Eagles Trading For Mariota?, The Philadelphia Eagles currently stand as the wild card of the upcoming draft. The reason goes back to one player: Marcus Mariota.
Chip Kelly recruited Mariota back in his Oregon days and the Eagles coach is believed to prefer a mobile quarterback running his offense. Mariota -- the fastest QB at the combine -- certainly fits that bill.
The Eagles currently pick 20th in the first round and will almost certainly have to trade up for any shot at Mariota. Howie Roseman, the Eagles' executive vice president of football operations, had an interesting take on the idea of trading up during a panelist session at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference this weekend.Read More
Chip Kelly recruited Mariota back in his Oregon days and the Eagles coach is believed to prefer a mobile quarterback running his offense. Mariota -- the fastest QB at the combine -- certainly fits that bill.
The Eagles currently pick 20th in the first round and will almost certainly have to trade up for any shot at Mariota. Howie Roseman, the Eagles' executive vice president of football operations, had an interesting take on the idea of trading up during a panelist session at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference this weekend.Read More
