Bye Bye Birdies

Chad — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:12:44 +0000

Sad, but true. The Philadelphia Eagles lost a heart-breaker yesterday which sent the Birds back east. The kickoff in Arizona was at 3 and by 4 people were wondering if the Eagles could pull out a winner. The Cards pulled out early with a TD in the first minutes of the game. The Eagles replied with a field goal. Arizona came back and scored two consecutive touchdowns while Philly managed to grab an extra 3 from field goal rang. David Akers was having one of the worst days ever. Not only did he screw up his perfect streak for the post season, he missed a critical field goal and a painful extra point attempt that went slightly to the right. At the half the Cards were feeling good. I had a feeling that Dawkins was in the Eagles locker room yelling and screaming trying to pump up his defense. The first half, the Cards ran all over the Philly defense. I was saddened. But like the positive thinker that I am, I told my compadres that the Eagles would make the comeback… Which they did in the second half! They totally shut down the Arizona offense and scored on two consecutive runs down the field. With the missed point by Akers and missed field goal attempt, the score was now 25 to 24 in favor of the birds. As the timer ticked down to 2 minutes, it looked like the birds were cooked. Arizona came down the field for one more touchdown and to cap it off, a two-point conversion. This meant that with 6 seconds left, Philadelphia had to make a miracle play, score a TD AND make the 2-point conversion just to TIE. Well, it didnt happen so miraculously and the botched trick play at the end of the game almost resulted in another Arizona touchdown. Looks like the birds said, what the heck, lets try, we ain’t going anywere else. Well, good try Philadelphia! We almost had ‘em!

When asked last night if I was an Eagles fan, I replied, “Yep, sure am.”

When the response was, “Wow, I feel sorry for ya, man. Why?”

As Kevin Curtis made the 50 yard reception giving the birds much needed life, I said, “That’s why, ups and downs, man, ups and downs. It’s always interesting with Philly.”

Fly Eagles Fly!

Chad — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:34:55 +0000

I was never a football fan. Never. I don’t know what happened. Maybe it was time just catching up with me, maybe it was society finally sinking in, whatever it was, it was sneaky and it didn’t let me know that one day I’d say that I like football. I actually think I can place the moment when I said, hey, this isn’t so bad. It was a Sunday oddly enough and I was a single dude home alone doing some cleaning. Yeah, laugh now, I was cleaning… I still do from time to time… promise. Anyway I remember that there was nothing else on but the Eagles game. So just to have something in the background I turned on the game and let it go. Next thing you know I’m cleaning the kitchen and running back into the living room to see what happened. Then I hear cheering and think, hmmm, must be something good, so I run out and see the replay of an Eagles touchdown… hmmmm, this isn’t so bad… I fight it and go back into the kitchen… 15 minutes later I have a soda and I’m sitting on the couch “taking a break”. Long story short, I ended up becoming somewhat of a closet football fan. Now typically I can go without watching any football at all, however I find myself being a bit of an Eagles fan, considering where we are and the circles that I typically run in. Maria was elated when she found out that I really didn’t care about football (when we first met) but now I think she may be having her second thoughts, especially after the last two Sundays when she found me sitting in front of the TV with the Eagles game on! If its any other team I really don’t pay attention, maybe the Steelers since I have a similar circle that are Steeler fans but other then the PA teams I don’t really pay attention. Anyway, this post is going in this direction… The Eagles won yesterday in a huge upset. Though the birds had a lack-luster ending to the regular season they have come back in true Eagle fashion to once again get into the NFC championship game, this time against the Cardinals. The Eagles knocked off the number one seeded New York Giants by a significant margin and quieted the press who has been dogging McNabb and Reid. I agree to some degree that the team could use some work, but when it comes down to the playoffs you can almost guarantee that Dawkins and his defensive line are gonna put in work and get the job done. Such was seen yesterday when the Eagles defense protected not one, but two consecutive “4th and inches” tries by New York. Stuffed one, stuffed two. And lets not forget Asante Samuel and his interception which turned into a Philly touchdown and some great overall play by the rest of the team. Next week they’ll be in Arizona to hopefully pass the Cards and head to the Super Bowl… and if we’re lucky, maybe we’ll get an All Pennsylvania Super Bowl! Eagles vs Steelers… Hey, I can predict whatever I want, it’s my site!

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Bye Bye Birdies

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