9 hours ago, Homer_Rice said:

Way to minimize what is probably the result of long years of hard work. Guys get a promotion and you fuckers can't appreciate the effort that went into getting there. Bet you didn't feel that way when you got a promotion that you earned.

And what has Trey Brown done that was so great? Nobody wanted him as their team's GM so there is that. His position was created on each team because of what reason? I better not go there, right.

1 hour ago, texbengal said:

Some interesting FA pickups… was never a Ridder fan and I kinda liked Woodside. Guess we will see.

Raym is a decent C and the two DLs were day 1/2 picks. Bryan bounced around quite a bit and never really found a good home. Smallish, but can get upfield some.

Raym is your 3rd C for camp and apparently Lee bulked up and might be in play at G

Bryan could be your spicy change of pace low snap impact veteran pass rusher that we all wanted

Ridder to me is a perfect guy to land on PS. He's from the area and trying to resurrect his career. Being in a room with Burrow and Browning should help.

Agim was a former Broncos 3rd rounder

14. MCTELVIN AGIM | Arkansas 6025 | 309 lbs. | SR. Texarkana, Texas (Hope) 9/25/1997 (age 22.58) #3

BACKGROUND: McTelvin “Sosa” Agim (UH-geem) was raised by his grandmother in Texarkana before moving to Rowlett, Texas to live with an aunt, spending his freshman season at Rowlett High School. He rejoined his mother, Deanna Giddens, and after a short stint in Blevins, Ark., they moved to Hope, Ark., where he was a three-year starter on the defensive line at Hope High School. Agim put his name on the recruiting map as a sophomore with 77 tackles, 32 tackles for loss and 16 sacks followed by 72 tackles, 22 sacks and six forced fumbles as a junior. He collected a number of accolades, including Gatorade Arkansas Player of the Year, as a senior with 77 tackles and 24 sacks, adding nine touchdowns on offense (eight rushing, one receiving). Agim also captured the state title in the shot put twice and ran a personal-best in the 100 meters (11.6) at a district meet. [160]

A five-star defensive end recruit out of high school, Agim was the No. 3 rated defensive end in the 2016 class (No. 20 overall) and the top-rated recruit in Arkansas. He collected several high-profile offers from programs like Alabama, Baylor, LSU and Texas A&M, but he elected to stay in-state and commit to Arkansas, becoming one of the highest-rated recruits in school history. He graduated high school with a 3.8 GPA. Agim accepted his invitation to the East-West Shrine Bowl and was a late addition to the Senior Bowl.

YEAR (GP/GS) TKLS TFL SACK FF PD INT NOTES 2016: (13/5) 27 5.5 3.0 0 0 0 SEC All-Freshman team 2017: (12/11) 35 7.5 3.0 2 0 0 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2018: (12/12) 44 10.0 5.0 3 1 0 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2019: (12/12) 39 8.5 5.0 1 0 0 Team captain Total: (49/40) 145 31.5 16.0 6 1 0 HT WT ARM HAND WING 40-YD 20-YD 10-YD VJ BJ SS 3C BP COMBINE 6025 309 33 1/2 10 1/8 80 1/4 4.98 2.89 1.76 - - - - 27 (no jumps, shuttle, 3-cone – choice) PRO DAY - - - 30 1/2 09’01” 4.66 7.55 - (stood on combine runs and bench press)

STRENGTHS: Plus athlete and didn’t lose his agility with the added weight…lower body quickness to cross the face of blockers and shoot gaps…flexible body type and plays with bend…unlocks his hips to chase, stringing runs outside…hands and hips stay on the same page…strikes with an upward punch and decent arm length to leverage the point of attack and forklift blockers…comes off the ball low to get underneath blocks and reset the line of scrimmage…team captain and sets the tone with his relentless hustle on and off the field…played various techniques on the defensive line, doing whatever was asked of him…durable and didn’t miss a game the last four years, finishing with 40 career starts.

WEAKNESSES: Drops his helmet when attacking blocks and loses sight of the ball at the line of scrimmage…was asked to get upfield instead of reading the backfield action…wins with energy and quickness more than technique…his bull rush won’t be as effective vs. NFL linemen…stands up at times, slowing down once engaged…needs to improve his effectiveness vs. the run…can be turned and overwhelmed by double teams…gets himself out of control in space, leading to missed tackles…collected multiple offsides penalties in 2019…heavy rotation helped keep him fresh as a senior.

SUMMARY: A four-year starter at Arkansas, Agim lined up primarily over the B-gap in former defensive coordinator John Chavis’ multiple front. He lined up primarily on the edge as a base end his first three seasons, moving inside to defensive tackle as a senior, adding weight without losing his explosiveness. Agim is a spark-plug athlete with aggressive hands to rip through blocks and the pursuit acceleration to chase down the action. He flashes power when he stays low off the snap, but his lack of functional strength limits his ability to anchor or easily shed once locked up. Overall, Agim isn’t a technically sound rusher and must improve his consistency vs. the run, but he moves like a much smaller player and owns the active play style to grow into a rotational under tackle in a four-man front. GRADE: 4th Round

Yoshi is putting in summer work ☀️

11 hours ago, TigerJ@w said:

And what has Trey Brown done that was so great? Nobody wanted him as their team's GM so there is that. His position was created on each team because of what reason? I better not go there, right.

If he was a finalist for two GM jobs, he is held in high regard. Unless one is inside the NFL circle, we can never tell which scouts or office personnel are effective and which are not. You have to be inside the circel of information to know that.

The main problem for this front office, in general, is not THE people but the the NUMBER of people. We are understaffed compared to the succeful teams so despite best efforts by all the chances of sustained success diminish compared to others. If the best drafting teams have 20 people in their personnel department and we have 10 we lose the law of averages most of the time. It is simply a matter of resources. You have to assume that the best drafting teams have at least the same quality of staff, so if they have twice the number they can produce far better results. You can definitly have too many people but again you just have to look at the most successful teams and examine their model.

On another note, analytics - in the NHL my team is the Winnipeg Jets. Fairly scuccessful small market team with a pretty good draft record. They have always built on the drfat and develop model. Anyway, over the last few years they have built up there analytics department and this past June at the drfat our GM explained a bit about how they use analytics for the draft. They examine the picks by each team over the last 8 years to find team trends so they can do accurate mock drafts. In addition, they re-examine their own past drfat lists and compare that to how the players turned out to see what they missed or hit on - all to improve the overall hit rate in the draft. It was a very interesting commentary. And I had looked at the Eagles personnel departmnet a few weeks prior and noted they had what I thought was a lot of analytics staff. Probably for the same reason.

2 days until Shiesty shines ...

Just saw that the Eagles have a new area scout named Duke Tobin. Son of our Duke? Maybe Duke Sr can learn about how better organizations do things.

Junior Tobin will be so confused by the number of scouts the Eagles employ. After watching his dad's organization where the entire scouting staff can be seated inside a Volkswagen.

2 hours ago, sparky151 said:

Just saw that the Eagles have a new area scout named Duke Tobin. Son of our Duke? Maybe Duke Sr can learn about how better organizations do things.

Yes Duke mentioned it briefly at the Combine press conference. I forget the exact context.

Money Mac Nicked

Special teams coordinator Darrin Simmons revealed Monday that kicker Evan McPherson hurt his ankle during the spring, but that he recovered before the mandatory minicamp and they don't have to bring another kicker into camp.

McPherson is looking for a bounce-back year after Simmons observed problems with the operation between snapper and holder and kicker. The holder is going to be the same in punter Ryan Rehkow, but there is a long snapper competition between incumbent Cal Adomitis and Michigan undrafted rookie William Wagner.

"He was showing good improvement and then he tweaked his ankle, on a day we had that it was raining out here," Simmons said. "We kind of had to start over again, but I think he feels good, feels really positive about where it's at now. Hopefully, we can continue the things we're working on before he got dinged a little bit."

2 hours ago, dex said:

Junior Tobin will be so confused by the number of scouts the Eagles employ. After watching his dad's organization where the entire scouting staff can be seated inside a Volkswagen.

Yeah but in Cincinnati everyone including the Volkswagen is an Assistant Manager.

On 7/20/2025 at 7:43 PM, spicoli said:

Always the exact same people.

10+ years of regurgitating the exact same tripe day in and day out.

Take a day off indeed.

Until I got to your third sentence, I wasn’t sure if you were referring to the front office or those complaining about the front office.

1/2 🥷

16 hours ago, sparky151 said:

Just saw that the Eagles have a new area scout named Duke Tobin. Son of our Duke? Maybe Duke Sr can learn about how better organizations do things.

Duke Tobin Jr

Bengals place Zack Moss on injury list ahead of training camp

The Cincinnati Bengals have placed running back Zack Moss on the active/non-football injury list, the team announced Tuesday.

Moss, a sixth-year player, played in eight games with six starts for Cincinnati last season after signing with the team in NFL free agency. However, a season-ending neck injury led to him missing the second half of the season, and it appears his recovery from said injury is not yet complete.

The 5-foot-10, 220-pound Moss gained 242 yards on 74 rushes and scored two touchdowns last year. He also caught 23 passes for 187 yards and a score. He’ll enter the 2025 season at 27 years of age and turns 28 in December.

With Moss out, that means sixth-round rookie Tahj Brooks will see extended reps in training camp as he looks to battle Samaje Perine for the No. 2 back spot behind Chase Brown.

Here’s to hoping Moss is back to full health sooner rather than later.

2 hours ago, High School Harry said:

With Moss out, that means sixth-round rookie Tahj Brooks will see extended reps in training camp

Good!!

1 hour ago, spicoli said:

Good!!

Totally agree.

Can't help but wonder if his emergence aggravated Moss's injury.

Doubt if Brooks would have made it through waivers to be put on

the practice squad.

Mike Hilton saying goodbye ? 😢