College Players The Eagles Are Interested In

[MURP]

well Lendale White had a terrible Pro Day.   didnt even participate in anything other than bench press in which he only did 14 reps. 

[Drunkmasterflex]

well Lendale White had a terrible Pro Day.   didnt even participate in anything other than bench press in which he only did 14 reps. 

According to the War Room he has hurt himself so much there is a good chance he will fall to the second round.

[reese125]

well Lendale White had a terrible Pro Day.   didnt even participate in anything other than bench press in which he only did 14 reps. 

According to the War Room he has hurt himself so much there is a good chance he will fall to the second round.

I think that would be foolish for him to go in the 2nd, somebody will pick him up...too much talent there. He probably got high or drunk the night before like an immature idiot and just doesnt get it. All the negative press now should wake his ass up and he should have some serious workouts pre-daft.

[Mad-Lad]

well Lendale White had a terrible Pro Day.   didnt even participate in anything other than bench press in which he only did 14 reps. 

I'm not too worried about a players bench reps as long as they know how to play.  Winston Justice apparently did about a billion reps, but will he be able to move and use his strength to his advantage?

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I'm not too worried about a players bench reps as long as they know how to play.

^^^spoken like a true Chad Greenway fan^^^

[MURP]

well Lendale White had a terrible Pro Day.   didnt even participate in anything other than bench press in which he only did 14 reps. 

I'm not too worried about a players bench reps as long as they know how to play.  Winston Justice apparently did about a billion reps, but will he be able to move and use his strength to his advantage?

Im not really concerned with bench reps, but when you combine the fact that White only chose to do one drill and he did terrible in that drill it says something bad IMO.

[reese125]

well Lendale White had a terrible Pro Day.   didnt even participate in anything other than bench press in which he only did 14 reps. 

I'm not too worried about a players bench reps as long as they know how to play.  Winston Justice apparently did about a billion reps, but will he be able to move and use his strength to his advantage?

Im not really concerned with bench reps, but when you combine the fact that White only chose to do one drill and he did terrible in that drill it says something bad IMO.

I just saw that clip from ESPN with him doing his reps and talking to his coach.....he looks like he's been eating pasta out of a satellite dish..that boys out of shape.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

he looks like he's been eating pasta out of a satellite dish

Ha.  Well put.

[Mad-Lad]

well Lendale White had a terrible Pro Day.   didnt even participate in anything other than bench press in which he only did 14 reps. 

I'm not too worried about a players bench reps as long as they know how to play.  Winston Justice apparently did about a billion reps, but will he be able to move and use his strength to his advantage?

Im not really concerned with bench reps, but when you combine the fact that White only chose to do one drill and he did terrible in that drill it says something bad IMO.

you're right.  I didn't know it was the only drill he did.  That's freakin sad.

[phattymatty]

LenDale White: Why the Eagles should take him at 14
By JASON WEISS

For those of you who do not know there is a widely frequented message board on the Philadelphia Eagles official website. The board serves as a refuge for passionate, obsessed Eagles fans much like myself. In an effort to spread the word about the site, I post the football related articles I write on it. Recently many people questioned my legitimacy because I have a "hard on" for LenDale White and have come to the conclusion that I am an idiot. As usual. I think I am right and they are wrong. LenDale White would be an exceptional addition and this is why:

Let me start this breakdown at the position at hand, running back. The infatuation with Brian Westbrook in this city has caused many people to lose site of what Westbrook really is: a situational running back. Is he one of the better situational backs in the league? Maybe. But what the Eagles really need is a running back who can pound away the clock when they are winning. A running back who can sell the play fake on the goal-line. A running back who will create space around the outside so that Westbrook can get to the outside on designed running plays, not just when the defense blitzes at the wrong time. Many times over the previous year our offensive line's quality has been questioned because they do not open up holes for Westbrook. In reality, the injuries to the line and the lack of skill at the center position only magnified that many times we had a running back in plays that he should not have been in for. A good running attack makes average offensive linemen good. A great running back makes Luke Petitgout a potential All-Pro (Tiki Barber). What people seem to lose sight of concerning LenDale White is that he is being considered a top 15 pick in the draft. He was overshadowed by every tabloid's favorite quarterback, Matt Leinart, and the flashier Reggie Bush. But who was it that USC went to for clutch runs in the BCS championship? White. Which running back is being considered the best in-between tackle runner in the draft? White.

LenDale White, whether he is on the Eagles or any other team, will come into the NFL with the expectations that he will be very good with the potential to be a superstar. He is the type of offensive dynamo that makes other players on the offense better, much like another player the Eagles just recently lost. Don't believe me? Scouts Inc., of ESPN.com's insider, has him rated a 96 out of a 100 prospect. Todd McShay has the Eagles drafting him with the fourteenth pick. Most drafts have White going before the 14th pick in the draft. I think it is possible White will be even better than Reggie Bush. Want more? Brian Westbrook is not an undisputable top 15-back in the NFL. I would say you could make a decent argument that the Eagles are currently deeper at Wide Reciever than they are at Running Back compared to the other teams in the league. RB is a position of NEED, WR is a position that many would like to see IMPROVED

He certainly seems to be more of a lock to be good than Jerome McDougle was only a pick later.

But lets discuss the other positions that people want to think about for this draft. The only position I think the Eagles should definitely go for ahead of White is OT. D'Brickashaw Ferguson will probably go #2 and if not will be gone by #4. What I read about Winston Justice, tells me the Birds would be better off waiting till the second or third round to draft a tackle. So that means you do not have a value offensive line pick at #14. Trading down is an option, but why do that when you have the opportunity to draft an impact player?

Outside linebacker is another position that people would like to see the Eagles look at. Let us not forget that Matt McCoy was drafted in the second round last year AND Andy Reid is incredibly stubborn towards players he drafts. The odds of the Eagles bailing on McCoy after a year seems unlikely. Furthermore, there is no chance that Ernie Sims or Chad Greenway gets drafted and comes in to immediately supplant Dhani Jones in Jim Johsnon's complex scheme.

The Eagles have spent the last two drafts attempting to bolster the defensive line (McDougle and Patterson) and just signed Darren Howard. They also re-signed Juqua Thomas, which I think is useless, but they would hail as an important move. If Haloti Ngata were to slip to 14 they would have to take him, but that will not happen. Also, it seems as though Bunkley is a lock to go #13 if the Ravens keep the pick to replace the guys they lost along the line. If you want to rest your draft hopes on the speculation the Eagles will be trading up, you can. I am not going to be unrealistic. This is an important draft for the Eagles for depth purposes and they will trade down, if anything, to gain picks. When it comes down to it the Eagles are betting on the fact that Howard will excel as the second best defensive end on the team. That his addition will bring Darwin Walker back to his '04 team and greatly aide the tutoring of Patterson and McDougle.

Sure, Santonio Holmes and Chad Jackson would be sexy on paper, but let us not forget that Reggie Brown only emerged last year because he had too. The odds of a rookie coming in and getting significant playing time at receiver this year are extremely unlikely. Reggie Brown, Todd Pinkston, and Jabar Gaffney will all certainly be ahead of any drafted receiver on the depth chart.

Furthermore, the Eagles are not getting any younger. Like everyone else, I want to believe that last year was an abberation. What comes along with that belief though is the understanding that Donovan McNabb, Brian Dawkins, Jeremiah Trotter, Tra Thomas, Jon Runyan, and Jevon Kearse are moving closer towards the downward slope of their careers. Bringing in LenDale White would give the Eagles to add something that they have not had in the past ten years. I firmly believe that White will be a better pro than Herschel Walker, Ricky Watters, Duce Staley, Charlie Garner, and Brian Westbrook were. And do not give me that Correll Buckhalter is coming back crap. If you want to be a hopeless romantic for a guy with two completely reconstructed knees, go do it in NFL Europe after he has PROVEN something.

The hesitation towards adding a potential elite running back to the roster is actually surprising to me. If White fell to number fourteen, he would be a steal. He would open up the outside for Brian Westbrook. If he was in the backfield with Westbrook in a two running back set teams would be forced to go man on our receivers and would open up the slot routes that McNabb loved throwing before Terrell Owens. Remember the combination of Staley and Westbrook that resulted in First down Freddie, the Eagles putting up 25 points a game with McNabb as the only big name player on the offense? LenDale White would be the best running back prospect the Eagles have had since Wilbert Montgomery. This draft is top heavy, he would have been a top five pick last year. He is also someone who step in immediately and help the offense. He may be better from Westbrook from day one. You want to tell me you know that Chad Greenway will be better than Dhani Jones? That Winston Justice will be better than Jon Runyan? That Bunkley is that much of a better prospect than Mike Patterson?

LenDale White at fourteen has the potential to be a better pick than Michael Lewis was in the second round four years ago.

At least this idiot thinks so.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Well, he's right about one thing:  he is an idiot.

[Displaced]

Well, he's right about one thing:  he is an idiot.

Hahaha that's coldblooded.

Dude is a bit creamery for White and needs a good word processing program if he wants to be a writer. 

I would love to see the Eagles with a really good runnjing game led by an effective all purpose back that can carry the ball 20-25 times a game. 

I think they should give Westy the opportunity to be that guy.  Look at Tiki Barber, the guy was hurt so often a few years back I called him tweaky Barber.  Westy's injuries have been of the fluke variety and I think he can handle that load. 
In his case make it 20 carries and 5 catches a game and he will prove to be one of the best in the league.

[rjs246]

Westy's injuries have been of the fluke variety and I think he can handle that load.

Homerism is a disease. Seek help.

[reese125]

well Lendale White had a terrible Pro Day.   didnt even participate in anything other than bench press in which he only did 14 reps. 

I'm not too worried about a players bench reps as long as they know how to play.  Winston Justice apparently did about a billion reps, but will he be able to move and use his strength to his advantage?

Im not really concerned with bench reps, but when you combine the fact that White only chose to do one drill and he did terrible in that drill it says something bad IMO.

you're right.  I didn't know it was the only drill he did.  That's freakin sad.

Jason Cole, writing for NBCSports.com, reports USC RB LenDale White is being mentioned in the same company as free agent RB Maurice Clarett. An NFL exeutive said, "We had one of our scouts go up and ask him what was going on (after White didn't run). The kid said his hamstring was tight or something like that. Then we tried to find out when he was going to run and he didn't know. It didn't even sound like he was going to run. What does this kid think?" A former USC offensive player who once was a teammate of White's said, "The guy can play, but he just gets by. He coasted in practice and he coasted in the offseason. He came in thinking he just had to put in his time and that's what you see now." The teammate added that the things White was able to do was because he played next to RB Reggie Bush and the other guys around him. He added that White would be amazing if he really worked at it.


Way to stick up for your teammate bud....that outta catapult him up to the top of Eagles status. White loves hoagies

[Don Ho]

Maybe falling into the second round will wake this kid up.  His stock is dropping by the day.