The 2007 Offseason Thread

[Butchers Bill]

He probably does rate as the best fullback though Leonard wants to be a RB

I want to be in Jessica Abla's ass right now.

The likelihood of that happening is about the same as Leonard making it as a featured RB in the NFL.

[DH]

He probably does rate as the best fullback though Leonard wants to be a RB

I want to be in Jessica Abla's ass right now.

The likelihood of that happening is about the same as Leonard making it as a featured RB in the NFL.

Chances of you violating Albas cornhole = 0%
Chances of Leonard becoming a featured back = more than 0%
You = not good at math

[Butchers Bill]

Chances of you violating Albas cornhole = 0%
Chances of Leonard becoming a featured back = more than 0%
You = not good at math

I did say "about" the same, and also said "making it" as a featured back.  Someone may very well try to make him a featured back, but it does not mean he will be successful.

Die Hard = sucks at reading comprehension   

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Ha.  One of my fav movie characters of all time.

DVD_TV on AMC can be educational.  I found out while watching "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" last night that Alan Ruck (still best known as Cameron in the aforementioned John Hughes movie) was actually slated to play Bender at first, when Hughes was planning on making the movie independently.

Also, Emilio Estevez turned down the role of Cameron.

Also, the difference between 0 and anything is significant.

[BigEd76]

Update on the throwbacks:  apparently there was a topic in mid-December from an EMB poster saying these would be worn twice:



Turns out he's an Eagles employee based on the IP address, so this looks legit...

[MDS]

Twice? No.
Once? Sure.

[ice grillin you]

nonce yes

of course the only throwback i dont like gets rocked

this way with some blue and yellow lurie can still not acknowledge the eagles past as no one will associate these jerseys or colors with the birds and he gets to touch his inner hollywood so cal by going with ucla jerseys

[Seabiscuit36]

Reid may skip on his favorites
Eagles coach loves offensive linemen, but team has more pressing needs
By GEOFF MOSHER, The News Journal

Posted Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Joe Thomas: Outland Trophy winner

AP/REINHOLD MATAY
Joe Thomas and Levi Brown are two Andy Reid kind of guys -- big, athletic, physically gifted offensive linemen.

In other words, the Eagles coach's favorite type of football player.

Thomas and Brown wear the label of cornerstone left tackle, and are the preeminent prospects at what has become the NFL's preeminent lineman position.

Of course, both should be long gone before the Eagles pick 26th in Saturday's first round of the NFL draft.

In fact, this could become the first draft since 2001 that Reid surfs through the entire two-day affair without taking an offensive lineman.

"I can't imagine them taking one," said national scout Dan Shonka, general manager of Ourlads Scouting Services.

Shonka had high praise for Eagles offensive line coach Juan Castillo and for Castillo's power of persuasion on draft day, which is why he wouldn't rule out Reid nabbing a lineman later in the draft, even if the Eagles appear stockpiled at the position.

Castillo and Reid have teamed up to mine quality talent on the second day, Shonka said, citing 2005 fourth-round pick Todd Herremans, who moved from tackle to left guard in his second season, started all 16 games and earned a long-term contract extension.

"He [Castillo] saw something in Herremans," Shonka said, "and a lot of people didn't think he would be taken in the fourth round."

Since his first draft as Eagles coach in 1999, Reid has chosen offensive linemen more often than any other position -- 15 in total, most of them on the second day. Only one, right guard Shawn Andrews, was a first-round pick. Just three were picked in the first three rounds.

Reid has drafted nine offensive linemen in the past three years, leaving the Eagles deep at the position he often refers to as the most important unit of his team.

Veteran tackles William Thomas and Jon Runyan may not have much time left -- contracts for each expire in 2008. But 2006 second-round pick Winston Justice is viewed as Thomas' successor, with Andrews slated to replace Runyan at right tackle. At guard, the Eagles have 2006 third-round pick Max Jean-Gilles and Scott Young waiting in the wings.

That leaves center, where Jamaal Jackson is coming off an outstanding season but is backed up only by Nick Cole, who went undrafted last season and signed with the Eagles as a rookie free agent.

The Eagles probably wouldn't take a center on the first day to groom behind Jackson, who signed a seven-year extension just before training camp last July. So, don't hold your breath for USC's Ryan Kalil or Hawaii's Samson Satele, two prospects likely to be drafted Saturday.

If Reid decides he can't pass up the chance to tab another big guy for the offense, regardless of position, guards Ben Grubbs (Auburn) and Aaron Sears (Tennessee) are the cream of the crop.

Behind Thomas and Brown, Central Michigan's Joe Staley is considered the next-best tackle.

Some draft experts expect Thomas, from Wisconsin, to go No. 2 overall to Detroit. But Rob Rang, a senior analyst for nfldraftscout.com, said Penn State's Brown could end up becoming the better pro.

"I do know a couple of teams have him ranked higher [than Thomas]," Rang said. "I think Levi Brown has every chance to be a better pro than Joe Thomas."

Contact Geoff Mosher at gemosher@delawareonline.com.

TOP-RATED OFFENSIVE LINEMEN

Joe Thomas, T, Wisconsin: Behemoth tackle comes from a college program renowned for producing NFL linemen. We know Andy Reid would love to get his hands on Thomas, but the Eagles would have to trade way, way up to get him.


Levi Brown, T, Penn State: Considered every bit the physical specimen Thomas is, Brown could go anywhere in the top 15. Some have questioned Brown's desire.


Ryan Kalil, C, Southern California: The only center given first-round consideration, Kalil would be a nice fit with the Eagles, who need a backup to Jamaal Jackson. But someone else is likely to pick him early and make him a starter right away.


Ben Grubbs, G, Auburn: Flourished after moving from defensive tackle and should be the top guard off the board, but the Eagles are deep here. Then again, these are the lineman-loving Eagles ...


Joe Staley, T, Central Michigan: Great footwork stemming from his days at tight end. He should go late in the first round, but at another position where the Eagles are stacked. Again, though, these are the Eagles ...


Aaron Sears, G, Tennessee: Reid is enamored with guys like Sears, who played tackle and guard during his Rocky Top tenure.


Could look good in green


(Eagles select 26th overall)


Tony Ugoh, T, Arkansas


Samson Satele, C, Hawaii


Josh Beekman, G, Boston College


Ryan Harris, T, Notre Dame


Marshal Yanda, G, Iowa


Dan Mozes, C, West Virginia

[PhillyPhanInDC]

First day pick on the O-line = Irate.

On a related note, I have noticed that Joe Staley has been moving up draft boards, and seems to be solidly in the first round. On NFL Network last night, they re-aired the Senior Bowl. Staley got own repeatedly by just about any DE they put in front of him. Oh, and Adam Carriker is a farging manbeast.

[rjs246]

No. Irate is anyone mentioning Scott Young as a positive.

[beating a dead horse]
2007: Tra Thomas - Herremans - Jackson - Andrews - Runyan
(Scott Young at the bottom of the depth chart.)

2009: Herremans - Jean-Gilles - Jackson - Andrews - Justice
(Scott Young hocking real estate.)


farg Scott Young.
[/beating a dead horse]

[SunMo]

Justice is the eventual LT

[ice grillin you]

from the eagles website fanzone photos

[Seabiscuit36]

who dat?

[SunMo]

someone who deserves AIDS

[ice grillin you]

who dat?

some guy giving the finger on the eagle website fanzone