Ooooh, ho ho... YES! I get it! It's funny because it's Mothers Day and Osi is wishing him a Happy Mother's Day and it's funny because he's calling LeSean McCoy a woman when he's really a man. Ohhh, ho ho!!! It's funny!

(Breaking character)...

20 touchdowns and probably one of the 3 best running backs in the game, but whatever. Even playing for a team that won its second championship in 5 years, Osi is proving once more how badly McCoy got under his skin last offseason. And why did LeSean get under his skin? Because his statements were truthful. Osi IS the 3rd best D lineman on his team. And he IS kinda soft.

Ignoring any sort of Giants-Eagles rivalry here and speaking solely from the standpoint of snappy comebacks, if you're going to wait a year to renew this trash talk, can't you do a little better than "Happy Mother's Day, LeSean?" I mean... If you're going to throw out weak insults that don't make any sense, why not just call LeSean fat while you're at it?

Osi has been begging for a new deal for the past... what... 3 or 4 years? Prediction: Shady gets his mega-deal before Osi.

Cut and pasted directly from the Eagles' press release. The rest of the NFC East signings can be found here.

WR Elvis Akpla (6-1, 190, Montana State) ... pronounced ACK-pluh

• Posted a school record with 2,270 career receiving yards on 126 receptions, including 18 touchdowns

LS Matt Camilli (6-4, 245, UTEP)

• Earned first-team, All-Conference USA honors in 2011
• Same college as Eagles long snapper Jon Dorenbos

TE Chase Ford (6-6, 245, Miami, FL)

• Caught 16 passes for 184 yards and two touchdowns in two-year career for the Hurricanes
• Transferred from Kilgore Junior College, where he earned 2^nd-team All-American honors

CB Cliff Harris (5-11, 180, Oregon)

• Was a consensus All-America selection in 2010 for Oregon with six interceptions (1 TD) and an 18.8-yard average on 29 punt returns (4 TDs)
• Played at Edison High School in Fresno, CA, for head coach Tim McDonald, a former NFL safety

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Troy Aikman, Troy Aikman, Steve Young, Troy Aikman, Brett Favre, John Elway, John Elway, Kurt Warner, Trent Dilfer, Tom Brady, Brad Johnson, Tom Brady, Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger, Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Ben Roethlisberger, Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, Eli Manning. Those are your last 20 Super Bowl winning QB’s.

In today’s NFL, in your opinion, who are the 5 best teams in the league? Now… think of your top 5 QB’s in the NFL. Some overlap there, no? In the NFL, if you don’t have a good QB, you have no chance. None. Sure, you can always point to a few outlier marginal QB’s that won a Super Bowl because their teams had historic defenses, like the terrible Trent Dilfer back in 2000 or the very meh Brad Johnson in 2003, when, even just 10 or so years ago, it was a different game.

Brad Johnson, Jeff George, Tony Banks, Shane Matthews, Danny Wuerffel, Patrick Ramsey, Tim Hasselbeck, Mark Brunell, Jason Campbell, Donovan McNabb, Rex Grossman, and John Beck. Those are the guys the Redskins have gone to battle with at QB in the Dan Snyder era. They had no chance. They do now.

The Redskins gave up an enormous package of draft picks to secure their guy, but if RG3 is the real deal like the Redskins think he will be, he'll be worth it. Congrats to Skins fans. Big night.

For more on the Washington Redskins, check out Hogs Haven.

Note: I posted this over at my site, but thought it might make for some good discussion here as well.

Green = Position is set, unlikely to be addressed in the draft. Yellow = Player's spot on depth chart in question, could be addressed in the draft. Red = Highly likely to be addressed in the draft if player is high on the depth chart, unlikely to make the team if low on the depth chart. Also, if the player is 30 years of age or older as of this publish date, his age is noted in parenthesis.

Offensive notes:

• The starting lineup on offense is pretty much completely set.
• According to Les Bowen's notes from a sit down that he scored with Andy Reid, "Reid sees Mike Kafka as his No. 2 QB in 2012, with Trent Edwards maybe No. 3, depending on how he does and what else develops, via the draft, for instance." The Eagles have 9 draft picks, so it would make some sense to draft a developmental QB. If they were to take a QB in the mid-late rounds, it would be an endorsement of Kafka as the 2. However, if the Eagles were to take a QB in say, the 2nd round, Kafka should be worried.
• It's a decent bet the Eagles will take a RB at some point during the draft, unless they sign a vet between now and then. RB's have come off the shelf slowly in free agency this year, so that possibility exists in the next couple weeks. Do the Eagles see Dion Lewis as a legitimate #2? As a compliment to LeSean McCoy, I think they might. But if LeSean McCoy goes down for a few weeks, is Lewis ready to come in and be an every down back that can run, catch, and most importantly, block? That's the real question.
• Former Na Brown award winner Riley Cooper could be in trouble. This WR draft class is extremely deep and talented, and I'm not just talking about first round talent. If the Eagles are true to their board, there's a good chance that at some point the best player available will happen to be a WR.
• Tight end is unlikely to be addressed, in my opinion. It's a weak draft class, and the Eagles don't heavily utilize 2 TE sets, as Clay Harbor only saw 369 snaps last season. Harbor has ability.
• King Dunlap will be the swing tackle, and he has made himself into a good one in that role. D.J. Jones will be fighting for a roster spot, as will guys like Mike Gibson, Steve Vallos, and Julian Vandervelde. I'd be shocked if the Eagles didn't try to draft some depth for the OL, even with some decent reserves in place.
• I placed Jason Peters off to the side. The NFL is considering the option of placing a player on IR for 8 weeks, as opposed to having the IR automatically ending a player's entire season. If the league implements that rule, Jason Peters could be the first player in the league to ever get that designation. If the league does not implement that rule, expect him to land on the PUP list.

Defense after the jump...

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I cover the Eagles on a day-to-day basis, so with the news that Jason Peters has ruptured his Achilles, I figured I'd lay out the pertinent bullet points, and let you decide if the Eagles now need to strongly consider drafting an OT with their first pick, and possibly even move up to do so:

- Todd Herremans, the Eagles starting RT, is one of the more underrated players in the NFL. He's extremely versatile, with experience over a few years of spot-starting at LT. Last year, he had to fill in LT for Peters against the Redskins and he completely shut down Brian Orakpo, although it's 100% unrealistic to expect that same level of play over a 16-game schedule. I have full confidence that he can move over from RT to LT, face the best pass rushers in game, and play well. However, "playing well" is a lot different than being truly elite, which is what Jason Peters is. Peters was probably the best LT in the NFL last year, and the transition from Peters to Herremans is most definitely a significant downgrade. But it doesn't end there. The Eagles signed King Dunlap this morning, and while he's a really nice reserve swing tackle, the downgrade from Herremans to Dunlap is also very significant. The Eagles could certainly go in another direction at RT, whether that be through the draft or the remaining junk in free agency, but either way, this injury weakens two positions, not one.

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Read any scouting report on Brandon Weeden, and they'll all have almost unanimous agreement that he has all the attributes of a stellar QB prospect: Big arm, good accuracy, intelligence, mechanics, leadership, and other intangibles. The one and only knock on him, which Weeden even acknowledged at the Combine, is that he's 28 years of age:

That's really the only knock on me is my age. I have fun with it. And here's the fact, I can't change it. I can change a lot of things, my footwork, throwing motion, release. I can't change my birth certificate. I wish I could pull a Danny Almonte, but I can't do it.

I happen to be a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles. I'm 34 years old. If I'm lucky enough to have a long, healthy life, I'll be an Eagles fan for the next 50 or so years. As such, whenever the Eagles draft a player in the first round, I envision them playing for my team for the next decade plus. I think we all do. In the 2011 draft, the Eagles selected Danny Watkins, a player that will be well into his 30's when his rookie contract expires. On draft night last year, I did not approve.

However, unless you're a bandwagon fan, there's a good chance your life expectancy of following a particular team is going to last far, far longer than the folks making your team's personnel decisions.

Of the 32 NFL head coaches, the average number of years completed with their current team is a staggeringly low 3.7 years. The harsh reality of the NFL is... You better win... as in right now... or you're gone.

But GM's typically last longer though, right? Yes, they do, but not that much longer. The average number of years completed by the 32 NFL GM's (the Pats don't have a "true GM") is 5.3 years. Take Jerry Jones and Mike Brown out of the equation, two GM's that would have been fired several times over if they didn't own their teams, and that average number drops to just 4.2 years.

The dynamics of who actually is making decisions varies from team to team, but here's how long the GM and head coach has been in place on your team:

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The rest of the NFC East after the jump...

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That's "PHOTOSHOP" contest, not "caption." Ever since the success of the Osi Umenyiora photoshop contest of a year ago, I've been waiting for an appropriate time to do a new one. Well, this whole salary cap fiasco has pretty much everything... Jerry Jones, Dan Snyder, Roger Goodell, angry Cowboys and Skins fans, the fact that the Eagles actually benefit by picking up an extra million or two in cap space. It's pretty much limitless with what you can do with this.

So... get to work, and I'll give the winner $20 out of my own pocket (Hey, it's lunch... a really good lunch).

Email your submissions to bgn.jimmyk at gmail, or tweet them to me at @Jimmy_Beast, whatever is easier. Oh and follow me on twitter, if you're not already (shameless plug).

Tight End: Jake Ballard and Travis Beckum likely aren’t going to be ready to go when the 2012 season begins, leaving just Bear Pascoe as the lone remaining TE. While Bear Pascoe will forever be etched in the annals of NFL lore (he was the first player named after a circus animal to catch a pass in the Super Bowl), he’s not exactly a legitimate starting TE. Obviously, the Giants will need to bring in a player or two at TE.

Right Tackle: Kareem McKenzie and Chris Snee, in my opinion, were the best tandem RG/RT in the NFL in 2010. In 2011, the play of both players fell off dramatically, especially McKenzie’s. Kareem is also a free agent. Major hole to fill here for the champs.

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Wide Receiver – I can’t sum up the DeSean Jackson situation any better than my boy Sam Lynch from IgglesBlitz already has, and I won’t try.

Quarterback – Vince Young won’t be back. Backup needed. Here’s what I said about Stephen McGee in my Cowboys offseason needs post:

Jon Kitna retired. Backup needed. To be determined if that’s a 2 or a 3. Stephen McGee is entering his 4th year in the NFL. The Cowboys should know by now what he is. If the Cowboys bring in a vet to back up Romo, that’s not a strong endorsement for McGee. If they draft a developmental QB, it’ll be a strong indication they think McGee is an adequate backup.

Same logic applies to Mike Kafka.

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OFFENSE

Interior OL: In 2009 (the last Cowboys team to make the playoffs), the offensive line consisted of Flozell Adams, Kyle Kosier, Andre Gurode, Leonard Davis, and Marc Colombo. All were over 30 years of age and their collective decline was fairly predictable. The Cowboys did little in the way of adequately replacing that group, and in just two years, they went from the oldest OL in the league to one of the youngest. The only remaining starting offensive linemen from that team are Kosier, who is now 33 years old, and Doug Free, who had filled in for an injured Colombo.

Drastic turnover doesn’t have to be a terrible thing, as long as the young guys that are stepping in are ready. Rookie Tyron Smith was ready, and looks like he could be a stud LT for the next decade in Dallas. Doug Free was ready in 2010 at LT, but his play fell off a cliff in 2011, and he’s likely to flip over to RT. Second year undrafted free agent center Phil Costa wasn’t ready, as he was regularly overmatched. Ditto that for rookie 7th round pick LG Bill Nagy, who played poorly before being lost for the season with a broken ankle. Rookie 4th round pick David Arkin never saw the field. Luckily, the Cowboys got surprisingly decent play out of Montrae Holland, but I don’t know if the Cowboys can count on that happening again. He’s turning 32 in May and is a free agent. RG Kyle Kosier’s play continued to decline, and he’s now 33.

The Cowboys need to address all three positions along the interior OL, in a big way. In my opinion, it’s their biggest need, by far, even with their issues in the secondary.

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Before we get started, I assume the color-coded chart above is fairly self-explanatory? The redder the position, the bigger the need. The greener, the lesser the need? And later we'll even see some yellows on the defense! Good? OK, good.

One of my favorite posts ever was written by Dan Steinberg of D.C. Sports Bog. After the Skins benched Rex Grossman during the season, Dan took a look back at the Skins' starting QB's since 2000:

Brad Johnson, Brad Johnson, Brad Johnson, Brad Johnson, Brad Johnson, Brad Johnson, Brad Johnson, Brad Johnson, Brad Johnson, Jeff George, Jeff George, Jeff George, Brad Johnson, Jeff George, Jeff George, Brad Johnson.

Jeff George, Jeff George, Tony Banks, Tony Banks, Tony Banks, Tony Banks, Tony Banks, Tony Banks, Tony Banks, Tony Banks, Tony Banks, Tony Banks, Tony Banks, Tony Banks, Tony Banks, Tony Banks.

Shane Matthews, Shane Matthews, Shane Matthews, Danny Wuerffel, Patrick Ramsey, Patrick Ramsey, Shane Matthews, Shane Matthews, Shane Matthews, Shane Matthews, Danny Wuerffel, Danny Wuerffel, Danny Wuerffel, Patrick Ramsey, Patrick Ramsey, Patrick Ramsey.

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I had previously written about some players that impressed, and others that didn't at the Senior Bowl practices last week. Since a number of you had questions about prospects not mentioned, I figured I'd just post my full set of notes from the five practices I attended down in Mobile. Hopefully, the Senior Bowl isn't too far in everyone's rear-view mirror by now. It's a looooong read, so if you only care about some specific prospects, allow me to recommend making use of your "Ctrl+F" feature. There's a decent chance I took some sort of note on whoever you're looking for. Otherwise, let's just get right to it.

SOUTH TEAM PRACTICE, January 23, 2012

On the first day of Senior Bowl practices, they held the South Team and North Team practices at the same time. The North Team practiced at Ladd Peebles Stadium, while the South Team headed to a local high school. I opted to go see the South team practice, figuring it would get less attention than the more convenient North Team practice.

WRs/TEs vs DBs

- Janoris Jenkins blankets Jeff Fuller and does a nice job breaking up a pass. Jenkins then starts talking trash to Fuller, saying "SEC, baby!" Except that… you know… Jenkins got kicked off the team at Florida and had to play his senior season at North Alabama.

- Brandon Boykin tries to jam Dwight Jones at the line, but Jones throws him to the ground and gets wide open.

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I attended Senior Bowl practices this week down in Mobile, Alabama. As a disclaimer, I should note that there’s a lot going on at these practices. I might see something I like or dislike out of one of these players on one play or drill that another analyst might miss, and vice versa. There’s going to be some variance of opinions. I should also note that while I watch my share of college football during the season, I do so casually. I’m not ever going to try to position myself as some sort of draft expert. You won’t see any "big boards" from me, and you’ll definitely never see me waste your time by doing a mock draft. I think that’s good and bad as far as observations go. Some might think it’s bad that I don’t have strong prior knowledge of the majority of these guys, but that could also be viewed as a good thing as well, for the purposes of not having any pre-determined opinions of these players. This is just a summary of what I happened to see during my time in Mobile.

Players that impressed me:

Joe Adams, WR, Arkansas – I got a very close up look at Adams the very first day of practices. He weighed in at 5’10 1/2, 174. He sure didn’t look like he was only 174. DeSean Jackson is listed at 5’10, 175. Both were fast, dynamic receivers in college, both were special teams standouts, and they have similar size, so the comparisons are easy. I’ve seen DeSean Jackson up close at Eagles training camp. He’s a twig. Adams has a bigger frame and just looks bigger than DeSean, even though their measurables are identical, if that makes any sense. Adams made tough catches all week – Deep balls, working the intermediate zones, going up for balls over the middle. I saw just one drop. There may have been more, but I only saw one, and I had my eye on him as much as possible. In 1-on-1 drills, he typically won, but he compares much less favorably to DeSean in those drills. In Eagles camp, nobody can stop DeSean Jackson in 1-on-1 drills. Not Asante Samuel, not Nnamdi Asomugha, not Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. He’s simply impossible to cover if you’re on him 1-on-1 with the entire field at his disposal. Again, Adams was very good in those drills, and maybe the best WRs at the Senior Bowl in 1-on-1′s, but he doesn’t have the speed of DeSean Jackson. If he does well during the interview process, he may go as high as Round 2.

Mike Adams, OT, Ohio St. – His size alone is impressive. 6’7, 323, and he carries it well. He just looks like an NFL OT. Both defensive lines completely dominated the offensives lines in practices this week, but Adams was clearly the best of the bunch. The buzz is that he’s a sure-fire 1st rounder, and may even make his way up into the top half of round 1. In a league where terrible OL play is an epidemic, it wouldn’t be a shock to me in the slightest if he went that early.

Vick Ballard, RB, Mississippi St. – There was one play in 11 on 11′s where Ballard got through the line, and once he got into the second level… boom… nice burst to the sideline where he beat the safety around the corner and took it to the house. Very impressive run. That’s where Ballard first caught my attention. Loved his effort in pass protection. Did a really good job being physical with the LB’s. He has nice base at 5’10, 217. I didn’t get a good feel for his ability to catch passes out of the backfield. Nothing really stood out there, and in researching him a bit more, he only caught 30 passes in his 2 seasons at Miss St. I get the sense that he’ll need improvement there. Still, the burst is there. He could be a nice complimentary back in the NFL.

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Lots of notes on Day 2. Here's everything I saw yesterday. I'm just about to head back out for Day 3, but again, you can follow me on twitter here.

- So far, I've seen Juan Castillo have a long conversation with LB Keenan Robinson from Texas, and Phil Savage talked with both DE Jake Bequette of Arkansas and DE Cam Johnson from Virginia. The Eagles are going to talk to everyone by the time the draft rolls around, but it interesting to see who they single out early in the process.

SOUTH PRACTICE

- Today's North Team practice was impressive, from a coaching standpoint. There was almost too much going on at one time to be able to watch everything. The Vikings staff did a really nice job keeping up the tempo and pace of practice. It was much more crisp than yesterday's South practice led by the Redskins' staff. In fairness, the South Team was practicing on a very wet surface at a high school stadium. Plus, it was their first practice, so it'll be interesting to see if the Skins' staff runs a more efficient practice today or not.

- In pass blocking drills for RBs and TEs, Michael Egnew looked good. A famed scout sitting next me remarked that Missouri TEs in recent years have been wussies, probably because they run the spread offense there, and aren't asked to do much in the way of in-line blocking. Egnew looks like he may be an exception.

- Meanwhile RB Chris Polk struggled mightily in pass protection. He's a big, tough kid at 5'10, 224, but looked overmatched.

WRs vs. DBs: 1 on 1′s

- Yesterday, the South corners did a nice job on the South receivers. This morning, the North receivers owned the North CBs.

- DeVier Posey juggles pass on a 10-yard stop route, but Asa Jackson is so far off him, he can't make a play on the double-catch.

- Marvin McNutt gets held by Leonard Johnson, but still gets wide open on a 10 yard stop route.

- Marvin Jones smokes Alfonso Dennard down the sideline on a deep ball. I read where a few people were questioning Dennard's ability to turn his hips and go, and it was very evident on this play.

* Quick note on Dennard. He has tree trunks for legs. Very powerful lower body.

- Gerell Robinson beats George Iloka on a deep post. Got wide open. Iloka is a big boy at safety at almost 6'4 and 222. Very big frame. He looks bigger than quite a few linebackers out here on both sides. That is a bad drill for him, as he's not going to match up well 1-on-1 against wide receivers.

(Much more after the jump)...

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