The Eagles Offseason Thread(all aboard the Brian Finneran bandwagon)

[SunMo]

Struggled trying to locate the deep throws earlier in his career and it was discovered that he had 20/900 vision. He underwent lasik surgery in April 2007 to correct the problem,

vision problem!

[phattymatty]

yeah i don't get it either, but there really were some "reputable" draft sites saying he's gonna go in the 2nd-3rd. 

there has to be more to his story.  i read somewhere that he's had the worst offseason of any player.  all because of a possession charge?

[Feva]

Bowmania!!! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hank Baskett Hysteria

[Rome]

pass!

[SunMo]

that was him during his eye exam

[ice grillin you]

for a person who lives and breathes hyperbole you sure seem to be upset when its heaped on someone you don't think deserves the attention.

ps: i think you should be his sponsor.

hyperbole and honestly believing an UDFA is the next randy moss are not the same thing

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

What's even more baffling is he lasted a while as a udfa.

He was probably weighing multiple offers, or holding out for Bill Belicheck to call.

[SD_Eagle5]

Bowmania! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hank Baskett Hysteria

I can't wait to cheer him on at camp

From : http://www.nfldraftdog.com/2008_nfl_draft/adarius_bowman.htm

Wide Receiver
6' 4" 220 lbs.
Speed: 4.62
Oklahoma State
Senior

Normally you associate Big 12 football with running backs and not wide receivers, but that mind-set will change after the 2007 college football season. With wide receivers Adarius Bowman and Limas Sweed you have two Big 12 receivers that have a legitimate chance of being first round picks in the 2008 NFL Draft. With his size, strength and explosiveness, Adarius Bowman reminds me of Dallas Cowboy receiver Terrell Owens.

Bowman had a rough start to his career, after a spectacular high school career where he was ranked as the top wide receiver in Tennessee and the fifth-best wide receiver in the country by ESPN, he was a 5 star recruit and was recruited by all the major colleges, he eventually chose North Carolina, and played there for two years. As a Tar Heel he played as a true freshman and in his two years there he played in 18 games, caught 28 balls for 510 yards and 5 touchdowns. He left North Carolina after he got into some trouble, reportedly failed a drug test and sat out a year as per NCAA rules, then transferred to Oklahoma State.

Bowman is 6' 4" 220 pounds and finished the 2006 season as a junior with incredible on-field production. The 2007 College Football Preseason All-American caught 60 passes for 1,181 yards and 12 touchdowns. Bowman is a world class athlete, has great hands and phenomenal leaping ability. Bowman is a former Tennessee Division II Mr. Basketball. Look what he did last year (2006) against Kansas, he finished the game with 14 catches, 300 yards and 4 touchdowns, that's a half a season's work for most receivers and Bowman did it in one game. That game set a Big 12 record and he was voted Big 12 offensive newcomer of the year and first-team all-league by the coaches and Associated Press.

Bowman is the epitome of a Big play threat, last year he had scoring receptions of 75, 69, 64, 55, 54, 45 and 34 yards. That shows his game breaking speed to score from that far out. Just how good could Bowman become, Bowman himself recently revealed that last year his vision was so bad he would have been considered legally blind. Adarius Bowman had LASIK surgery this offseason, and he is seeing the ball much better, that's a scary thought for his opponents.

NFL Scouts will undoubtedly look deeply into any possible character issues, but physically, he is a supreme NFL prospect with first round NFL Draft possibilities. If he continues to improve on his game and stays out of trouble he could emerge as a top 10-15 selection in the 2008 NFL Draft.

Update: Bowman was arrested for possession of Marijuana in early April 2008 and has fallen off of most draft boards. He would definitely be worthy of signing as a free agent, but he needs to get his drug addiction under control to have any chance in the NFL.

Addicted to weed?

[methdeez]

I can't believe he got expelled for having weeds.
Jerramy Stevens got like two DUI and two Rape accusations in college and didn't even get suspended...

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

still no mention on Bowman

[SD_Eagle5]

Maybe they're awaiting results of a drug test. Weed takes on average 7-15 days to get out of your system unless you're a habitual user whereas it can take up to 30.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

...not that you would know by experience or anything.

[MDS]

who cares. its weed. if the dude is droppin h then wes gots a problemo.

[SunMo]

who cares about this farging icehole

[rjs246]

I care. He's squinting into my soul.