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More Evening Lincs
- King Dunlap propaganda. Dunlap really intrigued me in the preseason games of yesteryear. Just remember, the guy was on the Outland Trophy List going into his Senior year before he hurt his elbow and generally stopped blocking his opponents.
- LeSean McCoy runs a 4.48 to 4.53 in the 40 yard dash at the Pitt Pro Day. Weighed in at 204 pounds. Too bad his agent is Drew Rosenhaus.
- Derek and Gabe over at Iggles Blog speculate on Julius Peppers rumors. Maybe my breaking story isn't dead after all!
- Birds linebacker coach Bill Shuey attended Florida State's Pro Day to get a better look at Everette Brown, the 6-1 256 pound DE/LB prospect. Brown's a potential top 10 pick, so I wouldn't hold out much hope that he'll don an Eagles uniform. Oh, and according to NFL Draft Scout, Brown's "comparable prospect" is Jerome McDougle. Eek.
- Shuey also made an appearance to scout Western Illinois LB Jason Williams. Small school prospect alert! Tom Heckert is probably fully engorged. Williams at 238 pounds clocked a 4.4, 40 on a basketball court....which always translates well to the football field. Williams is a projected late round prospect.
- L.J. Smith signed a one-year, $1.5 million deal with the Ravens to back up Todd Heap. How long until Smith is out of the league altogether? Hmmm?
Becasue I don't feel like working yet this morning, I'll kee commenting.
1) Dunlap is an interesting prospect, can he play LT or is he strictly a RT?
2) What's the deal with the Eagles' fetish with combo DE/OLB prospects? Don't we have enough good DEs and LBs (especially when you compare the DE/LB situation to other needs on defense)?
3) Is anyone else mad the Eagles paid LJ Smith the franchise tag number last season when he's onlt worth $1.5mm? I hope he saved most of that contract.
My favorite line about King Dunlap is from the guys who put together "Pro Football Prospectus". When describing King Dunlap, they wrote, "First round name, third round game, 48th round work ethic". I might have fudged that a bit, but you get the idea. I must say I hame more optimism with him than I do with Winston Justice.
Maybe I'm delusional, but McCoy's 40 time doesn't scare me. I would still love to see him in Philly. I'm encouraged that they said the drill section of his workout was terrific. It's tough to determine what's a smoke screen and what's legit info.
I put the over/under on L.J.'s career at 1.5 seasons. Tight ends can hang around in the league if they can block. I don't think we need to say anything more.
When I heard $1.5MM, the first thing I thought of was the franchise tag myself. Quite a miscalculation on the Birds' part there. Was there really that strong of interest in the guy last offseason?
We'll see about Dunlap. The only thing it makes me wonder is that if the Eagles are spewing prop about Dunlap, how bad must Justice really be behind the scenes. Phew. It seems like the Birds are able to get almost something out of every one of their OL prospects. Doesn't seem to be the case there.
Yeah, its pretty sad when Castillo can take guys like Fraley, J. Jackson, and Nick Cole, and turn them into productive pros while the blue chippers like Justice just don't have the drive to succeed.
On another note - I don't care about McCoy's 40 time - he's plenty quick.