Eagles On The National Radar – For All The Wrong Reasons
This morning I woke up to an article on that Huffington Post where Steve Young (the other one) simply manhandles the Eagles for the way they are trying to spin this Brian Dawkins situation.
Was Dawkins expensive? For his age, maybe. A bit. For his worth to the city, Dawk was a bargain. His animated and enthusiastic appearance onto the field electrified the crowd. Wonder if Fitzpatrick who called it “like a kangaroo on crack” ever watched Dawkins emerge from the stadium tunnel. I’ve never seen a kangaroo on crack, but I doubt it would crawl like a wolverine – a comic book character he fancied – which is how Dawkins usually emerged from the tunnel. On the field he could be counted on to make the most brutal hit of the game. On the sidelines he would lead the crowd in their cherished E-A-G-L-E-S cheer.
Was he affordable to the Eagles? For his career output, the Eagles have been underpaying him for years, but even so, in the world of pro-football, a couple million here and there won’t kill the bottom line. Except on the field, especially at wide receiver (unless you’re Eskin), this team is not in need of a Stimulus Package. As they were last year, the cash cow Eagles are far under the spending cap, so money was available. Banner has admitted, they are so far under the spending cap they’d have difficulty spending it all.
Also, Young takes on Howard Eskin – something the local media must be afraid to do.
Yet there are writers and sports talk show hosts who think any fans who question the Eagles decision are idiots. (Time to get political) Think of Jonah Goldberg or Bill O’Reilly when anyone criticized George Bush’s glorious war plan the four years following our invasion of Iraq. Frank Fitzpatrick of the Philadelphia Inquirer implied those who thought the Eagles should have re-signed Dawkins were drunken, high school dropouts.Longtime WIP Sports Radio host, Howard Eskin, the Michael Savage of Philly sports talk, who regularly denigrates callers whenever he doesn’t understand the caller’s point (which many times seems to be quite understandable to most listeners) has had his lips permanently affixed to the Eagles management team’s butt. Last night he had team President Joe Banner on his radio show. Unfortunately, much like when Sean Hannity interviewed Sarah Palin, Howard forgot that he was allowed to ask followup questions.
Seems there is no good way to spin this story – regardless of how hard the Eagles, or Howard Eskin try.
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Who is the “other” Steve Young, and why do you read the Huffington Post???
Comment on March 6, 2009 03:34 pmI read everything, Pair – and then I bring it to you.
Comment on March 6, 2009 05:00 pm