Guys, I've been seeking guest bloggers for a while now and finally someone took me up on the offer. My man St. Joe's Nick checks in with this rant. Enjoy:
PSP - good to have you back. Hope you had a nice week in the Big Easy.
OK, now back to the dreary reality that is our Philly sports teams.
You missed something huge while you were away partying. Eskin had Joe Banner in the studio at 5:00 one day last week. Joe came on and pontificated about how great things are going for the birds in free agency. Mr. Pennypincher took phone calls from various "fans" (using the term loosely - more later) and answered some pretty inane questions from them.
Turns out that the "fans" that were calling in were all pre-screened by the WIP producers before Eskin would put them on the air so that nobody would go too far with Banner. Supposedly Banner knew about the questions that he would be asked by said “fans.” Not only that but many of these "fans" were calling him Mr. Banner as if he was the father of a girl they were dating in high school. Obviously, the people they put on to talk to Joe couldn’t praise him or kiss his ass enough.
The entire piece was utter crap considering that Banner was spewing the same "we're great" drivel that he always does. Combine that with the ridiculously pandering calls from the so-called faithful fans and it made for a pretty nauseating ride home for most people in the Philadelphia Metropolitan area.
There was one good part of the interview. That came when one guy named Jeff slipped through the screeners and really let Banner have it. Jeff has been a season ticket holder for 35 years and has seen the good and bad. Through the “good” (loosely using that term) seasons with Andy Reid (with no Super Bowl rings), and all of the really bad ones with Richie the K, Ray Rhodes and a bunch of awful players that can’t be listed here (too many), this guy was in his seat for every game. Jeff very fervently pushed Banner for answers as to why free agency and drafting has been a bust for them this year (and in years past). He was speaking as one of the biggest Eagles fans in this city by voicing the frustration and passion that every single one of us possesses for this team. For that brief 2 minutes of his life, he was speaking for an entire city. What was Banner’s rebuttal? Banner responded by saying "if you don't like it, don't come to the games any more!"
How is a pompous, holier-than-thou comment like that the example of a "gold standard" organization that cares about its fans? I can guarantee you that Bob Kraft (owner of the oft-compared New England Patriots) would never say that to even the most casual of fans of his team, let alone the die-hards. Many of the true Eagle fans (including everyone who posts on this board) were enraged. This just goes to show you what really matters to the Eagles: It's not about winning or losing, it's just about making more and more money off of the passionate fans of this team and not putting a winning product on the field. And by “winning”, we all know that means a ring and a parade.
I know this is your blog and I didn’t mean to steal the attention, but I couldn’t let this fly under your radar.
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Nicely stated, Nick! Hey man, you're not stealing any attention from me. I want more people to get involved. If you have something to say, let me know and I'll post it!
PSP - good to have you back. Hope you had a nice week in the Big Easy.
OK, now back to the dreary reality that is our Philly sports teams.
You missed something huge while you were away partying. Eskin had Joe Banner in the studio at 5:00 one day last week. Joe came on and pontificated about how great things are going for the birds in free agency. Mr. Pennypincher took phone calls from various "fans" (using the term loosely - more later) and answered some pretty inane questions from them.
Turns out that the "fans" that were calling in were all pre-screened by the WIP producers before Eskin would put them on the air so that nobody would go too far with Banner. Supposedly Banner knew about the questions that he would be asked by said “fans.” Not only that but many of these "fans" were calling him Mr. Banner as if he was the father of a girl they were dating in high school. Obviously, the people they put on to talk to Joe couldn’t praise him or kiss his ass enough.
The entire piece was utter crap considering that Banner was spewing the same "we're great" drivel that he always does. Combine that with the ridiculously pandering calls from the so-called faithful fans and it made for a pretty nauseating ride home for most people in the Philadelphia Metropolitan area.
There was one good part of the interview. That came when one guy named Jeff slipped through the screeners and really let Banner have it. Jeff has been a season ticket holder for 35 years and has seen the good and bad. Through the “good” (loosely using that term) seasons with Andy Reid (with no Super Bowl rings), and all of the really bad ones with Richie the K, Ray Rhodes and a bunch of awful players that can’t be listed here (too many), this guy was in his seat for every game. Jeff very fervently pushed Banner for answers as to why free agency and drafting has been a bust for them this year (and in years past). He was speaking as one of the biggest Eagles fans in this city by voicing the frustration and passion that every single one of us possesses for this team. For that brief 2 minutes of his life, he was speaking for an entire city. What was Banner’s rebuttal? Banner responded by saying "if you don't like it, don't come to the games any more!"
How is a pompous, holier-than-thou comment like that the example of a "gold standard" organization that cares about its fans? I can guarantee you that Bob Kraft (owner of the oft-compared New England Patriots) would never say that to even the most casual of fans of his team, let alone the die-hards. Many of the true Eagle fans (including everyone who posts on this board) were enraged. This just goes to show you what really matters to the Eagles: It's not about winning or losing, it's just about making more and more money off of the passionate fans of this team and not putting a winning product on the field. And by “winning”, we all know that means a ring and a parade.
I know this is your blog and I didn’t mean to steal the attention, but I couldn’t let this fly under your radar.
_____________________
Nicely stated, Nick! Hey man, you're not stealing any attention from me. I want more people to get involved. If you have something to say, let me know and I'll post it!
6 comments:
Wah Wah Wah. I guess we could be like the Skins, overpay and under perform. The organization has made some mistakes, but who hasn't.
The NFC East comes through Philly again this year, let's see what happens if McNabb can stay healthy for a change.
Hopefully the whitey's on defense find a heart or a gym and we get production out of Considine and McCoy. Gaither looks good and will be an upgrade of Mr. Bow Tie. Trotter and Dawk can find the pond of rejuvenation and the holdout DT from last year actually gets to dress in '07.
11 or 12 wins if #5 makes it thru December...
Seems like a lot of if's, hopefully's, and maybes Captain.
The moves this team has made this off season are doing nothing but causing me heartburn. I don't feel any more confident with the group they have formed this offseason than I did last year. I can't see us having anything more than a decent season next year (i.e., no parade but maybe 1 win in the playoffs).
"Ok Mister Wizard", what exactly would you have done differently. Name the movie for xtra points...
Sounds like the Captain is drinking the green Kool-Aid.
Jorge...yes, the Capt drinks the Green colored kool aid...know how you love Cormier? The Capt has similar blind love for mediocre guys like AJ Feeley, Quinten Mikell, Keith Adams, and Sam Rayburn.
Capt...I have three words for you as what moves needed to be made....Sign Donte Stallworth. That's all I would have liked to have seen. That should have been the #1 priority and they effed it up.
Dante has that hammy thing and guess what, their Offense wasn't the problem. Garcia looked like a star on this offense. I'd load up on defense defense defense.
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