Eagles Upgrade At Linebacker, Downgrade At Dancer

As it turns out, the Saturday Daily News cover was eerily prophetic, since the Eagles really ended up having no clue at the NFL draft on Saturday. Pretty much everybody predicted the Eagles would take Miami safety Brandon Merriweather, famous for stomping a player on the ground during a brawl last season, but he was drafted a few picks before the Birds drafted.

Stymied, the Eagles decided to trade down with Dallas into the second round in order to pick up an extra third-round pick (essentially). But, with their early second-round pick, the Eagles took… ah, yeah. By now you’ve probably heard the Eagles took quarterback Kevin Kolb — pronounced “Cobb” for some reason — a move that pretty much confused everyone anywhere, ever.

The Eagles said he was their top available athlete on the board, but the main problem with the pick is the Birds could have had him later. Oh, and the still have that other dude, Donovan McNabb, one of the top quarterbacks in the game. Yes, it’s very confusing, but it’s the Eagles, so that’s what they usually do. They drafted a couple of other guys, but nobody who will contribute in year #1 other than possibly Penn State running back Tony Hunt.

It wasn’t all bad, though. Today, the Eagles cut linebacker Dhani Jones. You probably remember Dhani Jones from when he was arrested for dancing in the streets. (Really.)

I really can’t do any more to poke fun at Jones then just quote the Inquirer:

Jones had 55 tackles in 16 games last season and had a total of one sack in three years.

Eagles cut Dhani Jones, sign 11 free agents [Inquirer]
New QB can handle boos [Daily News]
March 27, 2006: Let’s Hear It For The Boy