“I think the most important thing when you’re picking in the first round, certainly when you’re picking 10, is that you get a unique player,” he said.
“I think that there are so few unique players in any draft that if you start picking by position and not based on the quality of the talent, then you really get a chance (to miss). So if you pick by position and you pick a player who’s not any good, then it’s not a good pick anyway.”
That is what me and others have been saying lol. If you are picking in the top 10, you need to take a special player. Not depth and especially since we are in a unique position to take BPA, I am not sure why that is hard to understand. So many quasi-intellectual posters are jus parroting takes from Barnwell lol
But all the experts say (despite the top 30 visit) that Howie will never draft a first round running back. Daniel Jeremiah worked in front offices before! He says it’s less than a zero percent chance
One thing is for sure: Howie will surprise us. Always seems to be smokescreens to keep others guessing. Another likely thing is people will be disappointed/negative. I’ll be happy with whatever happens, OL,DL, or RB
I don’t really care whether we draft Bijan or not, but I think a lot of people are just hearing what they wanna hear.
If anything the unique player quote probably means Howie wants to move up for Anderson or Carter or smth
Do it you coward
The thought of taking Bijan at 10 and having two first round caliber RBs AND Kenny G gets me all excited and tingly ooo weee
Could we conceivably trade down to the mid-teens and draft him?
Eagles don’t extend rb’s that’s one reason that causes us not to draft one early.
Unless the Falcons trade up for a QB, I have a really strong feeling that they take Bijan at 8. There’s a possibility that they Eagles don’t even have the opportunity to consider Bijan at 10.
Howie is, above all else, a cap wizard, and uses the draft to solve cap conundrums.
It’s why we draft linemen early, Because veteran ones cost £12m-$25m. #10 costs about $3.5m
Veteran elite running backs cost $10m-$15, and you can pick up extremely good ones, like Sanders, for $6.5m who are NFL proven.
We will not take a running back at #10. If we wanted to invest into that position, we would’ve signed Sanders and kept the #10.
He’s fucking doing it. I’m hyped.
I’ve been very very slowly coming around to the idea of getting Bijan at 10. What I don’t want is drafting someone that high to redshirt or sit behind someone to learn for a year (like Nakobe Dean but I completely understand since TJ and White were very good last year). Everything I’ve seen and heard from Bijan is that he’s definitely an elite player in this draft but due to his position his value plummets.
It’s tough. I don’t love the Kenny/Penny combo but at the same time, we need some young talent at CB when slay is gone. RB is obviously sexier
Smoke & Mirror season is in full swing. If you read something into what Howie says, it’s because Howie wants you to think that way. It only benefits him and the team to mislead & confuse the public. I would actually be pissed if he was open and honest about his plans, thats not a smart way to set yourself up for a draft.
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Good quotes by Howie:
“I think the most important thing when you’re picking in the first round, certainly when you’re picking 10, is that you get a unique player,” he said.
“I think that there are so few unique players in any draft that if you start picking by position and not based on the quality of the talent, then you really get a chance (to miss). So if you pick by position and you pick a player who’s not any good, then it’s not a good pick anyway.”
That is what me and others have been saying lol. If you are picking in the top 10, you need to take a special player. Not depth and especially since we are in a unique position to take BPA, I am not sure why that is hard to understand. So many quasi-intellectual posters are jus parroting takes from Barnwell lol
But all the experts say (despite the top 30 visit) that Howie will never draft a first round running back. Daniel Jeremiah worked in front offices before! He says it’s less than a zero percent chance
One thing is for sure: Howie will surprise us. Always seems to be smokescreens to keep others guessing. Another likely thing is people will be disappointed/negative. I’ll be happy with whatever happens, OL,DL, or RB
I don’t really care whether we draft Bijan or not, but I think a lot of people are just hearing what they wanna hear.
If anything the unique player quote probably means Howie wants to move up for Anderson or Carter or smth
Do it you coward
The thought of taking Bijan at 10 and having two first round caliber RBs AND Kenny G gets me all excited and tingly ooo weee
Could we conceivably trade down to the mid-teens and draft him?
Eagles don’t extend rb’s that’s one reason that causes us not to draft one early.
Unless the Falcons trade up for a QB, I have a really strong feeling that they take Bijan at 8. There’s a possibility that they Eagles don’t even have the opportunity to consider Bijan at 10.
Howie is, above all else, a cap wizard, and uses the draft to solve cap conundrums.
It’s why we draft linemen early, Because veteran ones cost £12m-$25m. #10 costs about $3.5m
Veteran elite running backs cost $10m-$15, and you can pick up extremely good ones, like Sanders, for $6.5m who are NFL proven.
We will not take a running back at #10. If we wanted to invest into that position, we would’ve signed Sanders and kept the #10.
He’s fucking doing it. I’m hyped.
I’ve been very very slowly coming around to the idea of getting Bijan at 10. What I don’t want is drafting someone that high to redshirt or sit behind someone to learn for a year (like Nakobe Dean but I completely understand since TJ and White were very good last year). Everything I’ve seen and heard from Bijan is that he’s definitely an elite player in this draft but due to his position his value plummets.
It’s tough. I don’t love the Kenny/Penny combo but at the same time, we need some young talent at CB when slay is gone. RB is obviously sexier
Smoke & Mirror season is in full swing. If you read something into what Howie says, it’s because Howie wants you to think that way. It only benefits him and the team to mislead & confuse the public. I would actually be pissed if he was open and honest about his plans, thats not a smart way to set yourself up for a draft.