Maybe Carter will be, as McShay said “the best player in the Draft on tape.” Or perhaps the skepticism will be confirmed and he’ll never maximize that potential.
Fitting, it is, that the Eagles were that 1. No longer will he have to be grilled by organizations trying to figure out who is and if he’s worth betting on. Ultimately, though, Sapp overcame that en route to Canton.Ĭarter has a long road to go before anybody is talking about the Hall of Fame. In 1995, Sapp saw his draft stock slide because of off-field issues. That is, fellow Apopka High School legend Warren Sapp. He could live up to the comp he’s been receiving since before he arrived at Georgia. If Carter is indeed a self-starter with the Eagles, mercy. He’s not a quarterback who’ll need the right weapons, the right protection and the right coaching staff around him. The beauty for Carter? It’s all on him now. Perhaps in time, we’ll say the same thing about Carter on the other side of the ball. It’s Tunsil who now owns the richest contract ever for an offensive lineman. There’s a Laremy Tunsil path that Carter can follow. Is anything he said there untrue?Ĭarter is going to get an opportunity to show he can be a franchise guy, and not someone who provides reminders of those red flags. Say what you want about McShay’s criticism of Carter prior to Thursday night. It would be an unbelievable waste of his talent if he didn’t turn out to be one of the best to do it at defensive tackle.” “He’s got to learn to be a self-starter, he’s gotta learn to accept better coaching more frequently and openly. “I hope this is a wake-up call for Jalen because he can be as great as he wants to be,” McShay said. Todd McShay caused a stir among Georgia fans when he mentioned early in the pre-draft process that there were “character concerns.” On Thursday, McShay weighed in on Carter’s selection. At the same time, if it were that simple, 8 teams wouldn’t have passed on him (it was actually 7 because the Texans traded up to get an additional top-3 pick). Finding a game-wrecking defensive tackle who can do the things Carter can do is next to impossible. “The Eagles got the best player in the draft, and I’m fixing to show it.”Īt his best, which Carter was when he was healthy in the latter half of 2022, Carter is every bit capable of living up to that lofty promise. “It’s time to work,” Carter said on the ESPN broadcast. And yes, the pre-Draft issues might’ve cost Carter a few million dollars. If there was an ideal landing spot for Carter, it was Philadelphia, AKA the defending NFC champs who look like a model of stability. He’ll get to line up opposite of guys like Jason Kelce and Lane Johnson, who will help keep the uber-talented rookie on the right path. He’s reuniting with the big brothers he had at Georgia, where he was part of arguably the best defense of the 21st century. He’s going to an organization with stability. The cherry on top was seeing the Eagles continue their “Georgia defensive players or bust” mantra a couple hours later by taking yet another Dawg, Nolan Smith.Īll of it looked like it was hitting Carter as he left his family, with tears in his eyes, before he put on his Eagles hat for the first time. A reunion with Jordan Davis and Nakobe Dean? Yes, please.
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