Should the Philadelphia Eagles Give Danny Watkins Another Year at Right Guard?

March 23, 2013   ·   Bryn Swartz   ·   Jump to comments

Former Eagles head coach Andy Reid raised quite a few eyebrows when he selected Baylor lineman Danny Watkins with his first-round pick in the 2011 draft. 
Selecting an offensive lineman wasn't the problem. The Eagles had a major hole at right guard, as the combination of Max Jean-Gilles and Nick Cole failed to even adequately protect Pro Bowl quarterback Michael Vick during the 2010 campaign. 
Watkins, a tackle in college, was expected to make the smooth transition to right guard in the National Football League. 
The issue was his age. The former firefighter was 26 years old when he was drafted, making him the oldest first-round draft pick since 1980. 
Reid defended Watkins' age, saying that his age would make him an immediate contributor on the offensive line instead of taking a year or two to develop, as many younger players frequently did. Plus, even at 26, Watkins could likely provide the Eagles with seven to 10 years of solid play at guard.<...

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