Eagle Fan Diary

  Going into this 2023 draft / RFA (Rookie Free Agency) period, this author felt the greatest needs were, ironically, the Eagles areas of greatest strength… Offensive and Defensive Lines.   Why?   In addition to the loss via 2023 Veteran Free Agency of two Pro Bowlers (Javon Hargrave at DT and Isaac Seumalo at Right Guard), simple… age.   When managing a salary cap, ya can’t keep everybody), DT Fletcher Cox, DE Brandon Graham and C Jason Kelce are likely entering their final seasons in 2023, and RT Lane Johnson appears to have just 2-3 seasons left.    These players have been extraordinary franchise cornerstones: Kelce- future HOF, Johnson can solidify that same stature over his few remaining seasons, Cox has legitimate arguments for the Hall of Fame, starting with being a member of the all-decade team of 2010-2019.   Graham, while not a Hall-Of-Famer, certainly belongs in the “Hall of Very Good” as a franchise icon including owning perhaps the great...

  The NFL Draft starts tomorrow.  One can reference a myriad of mock drafts, or better yet the top “100,” “150,” or “200” players on various expert sites (PFF, ESPN, 33 rd team…).  The rumor mill boils down to this for the Eagles: If DT extraordinaire Jalen Carter  of Georgia, former teammate of Eagles Nakobe Dean and Jordan Davis gets past Seattle (who has the 5th pick) tomorrow in the NFL Draft, I think HOWIE trades up (with the Lions at #6 or the Raiders at #7) to take him.  If not, options appear (with Trader Howie, u never know)- 1- Trade up for Edge rusher Will Anderson (Bama) or Edge rusher Tyree Wilson (Texas Tech)? 2- Grab Edge Nolan Smith (Georgia) 3- Take DT Luther Van Ness (Iowa) 4- Take Jeff Stoutland’s fav OL (Pete Skoronski, Paris Johnson or Broderick Jones) who can then start at G in 2023 and eventually move to replace Tackle Lane Johnson when he retires in 2-4 years? 5- Grab RB Bijan Robinson (Texas) 6- Take 1 of the drafts two top co...

Laurie, Roseman & Sirianni met (each individually) with the press last week.   This is a rare occurrence!   What did we learn?   Let’s look at statements from all 3 by topic to glean further info: Super Bowl : Sirianni- Your obviously disappointed that you got that far… It’s always about the journey.   But the journey’s a lot sweeter when you win it… You get close and it just fuels your hunger.   You know the steps you had to take to get there.   You know that every detail matters.   You’re going to go and try to recapture everything you can as far as the work to put in.   It just makes you hungrier.   I’ve been able to coach in the Super Bowl.   It was a special journey.   When you look back at it, you know it… It builds your hunger wanting to recapture… That’s the sentiment of the guys in the locker room, the sentiment of the coaches, and my sentiment.   More determined than ever... I remember Jason Kelce saying last ye...