2011 BGN Community Mock Draft Pick #23: The Philadelphia Eagles

too funny. Really made it worth reading.

Decent, fast corner who will get abused by bigger wideouts. I probably ruined this pick when I took Jimmy Smith at #14. If we have to start Brandon Harris in game 1 opposite of Asante do we really feel better about the position then at the end of the year when it was going to be either Joselio Hanson or Dmitiri Patterson? Persoanlly I don’t. I think Harris has the potential to prove me and all doubters wrong but he just reeks of Lito and Ellis. With Smith and Pouncey both off the board, I think I’d rather see us take Gabe here. Good writeup though.

This is a huge reach, IMO. Harris has been projected to go in the mid second round (many mocks have him going at pick 40+). I don’t see why CB should have been this much of a reach for us. He’s small and fast, but doesn’t have the size to immediately compete as a #2 CB. I honestly believe that if we draft Harris, no matter where, he won’t be starting on Week #1, which concerns me when we’re talking about the #1 pick in the draft for the Eagles.

Secondly, I disagree with your assessment of our O-Line. Will Mudd make an impact? Yes. Is he a miracle worker? No. There is a reason why Winston Justice was benched in an NFC Championship game (has there ever been an OLinesman benched during an important game like that, ever?): he’s not very good. I think he’s a solid back-up, but no where near as good as this O-Line needs to be. We can’t just settle for Justice if the coach was that willing to bench him. Carimi and Solder (he fell this far?) would have been much better picks. You can’t settle for “okay” offensive line play when you have a QB like Vick, who will do miracles if we can reduce those sack totals. Solder and Carimi are instant upgrades there, and I don’t see a single reason to not take the #2 or even the #3 OL on the board over the #4 CB (and it’s not like he has elite potential as the #4 CB on the board). OG is the “bigger need”, but just improving the unit itself is a victory in the draft.

Sure, CB is a need. But at this stage in the draft, there’s no way we’ll be able to find a quality starter at CB when this pick is made. I don’t see much sense in this pick, although I do like your write-up. Very entertaining and insightful. It just isn’t enough to convince me that this isn’t a reach. And I actually like Harris. I just think he might even slide to us in the second.

Good job nonetheless.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBJEfmQA9q4
Rather have Ras-I or Williams in the second. But hey, d-jackfan10 will love you :)

I thought Harris measured in at 5’9 not 5’10 that’s why I kind of backed off him but I’m fine with the pick

I know that Michael Floyd beat him pretty bad at first.. After looking at the tape it wasn’t as bad as people made it out to be. Kinda like what people said about Prince and Justin Blackmon. I don’t see why you didn’t pick Carimi or Solder though.. It’s your team though so do you.

But terrible pick. You want someone to play Opposite to Asante , not someone who is the opposite of Asante. I ’d rather trade out of the first rd than draft “stubby stone hands”.

Atleast if you have Carimi, he could fill in for Wiston Justice and you could possibly think of trading him for a later pick…

You think Carimi wouldn’t shore up your shaky oline?

i like carimi

That will give Mccoy the holes that he needs plus Vick the protection he needs too. As much as I would hate you guys getting Nnamdi, he would be the much better impact to your defense. Then you could get Dowling as a later pick to groom under Nnamdi. Killing to birds with one stone.

as everyones opinions are so much stronger. But I’m ok with this pick and logic. It’s kinda along the same lines as to why I picked Paea over Solder for the Colts. Defense needs more help at this point. At the same time I wouldn’t be upset with an Olinemen taken here. I have a feeling if the Eagles stay put at 23 and pick OL or CB I’m gonna be fine with whomever they take. I trust that Reid&Co know more than any of us on what needs to be done and who the players are to help accomplish that goal.

Great writeup by the way, really enjoyable to read.

Thank you for not picking Carimi i wanna see a variety of options in mocks cause out of all the mock draft s i saw last year i only saw 1 with the eagles takin brandon graham. last year was all earl thomas n Taylor Mays this year its Carimi n Smith. we wont get either. i dont like harris however. reminds me of another Josilio Hanson at CB. but it was cool see’n a change in a mock draft lol

A lot of people are probably going to disagree, but I like the Harris pick. He fits the mold of Eagles cornerbacks, and this draft is deep in linemen. We can snag a good blocker in the middle rounds.

I realize we need some OLine help. I feel sitting at #23 doesn’t help the situation. We are talking about trying to sure up the OLine and CB position THIS season..with some impact players.! Say, if we were in the top 10 I’d feel more comfortable goin OLine. At #23, I feel more comfortable goin CB. But Harris, idk. I’m not saying u can’t find a good OL at 20-32, but the real monsters are generally in the top 10. I also realize that we could find CBs later in the second round and HOPE he turns out to be a gem, but I believe we need an impact player. After witnessing what happened to our defense last season. For me, it stinks sitting at 23! OLine vs CB.. yeesh

Everyone asking about Carimi, I mentioned about the O-line depth in this draft and Mudd’s ability to make quality starters with lower round picks.

way too many “we’s” made article sound……. bad

Not a single mention of high character kid with a great motor?

Seriously, though, I don’t envy you your task. I see RCB as a bigger need as well. If there is no free agency before the draft I won’t complain if we take him and another corner later.

First round ? Come on man, that’s definitely not going to happen. Eagles are probably going to surprise people with their first round pick again. They always do some crazy shit… good crazy mostly

The #2 and #3 Lineman are still sitting there at 23 and you pass them for a guy who’s 2nd round talent?

I don’t give a crap about a mock draft, but you couldn’t have made a more controversial pick if you tried.

I appreciate the logic but feel like OL is the way to go. Especially if we do move Kolb, we have to give Vick time.

if he’s gonna fall that far…take him..

Is that they will throw him into the fire from day 1 and hopefully they realize that he will have his share of up/downs (with probably more downs) in his first season because teams will target him early & often.

Eagles have several needs they need to fill but LCB is probably the single biggest one although there are a few others (RG, LDE) that are pretty high-need areas too.

That as many people on here think that RG isn’t as big a need as RT. Yeah Justice was below average last year but he was also playing hurt the later part of the season too. He can beat at least an average starter if he is healthy.

Cole/MJG took turns at being below average/horrendous all year at RG and McGlynn showed very little growth over his first year as a fulltime starter which is pretty troubling. Neither C or RG really has a long-term solution either and there is a gaping hole right now at RG.

If we draft Brandon Harris there might be a BGN civil war.

(Cough, clears throat) I like the pick if I had this pick I would have went CB or OL (clears throat) either one we need depending on who you like at pick number 23. (Takes deep breath) Nice write up too.

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