Nnamdi Maxwell, Philadelphia Eagle

[ice grillin you]

You really are thinking that they'll be competitive this year, and therefore caring about what the roster looks like this season. That's surprising to me.

i think they can be....nfl is not like any other league...365 days in the nfl is an eternity compared to other leagues...there is so much uncertainly and parity that there really isn't any such thing as rebuilding unless you are super old everywhere on your roster and don't have a qb

the division is super winnable and then you take your chances....

do i think they are going to win the superbowl
hell no
do i think they could?
why not if they make the playoffs

i also think it seems silly to make two big trades and six FA signings four of whom are going to be starters on day one and then drafting for next year...maybe silly isn't the right word cause i wouldn't kill them for taking a lineman in the first round but i think an impact wr would make a much bigger difference for next year

as far as competitiveness is concerned my biggest worry is pederson being a buffoon which admittedly is a pretty high possibility

[Rome]

Every move they've made other than the head coach has been geared to winning immediately.  It's insane, actually.   Howie is killing it right now. 

[ice grillin you]

the raiders are trying to win right now.....that's all you need to know about the nfl

[Rome]

Haha so true.

[rjs246]

The Raiders have spent the last several years building towards this point.

The Eagles just blew up everything they've done over the last three years.

[ice grillin you]

teams go from 4-5 wins to 10-11 wins and vice versa like clockwork in the nfl....eagles won 7 last year....no reason they shouldn't try and win 10-12 this year especially in this division

off the top of my head theres only two teams i can think of in the nfl that shouldn't be trying to win this year....chicago and san fran

edit: cleveland

[Rome]

The Eagles play in a hideous division, they already had a solid core of players and the mistakes they made have all been cut away like fat off a steak.  If things go right they're at least playoff contenders. 

[rjs246]

Optimism from the two of you is a sure sign of the apocalypse. I'm checking out and getting drunk in preparation.

[SD]

Everyone thought the Panthers were dead once Benjamin went down, they made the SB

Nobody thought Denver would win the SB, especially with Peyton playing like he was at the end of 2014.

[rjs246]

Et tu, SD? Isn't it Washington football fans who usually get all excited about the first week of free-agency? I'm telling you, End Times are upon us.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Optimism from igy?

End of the world comes today

[ice grillin you]

im not optimistic at all....im telling you what they should do or what could happen...their end game for this season

not what will happen

[PhillyPhreak54]

Silly me.

[SD]

Et tu, SD? Isn't it Washington football fans who usually get all excited about the first week of free-agency? I'm telling you, End Times are upon us.

I think they can be competitive and win the division. That's where my expectations stop. I don't think that's the same as say...someone predicting last years Phillies could win 80 games...but I think it's a reasonable expectation.

[Sgt PSN]

Thinking that the Eagles can win the division isn't optimistic at all when the current division champ only won 7 games. It's a weak division right now and at this point, I'd basically say each team has an equal shot to win it.