Eagles 2009 Draft Thread

reese125 · April 28, 2009, 01:35:31 PM

Quote from: Eagaholic on April 28, 2009, 01:08:53 PM
QuoteDonovan Seems Pleased
Posted by Mike Florio on April 28, 2009, 12:32 p.m. EDT

We haven't heard much from Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb since reports emerged that he'd take a wait-and-see approach to the team's offseason, and that he'd possibly ask to be traded if the franchise didn't do enough to improve the roster.

After the addition of two tackles, a Pro Bowl-caliber fullback, a first-round receiver who fell into their laps, and a couple of new defensive players, McNabb sounds as committed as ever to the cause as he prepares to return to town for a mandatory minicamp that opens later this week.

"You'll notice that I am ready to move forward," McNabb writes in his latest Yardbarker blog entry. "I'm the first to admit that you must learn from your failures, I also believe that you cannot change the past. It's time to focus on the future.

"As with every minicamp since I've been in the league, I'm excited about meeting my new teammates, getting to know them and working together on the field. We now have a lot of new, young skill position players and it will be exciting and interesting to see how they become acclimated to what we do here. If they can come in here and take their game to the next level, they will be productive pros and we can achieve great successes together. I want to welcome the new rookies and am excited to get to work with them...

Looks like maybe McNabb satisfied enough for another year without needing another contract?

well if he thinks he should be making more than Ben Roth who's salary is only at $4.75 mill this year and $8.25 in 2010 I have some left-over shroom shake Im sure hed be interested in

PoopyfaceMcGee · April 28, 2009, 03:11:12 PM

Quote from: ice grillin you on April 28, 2009, 01:15:12 PM
he makes 9 10 12 and 14 mil in the next four seasons

he aint getting shtein other than his own roster spot

Maybe he just wants them to convert his existing salary to guaranteed money. That's totally not much to ask, right?

Ha.

ice grillin you · April 28, 2009, 03:13:50 PM

you wanna guarantee 45 million dollars to an aging fragile qb

good luck with that

PoopyfaceMcGee · April 28, 2009, 03:17:02 PM

I was mocking you for saying it wasn't a big deal for Sheldon to ask for more of his money guaranteed, as you theorized.

ice grillin you · April 28, 2009, 03:21:39 PM

i know what youre doing

but one has nothing to do with the other...like i said a million times it goes on a case by case basis and is detrmined by many different factors

PoopyfaceMcGee · April 28, 2009, 03:27:30 PM

But the FO saying no is never the right thing to do. Obviously.

shorebird · April 28, 2009, 03:30:45 PM

I can't help but be excited about this draft and I can't wait for training camp now. Two offensive skill positions with the first two picks in the draft. At least Andy is trying. It's seems he's heard what his qb has said and has done his best to get the players he needs, at least in the draft. I'd still love to have Boldin...

Tomahawk · April 28, 2009, 03:37:18 PM

Quote from: shorebird on April 28, 2009, 03:30:45 PM
I can't help but be excited about this draft and I can't wait for training camp now. Two offensive skill positions with the first two picks in the draft. At least Andy is trying. It's seems he's heard what his qb has said and has done his best to get the players he needs, at least in the draft. I'd still love to have Boldin...

Boldin+Pettigrew>Maclin+McCoy

General_Failure · April 28, 2009, 04:03:58 PM

Quote from: shorebird on April 28, 2009, 03:30:45 PM
At least Andy is trying. It's seems he's heard what his qb has said and has done his best to get the players he needs, at least in the draft.

Really though, he did the least he could to get new weapons. Trading for a proven receiver was too hard. Gonzalez was too old, even though that didn't stop a team with a much younger QB from grabbing him. Instead, Reid used a couple of draft picks in what is supposed to be a weak draft.

If this is Reid's best effort, he still fell short. I can give him credit for trying to keep McNabb off his back with the two new linemen, but I think we know how the season is going to play out.

ice grillin you · April 28, 2009, 04:08:11 PM

yeah if having two guys fall to you in a draft is the BEST he could do then he didnt do enough

i love how people are just 100% assuming both these guys are going to contribute a lot this year

the draft was good but lets not act like the pedal is being put to the metal

rjs246 · April 28, 2009, 04:08:33 PM

9-6-1

General_Failure · April 28, 2009, 04:09:39 PM

1-9-6!

Seabiscuit36 · April 28, 2009, 04:10:55 PM

69

General_Failure · April 28, 2009, 04:11:24 PM

Runyan's gone, gone gone.

PoopyfaceMcGee · April 28, 2009, 04:13:15 PM

Quote from: ice grillin you on April 28, 2009, 04:08:11 PM
yeah if having two guys fall to you in a draft is the BEST he could do then he didnt do enough

How many other teams used their draft picks to trade for proven veterans this year? Are you saying that no GM's are trying to win?

Eagles got Peters and Hobbs.
Bears got Cutler.
Falcons got Gonzalez (for a 2010 pick).
Browns got a handful of backups from the Jets.