What the hell is this? –
#Eagles fans invade Arrowhead with a Christmas wish. #Nothappening @KCTV5 #ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/gVNYb6reax
— Brad Stephens (@BradKCTV5) December 14, 2018
These guys definitely listen to Angelo Cataldi’s show. They love Nick Foles, hate Sam Hinkie, and think the Flyers need to get back to playing “old time hockey.”
Ironically, Andy Reid’s team choked away a 14-point fourth quarter lead last night.
So much for Jordan Mailata getting some snaps this season.
He was listed with a back injury this week, and now this:
Roster Move: #Eagles have promoted LB B.J. Bello from the practice squad to the active roster and have placed T Jordan Mailata on Injured Reserve. pic.twitter.com/fekLxYgZsg
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) December 14, 2018
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24-year-old Brazilian Sergio Santos comes to us from Audax Italiano in the Chilean League. He’s swapping Chile for Chester.
The rumor popped up a few weeks ago on Twitter, with Santos apparently breaking the news on a radio station down there. He also had interest from Mexican side Necaxa but preferred to play in MLS.
I don’t know much about the guy. He scored ten goals for Audax across all competitions last season and Transfermarkt has him listed as a left-footed center forward who can also play as a left winger and second striker.
Here’s a blurb from the Union website:
Santos boasts speed and strength, and it’s the directness of his game that should prove to be a good fit in the Union’s transition-oriented system next year. The 181 pound Brazilian is a mismatch for fullbacks with his size, and he presents huge problems for center backs with his speed. In short, he has shown the kind of raw ability that can make him a versatile option up front for the Union as they seek to flexibly adapt their tactics throughout the 2019 season.
6’0″, 181 is pretty solid. That’s the type of build for a tweener forward who can play up top but also do some damage on the wing or play in a pressing system. Houston’s Alberth Elis I think is a good comparison in the size and weight department.
Sporting Director Ernst Tanner spoke to the media today and said this, after the jump:
Carson Wentz will fly to Los Angeles this weekend, which seems kind of pointless for a guy with a cracked vertebra.
Another combative press conference down at NovaCare today. Doug Pederson didn’t have much interest in talking about the Wentz situation at all, but revealed that his QB will be listed as questionable despite apparently needing a few months for his back to heal.
Would you put a guy with a broken back on a plane to California? Seems like a dumb idea.
Here’s a rundown of Wentz-related stuff Pederson said at today’s press conference:
So let’s recap:
Yeah, alright.
Anyway, here’s video of testy Doug after the jump:
Sixers head coach Brett Brown was on the 97.5 the Fanatic morning show today with Marc Farzetta, Tra Thomas, Bob Cooney, and Jamie Lynch.
Not surprisingly, the discussion began with a couple of questions about Joel Embiid’s post-Toronto comments, those fleeting couple of hours where he expressed discomfort with his role via an article from the Inquirer’s Keith Pompey. All of that was squashed rather quickly, but Brown shed a bit more light on the situation today.
Transcript:
Farzetta: We haven’t talked to you since it came out, but it feels like it was one of those stories that could have caught wildfire, Joel Embiid voicing his frustration then quickly shifting to ‘he loves everybody,’ – it seems like that story more or less blew over.
Brown: Yeah and I think that it should have. I think when people read into it , we all sort of get the passion Joel has. I think a lot of it was a reaction to us not wanting him to play and trying to force-feed a rest. It’s a snap shot of him wanting to play. We move on. I do not believe the story had the legs it needed to continue.
Farzetta: Did you have any takeaway from the story, of Joel being a perfectionist at least?
Brown: There’s always lots to take away from a story, and the following day I was with him for probably four hours on an off day. It’s just a constant reminder how you have to stay on top of things with the coach. You daily sort of fight for the soul and spirit of the team and try to keep our ecosystem balanced. There’s some subtle truth to using Joel, and part of his challenge, which is a strength and a curse, is he can score and he can be used in so many ways. He’s not Shaquille O’Neal. He can be, but he’s also able to step out and do some things. His versatility at times makes his life a little conflicted in a positive way. He’s that skilled. The point is that we all bunker in and get back on track as a team.
More after the jump:
All I can do is laugh at this exchange, which started with Howard Eskin ripping Emmanuel Acho after the ex-Bird criticized the Eagles’ medical staff on Thursday:
You are still a clown. You are so bitter regardless of saying you are not. Still on #eagles medical staff rant. Just heard you @SportsRadioWIP sounded like idiot. You needed a visitors pass to get into trainers room. U were cut waived or resigned 15 times. https://t.co/3LIJq9KuZY
— Howard Eskin (@howardeskin) December 13, 2018
😂
— Malcolm Jenkins (@MalcolmJenkins) December 14, 2018
Fletcher Cox sliding in now, after the jump:
I just hope the guy stays for more than two seasons. Let’s get some continuity in the Temple football program.
The first thing that jumps out to me is that the Diaz hiring follows the pattern of recent Temple hires. He’s a coordinator coming from a power five conference and a first time head coach. He’s in his early 40s. That fits the mold of what they had in Geoff Collins, Steve Addazio, and even Matt Rhule to an extent. It’s true that Rhule took the gig after moving to the NFL, but he had been with the Owls for half a decade prior. Addazio was more of an offensive guy, but Rhule, Collins, and now Diaz specialize in the defensive side of the game.
Diaz spent the last three years in Miami as Mark Richt’s defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. That follows stints with Mississippi State and Louisiana Tech in the same role. Tech was sort of a “rebuilding” type of job for him after he was fired by Mack Brown following a couple of disappointing seasons as the Texas Longhorns’ DC, but every other defense he’s worked with has been more or less sound, and he cut his teeth as a position coach on Chuck Amato’s NC State teams of the mid-aughts.
Diaz spoke this afternoon, and you can listen to his introductory presser after the jump:
The ex-Birds linebacker dropped this a short time ago:
Just saw Carson Wentz got hurt. Time I keep it really real on the #Eagles medical staff. 😳 pic.twitter.com/DUHNBNrI5k
— Emmanuel Acho (@thEMANacho) December 13, 2018
But wait..
It’s a different medical staff, right?
His follow-up:
Several, “this is a new medical staff“ replies. The entire medical staff is not new. Some protocol is very similar & the main focal point, teams have their best interest in mind. It’s likely awful many places, I can only speak on what I know.
— Emmanuel Acho (@thEMANacho) December 13, 2018
His point does hold, I guess. The medical staff works for the organization and not the players, which is why you have language in collective bargaining agreements that allows athletes to get second and third opinions from outside sources. This is how Markelle Fultz was able to get his shoulder checked out by multiple specialists in recent weeks.
