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Start your GoFundMe today at GoFundMe.com. That's GoFundMe.com. GofundMe..com This podcast is supported by GoFundMe. All right. We're getting ready for the NFL draft. What are the Eagles going to do? Well, let's take a little bit of a look at the players who they have brought in for a pre-draft visit, EJ, and there have been eighteen reported so far of the thirty. Shout out to uh Anthony DeBona and Dave Zangera for tracking these all down. Yeah. Let's break them down by position and then sort of in order of how early they're supposed to go and tell me your thoughts on the Eagles bringing them in. So let's let's start a tight end because I think that's where the sexiest guy here is, sexiest name-wise. Kenyan Sadiq, Eagles fans, I think very familiar with him now. The explosive tight end from Oregon. Young production leaves a little bit to be wanting, but there's a question of whether he's even going to be there at 23. What do you make of the Eagles bringing in Kenyan Sadiq? Yeah, it doesn't surprise me, uh, especially because the Eagles pre-draft visits it's not a 100% hit rate, but it is often predictive on the players that they end up with uh you know af after draft weekend is over. And I think Kenyon Sadiq is a player that if he is there for the Eagles at twenty three, even if he's there for the Eagles at number twenty and there's a trade up opportunity, I think he makes a lot of sense for them. I think that they would sell it as a a pass catcher more than just a tight end, you know, because uh he obviously doesn't play a premium position, but he can be an impact player that kind of substitutes for a number two or number three receiver. So I think he makes a lot of sense . Um, you know, and I think you know the the the ability to get to know him if he is someone who falls to them at twenty three, uh, for that reason makes a lot of sense. I think you're right in terms of saying that he is a pass catcher. Uh you know if the Eagles are gonna sell this, this is someone who's who is adding to our passing game, it's not just a a pure tight end, although Fran will tell you Kenyan C can block. Yeah. Uh in a big way. Uh so it's it is interesting to see the Eagles bringing in a player who is consensus going to not be on the board at twenty-three. And also the this is a two-way street. The player has to agree to come as well. Yeah. His interest is a little bit interesting as well. Two late round tight ends, who they've also brought in. Nate Borkacher from Texas AM, who we have talked about, will be 25 years old as a rookie. I guess you want to bring him in to see if he's going to fit on the coaching staff. I like Nate Borkacher. I think he's a good fit for what the Eagles are looking for at tight end right now, which is the combo tight end, a two-way tight end that can contribute as a run blocker, as you mentioned, and as a pass catcher. Wasn't super productive in college. And yes, late breakout in a way that the Eagles are typically wary of, but this draft class is different. Well, the last few draft classes have been different. You have older prospects because guys had the extra year of eligibility due to the due to the pandemic. So for that reason, I think Nate Nate Borkature is like a fun mid round option for them. Uh because of but that's okay. Yeah, I know you don't like him because he's an old night. I understand that. And the Eagles typically would disqualify those types of players more often than not as well. Um I think his skill set makes up for the uh for the the fact that he's an older prospect. And then the other player, Bauer Sharp from LSU, spent three years at Southeastern Louisiana, then a year at Oklahoma, and then a year at LSU, but will only be 23 years old as a rookie. Had some impressive pre- draft testing results, around a four-six-three, had some good jumps, a little bit of production uh with Oklahoma a year ago, had forty-two catches for three hundred and twenty-four yards, a little bit less with LSU this year. This is an interesting this is one makes sense to me. It's a player who, you know, you want to get under the hood on a little bit to find out, you know, uh do the testing results potentially match what you can do on the field. And I think it's fair to say that this signals that the Eagles are going to draft a tight end at some point on draft weekend. Yeah, yeah. I was gonna say sometimes with these visits you are bringing a player in because you want to get to know them as a person. Sometimes you are bringing a player in for in this instance that in addition to trying to get to know them a little bit more uh as an athlete. So I think he's a he's one uh that I think falls in that latter category. All right, let's go to the wide receivers now for reported visits on that front. And we start with O mar Cooper Jr. from Indiana. I think Eagles fans are a little bit familiar with Omar Cooper as well. Why do you think they're bringing him in? So he's an interesting player. He's a player I like uh a lot as as far as the tape goes, but you know, one of the things and you guys should all become diehards to be able to check out Fran Duffy's draft guide. And one of the things in Fran Duffy's draft guide that I really like is what coaches have said about the players in the past. And um this is a quote from uh Kurt Signetti about Omar Cooper talking about how he has to be um a consistent player more often. He has to do it day in and day out, play in and play out. He has to get rid of the inconsistent inconsistency and set a higher standard for himself. Now those quotes could honestly go either way. These guys are young players, young men. Um obviously they have a lot of room to grow. It wouldn't shock me if the Eagles wanted to get to know him as a person based off of those types of accounts though. Um not to say that it's a yellow flag or a red flag, but it is something that again, you know, you think about the cautionary tales of the past, you know, getting to know players, uh, you know, like the the the fit that they would have in the organization personality wise, uh I think that is something to keep in mind with a lot of these visits as well. Chris Bell from Louisville, uh it's as this is an easy one to understand. He's coming off a significant injury. You want to sort of get a sense of of where he is in that process and and talk to the talk to the player. Yeah, I think that's exactly right. You know, a player that would probably miss a significant part of his rookie season, you get a a sense of where he's at in his rehab. Uh and again, also get a sense of his personality. Dejaan Stribling from Ole Miss 62207 ran a blazing four three six forty. To me, this is one where I see two years at Washington State, two years at Oklahoma State, a year at Ole Miss . This is one where in in the NIL world where you're trying to sort of suss through inform ation from different places. I think this is this makes sense to me as a a heightweight speed guy who who jumps off the tape that way. What kind of player are we getting? And maybe we don't trust the information we've gotten otherwise. Yeah, I I think that's a good read, like the transfers uh you know, that gives you a a wider scope of information, but probably probably information you have to sift through more often. But I also think with a guy like him, I think this is kind of the Eagles tipping their hand a little bit that they've got significant interest in the profile. Uh and for good reason. You know, he is a fun prospect in terms of if you just look at the physical attributes. Well especially in conjunction with another player they brought in Caleb Douglas from Texas Tech, who is also big and fast, six, three and a half, ran a four-three, nine forty. So I think you're right. There's there's some connectivity there. Yeah, there's definitely a type that we're starting to figure out what they might want at receiver in Sean Manion's offense. All right. Seven offensive linemen brought in, EJ, including two potential first round picks, in Venga Ywane, the guard from Penn State, and Caleb Lomu, the tackle from Utah. So it's interesting because on Tuesday's show with Fran. Actually, you know what? Let me let me correct that. Maxi Hanichor as well. Okay. From Arizona State. So three potential first round picks. So on Tuesday's show with Fran, he mentioned that Caleb Lomu uh has like, not to say he's got so very many similarities, Sandre Dillard , but one being his ability to anchor and that being something he struggles with. It wouldn't shock me if the Eagles want to really investigate like the physicality and the the upside to add strength to his uh his his frame there. I think that that would be one that would keep that would make sense. And honestly also, he's just a player that would make sense for the Eagles at twenty-three if he's there. Um same thing with Venga Yoane . I know that he doesn't have that tackle flex, like he is an interior offensive lineman. Um I like him as a prospect, so I think it would make sense to do your due diligence with him. And then Maxi Hanichor, same thing. I think he's probably the most likely to be there at twenty three. And for that reason you want to make sure that you have a good sense of him as a person and a player. Chase Pisantis, a likely second round pick. Although there's some buzz. Yeah, there is buzz from the phone. Uh, in the second round. And then they brought in some day three guys, Markel Bell from Miami, who is a a huge guy and is a developmental prospect. Same goes for Isaiah World from Oregon and then Jude Bowrie from Boston College. Yeah, the Markel Bell Bell one is fun for me because there's a or it's I guess it's it's telling because there is that question of what is the Eagles