My friend PK writes:
First off, the Eagles draft: taking a qb who is a 3-year project makes absolutely no sense. None.
Quite simply the Eagles are in a position where they actually need to make short-term moves, not long-term moves. We are in a position to win the Super Bowl. We have already had a run of sustained greatness, it's no longer about 11-, 12-, 13-win seasons. We must make moves that are designed to win the Super Bowl. Drafting a qb who simply won't ever get on the field in 2007 and 2008, well, that makes no sense. (Particularly once you realize he's not rated very well by other scouts.)
Of course, this was the perfect example of my long-standing theory of how NFL executives are only trying to do one thing on Draft Day: impress their fellow execs with their "smarts". These guys are the most conservative sports execs alive for 364 days of the year, then that one day -- Draft Day -- they go batsh!t insane trying to prove how smart they are, making all sorts of crazy trades. Dallas made 2 trades inside of an hour on Saturday.
Just silly.
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This PK sounds like an blowhard.
I have many of the same problems with Peter King that EE has. But, he makes a strong case today for great move by the Cowboys in MMQB today. While he could have ben lying/exagerating, Jones apparently got the guy he would have picked at 22 at 26. And for his trouble, he picked up a likely top 10 pick next year from the Browns. Not bad.
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