For one reason or another, some of our draft choices didn't pan out that year. But some of these other [free-agent] guys did. In some cases, we kept the free agents over the draft choices. We could have kept the draft picks just to save face. But we really liked a lot of these guys, and they've helped us. Tom Heckert
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![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. - Tom Heckert Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=T2J2aW91c2x5LCB3ZSd2ZSBiZWVuIHZlcnkgZWZmZWN0aXZlIG9uIGJvdGggc2lkZXMgb2YgdGhlIGJhbGwsIC4uLiBJIHRoaW5rIHRoZSBzY2hlbWUgaXMgYSBiaWcgcGFydCBvZiB0aGF0LiBXZSBsb3N0IFtxdWFydGVyYmFja10gRG9ub3ZhbiBNY05hYmIgW3RvIGFuIGluanVyeV0gdHdvIHllYXJzIGFnbyBhbmQgd2UgZGlkbid0IGxldCB0aGF0IGFmZmVjdCB1cy4gV2hlbiBJIHdhcyBpbiBNaWFtaSwgaWYgc29tZXRoaW5nIGxpa2UgdGhhdCBoYXBwZW5lZCwgdGhlcmUgd291bGQgaGF2ZSBiZWVuIHBhbmljLiBJdCdzIG5vdCBsaWtlIHRoYXQgYXQgYWxsIGhlcmUuIE5vIG1hdHRlciB3aG8gaXQgaXMsIHdlIHBsdWcgZ3V5cyBpbiBhbmQgZ28uIA==&author=ICBUb20gSGVja2VydCAgICA=&num=3 "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. - Tom Heckert Quotes")
![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. - Tom Heckert Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=T2J2aW91c2x5LCB3ZSd2ZSBiZWVuIHZlcnkgZWZmZWN0aXZlIG9uIGJvdGggc2lkZXMgb2YgdGhlIGJhbGwuIEkgdGhpbmsgdGhlIHNjaGVtZSBpcyBhIGJpZyBwYXJ0IG9mIHRoYXQuIFdlIGxvc3QgW3F1YXJ0ZXJiYWNrXSBEb25vdmFuIE1jTmFiYiBbdG8gYW4gaW5qdXJ5XSB0d28geWVhcnMgYWdvIGFuZCB3ZSBkaWRuJ3QgbGV0IHRoYXQgYWZmZWN0IHVzLiBXaGVuIEkgd2FzIGluIE1pYW1pLCBpZiBzb21ldGhpbmcgbGlrZSB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkLCB0aGVyZSB3b3VsZCBoYXZlIGJlZW4gcGFuaWMuIEl0J3Mgbm90IGxpa2UgdGhhdCBhdCBhbGwgaGVyZS4gTm8gbWF0dGVyIHdobyBpdCBpcywgd2UgcGx1ZyBndXlzIGluIGFuZCBnby4g&author=ICBUb20gSGVja2VydCAgICA=&num=1 "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. - Tom Heckert Quotes")
![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 Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=SGUgd2FudGVkIHNvbWVib2R5IFt3aXRoIHN0cm9uZyBjb252aWN0aW9uc10uIEkgdGhpbmsgdGhhdCdzIG9uZSBvZiB0aGUgcmVhc29ucyBoZSBoaXJlZCBtZS4gSGUgdGhvdWdodCBJIHdvdWxkIGhhdmUgc3Ryb25nIGNvbnZpY3Rpb25zIG9uIGd1eXMgYW5kIHRlbGwgaGltLiBOb3csIHdlIGRvbid0IGFncmVlIG9uIGV2ZXJ5Ym9keS4gQnV0IHdlIGNvbWUgdXAgd2l0aCBhIG11dHVhbCBkZWNpc2lvbiBvbiB3aGV0aGVyIHdlIGxpa2UgYSBndXkgb3IgZG9uJ3QgbGlrZSBhIGd1eS4g&author=ICBUb20gSGVja2VydCAgICA=&num=13 "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 Quotes")
![[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. - Tom Heckert Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBUb20gSGVja2VydCAgICA=&num=7 "[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. - Tom Heckert Quotes")
