Other Sports: Philadelphia Eagles (NFL): Vegas, Baby! (2023 Regular Season)

[JojoTheWhale]

We have decades of data that says no one can win close games at this rate consistently. That doesn't mean that they can't straighten some things out and start winning by more. None of these metrics are calling them anything but a good team. Last year, FPI had them up at the top of the league with KC. It's not a metric that cares as much who you beat because it's not as predictive on the whole.

As far as betting markets, part of that is a popularity contest. The best preseason wager in sports for the last ~15 years has been the Lakers Under on Wins. It's not because they underperform reasonable expectations every year. Sportsbooks exist to make money, not to hand out predictive information.

 

[BrindamoursNose]

So, was the Josh Allen/Reddick play a horse collar?

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Oh this is happening, isn't it?

 

[BrindamoursNose]

Oh this is happening, isn't it?

GET HIM RIGHT F***ING NOW

 

[RockLobster]

Does he have anything left in the tank?

 

[Svechhammer]

Oh this is happening, isn't it?

I mean we need a TE with Goedert out, we could use the depth, and.... I mean yeah this seems obvious

 

[ponder719]

Does he have anything left in the tank?

I don't know, but I'm looking forward to finding out.

 

[Svechhammer]

Does he have anything left in the tank?

Does he need to do that much? If he can throw a half decent block and routinely execute a 5 yard route, that's pretty much all we need.

 

[Taijuan Fedotov]

Baltimore needs a TE too.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Please don't yell at me.

If I was him, I'd sign in Baltimore.

 

[ponder719]

Please don't yell at me.

If I was him, I'd sign in Baltimore.

It may not matter. Rapoport and Schefter are both reporting he has to clear waivers, so unless he goes unclaimed, he doesn't get to choose.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

It may not matter. Rapoport and Schefter are both reporting he has to clear waivers, so unless he goes unclaimed, he doesn't get to choose.

Yep, it's a possibility. He would cost 2.6ish to claim, so it's one of those middle areas where it's neither tiny nor prohibitive.

 

[BrindamoursNose]

Please don't yell at me.

If I was him, I'd sign in Baltimore.

That's a better spot - but he'd also have to go through KC so I dunno ::

An interesting tidbit for us to consider...with us being cap strapped, it could be an either/or situation between Ertz and Shaquille.

I'd probably have to go with Shaquille in that twosome.

 

[Chinatown88]

MORE FLEX

 

[Halladay]

Damnit, I'm going to that game. Need to change my flight now.

 

[ponder719]

That's a better spot - but he'd also have to go through KC so I dunno ::

I just hope Dallas doesn't claim him to F with us.

 

[Flybynite]

Damnit, I'm going to that game. Need to change my flight now.

Should be easy. I mean the game was flexed from the afternoon of Sunday, Dec 17th to the night of Dec 18th. There's obviously nothing else going on that could potentially complicate needing to make flight changes during that week... Probably just your normal slow-ass travel week.

 

[RockLobster]

Cox and Goedert didn't practice today. I'd say they are VERY long-shots to play on Sunday.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

I just hope Dallas doesn't claim him to F with us.

This almost never happens since you can roll cap space over from one year to the next in the NFL.

 

[Starat327]

This almost never happens since you can roll cap space over from one year to the next in the NFL.

Cap space schmap space. We dem boyz.

 

[RockLobster]

Of course, many are pointing out that this is just for 2ish minutes of what, like a 3-4 hour game? We don't know what, if anything, was said before this.

However, this certainly blows a hole in the perception that the "threats against family" was happening immediately preceding the shove.

 

[ajgoal]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/30/sport/von-miller-buffalo-bills-arrest-warrant-spt-intl/index.html

 

[DancingPanther]

Solid squad of humanitarians, those Bills

 

[Flybynite]

Didn't even realize the Cowboys/Seahawks was the game tonight. So they get an extra 3 days to rest-up before the Eagles game? Kewl NFL.

 

[DancingPanther]

Didn't even realize the Cowboys/Seahawks was the game tonight. So they get an extra 3 days to rest-up before the Eagles game? Kewl NFL.

Same with the Niners.