Sports With Bob McFlurry
Now that Hank Baskett co-stars in his own TV show with former Playboy Playmate and current girlfriend Kendra Wilkinson, can we expect more from him on the field for the Eagles this year? 26 year old Baskett had 440yds last season on 33 catches with 3 touchdowns. With the addition of rookie Wide Receiver Jeremy Macklin will Baskett’s touches diminish in an offense that has him as a third string or lower wide receiver? Probably. I was thinking Baskett may get cut in training camp but then I realized he’s the tallest receiver on the team and a semi-valid special teams player.
It will be interesteing to say the least how the Wide Receiver plays out this season for the Birds. With a healthy Kevin Curtis, Desean Jackson in a more prominent role, new addition Jeremy Macklin and 3rd down specialist Jason Avant it seems the odd men out may be Baskett and once promising receiver Reggie Brown in the touches per game department. Though with the departure of Mr. Softy (Greg Lewis) and the uncertainty of how Macklin will fit into the receiving/returning roles there may be some more balls to go to Baskett and or Brown. Only time will tell.
So how many episodes until Donovan Mcnabb appears on the Kendra show? I give an over under of 6 if the show lasts that long, which it probably will given the surprisingly low brow tastes of teen, twenty and thirty something women (maybe gay men too). One thing that will be interesting is the increased attention from NFL and ESPN announcers Hank Baskett will receive this upcoming season, though probably not because of his play.
I hope Kendra Wilkinson does not become the Jessica Simpson of the Philadelphia Eagles this year. One thing the birds don’t need is any sort of omen of the pop culture kind, especially ones that used to play with Hugh Hefners old balls. I wonder how Hank Baskett feels about Hugh Hefner banging his fiancee. That had to be an awkward conversation and then to have your wedding at the Playboy Mansion and relive all those memories. You must be proud Hank Baskett. I’m raising my Schlitz can in honor of you chief. Have a great season.