Eagles chat with Les Bowen

3rd & 7 37yd

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by Les Bowen 4/30/2015 4:02:16 PM
Les, do they get that Oregon guy?

by JV 4/30/2015 4:02:27 PM
@JV: Jake Fisher? Arik Armstead? Probably

by Les Bowen 4/30/2015 4:03:20 PM
was waiting for that answer...what about that Marcus guy?

by StuckinNNJ 4/30/2015 4:04:25 PM
@StuckinNNJ: Marcus was really athletic when he first came to the Daily News, but that was a couple of decades and several children ago. He has put on a little weight.

by Les Bowen 4/30/2015 4:05:10 PM
I don't think anybody can know whether they will get Mariota. You're hearing a little bit of everything right now. If I were Tamapa Bay or Tennessee, I would just draft him. But I'm not.

by Les Bowen 4/30/2015 4:06:05 PM
Les - Can the Eagles go all the way with the current wide receiver corps? Kelly loves his system and schemes, but don't you still need a game breaker at WR? They have one at TE......

by LukeLukens 4/30/2015 4:06:27 PM
@LukeLukens: Well, Super Bowl winners have tended NOT to have that guy, recently. I think they need more than they have there, though.

by Les Bowen 4/30/2015 4:07:13 PM
Overall, is this draft talent available weaker / stronger / about the same as recent years?

by Duck Hunting Brotha 4/30/2015 4:07:24 PM
@DuckHuntingBrotha: It isn't a terribly strong draft overall. There have been several lately with more top-end "star power." Value seems to be in the middle rounds.

by Les Bowen 4/30/2015 4:08:27 PM
I am struggling with new chat setup. Bear with me. Nobody even told me there WAS a new format, and I'm figuring it out by trail and error.

by Les Bowen 4/30/2015 4:10:55 PM
Can't seem to move guy's question over, but he's asking if there's too much Mariota hype, if he could drop pout of top 10. I think at bare minimum, somebody trades up to 2 and takes him, but we'll see.

by Les Bowen 4/30/2015 4:12:32 PM
I've seen wide receiver Kevin White, an Emmaus, Pa., product, go anywhere from No. 3 to outside of the top 10. Any thoughts on when/where he might go?

by Jay 4/30/2015 4:12:36 PM
I think he definitely goes in the top 10. Elite talent. I had him seventh to the Bears, just because I think that's his range.

by Les Bowen 4/30/2015 4:13:56 PM
Les - If Kendricks isn't moved, any reason he can't be part of the rotation at OLB? Keep hearing about the Eagles being thin at OLB. Didn't Kendricks man that position with Andy (But 4-3 vs 3-4 issues?)

by BG64 4/30/2015 4:14:06 PM
Good question. I think that would be a reach for him sizewise. I think he's really good at what he does now. I am starting to wonder if these size requirements are a little too rigid.

by Les Bowen 4/30/2015 4:14:58 PM
This new chat setup sucks. Reminds me of last year's Eagles secondary. Speaking of which, how soon will the fans turn on Maxwell if his play does not equal his performance?

by Duck Hunting Brotha 4/30/2015 4:15:05 PM
@DuckHuntingBrotha: Very quickly. But he can do what Bill Davis says he needs his corners to do, so in a sense, we'll see how well his concept works.

by Les Bowen 4/30/2015 4:15:58 PM
Les is it more likely any Mariota deal will be announced at the podium when Tennesee selects or could the announcement of a deal linger until say Cleveland's 19th pick?

by Nexus0006 4/30/2015 4:16:10 PM
I have to think it will be resolved at No. 2.

by Les Bowen 4/30/2015 4:16:25 PM
The speculation about Chip 'mortgaging the future' to go after Mariota assumes that 1) the Eagles offer a package that has compelling value for Tampa or TN, and 2) that TB and TN would do the deal. I don't see it happening but just for fun, what package could Chip offer?

by Splunge 4/30/2015 4:16:34 PM
First this year, Bradford, Boykin, Kendricks? With second next year already gone in Bradford trade, don't think he can offer 2016 first.

by Les Bowen 4/30/2015 4:17:28 PM
Any word on what Howie Roseman will be doing during the draft?

by Duck Hunting Brotha 4/30/2015 4:17:38 PM
@DuckHuntingBrotha: That was unresolved when we talked to Ed Marynowitz. He seemed to indicate Howie would be in the room. I would want him there, just because he has been through more of these than anyone else in the front office.

by Les Bowen 4/30/2015 4:18:26 PM
Any chance of the xtra point rule changes happening for this season, or are those under consideration for implementation in 2017 or beyond?

by LukeLukens 4/30/2015 4:19:51 PM
That can still happen for this season.

by Les Bowen 4/30/2015 4:20:07 PM
les what about Bradford to Cleveland for 12 and manziel then move up from 12 for cooper or white

by tg12 4/30/2015 4:20:13 PM
Nobody wants Manziel right now. The Eagles certainly don't

by Les Bowen 4/30/2015 4:20:40 PM
Would the NFL ever play a game in front of no one if a hosting team's city is in a middle of a riot?

by Duck Hunting Brotha 4/30/2015 4:20:48 PM
@DuckHuntingBrotha: Hard to say, but I would imagine so. Might be easier to shift site than in MLB.

by Les Bowen 4/30/2015 4:21:22 PM
Thoughts on drafting CB Byron Jones if they stay at 20?

by Marc 4/30/2015 4:21:32 PM
@Marc: You didn't read my mock draft today now, didja? I took him at 20, like him very much.

by Les Bowen 4/30/2015 4:22:01 PM
Another guy whose question I can't seem to move over wants to know if Tennessee is really interested in Sam Bradford. Differing reports there. I think Whisenhunt likes vets; his best success was with Kurt Warner.

by Les Bowen 4/30/2015 4:23:48 PM
Do you see this draft as a make it or break it one for how long Chip will remain in Philadelphia?

by Duck Hunting Brotha 4/30/2015 4:24:23 PM
Get Mariotta if it costs no more than Hendricks, Cox and a couple of #1's

by RDM 4/30/2015 4:40:08 PM
1.5 is the number of Oregon Ducks the Eagles will draft this weekend. Do you take the over / under?

by Duck Hunting Brotha 4/30/2015 4:40:26 PM
I see the odds of trading down more likely than trading up. What kind of fan reaction do you expect if the Eagles trade out of the first rd for additional picks later in the draft?

by Duck Hunting Brotha 4/30/2015 4:40:50 PM
@InagodadavidaBaby: The 2 is in 2016, but I do think the Eagles want and need more than 8 picks.

by Les Bowen 4/30/2015 4:56:20 PM
@Splunge: We are getting a little deep in the hockey weeds for me here. I dunno, but he's a heckuva coach, and if he wants to coach the Flyers, I say pay him. But Hexy is the GM.

by Les Bowen 4/30/2015 4:57:14 PM
@JoshR: Mariota, because the Eagles are bigger.

by Les Bowen 4/30/2015 4:57:33 PM
@msmcdickey: Don't see that happening, but I would get a chuckle, certainly.

by Les Bowen 4/30/2015 4:58:01 PM
@ErikSmith: No. None.

by Les Bowen 4/30/2015 4:59:03 PM
@BernardWilliams: Anything is possible, but there are no rumblings there at all.

by Les Bowen 4/30/2015 4:59:31 PM
@howe: I haven't seen him on the field yet. My impulse is to say no, but it is really just a guess.

by Les Bowen 4/30/2015 5:00:05 PM
@Earl: Dallas will get a good running back, but I always worry more about quarterbacks than running backs.

by Les Bowen 4/30/2015 5:00:40 PM

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