7 minutes ago, Waiting4Someday said:

I was a big fan of Revel, maybe too big given he lasted to the 3rd.

Same but the medical was a huge unknown

I read the Halaby article. The obvious tells were that Campbell and Mondon were BPA value picks. I think it’s clear they had the other OTs higher but took a flyer on 2 guys with some traits. I don’t those 2 were the primary targets.

5 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:

Same but the medical was a huge unknown

Yeah, I figured if Revel couldn’t go 100% this season then you have the current dynamic but a good competition lined-up with Ringo next year.

5 minutes ago, Waiting4Someday said:

Yeah, I figured if Revel couldn’t go 100% this season then you have the current dynamic but a good competition lined-up with Ringo next year.

I think drafting a DB with a knee injury in his senior year is probably scary. I can't remember too many players who successfully came back the next year well

5 minutes ago, pgcd3 said:

I think drafting a DB with a knee injury in his senior year is probably scary. I can't remember too many players who successfully came back the next year well

Injury, small school, older prospect… yup, adds up.

1 hour ago, DEagle7 said:

Fun fact, they don't make cars anymore but they do make submarines

How dare you ignore this beauty

Just now, bpac55 said:

How dare you ignore this beauty

Nice looking Grippen… whatever that means.

My way too early guy to make a splash in camp and either make the roster or win the Nasty Nate is Maxxen Hook.

I think hes got a legit shot as the 4th Safety.

So the Falcons DC son owned up to the prank call on Sanders. Pretty terrible. That said guys have been getting prank calls for years. Coop got one last year so this is once again ESPN only magnifying something because of Sanders which is exactly why you want to stay away from that mess

3 minutes ago, Utebird said:

My way too early guy to make a splash in camp and either make the roster or win the Nasty Nate is Maxxen Hook.

I think hes got a legit shot as the 4th Safety.

Sign me up.

8 hours ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Kinnard is the most likely swing OT backup dressed on game days, IMO.

At this point that is an unknown IMO. A lot will happen between now and the Week One game. It is going to be a very interesting training camp.

My post you responded to was to create player scorecards, not predict outcomes. However, I did share some speculation in doing so.

1 hour ago, greendestiny27 said:

Listening to Howies closing presser, I thought he sounded a little agitated and almost like he wasn't to thrilled. He did mention the trades not going exactly their way and even hinted at next year possibly breaking the draft trade record. I wonder if he just isn't overall blown away with this outcome and is on a mission in next years draft to blow it out of the water.

He probably had a more optimistic result in his mind beforehand. The trades to move up that he expected to be accessible weren't and so we are seeing a lot more of Plan B than he had hoped.

21 minutes ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

He probably had a more optimistic result in his mind beforehand. The trades to move up that he expected to be accessible weren't and so we are seeing a lot more of Plan B than he had hoped.

Yep I think they wanted the guys that went in a run in the 2nd but it just couldn’t happen. Looks like they didn’t have the exact OTs in the spot they’d prefer early either. I do think they liked the guys they drafted and they were on their board just hoped for more value in the 2 and 3 spots

10 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

Just thinking about this with a work head on. This is the sort issue my employee constantly hammer us with in mandatory training. Processing of personal data, ensuring security, etc. Because the punishments can be severe from regulators if it happens in Europe.

I can imagine the NFL reminding teams about data security, etc. But at least the kid belatedly fessed up.

The real moral of the story is. Don't prank call someone and record yourself doing it.

15 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

His daddy probably gave him everything but time - and now he’s a 21-year old acting like a child.

28 minutes ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

He probably had a more optimistic result in his mind beforehand. The trades to move up that he expected to be accessible weren't and so we are seeing a lot more of Plan B than he had hoped.

Yep, and quite a few teams jumped in front of him through the rounds.

1 hour ago, Waiting4Someday said:

Nice looking Grippen… whatever that means.

It means "griffin” in English.

If they did try to trade up in the 2nd round I'm curious who it was for. I doubt it was Mike Green. They probably weren't drafting him and they could have gone up 6 spots if they wanted. Same for Shemar Turner. He was taken two picks before. They could have jumped up 3 spots. Nic Scourton? Anthony Belton? TJ Sanders? Maybe Ezeiruaku but he went high.

1 minute ago, Sack that QB said:

If they did try to trade up in the 2nd round I'm curious who it was for. I doubt it was Mike Green. They probably weren't drafting him and they could have gone up 6 spots if they wanted. Same for Shemar Turner. He was taken two picks before. They could have jumped up 3 spots. Nic Scourton? Anthony Belton? TJ Sanders? Maybe Ezeiruaku but he went high.

There was a run on the second tier TEs early in round 2. Maybe it started earlier than he expected and the price from 64 to the late 40's was too much.

I also think DTs Norman-Lott and Turner going consecutively right before their pick was unexpected as well.

7 minutes ago, TEW said:

It means "griffin” in English.

5 hours ago, austinfan said:

You can't just stash guys on IR. The league frowns upon that, you have to have a legitimate injury.

Though teams do try to game the system, it's expensive, since you have to pay the player on IR and his replacement.

And if you're too obvious, a chance of getting investigated and losing a draft pick.

I agree with everything you have written, but also trust that the Eagles brass knows how to effectively work the system … whatever the system might be.

3 hours ago, Diehardfan said:

The more I dig into the players they drafted, the more impressed I am with their character. Not only did they draft talented guys, but they seem to have a mindset they are looking for down. They seem hard-working and well-respected by their teammates, "dogs" who will bring it, and guys who are easy to root for. That could be as big of a factor as anything as to why their picks have gone so well the last few years.

I felt the same way. I was worried we were losing value guys by trading down but I like most of the picks. I feel like they've tripped on to the secret formula for finding guys that have the "it" factor that they can train up and then get the most out of them.