I want to say that if you applied a negative connotation to the usage of 'Philly' above then it says more about you then it does my opinion of those that inhabit it. The truth, however, is that it actually says more about a city that that's earned and embraced the reputation it's developed throughout decades of shameless sports' degeneracy. I'm not even going to pretend that booing your team off the field halfway through their first meaningful game since the franchise's most meaningful game is something that a likable or respectable fan does. Mostly because, as they've reminded us countless times through uncensored song, being likable or respectable isn't anything close to the primary concern of Eagles fans...
Therefore, there's no need to pretend that those premature boos were some sort of ass-backwards show of solidarity for a team that's preached non-complacency all offseason. Hell, half the people engaging in them don't understand half the words I just used. The truth is, it was just a bunch of brutish bastards staying on brand. Considering how often the personalities of the long-suffering change when they finally experience sports success, I actually appreciate that a significant enough portion of Philly fans are still complete dicks. Not that they'd care either way, but I don't really want to get to a place where I don't not like them, so it was nice to see they wasted no time in proving that, championship or not, they are only down to earth in the sense that they are still the scum of it. Of note: Full disclosure, I also wanted to boo everything about a penalty-ridden half of football that was the most painful of reminders that September is commonly an extension of the preseason, albeit with better players.
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