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Let's just say the Eagles fans are strict, but fair.

Maybe harsh at times. They did boo Donovan McNabb mercilessly infamously? Got in on the guy before he even strolled across the stage to take the jersey from the Commish. Hey, welcome to Philadelphia, kid! But, I love the Eagles fans. It goes back to the time I was kicking it with a Philly guy at an Angels game, enjoying the Halos knock off the Yankees as they do.

So there is some sort of kindred spirit here. They are an East Coast team you don't mind rooting for. And when compared to their NFC East counterparts, the Eagles win that beauty pageant by a large margin.

And speaking of the Angels Did you know the best baseball player on the planet maybe of all time is an Eagles fan? That's right, Mike Trout. And he's not just some guy who throws on Eagles gear when stuff is great; dude has season tickets. And he sits in the front row. And, AND he gives them free gifts. Trout handed out free shoes to the Eagles at the end of the season. I bet Carson Wentz hasn't taken them off yet. Not even in the shower!

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All right, that turned weird. But while we're talking about the young QB But Carson enjoyed more success during his rookie season, winning big early, including a huge W over the Steelers. In fact, Wentz and the Eagles smoked Pittsburgh, And then, perhaps, people got a little enthusiastic. It's one thing when it's a bunch of fans making quirky T-shirts. Quite another when the league's official site is making it.

Don't expect a sophomore slump from this guy, though. The Eagles went out and surrounded him with some talent at the receiver position in Alshon Jeffery and Torrey Smith. Giving your second-year quarterback high-end NFL receivers. Who would ever do something like that?

The Eagles picked up LeGarrette Blount in free agency. I really dig this move. Philadelphia hasn't had a bruising back like this in what seems like forever. Who was the last one, Ricky Watters? Am I forgetting somebody? But Blount also brings veteran leadership to the team that needs one last little push to make that next step.

And if it's true he's going to be used as a receiver out of the backfield, look out. There will be a lot of secondary folks making business decisions. As you can see in the above video, Fletcher Cox and Philip Rivers got into a little tussle a few years back and the Chargers quarterback flopped worse than Shawn Michaels during his SummerSlam match with Hulk Hogan But hey, Cowboys fan, when was the last time you won a Super Bowl? I don't know why you're laughing, Redskins fan -- the highlight of your team from the last 25 years is your quarterback the one you didn't trade for yelling at reporters.

And hey, Giants fan Well, you beat Tom Brady. Sorry, Eagles fans -- you're just gonna have to wear that one. Obviously, the biggest win in club history was the NFL title. But it's not like a bunch of dudes sit around, eating Tastykakes and waxing nostalgic about the game. I was at a Super Bowl gathering a few years back and there was a dude in a No.

So I talked to the jersey wearer. Asked him about the garment in question. It was an homage as I had figured. He got a little teary and said, "I told my daughter this morning, somebody was going to appreciate this jersey. I didn't think it would be somebody so young.

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Or wearing an L. So I'd like to say the title bout is what "they will always tell you about. You beat the Cowboys in a huge playoff game. Not a Tony Romo playoff game. But you knocked off the s dynasty Cowboys.

That won't be topped until the team wins the Super Bowl. The final game at the Vet! No way they could lose! Everything seemed to be pointed in the Eagles ' favor, especially since they played host to the Bucs, who were like in temperatures below 89 degrees. Brian Mitchell returned the opening kickoff 70 yards and you thought the Vet's implosion might come early. The place was going bananas.

Then the unpleasantness happened. A bunch of stuff went against the Eagles and then Ronde Barber ended all hope with a yard pick-six to clinch it. You were right to boo McNabb! I asked two of my Eagles buddies and they completely agreed with me. At the event, Trump once again bragged about the size of the gathered crowd.

But further examination of the event raises an essential question — were any actual Eagles fans in attendance? Do all Eagles fans wear business suits? Not ONE person knew. Additionally, going through photos of the event, only one fan was photographed with a Eagles jersey, by three different photographers. Contacted over Facebook, Dagit told Business Insider that he and his group of family and friends had gone to D. While Dagit's true Eagles fandom checks out, him being the only one in the crowd pictured with a jersey still raises questions about how so many Eagles fans could be in possession of so few jerseys, and this one wasn't even being worn.

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Tim Dagit of Chester Springs, Pa. And apparently Dagit was the only one in attendance with an Eagles jersey? And the man next to him in an Eagles tie? Dagit said that in person, there was more Eagles representation than we've seen in images of the event.

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He added that the invitation for the event specified business attire, which would certainly help explain the lack of more vibrant fandom in the crowd. Still, a group of more than 1, fans with apparently just one jersey and a few Eagles ties amongst them certainly raises eyebrows among us Eagles fans.

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