BallHype Spotlight Series: What If... Eagles
Tom Ziller of BallHype asked me to participate in their "What If... History Weren't:" Spotlight Series. I was charged with coming up with a moment in Eagles history that I could change at will and write about what would have happened next.
Check it out and let me know if you enjoyed my take on changing history.
Genius! Love the Rex Grossman and the ripping of the DBags from 610 WIP.
Posted by: ColeHamelsIn2008 | Wednesday, January 09, 2008 at 10:35 AM
Good stuff. What a black eye on Eagles' fans rep that was.
Posted by: Mike | Wednesday, January 09, 2008 at 10:59 AM
Well played Enrico. And that's about exactly where we'd stand right now if we had drafted Ricky.
Posted by: ryan | Wednesday, January 09, 2008 at 11:04 AM
Good rip on those overhyped dirty 30 idiots. By posting Sean's picture, you've given him more attention than he deserves for dressing up like 10 year old getting ready for halloween. A very large majority of the Philadelphia fanbase has to listen to about how we all allegedly behave because of these social misfits.
I will confess to wanting the Eagles to pick Ricky Williams though. I can remember being at a Flyers game, when they showed Andy Reid on the jumbrotron enjoying the game from a suite. This just before McNabb was drafted. The entire arena was chanting "We Want Ricky!". He kind of sheepishly smiled and the camera went away from him, but clearly, I wasn't the only one who thought Williams was worth that pick.
If you remember, Williams was one of the greatest running backs in college football history at the time. Who knew he would evolve into a modern day Tommy Chong? Obviously, getting McNabb worked out pretty well for the Birds.
Posted by: johndewar | Wednesday, January 09, 2008 at 11:47 AM
True, we haven't won a title with McNabb, but I shudder to think how much worse things would have been over the last nine years had Williams been drafted instead.
Posted by: Chamomiles Davis | Wednesday, January 09, 2008 at 11:52 AM
Ricky Williams still had a damn fine NFL career, but you don't take running backs second overall, ESPECIALLY coming off a 3-13 season.
Interesting story, Enrico. We would have been worse off the first few years after drafting Ricky, mostly because we wouldn't have a quarterback. The rest is speculation; perhaps if Reid manages not to get fired, Ricky never gets in trouble for drugs because he never has to carry the ball 400 times in a season and is happier about his role. But I doubt Andy would have made it through more than 4 or 5 years under this scenario as I've come to believe Donovan, especially the young Donovan, is very much responsible for a lot of the coach's early success.
Posted by: Kulp | Wednesday, January 09, 2008 at 01:36 PM
fanfiction for sports, how cute.
what if mulder and scully got married? what if harry was gay? locke is a messiah.
what if andy reid believed in "three yards and a cloud of dust?"
Posted by: theKrisheim | Wednesday, January 09, 2008 at 01:44 PM
"The birds don't need a QB, the three way platoon of Bobby Hoying, Koy Detmer, and Rodney Peete is the kind of triumvirate that can win you championships."
Haaaaa hahahahahahaha.
Posted by: Lenny | Wednesday, January 09, 2008 at 03:27 PM
What if Pete Incaviglia had Rickey Henderson's legs?
Posted by: Mike H. | Wednesday, January 09, 2008 at 10:18 PM