NFL Draft 2012: Should the Eagles Draft Fletcher Cox or Dontari Poe at DT?

April 15, 2012   ·   Manav Khandelwal   ·   Jump to comments

With the 2012 NFL Draft quickly approaching, the Philadelphia Eagles have found themselves in somewhat of a dilemma when it comes to their #15 overall pick.
A report from Browns analyst Mary Kay Cabot has the Eagles inquiring about the 4th overall pick, but it seems unlikely given that they don't really have needs at the positions of the players who they'd use it for.
With the signing of left tackle Demetress Bell to fill the hole left by injured Pro-Bowler Jason Peters, the biggest need on the team seems to be a defensive tackle.
Reid has never been afraid to select a defensive tackle early in drafts, picking them in the first round in both 2005 and 2006—those selections were Broderick Bunkley and Mike Patterson—when the Eagles had a dearth of tackles. In 2008, when it seemed unlikely that either of the previous two would pan out, Reid again used his first pick on a defensive tackle, this time a second-rounder, selecting Trevor Laws out of Notre Dame.
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