Chris Gocong, Philadelphia Eagle

[PhillyFan]

This might have been posted somewhere before, but the NFL Radio guys just said the Jets were on the phone with Gocong telling them they wanted him in the 3rd round. Then they traded with the Eagles thinking they could still get him at the 76 pick they were getting from the Eagles. The Eagles then of course took him with the 71 pick they got from the Jets.

FWIW, you've got Mangini from the Pats with the Jets now who wanted Gocong and the Patriots supposedly also wanted Gocong.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Sweet.

I knew that NE wanted him.

But the fact that they stole him from NYJ by tarding with NY is funny

[SD_Eagle5]

This might have been posted somewhere before, but the NFL Radio guys just said the Jets were on the phone with Gocong telling them they wanted him in the 3rd round. Then they traded with the Eagles thinking they could still get him at the 76 pick they were getting from the Eagles. The Eagles then of course took him with the 71 pick they got from the Jets.

FWIW, you've got Mangini from the Pats with the Jets now who wanted Gocong and the Patriots supposedly also wanted Gocong.

Prior to the draft, Jets tell Gocong they'll take him in the 3rd if he's there. Guess we pulled the wool over their eyes, unless the Jets interest was a smoke screen, from that Yahoo article their interest seemed legit.

[Wingspan]

here's a image of one of his early career games

[QB Eagles]

here's a image of one of his early career games

That explains his great barrel-throwing numbers at the combine.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Prior to the draft, Jets tell Gocong they'll take him in the 3rd if he's there. Guess we pulled the wool over their eyes, unless the Jets interest was a smoke screen, from that Yahoo article their interest seemed legit.

Yes, they certainly surprised the Jets with that one.  The Jets ended up taking a guy who should have gone a couple of rounds later, IMO, in Schlegel.

[MURP]

they talked about Gocong quite a bit during the televised NFL combine. 

[Don Ho]

here's a image of one of his early career games

That explains his great barrel-throwing numbers at the combine.

Which leads us to the conclusion that he could have never played with a little Italian man named Mangini.

[hunt]

ha, what a doughboy.

bah! 

[ice grillin you]

haha...look at that guy...jesus

i read an interview with him where he says hes a big guitar player...i wonder if he also is into sand art like dhani


classic reid pick where he went for a smart hard working good guy type...biomed engineer and all that ish...which is fine if you wanna do that but dont waste a first day pick on a guy like this...

[Drunkmasterflex]

haha...look at that guy...jesus

i read an interview with him where he says hes a big guitar player...i wonder if he also is into sand art like dhani


classic reid pick where he went for a smart hard working good guy type...biomed engineer and all that ish...which is fine if you wanna do that but dont waste a first day pick on a guy like this...

A guy like what? You are assuming he can't play.  Only time will tell I like the fact they finally drafted a LB with some size, if you look at this draft there were very few guys that fit the SAM spot.  That is why Heckert said they were looking at guys that played DE in college.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

classic reid pick where he went for a smart hard working good guy type...biomed engineer and all that ish...which is fine if you wanna do that but dont waste a first day pick on a guy like this...

The difference is that he's not otherwise unremarkable.  He's one of those guys that looks like he's blocked and then all of a sudden releases and shoots off like a rocket toward the ball-carrier.  Won't it be nice to eventually have a guy line up at SAM that can actually rush the passer and make plays in the backfield once in a while?

Seriously.  Don't say the kid can't play just because he's smart and Asian.

[Drunkmasterflex]

IGY is a racist!

[phattymatty]

sucky sucky fi dolla

[hunt]

i'm more upset with the fact that he's from d2 & never played sam in college than the fact that he looks like an advanced trig tutor.