A Decade of Andy Reid

fansince61 · April 30, 2009, 10:56:56 AM

Quote from: ice grillin you on April 29, 2009, 04:30:23 PM
if anyone really really hates themselves andy reid will be on with eskin in the next hour

Eskin actually tripped Reid up for a second asking him about the Giants swap in round 3 (moving from 86 back to 92). Reid did say initially he wanted Cook (TE, SC) but later when he realized his error (telling the truth!) he said he wanted another player (unmentioned of course but who happened to not be there when he picked at 92!)

Taking Cook at 86 would have made this an A+ draft IMO but dropped it to B - B+ with Giants trade bungle. Howard helped Reid out last night but still got the truth out. Either great reporting or luck

PoopyfaceMcGee · April 30, 2009, 12:43:09 PM

Well, if they really wanted Cook, wouldn't they have just taken Cook? I'm guessing he was at the top of their board, but not way above anyone else. Then, they made a calculated decision to trade out a few spots, and the Titans grabbed Cook, causing the Eagles to then trade out of the 3rd completely.

If you play games trading down to target someone, you're going to get burned. We'll never know how badly the Eagles really wanted Cook. We will, however, see how good Ramses Barden, Cook, and Cornelius Ingram are in a few years. So, that will be fun.

Remember that the skins traded Trent Cole for James Thrash, and the Dolphins traded Reggie Brown for A.J. Feeley? Neat! I can't wait to check down the line to see how Rich Ohrnberger compares to Ellis Hobbs!

fansince61 · April 30, 2009, 01:07:56 PM

Quote from: FastFreddie on April 30, 2009, 12:43:09 PM
Well, if they really wanted Cook, wouldn't they have just taken Cook? I'm guessing he was at the top of their board, but not way above anyone else. Then, they made a calculated decision to trade out a few spots, and the Titans grabbed Cook, causing the Eagles to then trade out of the 3rd completely.

If you play games trading down to target someone, you're going to get burned. We'll never know how badly the Eagles really wanted Cook. We will, however, see how good Ramses Barden, Cook, and Cornelius Ingram are in a few years. So, that will be fun.

Remember that the skins traded Trent Cole for James Thrash, and the Dolphins traded Reggie Brown for A.J. Feeley? Neat! I can't wait to check down the line to see how Rich Ohrnberger compares to Ellis Hobbs!

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Exactly. Andy was soo confident in his draft skill (in reading other teams needs) that he thought he'd have Cook at 92 anyway and get an extra pick. He never thought the Titans would move up. Ye old shlick miester farged himself while helping a division rival. Andy does so many things right but just can't stop showing off and having brain farts

GOLD STANDARD

Feva · April 30, 2009, 01:16:20 PM

So I'm in the barber shop yesterday getting a fresh, FRESH fade, and in comes a tall, muscular kid and one of the barbers there gets up, walks over to him and is like "Hey!! Congrats, man..." and all that. So they asked him "Where did he go?" and he answers, "Tennessee Titans, 3rd round".

It hit me that it was Jared Cook.

He was a cool kid, seemed humble and anxious about heading up to Nashville today and he talked about getting the call from Jeff Fisher and from other teams (including the Eagles) and all that. Cool perspective on the draft.

You all care.

Sgt PSN · April 30, 2009, 01:19:35 PM

Quote from: EagleFeva on April 30, 2009, 01:16:20 PM
So I'm in the barber shop yesterday getting a fresh, FRESH fade,

PoopyfaceMcGee · April 30, 2009, 01:40:16 PM

It may seem uncool, and it probably is because he's a Mets fan. But he's black, so it might just be hip. More analysis needed.

PhillyGirl · April 30, 2009, 03:00:59 PM

Was this steaming pile of hot garbage posted yet?

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/20090430_Phil_Sheridan__Eagles_building_for_Kolb_era.html

General_Failure · April 30, 2009, 03:11:32 PM

A big steaming pile of truth, you mean.

PoopyfaceMcGee · April 30, 2009, 03:16:42 PM

The only part that isn't true is that I don't believe for a second that Reid has faith in Kolb being the franchise QB anymore. The team is always building for the future at the expense of going all out to win now, but it has nothing to do with Kevin Kolb.

General_Failure · April 30, 2009, 03:19:40 PM

Kolb's franchise-ness might just depend on how little the Eagles can give up to get a great prospect in the first round, or how much Kolb wants in his next contract. If his deal is cheap, and a 4th rounder won't cut it to move into the top ten, Kolb will be the guy.

Tomahawk · April 30, 2009, 03:22:29 PM

Quote from: FastFreddie on April 30, 2009, 03:16:42 PM
The only part that isn't true is that I don't believe for a second that Reid has faith in Kolb being the franchise QB anymore.

I wish I could believe that too, but Reids stubborn propensity to try to prove his draft picks are good makes me think otherwise.

ice grillin you · April 30, 2009, 03:24:49 PM

nm

PoopyfaceMcGee · April 30, 2009, 03:25:59 PM

Well, regardless, I think he's gonna ride Donovan until he's dead at this point.

(If I were speaking literally, Donovan would already be dead!)

PhillyGirl · April 30, 2009, 03:42:53 PM

hot garbage meaning the fact that Kolb is the QB after this year.

PoopyfaceMcGee · April 30, 2009, 03:47:05 PM

Well then, yeah, it's hot garbage. Donovan is still relatively young for a QB. If he were one-dimensional as a running QB, he would be ancient, but he has a great arm and will be starting somewhere for 4-5 more years. I hope it's here, because it gives the team the best chance to win in that time frame.

Unless they can trade for Cutler. Oh, wait.
Yes, that was a joke, nimrods. I never wanted that diabetic interception machine.