Nicknames for our new draftees
by dt3 on Apr 25, 2010 12:41 AM EDT
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McDougled again in oh-ten
Darryl Tapps back-up
tyrannosaurus rex
#37 Nate Allen S USF
No Potential Nate
Nate Considine
#86 Daniel Te'o-Nesheim DE Washington
Daniel Te'o-Neverseethefield
Bryan Smith2.0
#105 Trevard Lindley CB Kentucky
The third nickel back
depth (we all love depth but what we needed was a CB2)
#121 Keenan Clayton LB Oklahoma
#122 Mike Kafka QB Northwestern
(if we are even position where this guy needs a nickname we are in huuuuge trouble)
#125 Clay Harbor TE Missouri State
The Rural Juror (for no reason other than he is from missouri and because 30rock is hysterical)
ricky "doesnt fit the system" sapp
ricky "on his back" sapp
Bro of Tebow
#200 Charles Scott RB LSU
Charles "Too little too late" Scott
#220 Jamar Chaney LB Mississippi State
(ok this pick actually intrigues me... dying to find out why he dropped so far)
jeff "practice squad" owens
#244 Kurt Coleman S Ohio State
"The 5'10" safety stuck in Brandon Jacob's cleats"
I just dont understand everyones excitement over this draft... If we were a team like the redskins that desperately wanted to rebuild and needed depth across the board this would be legendary... but we arent. We are a team that not only did not need 13 players but we are a team that cant even fit that many on the roster.
The object of most of your affection... Brandon Graham, is just lost on me. I mentioned Jerome McDougle in the nickname (because we had to trade up to get him) but I think mike mamula is a much more fitting comparison. Big difference is Mike earned his millions at the combine, while Graham earned his beating up 7th round left tackles at the senior bowl. Boy I hope I am wrong but I just dont see the ceiling you would hope for from a #12 overall pick.
Our offense looked good last year but we still needed to make some moves in order to take the pressure off Kolb and to put him in a position to succeed... what have we done?? Picked up another teams 3rd string RB and a 5th round WR?? We put more effort into making a backup plan for him than we did to actually help him. Until I see how mccoy plays with this added bulk I would put our rushing game at the bottom of the NFC East and the bottom third of the league.
You guys keep on claiming the theme of this years draft is "high motor"... I see "low risk, low reward". We are a team that was arguably a big player or two from being as good as we have ever been. In a draft where we needed to go after one superstar we picked up a hand full of role players. I Dont think we have picked up anyone that will make much an impact long term nevertheless next year.
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First I was like
“Not another Nickname thread”
Then I was like
“I see what you did there”
I think the excitement is that we see a lot of good football players that have the chance to improve the weakest part of this football team, the defense.
Let's get it Birds.
we see a lot of good football players
you see alot of good football players… we needed just a few better players.
Coming into this draft I was excited thinking that we could turn these 11 picks into 7-9 quality picks… turning it into 13 average picks just doesnt make any sense to me
VOID!!!
And they’re average how? If you’d like, I can rattle off a list of late round picks on our current roster we never heard of when they were drafted that turned out to be great players.
You’re not a professional scout, and neither am I. You’ve never studied film on Daniel Te’o Nesheim, Kurt Coleman, Clay Harbor, etc, and neither have I. Hell, you’ve never seen a Missouri State game, and I sure as hell haven’t either.
I’m sorry, dt3, I don’t mean to direct this at you – It’s kind of for a lot of folks on here, but here’s the bottom line… It’s OK to have opinions and all, but can we all please stop pretending like we’re experts on players that we’ve never once seen play?
in my defense… the players that I had not watched I said nothing about or just had bad shtick about (kafka, chaney, harbor)
You’ve never studied film on Daniel Te’o Nesheim
have i watched splash footage? yes… studied film? no… but enough people (whose opinions i respect) have and even if i am wrong I still dont understand how/where he fits on the field. At that point we already had spent two draft picks on DE (graham, tapp) that fit into similar molds (undersized, high motor). Youve already got an older vet coming off a decent season (parker) and another young guy who still might be able to put it together if he can stay healthy (abriamiri), at some point i think you move past healthy competition and start actually hurting their chances to succeed.
At the end of the day this is the guy we got with the 55th pick… you can talk all you want about the extra picks we got from maneuvering back but if none of those guys see the field or even make the team, whats the difference?? (was it here or on twitter that someone had a full list of the 5/6 players we ended up getting from 55??)
VOID!!!
S.W. Missouri Viking Fan
Clay Harbor is a work in progress. He had 59 catches for 729 yards his senior year, but the thing is, he just keeps getting better. He also benchpressed 225 pounds 30 times. Hell, I can only do 25!……………….. (lbs that is)
It’s Vikings – Eagles on Dec. 26th and I’ll be confused. Hoping we beat you and hoping Harbor has a good game.
Good luck with him.
Nickname for Clay? Since SW Mo. is kind of a redneck area, how about “TRAILER THRASH”.
by JethroBoViking on Apr 25, 2010 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
''I didn't know that, I've never been part of a tie. I never even knew it was in the rule book. I was looking forward to getting the opportunity to get out there and try to drive to win the game."
by FrankieFresh on Apr 25, 2010 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions
"I think pro athletes should be forced to use steroids. I think we as fans deserve the greatest athletes science can create."- Daniel Tosh
If Football Had A Church , Brian Dawkins Would Be My Preacher. -NPK
Creator of "Jibta" - NPK
"i know talent .. the eagles do not " – JIBTA
by NorthPhillyKid on Apr 25, 2010 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha you put a little time into this
I really didn’t think people put any energy into these things, but good job.
I am a bear of very little brains and big words bother me.
ha ha
"I think pro athletes should be forced to use steroids. I think we as fans deserve the greatest athletes science can create."- Daniel Tosh
If Football Had A Church , Brian Dawkins Would Be My Preacher. -NPK
Creator of "Jibta" - NPK
"i know talent .. the eagles do not " – JIBTA
by NorthPhillyKid on Apr 25, 2010 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Brandon Graham, is just lost on me. I mentioned Jerome McDougle in the nickname (because we had to trade up to get him) but I think mike mamula is a much more fitting comparison. Big difference is Mike earned his millions at the combine, while Graham earned his beating up 7th round left tackles at the senior bowl. Boy I hope I am wrong but I just dont see the ceiling you would hope for from a #12 overall pick.
Brandon Graham was a 3-year starter at Michigan, so there’s a ton of tape of him available – From the standpoint of knowing what you’re going to get, he’s about as safe of a pick as you can get. He’s really about as far from a “workout warrior” like Mamula as you’ll find – Really a bad comparison. If you think the Eagles saw his dominant Senior Bowl performance and drafted him solely on that one game, you really have no idea whatsoever how these teams prepare for the draft.
Excatly
That statement about the senior bowl really confused me.
by Desean Da Man on Apr 25, 2010 1:05 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
he wasnt thought of as a 10-20 pick… he then came in to the senior bowl… pushed around selvish capers and all of the sudden he is a top talent… what was there not to get
VOID!!!
10 sacks this year, 10 last year, 8 his sophomore year. And he led the entire nation in tackles for loss. That’s consistent production over 3 years, not one great performance in an All Star game. Can you please stop it with that?
Oh yes
I almost forgot he lead the nation in tallest for losses.
by Desean Da Man on Apr 25, 2010 1:12 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
very impressive… despite those impressive numbers there were still major questions about his size and how his game translated to the next level. Im just afraid his performance at the senior bowl made some forget about those questions.
Can we both just agree we are happier now then if we went with JPP and call it a day
VOID!!!
yes
Dt3 you are the man .. i been saying graham was second round player who is too small and jumped up after he was mvp of senior bowl
by jack is better than asante on Apr 25, 2010 2:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Can we both just agree we are happier now then if we went with JPP and call it a day
Translation: I was just raped by byedawk
"I think pro athletes should be forced to use steroids. I think we as fans deserve the greatest athletes science can create."- Daniel Tosh
If Football Had A Church , Brian Dawkins Would Be My Preacher. -NPK
Creator of "Jibta" - NPK
"i know talent .. the eagles do not " – JIBTA
by NorthPhillyKid on Apr 25, 2010 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions
byedawk
lol you should have a “joker” calling card lol it should be your picture in the helmet along with a witty catch phrase …
"I think pro athletes should be forced to use steroids. I think we as fans deserve the greatest athletes science can create."- Daniel Tosh
If Football Had A Church , Brian Dawkins Would Be My Preacher. -NPK
Creator of "Jibta" - NPK
"i know talent .. the eagles do not " – JIBTA
by NorthPhillyKid on Apr 25, 2010 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
injured his sophmore year, twelve sacks his junior year, SEVENTEEN sacks his senior year… granted he had one less year but Mike Mamula also put up consistent production.
Grahams production had him pegged at being an early 2nd round type talent… it wasnt until the senior bowl that he started shooting up boards.
VOID!!!
i didnt hear anybody talking about this guy before the senior bowl… afterwards when they did it was all about his performance at the senior bowl
you really have no idea whatsoever how these teams prepare for the draft.
Vernon. Gholston.
Again I hate to bring up another workout warrior because i know that is 100% anti-BG but just more proof that teams can prepare all day/night, watch all the game tape in the world… they are still sometimes blinded by one performance.
VOID!!!
How can you possibly hate nate
We all know he improves our secondary by leaps.
by Desean Da Man on Apr 25, 2010 1:06 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Uh…yeah…Brandon Graham… one performance wonder…cough…
Here is something that was posted waaaay before that game.
RIP Jim Johnson, best ever.
awesome… its so hard to track down older scouting reports so its good to read stuff from before “the tastemakers” have created an opinion on him.
Me continuing to play devils advocate and demanding that the glass is half empty…
1)dont know jdcvr6 so I dont know how to take his opinion, some things said in the post make me think he might be a michigan homer
2) this has him listed at 6’3" 272… like him alot more at 6’3" than i do at 6’1" 263
VOID!!!
2) this has him listed at 6’3" 272… like him alot more at 6’3" than i do at 6’1" 263
That might be how big Michigan said he was vs how big he really is. Because you know players’ size are exaggerate to make them seem better. Like Michael Crabtree was said to be something like 6’2-6’3, then combine comes around and says he’s only 6’1.
RIP Jim Johnson, best ever.
OK, by far this one was the nastiest:
#244 Kurt Coleman S Ohio State
“The 5’10” safety stuck in Brandon Jacob’s cleats"
I hope you make some good ones up with the guys who perform.
Why wouldnt the draft be a big deal
If you havent noticed pretty much every player we have on our team was drafted. We are not a team like the redskins who fills holes through free agency. Of course we picked up some players this year and every other year through free agency, but look at that players we have had over the years especially in the andy reid era…… Dawkins Sheldon Mcnabb Westbrook Trent Cole Desean Jackson Jeremy Maclin Stewart Bradley Brent Celek………..get the point? The draft is the most important thing for any football team so its kinda like a big deal
''I didn't know that, I've never been part of a tie. I never even knew it was in the rule book. I was looking forward to getting the opportunity to get out there and try to drive to win the game."
If you want nicknames, you get nicknames
Brandon Graham: the Graham Cracker
Nate Allen: the Nate-ural or Nate All-incomplete.
Daniel Te’o-Nesheim: (besides Daniel Howdjawriteit?) Dasher Dan (well, he does have a dash in his name) / the real TO
Trevard Lindley: sorry, this name does not lend itself to nicknames easily.
Keenan Clayton: Keen on Clayton, or Keen Clayton
Mike Kafka: already pointed out by another poster that his nickname has to be Franz
Clay Harbor: Claymore (a kind of explosive)
Ricky Sapp – the Sapper (in the 19th century a sapper was the guy who dug ditches in the ground and filled them with explosives) – and has anybody spotted the alliteration of Sapp & Tapp?
Riley Cooper – Wily Riley
Charles Scott – Great Scott!
Jamar Chaney – The Iron Chain (the idea being that you can’t move it)
Jeff Owens – Jeff Owned ’em
Keith Coleman – Knock ’em Cold Coleman
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soo are you one of the fans who wanted pettigrew over maclin? how about posluszny over bradley? or if we really wanted to go back, ricky williams over mcnabb? the philadelphia eagles are consistently one of the top organizations as far as drafting, how you can come out a day after the draft is over and hate on almost every single pick is beyond me. maclin was one of, if not the best rookie reciever last year- pettigrews on IR. before he got injured bradley was predicted by many to become an all-pro player. haha and do we really need to mention mcnabb and williams? how about having a little faith in our front office who, especially in more recent years, have drafted pro bowl caliber players and consistently find late round steals? i have a feeling they know just a littleeeee bit more than someone posting on a blog.
I like "The C-Section"
C as in the grade I give this draft.
...But if he pulls the rug on his quarterback, Reid must do it knowing that he let McNabb down more than McNabb ever let him down.
Phil Sheridan--Philadelphia Inquirer
by EvilBanner on Apr 25, 2010 7:59 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Your an Idiot,
Grahams a great pick. Allens a good pick, Lindley and Cooper are steals… If those 4 right there help out even slightly this year this team will be good.
thats Cobb on Kolb crime if you ask me... as said by yophillybro
"I'm trading Kolb to Buffalo for Cribbs"- the brilliant Trade Kolb
I agree with the first two.
Nate Allen is the best pick in this draft for me. He’s a player. Graham is good too. Lindley and Cooper? I’m not sure about those.
...But if he pulls the rug on his quarterback, Reid must do it knowing that he let McNabb down more than McNabb ever let him down.
Phil Sheridan--Philadelphia Inquirer
Look at it from my POV...
Cooper is 6 foot 5in and runs a 4.5-4.6. He’s big and know’s how to use his body to get those fades and he makes catches in traffic.
Lindley is a good CB who was hampared by an ankle injury this year. He played most of 2008 with a injured Elbow/Shoulder, which shows his toughness.. He also played from the second he walked onto campus and did very well right from the begining, and until this past season he never really had any help because our Safety’s were terrible so he was often covering some of the best in the SEC 1-on-1.. He shut down Harvin a few times.. Not to mention he can tackle and has the abiltiy to be Asante when he picks the ball.
thats Cobb on Kolb crime if you ask me... as said by yophillybro
"I'm trading Kolb to Buffalo for Cribbs"- the brilliant Trade Kolb
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