Christmas in April? 2008 Draft Recap

5-1-08 Scott Thomson

For those of us who are draft fanatics the NFL Draft is like a two day Christmas. We wait with anticipation all year. We also pray the night before.

“…and God, please don't let the Eagles take an offensive lineman in the first round.”

When your team selects an offensive tackle in the first round it is like opening up your biggest present only to find out it is clothes.

Fortunately for us, the Eagles didn't take an offensive lineman in the first round.

Unfortunately, they traded out of the first round for the second year in a row.

It was like waking up on December 25th and...continued here

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The Eagles schedule tells me they go 9-7...Justin Berndlnaier 4-19-08

The NFL schedules came out and I see these birds going 9-7...they open against a Rams team that has the offensive firepower to hang with the Birds. With Torry Holt, Drew Bennett, Randy McMichael, and Steven Jackson and Bulger tossing the rock they will put up points, but no real playmakers on defense... continued

 

D'boys upcoming draft ...Justin Berndlmaier 4-12-08

So here we are coming up on the draft. Looking at my beloved Boys there are a few glaring needs to be addressed, but a lot depends on what Jerry Jones pulls out of his hat on draft day. We all know Jerry loves to make a big splash on · D · day, but this year short of re-signing many of his own free agents, there hasn't ...continued

Andy: Just Do It! By Jack Willard 4-9-08

I can't take the debate in the newspapers and talk radio any more!  No, the Eagles cannot compete with the rest of their division without another playmaker on offense, specifically a receiver.  Sure, they'll tell us they made a bid for Randy Moss, arguably the best wide receiver in the game. 

But don't you wonder if they went after him knowing they would not sign him?  It's great to tell the public, who have been questioning their choices of receiver with the exception of the brief TO era, that if they don't get a receiver that they tried to land the best receiver in the league.  It makes for good PR.  But I wonder if that was their real objective about making an offer to Moss.  Make him an offer because we know he will re-sign with the Pats.  Again it shows they tried!

I'm sorry, though.  Trying is not good enough.  The division is good – but winnable!  They made some nice additions on the defensive side of the ball.  Now let's get a No. 1 receiver! 

Looks towards Detroit !  They have two top-flight receivers – Roy Williams and Calvin Johnson.  Yet their secondary couldn't cover me.  Plus, offensively they publicly stated that they want to run the ball this season.  Lito Shepard for Roy Williams seems like a good trade for both squads!

The window, as they say, is closing on contending for the Birds.  And if they truly want to make a title run with Donovan McNabb calling the plays, then now's the time.  So let's pull the trigger and get a receiver! 

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The upcoming DRAFT, Part 2...Defense, Defense, Defense by Scott Thomson 4-8-08

Of the seven first round picks in the Andy Reid era, five were defensive players.

That being said, it is time to take a look at ...continued

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The Draft is coming. Let's look at the Eagles and who they might select. Offense first...Scott Thomson 2-14-08

When the Eagles were eliminated from playoff contention any hope of a Super Bowl appearance was gone.  After the small taste I had in February, 2005, a Super Bowl without the Eagles is just another game with a never-ending halftime show.

  But, for some of us ... continued here

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The post game press conference I'd like to see… by Sean Kirby, Nov 18

In all the years that Andy Reid has been coaching the Eagles, the post-game press conferences have been drier than the Sahara . As long as the team is successful, that's fine. But when the team lacks excitement on the field, as they do most weeks now, I'd like something to fill the void.

Unfortunately, the chances of a Jim Mora-type post-game tirade are as likely as the birds winning the Super Bowl for the next 5 years. So I'm left to dream. What if the cast of Seinfeld ran the Eagles? Wouldn't a scenario like the one below add a little stimulation to this lackluster season?

Jerry, from Inside the Eagles: Would you say that this win saved the season?

Answer: Click here

Click here for the rest of the press conference

 

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