2016 Eagles Mock Draft

2016 Eagles Mock Draft 

The Eagles shot themselves in the foot by winning the last game of the season against the Giants. Consequently, they’ll have a lower pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, which means more quality players will be gone by the time the Eagles pick--and not just in the headline-grabbing first round, but in every round. 

It’s important to make a good selection in the first round, but it’s even more important to do a good job with later picks; particularly in the second through fifth rounds. Making good picks in these later rounds are crucial to maintaining talent and depth at vital positions! 

Why Mock Drafts Aren’t Worth The Paper They’re (Not) Printed On

Why Mock Drafts Aren’t Worth The Paper They’re (Not) Printed On

First-round mock drafts are usually just useless click-bait. 

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Popular mocks usually sway in the fickle winds of popular opinion or a new “expert” analysis. They often give too much weight to recent trends, like how a player performed in the combine, or mid-March rumors of “character concerns” about a player. 

Why the Eagles aren't done yet

Ready to bail on the Eagles' 2015 season?! 

Before the Draft 2015: Why the Eagles will not get Marcus Mariota

I'll begin with a supposition that contradicts the title: Let's say the Eagles trade a bunch of draft picks, plus Sam Bradford, Brandon Boykin, and Mychal Kendricks, for the right to pick Marcus Mariota with the 2nd pick in the draft. [There's even hot air being blown about the Eagles trading away star defensive end Fletcher Cox!]

Suupose this happens. The Eagles sacrifice some depth and talent, but that's OK, because Chip finally has "his" QB.

We'll assume the best case scenario: Mariota plays very well for the first six games, and the Eagles' offense looks like an unstoppable juggernaut.

And then...

Something to smile about

In the lull between NFL free agency and the draft, I figured this picture would give the die-hard Eagles fans (really, is there any other kind?) something to smile about. 

In case you don't remember...check out this recap on NFL.com.

In case that link goes down, there's another recap at ESPN. Also worth noting: the Eagles-Cowboys Thanksgiving Day game of 2014 was one of the most-watched TV shows of the entire fall 2014! So, not only did the Eagles give Dallas a drubbing, they did it in front of 32 million viewers!

Is Sam Bradford worth the trade?

The initial reaction to the Nick Foles-for-Sam Bradford trade, announced early in free agency, was overwhelmingly negative--probably because the Eagles gave up draft picks as well as Nick Foles. I must admit that my initial reaction to acquiring the injury-prone QB wasn't too exuberant either!

Philadelphia, as many fans know by now, traded starting QB Nick Foles, a fourth-round draft pick in 2015, and a second-round pick in 2016 to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for starting QB Sam Bradford and the Rams' fifth-round pick in 2015.

Does Scheme Win?

Does Scheme Win?

Ohio State says no...

Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott

Photo credit: Brandon Wade, AP Photo 

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