Philadelphia Fans Are Too Loyal

This guy should be booing McDonald's

Remember a couple months ago when a Philadelphia area sports talk radio host ripped on Skip Bayless for ripping on Philly fans (hint: if you don’t remember, click the link)?  He was all butt-hurt about someone in the mainstream media daring to say what everyone not from Philadelphia already assumed.  That being, people in Philadelphia are pretty much assholes (the pretty much is just in case I meet a hot girl from Philadelphia… ‘no, I didn’t call you an asshole, I said pretty much’). 

To illustrate that point, here is the story of Chargers running back Curtis Brinkley who was shot while in his car at a suburban Philadelphia intersection.  Brinkley is a native of the city and is listed in stable condition.  Police say the suspect fled in a vehicle and is still at large.  They are unsure of the motive behind the shooting, but I don’t think it’s a stretch to guess that some die-hard Eagles fan wanted to punish a hometown kid for playing for another team.  Although, in this instance, I’d say the guy who got shot is the real ‘die-hard’.  Right?  Huh?  Right? 

Brinkely is a rookie out of Syracuse this season and if he makes the team, will be buried on an already crowded San Diego depth chart.  His story isn’t going to make big headlines is what I’m saying.  It’s unfortunate though because the NFL could use some goodwill.  I would think they would try like hell to publicize a story where one of their players was the victim instead of the perpetrator.  You know we’ll never hear the end of it if Brett Favre gets bitten by a dog. 

We may never know what led to this incident and I know you can’t really judge all of Philadelphia on the actions of one idiot.  Still, you can judge all the passers-by who stopped and booed Brinkley while he bled in his car.

UPDATE: It’s now being reported that Brinkley’s family believes his sister’s boyfriend was the shooter.  Because he’s a dyed in the wool Eagles fan?  No, but that still makes for a better story.

Tags: Curtis Brinkley, football, NFL, Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers

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