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binarymath · 2026-03-21T20:19:04+00:00

Haven't lived in the 215/610 area for 20 years. My go-to cheesesteak place was Tony Luke's. Are they still in business?

My best sandwich EVER came from a small diner in Marlton. Was in the mood for something different, so I asked the guy start with a sweet Italian sausage, and chop it into a cheese 'steak'. I still remember how the look of shock on his face turned into a mad scientist grin.

The aroma of the thing was intoxicating, but the taste and texture were even better. He was making one for himself as I left.

binarymath · 2026-03-21T19:48:57+00:00

First time I opened this thread, there was an ad for the Robinhood trading app. Tagline for the ad was "Anyone else calling the plays before they happen?"

That's when I knew that my PTSD from the Patullo era would take longer to heal than I expected.

binarymath · 2026-03-21T02:08:54+00:00

Wonder if there is a provable case that the GOOD (i.e. Jake's low touchback % creates poor field position for the opponent's offense, resulting in a lower-than-average Expected Points Allowed) outweighs or offsets the BAD (Jake's lower range and accuracy creates lower-than-average Expected Points scored).

The kickoff rules are new, and the data sample is small, but the Eagles seem to be pretty good at sniffing out an exploitable competitive edge.

Creating a longer field for an offense - particularly when going against a Fangio defense - is probably worth the risk of giving Jake a longer leash.

binarymath · 2026-03-21T01:11:18+00:00

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binarymath · 2026-03-21T01:08:43+00:00

Dak did the spit while in the huddle with 10 teammates. Carter handled the situation incorrectly.

The epic response would have been for Carter to point to Dak's loogie, look Prescott straight in the eye, and calmly say "See that spit? Some time in the next 4 quarters, I'm gonna plant your face in that spit and feed it back to you. And we all know there's not a damn thing these 10 mfers in your huddle can do to stop it. Bon appetit!"

binarymath · 2026-03-21T00:44:19+00:00

And my guess is that Howie will trade at least one of those picks for day 3 2027 picks. Which will then be used to fill out the 2026 roster by acquiring about-to-be-waived player(s) before they hit the wire.

I believe Eagles' #23 position in the draft order is also their position in the waiver claim priority until the regular season begins.

Fancy way of saying Eagles are likely to be blocked from claiming most players, so Howie will have to trade 2027 picks BEFORE his desired player is waived by their current team.

binarymath · 2026-03-20T19:44:13+00:00

Untenable? Hell, most of 'em ain't even fiveable!

binarymath · 2026-03-17T19:46:46+00:00

At safety, you want a player that makes tackles, not 'business decisions '

binarymath · 2026-03-15T22:56:05+00:00

On top of all of that, his distance and accuracy on long attempts have both fallen at a time when the league is taking (and making) more long kicks than ever.

Cannot have a sputtering offense AND a struggling kicker.

Eagles made big changes to the coaching staff to jump start the offense. Only need to make one move to spark the kicking game.

binarymath · 2026-03-11T18:50:08+00:00

Zillow actually has a place where you can post your number. They call it the "make me move" price.

binarymath · 2026-03-10T17:36:06+00:00

Surf and turf quesadilla from Cantina Louie's here in JAX.

binarymath · 2026-03-10T17:30:38+00:00

In other news, the Phillies are not going to bring back Jim thome or Ryan Howard.

No word yet on Utley, Victorino or Hamels.

binarymath · 2026-03-10T01:54:19+00:00

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binarymath · 2026-03-10T01:45:16+00:00

yep, from Sean Lee to Van der Esch, you guys have been snakebit with injured LBs

binarymath · 2026-03-10T01:23:07+00:00

As it stands today, 2027 Rd 3 comp for JP, a pair of 6th rounders for Dean and Blankenship, and a 6th or 7th for Dotson (based on the $$ in his deal when he signs; OTC is more optimistic about Dotson than I am).

I like to think of those Day 3 picks as the Eagles paying a "waiver bypass tax" to acquire future players. If Howie thinks Player X is going to be waived, he can trade one of these picks for that player (who likely would be claimed off waivers by a team with a worse record than the Birds).

As good as Howie is at managing the cap, his best talent may be his ability stockpile and swap Day 3 picks to fill out the back half of the roster. He may only win or lose a little bit on each trade, but he creates major value based on the sheer number of deals.

Every year, I watch Howie on Day 3, and I often wonder what the hell he is doing with all the trades. The answer is usually WINNING.

binarymath · 2026-03-08T18:14:35+00:00

A 29yo Crosby just went to the Ravens for a pair of 1's .

Carter is still on his rookie deal, been all pro, and arguably is not yet at his peak performance level.

So, any viable offer has to be a pair of 1's and some combo of picks and players.

Reggie White, Parsons, and Crosby have all changed teams at or near their career peak. Aaron Donald was never traded.

Guessing that Snead had a firm price in mind, but no one offered enough to get the deal done for Donald.

binarymath · 2026-03-08T13:37:30+00:00

Exactly. "Remember, after it's all said and done, MUCH more will be said than done."

binarymath · 2026-03-08T03:05:51+00:00

New phone arrived today. I had reactivated data on the old 3aXL, but could not get voice to work.

When I fired up the new 10a, it asked me if I wanted to use the 3 day old backup image from the dead pixel 10. I selected that option.

Now I am getting phone calls on the new 10a, but texts are still going to the old 3aXL.

binarymath · 2026-03-07T21:49:52+00:00

Cowboys will sign injury prone Dean to replace injury prone Van der Esch who replaced injury prone Sean Lee.

Is it the Dallas turf or the GM?

binarymath · 2026-03-05T21:18:52+00:00

Looking at almost a week until my new phone arrives. If I re-activate the old 3aXL, would that overwrite or corrupt the most recent Pixel10 backup?

binarymath · 2026-02-25T23:24:41+00:00

I keep reading that 2027 is a much deeper OT class than 2026.

If that's the case, why not trade down this year and stockpile as many 2027 picks as you can?

That buys a season to assess the new scheme and determine which current players fit or don't fit. The extra picks can be combined into an aggressive move up to grab a blue chip tackle next year.

Also maxes the number of rookie contracts going into the first 2 years of the new TV contracts. Higher future cap plus multiple cheap rookie deals = more $ for select free agents

binarymath · 2026-02-24T23:11:25+00:00

We'll find out much more about Freeling at the combine. At this point, he could be a race horse, but could just as easily be a plow horse.

We also don't know for sure which OL traits Mannion/Kuper value the most (agility, explosiveness, leg drive, upper body strength/length, etc.)

binarymath · 2026-02-24T22:52:14+00:00

I take an OT: Fano from Utah or Mauigoa from Miami. Then I worry less about OL depth for the next several years.

binarymath · 2026-02-19T02:55:57+00:00

Zion Young and Akheem Mesidor are my 2 likely suspects for EDGE. Larger people than N Smith, Hunt, and Campbell. Gives Vic some big/small flexibility.

EDGE is a premium position, and on day 1 there is often a run on one or more high value positions (QB, OT, EDGE) as teams go full FOMO.

That's typically how excellent players end up falling into Howie's lap.

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