It's been over 24 hours since the Eagles took a colossal dump in the desert and it still doesn't feel any better. I mean the f*cking Cardinals are headed to the Superbowl. The Cardinals - that's about as conceivable as a Rosie O'Donnell work out video or Mark Cuban writing a book on how to dress for success. It makes no sense.
Out of this entire mess, other than Eagles fans you do you know who must feel the worst? Chicago Cubs fans. The Cardinals are headed to the Superbowl and the damn Cubs have spent 100 years beating their heads against the wall. How does that feel Cub fans? The Cardinals now have more to brag about than you do. Good luck with that -- and hell yes I'm bitter today, settle in.
Back to my original point, as football fans (Detroit Lion fans can stop reading here) we've all experienced a heart breaking loss in the playoffs. You'd think as an Eagle fan it would get easier to deal with after 4 conference championship game losses an one SuperBowl failure in the last 9 years, but sadly, this isn't the case. Over the years these failures have allowed me to develop a checklist for how to deal with the disappointment. Here it goes.
1) Don't turn on SportsCenter for a week. There's no point, unless you actually enjoy the feeling of getting kicked in the balls, then by all means, have at it.
2) The day after, read all the local columnists. It would seem to be the exact opposite of rule number one, but it's not. Local sports columnists will commiserate with you. Stuart Scott will show Larry Fitzgerald highlights and say boo yeah. Local guys will bitch about yet another failure and totally contradict everything they wrote the week before when the team was winning. In other words, they are just like you and misery loves company, so dive right in.
3) Immediately turn your attention to another sport. In my case, it's the Syracuse basketball team. It is important to note that sometimes this doesn't work - not even a little.
4) Justify the loss. Try and convince yourself that its better that your team out performed 28 other teams and it was great to have a chance. This is total bullshit but if you can't lie to yourself then you must be one horrible liar - I feel bad for you. Defense mechanisms rule. Learn to embrace them.
5) Pretend you are the general manager and start plotting the future of your franchise. Tell everyone how your team is just one receiver on offense and one play maker on defense away! Research available free agents and e-mail the team with your trade suggestions. Trust me, your team wants to hear from you - they NEED to hear from you.
6) Forget the fact that the next meaningful game your team will play is almost 8 months away. Drink heavily if that's what it takes.
7) Embrace Mel Kiper. Now that your season is over, hang on his every word. Mel knows there's a sleeper now playing at Delaware State that is going to make the difference for your team if they'll only draft him in the third round. April isn't that far off and Mel is Mr. April. Mel deals in hope. You need some. Get to know each other.
8) Actively bitch about how bad the SuperBowl will be to anyone and everyone. The high school drop out with bad social skills and hellacious body odor working behind the counter at the Mobil Mart needs to know how bad the game will be - and you are the one to tell him. Don't waste any time. It is your duty.
9) Wait until next year - Cubs fans have been doing it for a 100 years, so suck it up nancy-boy.
Out of this entire mess, other than Eagles fans you do you know who must feel the worst? Chicago Cubs fans. The Cardinals are headed to the Superbowl and the damn Cubs have spent 100 years beating their heads against the wall. How does that feel Cub fans? The Cardinals now have more to brag about than you do. Good luck with that -- and hell yes I'm bitter today, settle in.
Back to my original point, as football fans (Detroit Lion fans can stop reading here) we've all experienced a heart breaking loss in the playoffs. You'd think as an Eagle fan it would get easier to deal with after 4 conference championship game losses an one SuperBowl failure in the last 9 years, but sadly, this isn't the case. Over the years these failures have allowed me to develop a checklist for how to deal with the disappointment. Here it goes.
1) Don't turn on SportsCenter for a week. There's no point, unless you actually enjoy the feeling of getting kicked in the balls, then by all means, have at it.
2) The day after, read all the local columnists. It would seem to be the exact opposite of rule number one, but it's not. Local sports columnists will commiserate with you. Stuart Scott will show Larry Fitzgerald highlights and say boo yeah. Local guys will bitch about yet another failure and totally contradict everything they wrote the week before when the team was winning. In other words, they are just like you and misery loves company, so dive right in.
3) Immediately turn your attention to another sport. In my case, it's the Syracuse basketball team. It is important to note that sometimes this doesn't work - not even a little.
4) Justify the loss. Try and convince yourself that its better that your team out performed 28 other teams and it was great to have a chance. This is total bullshit but if you can't lie to yourself then you must be one horrible liar - I feel bad for you. Defense mechanisms rule. Learn to embrace them.
5) Pretend you are the general manager and start plotting the future of your franchise. Tell everyone how your team is just one receiver on offense and one play maker on defense away! Research available free agents and e-mail the team with your trade suggestions. Trust me, your team wants to hear from you - they NEED to hear from you.
6) Forget the fact that the next meaningful game your team will play is almost 8 months away. Drink heavily if that's what it takes.
7) Embrace Mel Kiper. Now that your season is over, hang on his every word. Mel knows there's a sleeper now playing at Delaware State that is going to make the difference for your team if they'll only draft him in the third round. April isn't that far off and Mel is Mr. April. Mel deals in hope. You need some. Get to know each other.
8) Actively bitch about how bad the SuperBowl will be to anyone and everyone. The high school drop out with bad social skills and hellacious body odor working behind the counter at the Mobil Mart needs to know how bad the game will be - and you are the one to tell him. Don't waste any time. It is your duty.
9) Wait until next year - Cubs fans have been doing it for a 100 years, so suck it up nancy-boy.
1 comment:
Yeah, it was bad... I mean, I didn't hurt as much as I did after the losses to Tampa, or even Carolina, but this was bad... but the "playing with house money" aspect to it eased the sting a LITTLE bit for me.
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