The 3 Needs

Rich Hoffman thinks the Eagles three pressing position needs this offseason are tight end, guard, and wide receiver. That is, pressing, if they bring back Donovan McNabb and want to win it all in 2008.

While the entire Delaware Valley agrees with WR, the other two are rather curious and seem lower priorities to me. Tight End? Celek looks like a player and you have a proven veteran in Matt Schobel. If you really want to maintain the position for one more year, the Eagles could just franchise LJ Smith and keep for one year on a $4.73 million salary.

Not clear about guard, either. Herremans didn't have a great year but Max Jean-Gilles played well for Shawn Andrews. No need for an upgrade there, only a switch in roster depth of current players.

No, the two other needs beside wide receiver is defensive secondary - an heir apparent to Brian Dawkins - and probably running back, someone to spell Westbrook. I simply don't understand why Correll Buckhalter got all of the carries in the second half of the Bills game. You know what you have with Bucky. Was it some sort of reward Reid gave him for being the backup? I would have much rather preferred to see what Tony Hunt could do in a game situation. That was a squandered opportunity.