College Players The Eagles Are Interested In

[PhillyPhreak54]

Greenway is on there. I just didn't list him because he is already on the main list.

[PhillyPhanInDC]

Greenway is on there. I just didn't list him because he is already on the main list.

He probably isn't now. I hope.

[Don Ho]

Eugene, who trimmed 40 pounds of excess weight in off-season training, gained a rare invite to the scouting combine in Indianapolis last week. Now, he's setting up individual follow-up tryouts with select teams — including a session with the Philadelphia Eagles on March 17

40 lbs.?  How big was he?

[MURP]

9 feet 5 inches in the broad jump for Bunkley... explosive. 

Workout warriors, no matter how productive, always scare me.

So you would rather have a productive guy in college who stinks it up at the combine?

[MURP]

Eugene, who trimmed 40 pounds of excess weight in off-season training, gained a rare invite to the scouting combine in Indianapolis last week. Now, he's setting up individual follow-up tryouts with select teams — including a session with the Philadelphia Eagles on March 17

40 lbs.?  How big was he?

reminded me of Jared Lorenzen without the height. 

[rjs246]

So you would rather have a productive guy in college who stinks it up at the combine?

I would. A productive player indicates an ability to actually play the game. Measurables have value, but not nearly as much value as actual production on the field. Remember when Terrell Suggs stunk it up at the combine and he dropped in the first round? He was productive in college but didn't measure well at the combine. He's had 30+ sacks in three years. Production, to me, is WAY more important than workout numbers.

[SunMo]

I would. A productive player indicates an ability to actually play the game. Measurables have value, but not nearly as much value as actual production on the field. Remember when Terrell Suggs stunk it up at the combine and he dropped in the first round? He was productive in college but didn't measure well at the combine. He's had 30+ sacks in three years. Production, to me, is WAY more important than workout numbers.

so it would matter more to you that a college quarterback completes 65% of his passes and throws for 3,000 yards while running for just under a 1,000 than scoring a 6 on his wonderlic test?

[rjs246]

Oh shtein I'm trapped!

I would say that QB is a different beast since LOTS of productive college qbs don't live up to their numbers in the pros (especially QBs with awful throwing motions who tend to run under pressure and aren't the brightest, but I digress...), but your point is taken.

I still say production is more important at other (especially defensive) positions. Ass.

[SunMo]

i agree with you.  i was just pointing out that Vince Young was very productive in college.  but you're right, QB's are different.  just ask Danny Weurffel, David Klingler, Gino Terretta.

[rjs246]

Andre Ware.

[SunMo]

Rick Mirer

Ron Powlus

[rjs246]

Berwick, represent.

[Beermonkey]

Berwick, represent.

[MURP]

So you would rather have a productive guy in college who stinks it up at the combine?

I would. A productive player indicates an ability to actually play the game. Measurables have value, but not nearly as much value as actual production on the field. Remember when Terrell Suggs stunk it up at the combine and he dropped in the first round? He was productive in college but didn't measure well at the combine. He's had 30+ sacks in three years. Production, to me, is WAY more important than workout numbers.

yeah, I was referring to NGM saying it didnt matter how productive they were.

Workout warriors, no matter how productive, always scare me.

More or less saying  that if there were two players who had equal production on the field,  one would rather have the player who did worse in workouts.   

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

The issue with guys with good workouts is that it makes it harder to accurately evaluate these kids as football players, because the teams are so blinded by athletic ability.

I'm guilty of this with a guy like Bunkley.  But before the combine, I thought he'd be a good fit in the Eagles system if they traded down for him.  Now, I think getting him at 14 would be great... but he's no better a player than he was before.