So, I went down this rabbit hole for a while, focusing on eagle quarterbacks. It wasn’t really about the stats or the play calls, not for me anyway. It started kinda randomly, I had some downtime, you know how it is, maybe a project ended, maybe I was just bored.
I started digging into the history. Found myself watching old game footage, reading articles from back in the day. McNabb first, seeing his whole arc. Then Vick, that whole comeback story. Foles, obviously, the unexpected hero run. Then Wentz, the MVP buzz turning into… well, something else. And now Hurts.
It wasn’t really about football strategy after a point.
What struck me was the constant churn. The pressure. One minute you’re the guy, the savior, the next minute there’s whispers, or you’re holding a clipboard, or you’re wearing a different jersey entirely. It felt… familiar, in a weird way.
I was dealing with some uncertainty myself around that time. Nothing dramatic like getting sacked in front of 70,000 people, but you know, work stuff. Feeling like you’re doing okay, then suddenly the ground shifts. New boss, new company direction, whispers about ‘restructuring’. That kinda thing.
Seeing these quarterbacks, guys making millions, supposedly at the peak, deal with that constant ‘prove it again’ vibe, or getting replaced… it didn’t make my own stuff feel smaller, exactly. But it made it feel… common? Like, okay, this happens. Even at the highest levels, job security is a myth half the time.
Watching the Shifts
I remember tracking the Wentz situation pretty closely. The build-up, the injury, Foles stepping in and winning it all. Then Wentz coming back, the pressure, the eventual trade. It was like watching a whole career cycle on fast-forward.
- You see the hype.
- You see the performance.
- You see the setback.
- You see the replacement.
- You see the exit.
It kinda hammered home that loyalty is a two-way street, and sometimes, it’s not even a street, it’s just a dead end. For the player, for the team, maybe even for us watching.
So yeah, my whole ‘eagle quarterbacks’ phase. Didn’t turn me into some super-fan who knows every draft pick. Didn’t magically solve my own uncertainties. But watching those guys navigate the absolute rollercoaster of their careers? It was a strange comfort. Just seeing that yeah, things get messy, plans blow up, and you just gotta figure out the next move. Find your footing again. That’s the real game, I guess.
