I picked those 2 guys because they are very well respected, and generally not very negative especially Ray. So it stood out to me that they were both down on the pick. He might turn out great but taking a project that high is definitely a reach. If they had taken his in the middle of the 1st I wouldnt feel anywhere near as crushed today, but this is the exact type of bad move that bad teams make. I would expect the Cowboys or Raiders to do something like this, not the Eagles. The Eagles have a ton of needs and yet they grabbed a guy who could be great but could very easily be a bust. I just wish they had either traded down or taken someone more solid. The draft is such a crap shoot already, no reason to take such an unproven guy that high.
Again how do you know they didn't try to trade down? Its not like teams were banging the door to move up. Only one rumored was Miami and when everyone thought it was for Lane Johnson at 3 they shocked us with Jordan.
So how can we assume they passed up guys like Jordan or didn't try to trade down? For all the crazy deals that went down, 10 times as many probably don't due to compensation. I rather have Lane Johnson then trade down and get fleeced by a team.
Also you make it sound like he was such a project that he shouldn't even have been in consideration. He was projected top 5 by many and top 10 by all. No one said he was a distant third behind Fisher and Joekel. Cowboys and Bears both picked players with 2-3 round grades. Eagles picked the TACKLE most people had Miami either trading up to get at 2,3 or even 4. Someone who everyone agreed wouldn't last past the top 10.
And if he is a project how are guys like Dion Jordan or Ansah not projects? For both players I heard how they are raw, need to add muscle, and more technique. Floyd fits a 4-3 a lot more. Star made sense but I guess like other teams they didn't value him enough in the top 10.
