* The Eagles made it official by signing Haloti Ngata and re-signing Nigel Bradham yesterday. Two great signings. Losing Trey Burton (Bears) hurts and so does Patrick Robinson(Saints).Nick Foles stays-for now. Let's see if Jason Peters is still on the team after June 1.
Brent Celek and LaGarrette Blount are visiting the Lions. Best of luck to both, who played hard for the Birds .
* I would love for the Eagles to sign former Bird wide receiver Jeremy Maclin. Remember that Maclin was considering re-joining Philly last spring before deciding on Baltimore. Maclin still has speed and his hands are sure. With wide-outs Marcus Johnson and Torrey Smith gone, the offense can use another receiver, especially a guy with speed.
I wouldn't be surprised if Rossman selects a burner in the draft as well (Christian Kirk or James Washington?).
* The focus soon shifts to the draft, and the Eagles still have zero selections in the second and third rounds. I've got a feeling that will change by the end of April, as Howie Rossman can't go into a draft with so few picks. Maybe linebacker Mychel Kendricks will be traded. Could corner back Ronald Darby be on the block?
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The Flyers are choking. They are not ready for prime-time, with their odd mix of veterans and kids. Most of all, they still lack a true #1 goalie after all these years. Strange, because GM Ron Hextall was a top-flight goalie and should know the importance of a goaltender.
If the Flyers miss out on the playoffs after totally collapsing, both head coach Dave Hakstol and Hextall need to be fired after the season. Too bad Ed Snider isn't around to take charge.
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Predictably, Villanova cruised over lowly Radford and Penn lost to No. 1 seed Kansas in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Temple was booted from the NIT.
The major upset, which ruined millions of brackets, was Buffalo over Arizona. Arizona has been known to cheat, so they got theirs with an embarrassing loss in the opening round.
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Stupid move by baseball. Starting this season in the minor leagues, a runner will begin at second base in extra innings, in an effort to decide games sooner than later.
What's so bad about extra innings? They are radically changing the rules of the game for what? To save a few extra minutes? How soon until this ridiculous move is instituted into the major? The player's union so far is against it. Baseball hoped to start the experiment in spring training games and in the All-Star Game.
It's one things to limit visits to the mound and institute a clock to speed up hitters in the batting box and pitchers on the mound. But this rule will effect the fundamentals of the game.
Millennial fans may love the rule because in our crazy world, fast, easy and time are important. To old-time fans, sitting through a 16-inning ballgame doesn't happen everyday. Such a game tests the roster and manager. To me, the drama increases when the game goes extra innings, not diminishes.
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