OFFENSE

QB: GM Tom Heckert just left Philly for Cleveland, and the Browns need a QB in the worst way.  Plus their "football Czar" Mike Holmgren wants the west coast offense put in, so we should trade McNabb to Cleveland for 1st & 3rd round draft picks. Then we can finally give Kevin Kolb his chance.  We didn't pick him with our first overall pick (2nd round, but still) a few years back for him to never be "the guy" and he showed up that he can play this year when McNabb was hurt. We have all young, solid weapons on offense to grow with him, so let the future be now. Otherwise, unless we can get a 2nd round pick for him then keep Vick to be our backup QB and to run the Wild Eagle again, and draft a young guy on the 2nd day as a project player.

RB: For safety reasons I think #36 needs to hang em' up right now. Westbrook was my favorite player of the last decade, but I don't want to see a nasty situation over the team asking him to take a big pay cut since he's no longer the feature back (see Dawkins, Brian). Lesean McCoy is ready to be "The guy" next year, and with a healthy dose of Leanord Weaver mixed in, along with Eldra Buckley plus whoever we can grab with the extra 3rd round pick we get for McNabb, we'll be set at running back.

FB: After a Pro-bowl season, we need to lock up Weaver long-term YESTERDAY!!! He's a monster, and relatively young, so re-sign him quick!!!!

WR: Desean Jackson is a monster Wide out already, starting in the Prow Bowl, and Jeremy Maclin is also a star in the making after having killed it vs. Dallas in the playoff loss.  I actually think that by the end of next year Maclin will line up at #1 and Desean will move to the #2 spot because Maclin has better proto-typical WR size, and plus #10 can abuse most teams #1 CB's, let alone obliterate any teams second Corners. Jason Avant is good in the slot and can stay there for a bit, but long term he’s better as a situational player and our #4 WR. We need to draft a BIG Wide Receiver (i'm talking 6'3 or up) to work his way up to be our #3 when he's ready, and this draft there will be a lot of good WR’s available in the 3rd round. Then we can trade Kevin Curtis or Reggie Brown for a 5th round pick and release the other one, then find a nice systems guy to be our emergency 5th wide out (i.e. like Hank Baskett started out as)

TE: Brent Celek is a stud and a Pro-Bowler in the making at Tight End, the Eagles supposedly really like late season addition Martin Rucker, and rookie Cornelius Ingram was on IR all season but has the makings of being a another weapon for us when he gets healthy.

LT: Jason Peters is entrenched at starting RT (though needs to be coached up, tooooo many penalties); King Dunlap has backup potential, but either him or Mike McGlynn needs to go and be replaced by a rookie project player on the 2nd day of the draft.

LG: Todd Herremans fought through early season injuries and had another fantastic year, so he's also sticking as a starter here. After 2 years of being a healthy scratch, Mike McGlynn is either ready to contribute as a backup or he will be gone.

C: Jamal Jackson was the glue for our O-line all year, and after he went on IR we got killed in back to back games by Dallas and couldn't block anyone. If Jamal can't return fast enough from his injury, Nick Cole can begin the year as the starter (he'll benefit from a full off-season of practicing at Center) until Jackson is full ready to return to his starting role.

RG: Please please PLEASE....for the love of GOD/JESUS/MUHAMMAD/BUDDHA/MOSES ETC...let SHAWN Andrews be 100% ready to play next year so he can return to his dominant, Pro-Bowl Caliber form and re-take his starting RG spot. Max Jean-Gilles looked overmatched vs. Dallas in the playoffs, but he's a solid backup guard and situational run blocker.

RT: The biggest positive surprise of this year for the Eagles was former 2nd round pick Winston Justice, who most left for dead and figured wouldn't make the team this season, finally coming into his own. He was rewarded for his strong play with a new contract and he's our starting RT for next year and many more years to come. Last years big free agent signing Stacy Andrews was a bust all season, but he can stay as a backup Guard/Tackle if he takes a pay cut, otherwise send him packing and we'll draft someone else on the 2nd day.

DEFENSE

LE: In a deep defensive draft and with no massive holes, we can use our #1 draft pick on a dominant D-End prospect to put opposite stud Trent Cole. Coming off a solid year, incumbent Juqua Parker can start next year if the rookie needs to ease into the starting job, but hopefully not. We can also try to give former starting LB Chris Gocong a chance at defensive end as a situational pass-rusher, because he wasn't made to be a 4-3 OLB, but he better get after QB's. Otherwise, he can be cut along with Chris Clemons and Victor Abiamiri, who both suck and have been busts.

RE: Trent Cole is a Top 5 defensive end in the NFL and is our man for the present and the future. Darren Howard & Jason Babin provided great depth last year and can continue doing that next season as well.

DT: Brodrick Bunkley & Mike Patterson both proved to be forces in the middle, so we are set with them as the Starters. Rookie Antonio Dixon was a great pickup before Week 1 when the Redskins cut him, as he contributed all year and is great in our rotation.  Former 2nd round pick Trevor Laws is a bumb and should be cut after being a healthy scratch nearly ever game this season, and we can draft another DT in the middle rounds to replace him.

LOLB: Will Witherspoon played great after coming over in a mid-season trade with the Rams and he will start at LOLB next year for us.  He's a dual threat, capable of covering Tight ends as well as good at blitzing off the edge. Rookie Moise Fokou got starters reps late this season and can provide us some solid depth, plus play in Nickel passing Situations next year.

MLB: Stud MLB Stewart Bradley will be back from injury next season and better than ever. Jeremiah Trotter will most likely retire again, leaving us with the option to keep the better player out of Joe Mays or Omar Gaither as Bradley's primary backup. If we get that additional #1 pick by trading McNabb, we can try to snag a high grade Linebacker with our #2 pick, someone like Brandon Spikes. Stewart Bradley might be better suited for the Outside long term if the defensive personnel allows it.

ROLB: Akeem Jordan was our best linebacker over the course of this entire season despite getting nicked up, and he will return to his full dominating form starting on the Right side next year. Tracy White had a great season on Special Teams and as our Nickel LB and will continue in both roles next year.

CB: Asante Samuels & Sheldon Brown made a great tandem this year, but Sheldon played nicked up far too often and has lost half a step (not to mention his contract issue...we have to give him props for playing this year out despite feeling underpaid, but he won’t do that again). If healthy I’d like us to keep Ellis Hobbs as our nickel guy, as he’s still young and has tons of high level starting experience, but more than likely he’ll go elsewhere in Free Agency so we'll have Joselio Hanson stay as our nickel guy to start the year.  But with our secondary falling apart after week 14, we need to use a very high first day pick in the draft on a Corner. If we do trade McNabb, we can use one of our 1st round picks on a Corner (otherwise we can use our 2nd round pick). The rookie can be brought along during the first half of next season, and when ready/as needed, we can then move Sheldon to Free Safety, giving us one of the best overall secondaries in football.  Lastly, we should Keep Dmitri Patterson around as our 5th corner...he played solid.

FS: Macho Harris will be better after a full off-season practicing as the Starter, but we can afford to see how things work out and if he doesn’t get it done, we can move Sheldon to Starting FS when our rookie is ready. Some combination of Quintin Demps and either a free agent or a 2nd day rookie addition to the mix will back us up at Safety, as Sean Jones will surely command more money then we will pay him and leave in free agency.

SS: Quintin Mikell had an up and down year, but he’s a very solid player and one of the leaders on our defense. He will stay starting at Strong safety, and Demps, a free agent, or the late round rookie will back him up.

SPECIAL TEAMS

K: David Akers is still the man for us, coming off a Pro-Bowl season this year.  He's got another 3 or 4 very good years left in him.

P: Sav Rocca had a pretty good year, but if any good free agent Punters are available we should bring one in and at the very least create some competition.

KR: Quintin Demps will resume his role here as our primary Kick Returner, along with hopefully one of the players we draft. If we keep Ellis Hobbs, he would be the main person here but that's unlikely.

PR: After making the Pro-Bowl and returning a few for TD's, we simply can’t take Action Desean Jackson off of his Punt return duties.  He is too valuable and gamebreaking, plus he's dynamic enough to continue returning punts and still be a great receiver (unlike Hester, Devin).

COACHING

Head Coach: Everyone knows how I feel about Fat Andy (*cough cough http://www.AxeAndyReid.com cough cough*), but the Eagles foolishly gave him a mid-season extension. And as usual, he rewarded the team by getting everyone excited for a Superbowl run and coming up short.  Sadly, we’re stuck with him for the foreseeable future...unless the Philly Cheesesteaks that he frequents take him down one artery at a timel!!!!

Offensive Coordinator: FIRE MARTY MORNHINWEG NOW!!!! Supposedly he might go to USC or a host of other places, I really don't care where he goes, JUST ANYWHERE BUT HERE!!!! We need to bring in someone who will call a better game and not abandon the run every 1st quarter when we go down by 3.

Defensive Coordinator: Overall Sean McDermott had a good first season at the helm, replacing the late and legendary Jim Johnson.  Sean will only get better with time, and the future looks bright for our defense, who hopefully will be much healthier next season.

Special Teams: We had one of the best Special Teams units in the league this year, both returning the ball and covering opponents returns.  Special Teams Coordinator Ted Daisher did an awesome job and deserves a lot of credit.

NFL DRAFT

1st Round (for McNabb): Defensive End

Mock Pick = Derrick Morgan, Georgia Tech
1st Round: Cornerback

Mock Pick = Patrick Robinson, Florida State
2nd Round: Linebacker

Mock Pick = Brandon Spikes, Florida
3rd Round (for McNabb): Wide Receiver

Mock Pick = Eric Decker, Minnesota
3rd Round: Running Back

Mock Pick = Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State
4th Round: Defensive Tackle

Mock Pick = D'Anthony Smith, Louisiana Tech
5th Round: (for Curtis or Brown) Offensive Lineman

Mock Pick = Casey Knips, South Dakota State
5th Round: Safety

Mock Pick = Jordan Lake, Baylor
6th Round: Quarterback

Mock Pick = Ryan Perrilloux, Jacksonville State (Formerly LSU)
7th Round: Offensive Lineman

Mock Pick = Matt McKracken, Richmond

FREE AGENCY

Overall we don’t have any glaring holes, so unless we can sign a big-time Corner or Safety the Eagles will probably be fairly quiet in Free Agency. We could use a new punter if possible, but otherwise we can just focus on adding quality depth and some competition for training camp. (Note: If we can somehow make a run at WR Brandon Marshall...should he be released by Denver...then he would be the 1 big name player I say we should go all out to get.  He was a headache at times in Denver, but we have the leadership to deal with that and he's not selfish like T.O. was. Just imagine Marshall plus Maclin at starting Wide Receiver, with Desean in the slot.  Can you say UNSTOPPABLE!!!!!)