PhillyB

i'd love to address TE in the draft and let dickson walk.

90% of the fanbase is excited, don't martyr yourself

be sure and pass some around!

what did they call them back in WWII when you were clubbing

where in the fug have you been

lol you may have me there.

i didn't know that, so touche. i concede the point. however my original point stands independently of philadelphia's scheme: regardless of why he switched, is it unreasonable to consider the possibility that he might not play DE for us as well as he played similar-style DE last time he played, which was in the prime of his career? it's a pretty simple point and i honestly can't see how it isn't glaringly obvious

a cursory search reveals that trent cole had a shitty season in 2012, his last year playing DE. chip kelly stated that the move to OLB was intended to maximize his physical abilities. in other words we have a 32-year-old who was a fading talent at DE when he was 29, found a new niche as an OLB, and now suddenly it's incredibly stupid to ask if there could be some fall-off in production if he moves back to the type of DE we play and he played during his prime in the mid-2000s?

i'm not asking how he'll be remembered, i'm asking if his playing level as an OLB will be the same as a DE. why was he moved to OLB in the first place?

at first i felt bad about wanting to make a joke about a village in laos missing its idiot, but now that i realize you're willfully stupid i'll go ahead and make it

does his level of play at OLB in 2014 translate to his play as the type of DE we would use him to play in 2015? ignore everything else, this is the crux of my question.

you had me wondering if i was a dumbass for a minute there, but now i realize it's not me, it's you. OLB and rushing the passer are no more mutually exclusive than DE and controlling gaps/playing the run. the entire premise of my post was that some guys who split time between coming out of a stance or standing up in a LBer position do not translate well to playing the style of DE that carolina utilizes for its 4-3. you clearly didn't understand what i was saying. edit: fiz did a nice job explaining actual facts to you but you'd prefer to say "blah" than learn anything.

i don't watch eagles games unless they're on primetime but i'm fairly sure this is a fairly common lineup for cole in that defense. i have a huge eagles fan at my work that i talk football with on a regular basis so i'll run it by him

i mean i'm sure he can juggle three bags of dicks at the same time but the point is he probably can't do it as well as he can stand up as a 3-4 DE/OLB

can he play with a hand in the dirt as a 4-3 end? if so, and if he'll come cheap, he might offer mcdermott and rivera some schematic flexibility. if he can outproduce the rotation we had at hardy's spot last season he'll be worth ~6 a year at the position.

seriously! if he ain't in church or doing safe things like shopping at office depot or buying bagels i don't want him in public. grow up cam

good cap move, traded a player at the end of his career for a player at the beginning of one. took balls and a swallowing of emotional attachment to pull off. in other words, a solid football move by a good front office.

byron bell was the doorman that let him get past security

clearly doing fieldwork on violence in contemporary society

what is a 24-year-old doing in a nightclub that's what i want to know

a lynching wait that can't be right!

i'll pass on this one

lowering expectations from a friendship can be a painful thing to do, especially when it's one you care about. a lot of people think you should just let it die… i'm not sure i agree. maybe you'll have to go beyond what you should fairly have to, but i think you should reach out and say something. sometimes people don't even realize they're being assholes, or sometimes it's coming from some deeper place that needs to be uncovered and brought out. and by broaching it directly, you either fix the problem or come to the absolute realization that it's unfixable, but either way you know that you tried to be the best friend you could be by attempting to salvage it instead of just kicking it away and pretending you don't care. good luck

should we alert zod that a 40 year old man hijacked this account?

feminazis man, they are the root cause of everything that brings down the good people of this country, you know? things were just fine before they came along