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Draft breakdown.

The Eagles have done something that we are all guilty of. What’s that you might ask? Shop discount! But I mean that in the best of ways.

 

Have you ever wanted that pair of Ralph Lauren slacks, but just figured you didn’t want to drop $75.00 on it. So what do you do? You take a ride over to Ross or Marshals, and you riffle through the isles. Then all of the sudden, just out the corner of your eyes you spot it, those very same slacks. Only now you only have to pay $19.99, same slacks, just way cheaper. Is it bad that you paid less? Or is it prudent?

 

This weeks draft showed me that the Eagles are very prudent on how they draft. Let’s talk value for a minute.

 

Lets use the ESPN grading system to review each picks.

 

1st round pick, Pick 19, WR Jeremy Maclin.

ESPN grade 95

ESPN rank 7th best player

Notes: Maclin was the lowest draft player with a 95 rating. Next lowest pick was Brian Orakpo (rated 95, went 13). Maclin should have left no later than 9. A steal at 19!

 

2nd round pick, Pick 53, RB Lesean McCoy

ESPN grade 88

ESPN rank 34th best player

Notes: Although not as complete a RB as Knowshon Moreno, due to Moreno’s blocking skills (grade 95), but certainly as good, if not better runner. Donald Brown was graded an 89, he was a first rounder. McCoy was graded 88, should have been a late first rounder or early second.

 

There would have been no complaints if we would have drafted Donald Brown @ 21 or even McCoy at that same spot. Yet we got him in the second @ 53. Another steal!

 

5th round pick, pick 153, TE Cornelius Ingram

ESPN grade 86

ESPN rank 40th best player

Notes: ESPNs 2nd highest ranked TE, Brandon Pettigrew rated 93, Jared Cook rated 83, Chase Coffman rated 74. It's a surprise he was selected so low. I know mockingthedraft has Cook and Coffman above him, but ESPN had Ingram as a 2nd rounder (factoring in the injury). This may be the steal of the draft. He was by far the lowest drafted player with a 86 rating. Next closest 86 rated player drafted was Rashad Johnson S drafted by the Cardinals @ 95.  This is a Lexus car, purchased at Pontiac price. Andy should have got arrested for that one.

 

5th round pick, pick 157, CB/S Victor Harris

ESPN grade 66

ESPN rank 107th best player

Notes: His hit tape calls him a shut down CB, and says that he was projected as a first rounder, but should slip to the second. Also mockingthedraft has him projected as a second rounder as well. ESPN disagrees a little with those reports, ESPN rated him as a 4th rounder. But still in many peoples opinion, a good pick for value here.

 

 

We also drafted Brandon Gibson, who Todd McShay said was the steal of the 6th round. Mockingthedraft had him ranked higher that a 6th rounder, his grade with ESPN was 60, not that grade a grade but he was rank 120th best player, and a projected as a 4th rounder. Then we have Fenuki Tupou, we was graded 62 by ESPN, and ranked 119, also projected a 4th rounder. Finally I will review Moises Fokou, he was graded 44 by ESPN, (not good by any stretch of the imagination) but still was ranked 183rd best player, and was projected as an early 6th rounder. I was not impressed by the pick of Paul Fanaika, he was drafted around where he was projected, he only bench pressed 24. He will likely not make the team.

 

Expect Tupou and Gibson to compete with Justice and Basket respectively.

 

We did a good job of not over drafting as well. We did not just pick a player because we had a pick. This would have caused many players to get cut, rather we traded a ton of picks to help out next year. Great job Andy, great job.