Fitzgerald is bigger, better, and younger than Ocho Cinco.  Oh, and he's also by all accounts a great "team" guy.  

Considering they also need to sign Carlos Dansby, who is probably their #1 priority, they have some hard choices to make.

WIP talking about Chad Johnson is just another piece of evidence for the "talk radio is a wasteland" case.

*    Bernard Berrian... Another quick receiver w/Good hands in the Kevin Curtis mold.
*    DJ Hackett- A big, west coast trained target who, when healthy, is beyond "effective."
*    Interesting comment in this thread about Fitzgerald... I was unaware of their cap space issue... this is the kind of guy the Eagles Brass targets... young & lotsa potential.  Question is, whatta they give up to get him?  Cards need help on D...  
*    R Moss... Little chance Reid signs him, but Pats will probably not based on his expected asking price.  He'll go for the most money (Maybe to Dalls opposite TO?)
*    D Stallworth... Pats owe him 8mil by March, 2008 unless he gets cut.  Getting cut is therefoire likely, and Eagles can reacquire the speedster to help stretch the field.  pats indicate they want to replace him w/Chad Jackson, their 2006 #1 pick.

Also, who do Eagles trade or cut at wr?  Curtis/Brown are going no-where.  G-Lew is the #5 but is a good backup in the speed role who plays ST.  Avant and Baskett are clones... I could see one of these 2 being replaced if the Eagles could upgrade via one of the above, but which one would you move?

1-    If Marvin Lewis retains authority in Cincy, he will not "blow it up."  If he stays, 2008 would probably be his last year to turn it around under the existing program.
2-    I agree with your second point... it is possible the friction between 85 and Lewis could lead to the Bengals shopping the talented wr.
3-    I also concur the Eagles are aggressive about improving their team... You sited Javon Walker as a great example.  Not sure how serious they ever were about Burress, though.  Still, they will make any move to improve personnel, so long as that move does NOT disturb the master plan... AKA the cap.
4-    Eagles only clear up 3mil in cap space next year when they cut Kearse and Howard, because they take the cap hit in 2008 associated with the large signing bonuses they gave the 2 DE.  Dawkins will be back.  If they trade McNabb (possible but I believe far less than a 50:50 shot), again, the savings would be offset by the 2008 cap hit associated with his signing bonus.
5-    N.E. won 3 Super Bowls without a high end #1 (What has Deion Branch really done in Seattle with a good qb?).  Another recent Supe winner, the Steelers, had Hines Ward, a foine wr, but not a high end #1.
6-    Pat proved it pays to be aggressive in Free Agency?  Not sure about that... actually, Pats proved it can pay to trade valuable draft picks wisely.  Their two most important off-season acquisitions, R Moss and W Welker, were acquired by trading draft picks ( a "4" for Moss, a "2" for Welker).

I think Chad Johnson is a really good receiver... perhaps great.  But, unlike T.O., he is not a prototypical West Coast wr... he uses his speed, rather than his physicality, to make plays.  And he prefers going downfield rather than getting yards after the catch.  Don't get me wrong, I'd be a delighted Eagle fan if he could be acquired.  However, I believe Fitzgerald is a better fit.   I also think Stallworth is a similar wr to 85... not as good, but a LOT less expensive, and he already is a proven commodity that fit into the organization.

Regarding the drafting of an OT in the 1st round, I don't think that happens.  At Left Tackle, Tre Thomas has a year left.  They certainly have NOT given up on Winston Justice.    And Toidd Herremens will probably be displaced at Guard next year by Max Jean Gilles... he will back up at both Guard and Tackle (he started at Tackle in T.O.'s final year here).  Runyan looks to have at least a year left on the right side, after which Shawn Andrews will slide over and play RT.  The Eagles have a fine developmental Tackle they are very high on... Pat McCoy.  They have devoted 2 years already into grooming McCoy, and he is a project worth keeping an eye on!  Another youngster they stashed on IR is Stefan Rodgers.  These two young tackles are Reid's "Plan A" to make a splash on the roster once Thomas and Runyan are hurt or gone.  

Eagles 1st round pick... a cornerback.