We’ve had a great track record drafting TEs. Would be a wise move this draft on day two.

We always have chosen to pay out TEs. Ertz and then Goedert. Even though both players are very good and talented? Think that’s a mistake. If you can draft well at TE so consistently that’s not the position so needed to pay and cough up the big dough for. Witnessed very many teams across the league choosing to let the vet TEs walk and draft the replacement. Cowboys just let Schultz go. Brought in what Fergusen. Probably a better option even.

Was really high on LaPorta. Seemed like such an obvious ‘high floor’ option. College has just been so consistently pumping quality TEs into the pros for years now. Used to be rare to have special capable playmaking TEs in the league. Now several every draft come in day one even and impact. Day two TEs in the draft are really quick impact draftees. Success rate seems to be higher than other positions. 

Almost have to pretty much blow it on draft day to grab a bust TE in the first three rounds.

CB in round 1. TE in round 2. Believe this should be the plan to build from this offseason. Possible they really find a tier of TE choices they believe last to the end of the third round as well. Haven’t sized up the draft to those specifics yet. 

A Slot WR and TE with the two second round picks would be just sick to think of our O’s potential if we could pull that off. Both positions so consistently have been strengths of recent drafts. Should be a very high percentage chances of ‘hit rate’ with taking those two second round positions.

Opeta would be actually a fairly significant player for us to retain. With him and Stein at G opposite and backing up Dickerson? Think that’s not bad situation at all. Would afford to bypass Oline big FA spending or high draft pick expenditure. 

Basically considering how it would be an excellent time for our franchise to not invest big in the trenches. A vet LB and S brought in log term. A draft class focused on all other positions to build a team around going forward. That’s what our Eagles need.

Can go back towards replenishing the trenches for all the years after this one. Be fine. But would be huge to fill out the rest of the position rooms with quality pieces that can be options to potentially build on for our future.

5 hours ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

I know Hurts is a hog,but if we have a big lead I would like to see some other players get some snap time. I mean we didn't even see Penny in garbage time. yeah "only" a million dollars. I'll warm the bench for 1/2 that. Think of the savings!!! Just stupid to pay players to do nothing. We let Hurts take snaps that one year when Wentz was heading out the door,yet they refuse to give Mar or McKee any snap time. I really don't understand this. Practice is practice but there is no better way to gain experience than being on the field

How much garbage time was there this past season?   Which game were we ahead where you relaxed and had garbage time?

2 hours ago, cunninghamtheman said:

Wants and needs are really high here. Even letting talented depth go and cutting bait with the old vets the cap money is looking tight. Need to retain all the guys I listed here while also affording the LB, S and RB FA vets. Cant even begin to consider the top baked like Queen and Saquan really. Need the solid vets that fit like Azeez and Whitehead. Think we all really want to find a way to afford a third slot WR option here. Him especially being a huge factor if either of our two studs is out for any key moments. 

How is the cap money looking tight?   Did you see anything that compares the Eagles to the rest of the league? 

You make this claim... tell us how much cap space they have and where it ranks compared to the rest of the league?

2 hours ago, cunninghamtheman said:

We’ve had a great track record drafting TEs. Would be a wise move this draft on day two.

So 2013... you could draft Ertz or Kelce... which one are you taking?

1 hour ago, joemas6 said:

How much garbage time was there this past season?   Which game were we ahead where you relaxed and had garbage time?

No games at all? Even early on???? There were zero games at all where the last few minutes could not be "sacrificed"? 

1 hour ago, joemas6 said:

How is the cap money looking tight?   Did you see anything that compares the Eagles to the rest of the league? 

You make this claim... tell us how much cap space they have and where it ranks compared to the rest of the league?

We can afford to draft Ainias Smith,he costs us NOTHING(assumed round 4 pick). Why do we need to "afford" one? We have Covey we could try there. Retain Julio. he can run some slot routes. Lost a step outside,but with his size he can rotate in the slot

1 hour ago, joemas6 said:

So 2013... you could draft Ertz or Kelce... which one are you taking?

Right,I have Cade Stover in round 3. Immediate TE2. I like Stoll,keep him. he works hard and as a good blocking TE. Calcaterra could go on the PS. Never really healthy so hard to gauge what his capabilities are. not worth a roster spot as of now,. Goedert,Stover and Stoll should be our 3 TE's who dress on game day

Suamataia dropping,so I will remove him as the 1 pick. I still like the kid as a possible starting RG,but has now dropped into round 2. Still would like to find a RG who can take over for Lane if need be. We saw how awful we were when Lane was out

https://rolltide.com/sports/football/roster/jc-latham/8796  This kid gets the accolades. A Howie pick for sure,but he plays at T. IDK how he would do as a G. But an obvious replacement for Lane later on. Howie seems to avoid G's in favor of C/G or G/T hybrids. This kid has the tools to be a great one

Then we have Verse a guy I liked last time,but he chose to stay in school.Edge from FL state,another Howie type pick

37 minutes ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

No games at all? Even early on???? There were zero games at all where the last few minutes could not be "sacrificed"? 

Idk...you tell me... probably only Tampa... then they scored at the end... it was crappy rainy weather... idk what we needed to see from the backup QBs in that situation?    Other than that... I don't recall any real garbage time? Do you?

34 minutes ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

We can afford to draft Ainias Smith,he costs us NOTHING(assumed round 4 pick). Why do we need to "afford" one? We have Covey we could try there. Retain Julio. he can run some slot routes. Lost a step outside,but with his size he can rotate in the slot

?

32 minutes ago, joemas6 said:

Idk...you tell me... probably only Tampa... then they scored at the end... it was crappy rainy weather... idk what we needed to see from the backup QBs in that situation?    Other than that... I don't recall any real garbage time? Do you?

Colts? If all our games came down to the 2 minute warning,we were nor performing anyhow

32 minutes ago, joemas6 said:

?

Ham said we needed to "afford" a slot guy. No we don;t just draft my guy LOL

1 hour ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

Colts? If all our games came down to the 2 minute warning,we were nor performing anyhow

We didn't play the Colts this past year. There wasn't really garbage time at all.

9 hours ago, joemas6 said:

We didn't play the Colts this past year. There wasn't really garbage time at all.

Yeah it was in pre though so it doesn't count. With this offense we should have had leads to where there was garbage time.But you are right,they were all close,which shows we really weren't as good as we thought

16 hours ago, cunninghamtheman said:

CB in round 1. TE in round 2. Believe this should be the plan to build from this offseason. Possible they really find a tier of TE choices they believe last to the end of the third round as well. Haven’t sized up the draft to those specifics yet. 

Howie won't take a CB in round 1. End of story