* More Eagle notes..
- Coach Doug Pederson called practice yesterday "sloppy" and "not sharp." Hopefully this is due to rust and not over-confidence at the Super bowl. Pederson had the team practice with pads on leading up to the playoff games against Atlanta and Minnesota. no pads this week.
I get it, giving the players a rest after a long season, but why change what was working?
- It's great that the Eagle players are loose and having fun in Minneapolis, as long as it translates to the field on Sunday. Both Fletcher Cox and Brandon Graham wore kelly green Wrestling-type masks in a bizarre news conference yesterday. The masks were given to them by a Mexican reporter, assuring them "superpowers" if they wore the masks.
- Former Packer quarterback Brett Favre will address the team Saturday morning. Favre and Pederson were friends and played together at Green Bay. Favre can give some advice about what it's like to play in big games, that's for sure. Hopefully Nick Foles doesn't take Favres' advice too stringly, as Brett has a tendency to be a gunslinger and throw untimely interceptions.
- Maybe it's a good thing the NFL didn't allow the Eagles to open up the Linc for the Super Bowl after all. It would've been interesting to see just how many fans would've shown up to bond and celebrate with each other, but the NFL didn't want 60,000 fans in the stands and not in front of their TV sets at home.
The forecast is for a nasty weather day on Sunday with snow changing to heavy rain at night.Instead I'm sure there will be thousands of Super bowl home parties. The bars and restaurants will be jam-packed. And even fans who aren't die-hards will have the game on.
- More Super Bowl predictions: Ray Didinger, Phil Martelli, Dick Vermeil are among assorted Philadelphians picking the Eagles to win. It's pretty much going as expected. Those with Boston ties are taking the Patriots on Sunday. Ross Tucker, former NFL lineman, is taking New England. Most national pundits are favoring the Pats.
Most feel it will be a close contest, as were all previous New England Super Bowl games. I like the Birds by six, 23-17.
New England was the second-best in football this season in not turning the ball over. Only 12 lost fumbles or interceptions in 2017. But they also don't force turnovers, as it's a wash. Turnovers, playing with a short field, ball control, and limiting penalties will all be key.
* The Sixers lost their third game in a row last night in Brooklyn, losing to the lowly nets. After a nice run which got the team over .500 and into playoff contention, the 76ers are slipping again. I've said it before- the team will only barely make the postseason, if a tall, and coach Brett Brown will be fired at the year of the season.
The Sixers play Miami at home on Friday night, Indiana on the road on Saturday, before playing a five-game home stand before the NBA all-star game.
* The Flyers returned from their all-star break with a 5-3 loss at Washington last night. After getting off to a 2-0 1st period lead, the Orange and Black saw the Capitols reel off five straight goals before Philly tallied the final goal to make it 5-3.
The squad next plays in New Jersey tonight against the Devils.
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