Eagles Looking At Prospects To Replace Chad Hall?
BREAKING NEWS, Eagles Draft, News, NFLDraft Monday, April 16th, 2012
I have all the respect in the world for Eagles versatile Chad Hall, because he’s gotten everything he could from his talent. I think Hall is going to have the fight of his life to keep his job this summer because it seems that Andy Reid and Howie Roseman have targeted his position for an upgrade.
Hall is smart and tough, but he lacks the speed to truly be able to create the type of mismatches which Reid and Marty Mornhinweg love to create and feast off of. Hall doesn’t fit in an offense with the speed of DeSean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin, and LeSean McCoy.
The Birds have been taking close looks at draft prospects who could compete with him for his all-purpose role with the Birds.
Aaron Wilson of Scout.com is reporting that the Eagles worked out Tulsa diminutive all-purpose back Damaris Johnson. Amazingly Johnson is the NCAA’s all-time leader in all purpose yards with 7,796, despite missing the entire 2011 season due to a suspension.
I think he’s Reid’s type of guy because he can play running back, receiver and return kicks. In addition to his ability, the fact that he was convicted of a felony embezzlement will allow the Birds to get him later in the draft. Don’t be shocked if he becomes an Eagles.
The key will be his intelligence because they would like to able to line him up all over their formations. They utilized Brian Westbrook in this manner. Lining him up in the backfield, then shifting him outside, then sending him in motion. They would give him the ball regardless of where he lined up. Hall has taken on this roll, but his lack of big time speed eliminates too many opportunities.
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Either did I, Larrwd.. but this is what the Eagles do to us every year..
But the Eagles make up for it in the 2nd Round with the following 3 Picks
#46 – OLB Zach Brown (UNC 6-1 245lbs)
#48 – RB Lamar Miller (Miami 5-11 212lbs)
#51 – DT Brandon Thomspson (Clemson 6-2 314lbs)
Paul,
How long are you still going to continue milking the “Vick in his 1st full Off-Season as the Starter” business?
You don’t actually believe it. Frankly, its a pretty lame excuse…and reeks of desperate hope.
Vick has been on the Eagles for 3 years. 2 years as the starter. The fact that there wasn’t a mini-camp last spring should be irrelevant at this point.
That the worst case scenario paulman.. Not bad second round .. im hoping some better DTs slide into the second ..
To Vinnie,
I am not milking anything, All I am stating is a fact that all 3 QB’s under Contract right now have not had a full off-season as the #1 Starter (in VIcks Case) or at all ( in Kafka’s & Edwards case) so why spend prescious time trying to groom a QB for 3 years down the road and a diamond in a rough when you are trying to win now and have 3 capable QB’s to get you there ..
Oh Paul, to that last question – because if you’re a NFL team that’s not trying to constantly upgrade and groom for the QB position, then you’re doing an awful job.
You should know that. Its common draft wisdom that you draft for both the short and long term future.
Most of the Time Schiller, I would agree with your above Statement 100%
Unfortunately, Coach AR and his Staff don’t have the luxury of time on their side to be worrying about grooming for 3-4 years down the road and that’s the reality of the situation in 2012 for this Eagle Team
Paul, that’s only if you put stock in what fans and the media said.
Lets do a round up of all the evidence in the world that Reid won’t be coaching the Eagles past this current season.
Item # 1: __________
Item #2: ___________
…..
and so on.
THERE AIN’T NONE.
When you try to build an argument with nothing but assumptions and speculation to support it, your argument is worthless.
Paul, the fact of the matter is that neither Reid nor anyone on the front office is thinking about the head coaching position past this season (for now). They’ll have to make a decision on the head coach after this season, DUH, but until then, thinking about it now is incredibly STUPID because the eventual decision will be HEAVILY influenced by (if not soley weighing on) what happens this season. That’s their job. Reid’s current job is to draft what’s best for the Eagles. If Reid is gone next year, the players (for the most part) the Eagles draft this year will still be here. Your job as a coach is not to draft for your job. It’s to draft for the team. And you know what, there’s a good chance Reid IS back next year. And it would be stupid to put himself in a situation with the wrong players because a year earlier, you drafted as if you’d be fired.
Finding a QB for the Eagles to groom is a very low Priority for this Club plain and simple
a man living in north carolina with a track record of usually getting thing wrong and usually talking out of his ass knows what the front office of a football team in Philadelphia considers prioities. Plain and simple.
Or just bullshit.