"THE WIMPS WHO STOLE CHRISTMAS": Okay, so the Daily News' Will Bunch isn't happy that last night's football game was cancelled, but as one of the season ticketholders who would have been called upon to find a way to make it to Lincoln Financial Field last night I'm not at all upset with the decision, because I would not have gone. Normally, I'll drive 10 minutes from the house to park the car for free on the street near the Ellsworth/Federal subway station, and it makes for an easy trip. But I can't imagine chancing the weather conditions last night, especially for the way back. The snow/wind/ice combo did not bode well, esp. given the risk of being plowed in. The game would have looked like fun on tv, but there wouldn't have been more than 20,000 people there, and now I've got a nice Toy Story 3 on Ice/Eagles combo for Tuesday afternoon/evening.
Flash-forward to next Sunday, and the NFL has flexed Seattle-St. Louis for the night game. Would I have rather seen Chicago-Green Bay? Yes. But if the Eagles lose one of these two games that one becomes meaningless for Chicago, and who wants to see Todd Collins and Garrett Wolfe in prime time? So consider this an NFL investment in the future of Sam Bradford, James Laurinatis and Chris Long instead. As for the "oh, a 7-9 team shouldn't be playoff-eligible," yeah, probably, but it's so rare as to not be worth changing the rules over. I'd be happy with playoff seeding based on record alone -- allowing the Ravens to host the Colts instead of vice-versa -- but radical change is not needed.
