018, 06:40:09 PM
Quote from: QB Eagles on March 24, 2018, 05:16:23 PM
A lot of security jobs are just about having someone in a location keeping an eye on things, which is a perfect job for disabled people who don't have a lot of skills. Not everyone needs to be a bouncer.

its called a movie theater
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Diomedes on December 17, 2018, 09:25:43 AM
We get the New Yorker in print.  This was a pleasant treat from the most recent issue.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/12/17/michael-bennetts-political-football
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Diomedes on March 08, 2019, 01:53:30 PM
Well, it was nice while it lasted.

Best of luck to him wherever he lands.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: hunt on March 08, 2019, 03:31:22 PM
rumored trade to new england.  haven't seen details yet.
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Diomedes on March 08, 2019, 03:41:11 PM
Reportedly, a 2020 fifth-round pick for Bennett and a 2020 seventh-round pick.

Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: SD on March 08, 2019, 03:47:47 PM
I would have kept him but at least they got something in return and also clear $7 million in cap space
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: Diomedes on March 08, 2019, 03:51:52 PM
If those terms are correct, it's a great deal.

Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: MDS on March 08, 2019, 03:54:30 PM
only thing not to like is nobody ever wins a trade with belly

bennett for 7 mil was a good deal. thing is he said he wants to start and play. hes behind barnett/graham. hes only going to play 30ish percent of snaps. my man didnt like that. so they are sending him somewhere to go make more white people uncomfortable....suburban massachusetts
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: SD on March 08, 2019, 03:55:22 PM
Looks like the Birds get the Pats 2020 5th and the Pats get the Birds 2020 7th
Title: Re: Michael Bennett, Philadelphia Eagle
Post by: ice grillin you on March 08, 2019, 03:56:21 PM
Quote from: AO1 on March 08, 2019, 03:47:47 PM
I would have kept him 

he was a beast last year...for a team in a win now mode you dont just give up great players and hope you can replace their production this season

trades like this is why new england is new england and every else is whatever they are

i do grant that at his age he could take a small or even big step back next year at 33/34...but new england knows this and its why they gave up nothing