I always thought he was overrated but in the 4th round he's a steal.
This guys huge and is an absolute steal this late in the draft. Another great pick.
QuotePosition: Offensive Guard
School: Georgia
Status: Senior
Height: 6-4
Weight: 340
40-Yard Dash:
Positives:
A very experienced blocker, Max Jean-Gilles has blocked against the top defenses of the SEC his entire career. He has great size and quick feet for a player of his stature. Jean-Gilles is a monster of a player and a guy with great work ethic and a regular in the weight room. He has a great heart and plays for the name on the front of the jersey, not the back
Negatives:
Jean-Gilles doesn't have the best mobility because of his large stature. He needs to react quicker to the play and hold his blocks longer. Jean-Gilles could attempt to slim down some in order to gain some extra speed and quickness.
Overview:
Georgia has received much production from their running backs over Jean-Giles's career inside the offensive line. A physical specimen because of his immense strength, he has ideal size and all the qualities to be an effective starter at the next level.
There's our LG
Big mutha, too.
Incredible pick-up. I was looking at the draft on ESPN and as soon as I saw the Eagles trade up, I knew it was for Jean-Gilles.
Just a massive, road grading monster.
QuoteMax Jean-Gilles
OG | (6'3", 355, 5.5) | GEORGIA
Scouts Grade: 85 Selected by: Philadelphia Eagles
Round: 4
Pick (Overall): 2(99)
View by: Round | Player | NCAA School | Position | NFL Team | Flag | All Ranked Players | NFL Draft History
Strengths: Is a massive OG/ROT prospect. He has a wide wingspan, long arms and mammoth frame. Has good initial quickness for his size. Takes solid angles as a run blocker. Is at his best in the phone booth. Has trimmed down over the course of the last two seasons, adding muscle and losing fat. He will simply engulf most smaller DL at the POA. Shows good initial power and overwhelming size and strength as a run blocker. An absolute road-grader in the power-run game. He has decent initial quickness in his pass pro set. Plays with balance and does a good job of playing with leverage when fresh. He can anchor vs. the bull rush. Rarely will lose a one-on-one in pass pro when he locks on. Seems to be maturing mentally and physically. Has some versatility because of experience at both OG and OT positions in college.
Weaknesses: Weight fluctuation has been an issue throughout his collegiate career. Conditioning and stamina will always be concerns. His motor runs hot-and-cold. Will be dominant on one play but take the next play off. He lacks ideal athleticism and has marginal speed. Will have trouble consistently reaching the second level as a run blocker. Has some trouble getting to the POA in time on pulls and traps.
Overall: Jean-Gilles played in every game as a backup OT during his true freshman season in 2002. He started all 14 games as a sophomore in 2003. As a junior in 2004, he was a fulltime starter at guard and was named All-SEC second team by the Associated Press and first team by the SEC coaches. He started every game at "tight" guard as a senior in 2005 and was been named as a consensus first-team All-American. Jean-Gilles made the wise decision to return for his senior season in 2005 after contemplating an early departure following his junior year, as he needed the extra year of technique work, conditioning and game-experience. He is a massive mauler with the size, strength and toughness to immediately contribute as a road-grading run blocker in the NFL. However, Jean-Gilles lacks ideal athletic ability and his technique in pass protection leaves much to be desired. His weight fluctuation over the last three years is also reason for concern. If he wants to work at it in the NFL he has the physical tools to develop into a dominating starter, but the team that takes a chance on Jean-Gilles also runs a risk of him cashing it in once he starts to collect paychecks. In our opinion, Jean-Gilles is worth selecting late in the first or early in the second round of the 2006 NFL draft but only for a team that emphasizes the power-run game (ie. Steelers, Ravens, Panthers, etc.). He could develop into a starter at ROT but his best fit will be inside at one of the OG positions.
(http://www.collegefootballnow.com/files/images/georgia-max-jean-giles-depressed_0.jpg)
Many mocks had him being a possible 2nd rounder
So for the future offensive line.
LT - Justice/Herremans
LG - MJG
C - ?
RG - Andrews
RT - Herremans/Justice
Holy shtein.
Quote from: Dillen37 on April 30, 2006, 11:21:57 AM
So for the future offensive line.
LT - Justice/Herremans
LG - MJG
C - ?
RG - Andrews
RT - Herremans/Justice
Holy shtein.
Imagine that line up if the Bentley deal went through. :P
Hollis Thomas went in the trade to get Jean-Gilles.
Quote from: Diomedes on April 30, 2006, 11:24:16 AM
Hollis Thomas went in the trade to get Jean-Gilles.
Sweet, addition by subtraction. I'll miss his goofy demeanor.
Quote from: Diomedes on April 30, 2006, 11:24:16 AM
Hollis Thomas went in the trade to get Jean-Gilles.
Where do you see that?
Quote from: Diomedes on April 30, 2006, 11:24:16 AM
Hollis Thomas went in the trade to get Jean-Gilles.
Just Hollis?
Pick 108 and Hollis Thomas for pick 99 (MJG)
http://www.nfl.com/draft/drafttracker/trades
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on April 30, 2006, 11:25:26 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on April 30, 2006, 11:24:16 AM
Hollis Thomas went in the trade to get Jean-Gilles.
Just Hollis?
Hollis and pick #108 (http://www.nfl.com/draft/drafttracker/trades)
Quote from: SD_Eagle on April 30, 2006, 11:25:10 AM
I'll miss his goofy demeanor.
Definately. Dude was a riot off the field. Great locker room presence and just all around good guy. Sucks that it couldn't work out here for him but hopefully the change of scenery will do him good.
Goddamn...this starts off excellent!
MJG is another great value pick!
(http://i.a.cnn.net/si/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/08/16/gallery.sec/Jean-Gilles.jpg)
(http://atlanta.sundaypaper.com/Portals/0/Images100905/Trenches_Jean-Gilles-1.jpg)
He sort of reminds me of Andrews. The interior of our line is massive.
He looks like Shawn Andrews II
I remember watching this guy last year and both MURP and I were amazed at how he just THREW people around like rag dolls.
Holy crap, what a draft!
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 30, 2006, 11:28:22 AM
Goddamn...this starts off excellent!
MJG is another great value pick!
Plus, all it took was a player the Eagles were going to probably cut anyway. Very nice.
Jean-Gilles = 355
Jackson = 330
Andrews = 350 (he needs to get back to the 340-350 range)
That is 1035 pounds on the interior OL. :o
See ya Artis.
Quote from: Philly Forever on April 30, 2006, 11:34:37 AM
See ya Artis.
Just make sure you don't get called for holding on the way out.
TRADE ARTIS :evil
Sad to see Hollis go.
So, I guess Justice isn't starting at LG this year. If Tra is healthy, looks like both Justice and Herremans will be riding the pine until someone goes down with an injury. And that's just fine with me...
Thomas
Jean-Gilles
Jackson
Andrews
Runyan
They better run the damn ball this year behind those behemoths. Holy hell.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 30, 2006, 11:32:43 AM
Jean-Gilles = 355
Jackson = 330
Andrews = 350 (he needs to get back to the 340-350 range)
That is 1035 pounds on the interior OL. :o
In all honesty... if you can't pick up the first on 3rd and 1 behind that beef... you just don't need to be in the NFL.
Spads said that MJG could play some C.
Wow.
Thomas
Herremans
Jean-Gilles
Andrews
Runyan
Justice
Clarke
Jean-Gilles
Andrews
Herremans
The 2nd one is the future
What about Andrews moving out to RT? Wasn't that what was supposed to happen with him? Completely out of the question now?
I'm just glad Artis isn't starting anymore at G for this team. I couldn't take watching him anymore.
I remember 2 years ago when in St Louis, they snapped the ball and he just stood there and didn't move. :-D
I would think so.
Runyan keeps the seat warm for Herremans
Thomas keeps the seat warm for Justice
Or Herremans could be the LT and Justice the RT
But Andrews is an interior OL and he should stay there.
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on April 30, 2006, 12:41:38 PM
What about Andrews moving out to RT? Wasn't that what was supposed to happen with him? Completely out of the question now?
Not out of the question, but between Justice and Herremans... it's more of an outside shot.
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on April 30, 2006, 12:41:38 PM
What about Andrews moving out to RT? Wasn't that what was supposed to happen with him? Completely out of the question now?
I never understood all the talk about Andrews at RT. He's simply the wrong body type. The guy is a Guard. Let him stay at guard and dominate.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 30, 2006, 12:40:11 PM
Spads said that MJG could play some C.
Can you say... RUN THE BALL TO THE fargING RIGHT?!?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 30, 2006, 12:42:41 PM
I would think so.
Runyan keeps the seat warm for Herremans
Thomas keeps the seat warm for Justice
Or Herremans could be the LT and Justice the RT
But Andrews is an interior OL and he should stay there.
Agreed, even though Spads said he's already lost 30 lbs. this offseason, the speed of the edge rushers in this league are too much for him. Let him throw his weight around inside.
Quote from: FFatPatt on April 30, 2006, 12:55:39 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 30, 2006, 12:40:11 PM
Spads said that MJG could play some C.
Can you say... RUN THE BALL TO THE fargING RIGHT?!?
Let us hope, they certainly should have the ability to do so. Now they just need a short yardage back.
DMF... you or me can be the short yardage backs behind all that beef on the interior.
love this pick. This was def one of the guys I wanted to get in the draft.
(http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/uploads/photos/perm/main/HCHECFOAKMOD/jeangilles_cmb470_060430.jpg)
Jeezus H.
Quote from: FFatPatt on April 30, 2006, 07:59:29 PM
(http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/uploads/photos/perm/main/HCHECFOAKMOD/jeangilles_cmb470_060430.jpg)
Jeezus H.
Not quite Bunkley, but.... :yay
Sumo anyone?
No link yet, but he supposedly signed a 4-yr deal today...
Did the team include a lifetime supply of bras?
those titties are turning me on