"Yeah, Too Quiet"

I've often wondered whether any real Hollywood movies contained the oft-satirized bit of dialogue: "Things sure are quiet around here."  "Yeah, too quiet."  Google comes up empty on the question, which is rough, since for space reasons I long ago decided to outsource to search engines all movie knowledge that didn't relate to Hoosiers, Major League, Tombstone, or any and all sports flicks involving Kevin Costner.

Yes, I have to look up quotes from The Big Lebowski. 

I know.

It does call into question my commentarial bona fides, given my generational standing.

Let's move on.

What I'm wondering today, however, is if quiet offseasons translate into productive regular seasons.  It definitely seems like the reverse is the case.  The TO debacle in the summer of 2005 certainly presaged the disaster that was to follow.  Even last summer, with all the talk of how great the defense was going to be and issues with Brodrick Bunkley's contract negotiations (which must have made the big fellow feel unloved, since he dealt with it by moping around the house and pounding the Häagen-Dazs) was much noisier than what we see now.

Obviously it hasn't been totally dead around here.  We had that little post-draft blowup after the Kolb pick, but that settled down quickly once a) everyone realized there was no chance in hell that Kolb was starting any time soon and b) we all learned the answer to the question, "Who the @#$% is Kevin Kolb?"  And Reid handled his own unfortunate family situation the way he deals with everything: quietly, effectively and firmly. 

(Geez, lapsed into Spadaro-speak there for a moment, didn't I?  Snap out of it, boy.)

For the most part, however, this offseason in Philly has been controversy-free, especially in comparison to what's going on in seemingly every other NFL city.  Consider this by no means exhaustive list of controversies:

Vick. Pacman. LenDale. Marty. LJ. Coughlin. LaVar. Barnett. Brett. Lance. Jake. Sean. EliJeremyPlaxico. Joey. Lovie. The Steeler who is an honest to God Pimp (allegedly). Frostee. ActuallyPrettyMuchEveryMemberOfTheBengals.   

Really, the only surprising thing is that TO hasn't done anything stupid so far.  Shouldn't he be getting the shakes from a lack of camera time right about now?  Or is he still just on vacation?

Anyway, the best news is that "Eagles Fan Friday" has become absolutely my favorite part of the PhiladelphiaEagles.com website during the offseason.  Some people think I have an unhealthy obsession with this team ... and let's just say these pictures always make me feel a bit better about myself. 

Unfortunately, the caption writer for these things kind of sucks, so let's do a bit better:

1. Looks more like a Giants fan.
2. Like you don't know what he's thinking.
3. Hand him a pair of cleats right now and he'll still be better than Todd Pinkston.
4. Right after this picture, Alex and Uncle Rich remembered to switch helmets.
5. "We want this to go on the website, so make sure you stand right in front of his..."
6. I told you Andy Reid wouldn't have put his hand there.

Have a good, quiet weekend.  But not too quiet.

(Note: The PE.com redesign killed those links -- sorry.)

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