Today is a weird day. Why? First, we’re talking about football. That’s weird enough as it is. Second, we’re talking about Donovan McNabb — don’t worry, things get even weirder later on: Donovan McNabb, who has spent much of his post-Eagles career trying to sell his best “I can still start somewhere” argument to anyone [...]

Andy Reid is moving to Kansas City and EVERYTHING MUST GO. The now-former Philadelphia Eagles coach is letting his old life go, selling off “Philadelphia Eagles memorabilia and other items for charity” at Saturday’s Andy and Tammy Reid Moving Sale. Does your mom need some Eagles memorabilia? Some autographed footballs? Maybe a playbook laminator? Do [...]

Yesterday, as news broke that Jeffrey Lurie had just married Tina Lai, Philly.com … well, you can probably finish that sentence on your own. A story was posted, and afterwards a whole bunch of racist comments were added on by the mouth-breathing masses. Philly.com shut down the comments on the post — which they should [...]

Who ever said vick is good don’t no football he stupid n holds the ball all day smh — Eagles Facebook (@EaglesFacebook) May 2, 2013 Because it could well be that, for all of our grousing, football isn’t stupid; football fans are stupid.

>>> Yesterday, Senator Bob Casey shunned the silliness of April Fools to speak the truth, and came out in support of gay marriage. Casey’s support of same-sex marriage — all the cool kids are doing it — was announced when he spoke to the Philadelphia Gay News, saying “After much deliberation and after reviewing the [...]

>>> In the NFL’s Free Agent blitz, they have released Nnamdi Asomugha and signed CB Bradley Fletcher, TE James Casey, LB Jason Phillips, DL Isaac Sopoaga, and one half of Wang Chung, safety Patrick Chung. [ESPN] >>> Roy Halladay‘s velocity in his most recent spring training start reportedly topped out between 84mph and 88mph, which [...]

Today is a weird day.

>>> Here is a look at the new Philadelphia Union alternate jers … er … kit, paying homage to the Bethlehem Steel FC. [Philly.com] >>> The Philadelphia Eagles continue their mission to dismantle/rebuild in the wake of Andy Reid’s firing, releasing Cullen Jenkins and Mike Patterson. [Fox Sports] >>> And in a sport we actually [...]

>>> Oh look, Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie was finally involved with something that won something: Inocente, executive produced by Lurie and his Screen Pass Pictures company, took home an Oscar last night for best documentary short. [Eagles] >>> Meanwhile, the Llanerch Diner was packed with hoagiemouths rooting for Silver Linings Playbook and Bro’dley Cooper, only [...]

>>> Spencer Hawes was thoroughly embarrassed when Blake Griffin, seemingly stopped by his defense, just changed his dunk in mid-air and went around him. It was the most entertaining thing Sixers fans have seen in a while. [Grantland] >>> Meadow Soprano is having a baby, and that baby’s grandfather is Lenny Dykstra. [Philly.com] >>> And [...]

Now, look, we’ve been through this before: Philly won the smackdown, and ol’ Grip (the raven, rather, THEE RAVEN) has been living in the Free Library Rare Book Department since who-knows-when, and it has been, for at least a few years now, perfectly sane and safe and right to say Edgar Allen Poe is — [...]

>>> The Sixers were already playing most of their season without the trade-acquired Andrew Bynum, and now another piece is missing: Thaddeus Young will miss about three weeks with a hamstring strain. [USA Today] >>> Michael Vick will reportedly not be cut by today’s deadline, so he will make — at the very least — [...]

As if more people really needed to watch CBS: Last night’s local broadcast of the Super Bowl on CBS3 brought the affiliate its best rating for the big game since 2005, when the Eagles threw up all over the field and lost to New England. People who tuned into last night’s game were witness to [...]

>>> But first, we gotta get through some football info: New Eagles coach Chip Kelly made a point to thank Andy Reid for “reaching out to him” and telling him about his experience working here. We’re sure Andy only told him the nice things. [ESPN] >>> Just to prove multi-millionaires are still just overgrown children, [...]

The Eagles are lucky they got him, but choosing Kelly over a proven NFL coordinator or coach comes with risks beyond unconventional schemes and play calling. Breaking with standard NFL protocol always creates the possibility of tension with players. 18-22 year old college players will tolerate a lot of abuse, but highly paid professionals, some [...]

BREAKING – Sources: Oregon coach Chip Kelly will be the new coach of the Philadelphia Eagles (via @mortreport) — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 16, 2013 Only a day after reports came out that the Eagles were all but settled on Carolina Panthers Seattle Seahawks Defensive Coordinator Gus Bradley, Chris Mortensen reports that they have hired Oregon [...]

In the biz, we call them “local hooks,” and hey, look: Last night’s Golden Globe awards had them: · Tina Fey, of course, co-hosted with Amy Poehler, but, as many have noted, were on nowhere near enough, as the pair were fairly killin’ it. · The degree to which you can seriously mope that The [...]

>>> And while the NHL’s schedule is not yet set, some of your favorite Flyers are back and practicing, which is a sight for sore eyes for people who give a shit about hockey. We think. Oh also, the season opener may be at home against Pittsburgh. We know people care about that. [Facebook] >>> [...]

Former Mayor and Governor Ed Rendell, whose local legacy is doused in … well … something, has been suggested by people within New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg‘s team as a possible heir to his seat. Rendell’s name, which could have been floated as a half-joke, is alongside NYC’s City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn [...]

>>> In a media session, former Eagle Jason Babin called the Philadelphia Eagles ‘”socialistic.” He keeps using that word, we do not think it means what he thinks it means. [NFL] >>> Nick Foles has officially been placed on injured reserve and Mike Vick will start what is likely his farewell game this weekend against [...]