No it is a fact it is a false narrative. He gave an honest answer to a question. Nothing more nothing less. Oh well. Get over it.
- hello it's me 2050

Haha. Oh I’m well over listening to your opinions.

I love Clarke, he is the reason I played hockey as a kid and the reason I love the Flyers. However, he should not have said that stuff about Hextall publicly, and really should have known better. It just isn't a good look for the franchise.

However, people need to stop blowing this entire thing out of context. Clarke has a title with the organization, but by his own admission, he doesn't do anything. He is no longer involved in the decisions that are made, he just comes up to Philly a few times a year, shakes some hands, takes some pictures and then goes back to Florida. He no longer represents the leadership of this team and thus what he says should be taken with a grain of salt. Hextall is the Penguins GM now, its best for the Flyers to stop looking back and start looking forward.
- jd250

Amen to both. Clarke is part of history and not the solution. Organization needs to make that formal.

nice miss on the late hit by the refs but i guess cause his name isn't brady doesn't count

minshew couldn't be worse

That interception showed 1 flaw of Hurts which will never be correctable. For a guy who has such lower body strength, he really cannot zip it in. That would have been a TD for 80% of the NFL qbs. At best, he will learn to compensate. But that's not a coachable deficiency.

nice miss on the late hit by the refs but i guess cause his name isn't brady doesn't count
- 2Real

2 misses: the late hit and the high one. Oh well.

Haha. Oh I’m well over listening to your opinions.
- Hextall271

Is that a fact?

minshew couldn't be worse
- 2Real

Nick does not have the stones.

That interception showed 1 flaw of Hurts which will never be correctable. For a guy who has such lower body strength, he really cannot zip it in. That would have been a TD for 80% of the NFL qbs. At best, he will learn to compensate. But that's not a coachable deficiency.
- PT21

I actually think it is a lack of confidence. He has to be strong enough to throw the ball harder and with more authority than he does. I just think he is not sure that he has made the right decision.

Amen to both. Clarke is part of history and not the solution. Organization needs to make that formal.
- iamscore2day

With that being said ….what did he actually say that already hadn’t been reported by Bill? Maybe the ROR story? I don’t see it as that big of a deal. It’s not like he lied. I agree it didn’t serve much of a purpose, but in Clarke’s estimation a lot of their problems are a result of Hextall blunders….most paying attention know full well that our current GM hasn’t exactly turned the clubs fortunes around. It would be nice to debate about some positives for a change, instead who’s done a worse job or who’s sucking the most.

I actually think it is a lack of confidence. He has to be strong enough to throw the ball harder and with more authority than he does. I just think he is not sure that he has made the right decision.
- iamscore2day

You think so, man? He saw the cb fall down off the get go, made the correct read, stepped up, and threw off the front foot.

And yet, ball took forever to get there. In the future, hopefully he will learn to throw it up towards the back of end zone.

The organization sends a lot of mixed signals. Is it committed to winning? If so, why is Yandle still out there? How many guys on that team believe that Brown, Seeler, Connauton, Yandle, Willman and MacEwen are going to be beat better NHL teams? I did not watch last night but I thought he played hard against Boston. We don’t have a lot of fast forwards with hard shots who can stick handle. I attribute a lot of this drought to our plan and structure.
- iamscore2day

Konecny had some defensive lapses and didn't score but he was creating a lot of offense last night. Especially in the 3rd period. If he plays more games with tht effort, the points and goals will come.

That interception showed 1 flaw of Hurts which will never be correctable. For a guy who has such lower body strength, he really cannot zip it in. That would have been a TD for 80% of the NFL qbs. At best, he will learn to compensate. But that's not a coachable deficiency.
- PT21

not wrong.

You think so, man? He saw the cb fall down off the get go, made the correct read, stepped up, and threw off the front foot.

And yet, ball took forever to get there. In the future, hopefully he will learn to throw it up towards the back of end zone.
- PT21

It is all supposition but he floats the ball generally and does not put a lot on the ball most times. I just think the explanation has to go beyond mechanics but you could be right.

That interception showed 1 flaw of Hurts which will never be correctable. For a guy who has such lower body strength, he really cannot zip it in. That would have been a TD for 80% of the NFL qbs. At best, he will learn to compensate. But that's not a coachable deficiency.
- PT21

Could the ball of come out quicker when the db fell?…to me his indecisive split second decision’s are why I can’t say he’s a future franchise QB. I’m hoping to see him progress …but you may be right, we may have to live with it.

With that being said ….what did he actually say that already hadn’t been reported by Bill? Maybe the ROR story? I don’t see it as that big of a deal. It’s not like he lied. I agree it didn’t serve much of a purpose, but in Clarke’s estimation a lot of their problems are a result of Hextall blunders….most paying attention know full well that our current GM hasn’t exactly turned the clubs fortunes around. It would be nice to debate about some positives for a change, instead who’s done a worse job or who’s sucking the most.
- landros 2

100%

I actually think it is a lack of confidence. He has to be strong enough to throw the ball harder and with more authority than he does. I just think he is not sure that he has made the right decision.
- iamscore2day

a good bit of this too. I think its somewhere in the middle. he has a stronger arm than that showing, but its not so strong that he can simply out throw hesitancy in decision making and things like that, like a stafford type. he is not a top flight arm, which only places that much more emphasis on the decision making.

this is also a tough set up from the start. i still for the life of me dont understand why they dont scheme more intermediate throws for Smith.

Oh just STOP! You just wish for dysfunction because your so far up Hextall's keister its just sad and embarrassing. There is no dysfunction here, the team is having a down year, like they did last year, but I believe things are going to turn around here and whoever is left is going to be stronger because of it.
- jd250

Is this Hextall sthick the best that you can come up with? You're calling me embarrassing while claiming that there is no dysfunction in the organization and it's just a down year?

It is all supposition but he floats the ball generally and does not put a lot on the ball most times. I just think the explanation has to go beyond mechanics but you could be right.
- iamscore2day

Yeah, you could be right too and so could Landros2 (split sec hesitancy).

I was not really expecting them to win but disappointing showing so far. What happened to all the successful running between the tackles?

That is why you can't just put all your eggs in the draft, because you need a lot of luck to pick the right players, and even then you have to hope they stay healthy and develop. The bright side about this season is the Flyers should be able to draft a really good player, or they will have a strong asset to use in a trade.
- jd250

No team puts all it's eggs all in on just the draft but it needs to be the primary method of players acquisition moving forward once they trade away who they're going to trade. They need to stay out of free agency. Trade youth for youth if it makes sense. Stop trying to fix it in the off season. This organization needs wholesale changes in how it operates.

Yeah, you could be right too and so could Landros2 (split sec hesitancy).

I was not really expecting them to win but disappointing showing so far. What happened to all the successful running between the tackles?
- PT21

vita vea

Yes, this year is Hayes is done, but you have to hope he can rebound because the Flyers are really stuck with him.
- jd250

He won't rebound but oh well. Another sunk cost. Seven million dollars a year for a guy who has never even hit 50 points in a season. If he was brought here for his "two way play", well that isn't good either. 6 foot 5 220 and you wouldn't even know it. Just a really boring, bland hockey player.

vita vea
- stayinthefnnet

They are not even trying. It's all screens. How many snaps has Hurts taken under center?

And the weekly Reagor roasting begins.

They are not even trying. It's all screens. How many snaps has Hurts taken under center?
- PT21

And then there’s Reagor.