With the First Pick in the 2008 NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles Select...

[Dillen]

Not really.  Limas Sweed missed most of the season and Early Doucet is another small speed guy, and neither is expected to go in the top 20 anyway....

I don't know enough about Vernon Gholston and I'm not really excited about wasting another high pick on a DE.

Doucet isn't a small speed guy. He's like 6'2" 205 and built. He plays exactly like Dwayne Bowe, except he's smaller.

Gholston is a farging beast. He's #1 on my wish list right now. Kearse and Howard need to go. That leaves Cole, Thomas and Abiamiri. Gholston has pretty much anything you'd want in a DE. He's similar to Cole.

I like Rivers

I farging hate Keith Rivers. He doesn't do shtein. I don't care if he has good size, speed or instincts for WLB. Where the plays at?

[The BIGSTUD]

That's true about Rivers. I just like the idea of adding a young athletic linebacker to our young corps already. I think defensively DE is our #1 need, but assuming the majority of these DEs hit the market, it is going to be a great crop of free agent DEs. I'd rather address that in free agency. DE is too much of a need to risk another McDougle. We need proven production there badly.

[QB Eagles]

The Eagles will trade down because they will assess their talent during the offseason and decide they are "close to turning this thing around".

[BigEd76]

With Denver beating KC, the Eagles need a Saints win vs Atlanta tomorrow night to stay at #12.

[The BIGSTUD]

So I take it everyone is wishing for the Eagles to lose out?

[QB Eagles]

So I take it everyone is wishing for the Eagles to lose out?

I'm still rooting for them to win, cause I think their chances of getting a good player at #10 are approximately the same as getting one at #15 or #20. Better talent is available at #10 but I have zero confidence that the Eagles would harvest it.

[Munson]

Wait wait...are the Eagles STILL only game out of the playoffs at 5-8? or did the final playoff team in the NFC achieve a 7-6 record yet?

[BigEd76]

Minnesota is 7-6

[Munson]

Minnesota is 7-6

Okay thank god. I wasn't going to beleive it was possible for them to lose a 3rd straight week and STILL only be one game out.

[PhillyPhreak54]

So I take it everyone is wishing for the Eagles to lose out?

Beat Dallas; lose out

[BigEd76]

After the 4pm games:

2 = New England (from SF)
3 = St. Louis
4 = NY Jets
5 = Atlanta
6 = Kansas City
7 = Oakland
8 = Baltimore
9 = Cincinnati
10 = Carolina
11 = Chicago
12 = EAGLES
13 = New Orleans

Atlanta, Baltimore and Carolina will likely select from the Brohm/Ryan/Woodson trio of QBs.  Miami locks up the #1 pick with 1 more loss and will likely take Dorsey unless they trade down with someone that really wants McFadden (Oakland?).  The Eagles won't take another DT, so Sedrick Ellis is out.  St. Louis will take Dorsey or Chris Long.  That leaves Jake Long and all the juniors that could declare (Campbell, Phillips, Jackson, Laurinaitis, Gholston, Clady, Jenkins) for the Eagles' pick...

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Get someone that has the capability of changing the outcome of the game with the ball in his hands.

[TexasEagle]

Get someone that has the capability of changing the outcome of the game with the ball in his hands.

Which lineman that they draft will be able to do that?

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Some white guy.  Probably someone that loves Joseph Smith as much as Tim Tebow loves Jesus.

[SunMo]

Some white guy.  Probably someone that loves Joseph Smith as much as Tim Tebow loves EE tits.

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