Philadelphia Eagles Draft Pick Has Never Played Football

I would trust Roseman on the pick.

Bernard is better off going to the defensive side of the ball. The Eagles lose a good OC every other year and take turns dominating and getting to the title game and then getting beat in the wild card round. They've been more consistently better on D.

PK's are going to be trying 65-70 yard FG's. With Bernard's vertical and agility, let's see if he can block some of them.

posted by beaverboard at 12:29 AM on May 01

Bill Belichick Had No Players Drafted from North Carolina

Fortunately, UNC had Drake Maye drafted during the Mack Brown era.

Some of the Belichick venom is being vented by folks who didn't like the way the Heels ended up with Belichick without going through a normal hiring process that included considering various coaches who'd had experience and success at the college level.

Then Belichick and Lombardi waltzed in with bravado and began tossing around quotable nuggets like "33rd NFL team" after Belichick had spent a few years barely able to operate the Patriots like the 32nd NFL team. It was similar to the misplaced confidence that Steve Spurrier exhibited in the other direction when he left college ball to go coach the Washington NFL team.

It was just hard to find a lot of honest, supportable positives in the whole situation. It seemed contrived. And they overpaid.

The reputation of the UNC athletic department in general didn't help matters. No one is nominating Bubba Cunningham for Mensa membership.

There's a basketball school regional rivalry aspect to it. When Mike Elko left Duke for the big time at TAMU and quickly put the Aggies into national contention, UNC fans did not want to walk around saying "Dang, Duke is losing better football coaches than we can hire".

When Vandy and Ga. Tech make hires like Lea and Key, that's the sort of well considered decision making fans want. Belichick had shown no signs that he was capable of re-igniting his prior level of competitive momentum and had also shown no signs that he had developed a clear eyed evaluation and overview of his lackluster final years in New England. He couldn't give good explanations as to why he drafted players like Cole Strange.

Belichick still may not have a clear understanding of what was so wrong with his assignment of Patricia and Judge to run the Pats offense. He basically broke Mac Jones, who might have enjoyed an early career comparable to Maye's under different circumstances.

If UNC had hired Belichick 3 years ago, he would have been evaluated on a "give him time, let him build his program" basis.

But UNC has hired the legend with unmatched success at the professional level in what is now the Cignetti era, and when you do that, there is no slack or wiggle room in the expectations department.

posted by beaverboard at 05:30 PM on April 30

Philadelphia Eagles Draft Pick Has Never Played Football

Are we 100% sure we're not being Sidd Finch-ed?

posted by Ufez Jones at 01:49 PM on April 30

Philadelphia Eagles Draft Pick Has Never Played Football

Huh. I guess Philly is going all-in on the tush push next season.

posted by NoMich at 12:05 PM on April 30

Bill Belichick Had No Players Drafted from North Carolina

This is a piece of trash reporting by Travis Hayes and USA Today. It's nothing more than a hit piece. Hayes forgets to include the 9 other FBS schools that had 0 players drafted. Here's the list: Colorado, Oklahoma State, Purdue, Syracuse, UCLA, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. That's a pretty impressive group. In Wisconsin's case this breaks a multi-year string of having had a player drafted. I get it. I understand that Bill Belichick is not the most beloved figure in football, but give it a break. Unless you have some professional or financial interest in trying to run him out of football, just leave it alone. He's had one season in which to develop his program and players. Is this really enough time? It's way too easy to join the "Bash Bill Belichick" bandwagon, but perhaps we have another emotional problem to deal with called Belichick Derangement Syndrome.

posted by Howard_T at 07:33 PM on April 29

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I've been watching a lot of Magic games this season. They are streaky and their hot streaks usually coincide with Franz Wagner being in the lineup. I am worried how they'll play tonight if his calf keeps him out.

posted by rcade at 09:36 AM on April 29

SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle

You don't want to support Arthur Blank and the Falcons?

posted by beaverboard at 12:35 PM on April 26

SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle

NoMich was spotted buying corn brooms at Home Depot last night.

posted by beaverboard at 10:34 PM on April 25

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Not as many games as Duke has lost in the tournament with teams featuring guys like Banchero who go on to make big waves in the NBA.

Anyone who doesn't win a title with a team that has Kon and Flagg...should keep coaching Duke.

posted by beaverboard at 12:02 PM on April 20

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No NHL Playoff Pick'em this year? I understand why, I'm just not an NBA fan.

posted by jagsnumberone at 04:33 PM on April 18

Enter the NBA Playoff Pickem

My picks:

Cavaliers in 6
Nuggets in 7
Knicks in 6
Rockets in 6
Celtics in 5
Thunder in 4
Pistons in 4
Spurs in 5
Top point scorer: SGA (OKC)
Top rebounder: Wemby (SAS)
Most points per game: Spurs
Least opponent points per game: Thunder

For real this time 'cause they're in the playoffs: Go Pistons!

posted by NoMich at 12:08 PM on April 18

Enter the NBA Playoff Pickem

Revised picks:

Magic in 7

I'm pretty sure after last night that the Magic are the greatest team in NBA history.

posted by rcade at 08:12 AM on April 18

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Angels great Garret Anderson dead at 53

posted by BornIcon at 06:09 PM on April 17

Enter the NBA Playoff Pickem

My picks:

Cavaliers in 5
Nuggets in 4
Knicks in 6
Lakers in 7
Celtics in 4
Thunder in 4
Pistons in 5
Spurs in 5
Top point scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Top rebounder: Nikola Jokic
Most points per game: Nuggets
Least opponent points per game: Spurs

posted by BornIcon at 12:36 PM on April 17

Enter the NBA Playoff Pickem

I'm committing to remembering to do this each round this year.

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NBA Pickem Week 18: Magic Time

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posted by damgop at 11:21 AM on April 15

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posted by NoMich at 09:23 AM on April 13

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More ABS fun in baseball.

posted by NoMich at 09:53 AM on April 11