It’s not surprising that the Eagles, whose need for young wide receiver talent is obvious, have been connected to a number of the best pass catcher’s in this year’s draft class. Just yesterday, we learned that Philadelphia is taking a look at Arizona State’s Brandon Aiyuk and TCU’s Jalen Reagor, and we already knew that the club is interested in LSU’s Justin Jefferson.
You can now add Baylor wideout Denzel Mims to that list. Mims himself tells Jon Marks and Ike Reese of 94 WIP that the Eagles have expressed more interest in him than any other club, and that he chatted with Philly four or five times last week.
“I actually have talked to the Eagles a lot,” Mims said. “I felt like I killed the interview.”
While Jefferson may be gone by the time the Eagles are on the clock with the No. 21 overall pick, Mims should be available. He offers an intriguing blend of size and speed, and he is a willing blocker in the run game. He did struggle with drops at times, but in 2019, he managed to post over 1,000 yards for the second time in his collegiate career despite playing with a broken hand.
Of course, Eagles GM Howie Roseman is one of the most aggressive execs in the game, and he could try to move up the board to land one of this year’s consensus top WRs like Jerry Jeudy or CeeDee Lamb, as Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com writes (subscription required). But the Eagles are also staring down the barrel of a bleak salary cap situation in 2021, so it would make sense for them to try and load up on as much cheap talent as possible. Given the depth of this year’s WR class, the team could trade down from No. 21 if all of the top-tier receivers are gone, and it could pick up a defensive playmaker in the process while still securing an impact wideout.
Depending on how far down the board Roseman moves in this hypothetical scenario, he may still be able to land Mims or Aiyuk. Reagor, meanwhile, could last until the end of the second round, though he’s also generating buzz as a potential first-round talent.
Howie is gonna work his magic during the 2020 season and redo a few deals to help with the rumored $25mil over the cap for 2021. Pretty sure Graham and his $17mil cap hit will be gone also Alshon (if he is a eagle in 2020) and possibly DeSean Jackson. good chance Malik Jackson will be released ( if he don’t redo the final year of his 3yr deal) Howie has worked wonders with moving money around, so I truly think Howie will fix the 2021 cap problem during the 2020 season. So first things first, let’s go get CeeDee lamb
Graham will get the full 3 years of that extension.17.9 salary,17.3 dead cap if cut.Even at a post June 1 cut,you cut that 17.3 in half,but are you replacing him with somebody at half of that.And the 2022 cap is just as bad.Never a big sack guy,but always provides pressure,and he’s solid against the run.And his leadership is a plus.
If they don’t make any other significant additions,they should have a significant amount of rollover,and that should take care of most of the money they’ll be over.
Never a worry with Howie and managing the cap. I worry about the players he drafts and the lack of impact they make constantly forcing him to massage contracts to make the cap work.
Recent track history of Baylor WRs in the league has not been good.
Terrance Williams-Eh
Josh Gordon-great talent, a small issue with availability
Corey Coleman-bust
Gotta agree with him here
Tevin Reese
Jalen Hurd
KD Cannon
Eagles are in on every WR. Not news.
Basically if he walks and breathes…the Eagles are interested!
Carson wants alittle Lamb, little Lamb, Carson wants ah little Lamb to throw to on Sundays!
Eagles will take 2 WRers
Doesn’t matter how many WR’s they are in on or actually take….if Wentz doesn’t stay vertical……its all over!
I think Wentz will be fine and if not it looks like Joe Flacco might be signed as his back up. As far as backups go Joe would be a pretty solid back up. He’s a Super Bowl MVP much like Foles was
IDK about that. The Eagles have too many needs to double down on one position. I would recommend shoring up that atrocious linebacking corps with Queen or Murray at #21 and finding a value receiver with their second rounder. Someone like Shenault or Reagor could easily slip to pick #53
Yeah not a bad idea either.
They could just sign a LB from Free agency tho and take a really solid receiver.
Everton Griffin, Cameron Wake, Alex Ogletree and Clay Mathews are all still there.
I’d sign Joe Flacco to 1 year, 5mil deal, Wake to a 1 year 4mil deal, draft a WR at 21 and then look at other receivers an LB in both the draft and FA to round out the roster