Super Bowl LII thread - Eagles vs Pats II - Backup Boogaloo

teeteebee · Post by **teeteebee** » Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:12 pm

Two weeks. Going to be a lot of fun getting through this fortnight.

Eagles owe the Pats one.

This Eagles team is poised with a chip on their shoulder.

Who let the dogs out?

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:31 pm

Did you climb any telephone poles last night?

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:32 pm

Post by **brian** » Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:35 pm

Maybe Kim will nuke Minneapolis in two weeks.

teeteebee · Post by **teeteebee** » Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:41 pm

brian wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:35 pm Maybe Kim will nuke Minneapolis in two weeks.

We don’t need another Detroit.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Jan 21, 2018 11:36 pm

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 10:40 am

If the Eagles somehow win, Nick Foles will have one of the strangest career arcs ever. He’d have one of the most efficient seasons in NFL history and a Super Bowl sandwiched around a whole bunch of sub-replacement level play.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 10:56 am

I wonder if a storyline in these next two weeks will be Nick Foles throwing to Gronk at the U of A.

Also, will Foles' ribs be given the Brady thumb treatment? Of course not.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 11:02 am

Probably because the Eagles will just say what's wrong with his ribs, like most teams do.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 11:03 am

Nick Foles 27 and 2 season featured more dropped INTs than any other QB season I can remember.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 11:12 am

Patriots Sign LaGarrette Blount

is a headline I'd put in The Onion today

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:22 pm

brian wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:35 pm Maybe Kim will nuke Minneapolis in two weeks.

Thanks, pal.

Post by **brian** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:41 pm

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:22 pm
brian wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:35 pm Maybe Kim will nuke Minneapolis in two weeks.
Thanks, pal.

Collateral damage is a bitch.

Post by **brian** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 3:25 pm

Stephen King is from New England and even he's sick of the Patriots.

Avram · Post by **Avram** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 3:55 pm

But Phiily fans are the worst?

https://www.crossingbroad.com/2018/01/v ... -fans.html

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 5:29 pm

The New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles finished the 2017 regular season records and point differential.

The Patriots both scored and allowed exactly one more point than the Eagles.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 5:34 pm

Avram wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2018 3:55 pm But Phiily fans are the worst?

https://www.crossingbroad.com/2018/01/v ... -fans.html

Counterpoint: "Tornetta's arrest marked the second straight week that a man was arrested at an Eagles playoff game for punching a police horse."

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 5:35 pm

Avram wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2018 3:55 pm But Phiily fans are the worst?

https://www.crossingbroad.com/2018/01/v ... -fans.html

Until these Vikings fans actually do it, and then do it time and time again, yes.

Post by **brian** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 5:49 pm

Gunpowder wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2018 5:35 pm
Avram wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2018 3:55 pm But Phiily fans are the worst?

https://www.crossingbroad.com/2018/01/v ... -fans.html

Until these Vikings fans actually do it, and then do it time and time again, yes.

Yeah, this is a pretty ridiculous argument. I had Lions season tickets for more than a decade and there's no comparison between Vikings fans and Eagles fans. None. My experiences watching Eagles games in front of Eagles fans in Las Vegas has also led me to believe that sociopathy is basically part of rooting for the Eagles.

There was a huge Eagles bar in Las Vegas when I first moved here called Jersey's. Owner was a Philly guy who went to Michigan State, so they featured MSU games on Saturdays and Eagles on Sundays. Most of my friends out here are MSU alums, so I'd go up there on Saturdays especially, they'd put the CMU game (if it was on TV) on one or two of the TVs, have a few beers and a good time was had by all.

Sundays were a completely different animal. We went up there one time when the Lions were on a bye and watched the early games and Philly had the Sunday night game, so we were drinking and having a good time and decided to stick around to watch the late game and the Eagles fans were all drunk and belligerent by the end of the first quarter (and the Eagles were winning!). They were throwing plastic bottles at the big screen TV and completely disrespecting the owner and the staff. We had to take off.

The following Saturday we caught up with the owner and we asked "is it like that every week?" and he said "yeah, basically". It was a little worse because it was a night game, but essentially "that's just part of being a Philly fan" was the essentially verbatim response.

So, essentially Philly fans are just proud of it from everything I've seen and heard. Which -- OK, I guess -- but don't be surprised when the rest of the country thinks you're assholes.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 5:57 pm

So in terms of fan bases, it's psychotic animals versus perpetual whiners.

Avram · Post by **Avram** » Mon Jan 22, 2018 8:23 pm

I guess I don't see all those fans because I wantch from the safety of my house :)

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 11:34 pm

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 8:06 am

Popovich without the humor and humanity.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 1:55 pm

DA FUUUUUUUCK

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 4:21 pm

[heart swirling emoji]

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 4:30 pm

have I missed the annual "DSafe informs the Swamp of a very important potential duration" of a certain pre-Super Bowl event?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 4:49 pm

I'm laughing thinking about how many new england middle schoolers are going to be utterly shaken by the extra-long goodnight kisses their dads give them tonight.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 5:17 pm

Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2018 4:30 pm have I missed the annual "DSafe informs the Swamp of a very important potential duration" of a certain pre-Super Bowl event?

No. It's early.

ETA: And is there a particular number in mind?

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 5:49 pm

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2018 5:17 pm
Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2018 4:30 pm have I missed the annual "DSafe informs the Swamp of a very important potential duration" of a certain pre-Super Bowl event?
No. It's early.

ETA: And is there a particular number in mind?

O/U I've seen is 120

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 6:23 pm

Go, Eagles!

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 7:54 pm

Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2018 5:49 pm
DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2018 5:17 pm
Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2018 4:30 pm have I missed the annual "DSafe informs the Swamp of a very important potential duration" of a certain pre-Super Bowl event?
No. It's early.

ETA: And is there a particular number in mind?
O/U I've seen is 120

That was what I had already been asked about by another person, but wasn't sure if there was variance between shops.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 11:46 pm

sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2018 6:23 pm Go, Eagles!

It's 2018 tho.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 12:34 am

Guessing that Richard Spencer hasn't changed his opinion.

Post by **brian** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 1:35 am

This might sound weird but I legit don’t care about this game. That’s not a take. Not sure if I’ve ever felt that way about a Super Bowl (maybe the Indy/Chicago one).

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 6:12 am

brian wrote: ↑Fri Feb 02, 2018 1:35 am This might sound weird but I legit don’t care about this game. That’s not a take. Not sure if I’ve ever felt that way about a Super Bowl (maybe the Indy/Chicago one).

Stunning statement considering where you live!

Nah, I know what you mean - this one doesn't excite me much. But that's why there's gambling. Basically cleaning up all debts and credits from the football season with my buddies by doing the "double or nothing" on this game. (talking the low, low three figures in total.)

Took the Eagles and the under.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 8:23 am

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 8:53 am

Brady leading the league in passing yards and winning the MVP for the season, but losing the Super Bowl, makes total sense to me.

The former because it has never happened. And I'm not sure about the latter, (someone correct me) but glancing over the league MVPs, it doesn't appear to have happened. Double hilarious that when it's a quarterback that wins, he seemed to have lost the Super Bowl that season.

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:06 am

Johnnie wrote: ↑Fri Feb 02, 2018 8:53 am Brady leading the league in passing yards and winning the MVP for the season, but losing the Super Bowl, makes total sense to me.

The former because it has never happened. And I'm not sure about the latter, (someone correct me) but glancing over the league MVPs, it doesn't appear to have happened. Double hilarious that when it's a quarterback that wins, he seemed to have lost the Super Bowl that season.

Dan Marino pulled off the passing yards title, MVP and SB loss trifecta in his second season in the league. In fact, he set a record for passing yards that year. Montana, Young, Favre and Warner all won the SB in an MVP season, but since Warner, MVP QBs are 0-7 in the SB.

ETA: Bradshaw also won MVP and a SB in the same season.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:18 am

Also Bart Starr after Super Bowl I. I missed that on a sporcle quiz once and it stuck in my memory.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:33 am

Joe K wrote: ↑Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:06 am
Johnnie wrote: ↑Fri Feb 02, 2018 8:53 am Brady leading the league in passing yards and winning the MVP for the season, but losing the Super Bowl, makes total sense to me.

The former because it has never happened. And I'm not sure about the latter, (someone correct me) but glancing over the league MVPs, it doesn't appear to have happened. Double hilarious that when it's a quarterback that wins, he seemed to have lost the Super Bowl that season.

Dan Marino pulled off the passing yards title, MVP and SB loss trifecta in his second season in the league. In fact, he set a record for passing yards that year. Montana, Young, Favre and Warner all won the SB in an MVP season, but since Warner, MVP QBs are 0-7 in the SB.

ETA: Bradshaw also won MVP and a SB in the same season.

That's right. I knew there was a trend, but didn't look back far enough to verify.