Marcus Mariota Watch

[PhillyPhreak54]

Plus the Trent Richardson trade contributed to gun shyness on trading anything of significance.

[PhillyPhreak54]

As for Matt Ryan I think he's got a huge contract right?

Plus he's not shown he can win in the playoffs.

[SD]

As for Matt Ryan I think he's got a huge contract right?

Plus he's not shown he can win in the playoffs.

Who cares about his contract...one more reason Atlanta might trade him for cheap

Shady ain't bringing the birds a whole lot. Damn shame. Maybe he has a bounce back season but they need help at RB. Sproles is a niche player and Polk is average and always injured.

[General_Failure]

Matt Ryan would leave the Falcons with $33 mil in dead money next year. He's not going anywhere until 2016.

[QB Eagles]

Ed's list was his most unintentionally funny post in a while. Seriously folks, there are 5 or 6 teams that would definitely take Mariota well before any draft pick the Eagles could even consider trading up for. If you want this guy on the Eagles you'll have to wait 4 years until he's allowed to walk by a team that doesn't have a clue how to run the read-option properly.

[MDS]

Ed's list was his most unintentionally funny post in a while. Seriously folks, there are 5 or 6 teams that would definitely take Mariota well before any draft pick the Eagles could even consider trading up for. If you want this guy on the Eagles you'll have to wait 4 years until he's allowed to walk by a team that doesn't have a clue how to run the read-option properly.

come on man the jets have geno smith

[Tomahawk]

they're not getting him.  you might as well open a new thread with peyton manning as the subject.

GET MANNING!!!

[BigEd76]

I said "for now" on Geno.  If the Jets think either guy is a franchise QB, I think they'll consider it, especially if Rex's replacement is an offensive-minded coach that wants to run read option

[Eagles_Legendz]

I think Geno is done in NY.  I understand it was Rex's decision probably and that he may not be there next year, but once you go to Vick I don't see how you go back to Geno (same with EJ in Buffalo).

[ice grillin you]

http://www.nj.com/eagles/index.ssf/2014/11/eagles_drafting_marcus_mariota_reunion_with_chip_kelly_would_be_unbelievable_says_former_oregon_dc.html

[PhillyPhreak54]

Interesting tidbit about the other teams trying to hire Aliotti

As for Mariota...I was thinking today about teams who give up a shtein ton of picks to jump up high to take one player. Someone was talking about the Griffin deal and it got me thinking has any team who gave up a lot for one player ever succeeded with that deal? They're crippling to franchises.

Ricky Williams deal
Griffin deal
Julio Jones deal
Sammy Watkins deal

I'm leaving a few out but rarely if ever is it a good idea to blast away your entire draft for one dude.

[hbionic]

What's the difference between blowing your draft for one dude vs. drafting pathetically like the eagles? What's more crippling?

[PhillyPhreak54]

They haven't been horrific but it could be better.

But I'd take the chance to build depth and have good young talent versus blowing it all on one guy. Even if that one hits then you've still lessened your depth.

[ice grillin you]

julio jones was a good deal so was sammy watkins....neither took a whole draft to acquire and both are elite guys that were worth it

the others not so much....I don't think it an either or thing...gotta take each deal on an individual basis

[PhillyPhreak54]

I don't think Jones or Watkins was worth it.

Buffalo could've stayed put and took ODB Jr