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I am somewhat surprised that the Eagles skipped over Joe Mixon in the second round, but I’m glad they did. First of all, Mixon is a POS and you can’t be rehabilitated from whatever warped mental state allows you to punch a girl. As Russ said on our podcast on Wednesday, it’s one thing to be rehabilitated from drugs, non-violent crime or even dogfighting, but you’ll always suck once you cross the line and hit a woman like that. Second, Mixon’s not worth the headache. Running backs fall off trees. They come out of nowhere. Just some recent ones: Tevin Coleman (third round), Jay Ajayi (fifth), David Johnson (third), Devonta Freeman (fourth), James White (fourth), Latavius Murray (sixth), Spencer Ware (sixth), and Theo Reddick (sixth). In fact, of the NFL’s 10 leading rushers last season, only one was taken in the first round– Zeke. The point is, running back value can be found all over the place, and though Mixon is an obviously talent player, there was no reason to bring on that headache, especially considering the Eagles have other, more important needs at positions with longer career expectancies.

So, they drafted a guy with a torn Achilles.

Sidney Jones, a cornerback from Washington, is, by all accounts, a first round talent, whose draft stock plummeted after he tore his Achilles at his Pro Day workout last month. It’s not even worth digging through the draft grades on him, because there’s almost unanimous agreement that, should he fully recover, the Eagles will have landed themselves a potential stud.

I don’t mind the risk. It’s reasonably calculated. Here’s how Tim McManus describes the Eagles’ thought process:

The Eagles medical staff went beyond just cornerbacks, and even football players, when researching the recovery rate for athletes who rupture their Achilles tendon.

Executive vice president of football operations Howie Roseman said the study included “guys playing explosive positions, quick-twitch positions” in a variety of sports to see how they bounced back. The results were encouraging, which is part of the reason they felt comfortable drafting Washington cornerback Sidney Jones in the second round of the NFL draft with the 43rd overall pick.

The Eagles need a premium corner and you can’t fault them for taking a chance on a guy who represented excellent value at that spot in the draft. The Eagles got their lower-ceiling sure-thing in the first round in Derek Barnett.

Of course, we are a tad bit too familiar with drafting injured players, and we’ve seen both sides of the coin with the Sixers. The payoff could be huge (Joel Embiid), but it could also be highly frightnening once you realize that your team may have gotten themselves an injury prone superstar (also Joel Embiid). Still, the potential payoff outweighs the risk. And hey, the Eagles drafted themselves fallback option in the third round: Rasul Douglas.

CBS Sports liked the pick:

Douglas is a big corner at 6-2 who impressed at West Virginia. They need help there, and he can play man coverage at his size.

So did FOX Sports:

The Eagles land a top 50 prospect at No. 99 and get the cornerback they needed from the first two days.

And SI.com:

Definitely do not mind the Eagles doubling down on cornerback Friday night—it was a trouble spot on their depth chart, and Sidney Jones (their Round 2 pick) likely won’t be available until at least October. Douglas doesn’t have a ton of speed, but he has size, length and a knack for getting in front of receivers.

And so on.

It’s hard to find fault in the Eagles’ strategy– they have their quarterback, now they want to build through defense and add offensive skill positions later. Meanwhile, they have an adequate enough offensive line (for now), and a legit number one receiver and a speedy field-stretcher on essentially a tryout deals at wide receiver. Most people are high on Barnett, though there is agreement that he’s not a premium talent. Jones represents first round ability in the second round. And they added another corner for good measure.

Look for them to focus on offense today.

 

 

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