From sports.espn.go.com:
Former New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress pleaded guilty Thursday to a weapons charge and agreed to a two-year prison term for accidentally shooting himself at a Manhattan nightclub.
Burress pleaded guilty to one count of attempted criminal possession of a weapon, a lesser charge than he initially faced. Under a plea agreement, he agreed [...]

I noticed a comment by pirata regarding the super-fun trend of 2005 – wearing a #7 Altanta jersey with the name “Mexico” across the shoulder blades. I thought that Ron Mexico story might need a bit of background (& a few links) for the uninformed out there
Claiming that Michael Vick gave her herpes, a [...]

I hate to say it (and I hope I am above it) – I think that the finicky fans of Philadelphia will accept and celebrate Michael Vick’s signing and play if, and only if, the Eagles win. And, of course, after a year like last year, where the team played, and ultimately lost to, [...]

I pretty much want to shoot myself right now. Billy Penn is pissing on my soul.

A remorseful Michael Vick wants a second chance and a fresh start with the Philadelphia Eagles — and knows he won’t be easily forgiven by fans.
“I know I’ve done some terrible things, made a horrible mistake. Now I want [...]

Hey look, the Eagles won last night. Against the NFC West leading Arizona Cardinals. Go figure. They were due. Any by “due” I mean the Cardinals were primed to fold like a lawn chair on national television. That team is like ten miles of bad road.
Just. Plain. [...]

 
Trust me. You don’t need to root for a team with this guy as QB.

“No one was more surprised than McNabb that it ended so soon — 3 hours, 46 minutes after the opening kickoff. The 10th-year quarterback thought it would keep going until someone scored, just like a playoff game.
[...]

And I type this wearing a Philly shirt while hiding in a study cubicle in the corner of the library. A tie? With the Bengals? You were favored by eight points!

 
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Philadelphia (5-4, 2-2 away)
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13

Cincinnati (1-8, 1-3 home)
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10
 3
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13

 
One word: Fuck!
Two words: It’s over.
Three words: Just shoot me.
Four words: [...]

That ought to take care of that little “curse” thing, eh you fat quaker bastard. I’ve been working on that for years!

Eagles 27, Patriots 17.
Take that, you bastards.
It looks like the statue of Billy Penn I have on top of my fridge, pointing lovelingly eastward towards the lands he “acquired”, is doing it’s magic.
I’ll take what I can get.
Go Eagles.

Good thing I’m growing a beard, ’cause I won’t be able to look at myself in the mirror for weeks. Anyway, how’s that saying go, “The enemy of my enemy is my friend”?

Yeah. Something like that. 100% Giants backer up in here. Even though they cost me a case of [...]

The NFL Playoffs are in full swing. (Bracket here) It would have been a good weekend to bet on pro football, if I bothered with that type of thing. The lines I saw were as follows:

Favorite
Spread
Underdog

At Green Bay
-7.5
Seattle

At New England
-13.5
Jacksonville

At Indianapolis
-11
San Diego

At Dallas
-7
NY Giants

With the exception of [...]

From: Brinky
Subject: Sorry, had to pass this on…
Q: What do you call 53 people sitting around a TV watching the Super Bowl?
A: The Philadelphia Eagles.
Q: How do you keep a Philadelphia Eagle out of your yard?
A: Put up goal posts.
Q: Where do you go in Philadelphia in case of a tornado?
A: The Linc – [...]

This is insane.
Bring ’em on: Birds say Pats are beatable
Sure, they have to play “a near-perfect game,” but the Eagles claim to be undaunted in their quest to slay the beastliest, best team in the NFL.
…They’re aware that no one expects them to even be competitive, let alone win the game — a belief reinforced [...]

Been down so long, it looks like up to me. I just pulled down 351 new emails. I guess Daddy’s been a bit absent of late. And he has his work cut out for him.
I may never dig my way up out of this hole.
Link dump:
[skids hurt children] [...]

First up, we have this video from youtube.com showing the desperate life of an Eagles fan. The accent, the clothes, the self loathing. It all goes together.
Eagles fans everywhere have apparently given McNabb all of three weeks to come up with the goods.
Frustrated with the Eagles’ last-second 16-13 loss to the Green Bay [...]

Oh and Two. Tied with the Giants for the bottom of the NFC East. Last years whipping boy Redskins? Undefeated with Dallas.
Oh, it’s just too much.

Dallas
Washington
Philadelphia
NY Giants

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Next week – Detroit. Talk about a gimmie… They’d have to pull the equivalent of somehow lipping out an eight-inch putt to fuck that one [...]

Why am I always carrying on about Billy Penn? Why have I put up photos of the bloated dick Quaker in my back yard? Why do I have a fucking statue of the insatiable douchebag in my house? Why have friends of mine covered up photos of their own children with [...]

This is my last free weekend. On the 9th the worm turns. It is upon me again; yet another football season. And I say “upon” as in “on top of”. Such is the curse of an Eagles fan. It falls on us like a ton of bricks each fall [...]

From NYT:
Olbermann on NBC
“Countdown With Keith Olbermann” the highly rated cable news program, will be shown on network television on Sunday before a preseason NBC football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Since Mr. Olbermann will have a regular role in NBC’s football coverage once the season begins — appearing as [...]

I’ve been avoided reading, thinking or writing about the Philadelphia Eagles and the upcoming football season. Mostly because I don’t want to face that faded photograph of Bill Penn in my back yard.
See previous Billy Penn Project posts, such as this one, for an explanation.
It can all wait till September- the [...]