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Originally Posted by Ruhskins
If the Eagles front office is so great, why haven't they won a SB? I know that sounds like a stupid question/statement, but I think in this business the end goal is winning SBs, not just making to the NFC Championship or the playoffs. Multiple playoff appearances sets the expectation of a championship and Eagles have not done so, their chance are running out. Which is why I think your comparison is not fair, given the success of the Eagles as an organization, but their lack of winning it all may be seen as a success. I personally think if they had ponied up money for T.O. they would have won a championship.
I'm sure if this were a Lions website, someone would be probably praising our team for not having losing season and making it to the playoffs. And of course, for us "not having a losing season" is nice but we want to take it to the next level. So yes, the Eagles have a good front office, who knows maybe our team would have multiple playoff appearances, but having just that sets an expectation that if the team doesn't win the big one, it has not succeed.
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Ok, you're missing my point. I never once said their front office was "so great." My discussion with Schneed10 was simply that I would take their front office over ours. No, they haven't won a Super Bowl, but going to 5 NFC Championship games in 10 years is pretty darn good, even though they haven't sealed the deal.
You mention TO and his money. It's not really up for debate that the guy is a total me-first cancer for every team he's been on. The Eagles gave him a $50M contract back in '04, and after ONE season he and Rosenshaus were "next question-ing" themselves right out of Philly, crying for more money. TO was a star before he signed that contract. If he didn't like the terms, they should have negotiated more money before he ever put on a uniform. To say Philly didn't "pony up" isn't really fair.