This is your last chance to fill your eyebulbs with that sweet, sweet man meat. (ewww…) I’m with WCS in that there should be three days of doubleheaders this weekend. It’s a good idea and that’s why it won’t be adopted.
A Personal Thingy: I was watching earlier in the season for my total posts number to reach a certain level. How close did I pay attention? Well, this is my 1,013th try at a game intro. (and some other stuff as well) That’s a ton of words skipped over by tens of eyes! Seriously, thanks for putting up with my garbage, I’ve enjoyed it immensely.
To The Game!
Eagles/Bucs:
-How inspiring is this matchup? Well, last week Philly was blown out by the Giants and Tampa put all of 9 points up against Carolina. Talk about bottom-feeder playoffs squadoos…
-Numbers Don’t Lie: You know, sometimes they do but not in this circumstance-the Eagles are 31st against the pass. The mystery lies in what team could possibly be worse.
-If you said that the Bucs are the only NFC team to make the postseason the last four years you’d be correct and are probably a wealth of useless trivia.
-Philly fans got what they screamed incessantly about when Sean Desai was shunted to the side. Only thing was, Matt Patricia nudged a struggling defense towards ‘hapless’. Anyone remember that impenetrable run D that limited teams to 66.5 yards per? Since the bye that number has ballooned (more than doubled!) to 145.1.
-Meanwhile, the Bucs O has been struggling lately-after scoring 30 on Christmas Eve they’ve cobbled together a mere 22 over the last two tilts.
Enjoy if you can!
The Wall Street Journal has the best sports page:
https://www.wsj.com/sports/football/philadelphia-eagles-nfl-nick-sirianni-a4fb9270?st=a7hxl43ljvcii54&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
Day #23
This season was a pretty epic meltdown for the Eagles. Impressive collapse
I get home and I see the final score. Then I see Mayfields numbers. Wow. Flabbergasted.
There are parties in Green Bay folks, I know this…
I’m rooting for a DET-BUF Superb Owl. I won’t know which fan base to root against, even though I have emotional connections to both towns.
Man they both go out of their way to look stupid.
Thoughts after Wild Card Weekend:
Baltimore should win the AFC as long as they can beat the Texans.
Green Bay has a good chance to knock off the 49ers.
Tomlin ain’t going anywhere.
McCarthy SHOULD be going somewhere but won’t.
Detroit may make the Super Bowl and then get blown out like the teams used to get blown out back in the 80s and 90s.
This Philly late season dumpster fire has got to rank up in there with the most derp of all time.
“The folks over at DraftKings have set the opening betting line at Lions -6.5 points, with the moneyline settled at Lions -270 and the Bucs +220, with the over/under line set at 48.5 points.”
Hoping Jerrah decides to jettison McCarthy for Belichick, and swap Rodgers and draft picks to banish Dak to the Jets. “Win now!!” Then just watch it all burn.
Before the line comes out, I predict Detroit -3.5 o/u 43. What say yinz?
-4.5 or even 5, methinks
Yep 5ish. Total 46.
Settle down Simmons and Saul. It’s -5.5 Fuck LioUns.
I’ve been hiking most of the day and am very tired and sore. It turns out landing lower back first on a rock takes a lot longer to get back from in your 50’s than in your 30’s. C’est l’vie. I’d say “chicks dig scars” but Mrs. Horatio looked at the bruise and just said “you’re an idiot so I guess that may not be the case.
I did want to check in here just to be the first to say it’s going to be really funny when the Eagles fire Sirianni and hire McCarthy and then Ol’ Double J retaliates by hiring Sirianni.
YEEEEEEEEEE-HAWWWWWWWWWW I AM NEVER GONNA WATCH FOOTBALL AGAIN!!!
Also very happy for Baker Mayfield, who I still think would have somehow blossomed if the Jets had drafted him, much like Namath.
He survived multiple seasons on the Browns without being destroyed AND enabled them to become the most cromulent they’ve been in years. I think you’re right on with the Jets idea
“Take the train to Baltimore”
That’s good advice in this clubhouse. It’s worked out well., and it’s easy to do.
So much better than flying.
Fact
I think Sharkbait, the Horatios, Hippo, and A&H took the train to Baltimore. BFC and I drove up from DC in a Tesla I rented. I was the designated driver and BFC taught me (the former nuclear submarine engineer) all about electric cars and he taught me a lot.
The Baltimore DFO sit-down was a good time had by all.
https://imgur.com/a/BFuBmSc
How much are the Texans gonna pay Ted Cruz to root for Baltimore?
Jalen Hurts (his chances at MVP votes)
I hope the Philly beat writers do one of those long-read post-mortem articles where the players vent anonymously like the WaPo guys did after the second Joe Gibbs era exploded like the Hindenburg, because I haven’t seen a team quit in a playoff game like this since that Vikings squad got called out by John Madden for quitting against the Giants (was that 1990?), and I’d LOVE to know what is behind this!!
I bet you they’re pissed off about the Matt Patricia hiring. Everything has gone super bad after they hired him.
To be fair, the Liouns have been shitty since he left.
Oh wait, it’s the exact opposite.
Yeah, there has to be a really good story, or several really good stories, about what happened since 10-1.
Tampa Bay coaching staff offered the 2 men in montana indicted for slaughtering Eagles fake identifies a I see.
peak philly. sad sacks in the middle of a playoff game
Did they bring those just in case their team shit the bed?
a year AFTER a Superb Owl, no less
Do Philly fans pick and choose the cars they set on fire, or is it whetever they can torh?
I’m just glad Litre stepped out for a smoke and a magnum of ripple.
There gonna be many a cannon fired thru some portholes tonight in Tampa. Lots of anchors dropped in some lagoons. A few swords sheathed in some scabbards.
Lots of grapeshot fired with low results.
Some sad/angry lap dances in the VIP rooms, too.
Eli loves a good bisque.
Olivia got mad when he tried to make some using all her Bisquick.
So apparently belichik was interviewed by the falcons. I thought it was a joke
feasting on a shitty division full of shitty franchises. that’s his fetish
Arthur Blank is into BDSM and was really turned on by the ass whopping he took in Superb Owl LI. Decided to bring it in house.
grumblegrumbleAskyourMomifitwasajokegrumble
grumble grumble southern milfs grumble
NFC East? Moar liek NFC LEAST, amirite?
Are we standing for that kind of Commanders disrespect?
(yes, yes we are)
THESE EAGLES LEMME TELL YA I CALL THEM THE WEHRMACHT IN 1941 BECAUSE THE MOMENT THE CALENDAR TURNED TO DECEMBER THEY REALLY, REALLY STARTED SHITTING THE BED AND THEN A RED ARMY BEGAN TO END THEIR DYNASTY
Not a good night for the Commonwealth of PA.
Haven’t really had a good one since Valley Forge.
I thought you were talking about Brick’s handies. My bad.
My life used to suck.
I was homeless and filthy, giving hand-jobs on skid-row for five bucks a pop.
Then I switched to Crest™ toothpaste. Now, I make $450K and I fuck super-models.
Crest is recommended by 9 out of 10 dentists who advise their patients to brush their teeth.
Crest™ is a registered trademark of The Proctor & Gamble Company, Cincinnati OH
Damn, can’t believe I missed out on those handies.
Yep. Five bucks. Now, when my Porsche runs out of gas I buy a new one.
I had a coupon and got one for two-fifty. It wasn’t great, but you kind of expect that with a coupon.
bidness is bidness
Lotta thousand yard stares on that sideline and the owner’s suite.
Eagles running game:
also accepting: eagles in the past month
Their running game essentially is shoving Hurts 2 yards on 4th and short
HE FAILED TO REPORT
Those who fail to report, report to fail.
Do a layover in Atlanta and you will be surrounded by two things: Popeye’s and Coca-Cola.
And airplanes and fat hillbillies.
Ray Lewis is so disgusted on the Manningcast right now.
I don’t really understand what he’s saying, but he sounds really fucking disgusted.
Can you take a stab at it?
the one good thing about the city of philly is that someone is hitting matt patricia with an entire pack of duracells on the tarmac, sending him into a 20-year coma
Ho. Lee. Fuk.
What happened to the Eagles?
Bang Ding Ow
Wi Tu Lo
I think It was a pulmonary embolism. Alcohol did him in.
Oh you meant the team. I got nothing
unlike ron desantis these florida men actually did something tonight
SAFETY DANCE
BRING OUT LOWRATIO!
SAFETY DANCE!
That’s it. I am done.
SAFETY DANCE! Let Lowratio out of his paddock and stretch his legs!
If the Spearmint Rhino DJ on the PA can keep drowning out Buck/Aikman, that’d be great
If this score stands, is the NFC East the softest/worst division in the NFL?
THings not to say at a viewing….
My mom: “Oh these flowers are beautiful.”
Me (being a huge asshole) “Any of htese you want when you die?”
My older sister burst out laughing.
My family has major problems with humor.