oldest current roster + least young talent = washington redskins
Link to an article from the Washington Post talking about ESPN Insiders new study that found the skins to have the least young talent in the entire league. How a team that has been so consistently bad over the last 10 years can only have 4 starters under 25 is mind boggling. Everyone knows Orakpo is a player but past him you have Trent Williams (rookie), Devin Thomas (bust), and Laron Landry (shook).
If anyone has insider and a couple extra minutes I would love to hear what they have to say about the eagles (especially if anyone made the 25 breakout players list).
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Here's a rundown for those without Insider...
The “organizational rankings” were more or less rankings of teams’ under-25 talent. The Eagles were 13th:
The league’s most aggressive organization is always happy to churn talent and bring new players into the lineup, but this year will be a make-or-break season for a lot of the organization’s young talent. No one doubts wide receiver DeSean Jackson, but there are plenty of question marks surrounding guys like Kevin Kolb, LeSean McCoy and Winston Justice, each of whom will have far more expected of them than ever before. There are three young players competing for a spot across from defensive end Trent Cole. The injury-riddled Victor Abiamiri appears to finally be out of favor, which could open up a hole for former Seahawks end Darryl Tapp or first-round pick Brandon Graham. The team would love for one of the three to unseat veteran Juqua Parker.
It seems low, but they were the highest-ranked team in the NFC East (NYG-17th, DAL-20th). The teams that were ranked highest were usually teams with cores almost entirely under 25: the Texans were 1st, the Panthers 2nd, and the Chiefs 3rd. (The whole ranking process is still rather hazy to me.)
And the prospect ranking criteria is thus:
• Be in the second, third, or fourth year of their pro career
• Have been drafted in Rounds 3-7 or signed as an undrafted free agent
• Have started fewer than five career games in the NFL
• Still be on their rookie contract
There is nothing to say about Eagles prospects in the top 25 because… there were none. Although Andy Studebaker and Danny Amendola were honorable mentions.
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by alcatraz0109 on Jul 15, 2010 2:06 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Would have expected higher.. our entire offensive skill player group is young. If they click, it could be dynasty-type longevity.
2010-11 Predictions:
Kevin Kolb will go to the probowl and complete >65% of passes.
Jeremy Maclyn will have more receptions than Miles Austin & Steve Smith
Graham will have the starting LDE spot tied up by week 5, win ROTY, and have >10 Sacks
11-5 finish.
by corn on the kolb on Jul 15, 2010 7:57 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
yea man i think everyone is sleeping on us
its scary at thinking about the possibilities
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