College Players The Eagles Are Interested In

[Rome]

Berwick, represent.

Nuclear waste rulez...

[MURP]

Thats because it is just about impossible to make a guy more athletic than he is naturally.  It is easier to coach a player into becoming much better through their techniques and mental preperation..  There are examples of this all over the NFL.

[Rome]

Kiper has the Eagles taking Ernie Sims/LB/FSU in his latest mock:

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1. Houston  Reggie Bush, RB*  USC 

2. New Orleans  Matt Leinart, QB  USC 

3. Tennessee  Vince Young, QB*  Texas 

4. N.Y. Jets  D'Brickashaw Ferguson, T  Virginia 

5. Green Bay  Mario Williams, DE*  NC State 

6. San Francisco  A.J. Hawk, LB  Ohio St. 

7. Oakland  Jay Cutler, QB  Vanderbilt 

8. Buffalo  Haloti Ngata, DT*  Oregon 

9. Detroit  Michael Huff, DB  Texas 

10. Arizona  LenDale White, RB*  USC 

11. St. Louis  Vernon Davis, TE*  Maryland 

12. Cleveland  Tamba Hali, DE  Penn St. 

13. Baltimore  Brodrick Bunkley, DT  Florida St. 

14. Philadelphia  Ernie Sims, LB*  Florida St.

15. Atlanta  Johnathan Joseph, CB*  South Carolina 

16. Miami  Winston Justice, T*  USC 

17. Minnesota  DeAngelo Williams, RB  Memphis 

18. Dallas  Chad Jackson, WR*  Florida 

19. San Diego  Santonio Holmes, WR*  Ohio St. 

20. Kansas City  Tye Hill, CB  Clemson 

21. New England  Ashton Youboty, CB*  Ohio St. 

22. Denver (from WSH)  Sinorice Moss, WR  Miami 

23. Tampa Bay  Chad Greenway, LB  Iowa 

24. Cincinnati  Jimmy Williams, CB  Virginia Tech 

25. N.Y. Giants  Kelly Jennings, CB  Miami 

26. Chicago  Dominique Byrd, TE  USC 

27. Carolina  Marcedes Lewis, TE  UCLA 

28. Jacksonville  DeMeco Ryans, LB  Alabama 

29. Denver  Kamerion Wimbley, DE  Florida St. 

30. Indianapolis  Laurence Maroney, RB*  Minnesota 

31. Seattle  Mathias Kiwanuka, DE  Boston College 

32. Pittsburgh  Bobby Carpenter, LB  Ohio St. 


[Dillen]

Kiper has the Eagles taking Ernie Sims/LB/FSU in his latest mock:

He has Jonathon Joseph and Kelly Jennings in the 1st round. He has Joseph over Hill and Jimmy Williams. All this, with Kiwi and Carpenter falling to 31 and 32. His mocks right now are pretty much worthless. 

[Don Ho]

Kiper has the Eagles taking Ernie Sims/LB/FSU in his latest mock:

Did you see the feature about college players preparing for the combine last week on "Outside The Lines"?   They had a piece on Sims.  Guy looks like a stud but once again an under sized LB.  From what I saw it appears he has got his shtein together.

[NGM]

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

Maybe I wasn't very clear, I wasn't saying I wouldn't want the Eagles to pick that player.  What scares me is when someone who was productive, who may be a late 1st early 2nd rounder, all of a sudden jumps up into the middle of the first round because they can bench an arbitrary amount of weights many times.  It seems to me that combine stats cause a lot of teams to reach and I wouldn't want the Eagles to do that. 

[MURP]

Makes sense.   Do you think Bunkley is a prime example of this?

[NGM]

Makes sense.   Do you think Bunkley is a prime example of this?

Not necessarily but he makes me nervous (call it neurosis).  If Patterson wasn't as successful as he was this year I would probably answer yes to your question.  I consider Bunkley and Patterson to be similar players.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

That's a huge complement to Bunkley.  HUGE!

[NGM]

That's a huge complement to Bunkley.  HUGE!

Does Team Patterson support Bunkley?

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Team Patterson would love to have Mike lined up next to Brodrick Bunkley.  Yes.

[MURP]

I chose Bunkley off the draft list poll we had a few weeks back.... I think he is an untapped talent at this point considering he only really started one full season at FSU.  But to set a school record in tackles for a loss in a season at FSU is no small accomplishment.   He also had a decent sack total and QB hurry total for a DT.  The guy clearly gets penetration quickly.   That unknown could also backfire with having a limited time to get a read on the guy.  I will say that after having interest in him pre-combine, that interest only intensified after the combine workouts.  Bunkley really looked like a beast out there compared to some of the other players. 

[rjs246]

DT in the first round would get a thumbs up from me. Along with OT, RB or LB. Andy Reid cares what I think.

[Feva]

I chose Bunkley off the draft list poll we had a few weeks back.... I think he is an untapped talent at this point considering he only really started one full season at FSU.  But to set a school record in tackles for a loss in a season at FSU is no small accomplishment.   He also had a decent sack total and QB hurry total for a DT.  The guy clearly gets penetration quickly.   That unknown could also backfire with having a limited time to get a read on the guy.  I will say that after having interest in him pre-combine, that interest only intensified after the combine workouts.  Bunkley really looked like a beast out there compared to some of the other players. 

Same here.  I had an interest in the kid because I figured as far as drafting DT's, he was the best of the bunch, including Ngata, who I feel is a tad overrated.  He's also the DT we had/have the most realistic shot at taking.  I've watched a number of FSU games this past year... and the guy was a handful in just about every one.  Like MURP said, he gets penetration consistently, plays the run well, and I don't recall seeing him quit on any plays.  So I already thought that the kid was a very talented DT.  Of course, seeing him prove to be the most athletic DT at the combine only made me like him even more and I would love to see him and Patterson tearing up the middle of opposing O-lines for us for years.

I get what NGM is saying... but IMO this ain't no Mike Mamula.  Bunkley looks to be the real deal.

[Feva]

DT in the first round would get a thumbs up from me. Along with OT, RB or LB. Andy Reid cares what I think.

As do we.