Eagles Bandwagon

by Woogie526 on Jan 6, 2009 7:14 AM EST Comment 39 comments

Has to be overflowing! I've seen two broadcasters or ESPN employees pick the Giants, everyone else minus Strahan has picked the Eagles. Strahan didn't pick, saying it really is a toss up.

It is like the Reese went out and found 53 hobos on the street and suited them up. That is how little respect the Giants are getting with the mainstream media. It's not like we won the superbowl last year or anything.

God, I hope this motivates the team to no end.

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Like I said yesterday

The Eagles are the sexy pick, everybody loves the new girl.

I’d rather be the ugly girl with the Lombardi

Giants 23 Eagles 21

Giants fan from the womb to the tomb

by Jim Schmiedeberg on Jan 6, 2009 8:27 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

we have to be the pretty ones

have you looked into stewart bradlys eyes ? to die for ! …..

If football had a church, Brian Dawkins would be my preacher !

by NorthPhillyKid on Jan 6, 2009 5:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

so dreamy

by Manoovi on Jan 6, 2009 6:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The ugly ones

are always more honest too!!!

by ProudYankee on Jan 6, 2009 12:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

its true.... :(

candy tastes good, but is bad for you..
brusselsprouts blow.. but are good for you…

WHY IS EVERYTHING IN LIFE LIKE THIS DAMMIT

by Manoovi on Jan 6, 2009 6:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

sooo

if a stripper has rot crouch does that make her good for me ?

If football had a church, Brian Dawkins would be my preacher !

by NorthPhillyKid on Jan 8, 2009 10:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Actually

“Rot Crouch” is indigenous to the Philly area so we have no idea what you’re talking about

You play to win the game!

by Simms-McConkey on Jan 8, 2009 11:14 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Hmm

I think most commentators think the Eagles have some momentum and that it will be a close game, but I don’t see any Giants disrespect. Hard for that to be the case when you’re actually favored in the game, right…?

by ajay on Jan 6, 2009 12:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

So far on major media shows

Jimmy Johnson picked the giants.
Strahan said it is a toss up
One of the ESPN NFL guys picked the giants.

Wilbon picked the eagles
Tony K picked the eagles
Every other fox personality picked the eagles
3 ESPN talking heads on SC picked the eagles.

Vegas sets the point spread. All the talking heads are picking the Eagles though.

by Woogie526 on Jan 6, 2009 12:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Jim Johnson always seemed to like the Eagles (him and Madden)

Philles (80 & 08)
Team of Destiny!

by yophillybro on Jan 6, 2009 3:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Matt Mosley

Is slobbering all over the Eggs’ jockstraps, the idiot. And yes, he’s running with “they are the ’07 Giants” IDIOTIC CRAP. C’mon Mose, you can have your OWN stupid ideas instead of borrowing other people’s. Anyway, GOOD.
I hope so many tools lay money on the Eggs that Vegas swings them to FAVORITES. You know whose knobs the sports unintelligentsia were drooling on before now? The COLTS.

You play to win the game!

by Simms-McConkey on Jan 6, 2009 1:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Mosely hates the Eagles, thats new to me if he is pulling for them.

Philles (80 & 08)
Team of Destiny!

by yophillybro on Jan 6, 2009 3:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Who gives a crap who these guys pick?

They always end up with sub .500 records on their picks at the end of the year.

If this were vegas they would be giving hand jobs in a dark alley “just until I get back on my feet”

by ryanwk628 on Jan 6, 2009 5:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I dont care what any Giants fan says

you guys are absolutely as worried about the game as we are

Throw all the pretty stats out… the team that shows up wins the game

Noone ever wants to play someone three times in a season

If you can't sell out a playoff game, should you lose the right to have a home game?

by 700 Level on Jan 6, 2009 10:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

If anyone says they aren't worried or agitated by this game then they are flat out lying.

The whole “scared of the eagles” business is stupid. I don’t think either team or their fans are scared.
The reality here is that losing in the playoffs to a division foe is not ideal.

by Major on Jan 6, 2009 11:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

im worried about this game, but i worry about every game... there are no teams in the NFL that you can have no respect for.

I just get a little more worried when we play the giants, cuz crazy shit happens in our games – down 24 at the start of the 4th and the giants tie it up and then win it in overtime (ending javon kearse’s year and eagles career) Plax making big plays on us, setting up toomer to make pig plays on us too. 2006 we split with the road team winning as in 2008. 2005 & 2007 you beat us twice, and we played in the wildcard in 2006 with the eagles winning. eagles won 3-9 giants 6-9. Home field didnt seem to matter too much, and the games are always tough and close. Being an eagles fan, Im optimistic to an extent & nervious as hell cuz like i said, crazy things always happen when we play ya.

I don’t get nervous when we play the cowboys though, i get vengeful. I’m always looking to stomp their mudholes and expect to do so even if we are a 6-10 team. there is no team that get me more amped up to play than the mexican cowboys. the most hated team in all of sports (just ahead of the yankees and braves – im a mets fan)

So giants fans, i hate the cowboys, and rooted for you guys last year cuz i hate the patriots. i guess it would be giants 3rd and redskins 4th…. what teams do you love to hate and as such, get the most pleasure from beating…. and would you rather win big, or pull out a last second stunner against the cowboys 2 weeks ago, that was my type of cowboys game – humulate them, buy the giants i prefer to steal a tight one at the end… Give me your thoughts

by NFCEagles on Jan 7, 2009 5:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

an Eagles/Mets fan

that’s interesting…My most hated team is the Cowboys, but the team I hate to lose to most is the Eagles, if that makes sense. I have a ton of friends who are Eagles fans, and none who are Cowboys fans, so losing to the Eagles is worse b/c my friends can rub it in.

by cjmulrain on Jan 7, 2009 11:51 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Hate List

1. Eagles (They get the number 1 slot because I work in Philly and the constant smack talking with friends is too enjoyable).
2. Notre Dame (They almost got the #1 slot, but the Eagles hate is so fresh right now.)
3. Cowboys (They are more a joke right now anyway, what with Romo’s shower fainting incident)
4. Mets (Reyes is a bum)
5. Patriots (America’s darlings turned criminals who stole your wallet and knocked your daughter up).

by BigBlue4Life on Jan 7, 2009 12:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i love to hate

the Eagles and Ohio State. I just plain despise Dallas and Michigan

by queler on Jan 7, 2009 12:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

OK, I'm going to get the hate mail but here goes..

Why all the Cowboy hatred? Just wondering..It seems to go beyond just your regular every day NFC East foe hatred.

by Benthere on Jan 7, 2009 11:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

because they're the scum of the Earth

just kidding. Not really…

A couple reasons: the 90s… nobody hates a loser, and the ‘Boys were the team of the 90s
Jerry Jones being an obnoxious owner and being on the sidelines
T.O.
Pacman
Roy “Horsecollar” Williams
They call themselves "America’s Team"
The Tony Homo love affair which is now apparently ending
The drug dealers

You play to win the game!

by Simms-McConkey on Jan 8, 2009 7:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

What do you have against drug dealers?

Just kidding. I can actually agree with you on several points but I would like to lay a disclamer. That “Americas Team” crap, which I detest, was bestowed by good ol NFL Films on one of the year highlight films they put together. Other than that I also wish Jerry would keep his a$$ parked in his suite and Pacman has left the building. Horsecollar will probably also be among the millions of unemployed as well.

by Benthere on Jan 8, 2009 6:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

SM has many of the reasons.

For me, the biggest is the arrogance the organization and its fans present, winning or losing, unlike the SB Giants, who exude quiet confidence.

by blue gonz on Jan 8, 2009 8:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Here's more on the 'boys:

their fans project a sense of entitlement, that Dallas should win just because it’s Dallas. There also seems to be a perpetual smirk on the face of the Cowboys’ fandom that conveys that they think they’re better than you.

by blue gonz on Jan 8, 2009 8:54 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

"america's team"

bandwagon fans

most of these apply to the yankees too :)

by queler on Jan 8, 2009 11:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

yup

by cjmulrain on Jan 8, 2009 4:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Hate list

1. Cowgirls
2. Yankees
3. Eggles
4. Lakers
5. Sportscasters
6. Referees & Umpires but especially Joe Buck & Troy Gaykman
7. Tampa Bay Devil Gays
8. The FOX jumping robot
9. Any team associated with Duke University ever since Christian Laettner
10. Baltimore Ravens
11. New York Jets (except for Joe “I want to kiss you” Namath)
12. AJ Pierzynski
13. Whatever higher power David Akers thanks for his field goals
14. Showboaters

You play to win the game!

by Simms-McConkey on Jan 7, 2009 12:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

the robot was hungover last week

by queler on Jan 7, 2009 12:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yankees at No. 2

So, I guess that means I shouldn’t expect you over at my Yankees’ blog.

by Ed Valentine on Jan 7, 2009 6:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I'd say no

I couldn’t ‘Troll’ ya, Ed, you’re too good of a guy. The illiterate crew at Bloody Green with Envy had a field day with my allegiances, ignoring the fact that the last half of my life I’ve been in sports fan hell with the Sox and Giants. Oddly, the split is not that unusual… I know a few Pats/Yankees fans. I guess at this juncture either could be accused of being “Frontrunners”… but any Sox fan who became a fan after after 1918 and in time to witness ’86 should just get a free pass from any allegiance tests, ever.

You play to win the game!

by Simms-McConkey on Jan 8, 2009 9:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

ill get in on this hate listing ha (eagles fan)

1. Cowgirls
2. Patriots
3. Celtics
4. Steelers
5. Ravens
6. Deadskins
7. Giants (by the way i cheered for you guys in the SB last year cause of the pats’ bullshit)
8. Pistons
9. Michigan

Ha in case anyone was wondering, I’m an Eagles fan who lives in Cleveland, so I also cheer on the Browns and Cavaliers…

yeah you guys aren’t getting Lebron sorry

by Manoovi on Jan 7, 2009 3:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

was explaining why the steelers/ravens/celtics/pistons were on there

by Manoovi on Jan 7, 2009 3:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

oh and fuck domed football stadiums too… those are for pansies

by Manoovi on Jan 7, 2009 3:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

We are least hated in the NFC East

Not sure if that is a compliment or not. HAH!

by brisulph on Jan 8, 2009 3:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

LeBron

to the Knicks is pretty much inevitable. anyone who thinks he’s going to sign an extension with Cleveland is delusional.

that being said, he could win a title there this year. that team looks legit.

by SBakerTheTouchdownMaker on Jan 10, 2009 4:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I must say tho.....F the BS

I love our rivalry and love it even more in the playoffs…..The NFC East is the best in the NFL.

Period.

We own some of the oldest franchises in the NFL and the best fans, for us its a way of life.

Cheers to football…

but

Birds for the win

by E_A_G_L_E_S! on Jan 7, 2009 7:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I gotta admit it,

I have a soft spot for the old NFL teams, particularly from the East, Philly, ’skins, Steelers.

by blue gonz on Jan 7, 2009 8:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I usually root for the A.L. team in the series

and the NFC team in the bowl… but I gotta admit it, I’m a bigtime hater. For me to root for the Eagles, they’d have to be playing the Cowboys. And for me to root for the Cowboys, they’d have to be playing a team of convicted murderers (no, that’s not a Ravens joke)

You play to win the game!

by Simms-McConkey on Jan 8, 2009 9:36 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs