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Eagles-Vikings Prediction

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PHILADELPHIA, PA (January 18, 2018)(CNBNewsnet)--Go to Amazon right now and buy the underdog masks if you’re going to the game this Sunday. This Eagles team is a home underdog again.

As if Vegas didn’t learn their lesson from last week by favoring Atlanta in the City of Brotherly Love, they’re favoring Case Keenum here as well.

The Eagles and Vikings square off as the most unpredictable teams in an NFC Conference Championship game Sunday at 6:40. That’s right, even I couldn’t fathom these two teams playing each other this late in January.

Yet here they are, the Vikings are here by a miracle, and the Eagles just by sheer grit and determination.

Friday Night Football: Rams and Lions Suffer Defeats

Both local High Schools suffered defeats on Friday evening. The Lions on Homecoming lost to Pennsville 47 - 6 with Kyle Burkhardt providing the Lions lone score. 

The Rams went to the shore to battle Pleasantville where the defense was not part of the game with the visiting Rams on the losing side of a 66 - 40 score.

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COMMENTARY: Phillies 2018 Offseason

 

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For every fan that is sitting back watching the MLB postseason without their team in it, I am right there with you. Some people may have seen what the Minnesota Twins did and think that their team has that same chance.

Let’s not get your hopes up too high. Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, every team besides the Nationals in the NL East, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, and San Diego Padres, your time will come but maybe not as fast as the Twins.

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Sports Commentary: 2017 NFL Draft Grades

Austin Darrow

 

The 2017 NFL Draft will now be the main focal point for the NFL season, now that the top college athletes have found their homes.

Now let’s see the teams who drafted well and set themselves up for the future vs the teams who just have no idea what they’re doing.

Commentary: Harden is the NBA MVP

Austin Darrow | CNBNewsnet

 

The debate is over for the NBA MVP. Realistically it should be LeBron James, but that’s a different story, and the media and NBA have already made their minds up about the two candidates being James Harden of the Rockets and Russell Westbrook of the Thunder.

Commentary: A New Approach to the NBA Draft

 

Austin Darrow

 

I listened to The Herd today and Colin Cowherd came up with an interesting idea on spicing up the NBA draft.

His idea was to allow these college players choose where they want to go play, as opposed to getting picked by the team. It’s interesting, it’s like a free agency for college athletes.

COMMENTARY: The End of Tony Romo

Austin Darrow

Tony Romo has announced his retirement and immediately signs with CBS as TV analyst. From what I’ve read, he isn’t coming back.

Romo realized that Dallas doesn’t need him anymore and they have Dak Prescott as their guy for the years to come.

Former Ram Tyler Mondile giving back

By Bruce Darrow

Former Ram and current Cincinnati Reds Pitcher Tyler Mondile has started giving back to the school he loved.  Mondile a 2016 graduate of GCHS has purchased 25 Maroon Baseball jerseys for the 2017 Varsity Baseball team. 

LeBron James is the Exception to Resting

LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers in action against the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center on April 2, 2009, in Washington, DC. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

COMMENTARY: 

Austin Darrow

 

There is a resting problem in the NBA, but LeBron James is an exception in the NBA. He can take days off because he is getting ready for the playoffs.

Listen, LeBron is resting up for another Finals victory. There will be times, where a child isn’t going to get to see their favorite player play. LeBron isn’t going to play every single game, he is going to give Cleveland everything he has in April, May, June and July for free agency.

COMMENTARY: World Baseball Classic Has Changed Forever

Austin Darrow

The World Baseball Classic is here to stay, and the product will continue to grow after a shocking USA victory. Let’s face it, no one saw Team USA in the semifinals, and yet they’re now champions.

Problems With the World Baseball Classic

Austin Darrow

 

The World Baseball Classic will conclude tonight and for the first time ever, Team USA is in the finals. How many people care? Not many.

The WBC is a sporting event that is magical for baseball fans, but to the rest of the sports world, the country is just half in.

Meaning if the U.S. wins it, than everyone will be happy and chant USA for a day. If they lose, oh well, didn’t expect them to go this far.

The biggest problem is MLB owners not wanting most players to participate. Part of the problem is the season it is in.

The tournament is going on during the end of the NBA season, and the March Madness tournament. A lot of focus is on the college tournament. Most of the US games are on at 9 PM. For the average person, that means the game isn’t getting over till 12:30-1 AM every time.

No person working early the next morning is going to stay up all night to watch these games. Meaning not many people watched Adam Jones’ game saving catch against the Dominican Republic. This is why ratings aren’t there.

I feel like if it were more in the summer—which I get would be tough—then more people would watch this. The NHL gives up a few weeks for the Olympics, to let their players participate.

Also, the network that plays this is MLB Network. How many people have the total sports package with their TV provider?

The major networks that play the MLB postseason aren’t picking these games up. I believe if TBS, TNT or Fox picked this tournament up, this would be more of a bigger thing in the U.S.

Every four years, people only care about the players who aren’t playing for the teams. The US born players don’t treat this as a big deal, the foreign players know how much this means to their country.

Clayton Kershaw, Madison Bumgarner, Corey Kluber, Noah Syndergaard, Chris Sale, Mike Trout, Kris Bryant. Those are notable names that turned down the opportunity to represent America.

That’s a little upsetting as a fan of baseball, because Team USA would be so incredible to watch. Granted the position players for them are very good, but their rotation could be better. If a player is battling or coming off an injury, than yes you’re excused, but I just don’t like how these players are rejecting this opportunity.

All 30 MLB teams and the players need to get together and figure this whole thing out. Where is the dedication? If the MLB teams aren’t going to accommodate their players as they would for Spring Training, than just fold the event.

These players are missing meaningless preseason games, they’re facing better competition in the WBC. This event has the opportunity to be something great for the sports globe. We all watch Team USA basketball pummel teams in the Olympics. So why not watch Team USA, fully loaded, face the DR or Puerto Rico, the excitement is there.

If this was a summer time tournament, than the hype would be there. Tonight’s game will be so fun to watch. Puerto Rico has Francisco Lindor, Carlos Correa, Javier Baez, and Yadier Molina playing. This is going to be a great battle.

COMMENTARY: Eagles Making Big Moves

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The Philadelphia Eagles have been the noisemakers of this offseason so far. They made a huge move to get Alshon Jeffery and Torrey Smith. Chance Warmack is a solid placeholder on that struggling offensive line and Nick Foles returns.

The Eagles weren’t supposed to be this active in free agency. I expected them to get Jeffery at least and then do the rest on the draft board.

The Eagles WR’s for opening day are Jeffery, Smith, Jordan Matthews, Dorial Green-Beckham and Nelson Agholor.

I expect Beckham to be moved to clear up cap space, which would only be half a million dollars.

 

COMMENTARY: Watson is the Right Choice

Austin Darrow

 

The NFL Scouting Combine kicked off today and this is where NFL teams main priority should be, not the free agent market.

Teams who are looking at the QB position should be eyeing up one player and one player only; Deshaun Watson. Not DeShone Kizer or Mitch Trubisky.

Super Bowls Aren't Won in Free Agency

 

Austin Darrow

 

Big stars are hitting the NFL free agency market and jaws are dropping. There’s a good chance that if you’re a fan of a team who is in dire need of that player, than you’re probably screaming for them to sign him and blow all the money they have on one player.

MLB Wants to Make Baseballs Tackier

Austin Darrow

 

I read an article earlier about the MLB thinking of implementing another idea into the league. They’re getting Rawlings to make tackier baseballs.

This would be huge for pitchers because they would no longer have to doctor up a baseball, to get a good grip.

Commentary: Trade Deadline Frenzy

 

Austin Darrow

 

NBA trade deadline frenzy is over until the offseason. Nerlens Noel was the only meaningful name to be traded, meanwhile, the Celtics had their opportunity to give the Cavs a run for their money and passed it up.

Brian Colangelo is slowly killing Hinkie’s process. Jahlil Okafor was supposed to be traded away and Embiid and Noel were going to be the dominant frontcourt for Philly.

Five Minor League players suspended

 

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(February 16, 2017)--The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced today that five Minor League players have been suspended following their violations of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

COMMENTARY: Early MLB Predictions

 

Austin Darrow

 

Several teams have reported to Spring Training which means baseball is here and April is right around the corner. Baseball fans are eyeing up a season to top last years.

COMMENTARY: The MLB Has a Pace Problem, Not a Time Problem

Austin Darrow

 

Let’s get one thing straight, the MLB doesn’t have a time problem, it has a pace problem. So when I see all these potential rule changes, it just makes me rip my hair out.

The MLB’s games last on average 3:08 and it’s not even the longest out of the major sports. NFL and college football games last longer than baseball games.

COMMENTARY: The NFL and MLB Hall of Fame Voting System is Flawed

 

Austin Darrow

 

I’ve wanted to argue this for a while now, and the Terrell Owens snub of the Pro Football Hall of Fame has triggered me into this. The NFL and MLB Hall of Fame’s voting system are flawed.

COMMENTARY: Super Bowl Analysis

Austin Darrow | CNBNewsnet

The Pats-Falcons was a ridiculous end to a Super Bowl. In the last 12 months we witnessed a buzzer-beater in the NCAA championship, two 3-1 leads blown and a college football game goes down to the final second.

• Cavs win in the final minute of Game 7
• Cubs-Indians go 10 innings in Game 7
• Nova hits a game-winner
• Clemson beats Bama with 1 second

Let’s get some things straight, the game was terrible. The first three-quarters were a typical NFL playoff game. It was a blowout. The Patriots looked defeated in the first three-quarters.

LeBron Finally Speaks Out on His Critics

Austin Darrow

 

Cue Michael Scott screaming “this is happening,” because LeBron James has finally spoken out against the criticism he’s faced. You can tell he’s finally fed up with the criticism he has taken throughout his career, unfortunately for Charles Barkley, he was the one who sparked this.

Barkley came out and said James isn’t a competitor, because he wanted more players on his team. Here’s what Barkley isn’t understanding; James isn’t asking for the top players, he just wants someone better than Kay Felder.

James is 33 and leads the league in minutes played. He shouldn’t be doing that at his age. James isn’t asking for Russell Westbrook or James Harden, he’s asking for a Matthew Dellavedova type guy.

Barkley may have been old, but he played with Olajuwon and Drexler in Houston. He can’t sit back and say James isn’t a competitor.

Let’s not forget Barkley ruined his friendship with Jordan, because he took shots at him.

James, like he said, has represented the NBA respectively in all his years of playing. James is better than Barkley ever was and he’s right; he shouldn’t have disrespected him like that.

I’m glad to see James go back at a critic. I don’t want to say Barkley got in his head, but it was Barkley who was the tipping point.

I just don’t know how people disrespect greatness. LeBron is the greatest player of this generation and he is getting disrespected. All because he left an awful Cavaliers team to go play with Bosh and Wade?

Come on, MJ needed Pippen. The only thing people have on James is that he wasn’t “loyal.” He never got in trouble off the court. He’s a literal icon and role model.

This could’ve been avoided if Barkley didn’t make this personal. Barkley could’ve easily critiqued his game, not his life.

Barkley doesn’t know what it’s like to be the guy of the NBA, he was maybe top ten of his era, not top three or even the best.

COMMENTARY: It's Time Duke Realizes They Aren't That Good

Austin Darrow

 

College basketball is anything but normal, yet there’s one team who’s been shocking the nation and not in a good way.

The Duke Blue Devils started as a preseason ranked No. 1 in the nation. They had a solid group of guys who could take Coach K to another national title (Grayson Allen, Harry Giles, Jayson Tatum and Luke Kennard).

COMMENTARY: LeBron Complains About Lack of Bench Production

 

Austin Darrow

 

Name me a team who had a “Big 3” and had a solid bench. I guarantee you can’t.

LeBron James has come out and called out the management for not having bodies on the bench, and he is allowed to since he practically runs the team. I’m not saying he’s lying, because the Cavs bench is disastrous.

Guest Opinion: Conference Championship Predictions

Tom Brady takes the snap during Super Bowl XXXIX. Brady threw for 219 yards to give the Patriots their third Super Bowl victory in four years. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Conference Championship weekend is here and two teams will advance to the final Sunday of the NFL season.

The high-powered offense in Atlanta will go up against Aaron Rodgers and the Packers. Tom Brady looks to go to his seventh Super Bowl as he prepares to face off against the “Killer B’s”.

With that, here are my “expert” opinions for this weekend’s games.

COMMENTARY: MLB Hall of Fame Snubs

 

Austin Darrow

 

The MLB Hall of Fame inductees have been announced and Tim Raines, Jeff Bagwell and Ivan Rodriguez made it.

Unless you’re Jose Canseco, who questioned Bagwell entering the Hall of Fame via Twitter, you’d probably agree these three are deserving of their inductions.

How Pudge Rodriguez only received 76% and Vladimir Guerrero didn’t get inducted is mind blowing. I truly believed Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds would get in.

COMMENTARY: Divisional Round Wrap-Up

 

Austin Darrow

 

On the record, I correctly predicted the final score of the Packers-Cowboys game. That is all.

Steelers-Patriots, Packers-Falcons.

Those are the final four teams remaining.

The Steelers were the only team I predicted to lose and they didn’t look good to me at all last night. The Chiefs have a very tough defense and Pittsburgh found that out.

COMMENTARY: Processing...

Austin Darrow

 

PROCESSING…

Trust the Process. Three words that have become a life quote to Philadelphians.

First introduced by Sam Hinkie, former GM of the Sixers, and now being played out by rookie Joel Embiid.

No one was really sure how Embiid would do this season after missing two years due to injuries. He’s the NBA Rookie of the Year as of right now.

Le'Veon Bell's Comparing Himself to Steph Curry is Pure Delusion

 

Austin Darrow | CNBNewsnet

 

Le’Veon Bell came out and said that he’s changing the game of football like Steph

courtesy Golden State Warriors

Curry is with basketball. He is right about Curry, but wrong on himself.

 

Take a seat Bell, you’re not revolutionizing the game in any way.

Bell is a very good running back and I’m not here to discredit him in any way. I am here to say how crazy he is for thinking he’s revolutionizing football.

He is one of the most patient runners in the game, yes, but not the first. There have been players with similar patience in the backfield, but none as extreme as Bell’s.

Mike Tomlin Is the Problem In Pittsburgh

Austin Darrow

 

Wild Card weekend is finally over and thank god. The games were boring and no team other than the Packers were really surprising.

It’s tough to criticize the games when the Raiders and Dolphins didn’t have their starting quarterbacks. The Texans have Brock Osweiler and Matthew Stafford’s finger wasn’t healed.

So four teams didn’t have a QB or he wasn’t 100% healthy.

The one team I want to dial in on is the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers beat the Dolphins in a blowout if you go by the score, but remember the Dolphins were without Ryan Tannehill.

Matt Moore was the starting QB for Miami. Had he not turned the ball over three times, Miami wins this game.

Or if Tannehill is the QB, Miami is moving on and not Pittsburgh.

The thing is, the Dolphins were never out of this game. The Steelers didn’t impress me whatsoever. Yes Le’Veon Bell ran all over the Dolphins and Antonio Brown had over 100 yards receiving in five receptions.

Brown only had 12 yards on three catches after having 112 on two catches.

Both teams had the same amount of first downs. Third down efficiency was the same. Yards weren’t far apart.

I place the blame on head coach Mike Tomlin. Also his assistant coach, Joey Porter, got arrested.

Tomlin before this game had won one playoff game in the last five years. He escaped this one, because the Dolphins were down their starting QB and Moore couldn’t hold on to the ball.

Tomlin has the best RB and WR in the league and a first ballot HOF QB at his disposal. Yet he’s won one Super Bowl, because he inherited that team.

Let me remind you the Steelers play in the same division as the Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals and the Baltimore Ravens.

That’s a guaranteed five wins a year, giving one to Baltimore. Tomlin has won that division five out of ten times in his career.

He was given the best defense and could only secure one Super Bowl win. That Super Bowl is because Santonio Holmes made one of the greatest catches ever, while Roethlisberger made the best throw I’ve ever seen.

Steelers haven’t gotten past the Divisional round since 2010. This year could be different, but don’t bet on it. Need I remind you he lost to Tim Tebow?

Why isn’t anybody criticizing Tomlin?

It’s probably because he won a Super Bowl and that’s his security blanket. The Steelers looked terrible on Saturday, they didn’t look like a Super Bowl team.

The Dolphins win that game if Tannehill plays.

Moore still completed 80% of his throws against the Steelers. If Moore did that, than God help them against Alex Smith and the Chiefs, in Kansas City.

The Steelers played against a banged up defense in Miami, who oh by the way beat them at home earlier in the year, and now face that tough Chiefs defense.

This isn’t the same Chiefs team that got thumped by them earlier either.

Tomlin is the problem in Pittsburgh, he’s not a good coach like everyone says he is. He’s a good cheerleader, but remember he tripped a guy on a return and now his assistant has been arrested.

He needs to get things straightened up or else this weekend won’t be pretty in Kansas City.

Terrell Owens To the Hall of Fame Is A No Doubter

Austin Darrow | CNBNewsnet

 

The NFL Hall of Fame finalists have been announced and now the waiting game begins as they have to cut the final 18 players down to five before voting anyone in.

When the Hall of Fame committee cuts the final 18 members down to five, the final five must accumulate a minimum of 80% of the votes to make it to Canton, Ohio.

LeBron James Will Surpass Michael Jordan As Greatest of All-Time

LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers in action against the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center on April 2, 2009, in Washington, DC. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Chicago Bulls. Michael Jordan 1997 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Austin Darrow | CNBNewsnet

 

LeBron James said early in the NBA season that he’s chasing a ghost and that ghost played in Chicago. James was referring to Michael Jordan.

James has the chance to surpass Jordan as the greatest of all time, the GOAT. Most people aren’t ready to hand that title over to James.

I am willing to say that James will surpass Jordan as the greatest to walk the court. I’m not saying MJ is bad, but James’ resume will give the reason that he should be considered as the GOAT.

James has gone to six consecutive NBA Finals and his most recent Finals performance was his best. James led all players in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks and he was the first to ever do that.

Also the fact that James set out to give Cleveland its first basketball championship in its history and achieved that. Also giving Cleveland its first championship since 1964.

James has been compared to Jordan since his high school days, but as he continues to dominate the game, it’s becoming more of a reality that he could be considered the GOAT.

James just moved into eighth place in scoring and will most likely be sixth or seventh by the end of the season. Hess already blew past Jordan in assists.

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The Case For David Johnson's MVP Candidacy

Austin Darrow

 

The NFL MVP race is heating up and it’s going to come down to the final game of Week 17. While we know the usual candidates (Brady, Elliott, Prescott, Carr) there’s one player who has slipped through the cracks.

That player is David Johnson. Johnson is the running back for the Arizona Cardinals for the people who don’t know.

Johnson has the fourth most rushing yards in the league. And tied for second most TD’s. He is leading the NFL in yards from scrimmage.

If you listen to the media, they’ll only fill your brain up with Ezekiel Elliott. Elliott is a frontrunner with Tom Brady for the MVP.

There’s a reason for Elliott to be the RB being talked about, because “Americas Team” is finally having a good season. They even have two young rising stars to go along with it.

So the NFL loves that the Cowboys are having a great season and MVP candidates.

Johnson has 1,138 yards and 13 TD’s on 260 carries. Add his 73 receptions and 800 yards and add four more TD’s. Johnson is easily a top RB in the league.

The media is starting to control the MVP ballots now. MVP stands for most VALUABLE player, but it’s the most popular player nowadays. We saw it in the NBA, when Steph Curry took the NBA’s MVP, over other valuable players.

Put Elliott on the Giants, who have the 19^th best run-block offense (Dallas’ first in run-block), and Elliott most likely doesn’t put those same stats up. He is still a good player, but the Cowboys O-Line is the MVP.

Same goes for Johnson, put him on the Cowboys and his stats skyrocket.

The Cardinals have five wins this season, and the NFL isn’t going to reward a player on a losing team. Stats don’t lie, and Johnson has done his part in helping his team trying to win.

Elliott has played well and has talent, but you can’t knock Johnson or McCoy or Bell for playing on less popular teams.

The MVP award isn’t based off of stats anymore, its popularity. Its jersey and ticket sales. Marketability and teams records. If it wasn’t those, than you’d hear Johnson’s name a lot more.

Johnson has done everything to help his team and has been the most valuable running back of the NFL. Elliott may have better stats, but let’s be real, the O-Line is the MVP of that team.

The Solution To Meaningless Bowl Games

Austin Darrow I CNBNewsnet

 

The college football bowl season is upon us and it is under lots of scrutiny, between stars sitting out to prep for the draft and because of the sole factor that they’re meaningless games.

The NCAA has these bowl games for one reason and one reason only, the money. The student-athletes are being forced to play these games, which does not matter whatsoever.

Christian McCaffrey, Leonard Fournette Choose To Skip Bowl Games

 

Stanford RB Christian McCaffrey (source Pinterest)

LSU’s RB Leonard Fournette (source LSU)

 

 

Austin Darrow | CNBNewsnet

 

Two of the top running backs in college football have decided to skip their team's upcoming bowl games and there is nothing wrong with it.

Stanford RB Christian McCaffrey has decided to skip his team's upcoming bowl game (Hyundai Sun Bowl) and begin his draft prep immediately. LSU’s RB Leonard Fournette was the first to say he was passing up in the bowl game to get ready for the draft.

LSU plays in the Citrus Bowl and will play without Fournette. Fournette has said his ankle is 85-90 percent and doesn’t want to harm it anymore and possibly drop his draft stock.

The Positives and Negatives of the MLB's Pre-Draft MRI Screening

Austin Darrow | CNBNewsnet

 

The MLB’s new collective bargaining agreement has some major changes coming to the game. The free agent compensation has been overhauled and MLB players meal money has taken a hit.

All of the changes are making teams become more complex in doing business.

Another part of the CBA is the new MRI program for top 50 pitching prospects in the MLB Draft. The players will be asked to voluntarily get an MRI on their throwing arm.

Cowboys Obstacles To A Title Run

Austin Darrow l CNBNewsnet

 

The Dallas Cowboys are the first team to clinch a playoff spot, following Washington’s loss on Sunday. With that they are also close to clinching the NFC East.

The Giants lost to the Steelers along with the Washington loss, so now all we can do is look ahead at the Cowboys playoff run.

Is the Committee Right?

Austin Darrow  l CNBNewsnet

 

Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Washington (in that order) capture the four spots for the College Football Playoff. Alabama was a lock at No. 1, but did the committee get the rest right?

A lot of criticism has been thrown at the committee the past few weeks, because of how they’ve managed their rankings. We’ve seen Washington get put into the four spot for a week, before losing to the red hot USC Trojans (who will face Penn St. in the Rose Bowl).

Eagles Season in Shambles After Monday Night's Loss

 

Austin Darrow | CNBNewsnet

 

(PHILADELPHIA PA)(November 29, 2016)--After a 3-0 start and playoffs an actual possibility, the Philadelphia Eagles have won only two games out of their last eight.

That’s not surprising to some, but it’s a little shocking at how fast they have regressed. Their loss on Monday Night Football was a crushing blow to the season and their playoff hopes.

The Eagles could win out and win 5 in a row to go 10-6, but that’s very unlikely, and one to two more wins is more likely for the Eagles.

Pederson, Wentz Continue to Have Rookie Problems

Austin Darrow

 

The Eagles just keep on putting more unneeded anger and pain on their fan base with every loss. Not only did the Eagles lose their fourth game out of the last five, but it was once again within a score or fewer.

The Eagles went to division rival New York Giants and came out as losers, in a game that was in their hands. A couple fourth down plays Coach Pederson decided to go for, turned out to be the deciding factor of the game.

At Dallas, Pederson opted to punt from 54 yards out, instead of kicking the field goal to potentially ice the game and seal a win. They ended up losing that game in overtime.

Than in New York, Pederson goes for it on fourth down, not once, but twice and failed. Both failed conversions were chip shots for kicker Caleb Sturgis.

What happens in this game? The Eagles lose by five, so those two field goals that Pederson ended up killing a potential victory and the Eagles chances at being a potential 6-2, as opposed to their current 4-4 record.

Pederson was more aggressive in letting Wentz throw down field, but he left everyone scratching their heads when he called a read option on fourth down. Wentz is athletic, but by all means he is not Michael Vick or Donovan McNabb.

Pederson wasn’t the only one to blame for this one, Wentz was also partially to blame. He looked like a rookie from North Dakota State University against the Giants.

Wentz was one of the best quarterbacks against the blitz, but for some reason the Giants all-out blitzes rattled him. Wentz did rebound well after throwing two picks in the first quarter.

When it came down to it and mattered most, Wentz couldn’t do the job. He didn’t throw a touchdown pass as he went 27-for-47 with 364 yards passing.

The defense did bail the Eagles offense out in key situations. They bailed them out on both failed fourth down conversions and an interception with 1:50 left in the game.

With the 1:50 left in the game, Wentz and the Eagles had the game locked up, but somehow managed to blow it.

The Giants pressure rattled Wentz, causing him to throw four straight incompletions. The biggest one coming on a touchdown pass, if wide receiver Jordan Matthews turns the right way.

The Eagles now sit at 4-4, last in the NFC East. That wouldn’t be that big of a deal in a weak division, but they’ve also lost to all the division opponents once so far.

If the Eagles want any shot at the playoffs, they can’t lose another division game and must win the next two home games against the Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers.

The Eagles lost four games with the ball in their hands on the final possession and have failed. They need to figure out how to win the close games. Also take the points when they are there.

Eagles Wide Receiver Problems

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PHILADELPHIA PA--The NFL trade deadline had plenty of rumors swirling, yet no big names were traded. Torrey Smith is still wearing a 49ers uniform, Alshon Jeffrey is still in Chicago and Brandon Marshall is still with the Jets.

Worst of all Nelson Agholor is still Philadelphia’s No. 2 wide receiver. To make matters even worse Josh Huff was arrested on Tuesday.

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Sixers 2016-17 Predictions

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PHILADELPHIA PA--When’s the last time the Sixers were this hyped up? The season opener is tonight and even though there’s no more Ben Simmons in the mix, the game is still more anticipated than it has been in recent memory.

Also Nerlens Noel has been shelved and Jahlil Okafor is experiencing knee soreness. With that the home opener tonight is against a tough Oklahoma City Thunder, who is out to prove they don’t need Kevin Durant to succeed.

There’s a ton of questions that need to be answered by the end of the season.

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Eagles Recent Struggles

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The Eagles have come back down to Earth and no one is ready to admit it.

The Eagles team that outscored its opponents 92-27 and rookie quarterback Carson Wentz’s rating is now a thing of the past. That 3-0 team hasn’t shown up post bye week.

Coming out of that dreadful week 4 bye, the offense has been ice cold producing just two touchdowns and scoring a total of 29 points. They averaged that in their first three games.

So what has happened to this team that showed so much promise? Defenses and defensive coordinators might have finally gathered enough film on the young quarterback.

Wentz has been pressured more in the last two games than he was in the first three. Some of that has to do with the suspension of Lane Johnson, who is no longer going to protect Wentz for 9 more games.

The new right tackle, Halapoulivaati Vaitai was owned by Ryan Kerrigan and allowed 2.5 sacks from that side.

Wentz has also been holding on to the ball a little longer in the pocket than most quarterbacks do. When he sits in the pocket for that long, coordinators don’t have to throw the defense at him, they can just let the edge rushers get to him.

The Eagles have also gone into halftime down 14-0 the last two games. Ryan Matthews and Darren Sproles have only carried the ball 29 times in those two games.

Part of those two not getting the ball is because the Eagles have passed the ball more in the last two games, making it easier for the secondary to cheat.

Wentz’s passes haven’t been spot on either, when you lose games, those sailed passes are more noticeable then when you’re losing.

The Eagles have fallen short of expectations as of late and that’s partially the public’s fault, since everyone held them to a playoff spot after the first three games.

The receiving core has failed Wentz, defense has put the offense in a hole early, and the Eagles are the most penalized team in the league.

The Eagles schedule is not getting easier, since they got the easy teams out of the way, they now go against the undefeated Minnesota Vikings.

That Vikings defense is top in the league. The rest of their schedule is one of the toughest.

They have the 5-1 Dallas Cowboys on the road, New York Giants on the road, 4-2 Atlanta Falcons, 4-1 Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Cincinnati Bengals, another one with the Washington Redskins, a road game against the Baltimore Ravens, and the Giants and Cowboys to end the year.

The weaker teams are no longer on the schedule and Wentz and Co. is going to have to figure it out or else they won’t be flying high anytime soon.