Woody wrote:so basically you guys are pissed about human nature

Woody wrote:as far as incentive to change, losing 100 million or whatever is a hell of a carrot to drop and spending a couple years in Levenworth is probably a nice little stick

The 11 Biggest Storylines from the 2010 NFL Season
So much happened this season. And by that, I mean Favre showed his penis to everyone, Vick made everyone forget about his being a terrible person and all, etc.

There's no denying that Michael Vick's comeback season was nothing short of phenomenal. But it overlooked the more important story: it seems to have erased the memory of his dogfighting charges. Without that, who really is Michael Vick? Just a guy who knowingly gave herpes to many, many unsuspecting women. Who happens to be really good at football.

If you're on I-95 and driving through South Philadelphia anytime soon, be sure to check out the digital billboard just outside the Linc. The Eagles have a message for you.

It comes in two parts, so you might have to slow down and rubberneck. Don't worry about causing an accident. You'll be fine. Probably.
They like you, they really do. The Eagles take time to thank their fans via the electronic billboard outside The Linc.

They like you, they really do. The Eagles take time to thank their fans via the electronic billboard outside The Linc.

Flash: Thank you . . .

Pause.

Flash: . . . for being the most passionate fans in the NFL.

Nice, right? The Birds think you're swell. Bet it makes you want to run out and buy up all the official team gear you can find. And if you're still upset about the way the season ended, maybe write the sentiment down and tuck it under your pillow. You'll sleep better.

I doubt the Patriots made a similar overture to their fans, and even if they did no one would see it because Foxborough is in the middle of nowhere. It's the little things that make the Eagles the gold standard. Who needs a title?

Quite a few Birds backers recently reminded me that the Eagles are always in the playoff hunt, that no one expected them to win the NFC East this season, that they suffered injuries this year, that they were "retooling," that they had a young team, and that they gained "experience" in the process. If that sounds like a regurgitated version of the propaganda peddled by Reid and the organization, that's because it is.

You have to give the Eagles credit. It's been 50 years since the last championship, but no franchise is better at mixing and marketing a tasty batch of team-approved Kool-Aid. Even more impressive is how the Birds' brass persuades people to willingly bang back glass after glass, season after season.

In two or three short decades, when Reid and Joe Banner and Jeffrey Lurie finally move on, the mumbling, slobbering pro-administration Eagles fans left behind - wrapped in midnight green straitjackets for their own safety - are going to need deprogramming. It won't be easy. The Birds have managed some of the best brainwashing since Frank Sinatra's turn in The Manchurian Candidate.