They kicked some of Slay's big cap hit down the road with that new extension he signed. So probably some of those savings went to Mariota.That’s the part that shocks me. Big deal after big deal and they still have the money to do this.
So far they have lost really one and a half key pieces. Hargrave was a big loss. Edwards was kind of a loss at LB. But in both cases, they are counting on young guys they drafted - Davis and Dean - to fill the void. They also have two first round picks.
I think CJGJ will likely go to Denver. Would be sort of shocked (but pleased) if the Eagles managed to bring him back. Howie’s done about as much as possible I think. There were always going to be losses this off-season.
I saw that he apparently had a tweet lamenting the disrespect a team showed him and then deleted it. People were opining he was talking about Philly.
Agree…I’m not as high on Blankenship as some. He’s not terrible, but I liked Epps better than most Eagle fans did.
Is it though? That’s a lot of money for a backup imo. Minshew was half the price for them and imo a better player. At the very least similar
In the sense that they can now run the same offense for both QBs… yes. Actual talent… no, both are borderline talents!
Major differences between ATL and PHL talent.
playing for phil will be totally different than playing for atlanta.
I typically agree with things like that, but it really doesn't matter if the QB can't throw the football. Falcons fans were openly calling for Mariota to be benched last season because he constantly missed Pitts and London on wide open passes. He was terrible. Pitts "off target" rate when he was open was being reported at around 30% around the time he was hurt and London was around 20%.
I admit that I did not watch the Falcons much because they didn't show up on the Red Zone channel.
Once EA sports puts Hurts on the cover of Madden 24, he is jinxed, misses 6 games and they have Mariota as backup running QB.
