Merrill Reese unloads on Eagles
Disgusted by yesterday’s Eagles game? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. In fact, you’re in pretty good company.
Merrill Reese unloads on Eagles
Ryan Petzar
Disgusted by yesterday’s Eagles game? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. In fact, you’re in pretty good company.
Merrill Reese, the legendary play-by-play voice for the Eagles Radio Network, was so upset by the team’s performance that he couldn’t even get through the standard “express, written consent” disclaimer without criticizing the team. Reese couldn't even fathom why anybody would even bother rebroadcasting the Eagles' 27-6 drubbing at the hands of the Cardinals:
…any rebroadcast of today’s game is expressly prohibited… rebroadcast? Of this!? I don’t think you -- I dare you! …without the express, written consent of the NFL…
97.3 ESPN Radio has the excerpted audio. [Edit: Ironically, the audio is now gone because, ironically, posting it consititued rebroadcasting without consent.]
- TE YOU MISSED ME. I'VE BEEN BUSY SPENDING ALL THE MONEY I'VE WON THE LAST 2 WEEKS BETTING AGAINST THE MESS THAT REID HAS CREATED. BUT ANYWAY THIS DISASTER OF A SEASON IS WELL UNDERWAY (WHAT MORE DOES REID HAVE TO DO BEFORE THEY FIRE INCOMPETENT REID?). OH, PLEASE TRY TO GET THE NAME RIGHT IT IS bedpan.
— bedpan - Andy - " I have to put the players in a better position". Follow up questions should be: "If you keep having the same issues, should the Eagles bring in another coach to put the players in better positions?" or "Do you think the issues is with coaching since you constantly have issues putting your players in better positions or the are the players not good enough?"— alihajishank
- Somewhere, Joe Banner is smiling at this loss!— PaulM
- Poor Merrill. At least I can switch to NFL red zone when the Eagles become unwatchable.— dlivesay
- Last year, after another bad loss, Merrill said something similar, and I paraphrase: " any rebroadcast of this game is strictly prohibited. And if you DO intend to rebroadcast this game, please call me and tell me why. It was bad enough the first time."— new commentator
- Now I really know what's wrong with the team.
We gotta bring back the PICKLE JUICE!
— Eaglejay - This game was a travesty. I'm sure there have been games where the Eagles played as badly, but no one can possibly say that this Eagles team has a legitimate shot at the Super Bowl. They were lucky to win the first two games and should really be 0-3, based on how they've played so far. Look for blowout losses to both the Giants and Steelers in their next two games.— SteveS11
