Jeezla Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 15 minutes ago, Last Stand said: I don’t believe we met with Latham which isn’t all encompassing Zero surprise if we take an OL we didn't have on a top 30, since Stout lead the OL drills at the combine. We probably met with him at the combine too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasperX22 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 26 minutes ago, Jeezla said: He plays for one of Bama/Georgia, so he's very much on the table, as is Kool-Aid. As is Latham and Mims. Howie trades up to 14. We all think it's a CB. 1 Latham OL 2 Lassiter CB Get ready for it I'd bet money against that. Only 1 example of Howie taking someone in the 1st round they didn't have a top 30 visit with and it was Dillard who they thought was going to be long gone by the time they picked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabbs4u Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 5 minutes ago, CasperX22 said: Arnold DeJean Fautanu Latu Reading between the lines CB, Oline, and edge are the top 3 positions they're looking to address and each of those guys have gotten a top 30 visit. Absolutely think those are the top 4 "targets". Unless somehow some way the Turner's, Bowers and or Fuaga drops into the teens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezla Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 8 minutes ago, Nabbs4u said: Rather they trade up for Bowers Rather they didn't. You don't trade up for TE's. 8 minutes ago, Last Stand said: If the eagles are willing to paying the 55-60 million to keep the 2 guys together I’m all for it. Who else are they gonna pay? The only important players we need to worry about anytime soon are Jurgens in a year and Jalen Carter in 3 years. Jordan Davis doesn't deserve a huge deal. Milton Williams doesn't. Slay will prob be gone after this season. Lane in 2 years. We should be able to afford AJ and DeVo both without issue once those 2 are off the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezla Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 (edited) 10 minutes ago, CasperX22 said: I'd bet money against that. Only 1 example of Howie taking someone in the 1st round they didn't have a top 30 visit with and it was Dillard who they thought was going to be long gone by the time they picked. Stout personally ran Latham through drills at the combine. Not having a top 30 with him doesn't mean much when our OL coach was up close and personal with all these dudes. They aren't bringing him in for a top 30 because they already know all there is to know about Latham. If we come out of round 1 with an OL, 50% chance it's Latham, 25% it's Fautanu, 25% it's Mims. Edited April 22 by Jeezla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabbs4u Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Jeezla said: Rather they didn't. You don't trade up for TE's. If that TE is considered by most analysts as a consensus Top 10 pick/overall player in the draft. You absolutely can trade up 7-8 spots (15) for said "Weapon". He could replace Goedert in 2025. He could give us a unstoppable TE tandem in 2024. Kellen Moore loves to utilize 2 TE Sets in his offense. AJ - Bowers - Goedert - Smitty 🔥 ...................Hurts................ .................Saquon............ So unless you believe we should be running 3 WR sets the entire game, drafting a slot WR in the 1st is absurd. Edited April 22 by Nabbs4u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezla Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Nabbs4u said: He could give us a unstoppable TE tandem in 2024 No he can't. You don't just get to be unstoppable because you have 2 great TE's or two great WR's. We could have prime Gronk and Gates, and still be stoppable. Would be very hard to stop on Madden tho. Edited April 22 by Jeezla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabbs4u Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 1 minute ago, Jeezla said: No he can't. You don't just get to be unstoppable because you have 2 great TE's or two great WR's. We could have prime Gronk and Gates, and still be stoppable. Assuming this is yet another Jalen Hurts dig? Otherwise you must be suggesting Kellen Moore can't figure out how to properly exploit NFL defenses with Two #1 WR's and Two #1 TE's on the field at the same time? In otherwords Kellen is Brian Johnson type incompetent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasperX22 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 19 minutes ago, Jeezla said: Stout personally ran Latham through drills at the combine. Not having a top 30 with him doesn't mean much when our OL coach was up close and personal with all these dudes. They aren't bringing him in for a top 30 because they already know all there is to know about Latham. If we come out of round 1 with an OL, 50% chance it's Latham, 25% it's Fautanu, 25% it's Mims. History says otherwise. The Eagles met with Fautanu multiple times and still brought him in for a top 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezla Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Nabbs4u said: Assuming this is yet another Jalen Hurts dig? Otherwise you must be suggesting Kellen Moore can't figure out how to properly exploit NFL defenses with Two #1 WR's and Two #1 TE's on the field at the same time? In otherwords Kellen is Brian Johnson type incompetent. in other words, we should already be unstoppable. Top 3 OL in the NFL, if not #1. 2 stud WR's. Top 5 TE (when healthy). Saquon. But we will get stopped, and it will shock nobody, because teams don't play on paper. Edited April 22 by Jeezla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezla Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 (edited) 7 minutes ago, CasperX22 said: History says otherwise. The Eagles met with Fautanu multiple times and still brought him in for a top 30. History also says Eagles don't pay RB's or draft CB's in round 1. And if we stay at 22, history says we're drafting a bum. Edited April 22 by Jeezla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabbs4u Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Jeezla said: in other words, we should already be unstoppable. Top 3 OL in the NFL, if not #1. 2 stud WR's. Top 5 TE (when healthy). Saquon. We were in 2022 with a competent OC/Play caller, so Yes. What's more realistic? Brian Thomas Jr replacing AJ in 2025 or Brock Bowers replacing injury prone Dallas Goedert? Slot WR can be found in any rd. The #1 rated TE and top 10 prospect who would actually be perfect in the slot, can't. https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2024-nfl-draft-board-big-board 7. TE BROCK BOWERS, GEORGIA Outside of being on the smaller side, Bowers is a dream tight end prospect who can be an impact player in the slot, out wide and in-line. Add in his reliable blocking ability on the line and in space, and you have an ultimate chess piece offensive weapon with All-Pro potential Edited April 22 by Nabbs4u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasperX22 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 1 minute ago, Jeezla said: History also says Eagles don't pay RB's or draft CB's in round 1. This isn't a 1-1 comparison. We ended up with Smitty in part bc the CB's the Eagles were targeting got snapped up. Howie also paid Shady back in the day. Both of those cases are circumstantial. We have a long established pattern for how Howie operates in the draft. Chances are barring someone falling that they didn't anticipate would make it out of the top 10 it's going to be 1 of the guys they brought in for visits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezla Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 12 minutes ago, CasperX22 said: Chances are barring someone falling that they didn't anticipate would make it out of the top 10 it's going to be 1 of the guys they brought in for visits. Yup, and there's also a chance that they feel confident enough with their evaluation of JC Latham that they don't need to bring him in for a visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezla Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Nabbs4u said: We were in 2021 with a competent OC/Play caller, so Yes. What's more realistic? Brian Thomas Jr replacing AJ in 2025 or Brock Bowers replacing injury prone Dallas Goedert? You mean 2022, and we were good, but not unstoppable. Bowers is more realistic, but both are unnecessary and don't really do much for us this year. The most realistic is BT Jr isn't as good as AJ, and Bowers ends up about as good as Evan Engram. Edited April 22 by Jeezla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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