When The Season's Over

Well, since the NFC has allowed two gimps into the championship I am officially an AFC die-hard.

Now I'd like to invoke the essence of Deon Sanders. This is what he had to say, in McNabb's presence, after the Eagles defeated (the team they're about to play) the Cardinals 48-20 in late November.

When fans chanted McNabb's name Deon felt the need to interrupt and make a point. Here's how it goes:

"Can I tell them something for you?" he said. "First of all, I would like to tell all these idiotic fans to shut-up. Don't get on his bandwagon now. You're the same guys who booed him on his first incompletion."

"I can't stand them. I really can't. It's not because I was a former Cowboy because I didn't give a darn about any fans. They all hated me because I performed well," Sanders said. "But the way they treated this man from Day One, it's not justifiable. They will not treat any other quarterback in the NFL, like we said, Peyton Manning don't get treated like that. Tom Brady. And I know you [McNabb] can't say it, but I would really like on your behalf, you can take this...God bless you guys. ... "

The Phinisher lives in the Philadelphia area. He has the opportunity to watch the species of fan that inhabits the Philadelphia metropolitan area with a closeness that would make Audubon blush.

This may come as some shock to people outside the area, but Eagles fans are in fact some of the worst in sports. The only die-hards in the area are Flyers fans. Those people are for real. Thick and thin.

Why are Eagles fans turds? Well, for one they had completely written off their team three weeks ago. Racial slurs directed at McNabb were par for the course in any Philly bar. McNabb, who in my opinion is one of the best QBs in the last decade, was being labeled as "unmotivated" and described as a drag on the team.

McNabb was a big problem and the team would never win with him, was a sentiment heard even on the local news. The other more popular sentiment was that either Reid or McNabb needed to go, again preferably McNabb.

Don't get me wrong. I think Reid is good for bone-head decisions and has stubbornly avoided completion of a Super Bowl recipe by signing a big name receiver (since or before T.O.).

BTW: One paper even released the names and addresses of the Eagles ownership in hopes of mischief.

Well, now the ownership, Reid and McNabb are all the best and everyone around here is talking about how loyal they've been. The Eagles are a "Team of Destiny" on the evening news.

People actually refuse to recognize words uttered just three-weeks ago.

It is almost insane. It actually has happened so quickly that it could be psychologically considered schizophrenic. Sincere loathing has overnight been transformed into roiling oaths of loyalty and joy. Not to mention the hyperbolic New Age sentiments of destiny that seem to be peculiarly "Philly."

Ugh... Now, with the chance of a Pittsburgh vs. Philly Super Bowl I will officially be between religious zealots (Steelers fans) and hypocritical bandwagon priestesses (Eagles fans).

I'm going with the Steelers fans. With zealots, you always know where they stand on the matter.

If the Cardinals make it, I won't watch. Pure garbage. I could back the Satanic grandeur of the Ravens defense.

Okay. I'm done complaining.