56 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

Sitting at #23 the biggest variable is how the board falls in front of you. If you’re picking top 10 it’s a lot easier to zero in on 2-3 prospects. It doesn’t require AI to conclude the Eagles will likely draft OL, EDGE or WR in the first round. Regular intelligence steers you to that inevitable conclusion.

The main variable at #23 is — would you rather use your pick to draft the 5th or 6th best OL or EDGE in the draft, the 3rd or 4th best WR ….. or does it make more sense to pick the best or 2nd best prospect at a different position?

So, if we stay at #23, who do YOU pick?? BPA, or a need position? I'm conflicted. As usual. 😜

49 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Because they used an actual CAMERA, not a stupid phone.

They probably used a Polaroid camera. With a Flash component built in. Wonderful Technological Instrument.

2 minutes ago, LacesOut said:

So, if we stay at #23, who do YOU pick?? BPA, or a need position? I'm conflicted. As usual. 😜

Unfortunately, I haven’t done much prospect analysis for this draft yet. The 21-25 range hasn’t always been kind to Howie, although he did make the correct pick in 2024 because every CB was still on the board. Q has been an All Pro at the position.

I think the Eagles will likely move up a few picks to take either OT or OG and won’t wait/hope their target is still there. I think WR is their most likely 2nd round pick. Either AJ Brown will be traded during the summer or will certainly be gone after the 2026 season.

5 hours ago, Sack that QB said:

McLane said that the Eagles self scout a lot and last season during the bye they self scouted, which has them reaching out to various coaches outside the organization to get their opinions on things regarding the Eagles and he said the feedback the Eagles got about Jalen Hurts was pretty brutal. The general and consistent sentiment from coaches was that he'd have a good game where he's running and throws the ball well, but teams know how to defend him, he can't handle simulated pressures, and 9 out of 10 times his results are going to be a mixed bag.

Funniest part of this is that two of his best games were right before the Bye (Vikings, Giants2). Vikes threw a lot at Jalen too from a blitz perspective.

32 minutes ago, LacesOut said:

So, if we stay at #23, who do YOU pick?? BPA, or a need position? I'm conflicted. As usual. 😜

There are a couple of safeties worth the pick.

54 minutes ago, RLC said:

Funniest part of this is that two of his best games were right before the Bye (Vikings, Giants2). Vikes threw a lot at Jalen too from a blitz perspective.

The OL did a superb job against MIN, Jalen really improved his numbers overall and particularly against ‘zone’ in that game.

1 hour ago, LacesOut said:

So, if we stay at #23, who do YOU pick?? BPA, or a need position? I'm conflicted. As usual. 😜

I say need. I would love to get Kenyon Sadiq but I'm not going to bend over backwards for him. My ideal picks would be either EMW ( safety ) a OT or TJ Parker ( edge )

1 hour ago, LacesOut said:

NOTW,

Just shut your pie hole!!!! 😆😘

You don't even know how to quote or use the tag feature on here. 😭

17 hours ago, BigEFly said:

Fake. You can tell because the continents are not in the same place.

1 hour ago, LacesOut said:

So, if we stay at #23, who do YOU pick?? BPA, or a need position? I'm conflicted. As usual. 😜

Interesting conversation so i'm going to insert myself

There's a delicate balance between BPA and positions of need. Of course they shouldn't select the #1 rated LB if it's the true BPA, but they also shouldn't select the #15 OT just because it's a position of need.

It's definitely harder in a draft that reportedly isnt as strong and the drop off from the top to middle tier prospects is large. I would lean more towards BPA than need, thinking of it as eventually every position will be a position of need at some point it's just doing triage on which positions you think will drop off earliest and of those, which are premium positions

Take the player you think will be a stud All-Pro at either OT, Edge, S, TE, WR, maybe even OG.

7 hours ago, NYEagle said:

Got a Nikon camera?

I love to take photographs.

Ioane will be a stud. Best OL in the class. Would be great if the Eagles got him, but I don't think he falls and don't think Howie will trade up for a guard. Nor should he.

55 minutes ago, NOTW said:

Take the player you think will be a stud All-Pro

2 hours ago, Sack that QB said:

Ioane will be a stud. Best OL in the class. Would be great if the Eagles got him, but I don't think he falls and don't think Howie will trade up for a guard. Nor should he.

You think? Great anchor for sure but on the move, a much different story. Neither quick nor fast. I think Baldy talked himself into loving this guy.

49 minutes ago, just relax said:

You think? Great anchor for sure but on the move, a much different story. Neither quick nor fast. I think Baldy talked himself into loving this guy.

I think his value depends on the future direction the new staff wants with the offense and, in turn, the OL.

I really like the way Howie does one year deals at positions of need in the offseason. It’s a very smart combination of high talented guys who haven’t put together and aged has-been quality players who just might get you one more year of good play.

They’ve hit home runs (and singles) with this approach in the past. Perhaps more important than the signings themselves, it affords him total flexibility to force nothing in the draft. I’m not nearly as worried about safety as anyone on the blog. It’s going to be fine and then some.

Theres certainly no need to trade up for Ioane when you can stay put or trade down and get Bisontis. Still neither may be great fits for OZs.

This may be a draft where we are best drafting a center, if any OL at all other than late round projects.

I like Drew Kendall, but if the eagles are going OZ they can get by with lighter OL like when we had Evan Mathis next to Kelce back in the day. That means Kendall may be able to play guard, and we may look to draft someone like Logan Jones, center from Iowa in say, round 3 maybe with that early 3rd rounder we have.

I also think theyll want to make Daryll Dawkins' son happen. Nick Dawkins from PSU theyve given a lot of attention to.

3 hours ago, Iggles_Phan said:

It does though, rather than reach by being stuck solely on position.

1 hour ago, eagle45 said:

I really like the way Howie does one year deals at positions of need in the offseason. It’s a very smart combination of high talented guys who haven’t put together and aged has-been quality players who just might get you one more year of good play.

They’ve hit home runs (and singles) with this approach in the past. Perhaps more important than the signings themselves, it affords him total flexibility to force nothing in the draft. I’m not nearly as worried about safety as anyone on the blog. It’s going to be fine and then some.

Especially since anyone with half a brain knows Coop is going to be at safety

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10 hours ago, HazletonEagle said:

I don’t understand the purpose of this chart. Can someone explain it? I get what it’s saying, but what is that suppose to tell us? Joe Burrow was mediocre to awful his entire collegiate career until his final season where he was phenomenal. So is it a good thing Carnell’s best season is way higher than his college average?