Random Thoughts Before Training Camp

* How much will the decisions made on the offensive line impact the way the rest of the roster? There is so much versatility on that line there are numerous possibilities. Could he Eagles really carry only three reserves? Do you need a reserve tackle? Is there one good enough on this roster that could truly be considered one of the 53 most talented players on the team? If they decide to keep 9 or 10 guys here...it could mean that Macho will have MAKE this team want to keep 5 corners...or he might have to win the back-up free safety job to get a spot. There might not be any room left for a 6th defensive end which could mean that our former 3rd round draft pick, Bryan Smith is sent packing without ever taking a snap in a real game. 

* Thinking about Bryan Smith there also made me think about something else...if Victor Abiamiri beats up Juqua Parker for the starting left end spot and Bryan Smith lights it up in camp and pre-season, is the 30 something Juqua Parker cut? If the Eagles keep 9 or 10 offensive line, one of them is going to have to go. Do the Eagles give up on a third round pick so soon? Do they send a very able and talented veteran out the door? Questions, questions, questions...

* Last year, the Eagles carried six wide recievers (Jackson, Curtis, Brown, Avant, Baskett, Brown and Lewis)...do they do the same this year? Last year they didn't know Jackson was going to be the player he ended up being...Reggie Brown doesn't have a gig on special teams, but he might be the third best wide out behind Jackson and Curtis until Maclin matures in the system. Could this be the demise of Reggie Brown, or will he hang on at the expense of Hank Baskett, the other wide out with only a one year tender keeping him an Eagle?

* Last year, the Eagles brought in Dan Klecko to play fullback. Kimo went down...Montae Reagor went down...and Klecko was converted back to defensive tackle as an emergency...he started the season as a defensive tackle, played well and then was pushed back into fullback. How much do the Eagles really like him at defensive tackle? Was he just a break glass in case of emergency guy on that line? The Eagles want four defensive tackles that they can rotate in...they have three with Bunk, Patterson and Laws...do they view Klecko as an everydown guy that they can rotate in on 1st and 2nd downs if they wanted to? Can the more stout Amon Gordon show HE can be a that guy for the Eagles? If he does, it could mean the end for Dan Klecko in Philadelphia.

* Say the Eagles end up really liking Jack Ikegwuonu...but they have four with Brown, Samuel, Hanson and Hobbs..and Macho they think Macho can play both corner and safety ontop of ability in the return game...do they put Ike on IR again to keep him around next year when Brown's departure makes the picture not quite as crowded? Or if they like him so much, do they feel comfortable moving Sheldon Brown before the season starts to keep the younger, happier prospect?

* Say Hobbs makes the roster...which he most likely will...and the Eagles trade Brown next season..do they franchis Hobbs to work a long term deal out or do they cause major ripples by resigning him this year with Brown still in the locker room? If we let Hobbs become a free agent...Ike doesn't make the roster this year..and Brown gets traded...that leaves us with only Samuel, Hanson and Macho Harris at the end of this year. I would imagine that that isn't an ideal circumstance for the Eagles..even worse is if Macho doesn't make the numbers crunch this year. We could go from having one of the best cornerback units in the NFL from top to bottom one year to a bunch of question marks the very next year.

* When Moise Fokou was drafted...no one talked about it. There was a conference all with every other draft pick with the media...except Moise. Even with all the pub our draft has gotten the Eagles, not one mention in all the articles I have read of Moise Fokou. Not one picture of him arriving to the Novacare Complex for the first...not even a glimpse of him in the background of any photos taken at mini-camp...nothing. The forgotten draft pick. Tom Heckertt mentioned him in a post draft interview though. Heckertt says they will try him at both WILL and SAM...if he can pick up the SAM position atleast, added in with the reputation he made for himself on special teams in Maryland...isn't he kind of a Dark Horse to make the team? Tank Daniels and Tracy White were both late season additions...Daniels brought in after being waived by the Giants at the expense of Rocky Boiman and Tracy White was brought in while the season was well underway when the team decided to end the Tony Hunt project. I wouldn't exactly claim that either of those two are locks to make this roster.