- Countdown to an Eagles home playoff game! The Linc will be going crazy with 66,000 screaming fans as the Birds take on the Seattle Seahawks at 4:40. Forecast for the weather is partly cloudy, windy and cold. Wind chills around freezing.
The last playoff game I attended was the 2017 NFC Championship Game vs Minnesota. It's been a weird, yet wonderful season. The Eagles were a favorite team out of the NFC to make it to the Super Bowl. But due to injuries and inconsistent play, the Birds had to win their last 4 games to win the division and secure a home playoff game.
Even if the Eagles lose tomorrow, I say it was still a successful season. Getting into the playoffs, with a home game, is a success, no matter how you do it.
Looks like right tackle Lane Johnson won't play against the Seahawks. Word is he will play next week in San Francisco if the Eagles win on Sunday. So will wide receiver DeSean Jackson. So, beating Seattle not only advance the Birds in the NFC playoffs, they get healthier as time goes on.
This is Carson's Wentz first post-season game. Hard to believe since it seems like Wentz has been around forever. After a mid-season funk, Wentz is playing very well, and is in the process of stepping out of the shadow of Nick Foles. He is making those around him better, the sign of a good quarterback.
Hopefully the injuries don't finally break the camel's back, but Wentz has lifted up the squad, and despite key players being hurt, hungry young, faster players have emerged.
- My picks for the playoff games today..
Bills 17 Texans 14
Patriots 34 Titans 17
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The Sixers lost their 4th game in a row last night to the Rockets in Houston. So what is their problem? Are they immature? Yes. Do they need a new coach? Yes. Brett Brown, since the tanking days, has a losing mentality which fit perfectly with the organization.
The real problem is simple: the roster. They lack outside shooting. They are not as good of a team as they were last season. Losing Jimmy Butler was key. Giving max money contracts to Ben Simmons and Tobias Harris was a mistake. Neither are superstars. Plus, after tanking for years and collecting an assortment of high draft picks, the organization missed on too many picks ( Fultz, Noel, Okafer), picks that should be helping the 76ers now.
Meanwhile, what happens to Simmons and Joel Embiid? Do they stay together if the season is a disappointment? Time will tell.
I have the Sixers making the playoffs but not getting far. Major chances will then occur over next summer. And this woeful franchise will need to start all over again.
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