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Runyan confirms he's exploring congressional campaign

midnitegreen — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:04:26 -0000

Runyan confirms he's exploring congressional campaign

Former Philadelphia Eagles lineman Jon Runyan confirmed this afternoon that he is considering running for the 3rd Congressional District seat held by Democrat John Adler.

Runyan, who resides in Mount Laurel, issued the following statement this afternoon:

"I am seriously considering becoming a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District. Our great country is headed in the wrong direction, and it's clearer every day that career politicians are incapable of solving the problems we face.

I am grateful for the tremendous support and encouragement I have received while talking to people throughout South Jersey about running for Congress and I look forward to having more to say on this subject in the weeks ahead."

The Cowboys stand for everything that's wrong with the NFL

midnitegreen — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:36:19 -0000

During the course of a year, I'll have somewhere in the neighborhood of 60 sports books show up in my mailbox. Unless the book was written by a close friend or my spouse, I don't normally bring it to your attention on the Beast. But while thumbing through Reuben Frank and Mark Eckel's excellent new book "Game Changers: The 50 Greatest Plays in Philadelphia Eagles Football History," I came across an explosive quote from former Eagles assistant and current Ravens head coach John Harbaugh.

Asked why the Eagles have had so much success from 1999-2008 and the Cowboys haven't won a playoff game during that period, Harbaugh had this to say:

"Why is that? Because what Andy Reid and his program stand for if the opposite of what the Cowboys stand for. The Cowboys are a star system. It's all about building around individuals first and collecting talent, collecting great players. Andy has always been about building a team. And over the long haul, it's a team sport, and one of the greatest examples of that is what's happened with the Eagles and the Cowboys over the last 10 years. The Cowboys stand for everything that's wrong with the NFL."

Harbaugh spent nine years with the Eagles as a special teams and secondary coach before becoming the head coach in Baltimore in 2008. It looks like his dislike of the Cowboys hasn't faded over time. Frank and Eckel wrote the book this past offseason, so I'm sure that's when Harbaugh made the comment.

Of the 50 greatest plays selected by the authors, 11 of them occurred in games against the Cowboys. Harbaugh was involved in the Pickle Juice game at Texas Stadium on Sept. 3, 2000. It was his idea to open the season with an onside kick, which the Eagles recovered to set up a touchdown drive. The Eagles won that game, 41-14, and Harbaugh was given a lot of credit for his daring idea. It was called the Pickle Juice game because the Eagles drank the stuff to overcome the Texas heat. The temperature soared to 109 that afternoon.

I just thought you guys might enjoy that quote during Eagles-Cowboys week.

Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley

What the hell, call me supersticious. Forget statistics, experts, history. The surest way to...

midnitegreen — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:08:23 -0000

What the hell, call me supersticious.

Forget statistics, experts, history. The surest way to predict which team will win the Super Bowl is simply to see which one ESPN's Trey Wingo decided to visit that season with his son, Chappy. It's Wingo magic: Each season, father and son pick one game in one city at one stadium they have not visited together. In 2004, Wingo took Chappy to a Patriots-Ravens game in Foxborough, Mass; the Patriots won the Super Bowl. In 2006, Wingo took Chappy to a Colts-Bills game in Indianapolis; the Colts won the Super Bowl. In 2007, Wingo took Chappy to a Giants-Redskins game in New Jersey; the Giants won the Super Bowl. Last season, Wingo took Chappy to a Steelers-Chargers game in Pittsburgh; the Steelers won the Super Bowl. And last weekend, Wingo took the 14-year-old Chappy to the one and only game they opt to attend each season. The Wingos watched the Eagles rout the Giants in Philadelphia. So, with apologies to New Orleans and Minnesota, Philadelphia now becomes the favorite to win this season's Super Bowl. But anyone wanting the Wingos to visit their city next year is a little late. They've already planned their annual football pilgrimage to Green Bay.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=schefter_adam&id=4623504

Hahahahahahahaahaha Takes breathe Hahaahahaha

midnitegreen — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:03:38 -0000

Hahahahahahahaahaha
*Takes breathe*
Hahaahahaha

• I'm not saying DeSean Jackson has my vote locked up, but as midseason approaches, don't you at l...

midnitegreen — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:18:51 -0000

• I'm not saying DeSean Jackson has my vote locked up, but as midseason approaches, don't you at least have to include the second-year Eagles receiver on the short list of MVP candidates? Every one of Jackson's touchdowns have been the stuff of highlight-reel, and with Sunday's 54-yard scoring catch against the Giants factored in, the former Cal standout now has four touchdowns as a receiver, one as a rusher and one as a punter returner.
-Don Banks, SI.com

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/don_banks/11/01/snap.judgments/1.html

Ths guy is hilarious. He talks about the Eagles at 55 seconds. He does a even better...

midnitegreen — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:29:51 -0000

Ths guy is hilarious. He talks about the Eagles at 55 seconds. He does a even better impersonation at 1:27. Enjoy

Burger King Commercial before the Cowboys game

midnitegreen — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:52:39 -0000

Burger King Commercial before the Cowboys game

NFL possibly moving Eagles/Giants game to earlier time?

midnitegreen — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:28:38 -0000

Fox Sports would love to make the Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers game Nov.1 the late national game on its doubleheader Sunday, but there is an obstacle to putting it there. The game is set to start at noon, part of Fox's regional package in the early window. The late game most of the country is scheduled to get is the New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles, set for 3:15 p.m. The network would love to take full advantage of viewers' interest in watching Brett Favre play his first game at Lambeau Field since he was traded by the Packers more than a season ago. The network would love to take advantage of national interest in the Favre vs. Packers story, just as ESPN did on the "Monday Night Football" telecast, which set a record as the most-watched show in the history of cable TV with 21.8 million viewers

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/63817857.html

What do you guys think? Do you think they would move our game to a earlier time so they can bank off of this Favre/Green Bay drama?

Laughter is the best medicine

midnitegreen — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:30:19 -0000

I was inspired by a fanshot, enjoy the bye week.

Hahah I love that one!

Hope you liked them. It was really all I could find on google. I cant wait for next sunday when we actually play again! Go EAGLES! E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!! E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!! E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!! E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!! E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!! E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!

Why was he getting water on the opposing teams side in the first place?

midnitegreen — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:20:34 -0000

Why was he getting water on the opposing teams side in the first place?

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Runyan confirms he's exploring congressional campaign

Runyan confirms he's exploring congressional campaign

The Cowboys stand for everything that's wrong with the NFL

What the hell, call me supersticious. Forget statistics, experts, history. The surest way to...

Hahahahahahahaahaha *Takes breathe* Hahaahahaha

• I'm not saying DeSean Jackson has my vote locked up, but as midseason approaches, don't you at l...

Ths guy is hilarious. He talks about the Eagles at 55 seconds. He does a even better...

Burger King Commercial before the Cowboys game

NFL possibly moving Eagles/Giants game to earlier time?

Laughter is the best medicine

Why was he getting water on the opposing teams side in the first place?

Hahahahahahahaahaha Takes breathe Hahaahahaha