FOXSports: 2003-2008 Draft Review

PhillyPhreak54 · April 16, 2009, 08:28:09 PM

QuotePHILADELPHIA: The Eagles' best players over the last six drafts haven't come in the first round other than guard Shawn Andrews. Three of their best linebackers — Chris Gocong, Omar Gaither and Stewart Bradley — were taken in the middle rounds. The best picks for value were DE Trent Cole, the 146th overall pick in 2005, and receiver DeSean Jackson, the 49th overall pick last year. The Eagles have a penchant for taking flyers on players like Jeremy Bloom and Winston Justice.
Picks:53
First-round picks: 4
Starters: 9
Pro Bowlers: 2
Grade: C

That's about right for those years.

But he grades Pittsburgh an A and Washington a B?

QB Eagles · April 16, 2009, 08:44:34 PM

Well, within the last 6 years the Steelers did draft the guys that threw and caught the SB-winning pass this year.

MDS · April 16, 2009, 08:46:55 PM

they are not the gold standard though

Drunkmasterflex · April 16, 2009, 08:53:11 PM

How were they taking a flyer on Justice he was considered anywhere from a top ten to top 20 selection.

PhillyPhreak54 · April 16, 2009, 08:54:44 PM

Quote from: QB Eagles on April 16, 2009, 08:44:34 PM
Well, within the last 6 years the Steelers did draft the guys that threw and caught the SB-winning pass this year.

No doubt...but looking at their numbers of picks, 1ts rounders, starters and pro-bowlers...its about the same.

ice grillin you · April 16, 2009, 10:44:18 PM

its not the same...look at the contributions from the steeler players vs the eagles players

theres not really a comparison

"three of their best linebackers"...lolol are farging kidding me?...their linebackers stink and thats the backbone of their drafts??

QB Eagles · April 16, 2009, 10:53:00 PM

The Steelers rarely do anything big in free agency, so they are basically a whole team of Steeler-drafted players. They won the Super Bowl twice in the last four seasons. Therefore I would conclude that they draft about as well as you can.

ice grillin you · April 16, 2009, 11:03:01 PM

seriously...why is this even a question?

MDS · April 17, 2009, 12:18:51 AM

because certain people are homers and cant succumb to the fact that a bunch of others teams do a shtein a hell of a lot better than the eagles

Don Ho · April 17, 2009, 03:50:05 AM

Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on April 16, 2009, 08:53:11 PM
How were they taking a flyer on Justice he was considered anywhere from a top ten to top 20 selection.

Remember how excited we were when the birds "stole" him in the second round? Guy was on everyones draft board going in the first round. He fell to the second round for a reason, he sucks.

PoopyfaceMcGee · April 17, 2009, 08:09:37 AM

Quote from: ice grillin you on April 16, 2009, 10:44:18 PM
its not the same...look at the contributions from the steeler players vs the eagles players

theres not really a comparison

"three of their best linebackers"...lolol are farging kidding me?...their linebackers stink and thats the backbone of their drafts??

Agreed on everything except Bradley. He's a good player.

PhillyPhreak54 · April 17, 2009, 08:29:54 AM

Quote from: MDS on April 17, 2009, 12:18:51 AM
because certain people are homers and cant succumb to the fact that a bunch of others teams do a shtein a hell of a lot better than the eagles

No, not really.

But this was just put out there for discussion, not because I feel there is some major injustice going on here.

Pipe down, bitches.

rjs246 · April 17, 2009, 08:38:00 AM

Stewart Bradley's head is enormous.

Diomedes · April 17, 2009, 09:48:33 AM

True, but not as big as my balls. My left ball in particular. Gargantuan.

ice grillin you · April 17, 2009, 11:07:02 AM

domo likes what they have done

http://www.philly.com/dailynews/sports/20090417_Eagles_-_Overall__Eagles_have_more_hits_than_misses_in_draft_under_Reid.html

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* The 84 players they've drafted since 1999 have started a total of 1,780 games, which is the 12th most in the league.

* Only four teams - San Diego, Dallas, New England and the New York Jets - have had more draft picks make the Pro Bowl than the Eagles during that period. The Chargers lead the way with 10 and the Cowboys, Patriots and Jets each have had nine. The Eagles are one of seven teams tied with eight.

* The Eagles had seven players from their last three draft classes start at least eight games last year for a team that made it to the NFC Championship Game. Only one other playoff team - the Indianapolis Colts – had more (10). And that list of '08 starters doesn't include two undrafted free agents from those draft classes - linebacker Akeem Jordan ('07) and guard Nick Cole ('06) - who combined for 17 starts.