OUR Eagles may be about to give up the 22nd pick and our 2015 first rounder, to move up into this year’s Top 5 to take [Sammy Watkins] or [Mike Evans]. I’ll root for whoever we pick of course, but I pray my team does the right thing. Given our defensive needs I hope this is just a rumor and a smokescreen.
Normally I would dismiss such a thing as bored reporters speculating, but this thing has bounced around from ESPN’s Sal Paloantonio, to 97.5 The Fanatic, to NJ.com. So there may be some fire to all this smoke.
My hope is that if a move up is made, it would be to take a defensive player. Preferably a LB. Specifically [Anthony Barr]. Afew Mock Drafts have him going to Dallas, and we can’t allow that. Secondary problems be damned, if the Cowpies can grab Barr and play him at rush OLB in a 4-3, it could tip the balance of power in the NFC East.
At one point I wanted Barr because his game is a natural fit for the 3-4 scheme we use, and players like that are in short supply this year. Now I also want him because it keeps Dallas from using him on us for years to come. It would help us, and hurt them, by helping us.
What do you think? What should we get if we move up. Better still, where should the line be drawn at what we give up to do so?
This one is pretty easy for me. I would be ok trading our next years first round for Sammy Watkins, but it would take a lot more than that to move up all the way to two or three. I dont want to give up anything more than that because of the defensive needs we have. The perfect scenario for me is Anthony Barr falling into the teens and us trading a third round pick OR Brandon Graham and a 5th rounder to move up and snag him.
I totally agree that we can’t have this guy go to Dallas, he really could be the next Demarcus Ware. I am ok to stay at 22 as well, this is a deep draft and there should be some good WR’s or Corner’s still left at that spot. I really think this draft is going to shape our team for several years to come.
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I think a press has to be put on to move into the Top 10 to grab Barr. Especially since a premium pass rusher would improve the entire Defense in one move.
As far as a WR , we can get one in the 2nd. I think so many people spend time looking at the guys the media hypes for the 1st round that they haven’t really looked (though we’ve all heard it), at how deep WR is this year.
This year you have guys like Donte Moncrief (whom I like) with a 2nd round tag who in most years would be seen as a 1st round pick. Then you have guys like Shaquelle Evans and Devin Street, both with 4th round tags, who in most years would have bottom 2nd round tags on them. The position is so deep it’s almost criminal to move up for one.
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