Philadelphia Won’t Appreciate McNabb Until He’s Gone

Posted: 30th March 2010 by Jonathan Mathis in NFL
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For most sporting towns, most of the population builds a social bond with star athletes.  Not in Philly, the City of Brotherly Ungratefulness. Disgruntled fans are always unsatisfied and judgmental of a star player’s underachievement, and as a result, they turn on any athlete. Why must an unhappy fan base belittle or boo a megastar whenever they are unsuccessful in capitalizing? Why must ignorant fans boo or deride a superstar whenever he elevates a hapless franchise to the top, but fizzles in a poor performance at a moment a needed win is at stake? Shame on them for ridiculing any player struggling to find his swagger, mocking him, and demanding trades, but months later cheering him on finally for reaching expectations. In Philly, the wishy-washiness and hostility burns out a ...

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