In Brief: 2007 NFL Draft

Finally, the Philadelphia Eagles have had a draft that the Baker Bowl can get behind.

Even considering the brittleness of Donovan McNabb, the Eagles seemed set at quarterback considering the brilliant acquisition of Kelly Holcomb and Andy Reid's grade-school crush on A.J. Feeley. Then, as it so often does in Philadelphia, the other shoe dropped:



In a weak draft year for quarterbacks, the University of Houston's Kevin Kolb is no Brady Quinn. In fact, he's barely Drew Stanton. Beyond the lack of any visible need at the QB spot, what made this pick even more puzzling was the fact that Kolb is very much a "system" quarterback. Anybody can put up big numbers in college when you're throwing the ball 60 times a game. The names of fellow Cougars Andre Ware and David Klingler should be sending chills down the spines of Iggles fans everywhere.

Beyond that, the Eagles uncharacteristically traded down with a division rival and also drafted a guy with two first names (can't trust those people) who resembles somebody familiar.

This is the type of quixotic draft straight out of the Mike Mamula Era that we know and love, rivaled this year by only the Miami Dolphins (the obvious reach for Ted Ginn and the overlooked insanity of the John Beck pick--Dolphins fans, get ready for your own BYU/Ty Detmer flashbacks) and the Detroit Lions (the world's greatest destroyers of first-round wideouts).

Kevin Kolb Selected By Eagles...Kevin Who? [The 700 Level]