23. G Danny Watkins D
They do realize he’ll be 31 when his 5 year first round rookie contract runs up right? The only reason I’m not giving them an F is because he fills a need and I do like Watkins as a short term guard and the Eagles are built to win now.
54. S Jaiquawn Jarrett D
I’ve never bought the Jaiquawn Jarrett hype, but I’m not surprised they took him this early. They really, really were interested in him. This does fill a need given then Quintin Mikell is probably gone as a free agent, but this is a giant reach by my book.
90. CB Curtis Marsh C
Cornerback was one of their biggest needs after the offensive line, but I think Marsh was a reach here.
116. MLB Casey Matthews A
Matthews fills a huge need for them at linebacker. Ernie Sims is a free agent. Stewart Bradley is an injury prone free agent. Jamar Chaney is still developing. Moise Fokou just sucks. They needed two linebackers out of this draft and Matthews is an excellent value at this point.
120. K Alex Henery D
David Akers is 36 years old, but he’s still a functional kicker. They had much bigger needs and I don’t believe in taking kickers before the 5th or 6th round. This is the earliest a kicker has been drafted since Stephen Gostkowski in 2006 was drafted 118th overall. Henery is not on that level.
149. RB Dion Lewis A-
They had bigger needs than another running back, but Lewis is a very good value at this point in the draft.
161. G Julian Vandervelde C-
Right tackle was a bigger need for them upfront then another guard. Vandervelde doesn’t fit the range well either.
191. G Jason Kelce D
Right tackle was a bigger need for them upfront then a 3rd guard. Kelce doesn’t fit the range well either.
193. OLB Brian Rolle A
This is their 2nd linebacker that I said they needed. Rolle is also a great value at this point.
237. MLB Greg Lloyd B+
I don’t think they needed a 3rd linebacker. However, Lloyd fits the range and can play special teams.
240. FB Stanley Havili A
Fullback was a need of theirs and Havili fits the draft range.
Overall:
I don’t think they drafted well at all. I think they made reaches with each of their first 3 picks and didn’t make a good pick until the 4th round. On top of that, they drafted a kicker in the 4th round, something I’m completely against and I’m not even sure it was that big of a need of them. They made some nicer picks in the late rounds, but I don’t think they really made their team that much better in the draft. I don’t think Jarrett and Marsh upgrade their secondary that much and they only upgraded one offensive line spot, guard, and probably only for a few years. They added a few nice linebackers and a nice fullback, two positions of need, but this was one of the worst drafts.
Grade: C-
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