The Linc - A Look Back At The Senior Bowl

by JasonB on Jan 30, 2012 6:00 AM EST in Philadelphia Eagles News

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It will take me a while to get through with reviewing the Senior Bowl. On every snap, there are 22 prospects to watch. It is the equivalent of trying to pick out the cute chick at the Playboy Mansion. I do want to talk about a couple of guys that intrigue me. Not LBs, but DL.

15 players that impressed me this week at the Senior Bowl – Blogging the bEast
Among them was Zach Brown, LB, North Carolina.

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because of the lingering recession and high unemployment.

Umm…what? First of all, in that article Goodell failed to mention any sources that say that it was because of a recession and high unemployment that ratings and viewers were higher. Plus, maybe it’s just me, but to say that the recession and unemployment has been good for an entertainment industry is kind of an dickish thing to say.

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by immynimmy on Jan 30, 2012 7:06 AM EST reply actions

For anyone that doesn’t want to start teh day of on a bad note, I advise you to not read that Eagles Giants draft article.

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by immynimmy on Jan 30, 2012 7:11 AM EST reply actions

wish i read this comment

Thats the first one I started with. I dont think its gonna be a good day

by RucanorX on Jan 30, 2012 8:12 AM EST up reply actions

Your day should be fine

nothing in that article was something you/we didnt already know

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by theaction on Jan 30, 2012 9:07 AM EST up reply actions

That article is so bad, I cant stop laughing. The clue that the author is clueless is that he believe we should have drafted Anthony Spencer, the guy there have done nothing opposite Ware.

by Anders Jensen on Jan 30, 2012 9:55 AM EST up reply actions

Agreed

He compares Spencer’s production to our LBs’…clearly he’d a be a DE here…so right then I stopped really paying attention.

It also only focuses on 1st rounders where Andy is known to have judgement problems

by DLawrence55 on Jan 30, 2012 11:22 AM EST up reply actions

I like Dave Zangaro, but that article is nonsense. Wanna say Nicks is better than Maclin and JPP is better than Brandon Graham? By all means, bang that drum all day long. But I could poke endless holes in the rest of that thing.

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by JimmyK on Jan 30, 2012 8:06 AM EST reply actions

Agree, why not give the Eagles credit for getting DRC and 2nd round pick for Kolb? Does a draft pick still have to be with a team to be a good one? Also Kolb won us a few games for us when McNabb and Vick was injuried.

by Anders Jensen on Jan 30, 2012 10:02 AM EST up reply actions

Yep, completely ignored the return on investment with Kolb. And it’s not like the Eagles said, “OK, we’ll move back to the 2nd round, with no other compensation.” Isn’t it noteworthy that the Eagles also got Stewart Bradley and (in a roundabout way) Brent Celek? And he’s bringing up Anthony Spencer? Anthony Spencer sucks. Ask any Cowboys fan if they want him back – It’ll be 65% “no.” Not to mention, Spencer would probably be a DE in a 4-3, not a linebacker.

Plus, no mention of McCoy? Why not? If the Giants had drafted McCoy, is he going to be noted in that article? You bet your ass he is. But since it doesn’t support the argument, he’s conveniently omitted.

I happen to agree the Giants have drafted better the last five years. There’s little dispute to that. But at least be even-handed. Show the good and bad of both sides, not just the Giants’ good and the Eagles’ bad.

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by JimmyK on Jan 30, 2012 10:12 AM EST up reply actions

I actually do not think the Giants have drafted that much better then the Eagles and have been abit more lucky with injuries to then the Eagles (ACL tear to Bradley, Graham and Allen and mysterious illness to Maclin to name a few)

by Anders Jensen on Jan 30, 2012 10:41 AM EST up reply actions

KP missed 90% of the year two years ago

and is just this year returning to form. Ross has been crippled by hamstring injuries for much of his career. Andre Brown had an Achilles tear. Thomas and Goff lost for the year this year. Every team has its share of injuries, that’s part of the game. For every Eagle pick the last five years that has been hurt I can show you a Giant pick that lost significant time. And they have drafted better than the Eagles. It’s why the Eagles needed to go on a FA spree this year, because they haven’t stocked as much homegrown talent to spend their money on.

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by bigbluethruandthru on Jan 30, 2012 11:36 AM EST up reply actions

The Eagles the year before the FA had a better defense then the Giants. In the last 5 years the Giants have only really hit on 2 draft picks, JPP and Nicks.

by Anders Jensen on Jan 30, 2012 2:56 PM EST up reply actions

Um

that statement is not correct. If you’re not going to ding guys for injuries, then just this year Jones, Sash, and J. Williams have all contributed. Mook was hurt for half the season, but shut down Jordy Nelson when he was matched up with him in the playoffs. Last year got us JPP and Linval Joseph, as well as a solid backup in Petrus. The year before that Nicks, and Beatty, who was the best Olineman before he got hurt. The year before that Phillips, TT, Mario, and Goff. Four starters in one draft? And 2007 was Ross, Steve Smith (for us anyways), Alford, DeOssie, Boss (again, for us), and oh yeah, Bradshaw in the 7th round. That’s 12 starters, and 6 STers/backups. Slightly better than the two you’re trying to credit them with.

Victor Cruz is the 2011 Ahmad Bradshaw. He giveth, and he taketh away. Thankfully he is giving much more now.

by bigbluethruandthru on Jan 31, 2012 11:33 AM EST up reply actions

It's pretty much a

“Fuck, they got JPP and Brandon Graham sucks so badly” post. He just dressed it up to make it look objective.

In that, however, dude has a (tired, already overstated) point.

by UnclaimedFright on Jan 30, 2012 5:19 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah he did a lot of picking & choosing to make his point and he was over the top with a lot of his criticism. “Brandon Graham got hurt so he’s a bust, Prince Amukamara got hurt so the jury is out….” We haven’t been exactly gangbusters with our early round draft picks the past couple years but it’s not like the Giants are that much better.

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by KeepSwinging on Jan 30, 2012 3:00 PM EST up reply actions

The Panther logo has gone from looking kinda menacing to looking like the mascot has to take a crap. Or in pain. Or both.

by NowWhat? on Jan 30, 2012 8:54 AM EST reply actions

The thing about the eagles draft is they went into the draft knowing they had holes, everyone knew the players/positions they should have taken at that time & yet they still throw curve balls.

The Kolb draft for instance. Looking at that you would think the Eagles were coming off a super bowl win & had no holes. The Graham draft, everyone and their mother knew they needed a safety & with Thomas being there, they did the smarter then everyone else routine & took graham.

by Easedel on Jan 30, 2012 10:10 AM EST reply actions

The two years before Kolb was drafted McNabb went on IR. One could argue that QB was a need.

Go Eagles!

by MRPH on Jan 30, 2012 10:13 AM EST up reply actions

You always draft a QB you like if he is there for you, else you end up like the Colts.

by Anders Jensen on Jan 30, 2012 10:41 AM EST up reply actions

The Graham draft, everyone and their mother knew they needed a safety & with Thomas being there, they did the smarter then everyone else routine & took graham.

Everyone and his mother also realized the Eagles needed a DE opposite Trent Cole as much as they needed a safety. So they simply addressed that first. And then took Nate Allen with the 5th pick of the 2nd round.

If you are trying to criticize the Eagles FO (as you in particular are wont to do), you’re gonna need to do a better job than that.

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by alcatraz0109 on Jan 30, 2012 11:51 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs

I don't know,

Let’s be fair. The fanbase wanted Earl Thomas. I’m not sure people were jumping on their couches when we picked Graham.

by UnclaimedFright on Jan 30, 2012 5:21 PM EST up reply actions

The fanbase wanted Earl Thomas.

Revisionist history, which is my problem with the original post. I certainly didn’t want him. I remember the likes of Mike Iupati, Kyle Wilson, Devin McCourty, Derrick Morgan, Patrick Robinson, Sean Weatherspoon, etc. being considered as much as Thomas was when the 24th pick was still the Eagles’.

Eagles had 13 picks that draft, and it was considered a deep safety draft class. It’s not like passing over Thomas for Graham is an inexcusable mistake.

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by alcatraz0109 on Jan 30, 2012 10:24 PM EST up reply actions

I still think nate allen can be better than earl thomas. I feel he is very overrated as a player, pro bowl or not. I also still have hope brandon graham can be a stalwart defensive end for this team. Maybe I am being overly optimistic, but I do. Both have a lot to prove next year.

by PhilsForever on Jan 30, 2012 12:02 PM EST reply actions