Another Head Scratcher from the Eagles
It’s been a while since the Eagles had a chance to confound everyone. But they wasted little time with their first off-season move last night as the league at least temporarily re-opened for business. The brain trust at the NovaCare Complex drafted Danny Watkins in the first round of the NFL draft. He’s an offensive lineman out of Baylor – a fairly typical pick for the Eagles. Oh, he’s also 26-years-old and has only four years of football experience. Football players are constantly talking about their short window in which to have a career, and most of them start in the NFL at around 21 or 22 years of age. The Eagles have apparently decided to shorten the window even further. I am the opposite of a draftnik. I’d pretty much like to get the summary of which team picked which player on Sunday night and move on. To me, the good side of the lockout was that no one was really talking about the draft. It’s important, I understand, but I don’t need to hear about all of the scenarios t