2012 Eagles Draft Thread - Defense Please

[ice grillin you]

to be fair maybe one or more of those guys slips to 123 tomorrow...and if thats the case and they get a guy that can contribute next year at that spot then i will apologize

[Eagaholic]

In their defense is that the Eagles had private workouts with Cousins, Foles, Lindley and Russell Wilson so they got their look at him vs those others.

you cant take a qb here to be a back up or to spell vick if he gets hurt....thats what FA qb's are for

I would say you can't take your QB of the future here, that is what 1st or 2nd rounders are for, not 3rd round reaches.

[Rome]

You're suggesting that the WR's available are better options than Avant and I think that's ridiculous.

I do agree with the running back selection, though, but as you've said repeatedly, it's easier to get a backup running back than it is to get a potential QB starter.

They upgraded the DT, LB & DE positions with the first three picks.  That's remarkable to me and it deserves props.  I wish they did something about the woeful safety position or possibly get a better option than Joselio or Curtis Marsh (LOL) but they had four picks and possibly hit on at least three immediate contributors.

I'll take it.

[ice grillin you]

In their defense is that the Eagles had private workouts with Cousins, Foles, Lindley and Russell Wilson so they got their look at him vs those others.

you cant take a qb here to be a back up or to spell vick if he gets hurt....thats what FA qb's are for

I would say you can't take your QB of the future here, that is what 1st or 2nd rounders are for, not 3rd round reaches.

qb's crash and burn in every round almost equally so...nick foles has just as good a chance to be a top nfl starter as rgIII....kirk cousins as ryan tannehill...qb is a literal crapshoot and no one knows how to evaluate them

[ice grillin you]

You're suggesting that the WR's available are better options than Avant and I think that's ridiculous.

im not suggesting it im saying straight up they can upgrade that position...avant is a solid possesion type wr that would look awesome in the 1980's as a security blanket for joe theisman....in todays nfl with video game offenses you need receivers with YAC...i respect avant to the fullest and his ability to make every catch...but if i see him pull in one more pass over the middle and stop drop and roll im gonna shoot myself...they need someone that can catch and run and make plays over the middle

[Diomedes]

nick foles has just as good a chance to be a top nfl starter as rgIII

yeah, alright.

I'm going to bed now. 

[Eagaholic]

In their defense is that the Eagles had private workouts with Cousins, Foles, Lindley and Russell Wilson so they got their look at him vs those others.

you cant take a qb here to be a back up or to spell vick if he gets hurt....thats what FA qb's are for

I would say you can't take your QB of the future here, that is what 1st or 2nd rounders are for, not 3rd round reaches.

qb's crash and burn in every round almost equally so...nick foles has just as good a chance to be a top nfl starter as rgIII....kirk cousins as ryan tannehill...qb is a literal crapshoot and no one knows how to evaluate them

Sure, and teams know this and that's why they never draft QBs until the 4th round, because they're smart.

[Eagaholic]

Lol, there was  fly eagles fly after the end of the draft followed by a round of boooes.

[ice grillin you]

cox - B+
kendricks - B-
curry - B
foles - D+

overall - C+


whats everyone elses grades thus far

[PhillyPhreak54]

Cox - A
Kendricks - A
Curry - B+
Foles - D

Overall = A-

[PhillyGirl]

LOL IGY is the funniest armchair GM ever. You make these threads worthwhile to read.

[Sgt PSN]

I'm in the B-/B range

[ice grillin you]

LOL IGY is the funniest armchair GM ever. You make these threads worthwhile to read.

and you are the biggest homer ever (sorry romey)

[General_Failure]

I'm going with C+½ so far.

[Sgt PSN]

Cox - A (95)
Kendricks - A (95)
Curry - B+ (88)
Foles - D (65)

Overall = A- (343/4 = 85.75 = B)

Overall, that actually averages out to a solid B if you assign number grades.