There is no joy in Philly-ville, the mighty Phillies have struck out. Things aren't actually as bad as they seem, but with the Flyers falling, the Phillies failing, and the Eagles wounds still raw, the health of Joel Embiid is the only thing between us and insanity. YIKES

News:

- Eagles: Christian Parker to the Cowboys might mean...

- Flyers: lose 7 of 8

- Sixers: Healthy and happy?

- Phillies: Everyone is going to the Mets except JT Realmuto

Feature: Looking back on the Phillies offseason to see where it went wrong

The News: Phillies pursuit of Bo Bichette, MLB International Signing Day, and the Eagles fire OC Kevin Patullo.

Feature: Tracing the Eagles' offensive issues back to 2021 and the Nick Sirianni hiring. Not blaming Nick here, but there are certain issues that come with the CEO Coach. Those issues now came to a head again with no adult in the room for 2025.

This Week in History: Finally, Wilt Chamberlain has come BACK to Philadelphia.

Fear not, your long nightmare is over. The Philly Front Office Podcast is BACK. I've tweaked the format a bit so it is hopefully more listenable. We are going to start with the news, move on to a detailed feature, then stick the landing with the upcoming calendar.

The News:

• Flyers sign Dvorak
• Sixers...are a basketball team
• Eagles head to the playoffs
• Phillies sign Donny Baseball and come to deals with all their arbitration eligible players

Feature: Let's get Bichette!!! Never have our hopes been more up for something that seems impossible. Let's put all that worry to rest with a blueprint for how the Phillies can get this done.

Calendar:

• January 9 - Hit the Bricks Cutter Gauthier Day
• January 13 - Finally, the Stilt has come BACK to Philadelphia
• January 14 - Simmons for Harden
• January 15 - MLB International Signing Day

Our boys are in the middle of handling the Mets, Cowboys, and Chiefs all in the same sports week (that's less than 2 weeks but more than a week...everyone knows that). So far so good:

• Phillies
  • The good guys are pouring it on the Mets both now and since the Trade Deadline
  • 16 games left in the season including at home against the Royals, on the road for the Dodgers and Diamondbacks, then back home for the Marlins and Twins
  • Don't look now, but the Brewers are in our sights
  • Everyone has thoughts on Phillies Karen, but I am more interested in the Dad's reaction. It's like a psych experiment.
• Eagles
  • Jalen Hurts was the best player on the field against the Cowboys
  • Jalen Carter...it is what it is at this point
  • How do you feel about Andy Reid?
  • Tank Bigsby is here plus more possible trades
• Sixers
  • Grimes signing soon?
• Flyers
  • Rookie Camp starts today!

Danny, AJ, and JoeyBets are back to discuss this year's NFL season including:

• NFC East: Is anyone else actually good?
  • What's the best-case scenario for the Giants?
  • Who is the 3rd best Commander?
  • Do you feel bad for Jerry Jones?
• NFC: We are divided on the biggest contender to the throne
• AFC: Why do the Bills and Ravens get all the love despite never winning?
• Super Bowl Rematch?
  • There is no second place in the AFC because only Joe Burrow can beat Patrick Mahomes. Unfortunately, the Bengals are terrible
• Plus, do you remember when your fandom went from innocent to crazy?

Things were all good for the Phillies on Sunday, then they went to Citi Field. After an abysmal 2 days in Flushing I am ready to be very mad at this team. I am not giving up, we are still up in the division and firmly in hold of a playoff spot, but yuck. It could not be much worse.

Meanwhile, back in Eagles Training Camp, I am catching you up on trades, roster cuts, the practice squad, and the hierarchy of the NFL going into the season.

As for the Flyers and Sixers, we are inching ever closer to training camp with no news to speak of.

Yes, Zack Wheeler is probably done for the season and the Eagles CB2 situation is a mess, but that doesn't mean these aren't problems our teams cannot overcome. In this episode, I calmly and concisely (read panicked and rambling) go through the options for both teams and the rest of the news of the week including:

• Possible CB trades from around the league including Jamel Dean of the Tampa Bay Bucs
• The John Metchie trade
• One more preseason game to go against the Jets
• Zack Wheeler's health situation
• Aaron Nola is back...and about the same as before
• Questionable Toppering from Topper
• Jose Alvarado's suspension is lifted today
• Nothing in Flyersville
• Nothing is Sixerboro
• Our Transaction of the Week is the Eagles signing Michael Vick in August 2009

Back from vacation where I was able to see Philly's own Kyle Garland win the Decathalon at the US Track and Field Championships. His dad made it clear he is a big Eagles fan.

This episode we recap the Phillies' trade deadline and talk about who could possibly pay Kyle Schwarber his next contract. Plus, Tanner McKee made everyone lose their minds after his performance against the Bengals. What is his future with the Eagles (I'm sorry, he is getting traded next year)? Finally, the Flyers had some legal/salary cap news after an arbitrator made his ruling in the team's dispute with Ryan Johanson. The Sixers, well, it's August.