There are two words that should resonate and reverberate in the minds of all Philadelphia Eagles fans following the NFL draft and the performance of general manager-type guy Howie Roseman. And that is “job security.” … Wait, please don’t tell ...
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Eagles Fans: Root For The Local Guys in Super Bowl, Not The ‘Great Ones’
By Joe Darrah True greatness. She is the Holy Grail of what most sports fans seek. To be a part of it. To say that we’ve seen it, that we’ve lived through it. That we are seeing it happen right ...
Read More »Joe D Releases Survival Football Manifesto 2016: Week by Week
Week 17 Even despite the rampant uncertainty that this NFL season has brought us, it’d be nice to have just a tad more things remaining up in the air as the 2016 campaign runs down for those needing a win ...
Read More »Understanding the Business of Sam Bradford
By Joe Darrah Professional sports have, sadly, long been more about big business than anything else. As fans, you and I know this. We’re reminded of it each time an expiring collective bargaining agreement or player contract looms and creates ...
Read More »Lurie Unfair in Rush to Judgment on Chip
By Joe Darrah The NFL’s “Black Monday” is now a few days in our rearview and the only thing certain as the Philadelphia Eagles continue their abruptly needed search for a new head coach is that we’ll never really know ...
Read More »Joe D Releases More Rules of Survival Football Manifesto
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Read More »Embiid Situation Changes Nothing for Hinkie
Sixers GM Must Build Now By Joe Darrah The recent bad news regarding Joel Embiid, that player we all know as the eventual presumed-to-be starting center for the Philadelphia 76ers, shouldn’t come as any surprise to anyone in Philadelphia — ...
Read More »Remembering the Real Ryan Howard
By Joe Darrah The last time Phillies fans got to see the real Ryan Howard play baseball they were probably too overcome by a state of hysterical inebriation that can grip even the strongest of the strong-willed during postseason games ...
Read More »Learning to Accept the Predictable Unpredictability of Coach Kelly
Chip is taking major risks heading into 2015. It’s time for Philadelphia’s football team to do so. By Joe Darrah As the undisputed “quarterback” of the Philadelphia Eagles’ roster management these days, Chip Kelly is conducting himself this offseason as ...
Read More »It’s Time For the Phillies to Rebuy, Not Rebuild
History tells us the team wins when money is spent. By Joe Darrah Disclaimer: When reading this column keep in mind that the Phillies received a $2.5 billion TV deal in early 2014. $2.5 billion. The enchanted version of the ...
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