The Philadelphia Eagles used their fourth overall pick in the draft on offensive tackle Lane Johnson.
Johnson is very athletic, and fits Chip Kelly’s offensive style of play.
The move also is a likely confirmation that Todd Herremans will slide back inside to right guard.
The Eagles were fortunate that Johnson was still available to them at number four. Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs shook up the draft by selecting Eric Fisher instead of Luke Joeckel with the number one overall pick. With Fisher off of the board, Gus Bradley and the Jacksonville Jaguars pounced on the opportunity to draft Joeckel with the second pick. Then the Miami Dolphins traded up in front of the Eagles, many assumed to snatch Johnson, but it turned out the Dolphins were actually targeting Dion Jordan.
The Eagles got the last top tackle available, and although he was the third tackle selected, he just might be the best fit for the Eagles of the three.
Yes! Finally the Eagles get it right. I’m super stoked right now!!
Bye bye jakey boy……..
A very athletic right tackle .well slide herreman over and if Jason comes back at left tackle we are vastly ready to roll…thank you Miami .
Great Pick, Lane Nohnson has the most upside and most Athletic
OT in this Deaft Class, perfect fit at RT for 2 Years then slide over to LT
When Peters playing days are over and now Herrenab’s slides in at RG
And if Peters were to get injured, then Lane Johnson can play his Batural Pisisition of LT
The Eagles OL just improved at RG & RT with this Pick
That pick sucked.
Told you GMCliff , he’s fits Kelly’s Up Tempo Scheme like a Glove
Herremans gets moved to RG for probably his last Season
Watkins is a goner/back-up and they will Select another Center/Guard Schwenke, or Barrett Jones in the 3rd/4th Rounds
I am all good with this Pick
He stinks. I’m fine with Schwenke, but you guys can save your energy trying to sell me on Lame Jonson. I’m going to sit back and wait for the time when I tell you I told you so…..I want you to be fine with it when, this blows up in their face too…..
This line hasn’t improved until they get rid of Herramans, and Mathis……
good pick. now pound the rock
Thank you Eagles organization for not taking Geno Smith with the #4 pick. Nice to see that you guys are using your brain for once lol
The Eagles blew it again!!!
Who did you want to see them take, GM?
Defense,,,,Ansah, Lotululei, Jordan, Richardson, Rhodes…I wanted them to trade down, not just settle for this crap. He’s not all that as a Tackle Prospect…I do not like Lane Johnson, he is a combine warrior.
He wasn’t all that great playing in the Senior Bowl. Ziggy made him look pedestrian at the Senior Bowl….It’s done Denny, and I have to accept it, but I hoping there is a trade before the first round is complete. I don’t like this pick……..
Now, they are going to be reaching to replace the players they should have drafted in the 1st Round……..We don’t need a QB this year. Connor Barwin will stink. Who is going to play the 5 technique at DE? There is no one better than Lotululei, and Richardson, in the 2nd, or 3rd Round to play that position…….
Don’t give me Jesse Williams, HE IS NOT ALL THAT, and will be a rotational tackle in the NFL…..NOTHING SPECIAL….Sorry, DCar that’s my evaluation, and how I feel about him…..
gm, that’s who’s coming in the 2nd. Get used to it! LOL!
Andy stuck it to us picking Fisher #1….He would have been the pick, if he was available. He is so much better than Lame Johnson……….
Was a good pick. top 5 pick should only ever be QB, OT, or DL…and we got one. Lets hope he works out.
Best player available?
100% need pick.
Jason Peters injury must be more serious than reported by all by DCar.
Howie shoveling shit cliches at us again.
Dcar nailed it — Jason Peters must be done- this is 100% need pick
That guy cannot play LT in the NFL….I don’t care who says what to indorse this pick. He won’t be any better than Herramans at RT….
There were better prospects on the board. Howie is at the helm right? No different from years prior…They blew it again!!!
Here is the reality of the NFL draft.
Of the 3 LTs taken in the top 4.
One will be a pro-bowler
One will be a serviceable starter
One will be a bust
And none of us, No one. Nor any NFL exec has any idea which of the 3 will be which.
So cross your fingers,
Blew it again gmcliff? Bro WTF are you smoking??? Who did you want?
I’m high on more quality players….not this fraud…I know what you guys are smoking its a blunt rolled with you don’t know real talent in this draft…..
Sure we could have taken Star, Mingo, Warmack, Jones or Floyd, but who is to say they would have panned out? Be realistic my man
So you are SURE that Lame Johnson, will pan out? I think you need the lesson in reality my friend……
I will bet you that Johnson will pan out gmcliff. What do you want to wager? We can settle at the end of yr. I like to gamble my man..
You got it….are you ready for your t-shirt? You are just one of many my man who have eaten their words…….Please, I don’t sweat nobody on this site when it comes to talent evaluation…..
Lol ok gmcliff
You can come visit me at my Eagles bar in Cali and pay me my money hahahah
I doubt if I hear from you……just like Schiller…
I’m not going anywhere my man..here to stay
You know who blew it…the Jets.
Deion just asked Milner if he could replace Revis…and the response is,
“I know I can”
No you can’t.
Again…for many of you, character isn’t important….yet it is.
Hey Milner, Here’s the proper answer:
“Revis. You are talking about the premier corner in the league. I just hope I can come in and play to the best of my ability to help the NYJs”
but no…”yes I can replace Revis”
He’s done.
Vinnie people will see that he was overhyped, and not as talented, as some believe. You have to let it take it’s course………
Maybe. I don’t know. You don’t either. No one does.
I know I’ll be repeating myself, and saying I told you so
He’ll be fine day one starter and of course he was drafted to replace Revis everyone knows it.
I wanted an OT with the #4 pick (Joeckel & Fisher) but had Floyd, Milliner and Warmack rated as studs and Lane Johnson as just a first round ROT not a difference maker.
Should have drafted Floyd……Eagles will regret this one
Floyd isn’t all that either
Laughing at everyone who said we should take Geno Smith @ 4!
I wasn’t worried about that Regal,…….
Man I kind of agree with gmcliff, we could have moved down and take fluker
Flucker wouldn’t fit the uptempo offense diddy.
Yes he would Biggie that’s non sense……..but Fluker is a Guard
Love the Faders.
Trade down. Everyone excited. “what a great move!!”
Then they get to their pick at 12… everyone is saying “they’re going to take Floyd – he’s the guy they wanted all along!!”
And they choose Hayden and everyone is, “who?”
Nice job faders.
I told everyone Chiefs were going to take Fisher
I think Joeckel is the one who will struggle at the NFL..
I like Lane Johnson Pick a lot.. This offense Ike going to run 75 Snaps a game and needs athketic, strong guys up front.. Down in the Red-zone, you can even line up Johnson as Tackle eligible TE and sneak him out in a pass pkay, guy played QB/TE in Junior College, great pick
yep u sure told everyone that
paulman
April 24, 2013 – 1:25 pm
Eagles Mock Draft Version A
#4 OT Eric Fisher (Central Michigan 6-7 315lbs)
#35 DE Tank Carradine (Fla State 6-4 280lbs)
#67 Guard Larry Warmack (Kentucky 6-3 330lbs)
#101 CB Leon McFadden (San DIego State 5-10 193lbs)
#136 OLB Michael Buchannan (Illinois 6-6 255lbs)
What does my Version B , C have Henski??
I believe Eagles would have Grabbed Fisher but he was
Not available..
My Top 10 Mock had Fishers to Cheifs and Johnson to Eagles..
oh i get it now your eagles mock draft a which i would think meant ur #1 mock had fisher going #4 to philly, yet u said earlier u have been telling everyone he was going to kc. makes no sense to me.
Fantastic. Jets fan is standing there stunned. No one in the building knows who Richardson is. I love the draft.
Hope it works out, the Eagles definitely drafted for need over taking the best player available though. Lotulelei or Floyd would have been less questionable picks in my mind. Johnson having packed on 100 lbs. in about 2 1/2 years seems anything but natural. What happens if he drops the 100 lbs. in the next 2 1/2 years?
Exactly Butch. Inexperienced reach, for a need. Boring pick. Would of been perfect to get Lotulelei, or trade down. Johnson, is exactly what I didn’t want, a reach! Well, at least we didn’t reach for Jordan, Smith, Jones, or Manuel.
yep eagles blew i cant believe they didnt take dion jordan who has done absolutely nothing in college to be a first round pick let alone a top 5 pick. or they shouldve took this ansah guy who has played football for 3 years and started 1 year in his entire life. one of these 2 guys wouldve been the smart picks. haaaaaaa
and you forgot to mention will be better pros than Johnson…………..
You can’t say they haven’t done anything in college. They don’t have many sacks which amateurs evaluators like yourself put stock in, but they both had more tackles for loss, and more total disruptions than you’re giving consideration to Mhenski than most coming out in this draft. Which lends credibility to their draft status …………
Lets review
Dolphins trade up to take a guy skinnier than a 14 year old kid going thru puberty
Rams trade up to take a guy who is shorter than mini-me
Raiders trade down then take the 4th rated DB
Jets see every player they want taken away so end up drafting a guy who has already had 56 surgeries and another guy no one has heard of
And there are people complaining about eh Birds taking the 3rd highest rated tackle after the first 2 are gone?
hilarious and paulman has been telling everyone the chiefs will take fisher yet his mock yesterday had the eagles taking him. the best prediction was jon hart saying the eagles would trade the jets the 4 for the 9 and 13 and with the 9 take luke joekel and geno with the 13. haaaaaaaaa
Buffalo is the dumbest organization in the NFL…………
next to the Eagles……..
Why for getting the QB they wanted plus extra picks? If Manuel doesn’t pan out so what it won’t be here, Vinnie he obviously knew teams wanted him and he is a very well spoken young man.
For not making better use of those picks Biggie……
so eagles get geno smith in the 2nd round? LOL
I would take Geno in the 2nd Round………..
I can’t believe the majority of you guys are pissed about this pick. Amazing!! I don’t hold a crystal ball, but i think Lane Johnson will be just fine.
I’m not pissed just underwhelmed. Envisioned #4 as an All Pro difference maker but he is the 3rd OT taken and projected as a RT for this team.
Based on what DMAN?
Man they could have taken Kyle long in the second round. He is just as good as johnson
Good point Diddy. But , I don’t like Kyle Long either, because they are the same player…….
Hard to do, when he already was drafted at 20.
Bullshit pdiddy. Watch you guys will see
Lane Johnson – T – Eagles
Eagles selected Oklahoma RT Lane Johnson with the No. 4 overall pick.
Johnson (6-foot-6, 303) has longer arms (35 1/4″) than Luke Joeckel and Eric Fisher, and beat both in the forty (4.72), ten-yard split (1.61), and vertical (34″) at the Combine, in addition to bench reps (28). Also flashing a mean streak on the field, Johnson is short only on experience. He started 23 games for the Sooners, 12 as a junior right tackle and 11 as a senior on Landry Jones’ blind side after playing tight end and defensive end as a sophomore. Johnson allowed two sacks and nine QB knockdowns last year. Johnson arguably possesses more upside than any lineman in this draft. He’ll slide in on Michael Vick’s blindside in Philly, leaving Jason Peters at left tackle and kicking Todd Herremans inside to guard. Johnson is an absolute perfect fit for Chip Kelly’s uptempo offense.
YADA, YADA YADA, Lets see him prove it on the field…………
thats all talk……
he’ll fit in perfect, right next to Danny Watkins, Vinny Curry and Brandon Graham in the cheering section with the wives in the stands —
Man okay enough negativity there’s a lot of draft left let’s go eagles. Honestly Dman I hope you are right about Johnson. Trust me I want to be wrong.
I just want to be able to root for my birds just like you guys. All i know is that we needed O line help and we got it. Not saying he was the absolute best available, but we all just need to wait and see what happends. Still so many picks the Eagles have…let’s wait till it’s over to voice our opinions..
I wanna win just like you do pdiddy. I’m just trying to be optimistic
At this rate we might get Geno in the second.
@gm that’s my point gm no way Johnson at four you can ge that caliber player in the second even third round
I got you Diddy…..:)
Would you rather be the Giants drafting Justin Pugh? Wait…I thought they “know” how to draft.
Neither Minny, nor SF, nor Indy, nor Balt are going to take a TE.
Looking better and better for Ertz or Eifert to be there for the Birds in the 2nd round.
downer
Looks like JH was right about the first half of the draft with the Birds selecting Lane Johnson though they stayed put and didn’t trade down.. I don’t hate the pick but would have rather had them go defense first. This does give them some flexibility on the offensive line and some stability at those Tackle positions.. But what I do know for a fact is that Dion Jordan was their top guy on their board..
yep jon as predicted the eagles took luke joekely at number 9 and geno smith at 13. haaaaaaaaaaaaa totally right
2 great Picks by the Vikings
DT Floyd and CB Rhodes to go along with WR Greg Jennings
If AP stays healthy, and Ponder improved, they will be a good
Team.. Nice job by them
2 number ones last year ( Kahil and Smith)
2 number ones this year, Vikings collecting talent, I can’t figure out why St. Louis won’t select players, 2 years in a row they keep trading back and back
The a worst 1st around Pick of the evening has to be the Bears with
Kyle Long at 20.. Most had Long as a late 2nd/3rd Rounder
A nice slick by the Packers with DE Datone Jones from UCLA
Still some good Defenders for the Eagles to take a hard look at with #35th pick
LB Alec Ogletree, Safety J Cyprien, Matt Elam
DT Jesse Williams, OLB/DE Damonte Moore, lots of TE & WR’s
paul, look for Moore, Cyprian, or Jesse Williams, in the 2nd.
DT Kwann Short, CB Lamar Taylor.. LB Manti Teo
DE Margus Hunt, and my man DE Tank Carradine
Johnson and Geno were the only guys I didn’t want at 4. Warmack will be a much better pro than Lane Johnson.
Give me Matt Elam in the second round and I will be much happier
Dammit. Ozzie Newsome stole my guy. now were going to likely draft that Geno. Shit
Damn, Vikings trade back up with the Oats for the 29th pick and have up their 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 7th Round to do so..
Has to be WR C Patterson or Justin Hunter
Or maybe even QB Geno Smith
Damn Patriots now have 2 2nd Rounders
2 3rd Rounders & 2 4th Round selections
Why don’t you shut the fuck up gmcliff I think everybody knows you don’t like the pick like anybody really gives a shit. So stop whining like a little bitch about it, and shut the fuck up crybaby.
I’d rather wait for you to make me….I don’t like the pick. Screw you. Thats what this site is for. If you don’t want to hear it, go back in the bathroom with you baby oil chump, before you get you jaw, and tongue sewed shut……Just post your opinion, and move on ………
Mac, take it easy. It ain’t that serious. The pick was wrong, period! They needed a starter for DF & they could sign Winston, or Clabo, in FA, & draft O-line, in rounds 3-5.
Hey Paulman any good CB left for pick 35 consideration?
Guys this has been by far the best draft EVER in general. So many shockers. Vikings are having an amazing draft. Eagles have probably the best OL in the NFL East. Matt Elam, Geno Smith, Manti Te’o still available most entertaining draft by far.
*NFC East
Lanes will be fine gm he has Jason Peter to learn from as Jason also played different positions in college
i WOULDN’T BE SO SURE…..My point is there were better football players, and potential Pro Bowlers, on the board after we chose him.
Johnson will be adequate but nothing special. At #4 you need special, and I feel they blew it.
2nd, and 3rd Rounds, I need multiple picks….Jonathan Cyprian, Jamie Collins, and Larry Warford.
3rd – Quinton Patton, Blidi Wreh Wilson, and Cornelius Washington