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Monday, April 27, 2009
McCoy the steal of the draft?

The draft grades and evaluations have already started to roll in, and we'll round them up all week here at MTC.

Some quick ones to get us started.

ESPN's Todd McShay named LeSean McCoy his steal of the draft tonight on SportsCenter. McShay will undoubtedly become a favorite of Eagles fans. He also picked the Cowboys when asked which team had the worst draft, adding that he doesn't think Dallas got a single impact player.

Meanwhile, Paul Domowitch of the Daily News gives the Eagles an A-plus.

And Ray Didinger said on TV tonight that the Eagles are one of five teams he awarded with an A.

Again, those are just for starters, but it sounds like national opinion is going to be pretty high on the Eagles' performance this weekend.

Posted by Sheil Kapadia @ 3:41 AM  Permalink | 18 comments
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Posted 01:35 AM, 04/27/2009
yobill626
This is one of those Haley's Comet years where everything just broke the Birds' way. Even not getting Boldin may turn out to be a good thing. Other than wondering why a smart organization like the Pats would let a guy like Hobbs go for 2-5's, let's just hope that the ratings of their picks match their on-the-field productivity two years from now.
Posted 02:33 AM, 04/27/2009
Talon
Hey Soupy ! ...just win baby ! ...no excuses now !
Posted 04:18 AM, 04/27/2009
The Marco Islander
This is the most exciting Eagles draft I can remember. Speed kills and the Eagles added WR's Maclin 4.4 and Gibson 4.5, TE Ingram 4.6, RB McCoy 4.5. Eagles get a solid A from me and I have been a season ticket holder for 38 years.
Posted 04:30 AM, 04/27/2009
verve
Maclin dropped about 10 spots, McCoy drops about 30, and Ingram dropped like 3 rounds! I watched nearly the entire draft, and time after time the commentators (radio & TV) kept saying "What?!" after a whole bunch of other teams' picks. I don't know if we were lucky, smart, or both- but I'll take it! The offense is primed this year. Go Birds.
Posted 06:46 AM, 04/27/2009
jonnyB
To be specific, Maclin had run a 4.35 before the one that counted. The later time was due to having banged up his knee by accident. A + draft, kudos to Andy and his staff. The best draft of Andy's tenure.
Posted 07:08 AM, 04/27/2009
potus
please tell me that wasn't slimebag Drew Rosenhaus at Shady's selection party.
Posted 07:38 AM, 04/27/2009
st
Ingram is healthy? All I remember is that he blew, absolutely blew his knee out in 2007...I am a Big 12 guy and love Maclin, watch him and #10 in the Wildcat in the red zone!!!
Posted 07:41 AM, 04/27/2009
tpizza
It was him. Don't let that ruin a fine weekend for ya.
Posted 09:04 AM, 04/27/2009
riza1976
I stay this is an excellent draft. It does look like they want to run a spread offense like Arizona ran on us in the championship game. I dont think they really want to trade brown. You still need 4 good corners in the game today. Some teams smash mouth(giants) some teams air it out (Ind). You need to be prepared for both!!
Posted 09:24 AM, 04/27/2009
ox
just an excellent draft..........Andy and company blended, free agents, trades, and drafting into a complete package.....The best draft I can remember.......cudos to Andy, God know I rip him enough.
Posted 09:26 AM, 04/27/2009
rodney517
I wanted Knowshon Moreno!!!!
Posted 10:04 AM, 04/27/2009
the tru 1
when u walk away with the 2nd best wr in the draft in maclin the 2nd best rb in mccoy and arguably the 2nd best te in the draft in c.ingram all in one draft and a solid veteran cb in hobbs u gotta give the FO some credit....on paper this teams looks to be very good and maybe the best in our divsion........just have to see how it all blends 2gether....FLY EAGLES FLY!!!!!!!
Posted 10:32 AM, 04/27/2009
GNIKGNARLY
A+++ !!! It was classic reading all the Andy bashers in SHeil's chat ripping how we didn't take Ingram at 85, then again at 91, then AGAIN at 137 and ONCE more at 141! Instead we get him at 153, get Hobbs and ALSO have an extra 3rd rounder NEXT year! Moreno was a sexy pick but getting Maclin and Shady AWESOME! GREAT draft!!!!
Posted 02:10 PM, 04/27/2009
FireChief
Yes, we can all agree, this draft looks good (well, most of us) but in the real world we'll have to wait until the W/L's start counting. Overall I don't see how they could have improved more than what it looks like they did, looks like all involved really did their homework, nice job folks!!!
Posted 03:34 PM, 04/27/2009
flgatoralum97
As a florida alum, I will be following the eagles with excitement this year due to you drafting Ingrim. When he went down last spring with the knee injury, I thought the Gators were done for the year. Needless to say, UF won it all anyway, but Eagles fans...if his knee is okay, you just got yourself Antonio Gates the second..Ingrim was a former QB and WR, he has great hands and is tough to tackle. I know his blocking needs work, but no way any LB or safety can cover this guy down the seam 1 on 1.
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