40 MINS AGO - Photo by Roy K. Miller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images With the 17th overall pick in the 2021 Bleeding Green Nation community mock draft, Las Vegas Raiders GM dshelton5 selects ... Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB, Notre Dame The Player Most people have Micah Parsons out of Penn St. as the first linebacker off the board and with good reason, the guy is a freak of nature. But I think in a few years we could be looking back at Jermiah Owusu-Koramoah, or the Joker as we might come to know him, out of Notre Dame as not only the best linebacker, but the best defensive player in this year’s draft. Why? Because his game is perfectly suited for today’s NFL. The Joker is really one of the most unique prospects in recent memory for me. He’s one of these new age linebackers that flies around the field at warp speed and makes plays. While impressive, that’s not all that unique, but what is special about Owusu-Koramoah is his coverage ability. A somewhat whopping stat about Notre Dame’s Collapse

19 HRS AGO - A quarterback in high school and college, Steichen's first pro coaching opportunity came on the defensive side of the ball. Collapse

1 DAY AGO - The former Pro Bowl running back thought his career might be over. The Eagles provide Howard an opportunity to prove his doubters wrong. Collapse

1 DAY AGO - Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 4/14/21. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Five free agent cornerbacks who still make sense for the Eagles - PhillyVoiceThe Eagles — and this is a big one — were already very interested in acquiring him in the 2017 NFL Draft. According to Jimmy Kempski, the Eagles were actually planning on taking him (and not Derek Barnett) with the 14th pick that year, but at the time Conley was being accused of sexual assault (of which he was later cleared) and that caused him to slide down draft boards, ultimately not going until the 24th pick. Had those allegations not been hanging over him, Kempski reports that the Eagles would have drafted him instead. Of course, if those allegations weren’t hanging over his head, he also likely wouldn’t have fallen to them at 14. If the Eagles can get Conley at the right price — and assuming he’s healthy after a pair of ankle surgeries cost him the entire 2020 Collapse

1 DAY AGO - Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports More insight on Philly’s internal issues. For some, The Athletic’s reporting on the Eagles’ dysfunction validated their deep concerns about this organization. Others were quick to question the motive of the sources and point out how no work environment is without issues. In order to get more insight on Monday’s report, Rob “Stats” Guerrera and I invited the incomparable Sheil Kapadia on this week’s episode of The ODDcast on The SB Nation NFL Show. I strongly recommend checking out the entire exchange that starts towards the beginning of the show but I wanted to share some transcriptions for you non-listeners out there. Starting with more context on their sourcing: “This was not just us calling up a couple people who had been fired, and them venting, and then them having an axe to grind. This was a two-month process where, I don’t know what the final number was it. It was in the dozens of people we talked to. We were trying to paint a fair Collapse

2 DAYS AGO - Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports How do you like this scenario? Correct me if I’m wrong (wouldn’t be the first time) but I feel like most Philadelphia Eagles fans would like some combination of a wide receiver and a cornerback with their first two picks in the 2021 NFL Draft. That’d be an ideal outcome considering they’re the two biggest positions of need on a roster full of holes. Such a scenario does not play out for the Birds in Mel Kiper’s latest mock draft. The ESPN analyst instead has the Birds going defense with both of their first two selections, starting with a cornerback at No. 12 overall: Patrick Surtain II, CB, Alabama The Eagles traded out of the top 10 and moved to No. 12, which essentially took them out of the quarterback race. They could also miss out on the top wide receivers; I suspect they would jump at Waddle if he made it here. Just looking at this roster, though, corner should be a priority, and they’d have their pick of all of them if the board shakes Collapse

2 DAYS AGO - Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 4/13/21. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... The Emperor’s New Clothes - Iggles BlitzLurie and Roseman are smart men. They’ve done some terrific things with the Eagles and no matter what, you can’t take away Super Bowl LII. That really happened. But these men are destroying the good will they built up with that amazing feat by making bad football moves and bad people decisions. I hope this piece proves to be some kind of wakeup call. I’m not holding my breath, though. Lurie and Roseman need to show they can change. If not, the Eagles are going to remain a flawed organization unless they can pull off another miracle like 2017. And trust me, the further we get away from that season, the more we see it was a miracle. Making sense of latest report of Eagles’ dysfunction - NBCSPIn total, this is a pretty damning look into the Eagles’ organization. And reading all of it makes it hard to believe Collapse

3 DAYS AGO - Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images With the 11th overall pick in the 2021 Bleeding Green Nation community mock draft, New York Giants GM Billmington selects ... Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama With the 11th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the New York Football Giants select Jaylen Waddle. GM Dave Gettleman does the smart thing by providing QB Daniel Jones with the best offensive player available. Waddle — this year’s most highly-touted Tyreek Hill comp — will play Robin to Kenny Golladay’s Batman in what, on paper, looks like the most promising Giants offense in years. Though guys like Micah Parsons and Jaycee Horn were tempting here, it’s the success or failure of Jones and the offense that will determine whether or not Gettleman is sent packing at the end of the season. 2021 BGN Mock Draft Order 1) Jaguars (Phoenix X Minimus): QB Trevor Lawrence2) Jets (eagles.north.of.the.border): QB Zach Wilson3) 49ers (I Need a Username): QB Trey Lance4) Falcons (chewy wellington): OT Penei Collapse

3 DAYS AGO - Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 4/12/21. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Mailbag: Could the Eagles trade up from Round 2 into Round 1? - PhillyVoiceQuestion from Deathorglory: What’s the deal with Zach Ertz? He’s not really going to be on the team, is he? ... My understanding for months now is that Ertz is as good as gone. I haven’t heard anything in regard to changes on that front, so my assumption is that he remains as good as gone. One possibility is that the Eagles could be waiting until June 1 to move on from Ertz. If they cut or traded him now, he would count for $7,769,500 in dead money against the cap, with $4,952,000 in savings. Since the Eagles already used both of their two allotted June 1 designations on Alshon Jeffery and Malik Jackson, they would have to actually wait until June 1 to get the benefit of a June 1 release/trade with a third player. If they cut or traded Ertz after June 1, the dead money hit Collapse