Tag Archives: nfl
Eagles second day picks
Posted on 27. Apr, 2009 by BirdsFan.
If you watched the second day of the draft, you may have been frustrated by how the Eagles traded back on multiple occasions. However, I think most people are viewing Sunday and the draft as a whole a success for the Eagles. The Eagles took the following players Sunday: 5 17 (153) C. Ingram TE [...]
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RB Prospect – Kory Sheets
Posted on 15. Apr, 2009 by BirdsFan.
Runningback out of Purdue, Kory Sheets, has visited the Philadelphia Eagles. It appears as though the Eagles are assessing a wide variety of talent at running back from projected first rounders to those who will be available in later rounds. Sheets has good size at 6′ 0″ and 210 pounds and also good speed posting [...]
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WR Prospect – Deon Butler
Posted on 15. Apr, 2009 by BirdsFan.
A wide receiver who’s draft stock has been rising lately is Penn State’s Deon Butler. Butler has already conducted a private workout with the Eagles as well as cross-state rivals Pittsburgh. At 5′ 10″ 170 pounds, Butler does not have ideal size; however, what he lacks in size, he makes up in speed. While participating [...]
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CB Prospect – Bradley Fletcher
Posted on 14. Apr, 2009 by BirdsFan.
Iowa cornerback Bradley Fletcher has scheduled a visit with the Philadelphia Eagles. At 6′ 1″ and 200 pounds, Fletcher posted a 4.44 40-yard dash time at his Pro Day. In his senior season, Bradley recorded 60 tackles with three interceptions and a forced fumble. Fletcher obviously has better size than any other Eagles corners and [...]
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CB Prospect – Vontae Davis
Posted on 08. Apr, 2009 by BirdsFan.
The Eagles are evaluating Illinois cornerback prospect Vontae Davis. Brother of NFL tight end, Vernon Davis, Vontae recorded a nice junior season with 78 tackles, 3 forced fumbles, and 2 interceptions. Davis has pretty nice size at 6′ 0″ 204 pounds and is an all around solid athlete. Although the Eagles gave Joselio Hanson a [...]
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2009 NFL Draft Running Back Prospects
Posted on 07. Apr, 2009 by BirdsFan.
Knowshon Moreno – Georgia – 5′ 11″ 207 pounds 2008 stats: 250 attempts, 1400 yards, 16 touchdowns Chris “Beanie” Wells – Ohio State – 6′ 1″ 237 pounds 2008 stats: 207 attempts, 1197 yards, 8 touchdowns Donald Brown – Connecticut – 5′ 10″ 210 pounds 2008 stats: 367 attempts, 2083 yards, 18 touchdowns LeSean McCoy [...]
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CB Prospect – Sean Smith
Posted on 02. Apr, 2009 by BirdsFan.
The Eagles have scheduled a workout with Utah cornerback Sean Smith. Smith is a monster for his position standing 6′ 4″ and weighing 215 pounds. He has speed with his size registering a 4.43 40-yard dash time at his Pro Day event. Smith is a former wide receiver and recorded 5 interceptions in 2008 and [...]
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ESPN Series: On the Clock
Posted on 01. Apr, 2009 by BirdsFan.
Below is the link to Philadelphia’s turn on the ESPN mini-series On the Clock. This segment goes through the draft and looks at each teams needs for the upcoming NFL Draft. The analysts include: Chris Mortensen, Mel Kiper Jr. and Trent Dilfer. On the Clock: Philadelphia Eagles A lot of options are discussed in this [...]
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DE/LB Prospect – Everette Brown
Posted on 18. Mar, 2009 by BirdsFan.
Everette Brown is a 6′ 4″ 250 pound defensive end out of Florida State with the potential to move to an outside linebacker position. In his junior year, Brown recorded 37 tackles, 13 sacks, and three forced fumbles. Eagles linebackers coach Bill Shuey was in attendance during Brown’s pro day performance. Brown ranks 5th on [...]
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OT Prospect – Andre Smith
Posted on 11. Mar, 2009 by BirdsFan.
OT Andre Smith out of Alabama was considered to be a possible number one overall selection about a month ago. Ever since then his stock has gone down, way down. Today was Alabama’s pro day in which he performed his own personal work out. According to NFL scouts who attended, he had a terrible work [...]
