Danny Watkins, Philadelphia Eagle

[ice grillin you]

If he makes the Pro Bowl by the time he's 30 will you admit he's a good pick? I'm not even saying the guy is a good pick or isn't, I just want to know if he does make the Pro Bowl is it still a wasted pick?

wait you are asking if a draft pick who makes a pro bowl is a good pick

is this some sort of a trick question?

[ice grillin you]

juston houston PLEASE

[Eagaholic]

Who cares who it is - I want to know who will post it.

[PhillyGirl]

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20110430_Watkins_bringing_some_attitude_to_Eagles_offensive_line.html

"He made a guy from Texas Tech cry one time," said Randy Clements, Watkins' offensive coordinator at Baylor.

[General_Failure]

Baldinger was very excited about this pick, but the Eagles have never made a move he didn't like.

[Diomedes]

Who cares who it is - I want to know who will post it.

atta boy

[ice grillin you]

Baldinger was very excited about this pick, but the Eagles have never made a move he didn't like.

every year theres like one or two picks in the first round that get questioned and the other 30 are seen as future hall of famers by everyone especially the fans and media of each team...i mean they are first rounders and because they are obviously most info on them should be positive but people just nuts....also its natural to want to feel good about your own team

[Rome]

For most people it's natural.  You, on the other hand, go out of your way to be needlessly critical.   That's just as bizarre as those who drink the Banner Kool Aid.

Your reaction to this pick is on par with your usual shenanigans.

[ice grillin you]

not at all...i praise the team when they draft well and i could reel off players where i praised them....its just that my criticism stands out because most people are or wanna be homers so when i criticize its like "omg is he really saying that about the eagles?"...so the negativity stands out much more

theres also the fact that they have a zesty front office who is not very good at the drafting thing and their philosophy is 180 degrees from where mine is...so of course im going to dislike their picks more often than not...i dont shy away from who i want them to pick and i name those players every year before the eagle choose...so its not like if they picked one of my guys id all of a sudden do a reverse and rip them just to rip them....the fact is tho that i just dont agree with most of what they do on draft days

[shorebird]

short of getting a guy with an off the charts pedigree and talent oozing i cant envision a scenario where id ever take a guard in the first round....they are so easy to get later on in the draft or free agency and most importantly they aren't very important in the overall big picture of wins and losses

How can you say that after watching the disaster that was the Eagles offensive line last year? The one given in this years draft was that the Eagles would, and should take a o-lineman in the first round. If lineman were so easy to get then the Eagles wouldn't have had Kolb in front of what amounted to a firing squad every time he lined up under center. The only quarterback who could have survived behind the Eagles o-line was Vick. You claim to know football, and I'll admit that a lot of times you have interesting insight, but to say that an offensive line "isn't that important in the overall big picture of wins and losses" is crazy. In todays game of wide open offenses, it's one of the most important part of any team, even more so than in the past. Saying crap like that makes me think that right now your just bitchin' to hear yourself bitch.

I don't know if Watkins will be any good, he has a chance to do so, but to bitch about the pick of offensive line in the first round after what we all saw last year is ridiculous and nothing more than the blind hatred of Banner inc. getting the best of you.

[SD]

not at all...i praise the team when they draft well and i could reel off players where i praised them....its just that my criticism stands out because most people are or wanna be homers so when i criticize its like "omg is he really saying that about the eagles?"...so the negativity stands out much more

theres also the fact that they have a zesty front office who is not very good at the drafting thing and their philosophy is 180 degrees from where mine is...so of course im going to dislike their picks more often than not...i dont shy away from who i want them to pick and i name those players every year before the eagle choose...so its not like if they picked one of my guys id all of a sudden do a reverse and rip them just to rip them....the fact is tho that i just dont agree with most of what they do on draft days

okay, I'll play along. Who would you have picked with the 23rd overall selection?

[Rome]

Someone less white, probably.

[Diomedes]

igy is the other other CF

[Sgt PSN]

I do agree with igy on guards in the first round. Obviously someone like Andrews is an exception to the rule, but for the most part, you can find adequate talent later in the draft.  The thing with this guy is even if he's pro bowl caliber immediately, he's still only got maybe 5 years or so of top notch play in him. Granted, if everything falls into place and they win a SB during that timeframe, then it's all good.  But I don't see how drafting a guy who is 4 years older than his peers isn't a fairly high risk situation.

That said, I like what I've seen and read about him and I hope he can contribute immediately. But I don't think the 1st round is where you take someone with this many question marks.

[Sgt PSN]

igy is the other other CF

Lol