American Football (NFL)
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Just chiming in here - I've "bled green" as they say around here for the past 40 years or so - ever since I started watching football as a young lad. For the BIRDS to put together 2 SB winning rosters in under 7 years (note only offensive tackle Lane Johnson, defensive end Brandon Graham, kicker Jake Elliott and long snapper Rick Lovato are still on the Eagles’ roster from the 2017-18 SB-winning team), and to get to 2 of the last 3 SBs, AND to take down what many believe is the next NFL dynasty in the Mahomes/Reid Chiefs (after Brady/Belichick), this Eagles' team deserves much praise today.
This comes after nearly 50 years of mediocrity - followed by some decent teams in the McNabb/Reid era (including the 2004-5 SB loss to Brady), and the 2017-18 championship with Foles/Pederson. But I must be honest - this feels like something different. This feels like a special team and the potential start to a new era in Eagles football. Of course much will come down to whether Howie Roseman (GM) is able to keep most of this team together so we can make another run at Mahomes in 2025-26 (assuming they are able to get past Buffalo and get to the big dance yet again).
It's incredibly difficult to get to the SB in back-to-back years, but here's hoping we can celebrate again 1 year from now. As Merrill Reese, the voice of the Eagles on local radio said best last night, "Savor it Eagles' fans...and REJOICE!"
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@mclaincausey I hadn’t refreshed the page before my post so hadn’t seen yours yet. Absolutely, your observations are spot on. Usually Mahomes is good for one crazy play a game where his elusiveness produces something special (and points). He couldn’t do it against the Eagles and looked rattled for almost the entire game. Credit that to their d-line and game plan
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@SKT Sweat arguably MVP but if you could pick the D or D line they were deserving too.
Most dominant defensive SB performance since XLVII where the Seahawks shut Manning down.
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@MTpockets the fact that your D coordinator chose not to blitz not because its not in his playbook/scheme but because of some of the inexperience of others like Desean on D really is scary to think about
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@flannel-slut - I hadn't heard that yet. Did Vic say he didn't want to leave our young corners on an island?
Whatever his logic it was a brilliant game plan - and getting them to all buy into his scheme and perform at that level this year is really something special. Take that GMs who hire all these younger coaches. Sometimes it pays to get an old dog in the house.
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I had posted earlier that The Eagles would win,it wouldn't be close and that Saquan would be the MVP.The closest I've been to being right about the outcome of a football game. Hats off to the Eagles D. I knew they were good but not that good. Reminded me more of when The Chiefs got beat by Tampa in The Super Bowl,and Mahomes was running for his life every snap. Congrats to all The Eagles fans.
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@Jett129 the issue is that they were letting it go the entire game and chose to enforce it at a key moment. A lot of calls are judgment calls (and a lot of those non-reviewable) and they are inconsistent with those.
It's just a simple fact that the officials change outcomes. AFC Championship had some bad examples. The Bills still had their opportunities and their loss is on them, but they were on the wrong end of numerous terrible calls and spots.
The SB started with a horrendous example that killed the Birds' opening drive. Ironically the make-up call for that one was the one that was cashed in. I'd say the Eagles in the end benefited from more shitty calls than the Chiefs, but the Eagles were a much better team such that it didn't much matter what the officials did.
The 2018 NFC Championship no-call on a blatant DPI is another example if you want to go outside the Chiefs. Denied us Brees v Brady and we instead got the worst SB in history.
That the NFL won't even make it a full time job tells you all you need to know about how seriously they take officiating. Also that they aren't using the chip that's already in the ball to help with accurate spots. Also that their challenge system requires coaches to do their job for them. Etc
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@mclaincausey You make a lot of valid points. I don’t remember how the officiating was going in that Chiefs Super Bowl. I agree with you on that call in the 2018 NFC Championship game,just horrific. I think the city of New Orleans might’ve sued the NFL and won on that one. I watch a lot of football,not just The Chiefs,and every team in just about every game,at some point,will get a debatable/questionable call. Inconsistency abounds.
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@Jett129 yep agreed. A lot of Saints fans understandably gave up on football after that. And it's hard not to think that there was something behind it since multiple officials had a clear view of the foul and the NFL has had a boner for the Los Angeles market for decades.
Not saying that's the case, but the officiating becomes so egregious that you look for explanations.
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@mclaincausey yeah he does, but if I’m being honest I hated him at Boise state haha
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Rodgers apparently doesn’t want to go to Minnesota because he doesn’t want to replicate the trajectory of Favre. It’s really the only place that makes sense but sure let your ego torpedo your legacy…. AGAIN. 
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@mclaincausey I hadn’t heard that The Vikes actually wanted him. Seems like the word on the street is that they really want McCarthy to be the starter. All the outlets I’ve watched are only talking about The Giants and Steelers. Either way the torpedos are coming.
