Eagles Fans Rally Before Sunday's Big Game
Sunday's Eagles game against Dallas has fans in fight mode.
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Sunday's Eagles game against Dallas has fans in fight mode.
Happy holidays. Since there's only a handful of people left fighting for the hardware in the 94WIP Suicide Pool and the rest of you are either drunk off vacation days or reading up on Kyle Orton, I'm quite sure my target audience has shrunk significantly.
The WIP Morning Show was on vacation Friday, but 94WIP's Howard Eskin filled in and gave his Winners and Weasels for the week of December 27th, 2013.
Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett announced Friday that Romo underwent back surgery on Friday morning, and is out for the remainder of the season. Kyle Orton will start in place of Romo.
With the Cowboys banged up, the Eagles look to be heading in to a win-or-go-home NFC East Division championship match-up in the final week of the regular season.
I always believed a bad season would bring out the best in Kelly's sarcasm, but as it turns out, wins are doing the trick. If we can get a combination of Eagles wins, and Chip sarcastically berating media questions for a decade, I'm all in.
Bill O'Brien will reportedly interview for the Houston Texans head coaching job.
SportsRadio 94WIP will get the City of Brotherly Love ready for Sunday night's division deciding battle vs the hated Dallas Cowboys with a special pep rally and a one hour special "Eagles-Cowboys Rivalry Retrospective" this Friday, December 27th beginning at 1PM.
Nick Foles doesn't irritate easily. He's a what-you-see-is-what-you-get kind of a guy, with a searing competitive streak lying just beneath his placid veneer. In other words, on game days, Foles wants to surgically rip your throat out with a smile.
Kyle Orton looks like he'll be making his first start at quarterback in his two seasons with the Cowboys on Sunday.
For all of his accomplishments, Nick Foles is constantly reminded about the first time the Eagles played the Cowboys.
They said his offense wouldn't work in the NFL. They said the Eagles were destined for a last place finish in the NFC East. They said he would be just another college coach in over his head in the NFL, waiting to get back to coaching on Saturdays as soon as possible. They said Nick Foles couldn't be a good fit for his coaching style. Maybe everyone was wrong about Chip Kelly.
Dallas owner Jerry Jones says the Cowboys aren't ruling Tony Romo out of a winner-take-all game against the Eagles Sunday.
Monday Night on 94WIP's Player Lounge show, Eagles running back LeSean McCoy had a special Christmas message for Eagles fans.
It took nanoseconds for the Dallas talk to begin in the Eagles' locker room soon after their 54-11 thrashing of the Chicago Bears on Sunday night at Lincoln Financial Field.
Forget everything about what happened in the earlier meeting between the Eagles and Cowboys. The Eagles were in the midst of a quarterback revolving door between Nick Foles and Mike Vick and had not quite found their offensive identity. That has changed now. The Eagles offense is firing on all cylinders and should be able to play well against this Dallas defense that really struggles to stop much of anything.
The last time the Eagles won 10 games was in 2010, which also marks the last time they won the NFC East title. The chances that the Eagles break the three-year drought of double-figure victories in a season and a division crown just became better with the news Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback Tony Romo could be out for the season with a back injury.
Chip Kelly received an impromptu visit from Santa Claus, an early Christmas wish to beat the Dallas Cowboys and the Eagles coach also spoke about the upcoming challenge of facing Tony Romo this Sunday for the NFC East title during his day-after press conference at the NovaCare Complex.
The game he played against the Bears was, as far as I can see, the best game he's played all year.
Yes, that is 94WIP's Howard Eskin dressed as Santa Claus.
Eagles fans say they were most impressed by the defense in the team's big win over the Bears.
Game tickets range from $72 for standing room, to more than $21,000 for the field level. Then there's airfare and hotel.
Fans chant "we want Dallas" at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday night.
Since he was hired in January to coach the Philadelphia Eagles, Chip Kelly has done what can do to bond with Philadelphia fans. From visiting Wing Bowl, to Sunday night's "we're from Philadelphia, we fight," quote after the win over the Vikings.
Win or lose, Chip Kelly has earned our trust.
