Eagles Surprise in the Draft; Weekend Wrap
I promised to be one of the first to praise the Eagles if they went out and got the wide receiver they needed. While two days after the first day of the draft certainly doesn’t make me “first,” and the Birds only drafted a receiver that might be the guy they needed, I’m happy they have at least attempted to get a “stud” receiver. The NFL Draft may be the most over-hyped event in sports besides a Don King promoted fight. No one truly knows who will turn out to be the All-Pro, or the sleeper, or the scrappy fifth-rounder that ends up with a career playing NFL football. After the first half of round one even the “experts” are mostly guessing. I have no idea as to how well the Eagles drafted this weekend beyond what those same experts are telling me, and, despite all the brilliant comments posted with the utmost bravado all over the blogosphere and philly.com and every other newspapers’ .com, neither does any other fan. But, I like what I’ve heard so far about the Eagles’ draft. They at le