Amused to Death
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The Niners fans and media should be upset at their own defense for losing their composure. They cost their team big-time and came completely unglued at the end.
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2022 Philadelphia Eagles - Leave Gannon in Arizona and let’s run through the NFC again in 2023. (1 Viewer)
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Amused to Death
Footballguy
• Ha Ha, Quiet down Philly!!! (Cowboys)Kempski stole an idea of finding other team's fan posts during the game and making an article out of it. Pretty entertaining.
Reliving the Eagles' NFC Championship Game win through the eyes of Cowboys, Giants, Commanders, and 49ers fans
Cowboys, Giants, Commanders, and especially 49ers fans were mad online on Sunday.www.phillyvoice.com
from a Cowboys fan.
modogg
Footballguy
yeah, this one felt better to read through. some good one's in there:Kempski stole an idea of finding other team's fan posts during the game and making an article out of it. Pretty entertaining.
Reliving the Eagles' NFC Championship Game win through the eyes of Cowboys, Giants, Commanders, and 49ers fans
Cowboys, Giants, Commanders, and especially 49ers fans were mad online on Sunday.
i liked this one: • Glad it's not just Evan Neal that can't block Reddick I guess. (Giants)
and this one is cute: • Hurts would be 3rd on our depth chart. So I guess he would be playing now (49ers)
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unckeyherb
Footballguy
Look no further than the team thread here. Purdy getting hurt is tough for them, but lets be honest, we all predicted the Eagles D-line would be a game changer and they were. Hell, I literally said in the game thread "Time for Brock Purdy to meet Hassan Reddick" two minutes before he literally did. Our dline did its job. Also, the SF Defense got chewed up and spit out by this offense. We ground them down to bloody stumps. But yeah, SF is still "the better team". What a bunch of poor sports.
Amused to Death
Footballguy
Its amazing how all season long all we heard from the national media was about Parsons and then Bosa. Reddick was every bit as good or better. But yeah, tell me more about Bosa. An injured Lane Johnson faced him all game long and didn't give up a hurry or hit, much less a sack.
BeTheMatch
Footballguy
I think we can all agree that both fan bases are nauseating. Along with most others in this league. And all other leagues.
jasvic
Footballguy
Basically, everyone is awful. Which I agree with and why I always hate when Philly fans get the national spotlight on poor behavior. Every fanbase is bad because bad people are everywhere.
modogg
Footballguy
man, these look even worse than i thought. i knew Reddick was lined up against TE's and won, but sheesh. i do think Shanahan has some accountability for these:
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Kyle Shanahan Explains Decision to "Block" Haason Reddick with Tight Ends
The turning point in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game was when Haason Reddick knocked Brock Purdy out of the game with an edge rush that also resulted in a takeaway for the Eagles’ defense. Later in the half, he hammered Josh Johnson in similar fashion, and on both sequences the 49ers sent tight...
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fatness
Footballguy
Congrats on the win.
The highlight for me was Nick Sirianni’s daughter.
The highlight for me was Nick Sirianni’s daughter.
Bigboy10182000
Footballguy
Pretty cool how our coach isn’t a finalist for coach of the year but is 5-0 against the 3 finalists.
babydemon90
Footballguy
omg the butthurt.Kempski stole an idea of finding other team's fan posts during the game and making an article out of it. Pretty entertaining.
Reliving the Eagles' NFC Championship Game win through the eyes of Cowboys, Giants, Commanders, and 49ers fans
Cowboys, Giants, Commanders, and especially 49ers fans were mad online on Sunday.
babydemon90
Footballguy
The cognitive dissonance in those replies tho...
"Hurts sucks, all these guys can do is run, he would be a 3rd stringer here"
but also...
"Man Eagles are lucky, all the 49ers can do is run, however can they win"
"Hurts sucks, all these guys can do is run, he would be a 3rd stringer here"
but also...
"Man Eagles are lucky, all the 49ers can do is run, however can they win"
Amused to Death
Footballguy
Its like people don't realize they're getting their butts kicked by a QB with a hurt throwing shoulder and a RT with a torn groin muscle rendering your "all-world" pass rushers ineffective.
The whine is delicious.
Terpman22
Footballguy
Great win. We are winning the Super Bowl too. This team is just too dominant at too many positions/levels. Sad to see "informed" fans turn to "SO LUCKY" memes overnight. Jealousy and envy a b**** I guess. Reddick is an animal, Lane Johnson is a monster and our coaching staff just pulls all the right strings.
Oh, and John Gannon is coming back!!
Can't stop me today.
Oh, and John Gannon is coming back!!
Can't stop me today.
unckeyherb
Footballguy
Wait, for real? or just wish-casting
Terpman22
Footballguy
I mean he looked into the camera and said "Philly's keeping me, good, bad or indifferent" smiling. W Vic taking off to Miami seems to me its a lock. Until its not a lock of course.
Lehigh98
Footballguy
I've had season tickets since they moved into the Linc. Initially we had only two seats we split with my wife's sister and her husband. At the beginning of every season, we'd do a "ticket draft" and split up the games alternating who picked first. If the Eagles made the playoffs, we'd do a "playoff ticket draft" with all potential games on the table even if they got knocked out. We did not have the tickets yet for the 2002 game vs STL. I don't remember how things got decided in 2003 and 2004 but I (fortunately?) did not have the NFC Championship those years for the losses to TB & CAR.
I did, however, have the tickets for 2005 vs ATL and future Eagles QB, Mike Vick. Since we were at our 4th straight NFC Championship, it was not a surprise, but the thing I remember most about the win and the celebration was the overwhelming relief of finally getting over the hump and being so happy for Dawk and the rest of the team that were finally going to the Superbowl, great experience.
The 2018 NFCC vs MIN was a little different. Philly had finally ended the championship drought in 2008 but it had been 10 years and we were now dogs after losing our starting QB and relying on Nick Foles and barely squeaking by ATL because they couldn't score at the goal line. MIN was coming off that miracle against NO and some were saying were a team of destiny. That game started out pretty rough. MIN goes right down the field in 9 plays and scores a TD. Eagles first drive they go 4 and out. Sphincters start clinching. MIN starts marching and gets another first and then it happens, the most electric play I've even witnessed live at the Linc, Patrick Robinson picks off Case Keenum and the place goes nuts, but that's not all. Robinson takes the ball the other way and the crowd noise continued to build and build until TD! If the Linc had a roof it would have blown off, still get a few goosebumps thinking about it. The rest is history but that was definitely my favorite moment at the Linc (and I was there for the 4th and 26 game) and probably my favorite game. It helps that the "Foles" chant to reply to and mock the "Skol" chant happened at that game too.
Yesterday felt a bit different than those. Maybe because it wasn't my first rodeo, maybe it was because we were favored in the game and playing a rookie QB, maybe because it was a bit of an odd game with a great start but brutally slow-moving 2nd Q up until the 2nd and 3rd TDs, maybe it was because it was just about decided by halftime. It was still an awesome experience being there with ~68,000 of my fellow Eagles fans losing their minds. This time, for me, it was more about taking in the whole scene around the game and seeing the old-timers excited to go back to the SB and seeing new fans and people that weren't there before celebrating their first in-stadium SB party.
I hear folks talking about kind of the same thing on talk radio this morning. It being a different feeling when you're expected to win vs being the upstart underdogs. One of my favorite Philly runs was the 1993 Phillies, completely unexpected and maybe a Mitch Williams meatball to Joe Carter away from winning a WS. The 2008 run was awesome too especially with things like the complete absurdity of Brett Myers not only beating CC Sabathia but homering off of him too. The morning after winning the WS was the happiest I've seen people in the area in decades, random high fives with happy strangers all day, hell all week. The underdog Nick Foles run culminating in beating Tom freaking Brady in a "revenge" SB was awesome. Similar feel on the streets the next day. I don't feel like favorites in this SB but from the oddsmakers it looks like we are, slightly.
Maybe it feels different because I'm actually starting to trust the teams or trusting it can actually happen over always believing the rug is going to get yanked out from under us like 1984-2007 and 100 seasons of the big 4 not winning the big one. But I'm still really enjoying this team and this run and doing my best to make the most of it because who knows when it might happen again. Go Birds!
I did, however, have the tickets for 2005 vs ATL and future Eagles QB, Mike Vick. Since we were at our 4th straight NFC Championship, it was not a surprise, but the thing I remember most about the win and the celebration was the overwhelming relief of finally getting over the hump and being so happy for Dawk and the rest of the team that were finally going to the Superbowl, great experience.
The 2018 NFCC vs MIN was a little different. Philly had finally ended the championship drought in 2008 but it had been 10 years and we were now dogs after losing our starting QB and relying on Nick Foles and barely squeaking by ATL because they couldn't score at the goal line. MIN was coming off that miracle against NO and some were saying were a team of destiny. That game started out pretty rough. MIN goes right down the field in 9 plays and scores a TD. Eagles first drive they go 4 and out. Sphincters start clinching. MIN starts marching and gets another first and then it happens, the most electric play I've even witnessed live at the Linc, Patrick Robinson picks off Case Keenum and the place goes nuts, but that's not all. Robinson takes the ball the other way and the crowd noise continued to build and build until TD! If the Linc had a roof it would have blown off, still get a few goosebumps thinking about it. The rest is history but that was definitely my favorite moment at the Linc (and I was there for the 4th and 26 game) and probably my favorite game. It helps that the "Foles" chant to reply to and mock the "Skol" chant happened at that game too.
Yesterday felt a bit different than those. Maybe because it wasn't my first rodeo, maybe it was because we were favored in the game and playing a rookie QB, maybe because it was a bit of an odd game with a great start but brutally slow-moving 2nd Q up until the 2nd and 3rd TDs, maybe it was because it was just about decided by halftime. It was still an awesome experience being there with ~68,000 of my fellow Eagles fans losing their minds. This time, for me, it was more about taking in the whole scene around the game and seeing the old-timers excited to go back to the SB and seeing new fans and people that weren't there before celebrating their first in-stadium SB party.
I hear folks talking about kind of the same thing on talk radio this morning. It being a different feeling when you're expected to win vs being the upstart underdogs. One of my favorite Philly runs was the 1993 Phillies, completely unexpected and maybe a Mitch Williams meatball to Joe Carter away from winning a WS. The 2008 run was awesome too especially with things like the complete absurdity of Brett Myers not only beating CC Sabathia but homering off of him too. The morning after winning the WS was the happiest I've seen people in the area in decades, random high fives with happy strangers all day, hell all week. The underdog Nick Foles run culminating in beating Tom freaking Brady in a "revenge" SB was awesome. Similar feel on the streets the next day. I don't feel like favorites in this SB but from the oddsmakers it looks like we are, slightly.
Maybe it feels different because I'm actually starting to trust the teams or trusting it can actually happen over always believing the rug is going to get yanked out from under us like 1984-2007 and 100 seasons of the big 4 not winning the big one. But I'm still really enjoying this team and this run and doing my best to make the most of it because who knows when it might happen again. Go Birds!
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Pigskin Fanatic
Footballguy
Saw these comments during the game yesterday and i rewound a few times on my DVR. not once was he ahead of the snap. but then i'm biased so i have to be wrong.
Bracie Smathers
Footballguy
Paul Hembekides
@PaulHembo
The Eagles are the first team since the 2000 Ravens to allow 7 points (or fewer) in consecutive playoff games.
The Eagles are the first team since the 1989 49ers to win consecutive playoff games by 24+ points.
@PaulHembo
The Eagles are the first team since the 2000 Ravens to allow 7 points (or fewer) in consecutive playoff games.
The Eagles are the first team since the 1989 49ers to win consecutive playoff games by 24+ points.
The Noid
Avoid me!
Trying to recall all the pity PHI got in 2019 vs. SEA in the playoffs when Wentz was lost for the game (on a dirty hit, no less) and we had to play with Josh McCown, who tore his hamstring shortly after getting in the game but gutted it out. There were tons of media invalidating that win for SEA that I just can't remember, right? 
Still only lost by 8, btw. Because our not-vaunted defense stepped up and held Russel Wilson and DK Metcalf to 17, keeping us in it. Just saying.
Still only lost by 8, btw. Because our not-vaunted defense stepped up and held Russel Wilson and DK Metcalf to 17, keeping us in it. Just saying.
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Amused to Death
Footballguy
• What a disgrace. If I'm a Philly fan I feel terrible winning this way. (49ers)
If I'm a 49er fan, I'm furious that the coaches didn't know how to make changes to blocking assignments to protect their QB. I don't feel terrible in the least.
Lehigh98
Footballguy
At the game I said I felt bad for the 49ers players having to play out the game down a couple TDs and without anyone that could even throw the ball downfield. I feel great winning though, not my fault your coach thought a backup TE could block Reddick.
Lehigh98
Footballguy
Bigboy10182000
Footballguy
Not sure how true it ends up but post game interview Gannon said he’s not going anywhere and will be back.
Amused to Death
Footballguy
So close, and yet so far....
jasvic
Footballguy
Not just that, but when they were running and driving they let the pay clock run all the way down every time. No urgency. Felt like they (coaches) had given up and were just running out the clock. I know the odds were against them when they could only run, but why not go some kind of hurry up and keep running, wear down the d-line, etc...make a game of it? I was confused but thrilled they gave up to early.
modogg
Footballguy
lol, i was just walking my dogs a block away from there 30 minutes ago
modogg
Footballguy
my guess is there gameplan before the game started was miling the clock and keeping the Eagles offense off the field, like Commanders, Texans and Saints did. i think they just never switched up their plan after being down multiple scores
Deamon
Footballguy
Really? Ya he would have been there for sure then.
jasvic
Footballguy
Which just boggles my mind, especially when people call these coaches geniuses. Sometimes this game is like checkers, but they treat it like it's 3D chess.
renesauz
IBL Representative
I mean/////let's be fair....they couldn't put a good blocker on all the great rushers Philly was sending. Yeah, in hindsight a GTE on Reddick seems foolkish....but who was gonna block the OTHER guys if they made Reddick the priority. This team nearly set the sack record...there were no great options
unckeyherb
Footballguy
This would be massive.
babydemon90
Footballguy
On the play Purdy was hurt, they elected to double team Linval Joseph (with his one QB hit all year), so...
jasvic
Footballguy
Reuben Frank
@RoobNBCS
"The Eagles had an easy schedule."
Best records in NFL history vs. winning teams:
9-1 ... 1969 Vikings
9-1 ... 2007 Patriots
9-1 ... 2022 Eagles
@Stathead
Amused to Death
Footballguy
I believe that includes going 6-1 against this year's playoff teams (regular season).
Insein
Footballguy
"Yea well the DVOA of those teams is worse than if they had played the teams with a losing record according to the analytics."
Terpman22
Footballguy
SURE YOUR DIVISION HAD 3/7 of the playoff teams. BUT ITS STILL A WEAK DIVISION WAAAAA"Yea well the DVOA of those teams is worse than if they had played the teams with a losing record according to the analytics."
Be a man already. Take your L's, take your bad/wrong takes, take the fact THIS EAGLES TEAM IS ACTUALLY GOOD like a man and quit the pissing and moaning already JFC its unbearable anymore.
WISH WE HAD IT THIS EASY NEVER TURNS OUT FOR US THIS WAY, says certain fanbases, one of which has gone 1 and done the last TWO times they have had the 1 seed.
you can! Go 14-3 or better, get the 1 seed. Not sure if anyone knows this, but the game IS RIGGED for the 1 seed to get the EASIEST SCHEDULE. Not making it up I swear!
TampaMike19
Footballguy
Im not a homer but don’t get the “haven’t played anyone” argument. You play who is on the schedule. Eagles win convincingly which is what good teams and well coached teams do. They aren’t the Vikings. Vikings were lucky as hell this year in one score games. Vikings got their **** kicked by Dallas after they won on the road on Buffalo.
I think it’s a good match coming up for us nfl fans
I think it’s a good match coming up for us nfl fans
unckeyherb
Footballguy
This is my feeling as well. You play who you play. We played 10 teams with winning records and beat all but one. The bigger point is we weren't, like you said, like the Vikings that won a bunch of squeakers. We trucked every team we beat when Jalen played, with the exception of Washington (that game we fumbled three times). We just had a divisional round and NFCCG where we sat our starters. Both games. Because we gave up 7 points to the opposing team while dropping 30+ points on them. Eagles are and have been the best team in the league all year. Its not really that close. I am so pumped for this Super Bowl. In 2017 we were riding the fairy dust feeling of Foles' beatdown of Minny in the NFCCG but we all were terrified of Brady. We got through that obviously. I don't fear KC. I don't fear Mahomes. I don't fear Kelce. I don't fear Andy. Mad respect for all of them, but we are a better team. In two weeks I'll be hosting a Super Bowl party that will end like the last one I hosted. Hugs, tears, fireworks and smiles. I. can. not. wait.
jasvic
Footballguy
I thought for sure when that came up you misread it, but I don't know how in any universe they could have the easiest dvoa schedule. Just makes no sense."Yea well the DVOA of those teams is worse than if they had played the teams with a losing record according to the analytics."
It's not their fault they can't play against themselves and most of the NFC is kinda garbage this year.
Insein
Footballguy
I was mocking some other posters that insist the team with the highest strength of schedule this year somehow had the easiest schedule according to this magical DVOA. All that tells me is DVOA is a worthless measurement if that's the case.I thought for sure when that came up you misread it, but I don't know how in any universe they could have the easiest dvoa schedule. Just makes no sense."Yea well the DVOA of those teams is worse than if they had played the teams with a losing record according to the analytics."
It's not their fault they can't play against themselves and most of the NFC is kinda garbage this year.
jasvic
Footballguy
Oh I get it, but when you first brought it up a few days ago I thought it was saying the opposite, because it makes absolutely no sense. Eh who gives a F, they're in the Super Bowl!I was mocking some other posters that insist the team with the highest strength of schedule this year somehow had the easiest schedule according to this magical DVOA. All that tells me is DVOA is a worthless measurement if that's the case.I thought for sure when that came up you misread it, but I don't know how in any universe they could have the easiest dvoa schedule. Just makes no sense."Yea well the DVOA of those teams is worse than if they had played the teams with a losing record according to the analytics."
It's not their fault they can't play against themselves and most of the NFC is kinda garbage this year.
DJackson10
Footballguy
He's his own man. That whole thing of him being upset was overblown. Then WIP ran with Wentz was upset the team was successful with out him. Its over and done with with him. Everyone had fault in that not working out. It's similar to Simmons. Easy for everyone to blame Ben but a lot of that needs to go on the organization for coddling him for yrsand enabling his behavior.
people need to move on. Without him we're still looking for our first ring. Thanks Doug and Carson now lets move on.
DJackson10
Footballguy
Bingo loosing Purdy significantly changed the game. Also Eagles offense at times was sputtering and seemed like spinning tires in the mud. SF shot themselves in the foot a lot. I think Kyle SHanahan has to take a lot of blame. He's only like 6 games over .5OO for his career. He's the Doc Rivers without a title in the NFL and more famous because of who daddy was. Terrible game caller who's weaknesses get covered up by the talent on his teams. SF is a good team they could be better with a good QB and a HC who knew what he was doing and thats just down right scary.
DJackson10
Footballguy
I missed a few but all the calls were pretty legit. They lost it at the end and they'll be lucky if Trent Williams doesn't miss a few games to start next season because he should.
DJackson10
Footballguy
Andy Reid is the one guy and KC is the one team if we lose a SB I won't be upset over. We owe a lot to that man. Both have gotten their rings though. If you can't be happy for the guy you are some kind of clown who lets WIP control your life or you've never dealt with issues in your family like addiction or loss and have no heart. They also did a ton of things for the Lower Merion community and Philly region charity wise. It's been a decade. Anyone still holding a grudge I feel bad your family has to deal with you.
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