Eagles Stand Pat With Lito; Draft Laws, Jackson; Aquire Booker; Keep Sheppard
What a busy day of mixed emotions, trades, confusion, releif, and more confusion!
We started out the day with the two Longs, Matt Ryan... and then soon it became pick number 10 and 11 and we were all wondering when the Eagles would move up. That never happened. Its finally the Eagles pick and they have a lot of guys high on their board that are still available but instead they take a 2nd and 4th round pick and a 2009 first rounder.
Before I knew what we got, like all fans I was pissed. What the hell? We lose ANOTHER first round pick?!? But it looks like it worked out in our favor. According to an Andy Reid press conference, Jeff Otah was who we were probably going to pick if we didn't make that trade.
So then our 2nd round pick is coming up and oh no we traded it again. We get the Vikings 2nd and 4th rounders. Basically this was my initial reaction: "What the hell are you thinking, Andy?" but in retrospect, all of the players who we were eyeing up were still available in our later 2nd round pick, which means we basically got a free 4th round pick. Works for me.
We trade a 4th round pick for a 3rd round pick from last year, Lorenzo Booker - a running back out of Miami. This guy averaged 4.5 yards per carry last year and supposedly has a LOT of potential. I like the trade because instead of going after a guy like Felix Jones (who I can't remember if he was available at the time) we just trade a crappy free 4th rounder for a good future running back. Check out the video of him at the bottom of this post, he looks pretty good.
So its finally our third allotted selection of the day, which turned out to be our first pick, and Devin Thomas was off the board which left a consderable amount of fans mad. Malcom Kelly, Limas Sweed, and DeSean Jackson are still left and we figured to get one. Instead we get DT Trevor Laws out of ND. Laws seems to be a good pick; Mel Kiper likes him. Andy Reid also likes him, obviously. Two picks later and we had DeSean Jackson. 
I sort of wish we got Limas Sweed instead. Jackson is more of a kick and punt returner than a reciever- think in terms of Ted Ginn, Jr. Sweed seems to be more of a natural wideout because he is more sized for the position although word about him is that he is a big hit or miss and with the Eagles luck he would be a big miss.
Most of us were thinking there would be a big trade in the works because the Eagles had 13 draft picks at one time but unfortunatly no Ocho Cinco, no Roy, no Anquan. Yet. Lito is still on the Eagles. Why? I don't know if we can get rid of him tomorrow. I don't know what were going to do. We basically have to get rid of him. So I guess the idea tomorrow is package him with a few late picks.. but don't forget we do have DeSean Jackson now. So what is the plan for Sheppard?
The reason for all of the trades? Reid was trying to stall. He knew we needed a receiver and he didn't want to pick one if we could trade for one but we couldn't put anything together. I don't think Reid really went into this prepared and I'm disapointed in a way. I think we did good but not great and we needed to do great. Tomorrow Reid needs to go all in like he said. He needs to package Lito and our first rounder for 2009 for something. We need something. Give us something, Andy!
Trevor Laws
DeSean Jackson
Lorenzo Booker
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