Draft Disaster

Bewilderment, frustration, anger. Those were my immediate reactions to the Eagles pick of Kevin Kolb with the 36th pick overall - their first pick of the 2007 draft.

Up to that point, I was pretty pleased with the Eagles trading down after every single safety they had been reportedly interested in was taken just before their pick at #26.

I figured they would take Michigan LB David Harris, Rutgers RB Brian Leonard, maybe even USC WR Dwayne Jarrett, or even darkhorse candidate UNLV CB Eric Wright.

Never in a million years did I ever envision them takinga QB?!?!? with that pick.

It's an utterly wasted pick. This guy will be on the practice squad the entire year. The Eagles have needs. QB wasn't one of them. They are also a championship-caliber team right now. They were 3 points from the NFC Championship game. So why are they selecting a player with their highest pick that will contribute absolutely NOTHING this year?

Commentators have focused on the impact on McNabb. In my mind, this pick speaks volumes about Feeley. Why did they even bother signing him to a 3-year extension recently?

Reid also said he was the highest rated player and QB on their board. Higher than Stanton, Edwards, and Beck? Really? Please!!

This pick is bizarre and inexplicable. It's Matt McCoy and Jabar Gaffney all over again. Reid and the Eagles erroneous talent evaluation and trying to outthink themselves and be too cute by half.

(The only thing saving this draft from being a total, unmitigated disaster is the Eagles eventually trying to fill their needs by taking a strongside LB from Nebraska and Tony Hunt.)