So the 2009 NFL Draft has come and gone and almost every analyst that I’ve heard from over the last 2 days thinks the Eagles had an absolutely wonderful draft. Most of us all went into the draft praying for some way to get Anquan Boldin but that unfortunately didn’t happen. What did happen was the Eagles did things their way and after all was said and done, things don’t look too shabby. They got things going days before the draft by trading their 28th overall, 1st round pick for Buffalo LT Jason Peters. This is getting overlooked as it wasn’t a draft pick but it’ll certainly help Donovan sleep at night knowing his blind side is protected now that Tra is gone.
Also not in the list will be the addition of Patriots CB Ellis Hobbs which the Eagles acquired by trading 2 of their 5th round picks during the 5th round. This Sheldon Brown situation is retarded because Hobbs is making more money than Sheldon which is ridiculous to think about considering Sheldon is amazing. Why are they going to pay the 5’9 Hobbs more money? Why can’t they just pay Sheldon? Ugh! Let’s just get down to the actual picks:
Rd.1 (19): WR Jeremy Maclin – The Eagles traded up 2 spots for this pick and although he doesn’t really fit a need for this team, he’s a play maker who should make things exciting. I don’t think Andy will be able to sleep for months while coming up with some crazy plays to utilize Maclin alongside of our already very fast WR corps.
Rd. 2 (53): RB LeSean McCoy – He’s apparently very similar to Brian Westbrook so if he focuses on blocking he should be a great asset if Westy gets dinged up. This looks way better than taking Beanie Wells in the 1st.
Rd. 5 (153): TE Cornelius Ingram – We all wanted Pettigrew, and when the Eagles traded up in the 1st, we all thought it was happening, but instead the Eagles again looked to have made a good move by waiting til the 5th round to pick up what could be a very good TE. Celek is young and we can give him more time before spending a 1st round pick on a TE.
Rd. 5 (157): CB Victor Harris – Another CB to go along with Hobbs really makes this Sheldon Brown situation look bigger than I was hoping it was. I’m not ready to see our entire 2000’s secondary gone after they were such a spectacular bunch. We now have way too much depth at corner and something’s gotta give. I hope the Eagles have something good planned because we can’t wasted Sheldon’s talent like we wasted Lito’s.
Rd. 5 (159): T Fenuki Tupou – Andy sure does love O linemen.
Rd. 6 (194): WR Brandon Gibson – Even if we’re lucky enough to cut Reggie Brown, we still have too many WRs now with DeSean, Curtis, Avant, Baskett and Maclin. This will be fun to watch in camp.
Rd. 7 (213): G Paul Fanaika – Yep, Andy sure does love O linemen.
Rd. 7 (230): LB Moise Fokou – LB was the last thing on the Eagles need board and they went out and got one with their last pick. It’s a definite we’ll see. Rashad Jennings was on the board at this time but the Eagles must be confident enough with the Leonard Weaver free agency pickup to forgo getting a big RB in the draft.
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