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It warms my heart when people from different areas of the country can come together, share a competitive experience, and part ways with a sense of brotherhood and love. So I was pleased to read that after their successful trip into Philadelphia on Sunday, the Redskins had just the nicest things to say about Eagles fans.

The Washington Post's Dan Steinberg passes along some of the compliments that Redskins players had on Eagles fans and their class, refinement, and ability to pelt a team bus with eggs.

"It was crazy, though, because the egg was actually thrown in front of the bus," [wide receiver Malcom] Kelly said. "It was like a quarterback almost; you throw it to where the receiver's gonna be at. I was very impressed."

"Very impressed," [wide receiver Devin] Thomas agreed. "If they ever had a replacement [team] in Philly, they'd have to get that dude for quarterback, because he hit that thing on point."

And that's not all! Some of the older Philadelphia women were nice enough to show the Redskins their bare old lady tailpipes.

"Grandma's mooning you," Jon Jansen said.

"Oh yeah, definitely," [center Casey] Rabach said.

"I've had some old ladies moon us, oh yeah," Jansen said.

"It's hard to tell from the backside, to tell you the truth," Rabach said.

"Oh, you can tell," Jansen said. "When it's an old lady, you can tell."

Don't ever let anyone tell you that you aren't good at anything, people of Philadelphia. Your egging and old lady can have earned national attention. You're all your own very special versions of Rocky, only you don't knock people out with your fists, you use eggs and wrinkled buttock flesh.

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  1. Emad K
    1. Posted by Emad K Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:54 pm EDT

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    hahahah 1st
  2. Mick
    2. Posted by Mick Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:30 pm EDT

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    This passes as news these days? Great job.
  3. J C
    3. Posted by J C Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:11 pm EDT

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    tru dat mick. shouldn't they be addressing the condition of westbrook and not eggs and arses'?
  4. horrace l
    4. Posted by horrace l Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:00 pm EDT

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    dont mess with philly. we da best
  5. Brett P
    5. Posted by Brett P Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:12 pm EDT

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    Philly fans are trash. Really. Just trash.
  6. Johnny
    6. Posted by Johnny Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:26 pm EDT

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    Wow! The Redskins may be a divison winner this year. To bad the Eagles will be back next year. This is the Eagles division. And stop being jealous just because Redskin's fans aren't as passionate as Eagles fans. Teams are scared to play in Philly, because the fans and our team. You never hear any stories about Washington fans.
  7. raincheck_dltbgyd
    7. Posted by raincheck_dltbgyd Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:44 pm EDT

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    Scared to play? Clearly you never played a lick of competitive football. At the pro level there are few if any players afraid to play. You sound like a pansy that never got licked a few times and pulled yourself up off the ground for a little more. Get real dude.
    Oh yea, most of the Philly fans are just rednecks.
  8. Joseph D
    8. Posted by Joseph D Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:46 pm EDT

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    I'm a Philly fan. I went to the Bears/Eagles game at Soldier Field last week without throwing anything at anyone. My wife and I did get things thrown at us though.
    The Philly "Horrible Fan" thing has turned into a ESPN media kind of thing. Idiots across the country hear about it so they blow things that happen at any NFL stadium out of proportion.
    I'll bet that when I where my McNabb jersey at the game in San Fransisco this weekend the same things will happen.
  9. John
    9. Posted by John Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:25 pm EDT

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    What a horribly stupid article. Don't make generalizations and don't rag on Philly, and DO NOT act all high and mighty because you can find this kind of behaivor in ANY sports city. And don't make me remind you that your players are the ones putting pictures of their junk on the 'net. Can anyone say "selective memory"?
    I know you're feeling your oats after winning a few games this year, but settle down and shut up because your team is still weak and your writing is childish. You seem to be more suited to covering dog shows and not football.
  10. ILN NNA
    10. Posted by ILN NNA Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:29 pm EDT

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    That's it? Just eggs? The 'skins got off easy. The Eagles also got off easy. I would've taken some of it out on them too for all those stupid mistakes.
    Well, atleast the Redskins breaklines were ok.
  11. TB
    11. Posted by TB Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:13 pm EDT

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    #8, less class is not the same as more passionate. Eagles fans are widely regarded as the idiots of the NFL and all of sports. I'd be pissed off all the time too if I lived in a s*** hole like philly and rooted for sports teams that haven't won a championship since 19never. Not that DC is a great place to live either, but it ain't philly. Make no mistake - Redskin fans are as passionate as they come. We just don't see the need to act like adolescents to prove it. Sore losers.
  12. MR. PICKLES
    12. Posted by MR. PICKLES Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:23 pm EDT

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    One time, I flicked a boogie on myself and said "Take that!". In your face and I felt bad that I got yelled at and had a boogie on my lip.
  13. MR. PICKLES
    13. Posted by MR. PICKLES Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:23 pm EDT

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    I love the night life, I love to boogie on the disco floor and I love to dance. When I watch football, I love to glue popcorn kernels to the end of my privates and stick it over the fire. It burns a little bit but it taste great. My man pies get a little warm also, but it sure ain't licking poop. I like to jump in the air real high and kick my left leg up and yell, Whoopie. I think I have to change my underwear now cause I left a hefty donkey poop and it smells like a hefty donley poop. Life is great and it reminds me of the time we spent in Paris. Way back when, when men where men and sheep knew it. Bill Bixby rules!
  14. Brett P
    14. Posted by Brett P Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:12 pm EDT

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    Hey Johnny, You assume the role of an uneducated fool just like the rest of Philly. The Eagles have the worst winning percentage in the history of the East. You have never won an Superbowl and before the less than the bills success you have had lately, they were the laughing stock of all of football!!!!
  15. Brett P
    15. Posted by Brett P Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:12 pm EDT

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    #11 wow, such a sore looser that you have to refer to a mistake. Wow. Do you slap your kids then they spill milk?
  16. Forty
    16. Posted by Forty Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:18 pm EDT

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    Well what do you expect from one of the top 5 most murderous cities in the country. Philly fans are garbage.....If they ever win a Superbowl, I hope its after I die....so I don't have to see or hear their dumbass fans celebrate. Who knows they may stop killing each other...at least for one day.
  17. jt44riggo
    17. Posted by jt44riggo Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:43 pm EDT

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    Ive been to Philly the last three years for my skins games. Never have I once had a problem with a fan. Philly fans are so overrating themselves. It is a common thing for all home games in Philly to throw eggs at the opposing team bus. The only reason they do it is because they can get away with it. By the way the Redskins have beat down the Eagles in Philly 3 out of the last 4 years! Skins are differently not scared of weak a s s Philly fans or players. Now I will note one thing.... When it was the VET. It was a bit different. Little more crazy there. I'm sure any Philly fan would admit that it is not as bad now at the new stadium.
  18. SNYDERisaJOKE!
    18. Posted by SNYDERisaJOKE! Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:45 pm EDT

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    When the Eagirls get a ring and stop embarrassing the NFC East, then you can say you rule the East, but that has NEVER happened. Get a Super Bowl win and then you can talk. The Redskins will still get another ring BEFORE the Eagirls get their first. So sad that Philthy fans are in such denial. I remember the days when you didn't see an Eagirls game for 10 years back in the 80's and 90's. Now they say how devoted they are...bunch of crap! Can't say that about Skins fans. They take the good and the bad, and still have consecutive sell-outs. Choke, Eagirls, choke, up the arse of Buddy Ryan......Isn't that how their fight song goes?
  19. recatejr
    19. Posted by recatejr Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:33 pm EDT

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    16. Posted by Mr. Pickles Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:51 pm EDT Report Abuse
    I love the night life, I love to boogie on the disco floor and I love to dance. When I watch football, I love to glue popcorn kernels to the end of my privates and stick it over the fire. It burns a little bit but it taste great. My man pies get a little warm also, but it sure ain't licking poop. I like to jump in the air real high and kick my left leg up and yell, Whoopie. I think I have to change my underwear now cause I left a hefty donkey poop and it smells like a hefty donley poop. Life is great and it reminds me of the time we spent in Paris. Way back when, when men where men and sheep knew it. Bill Bixby rules!
    LMAO...THANKS MR PICKLES FOR THAT GREAT LAUGH YOU GAVE ME...GO SKINS!!
  20. Islamorada
    20. Posted by Islamorada Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:10 pm EDT

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    A handful of morons throw some eggs so the whole city has no class. A handful of drunken morons boo at the NFL draft so THE WHOLE city has a problem with McNabb. Who, really, are the morons. Since you are too moronic to know, I'll tell ya. It's YOU, the hole who writes this crap.
  21. Islamorada
    21. Posted by Islamorada Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:10 pm EDT

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    This article was written by MJD. Who the hell is that? It's so lame the author is too embarrassed to print his name.
  22. iggles
    22. Posted by iggles Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:37 pm EDT

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    Your random word is:
    Manumise (v. t.) To manumit.
  23. Sweets
    23. Posted by Sweets Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:15 pm EDT

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    Remember 2006 when McNabb got hurt and Garcia took over to bring the Iggles to the playoffs. The whole stadlium booed Garcia his first 2 games then after the season was over they all cried that he went to Tampa Bay. (Rightfully so I guess since Mcnabb is 10-9 since 2007) You Philadelphia fans have no class and are not real fans. It's not just eagles fans either. Jimmy Rollins had all the right to call out Philadelphia fans, but his choice of words was off, you have to have won a championship recently to be a front-runner. Philadelphia has not won anything in 100 seasons in any sport and the eagles have never won a superbowl. (www.phillysucks.com)
  24. Naked Monkie
    24. Posted by Naked Monkie Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:41 pm EDT

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    I wanna see some old lady bootie, too!!!!
  25. Defjr
    25. Posted by Defjr Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:54 pm EDT

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    Philly fans have been the armpit of the NFL for decades. Since Chief Z got beat up by a mob of angry fans. How about this philly fans.........LET YOUR TEAM MAKE THE STATEMENTS NOT YOU! To think that a fan is somebody that physically abuses another team or rival fan is idiotic. Brotherly Love? What a joke, if my brother did have of what philly fans did, i'd of burried him in the back yard a long, long time ago......I will admit tho the last few seasons seem to have brought a minutia of common sense and rational thought to the philly fans. Or is it simply they dont have glass bottles and such to throw nowadays?

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