Eagles 2016 Draft

ice grillin you · April 30, 2016, 04:21:27 PM

lol the cream

I'm at a bar blasting loose cannons

at home I'd at least get beats instead I have the fray or some shtein raping my ears

PhillyPhreak54 · April 30, 2016, 04:26:47 PM

I'm headed out to the liquor store soon

Rum
Cream
Molson's

Gotta stock up

PhillyPhreak54 · April 30, 2016, 04:41:03 PM

Eric Stryker is a guy I'd like to see get picked

ice grillin you · April 30, 2016, 05:56:06 PM

mills is a very good pick

PhillyPhreak54 · April 30, 2016, 06:15:45 PM

Howie asking if Aaron Hernandez is eligible for work release?

rjs246 · May 01, 2016, 09:58:51 AM

Are we doing grades or what?

I give the eagles an A-. I really liked that one pick that IGY hated.

SD · May 01, 2016, 10:01:14 AM

B

This goes off the picks alone and doesn't take trades into consideration

It was bold moving up for Wentz. They've needed a franchise QB forever, his ceiling is high. All the tools, intangibles, smart kid, I like the risk.

With the rest of the picks who knows, at the very least they addressed their areas of need.

Rome · May 01, 2016, 10:04:51 AM

I love the Wentz pick and I also really liked the fat bodies they picked up. If you get any contributions from picks after the 5th round, it's all gravy. We all know that Wentz has to become a perennial pro bowler for this draft to be a success, though.

I'll give it an A- because I think Wentz is the real deal. I just wish they had taken more chances later in the draft with guys who had red flags and talent instead of taking the safer picks.

rjs246 · May 01, 2016, 10:07:50 AM

Wow dudes I was joking. This draft gets an F and no two ways about it.

Rome · May 01, 2016, 10:08:23 AM

So somewhere between an A+ and an F then?

Solid.

SD · May 01, 2016, 10:12:00 AM

Quote from: Rome on May 01, 2016, 10:08:23 AM
So somewhere between an A+ and an F then?

Solid.

You mean somehwere between a J and an igy

Rome · May 01, 2016, 10:22:52 AM

Exactly.

This is what mediocre teams have to do. They have to go all-in because they're not bad enough to simply sit on the pick at the top and make the right choice. They have to give away future assets for a shot at getting a decade of greatness at the most important position.

Ask Green Bay, Pittsburgh, New England or Indy if they'd give up as much to get Rodgers, the rapist, Tommy or Peyton/Luck. I doubt any of them would hesitate for a second to do the same deal the Eagles did to get those guys.

QB Eagles · May 01, 2016, 10:27:09 AM

The rest of the picks don't matter because the team mortgaged their future for Wentz. If he's good (say, clearly top 5), the draft is an A because it was unlikely that the Eagles were going to get a top franchise QB any other way. If he's not good, the draft is an F and the team is destined to be completely blown up within a few years.

I lean more toward F, but I truly have no idea how good Wentz will be and neither does anyone else.

rjs246 · May 01, 2016, 10:29:51 AM

I think Kiper is a clown but he's 100% correct about the Wentz trade. Even if he hits, the impact of sacrificing organizational depth will curse them for years to come. If more than two players from this draft make the team it'll be a mild shock. If more than two are still around in two years I'll be legitimately stunned.

QB Eagles · May 01, 2016, 10:43:50 AM

Quote from: rjs246 on May 01, 2016, 10:29:51 AM
Even if he hits, the impact of sacrificing organizational depth will curse them for years to come.

I don't buy that. There were like 50% odds that the 1 and 3 this year were going to yield another Marcus Smith/Josh Huff or Danny Watkins/Curtis Marsh combo anyway. If Wentz is really good, only the whiniest negadelphian will be crying about the lost organizational depth. The Eagles could have 15 years to build around the guy.

The real threat is Wentz just not being that good.