The Philadelphia Eagles Are On the Clock

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April is almost here and the Philadelphia Eagles have filled some of their holes, but still have a few that must be addressed.

The Eagles, going into the draft, have two first round picks at 21st overall and 28th overall. The Eagles have been subject of trade rumors all offseason, whether it be acquiring Anquan Boldin from the Cardinals, Braylon Edwards from the Browns, or Jason Peters from the Bills. I think the asking price for Peters will be to high and I just do not see the Eagles grabbing Edwards because of his inconsistency.

As for Mr. Boldin, I think that the Cardinals front office is to stubborn in the matter and will not allow him to leave. Other than these  players I do not see the a player that would be worth a first round draft pick. Now, to the draft...

The Eagles still need help at OL, TE, and RB. I believe you can cross OL off the list because Andy Reid has gone on the record saying that he believes that the Eagles have all the starting caliber O Linemen on his team already, believing he could move either Todd Herremens or Shawn Andrews to LT and still have Max Jean-Gillis or Nick Cole slide out to G and play well.

I do not see the Eagles picking an OL in the first round unless somebody like Andre Smith slides to them or they trade up to get one of the top tackles like Eugene Monroe. 

The 21st overall pick will be used on Brandon Pettigrew TE. He is expected to be around when the Eagles draft as long as the Bills don't snatch him up with the 11th pick. This is a monster on the field and in the trenches, he lacks speed, but makes up for it with his consistency. Pettigrew would be a lovely target for McNabb in the red zone, which has caused so much problem over past few seasons. 

The Eagles with the 28th overall pick will have the opportunity to select the best available player on the board. If RB Moreno is there I believe the Eagles will snatch him up and the birds would have a dynamic RB tandem.

Chris Wells is a possibility, but I do not see him being able to be the type of player Westbrook is, as the Eagles must plan for life without him, since he is 30 and has some wear and tear. I do not see RB as a must for round one though because with the signing of FB Weaver, he should help the third and one situation to be more consistent. 

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