Public Enemy number 1
April 30th, 2007, 1:07 pm · Post a Comment · posted by jotto001
The most hated man in the Philadelphia area (and throughout Eagle nation) today is Houston quarterback Kevin Kolb who the Eagles inexplicably took with their first pick in this weekend’s draft.
I just don’t understand. I agree with the Kolb pick or picking any quarterback for the future because McNabb’s health is questionable and Kelly Holcombe and career backup A.J. Feely are not the future of the Eages but to take him there is puzzling. The pick is especially frustrating given that the Eagles took him with a pick they got from a trade with the Cowboys. I hope that Donovan McNabb likes the sight of Demarcus Ware and Anthony Spencer flying off the edge because that’s a sight he’ll be enjoying twice a year.
When any Eagles fan looks at the roster there are glaring weaknesses, most of which are in the secondary. Sean Considine is a nice player but he’s not a starting strong safety in this league and behind Lito Sheppard and Sheldon Brown, there’s not a whole hell of a lot (sorry Joselio Hanson and Will “James” Peterson) and don’t even get me started on our wide receiver depth. So you would think with that first pick the Eagles would take a d-back right? No. They took Kevin Kolb, a kid that was listed by most scouts at the 6 or 7th best quarterback in the draft, depending on how good you thought John Beck, Trent Edwards or Drew Stanton were.
I’m unbelievably frustrated.
Looking at the Eagles draft, I’m honestly puzzled. I think that the only good pick they had on day 1 was Tony Hunt, who had a great Senior Bowl week and will be a great big-back to spell Brian Westbrook in short yardage situations and the Victor Abiamiri pick isn’t a terrible pick but doesn’t speak to any of the needs the Eagles have right now. I think Josh Gattis could be a nice player and their selection of Brent Celek shows their dedication to L.J. Smith.
