TEAMS:
Philadelphia Eagles
PLAYERS: Jeremy Maclin, Knowshon Moreno, Kevin Curtis, Sean Jackson, Javon Ringer, Mike Goodson, Shonn Greene, Andre Brown, Quintin Demps, Chase Coffman, Jared Cook, Brandon Pettigrew, Donald Brown
PLAYERS: Jeremy Maclin, Knowshon Moreno, Kevin Curtis, Sean Jackson, Javon Ringer, Mike Goodson, Shonn Greene, Andre Brown, Quintin Demps, Chase Coffman, Jared Cook, Brandon Pettigrew, Donald Brown
As always, hit up the original. Now, onto the story... Knowshon Moreno went much higher than anticipated. He went #12 to the Broncos. Eagles had to come up with Plan B. They obviously wanted to boost the offense. They're not sold on Beanie Wells (thank goodness), it was too early to take Donald Brown or LeSean McCoy, so why not add another playmaker to the receiving corp?Brandon Pettigrew was on the board, but I'm not sold on him as the Eagles pick: he's more of a premier blocker than a premier receiver and the Eagles like their TEs to be receivers and I still think the Eagles want Jared Cook or Chase Coffman in round 2. The Eagles traded up from 21 to 19 to take Maclin, so they must have been sold on him. I don't know what the Eagles had to throw in: maybe a 5th or 6th rounder? We have four 5th rounders, so they might as well spend them.
I expected Maclin to be taken between 10 and 15. I rated him much higher than Darrius Heyward-Bey, who the Raiders foolishly drafted at 7, so I love the pick. Why the hell wouldn't the Raiders trade down? That's why they are a terrible organization. Plus, Maclin in the return game is a huge boost to our special teams. Maclin returning kickoffs, DeSean returning punts, and Quintin Demps as our alternate, that's tremendous!
RB Plans: Wells is still on the board, so that's another RB that should go soon, and luckily gone before the Eagles are tempted to take him. I don't see Donald Brown falling that far -- he'll go by mid-2nd round at the latest. LeSean McCoy is an option for the Eagles in round 2. I wouldn't be upset with Andre Brown in round 2 (I love his upside). I don't want Shonn Greene. I'll gladly take Mike Goodson in round 3 and if he's gone, I wouldn't be upset with Javon Ringer either. We have options. RB is deep.
Let's take a look at what we're getting with Maclin. DeSean Jackson, Kevin Curtis, and Jeremy Maclin in 3 WR sets -- they may be a bit undersized, but that's a ridiculous amount of speed -- I like it:
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