I spotted a common trait among the 13 newest Eagles that has nothing to do with having a “high motor.”  They might be young, but they sure have played a lot of football. Check out my fancy chart after the jump.

Whew! What a hellish three days the 2010 NFL draft turned out to be. I mean that in a good way. Hey, I love the draft, despite the fact I have no idea what the hell I’m talking about half the time. I watch a ton of college football, read copious amounts of scouting reports and review a glut of highlight/lowlight packages, but I’m no draft expert, obviously.
At the end of the day, I just enjoy taking in the whole process. As much as we fans would like to think we know more than the talent evaluators, we don’t. These [...]

Closing out the 2010 Draft, the Eagles selected these four dudes:
6th Round: RB Charles Scott, LSU – Wait a minute, a big wide receiver and a big running back? That’s nuts. Scott is a punishing 240 pound between-the-tackles bruiser who racked 18 touchdowns as a Junior. Senior season was cut short by a broken collarbone. Could become a leading candidate to assume short-yardage and goal line duties, although Mike Bell is already pretty good in that area. Scott will get a chance to earn the third back spot. He’s a good value pick, but don’t get too excited. Fun fact: [...]

The most scrutinized position on the Eagles roster during the last few years has added another body: Riley Cooper from Florida. Fans wanted a big wideout and Cooper fits the mold. He’s 6′3″ 225 pounds with 4.5 speed.
A product of Florida’s spread attack, Cooper shined as a senior catching 51 balls for 961 yards and nine scores. Is physical and will operate over the middle. He needs to become a more adept route runner and lacks separation speed, but as a fourth or fifth option, and a possible red zone threat, he brings good value.
Bye, bye fifth round. Can either [...]

This is an interesting pick. Clemson defensive end/linebacker Ricky Sapp was rated as a second- or third-round talent, so the Eagles landing him in the fifth is great value. However, Sapp is a classic tweener at 6′4″ 250 pounds. Is he a hand in the dirt speed rusher, or is he a blitzing outside linebacker?
Sapp is more of an athlete than a football player, which isn’t a compliment. He tore is ACL late in 2008 and never really recovered during his senior season. Maybe another year removed will benefit him. He’s strictly a speed rusher and will struggle versus the [...]

The Eagles, amazingly, used all four of their fourth-round selections. After snagging cornerback Trevard Lindley, they turned around and had three quick picks bunched together.
First up, undersized linebacker Keenan Clayton from Oklahoma. Another fifth-year senior who could project to strong safety due to being only 6′1″ 229 pounds. He racked up 159 tackles, six sacks and a pair of interceptions in his last two years with the Sooners. The pundits called this a reach. Could have had him in the sixth-round.
Next, they took quarterback Mike Kafka from Northwestern. He’s big (6′3″ 225), strong-armed and accurate. Started only one season but [...]

It took four rounds, but the Eagles finally took a cornerback, Trevard Lindley from Kentucky. He’s 5′11″ 185 pounds and finished his career with 10 interceptions and 43 passes defended.
Lindley was also a four-year starter who had shoulder and ankle problems last season. He’s not particularly fast and isn’t considered a good tackler. A perfect fit! He and Asante should get along great. For what it’s worth, the pundits call him a classic “boom or bust” pick.
Defense, defense, defense! All four picks have been spent on positions of need for Sean McDermott to play with. The Birds still have eight [...]

The Eagles entered the day with two picks. The day ended with them selecting two new players. That’s the abbreviated version of what actually occurred.
I’m not going to rewind the insanity blow by blow, but to sum up, the Birds traded back three times and acquired a third-round selection, two fourth-rounders and two fifth-rounders which will be used in some capacity tomorrow.
So, now they have nine total picks heading into Saturday. I doubt they keep all those spots, but we can probably expect at least five to be used on actual human beings. Before I discuss what they still need, [...]

After trading back three times in the second- and third-rounds, the Eagles finally found a guy worthy to don the midnight green. His name is Daniel Te’o-Nesheim, a defensive end from Washington. Hallelujah! I have no idea who this guy is but he had 31 career sacks in four years.
Well, they certainly are piling up pass rushers. Apparently that lack of sacks last season really irked Reid/Roseman. He could be shifted to linebacker, like Chris Gocong. FANTASTIC!!!
Onward and upward. Unless they trade back into the third, they are done for the day. Tomorrow promises to be fun with 34 fourth-round [...]

The Eagles have traded with Green Bay to get the 86th pick in the third-round and yet ANOTHER fourth-rounder. This is beginning to get frustrating. They now have FOUR fourth-round picks. It will be a busy day tomorrow.
PLEASE ANDY REID AND HOWIE ROSEMAN, PICK SOMEONE! ANYONE!!!!!

After wheeling ‘n’ dealing with the ‘Boys, the Eagles have… TRADED AGAIN!!! This time they dealt the 59th pick to Cleveland and acquired the 71st pick in the third-round and a pair of fifth-rounders. Got all that? I sure as hell don’t. Leave it to the Birds to make things exciting, or frustrating, depending on how you look at it.
Amazingly they have yet to select a cornerback. Makes me think either Nate Allen or Marlin Jackson will play there this season. Anyway, they now have a third-rounder, three 4ths, two 5ths, one 6th and two 7ths.

With the 55th pick in the second-round, the Eagles… trade it to Dallas for the 59th pick and a fourth-rounder this year. I would have preferred a third-round pick, but beggars can’t be choosers. Andy Reid couldn’t help himself. He needed to make a trade, just as he needs to draft an offensive lineman before too long. Maybe at #59.
More to come.