Procus Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Call my old fashioned, but I always thought it was too gay to call Eagles fans "passionate." You just know there were a group of publicists who decided on that word to be used when talking about Eagles fans with the press. Chip Kelly said it best when he came to Philly - the team has a RABID fan base (you see that vernacular in the article). Most people associate Philly fans with violence and mayhem - something absent from the general connotation of the term "passionate." Too much wonderfulness associated with that term for my liking. https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/2020/05/19/philadelphia-eagles-sports-passionate-fans/ Quote Philadelphia Eagles land in the top-5 of ranking of most passionate sports fans Glenn Erby The Philadelphia Eagles have always had one of the more rabid fan bases in the NFL and the popularity has translated into the entire spectrum of sports. Forbes recently did a ranking of the top fan bases in all of the sports, and the Birds landed a top-5 ranking, coming in at No. 5. 5-eagles TEAM OWNER & NET WORTH: Jeffrey Lurie ($2.7 billion) TEAM VALUE: $3.05 billion SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWING: 6.6 million AVERAGE ATTENDANCE: 69,783 CHAMPIONSHIPS: 4 It takes a special breed of fan to merit two Hollywood movies, both of them blockbusters. The throng has made this franchise the most popular in Philadelphia, besting the Phillies, the 76ers and the Flyers. The Steelers came in at No. 4 on the list, the Saints were No. 3, the Patriots were No. 2, with the Green Bay Packers fans landing at the No. 1 spot. Forbes included television ratings, game attendance, merchandise sales, and social media reach in their rankings for all of North America’s 123 professional teams in the NBA, the NFL, the NHL, and MLB. NFL fans are without a doubt the most devoted, with fans of the league’s 32 teams grabbing six of the top ten spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaBeach_Eagle Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 When I think of 'passionate' fans, the Patriots are not a team that comes to mind. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asg 15 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Oakland (Of course that's gone now), KC, Browns, Eagles in no particular order. Face you have to be passionate to be a Browns fan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidrone Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 On 5/19/2020 at 1:00 PM, VaBeach_Eagle said: When I think of 'passionate' fans, the Patriots are not a team that comes to mind. 10 years from now I really wonder how 'passionate' Patriot fans are going to be. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliEagle Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 The Patriots fans are Red Sox fans who jump on the Patriots bandwagon when they are winning games. When the Pats start losing, they will hibernate. That fanbase is in the bottom half of the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now