Listening to Philly Talk Radio all morning (Tales from the Dark Side)

[BulletBob]

I know we all have a hangover from the Romo injury, but I can tell you that it's nowhere near the abyss that the fandom in Philly is waking up to this Monday morning.

I thought I'd pass on a few nuggets:

• Byron Maxwell commented after the game that the reason why he gave up that final touchdown to Williams was that he was "only human" and "tired." This has enraged the fan base here.

• The most common description of their prized QB Bradford is "deer in the headlights." It's actually funny hearing them say that Weeden seems to be a better QB than Bradford.

• They just interviewed Demeco Ryans and asked him about the Romo injury. Specifically, is he heartened that Romo will be out for several weeks? Even though he didn't cause the injury, did he take pleasure in hits like that in the past, knocking out a key player? His response was interesting: "Nah, man. As hard as you play and as much as you want to hit hard, you never want to see anyone get hurt, on your team or theirs - especially with great players."

• They conducted a poll at the radio station. After preseason game 3, 60% of the fan base said Chip Kelly was a genius. Today, 80% have lost faith in him. There was not one single fan who called in to defend him this morning.

• As far as the opinion on Demarco Murray, no one seems to be throwing him under the bus - almost every fan is blaming the poor offensive line play and the design of Chip Kelly's east-west running scheme not being a proper fit. Interesting footnote: from what I remember, that same scheme killed us in a few games over the past 2 years, with McCoy tearing it up and/or the play-action catching us out of position. What a difference Sean Lee makes! Also, give Marinelli some credit for finally adjusting.

• Of course, the Philly fan base blame their own poor play on the loss more than the impressive performance by the Dallas defense (as we tend to do after a loss). However, they have given props to Sean Lee (a Penn State product), and they actually admire his play.

Just thought that on a day like today, you'd enjoy a side dish of schadenfreude with your eggs and bacon. ENJOY!

 

[YosemiteSam]

I was listening for a bit. I heard the 80% poll, but bickering and whinging are difficult for me to listen too so I had to turn it off.

 

[DFWJC]

Have to admit, with Weeden in the game and Dallas up 13-3 with 4 minutes left, I'm sure the last thing the Eagles thought was that we'd throw the ball on a slightly more aggressive route.
Very, very easy pitch and catch touchdown.
It showed Linehan had confidence in Weeden right there...but they knew the Eagles wouldn't at all be expecting that play.

 

[viman96]

Bradford is going to get hammered by the fans and local media until he helps turn that mess around. He is probably wishing Philly never traded for him.

 

[MrPeanutbutter]

Have to admit, with Weeden in the game and Dallas up 13-3 with 4 minutes left, I'm sure the last thing the Eagles thought was that we'd throw the ball on a slightly more aggressive route.
Very, very easy pitch and catch touchdown.
It showed Linehan had confidence in Weeden right there...but they knew the Eagles wouldn't at all be expecting that play.

The bold is hugely important. The Cowboys are not going to be excellent without Tony Romo, but they will win some games with that Offensive line, those receivers, and that defense.

The Eagles did nothing against our defense until garbage time and we dominated the clock. As ugly of a game as it was, this team doesn't play like an 8-8 team.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

I was listening to WIP last night. It's one of my favorite things to do after an Eagles loss.

The WIP at night after an Eagles loss is comedic gold. To be honest, there are a lot of intelligent calls on the WIP (on the evening after a loss), but what is so funny is that each call has a thinly veiled sense of "can you tell me where Chip Kelly lives so I can bomb his house with his kids in it?" And the host has a thinly veiled response of "I wish I knew so I could tell you and help you bomb his house with his kids in it."

I heard the Byron Maxwell comments and they were stunning.

But what kills me is that Eagles fans really bought into this team being a Super Bowl team because they dominated preseason.





YR

 

[DandyDon1722]

Thank you for the update - it's always great listening to tales of their misery.

 

[BulletBob]

Bradford is going to get hammered by the fans and local media until he helps turn that mess around. He is probably wishing Philly never traded for him.

Yeah, and I wonder whether anyone else we know is wishing the same thing?

 

[viman96]

Philly fans were totally sucked into believe this was their year. LOL it is turning out to be Dream Team II.

 

[canters]

As bad as it is to see Romo hurt, I am having fun with the Philly fans and media cying. Sal Pal on ESPN is really hurting today. So much for unbiased reporting.

 

[Tusan_Homichi]

Bradford is going to get hammered by the fans and local media until he helps turn that mess around. He is probably wishing Philly never traded for him.

Bradford has a big ol' bag of nothing and has never been a good player. This idea that he was better than Foles is ridiculous. Hell, Sanchez is better than Bradford, IMO.

 

[Aven8]

Was anybody else nervous that they were going to put in Sanchez? I never thought I would say that, or even think that but I was. Bradford is awful!

 

[CATCH17]

As bad as it is to see Romo hurt, I am having fun with the Philly fans and media cying. Sal Pal on ESPN is really hurting today. So much for unbiased reporting.

It hasn't even hit me that we just lost Romo for half the season because im so giddy about the win from yesterday.

 

[Romo_To_Dez]

I really don't get why the Eagles traded Foles for Bradford. The only time a team should trade a QB is when they are sure that they can find a QB that's much better than the one they currently have. Bradford was good out of college but that was a while ago. I don't see what Bradford has that made the Eagles think that he could be better over Foles. Bradford is not more talented than Foles is. Foles is not a top tier QB but I think he can run Chip's O better than Bradford can.

 

[gdogg24]

Deion said something funny last about the whole DeMarco thing... Did they really want him? Or did they just not want him with us? Hmmm

 

[TheDoctor]

 

[mickswag]

-"Who would you rather be right now, the Cowboys at 2-0, or the Eagles at 0-2?"
-"Oh definitely the Eagles."

-Ike Reese from the Mike and Ike Show

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

I really don't get why the Eagles traded Foles for Bradford. The only time a team should trade a QB is when they are sure that they can find a QB that's much better than the one they currently have. Bradford was good out of college but that was a while ago. I don't see what Bradford has that made the Eagles think that he could be better over Foles. Bradford is not more talented than Foles is. Foles is not a top tier QB but I think he can run Chip's O better than Bradford can.

I think they really thought they had a decent chance at getting Mariota if they had Bradford and some picks to trade.

 

[Blackspider214]

Well they are right about Murray. He does not fit Chip's system at all/ He's a downhill runner. Not a get the ball at a stand still and moving sideways.

 

[jazzcat22]

Bradford is going to get hammered by the fans and local media until he helps turn that mess around. He is probably wishing Philly never traded for him.

He is probably glad, and is telling his agent...stay away from the negotiating table...