Philly Front Office

Episode 8: The NBA Draft Lottery or Why We Hate Al Horford

The festivities kick off on Monday, May 12, at 7pm, but the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery has been in the works since July 6, 2019 when the Sixers decided to address the back up center position in the worst way possible, by signing Al Horford.  Getting this Celtics sleeper agent ruined the next season and forced us to trade his traitorous ass to Oklahoma City.  Not only did he make his way back to Boston at a discount price, but he continues to torture us on the court and now, for one final time, at the lottery.  Top 6 we keep the pick.  Anything else, and we cry tears as useless as Horford himself.   

Episode 7: Do You Feel Lucky, Puck?

I know that's not the quote AND it's a terrible joke. That's the kind of quality you can count on at this website. It might be bad, but I am aware of it.
 - NHL Draft Lottery is tonight at 7pm. I go into a quick break down of the Flyers terrible lottery luck over the years and explain how the whole thing goes down tonight.
 - Next up is the Sixers and the Rights to Ricky Sanchez Lottery Party where my dumb face will hopefully be meeting your Sixers aggression head on. The lottery is going to inform a LOT about where the NBA is going in the next few months and not just because of Cooper Flagg. We are looking at serious changes around the league. The NBA knows drama. Plus, who is more screwed, the Bucks or the Sixers. It's a close race.
 - The Phillies manager Rob "No P" Thomson seems to just get a pass as a manager. The people who come for him are always met by a wall of defenders who won't hear any aspersions cast in his direction. I have serious Nick Sirianni before the bye vibes from him though. What is he doing that's good? It worked for Nick, so let's see if Topper gets it together.
 - Finally, I go into the Dallas Goedert math with the Eagles and why I just can't see a deal of any kind happening with him.

Episode 6: Drafting and Lotterying and Forgiving

On Episode 6 of the Philly Front Office Podcast, it's me talking about:
The Eagles draft class including how draftees Jihaad Campbell and Andrew Mukuba lock down the starters and make us one of the youngest defenses you will ever see;
The Flyers finally get a lottery date, May 5;
The Sixers lottery date is May 12 and you might get to throw ping pong balls at me at the Rights to Ricky Sanchez Lottery Party
Not forgetting, but forgiving the Phillies for what they have done to our relationship the last two weeks.  I needed a break, but they say they've changed.  We'll see. I just can't quit them.

Episode 5: Is It Drafty In Here?

With one day to go until showtime, Danny, Joe, and AJ are back on the Philly Front Office Podcast to discuss the NFL Draft.  The four of us discuss the top of the draft, Eagles dream scenarios, full confidence in Howie, and take some shots at the Giants:
Top 3 Picks (1:12)
The QBs (10:30)
Eagles possibilities if we trade up to around 21 (17:30)
Who are we looking at 32 or in a trade down (27:55)
What are the Giants doing (34:00)
What young guy are the Eagles trading for? (40:00)
Walter Nolan and other high variance guys (47:30)
Dream picks and predictions (48:30)
Complete confidence in Howie Roseman (54:10)

Episode 4: Cam Jurgens Gets Paid (Let's Laugh at the Cowboys)

Finally, real news!  It's been so long.  The Eagles extended Cam Jurgens for 4/$68m and that will have salary cap ramifications.  The detailed numbers aren't out yet, but I do some math anyway.  This is also an easy way to take some shots at the Cowboys and how they screw up contract negotiations (3:55).  What other extensions might be on the table for the Eagles (7:30)?
Quick Draft talk (12:08).
The Sixers and Flyers seasons are over, so we just sit and we mull until it's lottery day (12:47).
The Phillies have a Topper problem.  Don't tell me it's not happening when I am watching it happen (with Nola too) (15:10). The answer might just be found in Minnesota rather than firing him though (20:30).

Episode 3: The Howie Roseman Renaissance

I have my friends on this episode to discuss the Eagles past few drafts. From 2021 to the present, Howie Roseman went from inconsistent to draft savant, changing his overall strategy from smaller schools to big time CFB programs like Alabama and Georgia. The strategy worked, with two Super Bowl appearances and one championship to show for it.
Danny, Joe, AJ, and I discuss these drafts as well as profess our love for Jalen Hurts and take more than a few shots at the Giants.
Jalen Hurts love (4:42)
2021 Draft (9:52)
2022 Draft (24:00)
2023 Draft (37:15)
My microphone decides to go to 50% power (42:00)
2024 Draft (53:04)

Episode 2: Get Busy Living (Phillies) or Get Busy Dying (Sixers)

This Philly Front Office Podcast will not be about the 2021-24 Eagles Drafts like planned.  The tiny tonsils of a little boy got in the way.  Feel better Joey!
Fixing the Brandon Marsh and Alec Bohm situations...Justin Crawford? (00:40)
Extending Kyle Schwarber and JT Realmuto (6:48)
The Sixers are running it back with or without Joel Embiid (16:38)
Flyers quick hit (26:05)
Eagles sign Terrance Marshall and draft plans (26:46)

Episode 1: Bad Timing

Bad Timing with the Phillies
Taking out my frustration on Alec Bohm not Johan Rojas and Edmundo Sosa (3:56)
Get excited for Andrew Painter, just like Cole Hamels (9:00)
Bad Timing with the Eagles (12:35)
Sixers understood the assignment (13:42)
Flyers did not (19:33)

Episode Zero

An opening episode to answer the most commonly asked questions like "Who are you?" and "What are you doing here?"  My name is Ed and at PhillyFrontOffice.com I write about all of the wheelings and dealings of the Eagles, Phillies, Flyers, and Sixers.  Naturally, after you start feeling good about your writing, you begin to think people want to hear you talk too.  What a poor misguided soul I am.