Pick 3

So the Eagles got three compensatory draft picks for losing Donte Stallworth, Michael Lewis, Rod Hood, and Jeff Garcia last year. Those players were worth an additional 4^th rounder and two 6^th rounders.

 

The upshot is the Eagles now have 11 picks in this year’s draft, the same number of picks they had in 2005.

 

You remember the 2005 draft, don’t you? The Eagles’ roster was supposedly already stocked and predictions were that the Eagles would be drafting with an eye toward the long term and either packaging picks to move up in the order at key points in the draft or trading the picks for picks in future drafts.

 

Andy Reid threw everyone a curveball by subscribing to the “more is more” player personnel philosophy and using all 11 picks to select players. Some of them are familiar and/or maligned names. A couple of panned out pretty well, while half are no longer on the team if they even made the roster as rookies in the first place.

 

Mike Patterson (31), Reggie Brown (35), Matt McCoy (63), Ryan Moats (77), Sean Considine (102), Todd Herremans (126), Trent Cole (146), Scott Young, Calvin Armstrong*, Keyonta Marshall*, and David Bergeron*.

 

Actually, it’s a pretty solid draft, with three starters on defense and two on offense, all a mix of linemen and skill players. Trent Cole was a steal in the 5^th round but McCoy’s inclusion, however, in the 2^nd round no less (!) prevents this draft from being anything more than a solid B. And if Ryan Moats had panned out (since he suffered a season ending injury in the Baltimore preseason game last year, he’ll have to be cut at some point during training camp and not beforehand) this could have been a stellar draft.

 

The three * players were selected with compensatory picks. Let’s hope the Eagles have more success with this year’s extra selections.