Where do the Eagles look to draft first...and why: Wide Reciver, Offensive Line, Outside Linebacker, Other?

Hope everyone enjoys watching the draft this year...i am looking forward to it. Feel free to email me if you would like to talk more closely about the eagles, jonpistone2@yahoo.com thanks. Jon

I still say wide reciver but most Eagle fans disagree and swear by linebacker. Defensive tacke and center are also possibilities. I have heard that they love Haloti Ngata and might try to snag him.

yeah, the eagles are no strangers to moving up in the draft to get their guy.

I follow the team very closely. I believe the Eagles will move up in the draft and pick in 1st round either a OT or DT. My pick is OT Winston Justice because he can play RT and most important LT. He would be the the future replacement for Jon Runyan who is at RT and a insurance policy for LT Tra Thomas who is coming off back surgrey.

If the Eagles don't go OT then I think they will go DT and take one of top 2 rated tackles. If it is a DT, I would like the Eagles to move up and pick DT Ngata from Oregon because he can put pressure on the QB and most important he CLOGS up the middle and stops the run which Eagle's have had a problem with in the past.

I am 99% sure the Eagles won't pick a WR, RB, LB in the first round because the eagles have a lot of depth at WR and RB. The Eagles don't place much of a premium on LB's to take in the 1 st round, but the Eagles put a premium on the defense and offense line's. I can see the Eagles picking a WR or LB if they fall to the second round, WR Chad Jackson, LB Ernie Sims.

Any thoughts?

Didn't they just resign Jon Runyan through 2008? Tra Thomas still has a few years on his deal as well. Plus they have solid depth in Todd Herremans, and Artis Hicks. Also doesn't Shawn Andrews eventually project as their future RT? Looking at that, it adds up that they don't have a 1st round need for an OT.

Tra Thomas is coming off Back surgrey, Artis hicks is good player, but not a starter at LT. Herramans is projected to start at LG this year, Herramans beat Hicks out for LG. This kid is a Stud. What makes him so valuable is he can play LT.

winston justice projects more as a RT though, not as a LT.

Winston Justice will probably start out as a right tackle because he is more experienced there, but he will (probably) eventualy be moved to the left, he definately has the talent for it.

Johnyd you say the Eagles have depth at receiver? I look at the names on their roster and I just don't see any quality depth at all.

They sort of have depth, but not a ton of talent. Right now we have a number of #2's and #2/3's.

Reggie Brown will be the #1 going into the season and for the foreseeable future. To start off, I'd guess Pinkston will be the #2, Gaffney the #3 and Greg Lewis the #4. I think it'll only take a couple games before Gaffney becomes the 2 and Pinkston the 3. I actually have fairly high hopes for Jabar.

Also I expect that they'll take a receiver on the first day, right now all signs point to Stovall in the second round (and if they pick him over my boy Demetrius Williams, I won't be thrilled).

I will give you points for being steadfast and consistent, you have given Demetrius Willimas a first round grade all year and haven't backed down, even though no one else on the planet considers him first round material. LOL

I think th Eagles will have a nice tough defense, if I were them I would try to get Santonio Holmes or Chad Jackson in the 1st. They need a go to guy IMO.

I dont know, Demetrius Williams to the eagles in the 2nd looks like the best idea to me. I dont think theyll draft one in the 1st, but I dont really like drafting WRs in round 1 so take that with a grain of salt.

The problem is, as Chris alluded to, the Eagles have a bunch of "second" receivers and if they wait until round two they are just drafting another second.

the guys that have been giving 1st round grades certainly aren't top flight #1 receivers either.

Yeah, I honestly dont see Santonio Holmes or Chad Jackson or Sinorice Moss as sure fire #1 receivers either. Among them only Chad Jackson really has the physical stature to even be a #1 receiver one day and I like Holmes more but I dont see him as anything but a complementary deep threat and #2 receiver.

Demetrius Williams isnt that far behind the 1st round WRs, he fits into the Keenan McCardel kind of mold in my view.

If the Eagle's use the 14 pick in 1 st round on a WR he has to be better than what they have and be the 1 wideout on this team. IMO none of the receivers in this draft are worthy of the Eagles using their 1 pick because none of them are better than Reggie Brown who is the Eagles 1 wideout. If Chad Jackson is still on the board when the Eagles pick in the second round I see the Eagles using their 45 pick overall to select him because he would diffently be a up grade to Pinkston, Lewis and Gaffney.

I still believe the Eagle's will trade up in 1st round and select OT Winston Justice because John Runyan and Tra Thomas are over 30, Tra Thomas contract is up in 2008 and hopefully he recovers from his back surgrey. Runyan's contract is up in 2008.

The draft of 2002 they selected 2 CB's (1st rd Lito Sheppard, 2nd rd Sheldon Brown) for the future. The starting CB's at that time where really good players but where over 30 and on the down side of their careers. From what I've heard Winston Justice has the talent to not only play LT, but dominate at LT for 10 -15 years and those type of players don't come around very often.

If the Eagles don't go for the OT, then I think they will go after DT Bunkley from florida. What surprised me is the Eagles never show their hand and there is reports that Eagles are in love with DT Ngata from Oregon, but I think this is a smoke screen to get Bunkley or Justice.

when you are drafting #26 (lito sheppard), you can draft for depth. when you are drafting #14, you need to get a guy who can come in and play from day 1.

I agree, that's why the Eagles won't select a WR or RB with there 1 st pick at 14.

It feels like Christmas ! :D

They had a great draft, unfortunately :P

I know Winston Justice at #39, makes me ill to think how good a draft the Eagles had. They got two top 10 talents without one top 10 pick.........

I know Justice had some off the field issues, but to drop to the second round is unblievable.

Can anybody add to why he drop so far?

I love the 4th round picks, OG Max Jean Gillies he's a beast being compared to Larry Allen, WOW !!! WR Advant a great value pick.

OG Max Jean Gillies is rated the 1 guard in this draft anybody know why he drop so far. I thought for sure he would go in 2nd round at the latest the 3rd round. Is it because of his weight issues that he drop so far?

I think some people had concern with his ability to handle the quicker 3 technique defensive tackles. Personally I think that when you can dominate in the running game like he can you shouldnt worry about his ability to handle a quick pass rusher.

I was also shocked why Max Jean-Gilles dropped so far, he had a great career at Georgia and looked great at the Senior Bowl. The only thing that I can think of is his foot speed, he ran 5.40 at the combine, he won't be very effective pulling and leading on sweeps and that might have turned off some teams.

Thx for the replys. Now if only training camp could start this week.