The Case for, and Against, an Eagles Repeat With Andy Greenwald

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🗓️ 22 August 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Andy Greenwald from The Watch stops by the show to talk about the Philadelphia Eagles' prospects for the upcoming season after celebrating a dominant championship campaign. Sheil lays out different scenarios Jalen Hurts and Co. could encounter this year, and they debate the most likely outcome. Topics include: The best case for an Eagles repeatThe case against an Eagles repeatThe Jalen Hurts discourseThe worst outcome for Eagles fans this year The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rg-help.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Sheil KapadiaGuest: Andy GreenwaldProducer: Chris SuttonSocial: Kiera Givens and Brian WatersProduction Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Ringer NFL show.
0:03.3	Fun episode today.
0:04.9	We have on my friend from the watch.
0:08.1	I'm not going to try to say it like CR and do that.
0:11.0	It's Andy Greenwald.
0:12.1	But yes, it is Andy Greenwald.
0:14.2	Why is he here?
0:15.0	Because he is a sicko Philadelphia Eagles fan.
0:18.2	And we're going to talk about the case for and against a repeat for the defending Super Bowl champion.
0:24.8	So Greenwald, you mentioned sports in Philadelphia all the time on the watch, but I truly don't know if people know the depths of your fandom.
0:33.3	Like sometimes people are, you have thoughts on the fifth wide receiver, the swing tackle situation.
0:39.4	How long have you been like this? Is this a lifelong thing?
0:42.3	No, I think I started to break around the 90s, like around high school era, the Ray Rhodes era was the one that felt like my own for whatever reason.
0:51.4	And I started to get really, really, really into the team.
0:54.4	And then then meeting people like the aforementioned CR and like becoming very good friends with other sickos who let their emotional life be dictated by the behavior of these giant men.
1:05.3	Really, really defined my 20s and 30s.
1:07.5	And now that we have access to so much information all the time, I can really pursue
1:11.2	my passion for alienating everyone else in my life and devoting it only to the Philadelphia Eagles.
1:18.0	He's not lying. He has like favorites of like, you know, the mic'd up and the locker room videos.
1:22.6	He's like, oh man, I love that guy, like a guy who has not played all season long.
1:27.1	I'm telling you, losing Thomas Booker is going to cost the social media a lot.
1:32.0	That guy was great on camera.
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