Danny Watkins, Philadelphia Eagle

[rjs246]

I've missed large chunks of the last several games. Has Watkins looked any better. The OL in general has improved drastially from the beginning of the year, which gives me hope for the future, but I haven't focused on watching them specifically at all. Is Watkins even playing?

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I've missed large chunks of the last several games. Has Watkins looked any better. The OL in general has improved drastially from the beginning of the year, which gives me hope for the future, but I haven't focused on watching them specifically at all. Is Watkins even playing?

Yes, he's been starting at RG for over 2 months now.

[rjs246]

Way to not answer the actual question, dingus.

[PhillyPhreak54]

His named hasn't been called but for maybe one or two penalties over the last several games - so that's good. He's played pretty well I think.

[ice grillin you]

hes gotten better basically because he had nowhere to go but up as he initially couldnt even get on the field

i suspect he can end up being passable as your 5th best lineman...problem with that is that kind of guy is normally your lowest paid lineman who you dont have much investment in whether monotarily or in terms of players or picks...which obviously isnt the case with the fireman

[Rome]

He's white and Canadian and therefore incapable of improving.

/Thread

[ice grillin you]

yeah theres no white offensive lineman in the nfl.....good call

[Seabiscuit36]

yeah theres no white offensive lineman in the nfl.....good call

Thank god somebody said it.

[Rome]

lol

[Rome]

The best thing about this pick is instead of waiting the normal eight years for him to be cut we'll only have to wait four when he turns thirty.

Yessssssssssssss!

Ahem...

[Rome]

They gave up almost 50 sacks last year.  Their line sucked and they started to address that by drafting this clown.  Can't fault them for that.

addressing the line was a minor mistake...picking this clown was a major farg up

By all accounts he was going five spots later to New England.  You're acting like they pulled a Jon Harris again, which is clearly not the case.   I wanted them to go up and pick a cornerback personally but if they were going to go after a lineman I can't fault them for going after Watkins.  He was one of the top linemen in the draft.

[PhillyPhreak54]

http://www.csnphilly.com/football-philadelphia-eagles/eagles-never-got-toughness-they-wanted-watkins

Great 2011 draft, Howie. Stellar job, kid.

[Don Ho]

Watkins is the first Eagles first-round pick the team has cut ties with after just two seasons since Jon Harris, an equally bewildering first-round pick back in 1997.

How appropriate.  Harris was the end of Rhodes and the fire fighter was the end of AR.

[SD]

"Howie had this guy, right from the get-go, at the top," Reid said at the time. "This was a guy that he really wanted and liked."

[Diomedes]

What article is that from?