There is a lot to talk about, given the three most recent signings by the Eagles, the upcoming NFL Owners Meetings and a possible acquisition by Dallas of a controversial player. First, the three players I want to talk about – Dan Klecko, Rocky Boiman and Kris Wilson.

These moves signify an interest on the Eagles' part to create competition at certain positions and to improve the play on special teams. Last year's special teams were not up to par, and they have to be better. These are three players who can really help the Eagles in that regard, plus Klecko is a very good prospect as a fullback, you have the versatility of Wilson as both a tight end and a fullback and you also have Boiman as a tough, tough linebacker who can start if somebody can go down.

What the Eagles have done is something I applaud, recognizing that there is more work to be done. I look at the draft, with the Eagles holding eight picks now and I think that this team could follow a path I remember from the Buddy Ryan days.

Back in 1990, the Eagles needed wide receivers. So Ryan drafted a bunch of them, hoping to get someone special out of the group. His first wide receiver drafted, Illinois' Mike Bellamy, was taken in the second round. Bellamy never made it in the NFL. But 27 draft picks later, in the third round, the Eagles took Fred Barnett and he turned out to have a terrific career. In the fifth round, Calvin Williams was selected and he became a starter. Another wide receiver drafted, Tyrone Watson in the 11th round, looked the part but did not excel at the highest level of football.

Maybe, the Eagles will take an area and use a handful of draft choices to address that position of need. It's a possibility. I think the Eagles will end up with 10 or 11 draft picks after the NFL awards the team compensatory picks this week, but how can they fit so many players onto this roster? Perhaps the Eagles plan to trade and move up in the draft, or deal picks for future selections next year. Or, they can take the Buddy Ryan approach, which happened to work in this instance.

What positions would they look to address? I think the first need on this team is still the secondary. They have to look at cornerbacks and safeties. I think wide receiver is a position to look at – a wide receiver who can be an explosive return man.

PROJECTING PLAYERS

A lot has been made of the Eagles and the way they are ""projecting"" players to play at different positions. I think that is a bit of hyperbole. Klecko, for example, comes in playing today's version of the fullback, which is much different from the days when the fullback was one of two primary ball carriers. Today's fullback is really a big, athletic guy who is a physical presence. He protects the quarterback and drills holes through which the running back runs.

Klecko can do that. I think he is going to be an outstanding addition to this team.

OWNERS' AGENDA

There are a lot of items to be discussed at the League Meetings this week. I will give you my take on some of the things to be discussed …

• The owners are discussing having wild card teams host playoff games, providing they have better records than some division winners. I will take it a step further. I think it would be a good idea if you take all of the teams who qualify for the playoffs and then throw them all together and then seed them. Don't have an NFC and an AFC. I think that way, the NFL would have a better chance of having the two best teams play in the Super Bowl. I know that sounds a bit radical, but I never thought the AFC and the NFC were that far apart, like the American League and the National League in Major League Baseball. To me, it's the NFL and all teams and divisions and conferences are created equal.
• Roster size is another issue on the docket, and I haven't thought there was a problem during the regular season to discuss. Forty-five on game days is fine with me. As for the preseason and in training camp, I much prefer having an 80-man roster from the standpoint that I'm a play-by-play broadcaster and I don't have to memorize 100 names and numbers from each team for a preseason game. As for the coaches, it seems to me that when the rosters were larger, the coaches could do a lot more in training camp and they could have a lot more contact work.
• Hair length is a conversation that is hot right now, and I don't mean to deprive anyone of their cultural rights or their freedom of expression, but the NFL has the names on the back of the jerseys for a reason, so that the fans can read them. When the names are covered, I think that's wrong. The league needs to cut back, literally, on the hair. I don't think it's unreasonable to have players keep the names on the back of their jerseys visible.
• Pacman Jones could soon be joining the Dallas Cowboys. I don't see any evidence that Jones has learned from any of his mistakes, so I don't even know when the NFL will give Jones the right to play again. I can only imagine the handful Wade Phillips would have with both Terrell Owens and Pacman Jones in the Cowboys locker room. I think, also, when push comes to shove, that Tennessee will give Jones away for nothing.

I know I couldn't root for Jones, but when you are a fan you get caught up in the emotion of the season and all of a sudden you root for the football player and team. I understand that. I wish the young man all the best of luck in turning his life around. I just wouldn't want him in my locker room.