FA is a rap, the draft is less than a month away.

Don’t know when but my guess is that Howie will find a trade partner for Tanner McKee. Eventually they’ll deal him to another team for a mid round pick in 2027.

Draft;

1 Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona State;

Not necessarily my first choice but my guess is that Howie prefers the kid with the upside over the kid with the high Floor but low(er) ceiling (Blake Miller). Personally I prefer him over the likes of Proctor and Lomu.

Trade alert!

Eagles trade AJ Brown to the New England Patriots on Draft night for pick #31, Kashon Boutte and a 3rd and 7th in 2027.

1 Chris Bell, WR, Louisville;

Looking for an AJ clone in this draft, look no further. Although he suffered an ACL tear late in the year, he’ll probably be ready mid season. No one will replace AJ, I can tell you that but this kid is an AJ esque receiver with a ton of potential.

2 Oscar Delp, TE, Georgia;

Second best TE in the class in my book.

3 Dani Dennis-Sutton, EDGE, Penn State;

I keep coming back to this kid likely cause of the profile. He’s build more like Philips. Different body type than Smith and Hunt. We don’t have that type of edge on the roster right now.

3 Jalon Kilgore, S, South Carolina;

Curious if he’ll last this long but if he does, it’s a steal.

4 Demond Claiborne, RB, Wake Forest;

We don’t have that type of RB on the roster right now. That small twitchy back who can catch passes out of the backfield. RB is a sneaky underrated need.

4 Kaleb Elarms-Orr, LB, TCU;

LB depth, good situational blitzer and likely a good ST-er from the get go.

5 Fa'alili Fa'amoe, OG Wake Forest

OG depth

5 Drew Allar, QB, Penn State;

QB depth

6 Andre Fuller, CB, Toledo;

CB depth

Bring it home !

I like it Ray with just a couple of thoughts

What did you mean 4/28

AJ trade - the inclusion of Boute does it for me. I'd be happy with this haul

McKee trade - no way Howie gives him up for so little value. If it's 2027 it's got to be at least a conditional 3rd

Iheanachor - I'm ok but would prefer Miller, but we're on the same page positionally.

Love Bell - makes a crowded WR room in training camp, but I;m fine with all the competition

Delp - I'm not on the same page regarding how highly you regard him - I'd prefer Roush at this slot or waiting a bit for Raridon, but TE is a good call here

Dennis-Sutton - apparently you're ruling out a trade for Grennard. How about a post 4/29 signing of Bosa also.

Kilkgore - my favorite of your picks. He's benn on a 30 visit here this week.

Claiborne - and where's the roster slot? Saquon, Bigsby, and Shipley are locks. I don't think they keep 4 this year. WR, OL, CB, and DL will be a bit heavier than last year.

Elams-Orr - good pick

Fa'amoe - My pick in this slot would be Trey Zuhn III - he's player obth G and C

Allar - you bet!

Fuller - except the fact that he a friend of Q I see no reason to draft a CB this year, but it's likely he'll be an UDFA

Final thought - I'd be happy with the AJ trade and the draft you laid out. If you asked me for 1 improvement it would be to move Dennis-Sutton and Kilgore up a slot and take the TE (Raridon) after Kilgore

Thanks for the read

29 minutes ago, Rob331 said:

I like it Ray with just a couple of thoughts

What did you mean 4/28

AJ trade - the inclusion of Boute does it for me. I'd be happy with this haul

McKee trade - no way Howie gives him up for so little value. If it's 2027 it's got to be at least a conditional 3rd

Iheanachor - I'm ok but would prefer Miller, but we're on the same page positionally.

Love Bell - makes a crowded WR room in training camp, but I;m fine with all the competition

Delp - I'm not on the same page regarding how highly you regard him - I'd prefer Roush at this slot or waiting a bit for Raridon, but TE is a good call here

Dennis-Sutton - apparently you're ruling out a trade for Grennard. How about a post 4/29 signing of Bosa also.

Kilkgore - my favorite of your picks. He's benn on a 30 visit here this week.

Claiborne - and where's the roster slot? Saquon, Bigsby, and Shipley are locks. I don't think they keep 4 this year. WR, OL, CB, and DL will be a bit heavier than last year.

Elams-Orr - good pick

Fa'amoe - My pick in this slot would be Trey Zuhn III - he's player obth G and C

Allar - you bet!

Fuller - except the fact that he a friend of Q I see no reason to draft a CB this year, but it's likely he'll be an UDFA

Final thought - I'd be happy with the AJ trade and the draft you laid out. If you asked me for 1 improvement it would be to move Dennis-Sutton and Kilgore up a slot and take the TE (Raridon) after Kilgore

Thanks for the read

Like I said; you know what you’re getting in Blake Miller. Pro ready, high floor, low ceiling. You won’t hear me complain if they take him but Iheanachor’s ceiling is way higher. Eagles met with him a couple of times, he was a standout at senior bowl week and they’ll bring him in for a top 30 visit. They’re very interested in him.

They also brought in Chris Bell, an AJ Brown clone.

Reasoning behind the trade;

Yes, the Eagles would be taking the dead cap hit but you might mis out on a first round pick if you trade him post June 1. The longer it takes, the lesser the value will be IMO. Unless you trade him at the deadline in october, you likely won’t be getting a first back. Boutte is a place holder. 5-11 ft and in the last year of his rookie deal. We have an abundance of move/slot guys. Chris Bell is a true X.

You bet I’m higher on Delp than you are. I bet you he’ll go higher than Roush and Raridon. Easily a top 3 TE in this class. Ian Cummings has him as his 2nd TE, behind Sadic.

You’re completely forgetting we’re going to run a different scheme. Run oriented, play action, crossing paterns, McVay/Shanahan infuences etc. They carried 4 RB’s last year and Shipley hasn’t shown anything. Plus Saquon isn’t getting any younger, you know?!