Nfl season 2017-2018 (3 Viewers)

lancer said:
Well, I know the Eagles once had Sonny Jurgensen before trading him the Redskins for Norm Snead. Also there was Norm 'The Ditchman' van Brocklin, Timmy Brown, Pete Retzlaff, and many other names I remember from way back as rivals of the Redskins. Long history to enjoy, so I am pulling for the Eagles as a fellow NFC Easterner. -- Al
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Lack of proofreading and deplorable typing skills strike again...van Brocklin's nickname was The Dutchman. He was not a ditchman as I typed.{sm2} -- Al
 
Panzer ace said:
Wait? The Eagles have all that history and they have never won the Super Bowl?
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Tis correct. Eagles are one of 13 teams that have never won a SB. Winless wonders are the Bengals, Bills, Browns, Cardinals, Chargers, Eagles, Falcons, Jaguars, Lions, Panthers, Texans, Titans, and Vikings. The Browns, Jaguars, Lions, and Texans have never even made it to the SB. Lions by far are the oldest franchise to never make it. -- Al
 
I don't think the Eagles will make it to the win column this year. They are the only team in the NFC East not to have won a SB and I'm sure the other teams in the division want it kept that way. As a matter of fact, they have only won three championships in their history, the last being 1960.
 
Panzer ace said:
Wait? The Eagles have all that history and they have never won the Super Bowl?
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Correct, no Super Bowl wins. They did win the NFL championship three times, however, in the pre-merger era, in 1948, 1949, and 1960.

Prost!
Brad
 
Been a while since the Eagles have won a championship but not as long as it has been for the Lions or Cardinals. Lions last won in 1957 and the poor Cards last won in 1947. The last time the Eagles won, 1960, they defeated the evil Green Bay Packers, who were on the verge of their championship runs of the 1960's. Perhaps the Eagles can derail the current evil equivalent of Green Bay, the New England Patriots. The ghost of The Dutchman will be there to guide Foles. -- Al
 
Van Brocklin: as nasty a person as there was in the NFL.

Packers, evil, in what sense? As in being great? Yes, they were. Patriots, evil, in what sense, as being great? Yes, they are.
 
jazzeum said:
Van Brocklin: as nasty a person as there was in the NFL.

Packers, evil, in what sense? As in being great? Yes, they were. Patriots, evil, in what sense, as being great? Yes, they are.
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Yes, evil as in being great, just as some refer to the NY Yankees as the Evil Empire. Green Bay and New England fit the same bill for me. Great for fans of those teams, not so much for everyone else. -- Al
 
Different sports, different teams. As a Jets fans, I don’t enjoy losing to the Pats but year after year they persevere and win. That’s a symbol of excellence that has to be respected, if not admired. People are constantly moaning about mediocrity. Well, here’s a team (like the Packers) that is not. Fans of other teams wish they could have a team like that, one that constantly wins.
 
George pointed out a few years back that it wasn't so long ago that the Patriots were a doormat before the Brady/Belichick era. The Redskins, Cowboys and Niners all had their day only to fall on hard times later. As he said at the time, (paraphrasing) you celebrate while you can because nothing lasts forever.
 
I am pulling for the Patriots on Sunday for a few reasons.

First and foremost I am cheering them on in support of George who as I have mentioned many times has been super supportive of the Giants when they made their recent World Series runs. Second, I like Brady as he was raised in the Bay Area. Last but not least, I do not like the Eagles, especially LeSean McCoy.
 
George...what was this guy thinking?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...pearance-boston-comments-daughter/1074012001/

to blatantly insult Boston's favorite son...what a brain fart he had...

Brady graciously took the high road...
saying he hopes the guy doesn't get fired for his comments...
but he may cease ties with the station's weekly interviews...

I wouldn't have been so cordial myself if he said that about my child...

I read this stations comments in the past have been way more than over the top...

mocking the death of Roy Halladay, turn a gorilla escaping a zoo story into racist jokes, casually muse about hiring somebody to murder NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, call Erin Andrews a “gutless biaaatch,” call Al Horford soft for missing a game due to his wife giving birth, make fun of Jeff Green’s heart surgery and suggest a Red Sox sideline reporter was sleeping with a player...
 
Yeah, not a good move there.
That’s the major sports radio station here too.
 
Reimer is not used to dealing with happy families. Maybe
he was in regular NFL mode, i.e. DUI, drugs, beat wives &
girlfriends and etc.
 
Alex Smith to the Redskins is a good move for both teams, but what does that mean for Cousins?
 
Panzer ace said:
Alex Smith to the Redskins is a good move for both teams, but what does that mean for Cousins?
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It seems to be a purely financially driven decision. Redskins could not or would not pay Cousins what he was going to command in FA. Smith will be cheaper, leaving the Skins more cap room and flexibility in the dealing with other players. Could have all been avoided if Snyder had dealt square with Cousins a couple of years back, so the relationship between Cousins and the front office has been broken for some time. Don't know where Cousins will land but his time in DC is over. -- Al
 
lancer said:
It seems to be a purely financially driven decision. Redskins could not or would not pay Cousins what he was going to command in FA. Smith will be cheaper, leaving the Skins more cap room and flexibility in the dealing with other players. Could have all been avoided if Snyder had dealt square with Cousins a couple of years back, so the relationship between Cousins and the front office has been broken for some time. Don't know where Cousins will land but his time in DC is over. -- Al
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I don't think KC will sign Cousins either as he wants a long term deal. Arizona seems like a likely landing spot for him. At best KC will sign someone to a one year deal while they finish prepping Mahomes to be the starter.
 
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