2 minutes ago, TEW said:

I don't see Bell as a guard at all. He's REALLY tall, even by our standards. His knee bend looks good for his size, but not good in the sense that he's going to get underneath the pads of a DT in a phone booth. Plus he has those huge arms. He's a pure tackle in my view.

As for why he went later, he's not as athletic. He's nimble for his size. But not some dancing bear like Jason Peters. The other guy is big AND athletic.

So him being unathletic wouldn’t make him a candidate for guard? Lining up and running behind that mass has to be tempting.

10 minutes ago, EaglePhan1986 said:

I think it’s interesting how a massive man who played LT on the second best team in the nation fell to round 3 while the RT on the same team went 10th overall.

The plan for Bell initially has to be RT but perhaps guard is a better spot for him.

Either way, I’m fine using a 3rd on a massive human like him.

Dude is almost 6'10, I seriously doubt he ever plays guard just based on that alone.

Just got home. Miss anything?

15 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

A couple random things:

McLane had said Howie wouldn't trade AJ Brown unless he thought he was a declining player. So I wonder if that is the case or if Howie's hand was just forced. Howie doesn't seem like a guy to be bullied, who knows.

Berman said the Eagles have an organizational policy where if they call someone to pick them and they don't answer the phone, they will not draft them. So if Lemon never picked up the phone then he wouldn't have been an Eagle. Now I'm sure the Eagles wouldn't just call once and give up, but it was funny hearing that and seeing the clip of him on with the Steelers and the Eagles not being able to get ahold of him at first.

When they couldn’t reach him, because his line was busy, they called his agent. I think Berman is full of crap on this. He’s carried Russini’s AJ crap too long and his reporting has suffered.

4 minutes ago, TEW said:

I don't even think he needs to lose weight per se, but probably just re-composition his body. He has some baby fat. convert it to muscle and he'll be fine at his weight. He's just a naturally huge human being at almost 6'10" with a big frame and long arms.

yeah. hes not sloppy fat. He just weighs too much. He runs like a sloppy fat person. Hes out there waddling when he tries to move in space.

Just now, T-1000 said:

Dude is almost 6'10, I seriously doubt he ever plays guard just based on that alone.

5 years ago a 6’7 guy was too tall for guard and Bechton seemed to be ok at it for a season

Just now, Diehardfan said:

Just got home. Miss anything?

the draft has been going on since 12.

4 minutes ago, NOTW said:

Already learning to hate a former Cowboy and now Packers. Good, good, let the hate flow through you.

The best part is that despite a saying that Micah has desperately wanted to play for the Eagles throughout his entire career.

1 minute ago, Diehardfan said:

Just got home. Miss anything?

Traded Hurts to the CFL

9 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

Bell said he has been cross trained right and left since he came to Miami, and has been training with Manyweather.

He says he is a plug and play guy you can put anywhere, even center.

Like the confidence.

I hope hes just a huge worker who maybe can lose some weight and get a bit more mobile.

We should play him at center. Purely for the bit.

1 minute ago, just relax said:

No argument with anything you say here. By the same token, giving up two devalued 4ths (one of which was a comp pick and as much a 5th as a 4th) to move up three spots from 23 to 20 was less of a price this year than in years past. Other teams paid more. The Texans, for example, traded a 3rd and a 5th to move up two spots, from 28 to 26.

I particularly like your comment about next year’s draft. Ooh, lots of folks talking about how good it will be. Not so fast. NIL is degrading draft quality for the foreseeable future.

People are hyping it up for the same reason that a year ago people thought this year would be great: the potential for 5+ QBs to get first rouond grades.

Well, we saw how that worked out this year.

If you get half a dozen QBs worthy of a first round pick, then everyone will think the draft is deep because (1) every team that needs a QB can get one and (2) it pushes so many other players down the draft board. But it's all projection. A year ago, people were mocking multiple QBs like Manning and Sellars to go #1 overall this year. Yet nether were good enough to even enter this draft, let alone bolster the depth of the class by pushing 20% of the first-round picks down.

Wheatley gone. That was probably the best Blank replacement left. Day 1.

Taaffe still possible.

Of course Kilgore still there but hes busty.

2 minutes ago, EaglePhan1986 said:

So him being unathletic wouldn’t make him a candidate for guard? Lining up and running behind that mass has to be tempting.

Will be fun to see him as our 6th lineman on occasion, if he doesn't get IR'd.

2 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

When they couldn’t reach him, because his line was busy, they called his agent. I think Berman is full of crap on this. He’s carried Russini’s AJ crap too long and his reporting has suffered.

Why would you not trust Berman? He’s like the most trustworthy journalist on the planet. The thought of passing bad information makes him break out in hives.

Just now, EaglePhan1986 said:

5 years ago a 6’7 guy was too tall for guard and Bechton seemed to be ok at it for a season

That 2-3 inches is a big difference especially when they current QB of the team is only 6'0. There is also nothing about his skill set that says guard. He is a bit stiff and isn't a great athlete. His greatest strength is far and away the fact that he is nearly 6'10 350 lbs and has some of the longest arms in the NFL. He is about as prototypical of a tackle as there is.

Joly round 5, if Denver uses him correctly can be a steal.

Will the penn state RBs make it to our pick? Seems doubtful

2 minutes ago, T-1000 said:

The best part is that despite a saying that Micah has desperately wanted to play for the Eagles throughout his entire career.

I loved when Slay used to say that to him all the time. Just come to Philly you know you want to. 😄

11 minutes ago, TEW said:

I don't see Bell as a guard at all. He's REALLY tall, even by our standards. His knee bend looks good for his size, but not good in the sense that he's going to get underneath the pads of a DT in a phone booth. Plus he has those huge arms. He's a pure tackle in my view.

As for why he went later, he's not as athletic. He's nimble for his size. But not some dancing bear like Jason Peters. The other guy is big AND athletic.

Yep. He is a prototypical OT.

Capehart to the Buccs. If his head is on straight, steal.

Cardinals new HC

1 minute ago, ToastJenkins said:

Will the penn state RBs make it to our pick? Seems doubtful

I’d be just fine if they didn’t.

Is Carter going to be playing safety for us?

1 minute ago, ToastJenkins said:

Will the penn state RBs make it to our pick? Seems doubtful

nobody wants RBs from this class. Possible.

Id take Allen. Singleton is a bust and thats the guy we met with. Need someone to draft him ahead of us.