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?!

19 hours ago, Ray75 said:

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.

No problem. Like I said, I'd be happy with the haul.

19 hours ago, Ray75 said:

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.

I guess we'll agree to disagree. You likely watch some film and I rely on the posted ratings services. Some of the services have him above Raridona and some don't I would simply rather move the Edge and Safety higher and take one of the other TE's after them as I posted in my final thought.

Maybe you're right about RB, we'll just have to see.

Any thoughts on my disagreement on the McKee trade?

11 minutes ago, Rob331 said:

No problem. Like I said, I'd be happy with the haul.

I guess we'll agree to disagree. You likely watch some film and I rely on the posted ratings services. Some of the services have him above Raridona and some don't I would simply rather move the Edge and Safety higher and take one of the other TE's after them as I posted in my final thought.

Maybe you're right about RB, we'll just have to see.

Any thoughts on my disagreement on the McKee trade?

For 20 years, my dear Rob. I watch highlights, game tape and read multiple scouting reports before I make up my own mind. Last couple of years I’ve been late to the process but there were times I started evaluating prospects couple of weeks after the draft.

Every mock I post is just a scenario I can see play out and in the process I get to know the prospect. So that in the draft I hardly get suprised by the player they take in each and every round.

You have a tendency to tell people what you would do different. We can agree to disagree on a prospect but I don’t feel the urge to pursuade you. It’s your opinion.

That's the tough part..it's are we posting what WE would do or what we think Howie will do..Howie is a tough read on players, not so much positions but what he and the coaches value is different from ours

a lot of the times.

3 hours ago, Breeze 44 said:

That's the tough part..it's are we posting what WE would do or what we think Howie will do..Howie is a tough read on players, not so much positions but what he and the coaches value is different from ours

a lot of the times.

Always what I think Howie would possibly do…never what I would do…

On 3/29/2026 at 11:58 AM, Ray75 said:

You have a tendency to tell people what you would do different. We can agree to disagree on a prospect but I don’t feel the urge to pursuade you. It’s your opinion.

Jeez - I never considered it persuasion. I thought it was interaction and discussion which is what I always assumed the forum was meant for. I guess you and I should just part ways in terms of responses since the interactions sure aren't appreciated for what they are.

37 minutes ago, Rob331 said:

Jeez - I never considered it persuasion. I thought it was interaction and discussion which is what I always assumed the forum was meant for. I guess you and I should just part ways in terms of responses since the interactions sure aren't appreciated for what they are.

But what are they?!

I don’t mind that you like prospect X over prospect Z but sometimes it comes across as not entirely appreciative for what the fellow board member has done, the work they put into it if you say; hey, I would have taken that guy there or this guy here instead of the player they took. It’s their opinion and luckily no one is the same. Sometimes we’re on the same page, other’s we’re not and that’s okay.

If I do a mock it’s for the purpose of giving a possible scenario and a couple of new names, never what I would do or what I want them to do. Just reading the tea leaves and taking their tendencies into account…

I’ve been begging for DB’s high since they took Lito Sheppard in the first but had to wait until 2024 for the Eagles to actually do it (not counting Sidney Jones). It came to me as a huge and welcome surprise they took both my favorite corners in that draft. Did I mock them to the Eagles? Yes I did but not in the same mock but that was one of the few times they took me by surprise…

What a load of crap. That's what a discussion forum is for - discussion. You need to look into a maturity elixir.

4 minutes ago, Ray75 said:

But what are they?!

I don’t mind that you like prospect X over prospect Z but sometimes it comes across as not entirely appreciative for what the fellow board member has done, the work they put into it if you say; hey, I would have taken that guy there or this guy here instead of the player they took. It’s their opinion and luckily no one is the same. Sometimes we’re on the same page, other’s we’re not and that’s okay.

9 hours ago, Rob331 said:

What a load of crap. That's what a discussion forum is for - discussion. You need to look into a maturity elixir.

You’re taking it too hard, man! While I think we’re having a real discussion for the first time, you’re telling me to grow up? Really?

The only thing I’m trying to tell you is that there’s a difference between telling people what you would do and having a discussion about a specific trade, player etc IMO.

I've had tons of discussions about specific prospects on the EMB. Can’t say a member has ever told me I’m not mature enough but there needs to be a first time for everything, right?! Thanks for that.

Alright guys...let's chill, you're 2 of the guys I come in here to see the mocks and get your readings on mine, we've been doing these for awhile now...

unfortunately my draft picks seem to go to all our rivals. Let's take a a couple deep breathes and not make this an AJ/Hurts or TO/McNabb thing, we can all coexist

and continue to enjoy each others picks...Trust me, I'm no lovey dovey guy..I'm a 62 year old get off my lawn guy, filled with sarcasm but I'll be damned if you're going to deprive me of what little joy this board brings.

Go Birds

1 hour ago, Breeze 44 said:

Alright guys...let's chill, you're 2 of the guys I come in here to see the mocks and get your readings on mine, we've been doing these for awhile now...

unfortunately my draft picks seem to go to all our rivals. Let's take a a couple deep breathes and not make this an AJ/Hurts or TO/McNabb thing, we can all coexist

and continue to enjoy each others picks...Trust me, I'm no lovey dovey guy..I'm a 62 year old get off my lawn guy, filled with sarcasm but I'll be damned if you're going to deprive me of what little joy this board brings.

Go Birds

Totally agree…

One question;

Seems to me there isn’t a lot of traffic on these boards nowadays. A lot of usual suspects aren’t around anymore. Last couple of years died out a bit. Since DownunderMike has left we aren’t doing a community mock anymore. Miss those days, man!

On 4/3/2026 at 3:54 PM, Ray75 said:

Totally agree…

One question;

Seems to me there isn’t a lot of traffic on these boards nowadays. A lot of usual suspects aren’t around anymore. Last couple of years died out a bit. Since DownunderMike has left we aren’t doing a community mock anymore. Miss those days, man!

It's definitely changed a bit, I agree. Really enjoyed doing the full 32 team mock draft and get the experience of learning about other teams when prepping as mock GM. I know we don't have Mike on the boards anymore but out of curiosity, would there be interest in doing something like that again?

Also looking forward to the Master of the Eagles draft contest, which I'm assuming is happening again this year?

@Ray75 Solid mock, like the prospects you chose in general, even though I'm probably in the Miller over Iheanachor camp if we're going to use a 1st rounder on an OT personally, I totally understand the argument based on upside, wouldn't necessarily be upset if that's who the Eagles go with in the actual draft.

Regarding the AJ Brown trade, that's a good haul, I'm curious to see if Howie would be willing to take the pre-June 1st cap hit in order to facilitate getting a 1st rounder this year. Like the idea of going for a physical WR like Bell to replace him with that 31st pick.

My personal feeling is that Howie waits until after the draft, although that wouldn't necessarily preclude them from going WR early despite signing Hollywood Brown. I think the Elijah Moore signing is an attempt to appease AJ even if the team is denying that narrative in the media.

9 hours ago, eaglesfan0075 said:

It's definitely changed a bit, I agree. Really enjoyed doing the full 32 team mock draft and get the experience of learning about other teams when prepping as mock GM. I know we don't have Mike on the boards anymore but out of curiosity, would there be interest in doing something like that again?

Also looking forward to the Master of the Eagles draft contest, which I'm assuming is happening again this year?

@Ray75 Solid mock, like the prospects you chose in general, even though I'm probably in the Miller over Iheanachor camp if we're going to use a 1st rounder on an OT personally, I totally understand the argument based on upside, wouldn't necessarily be upset if that's who the Eagles go with in the actual draft.

Regarding the AJ Brown trade, that's a good haul, I'm curious to see if Howie would be willing to take the pre-June 1st cap hit in order to facilitate getting a 1st rounder this year. Like the idea of going for a physical WR like Bell to replace him with that 31st pick.

My personal feeling is that Howie waits until after the draft, although that wouldn't necessarily preclude them from going WR early despite signing Hollywood Brown. I think the Elijah Moore signing is an attempt to appease AJ even if the team is denying that narrative in the media.

What’s the master of the Eagles contest?

19 hours ago, Ray75 said:

What’s the master of the Eagles contest?

If you check out Talk About The Eagles forum a bit closer to draft week you'll see the posts about it.

Basically it's a survivor pool style draft game among the EMB members that participate.

General premise is that you have to predict who the Eagles will take in the draft, person with the most points wins.

In the first round/Day 1 we generally get 6-7 guesses and can "lock" in one for a bonus point you feel extra confident in a player. If you get at least one player correct in the Day you advance to the next day. There was also the trade up/trade down bonus some years.

Basically last man standing or most points wins.

Infamously in 2014, one poster won the whole game on Day 1 by being the only person to have Marcus Smith on his list of prospects lol.