Daniel Jeremiah 2024 NFL mock draft 4.0: Eagles trade up and select OT Taliese Fuaga of Oregon State
April 25, 2024
Daniel Jeremiah 2024 NFL mock draft 4.0: Eagles trade up and select OT Taliese Fuaga of Oregon State
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I don’t mind OL in a move like this. I would rather Fautanu. But I don’t love fuaga at least at OT
I want to move up, but if we move up to 12 we just lose a second at least. I would rather move to 15-17, give the second, but get a 80-100 pick back.
I like the player and I like the pick, but I will be so fucking disappointed if we took an o-line player in the first lol. I can’t get excited about an o-line prospect. I like to be able to watch highlight videos and no o-line highlight videos excite me.
There’s a lot of smoke right now about teams being interested in moving up for tackles. I could see taking one at 22 but I don’t see us getting involved in the _fight_ right now.
But hear me out on a theory. Howie is blowing smoke about us moving up for a tackle, which tbh is easier to buy given our track record drafting OL highly. If an OL run happens early and we see movement from teams that _need_ it more than us, that means the _CB_ run is going to happen _later_, and we can more easily move up to get one of the top prospects.
“He can start at right guard” hes never played a snap at right guard
I like Fuaga. He’d instantly put the Eagles back into the top 3 o-lines in the league, regardless of how Jurgens transitions.
Do I like him enough to do this knowing the Eagles are going into Day 3 of the draft without addressing CB or LB, or both? I don’t think so.
would definitely not like this. a tackle who gets described as a “mauler” always worries me. Short arms too. He has guard written all over him.
I would be OK with this. Maybe Lane has already told the Eagles after signing the one year extension that he plans on retiring after the current deal which now runs through 2026.
Would prefer trading up for a corner, but the idea of him at RG is intriguing. Dude is an absolute mauler in run blocking. But as others have stated… can he actually play guard?
Do you want to win football games? This is the type of move that wins games.
The good mocks have a lot of tackles going after Alt goes. He opens the gates for a run. Howie might trade up for someone in that group if it does happen.
Or he could sit and wait as the top CB’s fall watching the guy he wants fall into his lap.
The good mocks have a QB run at the top followed by WR’s. OT’s start with Alt and the CB’s start joining the fun around 15.
There are some other guys but for the most part that is how it looks to be playing out.
I am ok with this, but getting to 12 would be pricey. Also, 12 is the broncos right? Not really likely they’re willing to trade down when they need whatever QB is leftover at that point when their only real option at QB is Zach Wilson.
They keep saying we are win now type roster.
If so YOU NEED A STARTER ON D day 1! Godwilling it’s a corner
Ithe eagles are going to move up for Lutu from UCLA Watch.
My prediction is the Eagles draft OL tomorrow, a bunch of fans are pissed off that it’s not a corner, and the guy we take ends up being awesome. It’ll be Landon Dickerson all over again.
Yes, corner is a more pressing need. But the top of this DB class just isn’t all that good. Howie isn’t going to force the issue just to plug a hole on the depth chart.
The actual draft is tomorrow, I think we can stop caring about the mocks now
Honestly, I would be pissed if we moved up to 12 and picked O-line (especially one that we will shelf for a year by or move to gaurd where he will likely stay if history repeats)
I like what we have been getting in the second round as far as O-line goes. I’d like to see us break the mold and go CB, LB, OL
I would be happy with Wiggins at CB if that means we could keep all three of our first picks
Fuck everything about trading up to get a tackle who has never played guard who would therefore probably lose out to Steen for the starting guard spot that’s open, and then just sit on the bench waiting for someone to get hurt.
I want a non-lineman
People are focused on finding the guy to eventually replace Lane and I don’t disagree but I think we will need to find a replacement sooner for Slay. I’d love to have the next stud at CB if we have a chance at it.
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I don’t mind OL in a move like this. I would rather Fautanu. But I don’t love fuaga at least at OT
I want to move up, but if we move up to 12 we just lose a second at least. I would rather move to 15-17, give the second, but get a 80-100 pick back.
I like the player and I like the pick, but I will be so fucking disappointed if we took an o-line player in the first lol. I can’t get excited about an o-line prospect. I like to be able to watch highlight videos and no o-line highlight videos excite me.
There’s a lot of smoke right now about teams being interested in moving up for tackles. I could see taking one at 22 but I don’t see us getting involved in the _fight_ right now.
But hear me out on a theory. Howie is blowing smoke about us moving up for a tackle, which tbh is easier to buy given our track record drafting OL highly. If an OL run happens early and we see movement from teams that _need_ it more than us, that means the _CB_ run is going to happen _later_, and we can more easily move up to get one of the top prospects.
“He can start at right guard” hes never played a snap at right guard
I like Fuaga. He’d instantly put the Eagles back into the top 3 o-lines in the league, regardless of how Jurgens transitions.
Do I like him enough to do this knowing the Eagles are going into Day 3 of the draft without addressing CB or LB, or both? I don’t think so.
would definitely not like this. a tackle who gets described as a “mauler” always worries me. Short arms too. He has guard written all over him.
I would be OK with this. Maybe Lane has already told the Eagles after signing the one year extension that he plans on retiring after the current deal which now runs through 2026.
Would prefer trading up for a corner, but the idea of him at RG is intriguing. Dude is an absolute mauler in run blocking. But as others have stated… can he actually play guard?
Do you want to win football games? This is the type of move that wins games.
The good mocks have a lot of tackles going after Alt goes. He opens the gates for a run. Howie might trade up for someone in that group if it does happen.
Or he could sit and wait as the top CB’s fall watching the guy he wants fall into his lap.
The good mocks have a QB run at the top followed by WR’s. OT’s start with Alt and the CB’s start joining the fun around 15.
There are some other guys but for the most part that is how it looks to be playing out.
I am ok with this, but getting to 12 would be pricey. Also, 12 is the broncos right? Not really likely they’re willing to trade down when they need whatever QB is leftover at that point when their only real option at QB is Zach Wilson.
They keep saying we are win now type roster.
If so YOU NEED A STARTER ON D day 1! Godwilling it’s a corner
Ithe eagles are going to move up for Lutu from UCLA Watch.
My prediction is the Eagles draft OL tomorrow, a bunch of fans are pissed off that it’s not a corner, and the guy we take ends up being awesome. It’ll be Landon Dickerson all over again.
Yes, corner is a more pressing need. But the top of this DB class just isn’t all that good. Howie isn’t going to force the issue just to plug a hole on the depth chart.
The actual draft is tomorrow, I think we can stop caring about the mocks now
Honestly, I would be pissed if we moved up to 12 and picked O-line (especially one that we will shelf for a year by or move to gaurd where he will likely stay if history repeats)
I like what we have been getting in the second round as far as O-line goes. I’d like to see us break the mold and go CB, LB, OL
I would be happy with Wiggins at CB if that means we could keep all three of our first picks
Fuck everything about trading up to get a tackle who has never played guard who would therefore probably lose out to Steen for the starting guard spot that’s open, and then just sit on the bench waiting for someone to get hurt.
I want a non-lineman
People are focused on finding the guy to eventually replace Lane and I don’t disagree but I think we will need to find a replacement sooner for Slay. I’d love to have the next stud at CB if we have a chance at it.