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www.bleedeaglesgreen.com So you are a diehard Eagles fan. You bleed Eagle green. You drink the green Kool-Aid. If these characteristics describe you, the next month is going to be maddening...

Philadelphia Eagles: a Fan's Guide to the Offseason

by chris klinkner (Senior Writer)

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So you are a diehard Eagles fan. You bleed Eagle green. You drink the green Kool-Aid.

 

If these characteristics describe you, the next month is going to be maddening. Training camp can’t get here fast enough.

 

From mid-June through the end of July, Eagles news will be very, VERY quiet. What is an Eagles fan to do?

 

Here are some helpful suggestions to help pass these upcoming weeks:

 

•Start deciding which player’s jersey you will be wearing this year. For those fans still rocking a Mamula or Watters jersey, it is time to let go. And no, a Jason Avant jersey is not an old T.O. jersey with Avant written in black marker on masking tape!

 

•Help in the search to find Lito Sheppard and Scout Young. It’s okay if you aren’t able to locate Young.

 

•Monitor the headlines from the Cardinals', Bengals', and Lions' mini-camps. It is okay to still hold out hope for a Boldin, Johnson, or Williams trade. The Eagles can’t be serious about entering the season with their current corps of receivers, can they?

 

•Catch a Phillies game. They are putting up numbers that the Eagles' offense would be envious of (20 runs against St. Louis on Friday).

 

•Call your local US Senator to discuss the top news stories affecting our nation: the war in Iraq, the struggling economy, and of course, Spygate.

 

•Scour the New York headlines and thank your stars you are not entering the 2008 season as a Giants fan; tight ends are yelling at general managers, receivers are threatening to holdout, and gap-toothed linemen are retiring.

 

•Search the World Wide Web for more Sheppard trade rumors. There has to be some team that Sheppard and two No. 1 picks haven’t been offered to yet.

 

•You could actually read a Dave Spadaro article. Or not.

 

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  1. Michoel Botwinick about 1 year ago

    Letter perfect. Loved it.

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  2. Joe M. about 1 year ago

    Chris,

    Do you have any interest in launching an Eagles Blog? If you do email me at joe@sportstechnow.com to discuss further.

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  3. Cody Swartz 9 months ago

    Great article... How about this one? Try and figure out why we let Derrick Burgess go, but insisted on bringing back Jerome McDougle EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

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