Philadelphia Eagles Roundup: 1 Puzzling statement by Clowney, 1 reaction

Seahawks defensive end Jadeveon Clowney offered a very puzzling theory as he’s been the subject of some of the Philadelphia Eagles and their fans.

On the Monday following a Philadelphia Eagles NFC Wild Card Game loss to the Seattle Seahawks, defensive end Jadveon Clowney‘s name isn’t one that Philly’s fans want to hear. He’s been the topic of many conversations, but it’s one of the statements he made at the conclusion of Sunday’s game that has quite a few people scratching their heads.

According to Clowney “There might be death threats”. Umm, okay. He also stated, as you might expect, that there was no ill intent in his shot on Carson Wentz and that Eagles fans are the “worst fans in the world”.

It’s typically not good business practice to attempt to gauge what someone might have meant when they say something, but if we all were to try in this situation, maybe we could agree was what Clowney was speaking on was the ‘passion’ of the Eagles fan base, a passion that, admittedly, boils over into something that could best be described as ‘rage’.

By now, there isn’t an Eagles fan walking who isn’t sick of hearing about the jail cell at Veteran’s Stadium or the time snowballs were thrown at Santa Claus. Still, ‘Birds’ fans aren’t any different from the ones in the Bay Area or Cleveland or upstate New York. People live and die with football in many regions of our great country, and sometimes, passion turns into emotions that get out of hand.

There isn’t an Eagles fan alive that isn’t wondering how their team’s final game might have played out had Carson Wentz been on the field, but we at ITI have one reaction to Clowney’s comments. If ‘Birds’ fans are the worst, why did he list the Eagles as one of the two teams he wanted to play for when he tried so desperately to leave the Houston Texans? Why weren’t Eagles fans the “worst fans in the world” then?

As for whether or not Clowney is a ‘dirty player’, here’s something to chew on. Most of our football memories of him date back to his high school days at South Point High School in Rock Hill, South Carolina, where a young man who was just bigger and better than everyone else became the number-one recruiting prospect in the country.

At times, then and now, it appeared that there were physical gifts, but there was also a young man who played fast and unfortunately with an inability to control himself, sometimes played out of control. Is Clowney a ‘dirty player’? It’s hard to ignore that $40k fine for trying to rip Nick Foles head off a few seasons back. It’s hard to ignore the $20k fine for a dirty hit on Baker Mayfield in October. There’s only one way to describe whether or not Clowney’s hit on Wentz a ‘dirty play’. It absolutely was.

The officials missing the call is inexcusable. Fines should and probably will be levied. If not, you can expect to hear that unbridled ‘passion of the Eagles fan base bubble over in ways that you never thought were possible.