Here's a little something to mull over while we continue to dissect the Eagles pick at No. 4, Lane Johnson, a huge tackle out of Oklahoma.
I have no problem with the pick. You stick him at right tackle, move Todd Herremans inside to right guard, get Jason Peters back at left tackle and add in the return of Jason Kelce from injury at center and Kevin Mathis at left guard and you have the makings of a very good offensive line in front of Michael Vick and LeSean McCoy.
What I do have a problem with is the Phillies. I don't want to hear that it is early. This team is in trouble.
Consider this: The Phillies just completed a four-game series with the Pirates. On Monday they started rookie Jonathan Pettibone and scratched out a win. So far, so good. Then they started Cole Hamels, Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee in succession.
And they got how many wins out of that once-formidable troika? That would be zero. Zilch. Nada.
The Phils continue to run the bases in ways that make you wonder if their heads are really in the game. Their bullpen continues to be spotty, and their offense is truly offensive.
The truth is the firm of Hamels, Halladay & Lee all piched well enough to win, but this team was unable to do it. In the cases of Halladay and Lee, they coughed up leads along the way.
That bench under Charlie Manuel is likely getting warmer, despite the uncharacteristically cool spring.
I like Charlie. I don't like this team right now.
That's not a good mix.
Sorry, Charlie.
Consider this: The Phillies just completed a four-game series with the Pirates. On Monday they started rookie Jonathan Pettibone and scratched out a win. So far, so good. Then they started Cole Hamels, Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee in succession.
And they got how many wins out of that once-formidable troika? That would be zero. Zilch. Nada.
The Phils continue to run the bases in ways that make you wonder if their heads are really in the game. Their bullpen continues to be spotty, and their offense is truly offensive.
The truth is the firm of Hamels, Halladay & Lee all piched well enough to win, but this team was unable to do it. In the cases of Halladay and Lee, they coughed up leads along the way.
That bench under Charlie Manuel is likely getting warmer, despite the uncharacteristically cool spring.
I like Charlie. I don't like this team right now.
That's not a good mix.
Sorry, Charlie.
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