Watch this great highlight video featuring the coming out party for Philadelphia Eagles rookie wide receiver Jeremy Maclin. The Eagles first-round draft pick finally got to show his stuff this past Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Maclin set a record for an Eagles receiver, after catching six passes for 142 yards and scoring two touchdowns in a 33-14 victory over Tampa Bay. Check out this video of Maclin’s touchdowns and his breakout day.

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he became the first Eagles rookie with two 40-plus touchdown receptions in a game. Maclin’s 142 receiving yards were the third-highest single-game total for an Eagles rookie behind Don Looney’s 180-yard effort at Washington in 1940 and Hank Baskett’s 177-yard game against Atlanta in 2006.

The Eagles have the potential to be a very dangerous offensive team. Unfortunately, the defense has been incredibly inconsistent thus far. As an Eagles fan, the defense is very troublesome to me. It is ironic that as great as the offense has been this season, it has had nothing to do with Michael Vick. I have said it once and I’ll say it again, I think Vick is a waste of time, money, and a roster spot for the birds. Regardless, congratulations to Jeremy Maclin for an excellent game and here is hoping for more to come.

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In a predictable move, the Philadelphia Eagles traded their first-round NFL draft pick. However, unlike most years the Eagles actually traded up! Did they trade up for a running back or a tight end? Nope, they traded up for wide receiver Jeremy Maclin. Would I be a hypocrite to complain?

Like most Eagles fans, I have been beating the drum for a wide receiver since T.O. left. I loved the DeSean Jackson pick last year. I just don’t think this was the year to take a receiver with the skills of Maclin that high. The Eagles are in desperate need of both a running back and tight end. Great players at both positions were available at the time. I think the Eagles blew an opportunity at a great player by rolling the dice on a good player.

I could be wrong about Maclin, and as an Eagles fan I hope that I am. I am just not blown away by Maclin. If the Eagles needed a receiver that bad, why not trade up to 10 for Michael Crabtree? Percy Harvin would have been a given if not for that failed drug test. Hakeen Nicks may be the steal here going 29 to the Giants. Seeing Donald Brown fall to 27 is almost like salt on the wounds right now.

The Jets continued their trend of blowing first-round draft picks. The Jets traded up to the fifth spot and took quarterback Mark Sanchez. I think Sanchez is one of the most overrated quarterbacks to enter the NFL since Tim Couch. I don’t disagree about the need, just the player. Sanchez barely won the starting job at USC last year! He is not that good and won’t have the time to properly develop in New York.

It should be noted that the last time the Eagles took a wide receiver in the first-round was in 2001. You may remember a guy by the name of Freddie Mitchell? How did that work out for Andy Reid?

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