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A news article by Mike Kay says that the Eagles plan to “sign rookie running back Boston Scott off the New Orleans Saints' practice squad,” citing NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport.
Read “NFL rumors: Eagles to sign Boston Scott off Saints' practice squad” at https://www.nj.com/eagles/2018/12/nf...ster-move.html
Hope he works his way onto the field.
Good news. Since he was signed off another teams practice squad I think it means he has to stay on the 53 man roster the rest of the season. If that's the case he will get 3 game checks. Let's hope he makes the active roster and gets some playing time.
That is correct. He will have a guaranteed roster spot for the rest of the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bulldog Tom
Although I would have preferred Scott make the Saints roster, I would be happy to see him make the Eagle's roster and play.
How does it work when they are on the practice squad? What do they get paid? When a player is on the 53 man roster, are their minimums as to position, or is it usually a contract per the man? Would like to know more on pay structure in NFL? AND how are Defensive Ends usually paid, amount and length of contract wise? Thank you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bulldog Tom
Not sure about DE’s, but in 2018, practice squad players make a minimum of $7600/week.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rama Jama
First year minimum on the 53 man roster is $30,000 per game (I think).Quote:
Originally Posted by johnnylightnin
Yep...$480K annually. Increases pretty swiftly as you stay in the league with 5 year vet getting a minimum of $790K this year or $49,375/game.Quote:
Originally Posted by olddog75
Correct. There is a minimum salary for the practice squad, but there is no maximum salary for the practice squad. When Boston cleared waivers back in September a couple of talk radio people in New Orleans said the Saints convinced him to stay on their practice squad by paying him at or close to his full rookie salary. Apparently Boston had other practice squad offers. The Saints just had to stay under the salary cap, which includes practice squad salaries.Quote:
Originally Posted by johnnylightnin
What I don't know is how the latest CBA treats active roster players vs. practice squad players when it comes to retirement benefits. Being on that active roster for just 3 games might have a big financial impact on Boston's life 30 years from now if he can stay in the league another few years.
The Eagles just got Sproles back, and he's playing his way back into shape. Boston is the same type of back as Sproles. Concerned about how much playing time Boston will get.
Philly and New Orleans treat former Tech players like crap. I realize it's not a conspiracy, but it sure feels like one.
I read articles that speculate they picked up Boston for the future. They also stated Sproles is likely to retire in the offseason.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
Paul Turner is our best player! The fans love him!Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
Better put him on the practice squad while our receiving corps does...nothing.
Meanwhile, Xavier Woods is a star for the Cowboys! :icon_razz:Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/p...yanz9hxxjf.jpg
As does our fan base many times as witnessed on this board.Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
You ain't hooked up right. Obsessed with the Saints and let it screw with your headQuote:
Originally Posted by TYLERTECHSAS
No, I strictly posted about some of our fan base tendencies in my above.Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
I would have loved for SP to have kept Boston. But it wasn't in the cards.
He is dead to me now....
Not to me! I root for all Tech guys to do well....as long as it doesn't affect the Saints. For instance, if the Saints play the Eagles next year, and Boston go nuts, 150 yards, scores 3 TDs....but the Saints still win the game...perfect!
Yeah, I am disappointed Boston is no longer a Saint. I don't like it. But this is the NFL....a business...and besides usually when Sean Payton lets a good player go like this, their careers explode. So, good times ahead for Boston Scott.
The Philadelphia Eagles signed Boston Scott, the guy that Holtz put Craft ahead of him in his collegiate career.
This is why some are not convinced there's not a better QB on the bench than J'mar.Quote:
Originally Posted by qng001
No it's Tim Rattay's fault:icon_roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by DJDAWG
Boston had 71 more touches than Craft in 2017. In 2016, craft averaged 5.6 per carry while also catching 42 passes for 340 yds. Don’t act like craft didn’t deserve plenty of PT.
Craft was injured much of his senior year which is the ONLY reason Holtz gave Scott as much PT as he got. Anybody who knows the game of football could see that Scott was an overall better back. He did not tiptoe to the hole like Craft did. Anytime Holtz was asked about Scott's success as the #2 he was quick to say, "Craft is still our starter!"Quote:
Originally Posted by Dixonfor6
Craft was not a walk on like Scott. Holtz has a hang up with playing walk on guys who are there primarily to bring up the team GPA.
You have trashed almost every coach on Tech’s staff the last few years. Why so defensive when it comes to Rattay?Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
Thank you.Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
PawDawg for next HC,OC, or any other coaching position open. He has all the answers, it’s all instinct. It absolutely doesn’t matter how a player performs in practice. La Tech would be undefeated if they would listen to PawDawg.Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
it hurts to get beat down as bad as you have doesn't it? Hey dumb ass defend your weak position instead of insulting true Tech fans!Quote:
Originally Posted by eagle2180
Don’t pull any punches bro!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
Beat down? Weak position? Lol!Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
you are defending losing home games against bad teams...lolQuote:
Originally Posted by eagle2180
No, haven’t defended any home losses. We definitely have problems with our football program... Firing everyone except Rattay probably isn’t a solution.
We lost games for multiple reasons. You blame Holtz and J’mar for all of it. We have an OC and QB coach, according to you they are just warm bodies making 350 k or better between both of them. I’d like to apply for those positions, good money and zero responsibility.Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
Me too...ANYBODY but the Eagles. Or Redskins...oh yeah, and the Giants. :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden
Who would do such a thing!Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
:laugh:
Hmm.....you don't know that that's not actually true. Skip coaches football today because its all he's ever known. PD on the other hand, is a man of many, diversified, talents. We've seen a lot of poor coaches in college football that many of us could "out coach".Quote:
Originally Posted by eagle2180
Frankly, based on what I saw the last 4 games of this season, I like PD's chances to win in Hawaii much better than Skip's. However, if you want to see us really embarrass Hawaii, we'll send in D80. ;)
This is funny to me. Coaching is one of the few professions (as well as teacher, being a journalist and refereeing -- I seem to have an attraction to these types of jobs) where everybody thinks they can do regardless of their education or experience. I was guilty of this at one time. It's easy to say I could coach better than so and so, but the fact of the matter is if you ask the average college football fan to draw up a single play to beat a 4-2-5 Man Free scheme, they simply can't do it. If you ask someone to draw up a man defense and a zone defense to line up against a trips formation, they simply can't do it. And that's one play, not taking into account calling play after play in a stressful game-day environment. I've been fortunate to be around some really smart minds at the high school level. I've learned a lot, and learned how much I didn't know. I still don't know everything, but I'm much more educated today than I was three years ago, when I was ignorant. There are some coaches who have a job at the college level who aren't great at the X's and O's but are fabulous recruiters, but the fact of the matter is it's extremely difficult to become a head coach in college football and not know a whole lot more football than fans do.Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
Yet out of the really die hard posters on here, we have several people who played, coached, administrated programs, etc. at various levels and most of us agree that what's going on from the athletic admin down to some of the coaching is anywhere from bad decision making to flat out poor job performance. There are some that don't see it that way and that is their right, but that group has gotten smaller the longer we keep the AD/HC duo we have right now.
Coaching is not difficult. Most people don't pursue coaching simply because they don't want to starve to death for the first 15 to 20 years of their career. This is EXACTLY the reason I didn't pursue a career in Journalism. It doesn't mean those people are too stupid, or afraid to coach the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by theprofessor
For the most part, coaching is just like any other profession....it's an acquired skill. Some of these events you cite in your post are certainly substantiated proof of that. As you stated, you learned a lot in the last 3 years. The difference is, most of us didn't practice law in the 7th grade, or put braces on kids teeth in middle school. BUT....many of us DID play football in middle school, high school, college, etc ...and most of us have been exposed to football on at least a weekly basis (in some form) ever since. Furthermore, today's technology has given us more opportunities to study the game, witness good and bad football --as well as football coaching-- at the mere push of a button. We know more about football coaching today than we do about being a dentist or a lawyer, etc...because its exciting, and it's more available to us on a daily basis. Say what you will, but the coaching profession gets a lot of exposure.
As a legacy football coach, Skip Holtz never had to worry about starving to death. He didn't pay the same dues you described in your post above. He never had to teach 7th grade history classes or a 9th grade Civics class while simultaneously serving 5 to 10 years as a 35K per year assistant football coach at a Class A school in Podunk, La. Skip just didn't have to pay the same dues that the son of a barber, or a factory worker or a small town business owner would have had to pay to start a football coaching career. To the contrary, Skip started out on top, and has always been on top. Pardon the pun, but he got to "skip" the hard stuff. Sklp went to Notre Dame, because his father coached there. He started his coaching career at the college level (very unusual), and has always been there. In fact, as far as I know, Skip never coached a down off high school football. He mostly worked for his father off and on, and was able to capitalize on many of his fathers contacts over the years to get good jobs at schools like Notre Dame, Florida St, South Carolina, etc...
Perhaps Skip would be a better coach today, if he had started where you did.
To be clear, I don't begrudge Skip for being born on 3rd base. But let's don't ever forget that he didn't get there the same way most, including his daddy, did. As I stated in my previous post, it's all he's ever known. But it doesn't mean he's the messiah of coaching. His teams weren't prepared for at least the last 4 games of this season.
Good post HogDawg!
Coaching? I'll tell ya about coaching! Like:
*sweeping the bus out, topping off the tank...all at midnight in sub-30 degree temps, just so that bus would be ready for its normal run in the morning.
*mowing the field, under the lights, with a push-mower because the tractor was in the shop.
*throwing $30 on the counter at a Burger King just so a few of your players could eat after a game.
*supplying medical and other supplies for your kids, because the AD failed to include your program in his budget...oops!
* so on, and so forth....
But, I loved my kids(players), so it was all worth it.
You actually believe that just because Skip Holtz had a leg up on the competition, he didn't have to pay his dues? He was a GA for two years. He was a position coach for three years. Yes, he got an early shot at being an OC most likely because of who his father is, but it wasn't like he walked out of the college classroom into a role as an offensive coordinator. He has spent 13 years of his career as a college assistant. Everybody who gets to the position he's in has to earn that position. Yes, he had more advantages than the average college coach, but he's won everywhere he's been except for South Florida.Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
You also forgot painting the field till mid-night the day before the game (every home game)....Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
Spreading (15) fifteen 8yd dump trucks of sand over the field in 90+ degree heat at night with just little help from a few boosters that have the equipment to not make it a wheelbarrow job (every year)
Cleaning the concession stands
Cleaning the bathrooms
Doing laundry till 2 am and then breaking down game film so you can meet with your kids at 10:00 am the next morning
Having to call big Johnny into your office and tell him that his grandmother died of a heart attack and we have to go FIND your mom
Letting big Johnny sleep on your couch after for a month after his grandmother died of a heart attack and his mom went on a bad bender and trashed where you live
Being at the hospital with Marcus till the next morning after Marcus blew his knee or shoulder out because you are the closest thing that Marcus has to a father in this world
That's just a few things
This is what REAL coaches do - and they are not making $100k a year plus and being supplemented by a booster club and provided a vehicle and country club membership
He was Lou's son - he had a silver ticket into the coaching fraternity that very few are lucky enough to haveQuote:
Originally Posted by theprofessor
He was ran off at Notre Dame while on Lou's staff, he was FIRED from South Carolina while on Lou's staff and Lou was basically asked to move on because he insisted Skip be named coach in waiting
You actually equate being "a GA" at one of the most storied, and finest college football programs in the land (Notre Dame) --and serving as a position coach at Florida State on Bobby Bowden's staff-- you actually compare those jobs to serving as an assistant football coach at some Class A or AA high school in Louisiana? LOL! You can't be serious. :laugh: You cannot be for real. LOL!Quote:
Originally Posted by theprofessor
And yes, I actually think Skip's lack of paying his dues in the past IS a problem. A big problem. That's why Skip has no respect for college walk-ons (e.g., Boston Scott, Hunter Lee, etc..). That's why won't take advice from others (asst coaches, etc...). That's why he is a control freak, who won't change his game strategy, even when its obviously failing (e.g., not benching J'Mar for a few plays, etc...) and he's running off all the fans on game day. That's why he continues to lose to Southern Miss every year, even though he has much better players than they do. Skip won't change because he really thinks he's smarter than everyone else. He really and truly thinks he knows more about QBing a football team than Tim Rattay does. It's a disease called elitism. And Skip has it.
Yeppers! All of that too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden
Actually....true confession. I never had to worry about the concession stand. I had a great booster club...3 or 4 ladies who handled all of that stuff. Guess I really don't have anything to complain about, after all :icon_roll: 'Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
.....and I'll bet that job was JUST LIKE being a GA on the University of Notre Dame's football staff, huh? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
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Originally Posted by HogDawg
That’s why they were trying to trade for Earl Thomas.
If we'd only had future NFL starters like Driskel, Dixon, Woods, Brice, and Taylor, man, would we have won a championship or two!
How many OL/DL or LB’s do we have on an NFL roster?Quote:
Originally Posted by Blue Dawg
I don't know. Do GAs at Notre Dame have to clean the bus after road trips, and mow and stripe the field before games???Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
Don’t know about the GA’s , but i’ve heard the assistant coaches got invited to dinner at Lou’s house one evening, when they showed up with their wives they were given paint and brushes and told to paint his house.
You mean like 1st round draft pick Vernon Butler and Vontarious Dora?Quote:
Originally Posted by eagle2180
Justin EllisQuote:
Originally Posted by ETxBullDawg
We were in the CUSA championship game in 2014 and 2016.... I say we have a recruiting problem and not a x’s and o’s scheme problem. When we have talent we have competed for championships. When we don’t have the talent or we have young talent, we struggle.
Alabama is good because of their skill players, Alabama is great because they control the ball on both sides of the line of scrimmage.
Add Jordan Mills as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saint Greg
And Houston Bates, and others....whose names escape me at the moment....were good enough to be invited to an NFL camp. Not drafted, but obviously good enough to catch the eye of NFL scouts.
The greater point is Holtz has not had to toil with a lack of talent. HE, yes HE, has underachieved as head coach. That's the truth.
Note: I purposely used the term "underachieved." I am not saying he has not done some "good" things, or that he is not a "good" coach. I am saying he has not achieved as much as should have, given the wealth of talent he's had, and given the solid tradition of Tech Football.
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Originally Posted by dawg80
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBo6OWr3zwc
And given the fact that he’s playing in the worst conference in football! 8 wins SHOULD BE considered a down year.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
I was really surprised to not see this at the top of the forum this morning. I turned on the Philly game yesterday to see Boston Scott back to receive the opening kick. Even though he did not get to return that kick he did get a return later in the game. WTG Boston, so proud of this Bulldog. Next week I'll be cheering on the Saints and one player for Philly, Boston Scott.
I think I can say...speaking on behalf of ALL BB&Bers...we are all very proud of Boston Scott and wish him well. We hope he has a nice, long career in the NFL, makes a lot of money, and goes on to have a great life. But, we support all former Dawgs in the NFL the same. We would have a lot of threads/posts if we posted every time a former Dawg appeared in an NFL game! This weekend we also had X and KD.
I agree we should support all former Dawgs, but you have to admit that Boston's story to the NFL is the most endearing, sans Tramon's.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
I thought it was a bit more noteworthy since it was his debut.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
Not his debut. He returned kicks in Philly's game against Houston a couple of weeks ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by GonzoDawg
My bad, forget I mentioned it.Quote:
Originally Posted by MoonPieBlue
Asking BBB to forget something you said is kind of like “the jury will disregard.” Ha!Quote:
Originally Posted by GonzoDawg
Yeah thanks for reminding me why I took such a long hiatus.Quote:
Originally Posted by techman05
I remember when Slaudawg declared that he was done with Tech and becoming a chigger fan.Quote:
Originally Posted by techman05
I remember when DirtyDawg and VetteWrecker used to flirt online.
I remember when Cool Hand Clyde said laid off workers filing unemployment claims should be shot.
I remember each of the three times I personally met HogDawg.
I remember how many of those times I liked him.
I remember when Aubunique and DONW started the "Give the ball to Joe" chant.
I remember when Reddawg started the "Help Jack Pack" chant.
I remember the first instance of "We Are. Bulldogs."
I remember when FanInLa bragged openly that he had personally nixed the deal that would have put Tech in the Indy Bowl.
I remember when dawg80 bragged openly that he had personally nixed the deal that would have allowed Tech to subsume LSU-S.
I remember when maddawg changed his user name.
I remember when larhob hosted the original BBB tailgate.
I remember when a 16yo Dixonfor6 was well and thoroughly friendzoned by his saucy redhead bff.
I remember when we had outstanding smack talkers like MizterT and SuperPurpleCat come visit.
I remember when LRDog heard a recent Tech grad was now working in his department and came downstairs to introduce himself and ask if I'd heard of a certain message board for Tech fans.
I got more, but I'll stop there ...
I remember when my friend with the screwed up political views, who I somehow admire, beat cancer and lived to be a good sport about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Champ967
Yeah, that's a good story. But only when I tell it …Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
By the way kids -- if one of your manly bits ever swells to the size of your fist and hurts all the time, see a doctor.
He's gonna cut it off, but see the doctor anyway.
As long as he loses this Sunday......
Ahh when people could disagree on the internet and it was fun!Quote:
Originally Posted by Champ967
Gee Champ, your memory is faulty on that issue too. And I did post exactly what happened. It's water under the bridge now...but that's never stop us here. For the record, that whole Tech taking over LSUS was DOA. It NEVER, not EVER, had a chance of making it through the legislature. And that was true before I had my first meeting with a single state legislator. Some of the legislators told me they were okay with the idea....would probably help Shreveport grow and prosper...but the political price was much too high. In order for those legislators in north Louisiana, who didn't have enough votes, to make it happen they would have to agree to vote for some pet projects that south Louisiana legislators wanted, in exchange for their support on the Tech-LSUS merger thingy. Just about every north legislator told me, no way! it ain't gonna happen.
As much as I would like everyone to think I wield that much clout....nah! not in that case. The merger was DEAD! Absolutely, DEAD! before I spoke to anyone. Sorry to burst your bubble...
#crawfishin
I'm sure there are more fans that appreciate that you mentioned Boston than those who just like to hear themselves bitch. Please don't stay away.Quote:
Originally Posted by GonzoDawg
Ya know, we need more ladies on this board.
We have plenty with you, CHC, girldawg, and some of the others.Quote:
Originally Posted by Champ967
ouch'edQuote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
that doesn't even hurt.Quote:
Originally Posted by latech
Girls are smarter than us, prettier, smell nicer, etc. Heck, I consider it a compliment.
https://i.4pcdn.org/tv/1509110637867.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Champ967
True!Quote:
Originally Posted by Champ967
But, are you having gender identification issues again? Didn't your shrink tell you how to handle that?
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Originally Posted by Champ967
Well, I think there are now around 25+ gender classifications in some of our most upstanding and PC liberal states.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
:rolleyes4: Try and figure that one out. :rolleyes4:
Eagles promoted Boston Scott to the active roster. https://twitter.com/Eagles/status/1182744838967570432
How dare you bring this thread back on topic!?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dowty
4 carries for 30 yd today