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Solak Show 005: Draft Class Recap

Bleeding Green Nation: for Philadelphia Eagles fans

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4.82K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

On the latest episode of the Solak Show, Benjamin Solak grades the Eagles’ 2021 NFL Draft class and breaks down each pick. He analyzes why this is an extremely high risk class and why there’s red flags with Landon Dickerson and DeVonta Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello, hello and welcome to the Solax show here on VGN Radio.

0:19.2

We do appreciate you swinging by I am Benjamin Solag riding solo in the host seat for this

0:23.6

one because it is time to get my four thoughts out on an Eagles draft class that first

0:28.7

in the number one had too many players that I did not watch in it, which is inconvenient

0:34.4

for me, which I I missed Zach McPherson, the corner out of Texas Tech, and Marlon

0:39.5

Tui below to the defensive tackle at USC.

0:43.5

So I had to get both of those guys filmed on across the course of this week so I could sit

0:46.4

down and tell you whether or not it's a good class.

0:49.0

And I should say it is a ambitious class.

0:54.2

It could be a really, really good group.

0:55.5

I do think it could be a really, really exciting group.

0:57.6

I also think there's a chance, a good chance that there's a lot of busts and there's

1:02.7

a lot of flameouts.

1:04.3

And it's tricky a lot of us do with coaching staff and usage which we're going to talk about.

1:08.2

But in general, it's pretty clear that the Eagles largely stuck to their philosophy as

1:14.1

a team, philosophy as a front office in this class, nine players drafted, eight of whom

1:19.0

has had at least 20 starts, Zach McPherson had 21 starts at Texas Tech after the transfer

1:23.8

from Penn State, Millen Williams had 23 starts at Louisiana Tech, despite the fact that

1:28.1

he was kind of a late bloomer and kind of came on to the position late.

1:32.0

Only Kenny Gainwell had 14 starts and of course Gainwell was on a depth chart with General

1:37.5

Henderson and Antonio Gibson and his first year at Memphis.

1:40.8

Then he had 14 starts that next season as the starting running back along with Gibson.

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