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14) NFL-Chicago_Bears-2008_NFL_Mock_Draft_Chicago_Bears-250208">Chicago Bears: Brian Brohm, QB, Louisville 

15) NFL-Detroit_<a%20href=">Lions-2008_NFL_Mock_Draft_Detroit_Lions-280208">Detroit Lions: Aqib Talib, CB, Kansas 

16) Cardinals-2008_NFL_Mock_Draft_Arizona_Cardinals-010308">Arizona Cardinals: Mike Jenkins, CB, South Florida 

17) Vikings-2008_NFL_Mock_Draft_Minnesota_Vikings-030308">Minnesota Vikings: Phillip Merling, DE, Clemson 

18) Texans-2008_NFL_Mock_Draft_Houston_Texans-050308">Houston Texans: Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon 

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“You are seriously one big Idiot...or should I call you a wizard because you think you know so much.  Favre, no matter if you are a fan or not, he defines football.  He is truly one of a kind!  Players like this only come around once in a lifetime.  He is what a football player is all about, the pride, the passion and leadership.  The NFL is not the same without him...”

-Archie Moses (sports-central.org reader, Brett Favre fan club member, possibly SeanMC’s greatest fan)

Please, call me a wizard.  I’ve been called worse.

Take a few unnecessary and possibly uncalled-for shots at Brett Favre and everyone gets all uppity. 

Hey, I’m not the only one Packers-Blasphemy_I_m_Glad_Brett_Favre_Is_Done-040308">doing it.

And don’t kid yourself—the Packers’ organization secretly feels the same way.  

Brett knows what I’m talking about.

 

Pick No. 19: Philadelphia Eagles

The Eagles had a strange 2007 season. 

It’s not that they got all that much worse than they were in 2006, it’s just that everyone else in the NFC East got so much better. 

Adding to the fact that the rest of the NFC East seemed to pass by them was the odd off-the-field soap opera that followed them around all season. 

First and foremost, you had Andy Reid’s family issues.  There’s no way he wasn’t impacted by what was going on off the field.  As a fellow parent, I can tell you unequivocally that my job performance would suffer had I gone through the same situation he did.

Then you have the odd situation at quarterback.  They draft a guy in the second round as insurance in case their oft injured starting quarterback can’t recover from his most recent injury, and the injured starter takes it as the biggest slight he’s ever suffered in his life.

Next thing you know, you’re spending the entire first half of the season dealing with personal problems, an unhappy Donovan McNabb, a defense that wasn’t playing up to its ability, and an offense that lacked explosiveness against every team not from Detroit.  

Of course, the oft injured quarterback was injured again and this time there was no Jeff Garcia waiting behind him to save the day.

I might sound down on the Eagles, but I’m really not.  The 2007 season was just doomed from the start.  Too much controversy, an unhappy and injured quarterback, and a general sense that the sky was always falling made it nearly impossible for their season to be a success.

This offseason has been a little quieter on the drama front, but loud where it counts.

Good bye underperforming and overpaid Jevon Kearse and Takeo Spikes, hello Chris Clemons and Asante Samuel. 

Lito Sheppard is rumored to be on the trading block, but if he remains him and Samuel will make up the best cornerback tandem the Eagles have seen in a long time. 

If he’s traded, the draft picks will give the Eagles a chance to build depth and perhaps draft a cheaper replacement.

Donovan McNabb is finally healthy and needs to have big season in 2008 if he wants his career in Philadelphia to continue.   To have that big season, he’s going to need a big target to throw to.

With that in mind…

 

The Pick: Limas Sweed, WR, Texas

The Eagles only take offensive and defensive linemen in the first round of NFL drafts. 

If you look at the Eagles’ recent history, they’ve picked two defensive ends, an offensive guard, and a defensive tackle with their first round picks since 2003. 

But they really, really need a big target for Donovan McNabb.

The Eagles know this.  The fact that they almost pried Randy Moss away from the New England Patriots is proof enough that they know what their offense is missing.

Limas Sweed isn’t Randy Moss, but he is a huge target. 

At 6’4, he can go up and get any ball.  His speed in the 40 isn’t great, but he makes up for that with the speed he shows on film. 

Sweed was a monster in 2006, scoring 12 touchdowns.  But a wrist injury cut short his 2007 season.  Had it not, he might have been the first wide receiver off the board this year. 

As it is, he might still be. 

If he ends up in Philadelphia, he’ll make an instant impact on that offense. 

Mark my words, the Eagles will compete in the NFC East next season—and Limas Sweed could be a huge part of that resurgence.

I’m SeanMC.

 

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