My allegiance to Philadelphia Eagles‘ green and white goes back to the early days of the Andy Reid era, so you can imagine how many times I’ve had the life sucked out of me. In Reid’s dozen years of matrimony with quarterback Donovan McNabb, the Birds made it to five NFC championship games and one Super Bowl.
Despite many failed attempts at hoisting the Lombardi Trophy and at keeping a free-agent for more than three years, the Eagles remained a fairly consistent squad under the NFL’s John Candy until they weren’t, beginning with Reid’s promotion of his offensive line coach, Juan Castillo, to defensive coordinator.