Eagles 2009 Draft Thread

[Drunkmasterflex]

i have no problem being zesty now for a payoff later...but you have to have something to look forward to...a light at the end of the tunnel...tangible progress...but with andy at the helm (both gm and coach) its complete stagnation and an awful thing to live thru

I think all Eagle fans would agree on this.

[BigEd76]

TJ is a free agent after this season?

yes, but he'll be 32 next September

[mussa]

i have no problem being zesty now for a payoff later...but you have to have something to look forward to...a light at the end of the tunnel...tangible progress...but with andy at the helm (both gm and coach) its complete stagnation and an awful thing to live thru

I think all Eagle fans would agree on this.

I hope all Eagles fans agree on this

[Magical_Retard]

TJ is a free agent after this season?

yes, but he'll be 32 next September

who the hell cares honestly?

i dont care if guys are 32...if they are productive they are productive.

look at warner and favre. just because reid likes to cut anyone above 30 does not mean all plays drop off right then and there.

look at TO...hes well into his 30s and still top 3 in the league. unless the eagles can draft another desean jackson or sign/trade for somoene younger i have no problem bringing in a 30+ yr old WR who teams have to respect and double team.

now of course if they are rebuilding with a new QB i do not see why any such WR would want to come here besides money.

[BigEd76]

Your last line is what I was sorta hinting at.  If you want to start from scratch, let the new guys bring in their own philosophy and have 1-2 years of being garbage like the Rams, then it doesn't make any sense to sign a 32-yr old FA WR for big money.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

i have no problem being zesty now for a payoff later...but you have to have something to look forward to...a light at the end of the tunnel...tangible progress...but with andy at the helm (both gm and coach) its complete stagnation and an awful thing to live thru

I think all Eagle fans would agree on this.

I hope all Eagles fans agree on this

Me four!

[rjs246]

Looking around the league at all of the rookie running backs that are kicking ass and taking names and then looking at the Eagles current runningback situation, it strikes me that maybe this team lacks forsight. Call me crazy.

[Seabiscuit36]

whats ridiculous is they say the eagles dont have a running game, but Andy just refuses to do it period

[rjs246]

Right now they don't have a running game. Andy Reid or no Andy Reid. Westbrook is obviously hurt (shocker). Buckhalter is hurt (shocker). Booker is useless. Andrews is out. Thomas and Runyan are cooked. Jackson is fat. Herremans is a tackle playing guard. They have no FB. And their TEs can't block. The team has abslutely no running game right now.

[phillycrew]

Spot on.

[Seabiscuit36]

yeah, i forgot to say prior to the injuries.  The Offensive line has said all year long, pass protection for 15 plays then expecting them to switch to run blocking for one play then back to pass blocking is tough.  Who knows, all i know is Andy sucks as a dad and coach

[rjs246]

The problem is less Westbrook's injury (though he is capable when healthy of overcoming certain things), and more a total failure of the organization to prioritize the running game and letting it fall into disrepair.

- Justice was drafted to replace Thomas. He's awful but nothing was done as a backup plan. Does Herremans move back out to tackle? It's probably not the worst idea, but is he remotely good enough to be a LT in the NFL? And if he does slide over, who fills in at LG?
- Runyan retiring was theoretically going to force Andrews outside, and his spot would be filled by MJG. But Andrews is an all-star on the interior so why the farg would you PLAN to move him? Now he's hurt and mentally farged so there is no RT plan. Super.
- No FB.
- Slow, soft TEs who can't block.

Overhaul.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

BTW, it's hilarious that Reid turned MJG into a pass blocker.  The guy clearly doesn't know how to clear paths for the RB's, but he does pretty well in passing situations.

YAY for turning a 350 pounder into a finesse player!

[Seabiscuit36]

BTW, it's hilarious that Reid turned MJG into a pass blocker.  The guy clearly doesn't know how to clear paths for the RB's, but he does pretty well in passing situations.

YAY for turning a 350 pounder into a finesse player!

All he knew was how to Run Block, now he doesnt know how to do it... Coach of the Year. 

Castillo has been great over the years, i have no idea if he gave up teaching run blocking all together

[Wingspan]

They usually practice run blocking once or twice in june mini camps.

Thats more than enough.