From: marshall@nebula.ssd.lmsc.lockheed.com (Bob Marshall)
Subject: Re: Eagles : YIKES!
Reply-To: marshall@nebula.ssd.lmsc.lockheed.com
Organization: LMSC, Sunnyvale, California
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 92 02:16:46 GMT

In article <1992Oct6.151139.10336@PacBell.COM>, jpglori@srv.PacBell.COM (John P. Gloria) writes:
>In article <1992Oct6.040326.20855@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com> marshall@nebula.ssd.lmsc.lockheed.com writes:
>>Up until tonight, I thought the 49ers were the team to beat in the NFC.
>>But after watching the Eagles devour the Cowboys tonight (and keeping
>>in mind the way they demolished the Broncos), it sure looks like the
>>Eagles are the now the premier team in the NFC.

>Geesh! You call yourself a Niner FAN! :-). 

Yes, I just happen to be on the other end of the objectivity scale from
you, Mr. Gloria. And, yes, I see the smiley.

>The Eagles will have to play their BEST game to beat the Niners in my opinion.

And vice-versa, of course.

>The Eagles might have more talent, but they don't have the winning tradition 
>that the Niners possess in big time games.

OK, let's look at my claim. Right now the Eagles are undefeated while the
49ers have one loss. The Eagles have the top-rated defense (based on
yards allowed) and I believe they are in the top-three in total offense,
or at least they were before Monday night's game. The 49ers have the
top offense, but they are 13th out of 14 teams in total defense (based on
yards allowed, and this in spite of the fact that they have played some
of the worst offensive teams in the league : Jet, Giants, Saints, and
Rams). So, the Eagles are way ahead in overall team stats, too. As for 
PF/PA, the average score for an Eagles' game is 27-9, while the 49ers' 
average score is 27-19. And, the Eagles have beaten up on Denver, Dallas, 
and New Orleans already, while the 49ers beat up on two dreadful New York
teams, squeaked by the Saints, squeaked by the Rams, and lost to the Bills.

So, looks like I have the stats to back up my claim, whereas you just have
a lot of hollow boasts about "49er tradition".

Now, what does it all mean? Not a hell of a lot. Both the 49ers and Eagles 
will make the playoffs, and then all the stats go out the window. Head to 
head I'd say the two teams are pretty evenly matched, but right now I'd
give the nod to the Eagles, although the 49ers certainly have an
excellent chance of beating them.

Mr. Gloria, maybe if you took off your Red-and-Gold colored glasses you 
might notice that there are other talented football teams around besides 
the 49ers. You might even notice there's a whole other conference, called
the AFC! Loyalty to your team is one thing, but you shouldn't let it
distort your perspective so much.

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