Eagles 2020 Offseason

[phillychuck]

Nobody was available at the top of the draft I liked, so I traded down, should have done it again, I guess. Rounds 4, 5, and 6 were good for depth, though:

I love Reagor and Hodgins where I picked them, although both may take a year to be productive. I find myself picking Winfield, McFarland, and Dillon a whole lot. 2 RBs is probably one too many, but guys at that position do get dinged a lot. I took three guys at the bottom that rcmc took above. Too good value to pass up.

Our next target should be to get on the leaderboard for the Eagles, which will take a little less than 45000 its. I'm guessing it would take some repeated trade-backs.

[rpmcmurphy]

A good solid draft with lots of picks to make the team younger. Lots of needs filled. I assume Taylor in round 2 was because he dropped? I think he was the highest rated RB.

Yes, got lucky there. After the 3rd round I was going with BPA at the positions of need as determined by the simulation, not necessarily by what my own opinion going into it was.

[phillychuck]

I was thinking that the key to this draft is having a list of receivers you would be more than happy taking at each of your picks, and grabbing one if he is there, then looking elsewhere for BPA or a trade down. For me

1(21)--Lamb, Jeudy, Ruggs
2(21)--Jefferson, Aiyuk, Mims, Reagor, Higgins, Shenault
3(39)--Hamler, Claypool, Peoples-Jones, Hodkins, Gandy-Golden
4(39/40)--Pittman, T.Johnson, Duvernay, V.Jefferson, Edwards, Hill, G.Davis

Out of those 5 picks I'd ideally like 2 WR, then maybe a flier in round 5/6, especially if you only nab 1 WR earlier.

[xogfog]

I just did another draft to test my theory. I kept my first and 2nd picks because they were Jeudy and Queen, but then I proceeded to trade down picks until I had a total of 16 picks, and I ended up with a score of 43021. I typically took the trade offer that was the closest to the pick I was trading with the extra pick down the line. There is probably some balance where you can score really high.

[phillychuck]

Post your picks!! We are all interested...

[Florida_Sunshine]

If we were to get Jeudy and Queen in our first 2 picks, I would not be too concerned about the remainder of the draft. LOL...

[LegoDoom]

I'm not the biggest Lamb fan. I prefer Shenault (especially if it's a round later). I'm trying to think of a good combination of these WRs. Jeudy and Aiyuk/Shenault/Hamler? Ruggs and Mims/Hodkins? Shenault/Aiyuk and Hodkins? Mims and Hamler?

I guess Jeudy and anyone is probably the answer, but I think that Shenault/Aiyuk and Hodkins or Mims and Hamler are probably the best value.

[nycphils]

I’ll take this, though I’d be stunned if it happened:

Round 1 Pick 21: Henry Ruggs III, WR, Alabama (A+)
Round 2 Pick 21: Patrick Queen, ILB, LSU (A+)
Round 4 Pick 3 (DET): Julian Blackmon, FS/SS, Utah (A+)
Round 4 Pick 21: AJ Dillon, RB, Boston College (A+)
Round 4 Pick 29 (PITT): Jake Fromm, QB, Georgia (A+)
Round 4 Pick 39 (COMP): Antonio Gibson, WR, Memphis (A+)
Round 4 Pick 40 (COMP): Josh Metellus, FS/SS, Michigan (A-)
Round 5 Pick 22: Yasir Durant, OG, Missouri (A+)
Round 6 Pick 11: Trevis Gipson, DE, Tulsa (A+)

And another that would be really satisfying:

PHI 21. CeeDee Lamb WR Oklahoma
PHI 53. Kyle Dugger S Lenoir Rhyne
PHI 103. Jonathan Taylor RB Wisconsin
PHI 127. Shaun Bradley ILB Temple
PHI 145. Kamal Martin OLB Minnesota
PHI 146. Jake Fromm QB Georgia
PHI 168. Quintez Cephus WR Wisconsin
PHI 190. Jon Runyan Jr. G Michigan

[xogfog]

I'd be okay with another Jon Runyan, but please not another Shaun (Shawn) Bradley, even if only homophones...

[phillychuck]

NYC, what was your point total for the all A+ draft?

That would be a dream draft--I can't pick one hole in it. OK, here's a little criticism--no CB, no early OL. But you can't have everything...

[nycphils]

It was something close to 39K

I don’t pay too much attention to the points

Unfortunately I think there is only a .001% chance Ruggs falls to us.

[Purduke]

Unfortunately I think there is only a .001% chance Ruggs falls to us.

How good are your photo-shopping skills? Think you can squeeze a bong between Ruggs' fingers?

[phillychuck]

Unfortunately I think there is only a .001% chance Ruggs falls to us.

In a lot of the Sims Ruggs, Lamb, or Jeudy fall to us, but that is highly unlikely in the real draft. PFF has 8 WRs in its top 25 players...if the analytics staffs on the real teams are getting similar grades, there are going to be some serious runs at that position.

[xogfog]

This draft would never happen in real life, but while still not my highest score, it's a pretty decent all A+ draft.

[phillychuck]

We'd have to trade the punter...

[zambonir]

As this note shows, there's just not one right answer to evaluating college players

Is Eagles’ J.J. Arcega-Whiteside the next Demayrius Thomas or the next Cody...

When you rewatch the tape of Arcega-Whiteside’s rookie season -- it can be done in an afternoon -- the lack of explosion is jarring. In hindsight, perhaps he was fortunate not to have run any of the speed or agility drills at the combine. The 4.49 he posted in the 40-yard dash at Stanford’s pro day looks respectable on paper, but The Inquirer’s Jeff McLane reported earlier this offseason that Eagles talent evaluators were split on his upside, with some voices expressing concerns about his quickness and stiff hips.

Arcega-Whiteside is an interesting case study in former personnel head Joe Douglas’s belief in the value of college production. A prolific pass catcher at Stanford, he was overshadowed by several rookie wide receivers whose physical measurables eclipsed their statistics.

[allentown]

The Athletic out with their 7-round complete draft projection. I can't believe the Eagles will take a LB in first round, rather than a WR.

[zambonir]

Murphy wrote about this too. Expects BPA. Though that's probably not an LB right?

Eagles draft needs begin with wide receiver, but history demands they consider...

[xogfog]

Best draft yet. I traded down three times in the first round and traded down a few more times in later rounds and accumulated several extra picks. I addressed most of the needs on the team without taking many flyers.

[phillychuck]

Here is the Athletic's Eagles' draft (no trades allowed, all teams drafting):

Philadelphia Eagles
1 (21) LB Kenneth Murray, Oklahoma
2 (53) WR Jalen Reagor, TCU
3 (103) CB Reggie Robinson, Tulsa
4 (127) RB AJ Dillon, Boston College
4 (145) DS Geno Stone, Iowa
4 (146) WR James Proche, SMU
5 (168) EDGE Derrek Tuszka, North Dakota State
6 (190) LB Kamal Martin, Minnesota

I don't think is a chance in the world the Eagles would take a LB with their first pick, but Murray is pretty good. Queen was available, too. I just don't think either provides any game-changing ability that the Eagles would value. Mims was their next pick, Eagles might have gone there. Jefferson and Shenault were also still on the board. I think the Eagles would have traded down if that was the position.

Lamb, Ruggs, and Jeudy went 12, 13, 15. Aiyuk went before Shenault for them.