Andy Reid says the Eagles aren't going to make the mistake of trying to fill needs and miss drafting a great player.
"You can't afford to draft for needs," he said. "People fall into that. I try not to do that. You understand what your weaknesses are and if that player's there and he's a quality player you take him. If that need is there and he's quality, then you take him. But if there's a way better player there at a different position, then you take that player.
"You don't want to get caught up in getting someone who's not that good just to try to fill a need."
The Birds will be looking for an offensive tackle, tight end, safety and running back early in the draft but not necessarily in that order.
Some of this talk is Reid's way of not letting any of the other teams know what position he's going to address with those two first round picks.
You also know that the Birds are going to be talking to everybody about moving up in that first round because they have those two first round picks.
"What this does is it gives you some flexibility with two first-round picks," Reid said. "We've got a little firepower there."
They may move up for one of the tackles if they're in love with one of them and they get the right price.
