Finding Talent Finders
Posted: May 9th, 2022 | Author: Tommy Lawlor | Filed under: Philadelphia Eagles | 10 Comments »The draft is over and the Eagles have stocked the roster with young talent. Howie Roseman now has to turn his attention to rebuilding the personnel department, after losing several key members in the past few months.
Nothing is official, but the team has already started making moves.
Sources: The #Eagles are hiring #Browns national scout Charles Walls as their new Dir of Player Personnel. Walls previously worked for the #Packers before joining CLE’s staff in 2020.
— Kimberley A. Martin (@ByKimberleyA) May 8, 2022
Walls is a good addition. He spent seven years with the Packers, with five coming as a college scout. Walls focused on the southwest region. The Browns hired him away in 2019 to serve as a national scout.
The Packers have had a strong scouting department for the past 30 years. Ron Wolf built it up and they have produced some outstanding talent evaluators. Ted Thompson did a great job in recent years of training and developing scouts. Walls knows the grind of working a region. He got to see the national side of things in Cleveland so that gives him a wider background.
Here is a video of him talking to the media after last year’s draft. Love hearing guys talk about their team’s draft picks.
Walls will only be part of the equation.
Per his LinkedIn page (https://t.co/YXvZS6kzUu), Ryan Myers is the new Asst Dir of College Scouting for the #Eagles after 6 yrs as an area scout. Myers has not only served w/the #49ers but also is the rare scout w/UFL, @CFL & @OfficialAFL experience.
— Neil Stratton (@InsideTheLeague) May 9, 2022
Myers is someone that has stood out to me on my Senior Bowl trips. I watched him talk to players and other scouts. He just had a good presence about him. The last Eagles scout who stood out to me like this…Brett Veach, now the Chiefs GM.
We talk about scouts and evaluating football skills. A huge part of the process is building relationships so you can gather information. I could tell Veach was masterful at that and Myers comes across the same way. I’m happy for his promotion and think he’s got a very bright future.
NFL sources tell @GeoffMosherNFL and @caplannfl that #Colts director of scouting Morocco Brown expected to interview this week with #Eagles for high-ranking executive position.
Eagles interviewed #Steelers pro scouting coordinator Brandon Hunt over the weekend.
— Geoff Mosher (@GeoffMosherNFL) May 9, 2022
Brown has extensive experience on both the pro and college sides of scouting. He’s interviewed for some GM roles in recent years so that tells you he’s got a good reputation around the league.
Brown worked with Nick Sirianni and Jonathan Gannon in Indy so you can see where bringing him to Philly would appeal to both sides. One of the biggest challenges for personnel guys is finding coaches who will get on the same page as them. This would be a natural fit.
If Brown is currently the director of college scouting, the Eagles would have to give him a big title to bring him over. We’ll have to see if this move actually happens.
So far it does feel like Howie is making smart moves as he rebuilds the personnel department.
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The Giants are releasing CB James Bradberry after failing to find a trade partner, per source. The move will create $10.1M in cap savings while leaving $11.7M in dead money.
(Savings will be $11.5M with $10.4M dead this year and $1.4M dead in 2023 if they make it a June 1 cut)
— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) May 9, 2022
Will the Eagles have interest?
He would certainly make sense. Bradberry has good size and experience. He has at least 3 INTs in each of the past three seasons. We know Gannon really focuses on creating turnovers so that would definitely appeal to him.
At the same time, the Eagles weren’t in a rush to find CB help a year ago when things were more wide open. They have now had a year to work with Zech McPhearson and may want to see him on the field. They also have Tay Gowan and Kary Vincent in the mix.
I don’t anticipate the Eagles getting into a bidding war for Bradberry. If other teams are hot on his trail, he’ll probably end up elsewhere.
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Let’s go back to the Eagles draft for a minute. ESPN’s college football writer Adam Rittenberg talked to college coaches to get their take on some players/picks. The coaches had great things to say about Nakobe Dean.
Linebacker Nakobe Dean’s prolonged and painful wait — through the first round and well into the third, when the Philadelphia Eagles drafted him — became one of the top stories of the draft. Coaches who saw Dean become an All-American at Georgia and lead one of the most dominant defenses in recent memory shared in the surprise that he wasn’t selected earlier.
“He literally does not allow you to run the football in the SEC,” an SEC offensive coordinator said of Dean. “If you put Nakobe Dean on an edge, he would be more productive and better than [former Georgia player and first-round pick] Jermaine Johnson ever will be. That’s what’s so amazing to me about that league [the NFL]. They get so many resources and so much money, and you’re not going to take Nakobe Dean?”
Dean’s health situation and measurables — he measured 5-foot-11 and 229 pounds — likely contributed to the drop. An assistant who faced Georgia this year noted, “People don’t like short linebackers in the NFL,” but thought Dean would go early in the second round.
A Power 5 defensive coordinator attributed Dean’s situation to changes in the NFL and how teams are assessing linebackers.
“Teams want versatility,” he said. “They want length and speed, so if you’re Dean and you’re 5-11, they want to see that Tampa Bay linebacker [Devin White] speed. And he didn’t run a 40. With the wideouts now, it’s such a passing league and you’re paying DBs because you’ve got to stop the wideouts. Everything is about the pass. Your top-paid positions are quarterback, tackle, D-end and corner/wideout.”
Interesting stuff.
I’m definitely looking forward to seeing Dean in action. I hope he proves to be a major steal for the Eagles.
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[…] Finding Talent Finders – Iggles BlitzWill the Eagles have interest? He would certainly make sense. Bradberry has good size and experience. He has at least 3 INTs in each of the past three seasons. We know Gannon really focuses on creating turnovers so that would definitely appeal to him. At the same time, the Eagles weren’t in a rush to find CB help a year ago when things were more wide open. They have now had a year to work with Zech McPhearson and may want to see him on the field. They also have Tay Gowan and Kary Vincent in the mix. I don’t anticipate the Eagles getting into a bidding war for Bradberry. If other teams are hot on his trail, he’ll probably end up elsewhere. […]
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[…] Finding Talent Finders – Iggles BlitzWill the Eagles have interest? He would certainly make sense. Bradberry has good size and experience. He has at least 3 INTs in each of the past three seasons. We know Gannon really focuses on creating turnovers so that would definitely appeal to him. At the same time, the Eagles weren’t in a rush to find CB help a year ago when things were more wide open. They have now had a year to work with Zech McPhearson and may want to see him on the field. They also have Tay Gowan and Kary Vincent in the mix. I don’t anticipate the Eagles getting into a bidding war for Bradberry. If other teams are hot on his trail of him, he’ll probably end up elsewhere. […]
[…] Finding Talent Finders – Iggles BlitzWill the Eagles have interest? He would certainly make sense. Bradberry has good size and experience. He has at least 3 INTs in each of the past three seasons. We know Gannon really focuses on creating turnovers so that would definitely appeal to him. At the same time, the Eagles weren’t in a rush to find CB help a year ago when things were more wide open. They have now had a year to work with Zech McPhearson and may want to see him on the field. They also have Tay Gowan and Kary Vincent in the mix. I don’t anticipate the Eagles getting into a bidding war for Bradberry. If other teams are hot on his trail, he’ll probably end up elsewhere. […]
[…] Searching for talent scouts – Eagles BlitzWill the Eagles have an interest? It sure would make sense. Bradbury has good size and experience. He has at least 3 IQs in each of the past 3 seasons. We know Gannon is really so focused on turning out that he definitely likes it. At the same time, the Eagles were in no hurry to find the playmaker’s help a year ago when things were wide open. They now have a year to work with Zech McPhearson and may want to see him in the field. They also have Tae Gwan and Carrie Vincent in the mix. I don’t expect the Eagles to get into a bidding war over Bradbury. If other teams are hot on his way, he’ll probably end up elsewhere. […]
[…] Recherche de talents – Iggles BlitzLes aigles seront-ils intéressés ? Il parlerait certainement logiquement. Bradberry a une bonne taille et de l’expérience. Il a eu au moins 3 INT au cours de chacune des trois dernières saisons. Nous savons que Gannon est vraiment concentré sur la création de revirements, alors il va certainement faire appel à lui. Dans le même temps, les Eagles n’étaient pas pressés de demander l’aide de CB il y a un an quand tout était plus clair. Ils ont maintenant un an pour travailler avec Zech McPhearson et voudront peut-être le voir sur le terrain. Tay Gowan et Kary Vincent sont également de la partie. Je ne m’attends pas à ce que les Eagles entrent dans une guerre d’enchères pour Bradberry. Si d’autres équipes sont après lui, il ira probablement ailleurs. […]
[…] Searching for talent scouts – Eagles BlitzWill the Eagles have an interest? It sure would make sense. Bradbury has good size and experience. He has at least 3 IQs in each of the past 3 seasons. We know Gannon is really so focused on turning out that he definitely likes it. At the same time, the Eagles were in no hurry to find the playmaker’s help a year ago when things were wide open. They now have a year to work with Zech McPhearson and may want to see him in the field. They also have Tae Gwan and Carrie Vincent in the mix. I don’t expect the Eagles to get into a bidding war over Bradbury. If other teams are hot on his way, he’ll probably end up elsewhere. […]
[…] Searching for talent scouts – Eagles BlitzWill the Eagles have an interest? It sure would make sense. Bradbury has good size and experience. He has at least 3 IQs in each of the past 3 seasons. We know Gannon is really so focused on turning out that he definitely likes it. At the same time, the Eagles were in no hurry to find the playmaker’s help a year ago when things were wide open. They now have a year to work with Zech McPhearson and may want to see him in the field. They also have Tae Gwan and Carrie Vincent in the mix. I don’t expect the Eagles to get into a bidding war over Bradbury. If other teams are hot on his way, he’ll probably end up elsewhere. […]
[…] Finding Talent Finders – Iggles BlitzWill the Eagles have interest? He would certainly make sense. Bradberry has good size and experience. He has at least 3 INTs in each of the past three seasons. We know Gannon really focuses on creating turnovers so that would definitely appeal to him. At the same time, the Eagles weren’t in a rush to find CB help a year ago when things were more wide open. They have now had a year to work with Zech McPhearson and may want to see him on the field. They also have Tay Gowan and Kary Vincent in the mix. I don’t anticipate the Eagles getting into a bidding war for Bradberry. If other teams are hot on his trail of him, he’ll probably end up elsewhere. […]
[…] Finding Talent Finders – Iggles BlitzWill the Eagles have interest? He would certainly make sense. Bradberry has good size and experience. He has at least 3 INTs in each of the past three seasons. We know Gannon really focuses on creating turnovers so that would definitely appeal to him. At the same time, the Eagles weren’t in a rush to find CB help a year ago when things were more wide open. They have now had a year to work with Zech McPhearson and may want to see him on the field. They also have Tay Gowan and Kary Vincent in the mix. I don’t anticipate the Eagles getting into a bidding war for Bradberry. If other teams are hot on his trail, he’ll probably end up elsewhere. […]