Here is what the Eagles did in the draft vs what i thought they should've done in the draft... enjoy
Trade 19th overall pick to Carolina for future 1st rounder in 09 and mid rounders in 08 draft... I like this trade b/c i didn't want them to waste a 1st rounder on Otah. I didn't think they needed a OL that early so i was happy to hear that they pulled this trade off. I would've done this as well. GRADE A+
2. Draft Trevor Laws DT Notre Dame - I knew that they were going to pick a defense position before they went WR in the 2nd round b/c the redskins were in between their 2 picks and the redskins already picked Devin Thomas. On the other hand i was a little mad that they picked an undersized DT. We have decent depth at DT and we don't really need one. I would've picked Calais Campbell DE with this pick and i wasn't to happy about this pick even though Laws seems okay. GRADE C
3. Draft DeSean Jackson WR Cal - This was the pick. I was talking about the Eagles draft Limas Sweed for about 3 months now. I though he would be the perfect fit for McNabb and the Eagles. I though that if they weren't going to get Sweed that Hardy would be a good secondary pick and then Kelly. Hardy was gone by that pick so i was looking Sweed all the way. This is the one guy who i didn't want. It's not that he is a terrible player but I think we don't need his style of play b/c we already have Curtis. If we picked up Sweed we would have him n Reggie lined up on the outside and then Curtis as our own Wes Welker. Now we have 2 Wes Welkers and we can only put one of them in the slot. I think the only reason why we picked him was because he can return amazingly. I hated this pick and i dont even care if he becomes Steve Smith Jr. i still don't like it. GRADE D
4. Draft Bryan Smith OLB - WHY? if anything trade the pick. Don't pick a no name in the 4th round of the draft. The next pick was Early Doucet who is a pretty good WR. You also could've gotten a pretty good OL around that area as well as a decent Saftey. There were also better LB's left. I see why they took a LB but i dont get why they picked a no name LB. They should've traded up a little to get Dan Connor instead. GRADE D
5. Draft McGlynn in the 4th round - We dont get Otah but we like McGlynn? This pick wasn't terrible but i wud've traded this pick as well as the 3rd rounder to move up in the 3rd round to get Dan Conner b/c there was a major dropoff in LB after Connor. This was a safe, non-stupid pick. GRADE C+
6. Drafting Demps in the 4th Round - I think this was our best pick in the draft. Demps is a good player and at this time we were in need for some depth in our secondary. I think our CB are fine and i wouldn't trade sheppard. Great Selection GRADE B+
7 Drafting Jack Ikegwuonu CB in the Late 4th Round - Maybe the worst pick of the draft imo. NO 1. He is injured so he can't even play in 08. He is also a Pacman Jones in the making as has been caught stealing a bunch of junk from other people. He is a cancer in the lockerroom and idc how well he plays b/c he cant be that good of a player if he is getting drafted in the 4th round. GRADE F-
8 Drafting Gibson OL from Cal - I don't like this pick for a couple of reasons. Kevin Kolb is a terrible QB and there were many QB's sliding in this draft so i would've taken Andre Woodson with this pick so we actually have somebody in case the FO does the unthinkable and dumps McNabb. Also i think Woodson is a better player than Kolb in general. We have depth at OL but we dont have a future at OL so i think that this doesn't help us in any way. This guy isn't a franchise gem so why add another young benchplayer that doesn't get any game experience. I don't get it. GRADE C
9 Draft Joe Mays in the 6th round - Okay pick here. This guy would help their special teams out immediatley and could become a good part of ST real soon. I would've gotten the best Kick n Punt Returner here instead of gettin DJax if i picked. Good pick though. GRADE B
10 Drafting Andy Studebaker in the 6th round - Any little hope of the Eagles doing something amazing in the draft was done by now so i didnt even care when i saw another no name player drafted by them. I like how he can play OLB as well End. GRADE C+
11 Drafting King Dunlap with their 7th Round Pick - This was a great pick b/c this guy is huge but again all it does is throw young guys on the bench b/c these guys arent franchise changers. I know you aren't gonna get an impact guy in the 7th round so i like this pick. GRADE B
Overall i was really upset with the Eagles Draft, i thought they started off in the right position with that 1st trade but blew it away very quickly. Hopefully we can still pull of a great year and hopefully Carolina does really bad so we get a great pick with their NO 1 Draft pick next year. Im looking for Mike Crabtree or Percy Harvin for us next year so we can finally get that No 1 WR...
Trade 19th overall pick to Carolina for future 1st rounder in 09 and mid rounders in 08 draft... I like this trade b/c i didn't want them to waste a 1st rounder on Otah. I didn't think they needed a OL that early so i was happy to hear that they pulled this trade off. I would've done this as well. GRADE A+
2. Draft Trevor Laws DT Notre Dame - I knew that they were going to pick a defense position before they went WR in the 2nd round b/c the redskins were in between their 2 picks and the redskins already picked Devin Thomas. On the other hand i was a little mad that they picked an undersized DT. We have decent depth at DT and we don't really need one. I would've picked Calais Campbell DE with this pick and i wasn't to happy about this pick even though Laws seems okay. GRADE C
3. Draft DeSean Jackson WR Cal - This was the pick. I was talking about the Eagles draft Limas Sweed for about 3 months now. I though he would be the perfect fit for McNabb and the Eagles. I though that if they weren't going to get Sweed that Hardy would be a good secondary pick and then Kelly. Hardy was gone by that pick so i was looking Sweed all the way. This is the one guy who i didn't want. It's not that he is a terrible player but I think we don't need his style of play b/c we already have Curtis. If we picked up Sweed we would have him n Reggie lined up on the outside and then Curtis as our own Wes Welker. Now we have 2 Wes Welkers and we can only put one of them in the slot. I think the only reason why we picked him was because he can return amazingly. I hated this pick and i dont even care if he becomes Steve Smith Jr. i still don't like it. GRADE D
4. Draft Bryan Smith OLB - WHY? if anything trade the pick. Don't pick a no name in the 4th round of the draft. The next pick was Early Doucet who is a pretty good WR. You also could've gotten a pretty good OL around that area as well as a decent Saftey. There were also better LB's left. I see why they took a LB but i dont get why they picked a no name LB. They should've traded up a little to get Dan Connor instead. GRADE D
5. Draft McGlynn in the 4th round - We dont get Otah but we like McGlynn? This pick wasn't terrible but i wud've traded this pick as well as the 3rd rounder to move up in the 3rd round to get Dan Conner b/c there was a major dropoff in LB after Connor. This was a safe, non-stupid pick. GRADE C+
6. Drafting Demps in the 4th Round - I think this was our best pick in the draft. Demps is a good player and at this time we were in need for some depth in our secondary. I think our CB are fine and i wouldn't trade sheppard. Great Selection GRADE B+
7 Drafting Jack Ikegwuonu CB in the Late 4th Round - Maybe the worst pick of the draft imo. NO 1. He is injured so he can't even play in 08. He is also a Pacman Jones in the making as has been caught stealing a bunch of junk from other people. He is a cancer in the lockerroom and idc how well he plays b/c he cant be that good of a player if he is getting drafted in the 4th round. GRADE F-
8 Drafting Gibson OL from Cal - I don't like this pick for a couple of reasons. Kevin Kolb is a terrible QB and there were many QB's sliding in this draft so i would've taken Andre Woodson with this pick so we actually have somebody in case the FO does the unthinkable and dumps McNabb. Also i think Woodson is a better player than Kolb in general. We have depth at OL but we dont have a future at OL so i think that this doesn't help us in any way. This guy isn't a franchise gem so why add another young benchplayer that doesn't get any game experience. I don't get it. GRADE C
9 Draft Joe Mays in the 6th round - Okay pick here. This guy would help their special teams out immediatley and could become a good part of ST real soon. I would've gotten the best Kick n Punt Returner here instead of gettin DJax if i picked. Good pick though. GRADE B
10 Drafting Andy Studebaker in the 6th round - Any little hope of the Eagles doing something amazing in the draft was done by now so i didnt even care when i saw another no name player drafted by them. I like how he can play OLB as well End. GRADE C+
11 Drafting King Dunlap with their 7th Round Pick - This was a great pick b/c this guy is huge but again all it does is throw young guys on the bench b/c these guys arent franchise changers. I know you aren't gonna get an impact guy in the 7th round so i like this pick. GRADE B
Overall i was really upset with the Eagles Draft, i thought they started off in the right position with that 1st trade but blew it away very quickly. Hopefully we can still pull of a great year and hopefully Carolina does really bad so we get a great pick with their NO 1 Draft pick next year. Im looking for Mike Crabtree or Percy Harvin for us next year so we can finally get that No 1 WR...
