Eagles looking at big wide receivers

I wouldn’t necessarily call it a “need”, but why not keep all options open. This is just the FO doing their homework and being prepared. Let’s face it, a tall WR with hands would not suck.

Considering this guy is unlikely to ever be more than the 3rd WR unless he’s so freaky they just have to move Jackson or Maclin, which would make him quite freaky indeed, there’s no good reason to spend high pick.

I caught an oddly high number of UConn games this year, and I’m blown away that Marcus Easley seems to be getting virtually no attention whatsoever. Great player – Stacked at WR or not, I’d love to see him in Philly.

I remember reading something last year that Kolb is very good at running the redzone offense. Most players thought he was better at it than McNabb. This makes sense to get a tall guy for the fades and jump balls.

the more things change they stay the same ;)

Didnt we get Ingram to be a big red zone guy??? just saying, I dont wanna wast a top pick on another WR this year(I never thought I would say that as an Eagles fan, huh).

A first round talent who will go from 4-5 because he was acting like a bitch. Seemed to turn his life around from what I’ve heard.

Its not that I don’t like him because personally I do. I believe he will be the best WR out of this class in years to come. But that’s the reason I don’t want him here. If he comes here he will be stuck behind Maclin and Jackson no matter what he does. And it’s not like they we would trade him if we drafted him to be our redzone guy. Marcus Easley and Mike Williams would make more sense to me because they are going to take time to develop anyways for themselves. Briscoe I think could start by mid season for the right team.

We could take a WR but not high, theres no reason for us to trade up and get one, there holes all over this team that need to be addressed. LB, CB, SS, just to name a few. With the picks that they have, the focus needs to be in these areas i think. A WR would be great but we have 2 on the way to Greatness and others that can catch. We need to fix the defense up first. Make it the way the Eagles D used to be. Feared and Ferocious.

It appears Andy is at least creating an offensive beast. In spite of my name, I am warming to Kolb quickly. (How do you change the name on the profile? I am over due! :)) I think I see something special in that we can expect much better YAC production on 10-15 yard slants and it appears they want to work the fade more. What’s nice about the fade is you can run it with speed or height. Height in the red zone “ala Jaws and Harold Carmichael” Ugh! I used to love that play! Harold had pillows for hands. You could probably toss him an egg and he would catch it without breaking it. Jaws learned to tempor his Polish Rifle and they became quite a headache to defend in the red zone. Speed as in the old Cliff Branch deep fade, not just an “out race you arch” that Don would throw to Jackson or TO. The deep fade is how you beat exceptional corners with speed. It requires more than physical ability. It is a deep precision route. If Kolb can make that throw, we will be forgetting Donovan REAL FAST! These two plays are synonymous with offensive dominance if executed. Might the Eagles be setting up for an offensive EXPLOSION? I see no hope for this defense out of the gate. Maybe it will mature as the season wears on.

I could see the Eagles quite possibly looking a Brandon LaFell, despite the Hammy issue he had, I think we may be looking at him for the later rounds. The kid has nice size and decent speed (4.5 in the 40), he also has pretty good hands. I will admit he needs a little development, but in the right situation with the proper development he has the potential to be a big time threat.

In Jackson, Maclin, and Avant but I wouldn’t mind them using a 4th rounder if there is really a sizable WR they like.

Baskett is a roster filler. Nothing more.

Maybe the name of the game this upcoming season is to just score a lot on offense and special teams to cover up for the lack of D?? Either way if a big WR is a later round pickup I can’t be mad at it.

Dezmon Briscoe!!!!!

I don’t see it being before round four, and I wouldn’t be unhappy with it at all, especially if it was a big, physical wideout. It’s not like he’d be thrust into a starting role with high expectations, so if one of those guys happens to be the BPA and there’s no point in trading down, I’m all for it.

I wouldn’t worry about this I heard we are going to trade for Larry Fitzgerald.