Of course they do. They're the only team in the NFC East to NEVER win a Super Bowl (everybody else has won at least TWO), so they figure they've gotta be famous for somethin'.
May as well be prototypical Yankee obnoxiousness.
LOL! I think it's helpful on this board! :)
There's nothing wrong with standard, garden-variety obnoxiousness. Its colorful. But this article is just sick.
LOL!
And that's something coming from a Texan.
HEY! We Yankee Fans take great pride in having NO peers when it comes to obnoxiousness and arrogance...
But then unlike Eagle Fans or those perennial impotent Texas baseball teams, we CAN back it up, can't we?
Philly's fans might have sunk to a new low by cheering Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin's potentially serious neck injury. It disgusted even those who thought they had seen it all in the "City of Brotherly Love."
"This, in terms of bad taste, was as bad as it gets," said Mayor Edward Rendell, an avid sports fan.
Irvin, 33, landed awkwardly on his head after catching a pass from Troy Aikman in the first quarter of the Philadelphia Eagles' 13-10 victory over the Cowboys on Sunday. He lay motionless on the artificial turf for nearly 20 minutes while medical staff attended to him.
Many fans in the crowd of 66,669 cheered when they realized Irvin was hurt, and again when paramedics wheeled a stretcher onto the field. Many also cheered respectfully when he was placed in an ambulance, but the damage was done.
"I couldn't believe they cheered," said Donovan McNabb, the team's No. 1 pick who was nearly booed off the stage by Eagles fans attending the draft. "You don't know what to expect from them."
What makes Philly fans so foul? One theory is the longtime failure of their teams. If they can't be first in the standings, some figure they might as well be No. 1 in nastiness.
The Eagles haven't won an NFL championship since 1960. The 76ers had the worst record in NBA history when they were 9-73 in 1972-73. The Phillies have lost more games than any team in baseball history. They also blew the pennant in 1964, squandering a 6½-game lead with 12 to play with 10 straight losses.
Michael Zellman, an 18-year-old fan from Philadelphia, said he won't attend Eagles games anymore. Fans are so rowdy that a municipal judge holds court at the stadium to charge offenders during the game.
"If you're not wearing the right jersey, you're guaranteed to get beat up," Zellman said.
At least they have a class act playing QB in Philly. The Eagles fans deserve all the Boos.