WhiteFanposts Fanshots Eagles StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Eagles NewsYahoo Eagles Team PageYahoo Eagles ReportYahoo Eagles Depth ChartYahoo Eagles TransactionsYahoo Eagles PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁旴reaking NewsThe Eagles' 2019 draft class is finalized 脳NFL Mock Draft Roundup 2019: Realistic and unrealistic Eagles options New Black J.J. Arcega-Whiteside Jersey ,138commentsWho will the Birds take? EDTShareTweetShareShareNFL Mock Draft Roundup 2019: Realistic and unrealistic Eagles options Jerome Miron-USA TODAY SportsThe 2019 NFL Draft will be here before you know it. Mock draft season is in gear and there’s no shortage of opinion as to whom the Philadelphia Eagles might select with the No. 25 overall pick. Let’s take a look at which players the experts have the Eagles taking this week.SB Nation (Dan Kadar) - Jerry Tillery, DL, Notre DameIf Adderley were still available, he’d be the easy choice for the Eagles. With him gone, the safety value at No. 25 is questionable. Deionte Thompson of Alabama seems to be more in the second-round territory, and Chauncey Gardner-Johnson is more of a nickel corner. Tillery can provide the Eagles with good depth up front and can line up everywhere down the line.ESPN (Mel Kiper Jr.) - Johnathan Abram, S, Mississippi StatePhiladelphia has done a nice job filling holes this offseason. DeSean Jackson can replace Golden Tate. Malik Jackson is an upgrade on Haloti Ngata & Co. at defensive tackle. Vinny Curry will help with Michael Bennett moving on. GM Howie Roseman hasn’t addressed the secondary, however, outside of bringing back Ronald Darby on a one-year deal, which means Philly could target a safety or corner in the first round or with one of its two second-round picks. Abram (5-foot-11, 205 pounds) is my top-ranked safety, a physical tackler who showed off 4.45 40-yard dash speed at the combine.The Draft Network (Trevor Sikkema) - Josh Jacobs, RB, AlabamaThe Eagles are becoming the full embodiment of analytics twitter, as they have chosen to just forget about the running back position completely. Though that may be trendy and progressive, I do think that Jacobs would be the right pick for them if he is available at No. 25. Jacobs can do so much more than just run the ball. He’s a willing blocker and a difference makers as a pass catcher. He’s the only running back I can see going in the first round, and this is where he should go.NFL.com (Peter Schrager) - Josh Jacobs, RB, AlabamaJacobs is viewed by most teams I have spoken with as the top running back in this year’s draft. He only ranked 144th in the nation in 2018 with 640 rushing yards. On the flip side, a limited college workload means he still has plenty of tread on his tires. The Eagles hit home runs across the board in free agency; they could nail this one if Jacobs slips all the way to 25.NFL.com (Chad Reuter) - Josh Jacobs, RB, AlabamaRunning back is a big need for the Eagles, and Jacobs’ less-than-ideal 40 time (unofficially 4.60 at his pro day, per NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah) has no bearing on his likely success on Sundays.CBS Sports (Pete Prisco) - Josh Jacobs, RB, AlabamaThey have to improve their running back situation and Jacobs is the best of this year’s group. Don’t worry about his 40 time. This kid is good.CBS Sports (Ryan Wilson) - Johnathan Abram, S, Mississippi StateAbram is a thumper and tone-setter in the middle of the defense.CBS Sports (R.J. White) - Devin White, LB, LSUEagles get No. 13 for No. 25, 53. The Eagles have an extra second-round pick after their trade out of the first round last year, and that means they have the ammo to jump into the high teens this year if they see a key prospect available. And after White slips out of the top 10, he’s the perfect guy to move up to grab and plug into the middle of the Eagles defense behind a strong defensive line.CBS Sports (Jared Dubin) - Byron Murphy, CB, WashingtonThe Eagles could always opt for a defensive lineman, of course, but the secondary seems like a bigger need right now.Bleacher Report (Matt Miller) - Josh Jacobs, RB Youth Corey Clement Jerseys , AlabamaDon’t read into the pro day 40 times for Josh Jacobs—in the low 4.6 range according to scouts who were at the workout—and think he fell in the draft because of it. It was inevitable that running-back-needy teams were going to use free agency to fill their voids, which is why Jacobs was always more likely to be drafted in the 20s. This is the perfect spot for his talents. Jacobs is a power runner with excellent hands and vision. His agility is impressive, too, but he loves contact and will put defenders in the dirt with his legs or shoulders when they get in his way. The Eagles will let him be a workhorse while also taking advantage of his receiving skills.PennLive (Daniel Gallen) - Clelin Ferrell, DE, ClemsonThe probability of your team drafting a Clemson defensive lineman is pretty good. After all, there are plenty to choose from, including Ferrell and defensive tackles Christian Wilkins and Dexter Lawrence. Wilkins has been a popular pick in past exercises, but after the additions of defensive tackle Malik Jackson and defensive end Vinny Curry, it’s becoming clear the Eagles need future production on the edge. So the lean goes to Ferrell here.Sports Illustrated (Kalyn Kahler) - Deandre Baker, CB, GeorgiaThe Eagles secondary was hurt by injuries in 2018, so I expect them to target cornerback depth as a major need. Scouts love Baker’s instincts in coverage.Yahoo Sports (Eric Edholm) - Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, S, FloridaIt’s a total hunch pick from me here. With RB Joshua Jacobs gone, we’re not taking another back here. The Eagles could use a defensive tackle, but would you go safe here with one? Take a gamble on Mississippi State’s Jeffery Simmons and wait until his ACL heals? Or go with a safety who has intriguing skills and versatility, and might be a sound long-term plan at safety? Take the latter.DraftTek (Broz) - Christian Wilkins, DT, ClemsonThe only complaint I have about the moves the Eagles made during this Free Agency period, is that all the juicy moves were made BEFORE Free Agency during the “Legal Tampering” period. It felt a little too much like the obnoxious kid we all knew growing up that would get all his presents on Christmas Eve, while everyone else had to wait one more day. The last real “hole” on the Eagles’ roster that seems to be causing public panic is at RB. I’m not too worried though: my gut tells me that at some point over the next month, Howie Roseman will trade a mid-round pick for legit back...not a Top-10 caliber guy, but rather someone who would lead their RB-by-committee approach. As far as their RD1 pick this year, I’m growing more and more certain the Eagles will trade out of this spot. Despite the selection in this CMD, I’m confident that all of the premier D-Linemen will vanish by the mid to late teens. I don’t think the Eagles will select a RB at 25 (history supports this notion), nor do I think the Eagles will select a safety (probably the hardest non-QB position to project from college to pros). I think Philly will likely trade up to the mid teens to grab a sliding pass rusher (Ed Oliver perhaps?) if a deal can be made. If not, I think the team would rather trade back if they have a group of players at lesser positions with similar grades. In this week’s CMD, the unlikely happens: stud DT Christian Wilkins falls right in their laps at #25. At 315 pounds, Wilkins flirts with being a sub-5.0-forty guy, which is a testament to his athleticism. With 5.5 sacks, 14 TFL, and frequent QB pressures in 2018, Wilkins would be the third leg of a Cox-Jackson-Wilkins defensive tackle triumvirate the likes of which the world has never known.DraftCountdown (Scott Wright) - Josh Jacobs, RB, AlabamaAs bad as the Eagles pass defense was last year the secondary cupboard is far from bare so they aren’t necessarily locked into taking a cornerback or safety with this pick. Philly hasn’t prioritized the running back position in recent years and it finally caught up to them, manifesting as one of the leagues worst rushing attacks. It’s time to invest in a dynamic lead runner that they can count on rather than their current mishmash of journeymen types. The ridiculously deep Crimson Tide backfield continues to churn out pro prospects, but Damien Harris was supposed to be the latest headliner. That all changed when Jacobs finally got an opportunity. Jacobs is a big, fast Corey Clement Jerseys Stitched , explosive runner and also a terrific pass catcher, making him a perfect weapon for the modern game. . As an added bonus there isn’t a lot of wear on Jacobs tires, with most top running back prospects racking up more carries in a single season than he did for his entire college career. If a running back is going to be selected in the first round this year it’s going to be Jacobs as he’s the consensus “RB1”.DraftWire (Luke Easterling) - Rock Ya-Sin, CB, TempleAfter moving back just two spots and adding another pick in next year’s draft, the Eagles spend this pick on a player they likely would have been happy with at their original slot. Corner is still a huge need for Philly, and with Ya-Sin playing in town for the Owls, they won’t have to look for for a stud prospect.SUMMARYRB Josh Jacobs - 6S Johnathan Abram - 2S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson - 1CB Byron Murphy - 1CB Deandre Baker - 1CB Rock Ya-Sin - 1DT Jerry Tillery - 1DT Christian Wilkins - 1DE Clelin Ferrell - 1LB Devin White - 1RB - 6S - 3CB - 3DT - 2DE - 1LB - 1Offense - 6Defense - 10THOUGHTSA number of the mocks (but not all of them) projecting Jacobs to the Eagles took place prior to the Jordan Howard trade. It’ll be interesting to see how next week’s mock roundup looks now that Howard is in the fold. The feeling here is that it’s not totally impossible the Eagles would draft Jacobs. It doesn’t seem like the most likely option, though.The Eagles are not drafting a box safety at No. 25. That’s not the kind of player they value that highly.The Eagles are not drafting a first round corner. It just doesn’t fit unless the player is clearly above everyone remaining on the board.The Eagles are not trading up for an off-ball linebacker. Again, it’s just not a position that this front office is going to heavily invest in. Tillery and Wilkins are the most realistic picks from this group in terms of who I could see the Eagles actually picking. It fills a need in boosting the defensive tackle rotation and actually makes sense given how the Eagles prioritize the trenches. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Every NFL fan of every team has that unforgettable moment.Pittsburgh’s Immaculate Reception. Dallas’ Hail Mary. Tennessee’s Music City Miracle.For New York Giants‘ fans, there is The Fumble .Not quite the legacy you embrace.On Monday, the 40th anniversary hit of what might be the most infamous moment in the history of one of league’s oldest franchises.It was on Nov. 19, 1978 in the waning seconds against the Philadelphia Eagles. New York, which was going through tough times, had a surprising 17-12 lead.With the Eagles void of timeouts, all the Giants had to do was run out the final minute on the clock. Joe Pisarcik, a young quarterback, botched a handoff with veteran Larry Csonka with less than 30 seconds to play, and cornerback Herm Edwards picked up the loose ball and ran it into the end zone, giving the Eagles a stunning win.Eagles fans call it “The Miracle at the Meadowlands.”For Giants fans, it was one of those moments you never forget what you were doing. For some, it still stings.Giants co-owner John Mara says it might be his least favorite play and the low point in franchise history, which dates to 1925. He was in his third year of law school at Fordham and was working the game for CBS at Giants Stadium in the broadcast booth as a spotter for play-by-play man Don Criqui.“I remember it happening,” Mara said. “I remember thinking we had the game won. It should come as no surprise to you, I remember slamming my fist down on the table and, back then, they had the actual microphones on the table instead of the headsets they wear now, and I think the microphones ended up falling all over the place.”Mara never worked another game, assuming that CBS didn’t want him back.“That’s probably the last place I should be, in a broadcast booth during a game,” Mara said, laughing. “It was a pretty miserable feeling for quite some time.”It only got worse the next day, sitting in the library at law school.“I felt like the world had just ended, and I had a professor at the time, he was my evidence professor. He was a wise guy and walked in the library and looked at me. He was about 20 feet away, and he pointed at me and just started laughing. I wanted to kill him. If I didn’t have one of my closest friends trying to calm me down, I might have. It was the wrong moment on the wrong day.”Four decades later, Edwards says he was just in the right place at the right time with the Eagles in an all-out blitz.“For me personally Ron Jaworski Jersey , you’re always going to be subject of that play,” said Edwards, who now coaches Arizona State. “There’s kind of an irony to it all because all of a sudden, you play in the league for as long as I played, never missed a down, never missed a start, and that’s kind of the play that defines my career. Then again I look at it, too, it was a good play and not a play that’s not so good. In my position, you could be on the bad end of some of those plays, you know?”Edwards, who was beaten on one of Pisarcik’s two touchdown passes earlier in the game, still hears stories about the game.“One guy told me, ‘My dad was watching it when he saw it, he threw his television and broke the television.’ You get all kinds of stories like that,” he said.Giants fans have tons of stories, too.Terry Reddington, of Ridgefield, Connecticut, didn’t blink when asked the significance of Nov. 19, 1978 when asked before Sunday’s game against Tampa Bay.“Pisarcik,” the 66-year-old accountant answered.Reddington has missed only seven games since becoming a season ticket holder, and he was at that one with Kevin Kolmer, a former classmate at Villanova. They had a $20 bet on the outcome.“I’m sitting with him and he’s an Eagles fan. He hands me $20. Right! The game was over,” Reddington said. “All the sudden I see the thing go right in front of me. I am looking around in disbelief. I had a Styrofoam cooler. I crushed that, and now I have to give him $40. It was something else that day.”Tony Mancuso, who shares season tickets now, wasn’t at that game. He was a corrections officer finishing a hospital duty shift. He was paying at toll on the Tappan Zee Bridge and listening to Jim Gordon doing the play by play on radio when the fumble happened.“I just sat there and I got yelled at by the guy in the booth because I was just sitting there screaming at the radio,” said Mancuso, a 68-year-old who now lives in Goshen, New York.Henry Pontilione, 87, of Rutherford, New Jersey, was on the escalator leaving the stadium when the groans started.“We tried to get back to take a look at what happened and all I could see were the Eagles getting ready to kick the point after,” he said. “I would have never thought they could actually fumble the ball and lose the game. All they had to do was take a knee. It was incredible. I’ve been asked so many times, too many to count, if I was there for The Fumble, and I have to tell people that I was. As a lifelong Giants fan and season ticket holder http://www.eagleslockerroom.com/authentic-randall-cunningham-jersey , I was never more embarrassed. It was actually sad.”And painful.“It was like getting kicked in the gut,” said Kathy Dunn of Montvale, New Jersey, who was at Sunday’s game with her husband, Ken.Anthony Cardino, 72, of Hoboken, New Jersey, was getting ready to leave the stadium. Suddenly, the ball was on the ground, Edwards was sprinting toward the end zone and “all hell broke loose.” It turned Giants fans against the organization. Some burned their tickets. Others refused to go to games.“Unfortunately, Pisarcik’s legacy will always be that play,” Cardino said. “There was the ball, sitting on the ground. I still can’t believe it happened.”Jim Scully of Freehold, New Jersey, wasn’t at the game but he remembered it while sitting in the parking lot at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. His grandfather was hospitalized in Jersey Shore Medical Center on the day of the game. One of his nurses was Pisarcik’s aunt.“She was heartbroken,” said Scully, a, retired member of the Monmouth County prosecutor’s office. “I remember her telling me, her dad, his grandfather, had tears in his eyes.”The play had its fallout, too.The Giants fired offensive coordinator Bob Gibson the following day. He was old school and didn’t believe in taking a knee. So he called a running play to Csonka. There was talk in the huddle of changing the call, but the play was run and the fumble happened.In the aftermath, taking a knee became an accepted norm in the league.After the season, the Giants did not renew the contract of coach John McVay and released Andy Robustelli, the team’s director of operations.With co-owners Wellington and Tim Mara feuding, NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle worked out an agreement for them to hire George Young as general manager for the 1979 season. New York won its first Super Bowl after the 1986 season.“Some people claim it (The Fumble) was the best thing that ever happened to us,” John Mara said. “For those of us who were there and experienced that, it’s pretty hard to accept that.”Edwards said the win catapulted the Eagles to the playoffs and then a Super Bowl appearance in January 1981.“We had a heck of a playoff run the next four years,” Edwards said. “It was the play where it looks like we’re not going to win, another tough loss and … I was fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time. You move on, and that season and the following seasons, we start making plays, winning close games.”No Fumbles required.