Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid will be entering his 14th season in 2012. That is quite a run. In fact, longer than any other current NFL coach. In the thirteen previous seasons, Reid has been the pivotal decision-maker behind the Eagles draft. Typically, the first round is where an organization either makes or breaks their draft. Believe it or not, Andy Reid is not as predictable as one may think when choosing his first round selection.
In 2007 and 2008, the Eagles forfeited their first round selections by trading them away to acquire more overall picks. In 2007, their first pick was the fourth selection in the second round (36th overall). Andy chose Donovan McNabb’s heir apparent, University of Houston quarterback, Kevin Kolb. The Eagles fell back even farther in 2008 when they traded out of the first round, and selected Notre Dame defensive tackle Trevor Laws with the 15th pick in the second round.
That leaves 11 seasons Andy Reid selected in the first rou...
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