I thought Chip Kelly was a FANTASTIC choice for the Eagles head coaching position. I really liked the idea of a new feel to the offense and reveled at the idea of a tantalizing troupe of scorers. Then he rejected the offer and said he was staying at Oregon. I read all these articles that said his system wouldn't work in the NFL. He lacked leadership with veterans. I thought we dodged a bullet. Then he took the job after all.
I'm still excited for this season mostly because I have zero expectations. I am more focused on building an Eagles Kegerator (If E-Gal is finding out via blog...oops. If not, well she can't say I didn't try to tell her) and perfecting my wing sauce recipe. I just want football in the Man Cave again.
The draft is underway so lets talk about the picks thus far:
1) #4 Overall - Lane Johnson OT - Oklahoma. There were five guys the Eagles really liked and they picked 4th. Not like Jacksonville was going to take 2 blokes. I know its not glamorous but I like the Andy Reid style of building lines through the draft and getting value picks later on. Of the 3 o-line players taken I hear Mel Kiper's hair say LJ has the highest ceiling.
2) #35 Overall - Zach Ertz TE - Stanford. Ok. I thought we were OK on Tight Ends. I didn't think we were set. Celek hasn't developed into the star I wanted, but he is still top 10. I think the defensive backfield is a bigger issue. Right not I couldn't tell you who our starting corner-backs are, and I'm pretty sure E-Gal could play safety for the birds and not let up as many open bombs as Nate "the great" Allen. Chip knows offense. Hopefully we get a defender or two.
3) #67 Overall - Bennie Logan DT - LSU. I'll get a scouting report from the New Orleans side of the family. I heard buzz words like "athletic", "talented", "inconsistent". Jim Washburn is still our coach, right? No? Ok, well hard to fault them for drafting a DT when you are switching formations. Harder to fault them still for drafting him when our two starters from last year were released.
4) #98 Overall - Matt Barley QB - USC. If there is one thing USC does it is produce underachieving QBs. I guess you could make the argument this is a good value for a guy that many people thought should be a top pick at one point. I would have rather gone with Geno Smith and taken a flyer on a guy that might develop into a great weapon. Also, not to be racist, but I've grown accustomed to black quarterbacks on my team. I just feels normal.
I'll recap fully later. Until then...
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