He wanted somebody [with strong convictions]. I think that's one of the reasons he hired me. He thought I would have strong convictions on guys and tell him. Now, we don't agree on everybody. But we come up with a mutual decision on whether we like a guy or don't like a guy.
Tom Heckert
We put a value on everybody, and we look at a player's ability and what players are going to be doing down the road. The system we use - sooner or later, somebody is going to get their feelings hurt.
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With two in the second, we're getting lots of calls. We've talked to just about everyone in the league, and it seems as if more people are asking us if we want to move up rather than the other way around.
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I feel like I'm leaving a U2 concert
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[When the Eagles want something, they aggressively pursue it. That's why plenty of teams have been calling recently, wondering whether the Eagles would like to move up the board. The Eagles have the 31st overall selection. They also have two second round picks 35th overall and 63rd overall.] With two in the second, we're getting lots of calls,.. We've talked to just about everyone in the league, and it seems as if more people are asking us if we want to move up rather than the other way around.
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Obviously, we've been very effective on both sides of the ball,.. I think the scheme is a big part of that. We lost [quarterback] Donovan McNabb [to an injury] two years ago and we didn't let that affect us. When I was in Miami, if something like that happened, there would have been panic. It's not like that at all here. No matter who it is, we plug guys in and go.
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They're all just small guys. I think you'd better be able to adapt to it on your team, or you're not going to be able to get good players. The days of the 250-pound linebacker, those are gone, because people want guys who can run... Everybody wants the 280-pound guy that can rush the passer, but that guy doesn't exist. So you don't have much choice.
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I think the size thing is a little bit overrated in running backs. Everybody says, 'Well, we need a big back.' Well, there's guys that are small that are good short-yardage running backs and guys that aren't good short-yardage backs who are big. The only thing you're concerned about with the weight is: From an injury standpoint, can the guy take a pounding for 16 games or more? That's what you're really concerned about.
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The chances of you hitting on a big-time player would be Vince Young.
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