In Roob’s Observations: Can Eagles end 40 years of terrible DE drafting? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The world’s most surprising Mike Mamula stat, a look at the biggest one-year improvements ever by Eagles wide receivers and the crazy story of a player the Eagles drafted in 1959 who became one of the greatest receivers in history … but not for the Eagles.
That’s a small sampling of what’s in store for you in today’s Roob ‘s 10 Random Eagles Offseason Observations!
Here we go!
1. Since the start of the official sack era in 1982, the Eagles have drafted 13 defensive ends in the first four rounds. It has not gone well, to put it mildly. Out of those 13, you know who had the most sacks per game during their Eagles career? Take a look:
0.41 … Mike Mamula [1st, 1995]
0.37 … Brandon Graham [1st, 2010]
0.34 … Derek Barnett [1st, 2017]
0.32 … Josh Sweat [4th, 2018]
0.28 … Derrick Burgess [3rd, 2001]
0.27 … Vinny Curry [2nd, 2012]
0.24 … Greg Jefferson [3rd, 1995]
0.17…