Eagles 2016 Draft

[ice grillin you]

eagles didn't get hometown discounts...they got players at fair market value...fair market meaning none of them had much of one

its a whole different story when you are talking about top of the line best at their position guys...market rarely ever goes backwards in those cases...im sure you are right tho and this is the exception...the guy from yazoo city mississippi im sure will give the eagles a hometown discount

[Rome]

You're wrong but whatever.  They've done it for years and Howie is just running the Reid/Banner playbook from start to finish here. 

[Eagaholic]

The Philadelphia Eagles are the team most interested in Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott, James Walker of ESPN.com reports via Matt Lombardo of NJ Advance Media.

The Eagles previously traded running back DeMarco Murray to the Tennessee Titans for the right to swap first round picks -- Which helped Tennessee trade up to No. 1 in a deal with the Los Angeles Rams -- so it would not be the least bit surprising to see the Eagles pull the trigger on drafting Elliott as Murray's replacement.

Elliott, who averaged 6.3 yards per carry and rushed for 23 touchdowns as a junior in 2015, visited the Philadelphia Wednesday on the same day that Notre Dame left tackle Ronnie Stanley met with the Eagles at the NovaCare complex.

I expect, or at least hope, this a just more of a smokescreen. I don't want to see them pick Elliot, at least not at 8, although I'd still be excited if they did. Stanley is the other player who is often mocked to the Eagles that I don't want to see them pick.

[ice grillin you]

this could be the least exciting draft ever

[PhillyPhreak54]

I'd rather they take Elliot than one of the bust ass QBs.

And I'm no fan of taking RBs in the 1st

[ice grillin you]

I'd rather they take Elliot than one of the bust ass QBs.

And I'm no fan of taking RBs in the 1st

totally agree with this....at least you know zeke is going to produce from day one for you and probably at a high level

[Eagaholic]

this could be the least exciting draft ever

I can't tell if it is me being a little less interested in the draft each year, but it is shaping up that way for me. And the Eagles have a top 10 pick, new HC and some mystery around what direction they'll go in, including QB. And still I can't remember being less excited about a draft in 15 years.

[ice grillin you]

for me its because the talent is weak as shtein

[PhillyPhreak54]

I used to be all up into draft prep and shtein but yeah the luster is off a bit

Not having a second rounder sucks too

[SD]

I 100% believe the zeke stuff is a smokescreen. They're hoping a team trades up and takes him. That happening means another player falls. Still think if Goff goes #1 they're trading up with Clev to take Wentz.

[Eagles_Legendz]

I'm into it this year because when you're picking at 25 you don't have the same grasp on who is going to be around at that pick.  And I expect whoever they pick this year to contribute.  The weird feeling is of the consensus 2-4 players they'd be looking at this year at 8, I don't see myself getting angry picking any of them, so the drama is down in that respect.

[ice grillin you]

of the consensus 2-4 players they'd be looking at this year at 8, I don't see myself getting angry picking any of them

the problem with this draft is that of the 2-4 players they might pick I don't see myself getting excited over any of them.....which is a bad thing when you are picking 8

[Susquehanna Birder]

I'm being entertained by the drama of the draft itself, at least as far as the the jockeying for position goes. It's borderline high drama at this point. I'm not so enamored by the actual player talent involved.

[QB Eagles]

There were only a small handful of players from last year's first round who made any impact at all in their rookie season. Some will grow into a role but most will be busts. I get less excited about the draft these days because, unless you're picking one of the rare can't-miss guys, the drafted player is probably not going to lead to quick success for your team. There's a ton of hype around the draft but most of those guys will suck balls in the NFL, no matter how good they look on college tape.

[Rome]

There were only a small handful of players from last year's first round who made any impact at all in their rookie season. Some will grow into a role but most will be busts. I get less excited about the draft these days because, unless you're picking one of the rare can't-miss guys, the drafted player is probably not going to lead to quick success for your team. There's a ton of hype around the draft but most of those guys will suck balls in the NFL, no matter how good they look on college tape.

This right here.