Early Thoughts On Draft

Saturday proved full of surprises in the NFL Draft. The first two rounds were held and numerous trades were done. The Eagles were part of three of them. First they traded their #19 to the Carolina Panthers for their 2nd round pick, 4th round pick and next years 1st round pick. It might have been alot for the Panthers to give up but it was a great deal for the Eagles.

Next we traded our 2nd round pick to the Lions for another 4th round and Detroits 2nd. With that pick we selected DT Trevor Laws from Notre Dame. He was a team mate of DE Victor Abriami. Next pick was WR DeSean Jackson from Cal. I love this move. It was too early to take him in the first but perfect for the second. This guy might be small but he has great hands and speed. He will help our return game right away.

We then traded a 4th rounder to Miami for RB Lorenzo Booker. He is a player in the Westbrook mold. He didn't play much last year, but should get plying time here as a 3rd down specialist. Look for different screens and draws for him.

We still have many picks available today. Another day full of surprises.

Lito is still an Eagle for now. Will he traded today? Who knows. I personally wouldn't trade him unless it was for a WR like Roy Williams, Anquan Boldin or Chad Johnson. With two 1st rounders next year, I think a deal could be done. Maybe add in Reggie Brown as bait and then draft another WR today.

Some players still available I would like the Eagles to select are:

Safeties Josh Barrett, Reggie Smith or DeJuan Morgan.

WR's Marcus Monk or Adarius Bowman

CB's Justin King, Charles Godfrey or Chevis Jackson

OL Anthony Collins or Carl Nicks

LB Dan Conner

Why Conner? He's a player. Could provide valuable depth to this team and make plays on ST.

So far I like what we have done. I hope today brings us all the players we need to make a run at the SB.