The Eagles Should Pursue Leonard Pope

The NFL Preseason is officially over today now that the final cut deadline is here. Teams have trimmed their rosters down to 53 players and are preparing for the regular season next week. The Philadelphia Eagles are still extremely thin at the tight end position and need to find a trusted backup to Brent Celek quickly. Tony Curtis looked pretty good Thursday night, but what seems to have been forgotten is that the preseason finale was played mostly by reserves on both sides. His production still doesn’t convince me that it will translate into regular season success. Celek already suffered a shoulder injury this preseason, so the Eagles need a reliable and experienced tight end to back him up. I think recent ex-Cardinal Leonard Pope would be a decent pickup for the Birds. He has experience as a starter and his size (6’8”, 264 lbs) would help Philly in the red zone tremendously. His addition would make wide receiver Hank Baskett more than expendable. Forget why the C...