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An Open Letter To Brett Favre [Humor]
Published: August 18, 2009
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Hey Brett,
Long time, no news. After months and months of glistening anticipation, me and every other football fan that isn’t from Wisconsin or Minnesota still doesn’t care.
You basically stabbed every diehard Brett Favre fan in the back by signing with the Vikings.
You should have stayed in the assisted living home and wore a cheesehead hat all season. Sure, Vikings’ fans would love to see you play for them, but does the fan base of Green Bay mean anything to you?
I am an Eagles’ fan and I am glad you finally let me and everyone else go unharmed from this hostage situation you called the offseason. I ripped off the duck tape that has covered my mouth and can finally smile because—like I said—I still don’t care.
You will probably start three games this season and then the Vikings will realize your diaper needs to be changed way too often.
Sincerely yours,
A fan from a team who can no longer sing “Who Let the Dogs Out.”
NFL Storylines to Watch for In 2009
Published: June 6, 2009
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This off season has had more storylines than one episode of The Hills. It will be interesting to see how everything plays out from coast to coast. I can’t remember an off season with more drama, we are all in for it this year…I just want to watch some football.
Well here they are, this is what you should be watching for this season.
Five Reasons the NFC East Is the Best Division In Football
Published: May 21, 2009
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The Philadelphia Eagles, the New York Giants, the Dallas Cowboys, and the Washington Redskins, all of the prior mentioned are storied franchises. All of which are members of the best division in football, year in and year out.
Sure I hate the Cowboys, sure I hate the Giants, sure I hate the Redskins…I’m an Eagles’ fan first, but when it comes to football, I am a fan of the NFC East.
Here are the top five reasons the NFC East is the best division in the NFL:
1. Rivalries
You would be hard pressed to find a division where each individual fan base shows such hatred toward each other. Sure rivalries exist in all divisions, but every single divisional game is a battle. Bruised and battered is the only way to describe each and every player that comes out of an NFC East divisional game.
2. Fans
You can say what you want about me being a homer, but Eagles’ fans love their team about as much as their first born son—sometimes more. The Cowboys’ fan base has an un-matched passion and are scattered throughout the country.
Redskins’ fans wear pig noses to the games and, no matter their physique, go shirtless. Giants’ fans—who I tend to hate the most, probably because they are in such close proximity and remind me of Mets’ fans—are as obnoxious as they come (not to knock that, it’s football).
3. Photo Finish
In the past three years, three different NFC East teams have won the division. The Redskins are the only team that hasn’t, but have challenged for it every year. It’s nice when you have something to watch for game after game.
You never seem to fully know who is going to win it until week 17, which makes watching football even more intriguing. I’m not going to say I wouldn’t enjoy running away with the division every year, but competition breeds champions.
4. Non-conference schedule
This may seem crazy to some, but if I’m watching a game being played by an NFC East team against a non NFC team, I tend to root for my division. I love to be known as the toughest division in football.
Every team is battle tested. I love when teams like the Colts, Pats, and Steelers come into a game against an NFC East opponent and come out with five injured players and scars from batteries being thrown from the 400 level (haha, only Philadelphia sports fans know this).
5. Success
The NFC East has 19 Super Bowl appearances winning 11 of them—the highest mark of any division in the NFL. Need I say more?
Man, do I love football and man do I love the NFC East. This is an Eagles fan—kinda—paying tribute to the Giants, Redskins, and Cowboys as well…go figure.
Fly Eagles Fly!
Philadelphia Eagles: Top 10 Players for 2009-2010 Success
Published: May 21, 2009
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With mini-camps soon turning into training camp, it’s time to start thinking football. The Philadelphia Eagles are a revamped bunch, to say the least. With an off-season that saw the loss of Brian Dawkins, an upgrade of the offensive line, and McNabb receiving his much desired offensive weapons via the draft, there is a lot to get excited about in the city of Philadelphia this year.
Here is my list of the top ten players to the Eagles’ success for the upcoming 2009-2010 season.
Merrill Reese: The Voice Of Philadelphia
Published: April 29, 2009
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“It’s Gooooood! It’s Gooooood!” Eagles’s fans know the pretty basic, famous quote of this man of men very well.
If any Eagles’ fan tells you they don’t love Merrill Reese, they are lying. His fairly monotone, very recognizable voice can be heard calling the plays of every Eagle’s game since 1977—that’s 10 years before I was even born.
Wow.
It is an undeniable fact that he is the voice of the Philadelphia Eagles and along with the late Harry Kalas, the voice of the “City of Brotherly Love.”
I can remember from an early age muting every week’s Eagles game and putting on 94.1 WYSP just hear him call the game. It is the voice that chills are made of. The way Merrill paints a picture of the action is mind blowing. Whether it is a game winning field goal or a rush of three yards up the middle, you always feel like you are “under center” with Merrill.
Even though it is a fairly new call, Merrill’s call of the 102-yard interception return by Lito Sheppard will be stuck in my head forever. “Intercepted! Intercepted! Running down the left sideline…the 50…40…30…20…10…Lito Sheppard, running with the football…and he dives into the end zone! He dives into the end zone!”
Merrill is a hometown product, born September 2, 1942 in Philadelphia. He got his degree in communications from Temple University, right in the heart of the city. After bouncing around from gig to gig, Merrill worked as a backup for WIP’s Charlie Smith. From there he worked his way up and finally, was assigned the color commentary job for Eagle’s games.
Ever since he was a kid, it was his dream to call Philadelphia Eagles’ games. He is now living his dream and has done so for over three decades, as is chronicled in his book “It’s Gooooood,” published in 1998.
On May 15, 2005, Merrill Reese was given the Broadcaster of the Year Award by the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters
Going into his 32nd year, he is tied for the longest-serving current announcer in the NFL with Gil Santos, the voice of the New England Patriots.
