good post. i think as time goes on we are going to see more of jason babin. i’m surprised he isn’t on the field more than he is. i like macho harris, but i like sean jones more. i think harris will eventually get the starting role, but you are definitely right. the guy has confidence issues. nothing wrong with that however. the guy didn’t do a whole lot wrong when he was starting. another year or two and he’ll be comfortable enough to try and make plays and not so concerned with getting beat. we could possibly try and move up after a safety, but i see us taking linebacker first. bradley might not be the same guy after the knee injury. let’s hope otherwise. here is the way i think we’ll draft.

1. SLB
2. LT (no way queen dunlap sticks around after this year)
3. S
4. RB
5. RG
6. RT
7. K
8*******CB

Laws is at or already a bust having been inactive/not seen the field in some games if I’m not mistaken. Having a solid third guy to help Bunk and Patterson is obviously high on Andy’s list if you look at where he’s been willing to draft DTs in the past.

Can never have too many stud lineman.

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First round worthy positions…

OL (anywhere) – Did we think before the season we had plenty of depth along the OL? Yup. Fact is, you never have enough OL depth. I think Andy rightfully gets back to his first love – big beefy guys along the OL, early and often.

CB – Age is creeping up on Sheldon Brown, and Ellis Hobbs may never be the same. This is a passing league now, and you need a ton of depth at CB.

RB – Even if Westbrook is physically able to play next season, he’s set to make $11 million. The Eagles won’t pay that, and Westbrook, after 2 serious concussions, won’t be taking discounts. He may have played his last game in Philly. McCoy looks like a legitimate playmaker, but you simply need 2 RB’s in the NFL.

DE – How long can we wait around for Abiamiri to show up every Sunday? Plus, Parker and Howard are on the wrong side of 30. Someone special will still have to be sitting there for the Eagles to go that route in the 1st round though.

Other needs in later rounds

QB – Vick will likely be gone after this season, and McNabb might be gone after 2010. They’ll start to groom a backup for Kolb.

LB – I’m not so sure this is a glaring need. The 3-some of Witherspoon, Bradley, and Jordan sounds pretty good to me. Gocong is FA after this season, as is Gaither. Do they sign one for depth? I don’t know. My best guess is Gocong stays if they can keep him for a reasonable cost, and Gaither is gone. Plus, the penalties in the Dallas game aside, I like what I’ve seen out of Fokou so far (12 tackles vs SD). Will they draft a LB? In all likelihood yes, but don’t expect it to be a high pick.

DT – I don’t see it as a big, glaring need, but it’s another position where you can never have enough depth.

WR – Sounds stupid, right? Well, we currently have 4 healthy WR’s (Jackson, Maclin, Avant, Brown). We’re stuck with Brown for a while, but Kevin Curtis is set to make $5 million next year – He’s gone. By sheer numbers, they’ll need to draft a WR.

With the high rookie contracts potentially coming to an end I really hope andy trades our high 2010 picks for picks in 2011 and late rounders in 2010. Most of our issues can be addressed later in the draft 3+, and if we have alot of picks in the later rounds we can really address all of our needs. The only position I would use a first rounder on is Left Tackle, but with Peter’s contract I think we are alright in that area and can draft a late round project.

Great post by the way, really enjoyed it.

I haven’t read all of the comments so I don’t know if someone alredy mentioned this, BUT… CB will be something we address I believe. Possibly not early, but CB could be a concern with Sheldon getting up there in age and his contract being far less than market value. What we do with him will be interesting to say the least. Do we pay him? Do we trade him?

Either way, we need to adress the postion.

CB/Safety: Sheldon is getting old and you can tell he has lost some speed. Hobbs is a free agent next year and I don’t see him being resigned. As for Safety, I’m not sold on Macho….yet. I remember a couple times the announcer said that the TE made the play because Macho didn’t get there or make the tackle. If by the end of the year if he does not pick his game up, they should draft a Safety in the 1st round. We need play makers starting not role players like Gocong and Macho.

O-line: Definitely need to pick up 2 interior linemen and a right tackle. Andrews sisters fucked everything up. Herremans played well at LT last game so we can just shift him if Peters goes down.

Defensive End: We need a force opposite Trent Cole. If he goes down we are fucked.

Linebacker: Mostly for backup. Gocong is out next year. Woo hoo! Next year it’s either Bradley at MLB, Spoon at SLB, and Jordan at Will or Bradley at SLB and Spoon at MLB. Either way we will have a very good starting line backing core. If we can get Morrisson or Howard through FA it would be the best linebacking core in the NFC no doubt.

Quarterback: Backup purposes. 2 out of 3 current QBs will be gone by 2011.

Running Back: This will be a low pick if Weaver and Westy are back next year. If they are both gone this could be a 3rd/4th round pick.

I’m cool with Peters at LT, Herreman at LG, Jackson at C, and Justice at RT. What I’m not cool with is the Andrew brothers’ head and knees. And I’m definitely do not want MJG and Cole at right guard. Don’t get me wrong, they’re good backups…but they’re backups, not starting guards.

Second round would be good spot for finding a starting LDE. Not another we’re-going-to-switch-this-guy-with-20-others; a good starting DE.

Later rounds would be good for depth. Depth for LB, DB, QB, and WR, in no particular order.

Wouldnt be suprised at all if we trade down (and out of the first round)

They can go a number of different routes. Personally, I hope they exploit the free agency market.
At defensive end, Aaron Kampman needs to be brought to Philly. He’s a free agent after this year, playing out of position as a 3-4 OLB in Green Bay, and would form an elite pass-rushing duo with Trent Cole. A rotation of Cole, Kampman, and Babin would rival Umenyiora, Tuck, and Kiwanuka.
Next, we can sign Derrick Johnson of the Kansas City Chiefs. He is playing a 3-4 ILB in KC (out of position, as he is best suited on the outside) and would give us depth. Plus, he would not be too expensive.
If we don’t get Kampman, I would throw all our eggs into landing Kirk Morrison, who could play all over the defense and take us to the next level.

In the draft, I would say guard is our number one priority, followed by corner, safety, and running back. The best player available from one of those positions should be our pick.

I think some fans have dreams of a second round pick for Vick dancing in their heads, but what team would give up a second rounder for him? The only way they could get a second round pick for Vick is if it was conditional, and I’m sure those conditions would be fairly high. Realistically, I think you could get a 4th round pick for him.

After this season, I have to believe the offensive line will be a priority. I think the Eagles have had enough of Shawn Andrews and will let him get his Phelps on with some other team. I truly believe that the inconsistency with the offense really begins the with O-line and it will be addressed in this draft.

I do think the Eagles will draft another running back in the 3rd or 4th round to pair with McCoy. I may be proven wrong as the rest of this season plays out, but I don’t think it’s an urgent need with McCoy and Leonard Weaver. Yes, I know Weaver is a FB, but he does have the ability to play a little RB.

CB is an interesting need as well. Sheldon will be 31 next year. I am interested to see if Ikegwuonu is really better than Asante, but I have my doubts.

I rank the needs as:

1. O-line
2. Cornerback
3. D-line
4. Linebacker
5. Running back
6. A young QB to develop

I think Andy Reid would most covet a DE to play opposite Trent Cole and be a disruptive force. Maybe they finally move Gocong back to DE and draft a linebacker, but probably not.

Don’t be surprised at all if Andy Reid takes a QB in the first or second round.

I can definitely see him drafting a CB with 2nd round pick.

I don’t see him picking an OL before round 3 unless a stud falls.

They will grab a WR and RB for depth, but they have to like what they see in their current WRs and RBs. I think Eldra Buckley should be a fine #2.

I honestly don’t see LB as a position of need. We were unlucky this year with injuries, for sure. However, when our LB rotation is at full strength, it’s deep enough, and LB is not a position of focus on our defense. It’s all about the DL and the secondary.

So my guesses:

Round 1: DE
Round 2: QB
Round 3: CB
Round 3: OT
Round 4: RB
Round 5: WR
Round 6: LB

Check out Trent Williams from Oklahoma, hes a notch below the top names but hes got good size and agility for his size, plus we dont have 2 make any crazy deals 2 get him, he should still be around in Rd 2.

I.E. Tebow.

They say he isnt pro-QB talent but he’s still one of the most decorated men in college football. Tebow could be there in the 2nd round and is worth the pick(we waste so many on O-lineman)…

Tebow would be a project as a QB but look at what he has…
1. Football smarts that are compareable to Tom Brady and Peyton Manning
2. Athletic Ability, he can move around the field
3. A good arm, although he is a lefty, if we can fix that horrible way he throws then we got a great QB.
4) he is a great guy, he helps around the world, he gives back to his community.
5) He is a very hard worker.
6) he just wins games.

Now if you look at what people are saying you can see the stupidity with the media… They basically say the Tebow is such a well rounded FOOTBALL player that he cannot fit into one specific position therefore he will never do anything in the NFL… I say if you can get him fundamentally sound at QB and god knows what he can do.

I want absolutely nothing to do with Tebow, and neither should you. He’ll never make it as an NFL QB, he depends on being able to run over people, (which will not work in the NFL,) his mechanics suck, he doesn’t know how to throw to receivers running timing routes, his footwork sucks, etc.

So you want him as a project? When you’d likely have to invest a really high pick to get him? That’s ridiculous. Tebow is not going to fall to us and we don’t want him. At all. For anything.

Please stop making me agree with JIBTA. It hurts my soul.

i would rather the eagles just draft a physical, intelligent football player regardless of position and work him in, rather than address any “hole”. however, i think we could probably use another tight end for those 2 t e sets.

im not impartial to another de though. that would be awesome. imagine what opposing qbs would think. i wouldnt even want to play.

go back to playing madden or whatever it is you do to learn about football, because you clearly haven’t watched young quarterbacks coming out of college for the last 10 years in the NFL. Guys with wonky deliveries and from college systems which are not based at all on timing are not going to be NFL QB’s. You were probably also one of the idiots who though Jamarcus Russel was going to be awesome because he could chuck a ball 90 yards.

Tebow is a perfect college QB, he has very little chance of directing an NFL passing game. He can’t make precision/timing throws at this level and even if he could his throwing motion is absurd.

I was in a bad mood, shouldn’t have been a dick… still don’t see tebow as a great nfl QB but I understand where you coming from, you know your stuff.