After spending nearly 9 hours watching Draft Day coverage, I found myself impressed with just about everyone's pro teams (specifically the Pats and the Giants)... except for the Eagles. They have never done more to uninspire confidence in the organization. It's like they're trying to test our faith as fans.
Allow me to explain:
-We trade out of the first round. Sending our 26th pick to, not only our divisional rival but, our MOST HATED RIVAL... and what do we get? A 2nd, 3rd, and 5th round pick. What do we spend that 2nd round pick on??? The sixth-rated QB in the draft who wasn't even projected to come off the board until some point in the 3rd round.
-Even if you liked Kevin Kolb, why spend the 36th pick on him??? We easily could've grabbed him at 57. Were we trying to make some kind of a statement: "We like you and want you to feel better about yourself, so we'll waste a higher-than-necessary pick on you, in the hopes that this might provide you with the impetus you need to work hard and make our practice squad!" That's bush league. I oughta punch somebody in the mouth.
-For lord sakes, why didn't we bolster our linbacking corps. With the 36th pick, the Michigan guy had fallen into our laps. Why don't we boost our receiving corps or our D-Backs (widely acknowledged and admitted "needs" for our team???) There were tons of guys available. AHHHHH, it's exhausting.
-With our other 2nd round pick, we take a Defensive Lineman who is adequately characterized as a "project." Oh, what a surprise!!!
Alright, (as much as it pains me), I'll move on to what I liked about what your teams did.
The Patriots look like geniuses... F#CK!!!
-First off, (a month and a half prior to the draft) they get Donte Stallworth to sign a ridiculous contract that only guarantees him 1-year at a little over $3 million (and Rosenhaus is his f#cking agent? he did allow such a shitty deal?... the Eagles would have easily guaranteed Stallworth $4 million or more).
-I'm not even going to address their other wheelings and dealings that transpired before the draft... but now let's take a look at their big day yesterday. WHY THE HELL would San Fran give up their first round next year and a late rounder in this draft, to acquire the 28th pick? You know that San Fran pick is going to end up being like the 7th or 8th pick next year... it's almost a given! So here are the Pats, grabbing a highly-rated Safety (which they desperately need) and then trading in their 28th pick for (most likely) a 7th pick in next year's draft. They more than quadrupled the value of that pick. AND what did the Eagles do with their late-first round pick? (As previously mentioned above), they trade it away to the COWBOYS and then spend their newly acquired pick on some schlub of a quarterback. My head hurts.
-I'm spending far too much time on this post (I have an online driving course I gotta finish... keep them points off my license), but let me quickly address the Randy Moss thing before moving on to the Giants... Randy Moss and Donte Stallworth with Brady tossing the football??? I feel like the commisioner has to step in and veto this trade because it's just not fair. All the rest of us can do, is hope that Moss won't renogiated his contract (set to pay him over $9 million this year and over $11 million next year) or --- that he will continue to prove himself to be "locker room cancer." If New England makes that little experiment work for 2 years or more, it'll almost be like they're spitting in the face of the Philadelphia organization (and us fans): "Not only can we win 3 Super Bowls while you struggle just to make it to the big game, but we can also wrangle in a reputedly problematic receiver and coax him into playing within our system for longer than just one year. Take that!" NO, I can't take it...
The Giants
-Great pick with Aaron Ross, we probably would have grabbed him if you didn't.
-Steve Smith was a nice snag in the late 2nd.
That's all I'm going to say. I've got to get back to studying parking signs.
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Rand,
I hope that after the bats win two super bowls over the next two years, that the eagles are rewarded with a super bowl win. You deserve it.
Haha... I was thinking - Since everyone made fun of the Donovan and TO marriage when it was first consummated (claiming the two were engaged in a homosexual love affair since they seemed so happy to be playing together), isn't it only fair that we now take some shots at Brady and Moss. I mean, Moss has already lobbed up this oh-so-subtle declaration of his love... and I quote, "I've admired him (Brady) from afar for a long time now." Haha. Brady's going to fumble all the time now, just so that when he reaches down to grab the ball it'll give Moss the opportunity to slide in from behind.
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