Reviewing the Philadelphia Eagles’ unorthodox draft
It’s been two days since the NFL draft ended April 25, and I wanted some time to digest what happened last week with the Eagles. First, here’s a rundown of their draftees, starting [...]
Live blogging the NFL draft
7:54 p.m. The Eagles beat writers at The Athletic believe the Birds will take a wide receiver in the first round. Will it be LSU’s Justin Jefferson? Or will they trade up to get one of [...]
Thoughts on the NFL draft’s first round
Below is the mock NFL draft of Lancaster’s draft expert, Dan Plack, courtesy of my friend and former colleague, Eric Stark (see his blog, starkravings.net). I don’t see a lot of [...]
NFL draft an oasis in a sports desert
The NFL draft, which starts a week from today, will be the first major sporting “event” in many weeks. Everything will be done remotely, so there won’t any draftees walking on [...]
Eagles’ top 10 WRs drafted in the last 50 years
With the Birds potentially picking a wideout in the first round, here’s my ranking of the 10 best WRs the club drafted since 1970. Hint: It’s not a deep list. Harold Carmichael, [...]
A big priority for the Phillies
In late March, Major League Baseball and the players’ union announced that the 2020 season – even if no games are played – will count toward a player’s service time. So [...]
My first post!
I wrote the Wheelchair Quarterback column weekly for almost 14 years, focusing primarily – but not exclusively – on Philly sports teams (I’m a lifelong fan). Now that I’m a casualty of the [...]