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Has Sports Media in Philly Lost Its Bite? BY Michael Bradley
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hen Andy Reid was leading the Eagles to six division titles, ďŹ ve NFC title games and one Super Bowl appearance, the media in this town couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop itself from condemning the large redheaded fellow for coming up empty. Cities like Cleveland, Detroit and Atlanta were breaking their backs for even a playoff win, but from 2000-2010, Reid was an inept heartbreaker whose inability to capture the Big One made him a villain. After one NFC title game loss, The Fanatic (97.5-FM) afternoon host Mike Missanelli wrote an Op-Ed in The Inquirer declaring that the season wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a success and that anyone who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think that wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a real Philadelphia fan. Once Reid and then quarterback Donovan McNabbâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;who also took the brunt of media criticismâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;left town, things changed. As Philadelphia fans suffer through a period of ineptitude that recalls the early 1970s, they ďŹ nd a media collective willing to preach (of all things) patience and look forward hopefully to a future ďŹ lled with championshipsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;at the expense of present-day success. SEE PAGE 11
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COURTESY: PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
TASTE OF PHILLY EDDIE ALVAREZ
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NOVEMBER 9-16, 2016