My Training Camp Report For 03 August ....

[dis12]

From the EMB (sorry).  Phreak, this couldn't have been you, could it?

My husband took my son and camped out - he wanted a Donovan McNabb autograph. He is 12 years old. They were 5th in the car line at 5 am this morning. By 6:30 - they were allowed to drive in - as they were pulling in there was mass hysteria. People were jumping out of their cars - running down - my son got out and ran down. He was elbowed in the face by a large man - trying to punch the guy next to him - knocked down - and shoved out of the line and ended up standing off to the side with his mouth bleeding. What a disgrace. These are adults - 18 to 40 - almost killing children - to get an autograph - the kids want the autographs for themselves...the adults?? who knows - the people on campus say they end up giving the wristbands out to the same people over and over. There just has to be a better way. I just thank God my son wasn't more seriously injured - this is something we will never again attempt - no one's autograph is worth something happening to my child.

[rjs246]

Sounds like that kid needs to tighten up and stop squealing to mommy over a little bloody lip. He's no Jesse Ventura, that's for sure.

[Tomahawk]

Sounds like that kid needs to tighten up and stop squealing to mommy over a little bloody lip. He's no Jesse Ventura, that's for sure.

No shtein. When I was in the third grade, I hurt my foot trying to hurlde a tackler. I complained of pain, but my mom told me to walk it off. A week later, I told her it still hurt so she took me to the hospital. The x-rays showed I had three broken toes (up in my foot) and one severely jammed toe.

This mother sounds way too overprotective, and if I ever meet her child I'm going to do my best David Akers impersonation and see how far I can boot him.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Nah, that wasn't me

But they have stopped autographs after today's episode though. Lehigh University farged it up.

Last year people were allowed to camp out. This year Lehigh got pissy and enforced a dusk-til-dawn curfew on campus.

Now you've got mass hysteria and it was baaaaad today because of Donny Mac signing. It bothers me to see grown ass men getting all giggly over autographs up there. It is sickening to see them butting in front of kids too.

I'm not an autograph guy so I couldn't care less about them. But jeez...some people are crazy when it comes to that shtein.

[PhillyPhreak54]

awesome write-up phreak.  where were you, i was looking but it seemed to be a larger crowd then last year, didn't find you obviously.

I was right on the 40-yard line on field 3 (the main field with the WYSP bleachers) standing along the fence-line. I got there early and every bleacher seat was gone. But I got to be real close to the action, got to heckle Eskin, see Pinky almost cry and give TO some love.

Get this though - as I'm walking around trying to find a spot I recognize a guy i knew in Texas. We used to go to a sportsbar on Ft.Hood every week to watch the Birds and I just happen to see him and stand next to him yesterday. Small world...

[PhillyPhreak54]

NB, lighten up man. It was funny. If you think that the people ripping Pinkston will get to him in games, then I think you'd be wrong.

And he caught WAY much more shtein last year because of his "I lost focus" comments after the Carolina game.

I know, I just meant that people shouldn't get on him so hard.  We are going to need him as long as AR is starting Pinky, why try to ruin the guys confidence.

Like I said, I seriously doubt that when Todd is going up for a pass in Atlanta or any other game he will be thinking about the Eagle fans who took a few shots at him.

He got more shtein from the media last year (Collinsworth & Theisman & Philly media) than he got today, bro.

Great report Phreak, nice and positive  .  One question, how did Pinky look when he was in there?

Just like the Pinky of old...sadly.

But maybe he's grown a pair of juevos this year...he did get all tough with a fan afterall.

[PhillyPhreak54]

9. Robert Redd, this guy is my sleeper this year (one of them). He is a burner and he had several very nice catches. He was also working on PR duties.

heckert was just on wip and singled out redd as someone to look for this year...said he has a chance to actually win the punt returner job

He did good again today.

Him & Martin Patterson are my sleepers to make it this year.

[Eaglez]

Yeah I remember it was sickening last year at TC with autographs. I'd go to the morning session and see people camped out already for tomorrow's autograph signing. It's fargin' ridiculous. Don't these people have jobs, or family for that matter? It's a friggin' signature people! It's someone scribble on a piece of paper! I hate seeing those hairy, smell oafs fighting for autographs, especially when they maul kids for it.

I'd glad they got rid of it. If people can't act civily about getting autographs then farg it, go without it. It's something for the fans but the fans act like animals.

By the way, it was never that bad. I went pretty much everyday in 2001 and I was able to watch the whole morning practice and then walk over to the autograph tent and still get signatures no problem. Now people come with the express intent to just get autographs. Bunch of fairweathers I tells ya! 

[PhillyGirl]

By the way, it was never that bad. I went pretty much everyday in 2001 and I was able to watch the whole morning practice and then walk over to the autograph tent and still get signatures no problem. Now people come with the express intent to just get autographs. Bunch of fairweathers I tells ya! 

I remember those days too. 

[Eaglez]

http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/homeNewsDetail.jsp?id=32002

I like this new autograph policy. Good idea on the part of the Eagles.

It's like getting the golden ticket to go to Wonka's factory!

[PhillyPhreak54]

Speaking of fairweather fans...jeezus they are all over the joint now!

"Why do QBs wear red?"
"JR Reed is going to be awesome this year!"
"Bryant Westbrook is holding out"
"What position does Dawkins play?"
"Donovan sucks"

I heard stupid shtein like this all day. All from adults too. Luckily I sat by a nice old guy and his wife this morning who were pretty nice and knowledgable.

[Eaglez]

I think the worst display of fan knowledge is when in '98 I was at the Cowboys/Eagles game at the Vet when Irvin's career ended and this annoying Jagoff in the 600 level where I was sitting kept referring to Doug Pederson as "Craig Petterson (Pet-ur-sin)" I was about ready to flip my lid. I was in the 9th grade at the time with my buddies and even my friend (who was a cowboy fan) knew more about my team then this jabroni who is sitting in front of me.

His tickets should have automatcially been revoked.

By the way that was a great game. Charles Johnson had a helluva game. I wish the guy wasn't so damn inconsistent.

But training camp is always bad. You get a ton of "fans" who start to talk out their ass all the time there. I just nod. I'm too polite.

[WEST is GOD]

Speaking of fairweather fans...jeezus they are all over the joint now!

"Why do QBs wear red?"
"JR Reed is going to be awesome this year!"
"Bryant Westbrook is holding out"
"What position does Dawkins play?"
"Donovan sucks"

I heard stupid shtein like this all day. All from adults too. Luckily I sat by a nice old guy and his wife this morning who were pretty nice and knowledgable.

If somebody asks you what you are doing with a pad of paper and a pen, do you say I'm writing down notes to report to Eagles message boards? 

[PhillyPhreak54]

Speaking of fairweather fans...jeezus they are all over the joint now!

"Why do QBs wear red?"
"JR Reed is going to be awesome this year!"
"Bryant Westbrook is holding out"
"What position does Dawkins play?"
"Donovan sucks"

I heard stupid shtein like this all day. All from adults too. Luckily I sat by a nice old guy and his wife this morning who were pretty nice and knowledgable.

If somebody asks you what you are doing with a pad of paper and a pen, do you say I'm writing down notes to report to Eagles message boards? 

No one's asked me yet, so I don't know what I'd say. But it's not like I have the notebook out the entire time. It's small so it fits in my pocket and every so often I'll jot stuff down. Maybe I'll tell them that I'm taking Les Bowen's job...

[PhillyGirl]

I think the worst display of fan knowledge is when in '98 I was at the Cowboys/Eagles game at the Vet when Irvin's career ended and this annoying Jagoff in the 600 level where I was sitting kept referring to Doug Pederson as "Craig Petterson (Pet-ur-sin)" I was about ready to flip my lid. I was in the 9th grade at the time with my buddies and even my friend (who was a cowboy fan) knew more about my team then this jabroni who is sitting in front of me.

His tickets should have automatcially been revoked.

By the way that was a great game. Charles Johnson had a helluva game. I wish the guy wasn't so damn inconsistent.

But training camp is always bad. You get a ton of "fans" who start to talk out their ass all the time there. I just nod. I'm too polite.

I think I have you beat. 2 years ago, when McNabb started off poorly first against TB and then againt NE and all of those idiots started booing him. Behind us were a guy and a girl. The guy starts yelling and booing, and the girl was doing whatever he was doing, so the 2 of them, right in our ears, booing loudly and screaming...."PUT IN JAY FEELY! WE WANT JAY FEELY!"

I turned around and asked them exactly why they wanted the kicker for Atlanta (at the time) to come in at QB for the Eagles.

They had no clue what I was talking about.