The nightmare in Philadelphia

[Mr. Scot]

 Inside the Eagles downfall under Jeffrey Lurie and Howie Roseman (subscription required)

You might think to yourself that this story isn't Panthers related, and directly speaking, it isn't.

But truth be told, it paints a pretty disturbing portrait of what could have been if we were still under Jerry Richardson and Marty Hurney.

And besides that, it's compelling reading. Hell, you might even find yourself feeling sorry for Eagle fans.

[SmokinwithWilly]

2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

 Inside the Eagles downfall under Jeffrey Lurie and Howie Roseman (subscription required)

You might think to yourself that this story isn't Panthers related, and directly speaking, it isn't.

But truth be told, it paints a pretty disturbing portrait of what could have been if we were still under Jerry Richardson and Marty Hurney.

And besides that, it's compelling reading. Hell, you might even find yourself feeling sorry for Eagle fans.

We've had Hurney twice. Isn't that enough sorrow for any NFL fan? 

[Basbear]

I can not believe they won the SB in 2017 and are in the this situation. NFC east is a joke too.  

[Ja Rhule]

Just now, SmokinwithWilly said:

We've had Hurney twice. Isn't that enough sorrow for any NFL fan? 

[SmokinwithWilly]

1 minute ago, Ja Rhule said:

 

[Captain Morgan]

subscription required, and I no longer subscribe.  Anyone want to tell us what the nightmare is?

[Mr. Scot]

37 minutes ago, Captain Morgan said:

subscription required, and I no longer subscribe.  Anyone want to tell us what the nightmare is?

Lurie is a very hands-on owner who doesn't know what he's doing but thinks he does.

Roseman is a colossal ass kisser who's better at selling himself to Lurie than he is at making any actual football decisions.

Pederson was grilled, questioned and criticized weekly (even after the games they won) by Lurie, Roseman and their head analytics guy 

And to top it all off, they're letting their analytics department override the coaching staff and personnel people on football decisions.

Honestly, it's probably pretty close to what we would have gotten here if Tepper had won the argument to hire a "non-traditional" GM.

We really dodged a bullet there.

Edited April 12, 2021 by Mr. Scot

[bythenbrs]

16 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

And to top it all off, they're letting their analytics department override the coaching staff and personnel people on football decisions.

 

Sounds like Moneyball on steroids

[Mr. Scot]

Have said it before: One of the worst things you can have in any organization is a situation where the guy in charge who believes he's the smartest person in the room...is anything but.

The Eagles have that squared.

[Tbe]

1 hour ago, Captain Morgan said:

subscription required, and I no longer subscribe.  Anyone want to tell us what the nightmare is?

Roseman is the new Easterby.

[Mr. Scot]

4 minutes ago, Tbe said:

Roseman is the new Easterby.

I definitely see some parallels.

[Tbe]

29 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Have said it before: One of the worst things you can have in any organization is a situation where the guy in charge who believes he's the smartest person in the room...is anything but.

The Eagles have that squared.

They still won a SB with that combo.

[cookinbrak]

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

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Working on commission?

[Mr. Scot]

4 minutes ago, Tbe said:

They still won a SB with that combo.

Tampa won one with Gruden.

From what I've read, it sounds like a combination of Doug Peterson (and Jim Schwartz) doing an amazing job, Nick Foles getting hot at the right time and in some cases just plain luck.

And then they basically dismantled everything they'd built.

Edited April 13, 2021 by Mr. Scot