In four of the last five NFL Drafts, at least two tackles were already
taken by the time the 15th pick was on the clock, the same pick the
Eagles hold this month's selection process. In almost every instance,
those players were penciled in as day one starters, either at left
or right.
According to Mike Mayock, that may not be the case this
year. Paul Domowitch caught up with the NFL Network's draft expert, who
believes there is a huge drop off after USC's Matt Kalil -- a certain
top-five pick.
“[Iowa's Riley] Reiff, [Standford's Jonathan]
Martin and [Ohio State's Mike] Adams, all three of those guys should be
drafted in the 20s, not 15,”' Mayock said. “I would struggle drafting
any of them at 15.”
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Depending how you interpret his remarks,
Mayock seems to believe Reiff could possibly start on the right side
from day one, but many mocks have him going in the top 10 anyway.
All
of which points to the Eagles taking a different approach for this
season. Though Demetrius Bell left Philly without a contract, free
agency is still an option. King Dunlap could be in the mix as well. We
examined all the possibilities on Saturday.
Domo's article is
worth reading in its entirety. Mayock breaks down the strengths and
weaknesses of each tackle, and as always, he's very informative.
>> Mayock breaks down tackle draft options [Eagletarian]