Eagles 2016 Draft

[Don Ho]

i love him as a player...I was specifically speaking to him as an aedge rusher...i don't think hes that kind of player...I think he could be a great all around 3-4 end...imo he will be more of a power and technique guy on the edge versus a speed edge guy....like I see him being as good a run defender or better as he will be a pass rusher

Think this was already discussed but Mayoock loves Buckner.

Mayock told The Rich Eisen Show on Monday that he not only sees elite talent in the versatile, 6-foot-8, 295-pound Buckner, but also the kind of long-term career success that will make the general manager who drafts him look awfully good.

"He can play up and down the defensive line of scrimmage. He's nasty, he's tough, he's powerful. He's got a little Reggie White hump move that's friggin' awesome. Eight to 10 years from now, I think he'll be one of the guys we'll be looking back at that will be in the conversation as the best defensive player to come out of this draft," Mayock said.

[BigEd76]

Howie at the meetings this morning:

"There's this narrative that you can get running backs in the fifth, sixth, seventh round and undrafted free agency, but when you look back at the last 10 years of guys that are really in the top 10 in rushing, those guys are high picks. And so, when you find a special talent at that position, that guy who can run the ball, who can pass-protect, who can catch the ball out of the backfield, that's a unique weapon."
.
.
"When you talk about that, there's a difference between a special player and a role player at that position. Those guys are good players, but when you're talking about the guys who are 1,500-yard rushers, the guys people are game-planning [for], those are hard to get later in the draft."

[ice grillin you]

hes gotta be trying to be the smartest guy in the room and is feebly tryng to throw smoke signals...caus ehe cant be that dumb

first of all no one says you should wait until the 6th or 7th round for a rb just that you can get running back outside of the first round and theres no reason to take one in the top ten

secondly part of the reason for not taking a rb that high is how they are so devalued in todays nfl...its not strictly about where in the draft they might fall

eagles last five leading rushers also include their of their top five of all time and were all taken outside the first round and wilbert was a 7th rounder I think

[SD]

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/eagles-reportedly-want-trade-draft-210200933.html

Probably just a stupid rumor but it's the offseason

[Diomedes]

Stupid rumors are for stupid people.

We're awful people here, but not (all) stupid.

[ice grillin you]

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/eagles-reportedly-want-trade-draft-210200933.html

Probably just a stupid rumor but it's the offseason

this "report" makes me so mad

it could be the worst most disingenuous article ever written...everything from the headline that says "reportedly" to the body of story is based on an anonymous quote of someone saying don't be surprised IF A TEAM LIKE the eagles trys to move up....

no one is "reporting" the eagles are trying to move up...and in fact the guy isn't even saying its the eagles its a team "like" the eagles....and hes just throwing shtein in the wind by saying don't be surprised...its 100% just his opinion no different than if me or you posted on this board what wouldnt surprise us about what the eagles might do on draft day

total farging garbage...if you want to "report" that the eagles are trying to do this then the anonymous nfl executive has to say that hes heard or the eagles are calling around or the eagles have offered another team something to move up

[Eagaholic]

I wouldn't really be against getting Wentz, he and Bradford are a bit of a crapshoot each in their own way but each with a good bit of ceiling.

[Susquehanna Birder]

The draft value chart (yeah, it's old, but people still use it as a rule of thumb) indicates a value of 1200 between our 8th pick and the 2nd pick. That equates to the rest of this year's draft picks, some of next years, AND some additional value such as a player. Even if it was Bradford, the cost would probably be the rest of this year's draft. So sorry...no. Take your chances at #8. If either Goff or Wentz falls in your lap, great. If they're gone and Stanley is there, great. Otherwise, go BPA or trade down.

[rjs246]

The mission should be to trade back regardless.

[SD]

Treadwell only ran a 4.63 in the 40. That was 29th best of the receivers in the draft. His stock is about to plummet. Probably a 20-30 pick.

[Diomedes]

So it's a lock.  Eagles take him at #8.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Good - maybe he will be there when they pick in the sec...

oh wait.

Don't have a 2nd.

[PhillyPhreak54]

They're working out Jared Goff at Cal today

[Susquehanna Birder]

If the Roaches decide to not take a QB (which many projections indicate), there's a possibility that Goff is on the board for the 49ers at #7. If the Ravens can be persuaded to swap picks (with the addition of one of the Eagles 3rd rounders), the Eagles could leapfrog over San Fran and snag Goff. It's a lot of ifs...and then there's the question of whether Goff is the right QB to have.

If the Browns take Goff and leave Wentz on the board...that might be even more interesting.

[SD]

Anyone feeling Wentz, Goff or Lynch? Wentz seems to be the hot QB to go off the board right now. I can see him going to the Browns at 2. There are rumors the Birds are trying to trade up for him. I just don't see it. Lurie flew out to see these guys but I remember him going to Geno Smiths workout and the Eagles passed on him in the 1st and 2nd round. I guess I wouldn't mind taking a chance on a Wentz or Goff at 8 but no way I'm trading up for either.

Here's how I see the 1st 7 picks rounding out:
1. Titans - Tunsil
2. Browns - Wentz
3. Chargers - Ramsey
4. Cowboys - Bosa
5. Jags - Jack
6. Ravens - Stanley
7. Niners - Goff

I would be more than happy with Hargreaves but they already have Rowe/Carroll/Mckelvin/Brooks/Sheppard...none of them are the talent that Hargreaves is but unless they're planning on switching Rowe or Carroll back to safety Hargreaves just doesn't make sense with so many CBs on the roster.

Don't want Elliot

Buckner is intriguing and wouldn't mind that pick.

None of the WRs in this draft are #8 pick worthy. The draft may not shake out the way I laid it out but if it does Hargreaves is BPA at that point. Howie said there were 10 players they identified, wish I could get a look at that list.