Wes Bunting is the draft expert (whatever that means) for NationalFootballPost.com and he offers some thoughts on a few Eagles draft picks.
WR Jeremy Maclin (6-0, 198, Missouri)
Maclin instantly upgrades the team’s overall receiving corps and gives the Eagles another bona fide threat on the outside. The Philadelphia coaching staff did a great job last year putting rookie WR DeSean Jackson in situations to make plays with the ball in his hands, and I think they’ll do the same with Maclin. Maclin fell a bit on draft day because he didn’t time as well as many scouts expected, but he plays much faster than his times indicate. He’ll find a way to make an impact on the Philly offense in 2009.
RB LeSean McCoy (5-10, 198, Pittsburgh)
I wasn’t high on McCoy coming into the draft, but I have to admit that his skill set is an ideal fit in the Eagles offense and he’ll end up being a very productive pro because of it. He isn’t a real physical back, but he’s dangerous in space and catches the ball well out of the backfield. He looks like the eventual replacement for Westbrook, but I still think the Eagles needed to add another running back with a bit more power between the tackles.
LB Moise Fokou (6-1, 233, Maryland)
Fokou is a guy many fans might not be familiar with, but he’s a fluid linebacker who knows how to rush the passer and get after the QB. He does have a slight uphill battle to make the roster, but he’s exactly the type of versatile athlete the Eagles’ defense loves, and I expect the coaching staff to find a way to use him in one of their elaborate blitz packages.
I think my favorite part of his analysis is that the Eagles should add a bigger back with some power to run between the tackles. I wonder when the national media is going to understand the fact that it's just not going to happen. You can say it until you are blue in the face (and many have), but the Eagles do not want a bigger back. As far as they are concerned, they don't need one. And if they do need one they would point to Leonard Weaver.
