what happened to the eagles game on fox
It's go a weekly autumn ritual on Sunday afternoons, Monday nights, and more recently, a desultory Thursday night. It's besides something all Tv-viewing Eagles fans take for granted after 22 years. Because invariably, later on the final seconds tick away from every Eagles game, y'all're immediately turning on NBC Sports Philadelphia's Eagles Postgame Alive to hear what Michael, Ray, Seth and Barrett take to say.
They're houseguests that don't demand surnames.
Michael Barkann, Ray Didinger, Seth Joyner and Barrett Brooks are drinking buddies minus the bar and the beer. The opinionated quartet are so compelling it'due south cause enough for fans across the Delaware Valley to go on cursing at their 55-inch high-def Sony well after the game is over.
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PhillyVoice was allowed total admission behind the scenes of a contempo Eagles Postgame Live evidence and what was revealed was a refreshing look at an organic production, unrehearsed, unscripted and completely visceral. It'southward a national-level bear witness done on a local platform, a ii-60 minutes football game nirvana for anyone looking to defuse from an Eagles' loss or aqueduct their exhilaration subsequently the Eagles just won.
At that place is a proverb in the TV world that you lot don't leave the show in the greenish room. Not this crew, which has been together for iv years now.
The seamless symmetry y'all run into on screen is what they only argued about off camera seconds earlier.
In a media world currently total of false "hot takes," or to borrow a piece of pro wrestling parlance, "a work," designed to deceive or dispense an audience in social club to elicit a desired response, what you run across each Eagles Postgame Live is who these guys are and what you, the viewer, gets on air. There'due south no "trolling" or "prompting."
It's existent and sincere, and a treasure for local football fans that no one else in the land gets after games. Information technology's unadulterated football speak spiked with an acute emphasis of Philly flavour. That'southward what Postgame offers: an extension of the game.
What makes it work is how well Barkann, Didinger, Brooks and Joyner complement each other through their contrasting personalities (Brooks and Joyner were hires of Michelle Murray, the NBC Sports Philadelphia VP of content).
There'southward Barkann, the playfully bombastic voice of the fans; Didinger, the sagacious, Hall-of-Fame, big-picture context annotator; Brooks, the drinking glass-half-full offensive heed and Joyner, the brilliant, no-nonsense, glass-half-empty component who should really exist an NFL motorcoach.
"No 1 had to tell us our roles, we but kind of assumed them and it was a natural fit," Didinger said. "Barrett is the offensive guy, and sometimes the glass-one-half-total guy, and Seth is the defensive guy, and sometimes the glass-half-empty guy, and I guess I am sort of the big-moving picture guy. It's well cast. In Michael, you lot accept the perfect quarterback who distributes the ball."
We all take a passion for what we exercise. Nosotros all like each other. In that location is a chemistry thing that'due south very important. These guys are family to me.
Now in its 23rd year, Eagles Postgame Live debuted on Sunday, October five, 1997, afterward the Eagles beat the Washington Redskins, 24-x, behind Ty Detmer in a game Brooks really started at right tackle. It was the brainchild of Tom Stathakes and Jim Cuddihy, and at start, Eagles Postgame Live just covered home games. Information technology graduated to every game in the 1998 season.
It's only known one host — Barkann, who's every bit goofy, passionate and flamboyant on-air as he is off. He's the maestro. The veteran Philadelphia sports announcer can make claret boil amend than a high voodoo priest, both in-studio and out.
"You lot accept to exist fair and you lot have to be accurate and we are," Barkann said. "It does become more visceral when the Eagles lose. Don't become me wrong, anybody in studio wants to see the Eagles win, myself, Barrett, Ray and Seth. There we are, calling it like we see it. We exercise stir emotion, and nosotros frame opinion and also modify opinion — especially Seth, Ray and Barrett — and nosotros can sometimes be quarrelsome.
"There is never any rest afterward. I defer to those three. Yous accept to know what you don't know, and I know what I don't know. Those guys do. With respect to Barrett, Ray and Seth, I don't know a lot. I turn that into a forcefulness by bringing out what they know to the utmost."
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The Eagles Postgame Live crew post-obit the season opening win over Washington.
During a break in Eagles Postgame Live during the Eagles' 24-twenty loss to the Falcons on Sunday, Barkann blurted out, "I would make Nelson Agholor take the train back home after that. Players make plays or don't brand plays. He drops too many."
Joyner immediately rushed to Agholor's defence force, afterwards the receiver dropped a deep quaternary-quarter laissez passer that could have resulted in the go-alee touchdown with only nether 2 minutes to play.
"They all drop them," Joyner said. "I detest information technology that Nellie dropped that, just there'southward no sense beating the guy up over it."
"Okay, but but for another five minutes," Barkann said with a twinkle in his eyes.
Seconds later on, when the cameras went dorsum on, they picked upward the chat right where they left it off-air.
"Nellie had the game in his easily and he dropped it," Barkann said on-air. "That'due south a tough drop at the wrong time for me."
Joyner countered, "Nellie is contesting. Should nosotros still be killing Alshon [Jeffery] for dropping the pass in the playoffs last year? It happens to the best of them. These guys are human being."
Didinger chimed in with, "Mike, I remember you lot're being a petty too harsh [on Agholor]."
Nosotros don't ever agree. I would say we rarely agree... We'll contend like hell, but it'southward never personal. Off the air, I would say that we are a lilliputian more animated. That'due south because nosotros all care.
Then Barkann perfectly segued into, "I want to talk well-nigh some other guy that can't catch the ball — Ronald Darby."
At that place's no filter, especially with Barkann.
"I think that'south what makes us unique. People come to united states of america for the truth. No filter is a problem," Barkann said with a laugh. "Equally I said since our inception, I want all of the Philadelphia teams to win. I promise that they win. If they fail to win, nosotros take to say why. If criticism is necessary, it'south our responsibility to point out where players, coaches or management failed to perform. That'south why I was going off nigh Agholor, and Seth and Ray went later me.
"For 58 minutes, that was a boxing on Sunday. The brawl came down to Nelson Agholor, and he dropped it. At that place's no excuse for it. To his credit, Agholor said in that location was no excuse for it. When they play well, we say they play well. When they don't, we point it out. We'll start arguing during a commercial suspension, and I might be similar, 'Hey, hey, hey, let's do the prove during the show.'
"We all have a passion for what we do. We all like each other. At that place is a chemistry thing that'southward very of import. These guys are family unit to me."
What's actually singular is the preparation. At that place is none. Non really.
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Barrett Brooks, Michael Barkann, erstwhile Governor Ed Rendell, Seth Joyner and Ray Didinger sentry the Birds game and gear up for Eagles Postgame Alive.
The group, forth with "The Gov," former Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell, producer Mike Mulhern and director of studio content Doug Brown, who oversees everything that occurs on air, all sit together in a conference room and sentinel the games on a widescreen TV. Between the barbecue ribs and pizza (Ray prefers salad), they chart plays, look for tendencies, create talking points and are passionate about what they see.
Yes, they, too, are yelling and blasphemous at the TV similar every other Eagles fan.
The exception is Didinger, who keeps his head down, rarely speaks and misses nothing. "Ray doesn't have a brain, he has a computer," Barkann jokes.
Of the quartet, Brooks appears to be the most positive. It doesn't mean the former Super Bowl champion isn't critical. During the game, Brooks couldn't assistance but discover what left baby-sit Isaac Seumalo was, or in Seumalo's case on Sunday night wasn't doing. There was ane item play the Eagles ran in the tertiary quarter when Brooks and Joyner looked at each other and said the same matter spontaneously, questioning why the Eagles ran exterior against one of the NFL'south fastest defenses. They kept wondering why Jordan Howard didn't go more than touches.
A salient point that was made throughout Sunday nighttime questioning why the Eagles didn't the run the ball more (48 passes vs. 21 runs) with Jeffery, Dallas Goedert and DeSean Jackson out with injuries.
In that location was ane play, Brooks adroitly noted, where Seumalo didn't block anyone at all. He simply stood there.
An hr afterwards, Brooks broached the same point on the air — with some prompting by Barkann.
What I retrieve makes the bear witness special is the organic nature of the testify. Nothing is scripted. Information technology's a gratis-flowing, organic production from 4 guys who are emotionally invested in the success of the Philadelphia Eagles.
"Mike does know what buttons to push button, he's very good at that," Brooks said. "He has a great sense of what tin fire myself, Ray and Seth upwardly. We don't always agree. I would say we rarely hold, which gives fans different viewpoints of what happened. We're friends and we all respect one another. We'll argue like hell, only information technology'due south never personal.
"Off the air, I would say that we are a picayune more animated. That'south because we all care. Information technology's why I said on-air Seumalo was horribly flawed Sunday night and that he has to go back to the basics. It's also why I questioned why they didn't run the ball more. You have receivers that are hurt, a quarterback that's getting pounded, it makes no sense to not run the ball."
The star of the show is Joyner. He and Didinger seem to hold a unique bond. The 2 have much in mutual. They're both copious note takers. They pour over film. They have an ability to see elements of the game that John Q. Fan doesn't. They're football game PhDs, light years beyond Football 101. They tin can break down Advanced Football game into discernible soundbites that even a flag football game star tin absorb.
Joyner, though he's still prone to wear his gameday "Seth Face up" on the air, is actually hilarious. He'll mimic certain stances players take, and he can blurt a quick line or 2 that tin't be repeated hither. His noesis and communication skills are off the charts. He loves Eagles' fans, and equally he said during the Eagles-Falcons game Sunday nighttime, misses those iv p.m. NFC Eastward tilts in front of the frothing-at-the-oral cavity, 700-level citizenry of Veterans Stadium.
He'south also directly.
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The Eagles Postgame Live crew pauses during a break in the action.
After Doug Pederson addressed the media following the Eagles' loss on Lord's day, Joyner came correct out and disagreed with Pederson'south penchant to bulldoze the ball downwards the field.
"That's the kind of mentality that gets teams beat," Joyner said. "Pushing the brawl down the field — no, take what the defense gives you lot. Expect at what Tom Brady does every week."
Joyner likewise had a very interesting have on Darby, who was beat numerous times Sun night. He openly questioned if Darby is existence used the correct way for his skill gear up. Darby has looked lost the start ii games of the season, unsure of what he'south supposed to practice.
Though nether the costum-made suits, Joyner still wears the green No. 59. It comes out in the way he speaks, "We should be doing this … or we should take done that" in referencing the Eagles.
"What I think makes the show special is the organic nature of the evidence," Joyner said. "Zero is scripted. It's a free-flowing, organic production from 4 guys who are emotionally invested in the success of the Philadelphia Eagles. In my opinion, Michael Barkann is one of the all-time hosts in Philadelphia, with two guys who actually played the game that aren't cheerleaders, and the other guy who is a historian of the game that lives, breathes and drinks Eagles football for the last 50, 60 years.
"They don't put reins on united states of america. They don't attempt to stifle u.s., especially with our personalities. And with me and Ray, as a historian, he knows a great deal near the game. It's not to say Barrett and Michael don't. But I've been around some great minds in football game, like Buddy Ryan, and a position charabanc similar Wade Phillips, or a Jeff Fisher, or you play for a Bud Carson, and the ability to play for a Fritz Shurmur, another nifty passenger vehicle that a lot of people don't know nearly. These are the greatest defensive minds in football.
If I endemic a squad, one of the first moves I would make would exist to hire Seth equally a passenger vehicle, I really would... To me, he'south kind of the eye and soul of the show. People tune in to hear what Seth says.
"In society for me to practice what I do, I have to take a articulate concept of what I learned from them. I think Ray respects that. I respect Ray'due south knowledge, not only statistically of the game but historically of the game. We all take different views of the game. Michael is not afraid to throw in an opposing view. Barrett and I disagree. It makes a nifty dynamic. Ray and I see the game of football game being played along the same lines. I would say it's why there is a cracking symmetry betwixt u.s.a.."
Joyner would one day like to coach in the NFL. He's certainly deserving. And he doesn't stop learning.
The one-time Eagles' linebacker certainly has a proponent in Didinger, who's told Joyner dozens of times he should be on an NFL sideline instead of sitting in a studio.
"If I owned a team, one of the kickoff moves I would make would be to hire Seth equally a bus, I actually would," Didinger said. "He'southward intelligent, understands the game and the personalities of the guys who play the game. When he played, at that place was no one on the team, and I mean no i on the team including the quarterback, who studied every bit much motion picture as Seth did.
"His knowledge of the game is up there with anyone I've always been effectually. Plus, he has enormous credibility as not only a proficient actor but a peachy player. Y'all put all of that together, I think he would be a great coach. He brings that same kind of passion that he brought to playing the game as he does the show. To me, he'due south kind of the heart and soul of the show. People tune in to hear what Seth says."
They care, too, what Didinger has to say. He's transformed from an excellent newspaper columnist to feeling comfortable on air.
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Ray Didinger scribbles down some notes on his famous yellow pad during the Eagles-Falcons game.
He carries such reverence in this expanse that y'all tin easily imagine him in a medieval hooded friar tunic presenting the gold tomes of his yellowish notepads to a disheveled Eagles fan that merely climbed upward the side of a mountain thirsting for wisdom. There is really a fan who Didinger mails his Eagles-Cowboys notes to, and in render, they contribute to ane of the many charities Didinger sponsors.
Didinger knows the secret of Eagles Postgame Live's two decades of success.
"In that location'due south no homers. That's what makes it piece of work," Didinger said. "That sets information technology autonomously. It's one way how Philadelphia views its football game. It isn't a show of homers. If you go to a lot of cities, the pre- and post-game shows tend to be filled with former players who played for the team and are homers, and that's the view that yous go.
"When we exercise this show, and information technology's been true from the outset, because we have guys who are erstwhile Eagles with local roots, merely they're very honest in their analysis. Seth loves the Eagles. He still has the green jersey on under his lovely suits, but when information technology comes time to interruption a game down, he'due south very unsparing in his analysis. When things are good, he'll be happy to tell you things are good. Just when there'south something that's incorrect and needs to exist corrected, he has no trouble laying it out there.
"That was true with the other sometime Eagles who were here. To have any long standing success in this town, information technology begins with honesty because fans in this town demand information technology. They're smart. Fans in this town don't desire you to patronize them. They don't want to be told everything is okay when it isn't. They tin can live with the criticism. Everyone on the ready wants to encounter the team win. But if they underperform or make bad mistakes, we'll call information technology. That's what they expect from their post-game bear witness.
"It'south a more than honest, realistic postal service-game prove than some other cities."
How most any other NFL city?
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