Eagles open to trading Brandon Graham

[Deleted member 6794]

well, either way......I think that since you said you have not seen the man play and are only going off of what could be and has been considered a flawed ranking system and the fact that Hypon has seen the guy play and knows of him....... he sounds like he wouldn't work. Not to mention he really is not even available and the other widely known fact of TT is most likely done with FA unless he finds some $1.99 guy to plug in and unplug before the season starts. I think TT is in his easy chair waiting for the draft to start and all significant FA actions are over with for the Packers.

I agree with you that it´s close to 100% that the Packers won´t trade for him, just thought he would be an intriguing fit for the defense.

 

[Oshkoshpackfan]

I agree with you that it´s close to 100% that the Packers won´t trade for him, just thought he would be an intriguing fit for the defense.

LOL...ok, I agree with ya... it would be interesting to say the least.

 

[HyponGrey]

He signed for $8 million a year in Washington, not anywhere close to the deal Megatron got.

He was pushing for a raise while he was set to make almost 10.5 with the Eagles before he was cut. Needless to say he didn't get what he wanted.

Not sure why it makes a difference whom he replaced while getting the stats. Once again, I didn´t see him play, but PFF ranked him pretty high over the last two seasons and way above Perry.

We don't need ANOTHER useless ROLB. Keep in mind that Perry has been oft injured, which may or may not skew the ratings. Perry vs the run>>>>>>>>>Graham vs the run. If his ratings are that high, watch him play, then tell me he isn't "overrated." He got most of those stats courtesy of Fletcher Cox.

 

[FrankRizzo]

I really really wanted him or Jerry Hughes in that 2010 Draft..... early mocks that year, a lot of them had us taking one of them.
But Graham went higher than many thought, and we passed on Hughes for Bulaga, who slipped.
Remember Dez Bryant also slipped, and we almost took Dez. Teddy was tempted.

Hughes was miscast in Indianapolis, has now become a very good pass rusher in our 3-4 system in Buffalo.
Graham has also been miscast. He suffered a bad injury in his rookie season and has never been quite the same, although he's been durable now for 2 years.

He's kind of their version of our Nick Perry.
Both guys were kind of tweeners, or kind of like a Lamar Woodley, Shawn Merriman type of bigger stronger OLB.

I certainly would trade a late pick for him in a heartbeat. Maybe a high as a 4th rounder.
I've seen him perform as good as a typical 3rd rounder.

And I don't like when we have to roll crap out there when Matthews is out, and the other guys get tired.

Let's not act like Mike Neal is some stud, or a durable guy you can count on to play 15+ games.
Peppers might move around a lot.
Graham is able to play stand up, or hand in the dirt, but I think he's best with his hand on the ground.

Alas, back to reality; there's no way in Pakistan that we are the team who makes a move to get him.
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[rodell330]

The perry/Neal experiment has run it's course with me so.....

 

[Vrill]

I think we still need some help opposite Matthews.

I agree with this. I'd love to see a pure pass rushing OLB opposite Matthews. Even with Peppers, Matthews will still command most double teams. We need multiple ways to make teams pay for doing that.

 

[HyponGrey]

I agree with this. I'd love to see a pure pass rushing OLB opposite Matthews. Even with Peppers, Matthews will still command most double teams. We need multiple ways to make teams pay for doing that.

By letting them hand the ball off tackle for a 12 yard gain? You need REALLY good ILB or an even better FS (allowing you to put your run stopping SS low) to pull that look off. We have neither.

 

[PackfanFB]

If Philly would take a low pick, say 6th round, then I'd do it. I mean, Graham is probably better than anyone we'd draft in the 6th round this year. That's how I justify it. We do need to add some depth at OLB, not so much because we lack the players but because our best 3 OLBs are also 3 of the most injury prone guys on our team. Matthews is like Achilles now with his thumb (not to mention his hamstrings), Perry has yet to play a full year, Neal pretty much the same. Graham has his flaws, but I'd rather have him out there versus Mulumba or Palmer. At the right price, it would be a smart move.