Eagles fans:
1. Are jerks (cheering when Michael Irvin broke his neck)
Wrong. First of all, the charge was that we booed Michael Irvin, not that we cheered. And since I was at the game, I can tell you it was Dieon Sanders doing his "funky chicken" healing dance that drew the derisive reaction. Despite our dislike for the Cowboys in general and Irvin in particular, he received a round of applause only when he was taken from the field which is a sign of goodwill.
2. Are bandwagoners (witness the ripping of Reid and McNabb last year after NFC title game loss number three)
Bandwagoners??? Why do the Eagles sell out including obstructed view seats at the Vet in seasons where we win 3 games? Why do the Eagles draw 10,000 people daily to practice at Lehigh, a 90 minute drive from the city? This team hasn't been to a SuperBowl in 24 years and they still have the most loyal, rabid fans in the game.
McNabb and Reid were ripped??? What are you talking about? McNabb took a rib injury in the second quarter and still tried to play in a heroic effort and that's exactly how it was taken here. Reid? His top two offensive players were injured (McNabb and Westbrook). He wasn't ripped. Thrash and Pinkston, who couldn't get any separation, were ripped and justly so. Holding them up as heroes would be stupid, not loyal.
3. Are not very bright
For point #3, let me take you back about five years or so. "With the third pick (sic) in the 1999 NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles select Donovan McNabb of Syracuse University." "BOOOOOOOO! BOOOOOOOOOO! I can't believe we didn't pick Ricky Williams! BOOOOOOOOOO!"
Unfortunately, you once again have your facts wrong. Angelo Cataldi and his cadre of idiots, "The Dirty Thirty" showed up in a gang that was organized by Cataldi to boo McNabb. Cataldi didn't even know who McNabb was in February, having never seen him play. To use this clique of retards and misfits who follow the seemingly constantly drunk morning show host of a Sports Talk Radio station as somehow representative of an entire group of fans is hopeless.
Go ahead and hate Philadelphia, but don't pretend you know anything about it.
Owl_Eagle
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