Eagles 2009 Draft Thread

Rome · April 25, 2009, 06:08:59 AM

If Davis didn't have character issues he'd be a top 10 pick no doubt. I'd be fine with him at 21.

rjs246 · April 25, 2009, 07:20:26 AM

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 25, 2009, 12:26:07 AM
VD wouldn't shock me at all.

Been sleeping with some real swamp donkeys lately, eh?

Feva · April 25, 2009, 08:15:24 AM

If Banner and Co. are serious about not trading Sheldon, VD wouldn't make much sense. When you're in a position like the Eagles are, you don't use a 1st round pick to compete for your nickel DB...especially when you just gave your current nickel DB a new contract.

Besides, I'm not even sure Vontae Davis is a 1st round pick if this draft class isn't so weak at CB.

mussa · April 25, 2009, 08:18:11 AM

D-Day, can't wait to tune in later and see the disaster they have in store

Rome · April 25, 2009, 08:26:28 AM

Quote from: EagleFeva on April 25, 2009, 08:15:24 AM
If Banner and Co. are serious about not trading Sheldon, VD wouldn't make much sense. When you're in a position like the Eagles are, you don't use a 1st round pick to compete for your nickel DB...especially when you just gave your current nickel DB a new contract.

Besides, I'm not even sure Vontae Davis is a 1st round pick if this draft class isn't so weak at CB.

Vontae Davis is a pimp, dude. Don't know where you're coming from with that last sentence.

And since when have the Eagles ever taken the conventional route when it comes to draft day? They had two of the best corners in the game in 2002 yet still took Scrappy & Litoast.

PoopyfaceMcGee · April 25, 2009, 08:39:58 AM

Who would have thought they'd both be pretty good players who want nothing to do with the Eagles by 2009?

Feva · April 25, 2009, 08:40:50 AM

Quote from: Rome on April 25, 2009, 08:26:28 AM
Quote from: EagleFeva on April 25, 2009, 08:15:24 AM
If Banner and Co. are serious about not trading Sheldon, VD wouldn't make much sense. When you're in a position like the Eagles are, you don't use a 1st round pick to compete for your nickel DB...especially when you just gave your current nickel DB a new contract.

Besides, I'm not even sure Vontae Davis is a 1st round pick if this draft class isn't so weak at CB.

Vontae Davis is a pimp, dude. Don't know where you're coming from with that last sentence.

And since when have the Eagles ever taken the conventional route when it comes to draft day? They had two of the best corners in the game in 2002 yet still took Scrappy & Litoast.

Vontae is a good CB, but he's far from a pimp. He's got athletic ability, but he knows it and that gets in the way of his play. As weak as this draft class is at CB, he's not even the top prospect. He's already considered the 3rd best out there. If there's better comp this year, he most defintely could fall out of the 1st. There'll be 3 more corners next year just as good as him.

The Eagles were an entirely different team in 2002. Their window was wide open, McNabb was still a young QB with most of his career ahead of him. In 2009, you're looking at the last year or two of McNabb's career here and that means the end of SB chances for a while unless you believe Kolb is gonna maintain it.

If the Eagles are to push for the SB, which they definitely can with a few good moves, the Eagles need to be using that 1st round pick for someone who will make them a better team immediately. Vontae Davis doesn't do that if Brown sticks around.

Feva · April 25, 2009, 08:42:01 AM

Quote from: FastFreddie on April 25, 2009, 08:39:58 AM
Who would have thought they'd both be pretty good players who want nothing to do with the Eagles by 2009?

Get ready for Patterson and Bunkley next.

PhillyGirl · April 25, 2009, 08:42:20 AM

Quote from: EagleFeva on April 25, 2009, 08:42:01 AM
Quote from: FastFreddie on April 25, 2009, 08:39:58 AM
Who would have thought they'd both be pretty good players who want nothing to do with the Eagles by 2009?

Get ready for Patterson and Bunkley next.

Or Trent Cole.

Displaced · April 25, 2009, 08:48:37 AM

Quote from: mussa on April 25, 2009, 08:18:11 AM
D-Day, can't wait to tune in later and see the disaster they have in store

Almost busted my gut when I read this. Still cracking up even now.

Displaced · April 25, 2009, 08:59:04 AM

A perfect day for me of course would No-tion in the first and a trade for Boldin and possibly a decent prospect at corner or safety in the third.

However there is never a perfect day in Eagle land so as usual I wake up this morning to Mort floating rumors about the Eagles talking to Oakland about Burgess.

At this point I don't care about the future. I want them to load up and go after it this season. I can see this thing blowing up in the next year or two anyway.

Just one SB baby. Please, Just one.

PoopyfaceMcGee · April 25, 2009, 09:23:51 AM

Quote from: Displaced on April 25, 2009, 08:59:04 AM
Boldin

Kill yourself.

PhillyGirl · April 25, 2009, 09:43:18 AM

Part of what displaced says rings true for me too.

After this year, the chances of McNabb being an Eagle and collecting the rest of his contract money is close to nil.

I know there is zero. chance. in. hell that Kolb ever comes close to anything resembling a competent QB in the NFL. I see Kyle Boller or worse days ahead of us with him playing for them.

Rome · April 25, 2009, 10:08:31 AM

I think Reid goes with McNabb and once that happens the Kevin Kolb experience goes out the door with him.

DH · April 25, 2009, 11:13:38 AM

Quote from: PhillyGirl on April 25, 2009, 09:43:18 AM
I know there is zero. chance. in. hell

Why do you love doing that so much?