Eagles' WR Drafting Woes About to change.

Under the Andy Reid era, the Eagles have been one of the best teams at drafting players. Donovan McNabb, Lito Sheppard, Brian Westbrook, Shawn Andrews and Trent Cole are just a few of the big names, only one of which (being Trent Cole) has not been a First Team All-Pro.

Nevertheless, if you look at how they've drafted Wide Receivers over the years, it's been pretty bad. In 2000, when they selected Todd Pinkston out of Southern Miss with the 36th selection, fans immediately hyped him up. All the while, the Eagles passed on Laveranues Coles, Jerry Porter and Dante Hall to name a few names. None of them have been consistent No. 1 Wide Receivers but Jerry Porter is the only non-pro bowler.

In 2001, They landed Freddie "Fred Ex" Mitchell who vowed to lead the Eagles into the promised land by making game winning catches and being a number one option for number five. Mitchell never panned out and in the process the Eagles passed on:

* Reggie Wayne, Chad Ocho Cinco, Chris Chambers, Steve Smith and T.J. Houshmandzadeh, all of whom are Elite Receivers and have been to Pro-Bowls.

In 2003, they traded back in the 3rd round and just missed their target of Kevin Curtis and had to settle for Billy McMullen. Four Years Later, Curtis showed Eagles fans exactly what he can do with starting time, going for 77 catches, 1100+ yards and 8 Touchdowns.

In the 2005 draft, they sent off backup QB A.J. Feeley for the 35th selection overall when they picked Georgia Bulldog, Reggie Brown. The jury is still out on him, but down the road he still has the potential and work ethic to be a much better receiver.

This past year, three years since Andy Reid drafted a receiver, it's beginning to look like he has finally got it right this time. Cal Bear, DeSean Jackson played through the preseason doing everything that was asked of him, never once have we seen "MeSean" that was present in Cal. He plays every play as if he's having to prove his worth, know why? Thirty-two teams passed on him at least once and half of them passed on him twice and took other receivers over him. Being picked 49th overall, he described his relief when he was picked by the Eagles.