13 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Nothing tremendously surprising in that admission by Vic.

Only a fool would have zero blitzes in the game plan for the Super Bowl. Vic is not a fool. So, of course, he had blitzes available to him... if he wanted/needed them.

Carter not being in shape is irritating. I wish he'd have the off season work ethic of Aaron Donald.

1 hour ago, LeanMeanGM said:

I can at least understand where Chris Jones is coming from. Put yourself in his shoes and it has to be pretty demoralizing that you held the passing game to 101 yards, held Saqoun to less than 90, and yet you still lost. It's a tough pill to swallow for a defensive player.

Micah was just pure cope though. His didn't even make sense.

I'm sure that's frustrating for Chris Jones. But to try and use that as trash talk after you've already lost the game is pathetic and embarrassing.

7 minutes ago, Freshmilk said:

Carter not being in shape is irritating. I wish he'd have the off season work ethic of Aaron Donald.

He's never had to be in shape before...

3 hours ago, vikas83 said:

There's a part of me that thinks this Chiefs team might be set up for an epic collapse. Hard to say it with Mahomes and Reid still there, but...

• That crap by Chris Jones at the end of the game was pathetic

• Kelce is a shell of himself and should have retired

• Mahomes isn't really the unquestioned best QB in the league anymore and misses a bunch of throws

• Reid crying about false starts after the game -- he never did stuff like that before

• The "Free 4" shirts were an embarrassing look

If I had to bet, I still think they right the ship and make the playoffs with Rice and Worthy coming back. Back the offensive line is terrible -- a rookie, 2 bad players (LG and RT), and 2 all pros who aren't playing well. The defense is still good, but the offense is just completely broken. And the locker room is giving off big loser energy.

Plus...screw Nick Wright.

Reid cried before about that call when their WR wasn't lined up properly before the snap. Mahomes did too. This was at the height of people complaining nationally about them getting bias from refs. After the game, Mahomes went up to Josh Allen and instead of congratulating him first (he did afterward), he ranted about the refs. In post game interview, Mahomes cried that a call shouldn't determine the outcome of a big game like that...this was the season after they won the SB on such a call against us with the Bradberry hold.

They've only really known winning, they haven't had to show resilience with losing seasons. They've had injuries and adversity and lost the SB twice now but they were smelling themselves too much. They are now being humbled. That documentary was loaded with their arrogance, expecting to 3peat. I'm so glad the Eagles dominated them, and beat them again, and look forward to their continued downward spiral.

23 minutes ago, Freshmilk said:

Carter not being in shape is irritating. I wish he'd have the off season work ethic of Aaron Donald.

Played 83% of the snaps last year and was an iron man. He gets a pass on his 1st week back in 90 degree weather and no preseason games to get in shape. Future Hall of Famer here.

3 hours ago, vikas83 said:

There's a part of me that thinks this Chiefs team might be set up for an epic collapse. Hard to say it with Mahomes and Reid still there, but...

• That crap by Chris Jones at the end of the game was pathetic

• Kelce is a shell of himself and should have retired

• Mahomes isn't really the unquestioned best QB in the league anymore and misses a bunch of throws

• Reid crying about false starts after the game -- he never did stuff like that before

• The "Free 4" shirts were an embarrassing look

If I had to bet, I still think they right the ship and make the playoffs with Rice and Worthy coming back. Back the offensive line is terrible -- a rookie, 2 bad players (LG and RT), and 2 all pros who aren't playing well. The defense is still good, but the offense is just completely broken. And the locker room is giving off big loser energy.

Plus...screw Nick Wright.

I want you to be right. But the Chiefs were pretty lethargic last year before going to the SB and in 2023 before winning it. And everyone piled on then.

With Rice and Worthy back...with Mahomes...I dunno if the AFC is going to handle that well.

13 minutes ago, jojodancer said:

Played 83% of the snaps last year and was an iron man. He gets a pass on his 1st week back in 90 degree weather and no preseason games to get in shape. Future Hall of Famer here.

Don't disagree, just want to hear he killed it getting ready. Very small complaint on my part

1 hour ago, Waiting4Someday said:

Did you wrestle for or against Neil Buckley, or both?

For, until 8th grade. He was my Elementary School Social Studies teacher and home room teacher in 5th Grade. Started wrestling under his watchful eye in 4th Grade, although nothing was formal in 4th, 5th, and 6th. Just a bunch of mat rat kids having fun and learning as we went. Moved to different schools and never had the chance to wrestle against. Neil and Frank Bissell were bitter rivals and both wouldn’t wrestle against the other for all the tea in china, even though it was an incredibly natural and compelling inter school rivalry.

1 hour ago, ToastJenkins said:

Wrestling is fake

Tell me you have no clue what you are talking about without telling me. It's scripted, not fake. These are two very different things. Most of the guys doing this at the highest level in the WWE are incredible athletes who also take significant bumps and literally break their bodies to perform for fans.

1 hour ago, Freshmilk said:

Carter not being in shape is irritating. I wish he'd have the off season work ethic of Aaron Donald.

Negotiating tactics for the upcoming second contract...stipulations about coming to camp at pre-determined weight, stamina metrics, etc. He is going to command a king's ransom, more than Micah just got. Make the contract hold him accountable or he loses money from the contract. Money is the motivator for most of these guys.

Eagles an early 3 point favorite @ Tampa

14 minutes ago, T-1000 said:

Tell me you have no clue what you are talking about without telling me. It's scripted, not fake. These are two very different things. Most of the guys doing this at the highest level in the WWE are incredible athletes who also take significant bumps and literally break their bodies to perform for fans.

Fake = Not Real

Scripted = Fictional

Fictional = Not Real

Scripted = Fake

6 minutes ago, T-1000 said:

Tell me you have no clue what you are talking about without telling me. It's scripted, not fake. These are two very different things. Most of the guys doing this at the highest level in the WWE are incredible athletes who also take significant bumps and literally break their bodies to perform for fans.

I used to watch wrestling every Saturday night with my grandparents (80's in DAL, Von Erichs, Chris Adams, Kabuki, Jake the Snake Roberts, etc.). My Mamaw knew it was fake/scripted, my Papaw would get so upset if we said anything like that...🤣 good times. The guys doing it now are far more athletic than the guys that used to be in the ring, they are insanely athletic and perform dangerous stunts/aerial acrobatics, but they are not competing, the outcome is predetermined so in my mind not really a sporting event. In the right setting, very entertaining, minus all the screaming and fake story lines prior to the matches/choreographed fighting. If a football game was on I would def be watching football, or baseball, and possibly playoff basketball instead.

37 minutes ago, T-1000 said:

Tell me you have no clue what you are talking about without telling me. It's scripted, not fake. These are two very different things. Most of the guys doing this at the highest level in the WWE are incredible athletes who also take significant bumps and literally break their bodies to perform for fans.

. So do stuntmen. That doesn't make acting a sport.

4 hours ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

With all the AI articles popping up like weeds these days, i thought this was gonna be a fake at first.

39 minutes ago, mattwill said:

Fake = Not Real

Scripted = Fictional

Fictional = Not Real

Scripted = Fake

If I were to be a pain in the ass....scripted just means prepared in advance. Like the first series play calls are scripted.

Wrestling is not my cup of tea. It is an act. Sports are entertainment too, but that files under the competition category, just like chess or a spelling bee. Wresting is a live performance, like a concert, play, or circus act. A play is ostensibly a real performance, but obviously pretend. Wresting is the same. A fan can admire the performance if that's their thing. Maybe the best comparison is a magic act. The magic isn't real, but the elaborate illusions are true performance.

18 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

. So do stuntmen. That doesn't make acting a sport.

There's two parts to this conversation and I've had this debate countless times over the years considering I've been a pro-wrestling fan for almost 30 years now since I was a kid.

1. Wrestling is not a sport in the same way that football, baseball, basketball, etc are. The fact that it is pre-determined disqualifies it from that point. Vince McMahon introduced the term "sports entertainment" a while ago and that's what everyone in the industry refers to it as because that's what it is. It has components of a sport with the athleticism required to perform, but it's also entertainment the same way your favorite TV show is scripted, choreographed, has characters, and a storyline. Vince Jr. changed the narrative that Vince Sr. had. Back in the 60s, pro wrestling was presented as "real". But as I said before, that cat has been out of the bag now for almost 50 years.

2. I've never liked using or hearing the phrase that "wrestling is fake". I've always viewed it as an uneducated, outsider take coming from someone who doesn't really understand or follow the nuances of pro wrestling, doesn't know its history, doesn't know what goes into it, and the fact that the talent actually suffer injuries while performing. Some devastating, life altering, or have caused death. If I went up to a stuntman and said "Hey, you know what you do is fake, right?" he would take that as an offensive comment based on the work he puts into the craft. There's nothing fake about those guys like Ric Flair being on the road 300 days a year back in the day, or about what happened to Darren Drozdov, or someone busting their tail in front of 30 people in a high school gym hoping they get noticed by a major promotion to make it big, and there's nothing fake about the countless other tragic stories that litter wrestling history.

For anyone who actually cares to learn more about it, I'd suggest watching the documentary Beyond the Mat.

3 hours ago, Mike030270 said:

"How do I thank him?" was adorable

Also F cancer and hope she wins

A co-worker of mine was very recently diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. Was a healthy person and planning to retire soon. And then that hits like a ton of bricks. After I go the news, I felt like watching the Jimmy V speech, and the Stewart Scott speech. Scott has a great quote about winning or losing- that dying does not mean you lost to cancer. You beat cancer by the manner in which you lived.

17 minutes ago, Wentz_Era said:

With all the AI articles popping up like weeds these days, i thought this was gonna be a fake at first.

I did too but then found the original tiktok video with Eagles account and his fiancee replying to the video

16 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

A co-worker of mine was very recently diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. Was a healthy person and planning to retire soon. And then that hits like a ton of bricks. After I go the news, I felt like watching the Jimmy V speech, and the Stewart Scott speech. Scott has a great quote about winning or losing- that dying does not mean you lost to cancer. You beat cancer by the manner in which you lived.

Amen.

Wrestling = pre-determined outcome. I never liked it, never considered it a sport, definitely consider the wrestlers athletes, but it's the same as paying to watch a movie in my opinion.

The EMB is scripted!

The thing that has made the best wrestlers of all time is promo skills on the microphone. And, the writing team.

Cena was never as entertaining as Stone Cold or the Rock on the mic. Those 2 are in a league of their own.

And they wouldnt have been as entertaining if they werent up to so much debauchery most of the time. Nothing beats the hilarious things Stone Cold used to do to Vince McMahon.

Triple H and Shawn Michaels were at their best while members of DX.

I cant get in to wrestling these days because it seems nothing will ever compare to that era, mostly thanks to Stone Cold and the rock.