Eagles Grab Kendricks, Curry, QB Foles in 2nd And 3rd Round

The Eagles have honed on one thing during the 2012 NFL Draft: speed on the Defensive side of the ball.


After the addition of DT Fletcher Cox, the Eagles continued to add to the Back 7. They used their 2nd round pick to select LB Mychal Kendricks, from Cal.


Kendricks earned the honor of Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year in 2011, tallying 106 tackles (14.5 for loss), a sack, a forced fumble, 2 recovered fumbles, and a interception he returned for a Touchdown.


If these stats did not impress you, Kendricks had 13 tackles in one game against Andrew Luck and the high powered Stanford offense.


The Senior Linebacker is undersized at 5-11, but has scorching speed. He ran a 4.47 40, a phenomenal time no matter what position you play.


Kendricks can play both inside and outside, and get after the Quarterback. With the addition of veteran MLB DeMeco Ryans, the Eagles have vamped up their offense.


The Eagles traded down from Pick #51 with the Packers to Pick #59, and picked up a 4th rounder as well. 


The Eagles decided to take the best player on the board at #59, and grabbed DE Vinny Curry from Marshall. 


Curry is a pure pass rusher, something the Eagles needed to add. His Senior season at Marshall he had 11 sacks. 


Vinny Curry also grew up in Neptune, NJ, and said he was a big Eagles fans growing up. 


The Eagles now have 5 Defensive Ends, and Curry will provide some depth.


With their 3rd round selection, the Eagles surprised fans and media alike and selected Arizona QB Nick Foles.


Foles had his best statistical season last year, completing 69.1% of his passes with 28 TDs and 14 INTs. 


Foles is a very big guy and can survey the field in the pocket. He has an NFL arm, but forces passes.


He also needs to work on his footwork, as well as not holding on to the ball to long. Foles has at least 2 years before he may be called on to take over for Michael Vick, and Reid and Morhinweg are very capable of developing him into a star.