The NFL In Europe, Stuart Scott, and More in Today’s Vault
LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 15: ESPN reporter Stuart Scott speaks onstage during the 2009 ESPY Awards held at Nokia Theatre LA Live on July 15, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. The 17th annual ESPYs will air on Sunday, July 19 at 9PM ET on ESPN.
What did Andrew Salciunas find in The Audio Vault today? Every day on The Anthony Gargano Show, they dive into the Vault to pull out audio relevant to the day. That may be famous birthdays, things that happened on this day in history, or more. Today they looked back at the debut of a American Football league in Europe, celebrated the Birthday of Stuart Scott, and more.
Here is the full lineup from today’s Vault:
- On this day in 1982, Baseball had an Old Timer’s Day
- Audio of 75-year-old Luke Appling going yard in the game
- On this day in 1989, NFL Owners Voted Yes to Launch The World League of American Football
- Audio of the first game played in the league
- Happy Birthday Stuart Scott
- Stuart Scott Narrates Highlights of The Flu Game
You Can Listen to the Full Audio Vault Below:
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Cooney’s Corner: Which Philadelphia Eagles Are Due For Regression in 2023?
The possibility of Philadelphia Eagles regression candidates needs acknowledgment.
A 14-3 record and an appearance in the Super Bowl isn’t exactly easy to recreate. Adam Schefter spoke on The John Kincade Show about the adversity that NFL teams inevitably face over the course of a long, demanding schedule.
“You just don’t know what goes wrong. It’s one injury…It’s one person doing one dumb thing. That’s what makes the whole gauntlet of a season so tricky to navigate because a land mine can go off at any time, and it just sets into motion other things.” -Adam Schefter
The sheer dominance of the 2022 Eagles adds another layer to the conversation.
Even if the defensive line has another excellent season in 2023, is it even realistic to think they match the 70 sacks they had in 2022?
They also finished third in the NFL in turnover differential last season. It’s also a stat that has a tendency to even itself out by the law of averages over longer stretches of time. Just look at 2022.
They became one of three teams in NFL history to win the turnover battle outright in each of their first eight games. Their differential climbed to +15, but it sunk to +8 by the end of the season.
“Very rarely does a team just waltz into the season as a favorite, go uncontested and unchallenged, and just have the season develop and happen exactly the way they want. Now, what are their challenges? What are their land mines?” -Schefter
The Eagles have set themselves up well to avoid Super Bowl hangover. The expectations for the 2023 season are (justifiably) high.
However, an underwhelming 9-7 record in 2018 led to the malaise that ultimately ended the Doug Pederson era. The possibility of disappointment is very real.
“I really don’t see any fault in it. I don’t think it’s overzealous on our part that we think the Eagles are going to be better…I think our expectations of the team are spot on, but there’s going to be something. There’s going to be someone that probably isn’t going to meet our expectations.” -Bob Cooney
Which players should fans worry about as Philadelphia Eagles regression candidates in 2023? The John Kincade Show discussed some possibilities in “Cooney’s Corner.”
Andrew Salciunas, “The Choonis,” has done it all at the station - screening calls, working events as a member of the street team, producing 7 days a week, doing updates, and now hosting his own show. Now with a wife and kid, his life experiences are far different than when he first started, but this “regular guy” knows how to relate to anyone. He writes about the Flyers, Phillies, Sixers, and Eagles.
