Eagles may move up to draft Moreno
by JasonB on Apr 20, 2009 3:34 PM EDT
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Speaking on ESPN's NFL Live Sal Paolantonio said the draft buzz surrounding the Eagles has centered on Georgia RB Knowshon Moreno.
With the 21st pick in the first round Philadelphia is targeting Georgia RB Knowshon Moreno.They've expressed a willingness to trade up in the first round to make sure they get him according to league sources. With Brian Westbrook turning 30 at the end of training camp, coming off an injury plauged season, and knee surgery this offseason the Eagles have to find an heir apparent. If Moreno is gone, look for the Eagles to trade down and take a back later.
NFL.com has reported that Moreno has visited the Eagles. His combination of pass catcing ability and running would make him a perfect fit for the Eagles offense.
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I am really pulling for either knowshon + new contract for sheldon…
or
trade for boldin, drafting mccoy/brown
by Manoovi on Apr 20, 2009 3:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I like it
Who are the potential suitors for this guy pre-21st pick?
by ajay on Apr 20, 2009 3:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Broncos have expressed interest, most notably
by cwel87 on Apr 20, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
don’t see it… they have a stockpile at rb… and they had some guys look really good last year before injuries
"I tried to run him over but Eli had his big boy pads on and he kind of stopped me from getting in the end zone. The next time I’ll try to jump over his head.’’ - Asante Samuel
by foos05 on Apr 20, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah but these are the same poeple that drafted Maurice Clarett
by homestar2281 on Apr 20, 2009 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually ...
… they’re not the same people. New coach, new GM. :)
Carry on.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
by D3Keith on Apr 21, 2009 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And they really really need to build a D
by Clyde Simmons on Apr 21, 2009 8:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't see it happening
They have too many defensive needs and what was the point on going out and getting Buckhalter along with JJ Arringtong and LaMont Jordan if you plan on drafting a RB anyway.
by All Philadelphia Sports on Apr 20, 2009 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
According to rotoworld...
Teams ahead of Philly at No. 21 who might snatch Moreno include New Orleans (No. 14), Houston (15), San Diego (16), the Jets (17), and the Lions (20). The Eagles have ammo to move up, even after the Jason Peters deal.
by pvtpyle69 on Apr 20, 2009 3:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
San Diego
is probably the most likely to want Moreno. Jets seem to really want Josh Freeman. Houston has too many other needs and they already have Slaton locked up. The Lions…Kevin Smith isn’t bad at all. It’s not a major need.
NO is a bit of a dark horse, but I think they might want Chris Wells more….however, RB is not a major need for NO, while their issues with defense still are.
by JGCarraway on Apr 20, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even given that
I don’t buy that SD drafts anything but a linebacker here.
by JGCarraway on Apr 20, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just hope NO doesn’t suddenly become infatuated with Moreno. Let them take Beanie and live with their mistake.
"Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." -Joe Theismann
by southjersey89 on Apr 20, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
New Orleans is the trading partner if the Eagles go up
I think San Diego is the most likely to pick Moreno. New Orleans only has a limited number of high round picks (thanks to the Shockey trade) and as we know from the large number of cast-off eagles that end up on their D, they need alot of help.
"Seriously… F off." JasonB to a Denver fan after Dawk left.
by DownHillBradley on Apr 20, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
don't forget
they also have to compete with any team that might jump ahead of them into those spots, not just the teams that hold the picks
by bsencore on Apr 20, 2009 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think they need to stay put and draft whatever back is there.
Donald Brown
Lesean McCoy
Moreno
Beanie
They are all decent.
by N4S on Apr 20, 2009 4:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i disagree
you can’t take mccoy or brown at 21. maybe brown, but def not mccoy. that’s too high.
they both will likely slip to the 2nd round, so if the eagles are at 21 and wells and moreno are gone, they shouldn’t draft wells or brown in the 1st, they should trade down into the early 2nd and grab either of the two and get an extra pick out of the deal.
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by PoorSports on Apr 20, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I am a UGA alum and lifelong dawg fan......
the kid only started 16 games and he is my favorite dawg of all time. With all respect to the other guys on the list, Knowshon will run circles around them. I’ve never seen a guy with better football instincts and work ethic. His senior year of high school, he took a train from New Jersey to camp at Georgia….after turning heads at the camp, he was seen doing 100 yard sprints by himself as the other participants were getting water. Philly is perfect for him….the city will love this guy’s heart, personality, and believe me……you will love what he gives you on the field: an unbelievable burst to the hole, incredible vision, the ability to juke the jockstrap off of a safety, and the ability to give linebackers concussions. He catches the ball like a WR. The best pure football player I have seen at Georgia, and he only started 16 games. Our coaches should be shot for redshirting him.
by -lowcountrydawg on Apr 20, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
YEZZZ!!
and jason, knowshon is a rb, not a qb
knowshon... Knowshon... KNOWSHON!!!!
by anuj on Apr 20, 2009 4:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
whose talkin now Joe?
knowshon... Knowshon... KNOWSHON!!!!
by anuj on Apr 20, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Odds this is just ESPN trying to create more hype and higher ratings?
by FredEx on Apr 20, 2009 4:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
10:1
Astra Inclinant, Non Necessitant
by EagleGreeninMD on Apr 20, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually
The more I think about this, the less I believe it. This kind of story is the thing the eagles would leak. No way anyone who actually knows what the Iggs are thinking would tell the media. Maybe this is just to make someone else jump up and take Moreno, while the Eagles actually target someone like Donald Brown, or a completely different position.
by bsencore on Apr 20, 2009 4:29 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
only thing
that makes me believe it is that its from Sal Paolantonio and not some random blogger (see florio, mike). still, i dont know
by bsencore on Apr 20, 2009 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love Brown.
I watched his Pro Day.
Man he’s a stud too.
Him in the early second the Chase Coffman in the second.
Astra Inclinant, Non Necessitant
by EagleGreeninMD on Apr 20, 2009 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Has this regime ever done the expected? Has this regime ever let slip their draft plans? No and no. The only thing I’m sure about after this is that they will NOT be drafting Knowshon Moreno.
by Tracer Bullet on Apr 20, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Smoke and Mirrors
I completely agree with bsencore that the eagles would definitely throw up a smoke screen about Moreno. As much as I would love to see Moreno in Eagles green, I can’t see the Eagles taking a junior running back in the first round, even though he seems to fit their billing in terms of pass catching. I think the Eagles would much rather take a skill position player in the second round, coach him up, and save a ton of cash.
by Ettore on Apr 20, 2009 4:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Moreno....the real deal.
This guy seems to be a top flight back..Diddenger and Mayock love him and I respect both of those guys a great deal.
Eagles could probably offer a 4th round pick and move up 5 or 6 spots to nab him. If they cant get him Pettigrew would be a nice consolation…or Donald Brown. They are in a sweet spot to gt one of these three guys. If there is a stud DE who can rush AND stop the runthey may do that as well.
by Gdog2009 on Apr 20, 2009 5:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What is the consensus on birds taking a TE?
RB I understand. Westbrook is fragile and older and they don’t have a legitimate back-up. But TE? Didn’t we just watch Celek go nuts in the playoffs? He needs a better back-up, but not a first-day draft pick. Anyone else feel that way? Of the Eagles needs, TE isn’t in the top 3 IMO. 1. RB, 2. S, 3. CB, 4. Maybe TE or OLB.
by phillynyc on Apr 20, 2009 5:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i agree
except it is maybe the second or third need. there are going to be a lot of 2-4 round guys around for the eagles and i see no reason to take pettigrew when we can get moreno or brown. my wish list would be:
moreno
brown
davis/smith/butler
pettigrew
by bsencore on Apr 20, 2009 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think TE is a bigger need than S or OLB
by a lot.
I write about this a lot, but long story short … the depth chart is Celek and Schoebel and that’s it. Right now we can’t even really go double-tight if we have an injury. We definitely need depth, but I think we need a starter type who can do some of the things Celek doesn’t do so well. I’d love to have a TE who is a red-zone threat since that’s by far our offense’s weakest area. Celek is definitely a baller … And he’s proof you don’t have to use a first-rounder to get a talented TE, but I think it’s the No. 2 need.
At safety, Mikell we know about. Sean Jones is 1) good, 2) 27. Quentin Demps is young and good enough in coverage that he worked some at CB. Mikell and Jones can both play SS, and all three (maybe) can play SS. Rashad Baker I guess is for depth and special teams. I think a middle- or late-round safety would be fine for depth.
At OLB, there’s a chance the benching has lit a fire under Gaither and he steals his job back from Akeem Jordan. If he does, great. If not, we have a guy backing up who can play all three OLB positions. Gocong and Jordan aren’t flashy, but I don’t know that either of them are the reason we lost games last year.
I agree that Moreno/2nd-3rd round TE sounds better than Pettigrew/2nd-3rd RB, but if our guy is gone, and the trade back possibilities were weak, I would not be disappointed with Pettigrew. I don’t think the Birds will do it though.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
by D3Keith on Apr 21, 2009 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Input from a Saints fan
Hello all. I would be shocked if Sean Payton and Mickey Loomis grab Moreno at #14. I think Payton’s talk about him and Beanie Wells is just a smoke screen. They like Pierre Thomas more than they let on and Reggie Bush is Payton’s favorite weapon next to Drew Brees. They’ve got to go defense with their first pick. I’m thinking that if Malcolm Jenkins is there, they grab him. Either him or an LB. I expect they want to maneuver a trade down with their #14 pick or trade away one of next year’s picks for a 2nd or 3rd rounder this draft and grab a RB like Rashad Jennings then. If anything, the Saints may be more than willing to trade picks with the Eagles in order to get a later first day pick.
Of course, this is Sean Payton we’re talking about, so he may just defy logic and grab the RB when he should be further plugging the holes in our leaky defense.
Go Saints!!!! Deuce may be gone, but he will never be forgotten.
by satchmo26 on Apr 20, 2009 5:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed...
Pierre Thomas looks like a nice player, and New Orleans’ D was atrocious.
On a side note, how the hell has nobody signed Lance Moore (which would cost a team a 2nd round pick)? If we didn’t already have a couple shrimpy, quick WR’s I’d be all over Moore. That’s not a popular opinion here. But as a Saints fan, you’d rather have Moore than an extra 2, right?
by Bye, Dawk :( on Apr 20, 2009 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tough call
Yeah, I’d rather they keep Moore, but sometimes I wonder if his production last season came as a result of being in Payton’s pass-happy system with Colston injured for as long as he was. Once Colston came back at full health, Brees didn’t target Moore nearly as much.
It’s a mystery why the Saints haven’t already announced they’ve resigned Moore, since the FA period ended last Friday. It’s the other restricted FA in Jahri Evans that I most worry about losing. Jahri has been our best O-lineman and losing him would be a much bigger blow. But, a team would have to give up a 1st and 3rd rounder for him, so maybe they’ll announce that they’ve resigned him soon.
By the way, I also like McNabb and the Eagles, just not as much as I do the Saints. I guess I’m just a glutton for punishment. :-)
Go Saints!!!! Deuce may be gone, but he will never be forgotten.
by satchmo26 on Apr 20, 2009 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What would we need to make a deal?
Looks like the Eagles will have to move up to 14 (New Orleans) or 15 (Houston) to get Moreno. That’s 6 or 7 spots. We want to make sure that we’re drafting before SD @ 16, NYJ @ 17, and DEN @ 18.
What does the draft chart say that’s needed to pull this off? Our 4th-rounder is gone with the Peters trade. I don’t see the Eagles parting with the 3rd-round pick and the 21st to move up a few spots and I doubt the 21st pick and a 5th rounder would do it unless they through in a 2010 4th rounder or something like that.
I agree, if the Eagles can’t trade up or get Moreno at 21, they should trade down. Trade the 21st to the Lions or Browns for their early 2nd round pick and pick up another 3rd rounder or something like that. Take Donald Brown or LeSean McCoy in the early 2nd and then Chase Coffman in round 2.
by All Philadelphia Sports on Apr 20, 2009 6:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Definately
Trade up for Moreno. It’s essential to finally draft a RB in the first round under Reid.
by Igglesfan13 on Apr 20, 2009 8:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
AGREED
What’s the point of having the best offensive line in football if you don’t have have the guys to run behind them.
by All Philadelphia Sports on Apr 20, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think any RB we draft will be able to run behind the line we have built lol.
"Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." -Joe Theismann
by southjersey89 on Apr 20, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crabtree
No doubt they’re leaking Moreno as the supposed reason for talking about trading up, but in reality they’re going after Crabtree.
OK sorry sorry sorry lmao
by afksports on Apr 20, 2009 8:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I am an Eagles fan the second they draft #24.
I am a UGA alum and lifelong dawg fan…… the kid only started 16 games and he is my favorite dawg of all time. With all respect to the other guys on the list, Knowshon will run circles around them. I’ve never seen a guy with better football instincts and work ethic. His senior year of high school, he took a train from New Jersey to camp at Georgia….after turning heads at the camp, he was seen doing 100 yard sprints by himself as the other participants were getting water. Philly is perfect for him….the city will love this guy’s heart, personality, and believe me……you will love what he gives you on the field: an unbelievable burst to the hole, incredible vision, the ability to juke the jockstrap off of a safety, and the ability to give linebackers concussions. He catches the ball like a WR. The best pure football player I have seen at Georgia, and he only started 16 games. Our coaches should be shot for redshirting him.
by -lowcountrydawg on Apr 20, 2009 9:56 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
he was seen doing 100 yard sprints by himself as the other participants were getting water.
If that’s true then Moreno just went up a notch in my book. My favorite characteristic in an athlete is work-ethic because it reflects passion for the game, which is never a bad thing.
"Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." -Joe Theismann
by southjersey89 on Apr 21, 2009 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ever since the end of the college football season my ideal first round pick at #21 was Moreno, so I really hope that this is true. Westbrook and Moreno would be a great tandem
by jpmelfi21 on Apr 21, 2009 12:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
got to take moreno
I think they should take Moreno because it will balance out the offense. They already have a pretty good passing game, and if D Jackson steps it up even more this year, a very good passing game. If they take Moreno, he will be a good complement to Westbrook, and he’ll be able to pick up those 3rd and 4th and 1s that the eagles have struggled with the past couple of years. Especially with Weaver at fullback, I think Moreno would be awesome with the Eagles, and he’ll have two to three years to be groomed with Westbrook there. I also don’t get the feeling that D. Brown would be able to pick up those 3rd and 4th and shorts, he’s about the same size as Westbrook maybe a little bigger. I think Moreno will probably take a lot less big hits than a Beanie Wells also, and will probably last a few years longer in the NFL. That’s my take, i say definitely trade up and go for Moreno….
by jkoury36 on Apr 21, 2009 2:36 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
By the way
Just so you know:
With the twenty-first pick in the Canal Street Chronicles community mock draft, the Philadelphia Eagles select…
Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia
RE-SIGN LANCE MOORE!
by MtnExile on Apr 21, 2009 7:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Stay put and draft Moreno or Trade a 1st and 3rd for Boldin and get Brown/McCoy/Wells who ever is left
by Eaglesfan10 on Apr 21, 2009 9:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If I was at draft day I would boo whoever the Eagles drafted in the first round that wasn’t Moreno, that’s how bad I want him…No Homo
by Clyde Simmons on Apr 21, 2009 9:10 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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