WhiteFanposts Fanshots Eagles StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Eagles NewsYahoo Eagles Team PageYahoo Eagles ReportYahoo Eagles Depth ChartYahoo Eagles TransactionsYahoo Eagles PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁旴reaking NewsThe Eagles' 2019 draft class is finalized 脳Eagles’ 7-Round NFL Mock Draft by fan voteNew http://www.eagleslockerroom.com/authentic-wes-hopkins-jersey ,98commentsFight among yourselves...ESTShareTweetShareShareEagles’ 7-Round NFL Mock Draft by fan voteMark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY SportsIs there anything more accurate than a March mock draft? I struggle to think of anything. What about a fan poll mock draft? Now we’re cooking with oil!Utilizing The Draft Network’s Mock Draft Machine, I conducted a series of Twitter polls that begged the question, “Who should the Philadelphia Eagles draft?” I felt this was a perfect scheme to discuss potential targets while passing all the blame onto the voters. You’ll still shoot the messenger since you probably skipped this part.Upset with the results? Please, be my guest and go through your own 7-round mock and post them in the comments. Enough chatter, the Eagles are on the clock!FIRST ROUND - 25TH OVERALLOff the Board: Clemson iDL Christian Wilkins, Clemson EDGE Clelin Ferrell, UF $ Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, Washington State OT Andre DillardAvailable: Michigan LB Devin Bush Jr., Alabama RB Josh Jacobs, Delaware $ Nasir Adderley, Florida EDGE Jachai PoliteThe Pick: Alabama RB Josh Jacobs (33%)There are two types of people in this world. Those that don’t want to pay Le’Veon Bell a projected 4-year, $60M deal or draft a running back in round one. And those that do. If you’re a third type of person that believes one but not the other, you don’t count. Why? That doesn’t make any sense.I don’t believe the Eagles will draft a running back in round one. If they did, it’s because the board fell like this. With no Wilkins or top tier offensive tackle it leaves a diminished group. If not a running back, you’re looking at top talent at the safety position. Is this the year the Eagles grab one? Or do they sign a veteran to be the third in their big dime/nickel packages? What about drafting a falling edge rusher that showed up to the Combine disgruntled and sloppy?Jacobs is the most complete back in the class. Period. Inside, outside, receiving, blocking.. nobody possesses his well-rounded skill set. He can run you over and he can leave you looking for your jockstrap.As the 2018 season unfolded, the Eagles’ running backs had people changing their definition of a “feature back” weekly. Josh Adams isn’t one. Wendell Smallwood and Corey Clement aren’t either. Josh Jacobs? Yes. He’s a lot closer to being one than what the Eagles’ have been trotting out after Jay Ajayi went down.SECOND ROUND - 53RD OVERALLOff the Board: Notre Dame iDL Jerry Tillery, West Virginia OT Yodny Cajuste, Ohio State WR Parris Campbell, Clemson iDL Dexter Lawrence, etc.Available: Virginia $ Juan Thornhill, Ohio State iDL Dre’Mont Jones Wilbert Montgomery Jersey , South Carolina WR Deebo Samuel, Maryland $ Darnell Savage Jr.The Pick: Ohio State iDL Dre’Mont Jones (34%)This was a close one, but Jones edged out Thornhill and the Eagles decide to beef up their interior. I use “beef up” loosely, as Jones isn’t going to be a plus in the run game early in his career. Freeze frame his first step and you’ll see a quick get off with awful pad level. That causes him to be moved and wash out of plays.That first step does allow him to win as a pass rusher though. He also possesses good flexibility throughout his body and a decent toolbox of pass rush moves. He’ll be a situational player to start as he works the rest of his kinks out. Fixing his pad level will hide the warts in his game and keep him on the field in running situations. How long you’re willing to wait on that tweak is the question.Jones came in at 40th overall in my pre-Combine big board and was my 5th ranked interior defensive tackle when I studied the group last month. This is solid value.SECOND ROUND - 57TH OVERALLAvailable: Virginia $ Juan Thornhill, Ohio State WR Terry McLaurin, Alabama State OT Tytus Howard, Alabama LB Mack WilsonThe Pick: Alabama LB Mack Wilson (39%)Twitter polls are a flawed process. Thornhill was in the lead and then Jon Ledyard of The Draft Network retweets the poll and Mack Wilson takes a strong step forward. It’s okay, we’ll get a safety later. Wilson is an acceptable value here and currently sits as my LB3.If I could trade Wilson for Devin Bush Jr. and Jacobs for Memphis running back Darrell Henderson鈥?I’d consider it. Bush is a clear tier ahead of Wilson, who was clearly outplayed by his teammate Dylan Moses. New strategy: Draft Dylan Moses next year and prosper.As a side note, don’t sleep on Terry McLaurin here. His teammate Parris Campbell is getting all the love after running a 4.31. Make no mistake, McLaurin has the far more complete route tree and 4.35 isn’t slow.FOURTH ROUND - 127TH OVERALLAvailable: Oregon EDGE Justin Hollins, Utah $ Marquise Blair, Oregon WR Dillon Mitchell, USC OT Chuma EdogaThe Pick: USC OT Chuma Edoga (43%)I wrote about Edoga in my offensive tackle rankings, here’s what I had to say:FOURTH ROUND - 138TH OVERALLAvailable: Iowa EDGE Anthony Nelson, Colorado $ Evan Worthington, Notre Dame WR Miles Boykin, Ohio State CB Kendall SheffieldThe Pick: Notre Dame WR Miles Boykin (45%)Boykin shredded Day 2 of the Combine. Coming in at 6’3 3/4” and 220 pounds, Boykin ran a 4.42 40-yard dash, hit 43 1/2” on the vert, and literally flew 11’8” on his broad jump (99th percentile). Those that raced to his film saw some of that explosiveness on film, but also saw a good deal of refinement needed. Might not contribute significant snaps in 2019, but he could also press some others out of a job in the future.5TH ROUND - 163RD OVERALLAvailable: Rutgers $ Saquan Hampton, LSU TE Foster Moreau Womens Harold Carmichael Jersey , Boise State QB Brett Rypien, Syracuse iDL Chris SlaytonThe Pick: Rutgers $ Saquan Hampton (32%)I breezed through some Hampton tape in search for top safeties in this group. His physical/athletic profiles are his best assets right now. With more overall development needed, Hampton will have to earn his keep on special teams before cracking the “big nickel/dime” packages. Enticing tools with which to work if he can stick.6TH ROUND - 197TH OVERALLThe Pick: USC EDGE Porter Gustin (28%)Dealing with bicep, toe, and ankle injuries, Gustin has only played nine games in the last two years as a Trojan. That’s a shame, because he was off to a good start in 2018. In six games he racked up 7.5 sacks before shutting it down. Gustin is a throwback player and partial maniac that can hopefully stay on the field more than the trainers’ table.6TH ROUND - 208TH OVERALLThe Pick: Penn State iOL Ryan Bates (27%)If the Eagles’ are looking for more depth along the line they might as well bet on an athlete. Bates quietly put on a fantastic performance at the Combine. Bates has spent time at tackle and guard and represents the type of versatility and mobility the Eagles’ covet.You can love or hate this draft, but at the end of the day the gentle readers did better than Todd McShay. It’s a low bar, but I’m proud of all of you. Plus, he talks the benefit of joint practices and gives some injury updates." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesBleeding Green Nation homepageHorizontal - WhiteBleeding Green Nationa Philadelphia Eagles communityFollow Bleeding Green Nation online:Follow Bleeding Green Nation on TwitterFollow Bleeding Green Nation on FacebookLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchBleeding Green Nation main menuFanpostsFanshotsEaglesOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Eagles StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Eagles NewsYahoo Eagles Team PageYahoo Eagles ReportYahoo Eagles Depth ChartYahoo Eagles TransactionsYahoo Eagles PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Doug Pederson talks how the Eagles’ offense is working to start games faster in 2019New,20commentsPlus, he talks the benefit of joint practices and gives some injury updates.EDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Doug Pederson talks how the Eagles’ offense is working to start games faster in 2019TwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailEagles’ head coach Doug Pederson spoke to the media ahead of Tuesday’s joint practice with the Ravens, and had a lot to say about certain players and how they’ve been working to start faster on both offense and defense.Pederson is nothing if not consistent and said that they haven’t figured out how the quarterback position will look in Thursday’s preseason game, and that he doesn’t make that decision until closer to game time.The head coach also talked a bit about how productive the joint practices are, and that they get some good reps and experience out of them. He also noted that having more joint practices and less preseason action seems to be the trend in the league right now, emphasizing points he’s made the past few weeks about practice reps being just as good, if not better, than preseason snaps.Here’s what else Pederson had to say:On Carson WentzPederson was asked about Mike Groh’s comments and accolades regarding Carson Wentz and how he’s done during training camp, and the head coach agreed. Wentz is getting through his reads faster as part of his progression as an NFL players, and also seeing things faster and re-directing his protection. But emphasized that all these improvements are expected for someone now with a few years of experience in the league.On Miles SandersPederson was asked about Miles Sanders and based on what the running back has shown so far this training camp and preseason, how much they think he’ll realistically be able to contribute as a rookie. “As much as we give him,” the head coach quipped. “I think he’s done a great job for us so far. Biggest thing, obviously, concern coming into camp was the health issue with coming out of the spring injured a little bit http://www.eagleslockerroom.com/authentic-randall-cunningham-jersey , but I think he’s checked that box.”He went on to say that it’s nice to have two guys back there who are different types of runners, and give the offense “that running game that was missed a year ago”.On starting games fasterThe head coach was asked how they have been working on trying to score earlier in games and start off faster, and Pederson noted that they work on it everyday in practice. He said they work on it from both sides of the ball, because often if they win the coin toss they defer, and the defense then will need to get the team off to a quick start.On offense, though, Pederson said that he emphasizes it often, and that they have to be open minded, but they also have to be committed to starting faster. He said that they scored 41 points in all of the first quarters last season and that’s just not good enough, so it is something they talk about and work on, on a daily basis.Pederson noted that the biggest things they look at as ways to improve is penalties and turnovers. Those two things were the biggest culprits last year. The head coach said they’d get down the field and into the red zone and then there would be a penalty or a sack or a turnover and would kill their momentum.He said that they weren’t capitalizing on those situations and so some of the biggest messaging was controlling what they can control and executing their offense.It was then pointed out that most of Wentz’s interceptions and fumbles took place in the first quarter of games last season, and what might have changed for the quarterback heading into this season. Pederson explained that as a quarterback, sometimes you want to come out of the gate and hit that homerun play, but that it’s just part of the learning process. The head coach said that he could probably do a better job play-calling in those situations, and rather than go for a big play, work on the quick game and get Wentz into a rhythm first.Another area the coaches have identified as wanting to improve was with their red zone efficiency. Pederson said that he feels great with the personnel, especially with the addition of JJ Arcega-Whiteside and getting Mack Hollins back, but that also going up against the Eagles defense — which was one of the top red zone defenses in the league last year — has helped them step up their production.Injury UpdatesPederson said that he still expects Lane Johnson back for Week 1 of the regular season, and nothing has changed since the initial injury.Same goes for tight end Dallas Goedert, nothing has changed and is still expected back Week 1.There was no update yet on tight end Richard Rodgers — who went down in practice yesterday — but Pederson said he’s undergoing a few more tests and they should have a better idea following Tuesday’s practice.Pederson said Jalen Mills is doing extremely well in his rehab, but he doesn’t know yet whether he’ll be ready and what his role will be in Week 1. “Feel very confident he’ll be ready to go, maybe,” the head coach said with a chuckle — so take that for what it’s worth.