jerseyhoya wrote:Remember when the Eagles hired their offensive line coach to be their defensive coordinator?

that happened juan time

Remember that time when the Eagles traded draft picks with Nick Foles to get Sam Bradford's terrible contract and knees?

And remember when people were talking about Mariota or even Kaepernick as the Eagles QB for 2015?

It would really kill the schadenfreude if Mariota beats the Giants to win his first Lombardi in a few years

jerseyhoya wrote:It would really kill the schadenfreude if Mariota beats the Giants to win his first Lombardi in a few years

I'm not worried about it. Titans aren't the dumbest team in the league, but they're pretty dumb, and no matter how high they get to draft, they'll be basement dwellers in a crap division for some time.

Fucking Eagles drama ruining the random thoughts thread--it's bad enough that I hope the fucking Cowboys beat them twice this year.

What would cause the Eagle fan the most angst--Mariota being great, being terrible, or being mediocre?

If he's anything other than great, then lots of them who wanted to trade everything to get him would be wrong, but then they can just fall back on the Chip Kelly genius thing.

Still, like the booing drafting McNabb, it's something to use against them.

i dont think anyone except ptk cares about mariota anymore

jerseyhoya wrote:Remember that time when the Eagles traded draft picks with Nick Foles to get Sam Bradford's terrible contract and knees?

I've bought into this thing somewhat and think I'd bet $$ on the Eagles winning HFA if I could void the bet if Bradford doesn't start 16 games. I don't think he'll start 16 games though. Feels like a season with an unusual amount of variance in potential outcomes for the Birds, and all the Eagle fans seem extremely confident, so naturally things will implode.

The Giants path to an NFC East title is basically Romo and Bradford both being injured for an extended stretch and sneaking in at 9-7. The defense is going to be abysmal, and I'm not sure the offense will be better than average. But there are worse places to be than being ready to take advantage to two perpetually banged up signal callers, I suppose. At least we're not Washington.

the unbridled optimism in the Eagles thread is 'fugees levels of sad.

why

it's a lot more fun rooting for a possible contender than a known loser (phillies)

Why do people get annoyed with optimism at the beginning of a sports season? Unbridled or not.

Why do people go into a thread titled something haters thread then get surprised someone is hating on something.

Why do people?

Hey guys, did you know the Eagles have never won the Super Bowl?

Seems odd to be so optimistic when so much rides on an unlrovem qb.

i guess if a donkey like foles can do it, surely anyone can

Foles has a better NFL resume than Bradford.

Foles a higher career winning percentage and lower int percentage than Eli.