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Lost in all the Philadelphia sports happenings was the news that analyst, radio host and Pro Football Hall of Fame writer Ray Didinger is retiring at 75. Known affectionately as Ray Didi by [...]

I was too stunned at the time to appreciate the trade for A.J. Brown on the draft’s first day. But it looks like a tremendous move, so kudos to general manager Howie Roseman for engineering [...]

I read an article today in The Athletic about what the Colts should do about Carson Wentz. In a nutshell, the choices were to give him the job again in 2022, release him or try to trade him. [...]

It’s been a while since my last post, and there hasn’t been a lot to cheer in the City of Brotherly Love. After a promising start, the Flyers lost 10 consecutive games and fired their [...]

If the NFL draft were held today, the Eagles would select third, eight and ninth in the first round. I can’t remember a team having two picks in the top 10 – let alone three. The [...]

I watched the first round of the NFL draft hoping one of four players – cornerbacks Patrick Surtain II, Jaycee Horn, Jaylen Waddle or Devonta Smith – would be there when the Eagles [...]

The risk in trading out of the top 10 in the NFL draft is that you seriously reduce your chance in finding an elite player. The Eagles did that in trading back from sixth to 12th this year. The [...]

I can’t quite figure out what I think about the Carson Wentz trade because I’m still trying to determine how everything went south so quickly. Were his relationships with coaches, [...]

I’ve been worried as much as anyone about Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie’s recent decisions. After all, the team went from a Super Bowl championship in 2018 to a 4-11-1 record three [...]

I’ve long felt the Eagles were very lucky to have an owner of Jeffrey Lurie’s caliber. Since he bought the Birds almost 27 years ago, they’ve been one of the NFL’s more [...]