Hey, maybe you’re right. There must be some measures by which Eagles fans aren’t the worst, right? And we could save time by listing those, instead of the ways they are the worst, but it wouldn’t be as much fun. So let’s check out the Vast Anti-Eagles Fans Media Conspiracy for some clues: Philadelphia Sports Fans Voted Worst in America by GQ Magazine
Well, that movie that Jennifer whatsername won an Oscar for portrayed the male character as an Eagles fan of a most pathetic stripe. Since then, I have come to view all Eagles fans as being like that. Always whining and trembling over the Seahawks, it would seem.
I liked the gridiron stuff, the POV of players on the field…and also the subplot involving Dick Vermeil. He was as much an underdog as Papale was. Greg Kinnear’s pretty good when he’s not doing over-the-top comedy.
(I was an Eagles fan back then, mostly because of the underdog thing; same with the Pats when Pat the Patriot was on the helmet. I always hated the 'Boys and Vikes, though; it seemed every year they’d beat my Rams in the playoffs. Also, the America’s Team thing rubbed me completely the wrong way.)
Finally, I’m a pushover for Elizabeth Banks, especially when she was that young. Cool character, too.
Our stories are similar. In the 1970s my Rams kept finding a way to lose in the playoffs, to the Vikings and Cowboys. Take your pick. I lived and (mostly) died with them in Decembers and Januarys back then. I bled blue and gold. Then in Super Bowl XIV they’re actually beating the Steelers, leading at halftime, and after 3vquarters, before snatching defeat from the jaws of victory at the end.
And then next year in Super Bowl XV, former LA Rams QB Ron Jaworski takes the Eagles to the dance, only to lose to — nay, to get crushed by — the Oakland Raiders.
…who yes have won two Super Bowls, but not until five years after he left. Those Ravens championship teams are more Ozzie Newsome’s team than Bill Belichick’s.
This all sounds like a butt hurt Vikings fan. Those sore losers STILL haven’t stop whining and bellyaching about how poorly they were treated in Philadelphia just because we didn’t roll out the red carpet and kiss their ass when they came here with their effeminate “Skol” chant. If Minnesota had won, wouldn’t have heard boo about it.
Zzzzzzzzzz. You forgot the jail cell in our stadium. Gee we threw snowballs at some drunk in a Santa costume 50 years ago. NEVER heard THAT one before.
Michael Irvin has gone on record saying he didn’t blame the fans for what they did since he acted like such a jackass on the field ( besides the fans were booing Deion Sanders who was doing some sort of weird dance).
A bunch of surveys by some nitwit sportswriters looking to jump on the anti-Philly bandwagon isn’t even quantifiable evidence.
You want a “measure”? Heres one:
You simply can’t say Philadelphia fans are the worst by “any measure” when there’s 10 cities with higher arrest records per game. I mean three teams are over 20 and Philly is 3.2? Not even close enough for a margin of error. Anyone that reads that and still says Philly is the worst is clearly an imbecile or just being a troll.
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Oh wow, I didn’t realize the move was that recent, that does poke a hole in my point. It looks like they were garbage rising to mediocre over 4 years after he left, then won the superbowl.
