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Times tough for Philadelphia pro sports fans with Eagles, 76ers, Phillies, Flyers all struggling

PHILADELPHIA -- Let's go to Ryan in Mayfair.

"I'm fired up, man," the caller told Mike Missanelli on 97.5 The Fanatic last week, less than 24 hours after Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie fired Chip Kelly. "The wicked witch is dead, Mike. This is the greatest thing to happen in Philadelphia."

The Eagles cratered under an autocratic head coach who was supposed to revolutionize professional football with his innovation and smoothies. They missed the playoffs for a second consecutive season. Yet some people were happy.

You're up next, Matt in Pottstown.

"I just felt like a despair and a hopelessness, and I'd never felt that as an Eagles fan," he said.