I came of age as an Eagles fan at the perfect time to understand the ups and downs that life brings. In the early 2000s, the Birds became just as synonymous with regular season success as they were with postseason failures. The Eagles soared to previous unseen heights for their franchise in the Super Bowl era only for things to come crashing down in late January.

As someone born in the mid 1990s, it instilled an element of fatalism in me. That was the quintessential Eagles experience: watching games with family and friends, huddled around a television for the NFC Championship Game only for the Birds to lose in crushing fashion and for me to beg my parents to stay home from school the following day (I was always sent to school anyway despite my pathetic requests).

That was all Andy Reid,

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