When I say this entire endeavor started with my loathing of sports radio in our fair city, it’s not a schtick. WIP and The Fanatic are the lowest common denominator of entertainment, which bugs me because I think this city might be the most sports-intelligent in the country. I feel somewhat qualified to say it as someone who’s lived in a few other metropolitan areas. Now with that being said, I had a laborious 4-minute commute to work today, so I tuned into WIP to hear if the Post Game Pod we recorded last night was completely off the pulse of legacy media and the callers. I enjoy being right almost as much as watching Michkov create, but anyway… I then tuned in again when I went to grab lunch since the in-house option is closed all week, and again post work as I took advantage of the weather to wash my car and run a few other monotonous errands. Why am I boring you with this?! The major talking point that interrupted my hockey viewing last night on the pod was the singular topic on everyone’s tongue: Should Saquon (and by proxy the O-line) play on Sunday?
The Case for Playing the Eagles Starters
If you listened to the pod, thank you very much we appreciate you, also you heard my position, play the boys like it’s that mythical third preseason game, first half/get the record and get out of there, no fuss, no muss.
But I think I was wrong.
I hate most of the talking heads this city has produced over the years, and no as much as I’m sure you’d all love a list trashing them, I told Kev I’d keep this on the short side. But I heard one voice today that I have always enjoyed, and more importantly, respected, Ray Didinger.
The Ray Didinger Factor
Listen, he’s the definition of “legacy media” and his prime is certainly in the rearview, but when he speaks, I, as I’m sure many others out there, also listen. He made a very simple point that I did not consider while dealing with the cohort which was the four-wide Post Game Pod Sunday night, the Birds had a super early bye week.
That’s it, not a real earth-shattering reason I know, but think about it. A week 5 bye week means this team has been on one run for 3 months straight. A manufactured bye week before the playoff run is seriously necessary for rest and maintenance. For that reason, it makes more sense to rest the starters. I know records are cool. 40-some-year-old records being broken is cool. As I said yesterday, statues, as a result, are dope, and if they had like a week 10, 11, or 12 bye, then fucking go for it. But the right thing to do in the very winnable NFC is to chill and not dress anyone.
I’ll hang up and listen.
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