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Social media blew up in the middle of last night’s nationally televised game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Football Team when Eagles head coach Doug Pederson removed Jalen Hurts (what he would later say) because back up Nate Sudfeld “deserved an opportunity to get some snaps.” He also said that he was trying to win the game.

With a straight face.

Now let’s unpack this in two ways- The Eagles have to do what’s in the best long term interest of the Eagles. Not the Giants. Not the Redskins or Eli Manning. With the loss, the Eagles secured the 6th pick in the 2021 draft and they have several questions to answer namely- does Doug Pederson come back? and what the hell do they do with Carson Wentz?

I mean there’s this from SI’s Andrew Brandt which is pretty much straight forward. Spoiler alert: its not looking good.

But Doug Pederson’s explanation after the game left alot of people shaking their head. Why all the “we were playing to win” when his actions spoke different?

It pisses me off when teams don’t just come out and be honest about these things. Fans are not dumb. We can all pretend like the integrity of the game, which sounds a lot like the unwritten rules of the game, is this great thing that was broken. LIke the unwritten rules, integrity of the game are arbitrary concepts so-called gatekeepers of sports always point to. What’s worst is that these people who are all up in arms are doing so to just fuel the constant fire of sports chatter not because they genuinely feel hurt.

We don’t live in an ideal black and white society. There’s a ton of gray and the added context of what’s best for Philly is the ONLY THING THAT MATTERS is what folks who are arguing for the integrity of the game refuse to recognize because they know its just a lot of mouth breathing.

Its week 17. The Giants had 16 weeks to make this point moot and lost 3 straight games. Even more criminal is how they blew an 11 point lead to now wack, overpaid back up QB Carson Wentz which was another defeat snatched from the clutches of a win. The Giants have ONLY themselves to blame.

So while its nice to wax poetic about “hey man you play to win the game” remember that Philly did the right thing for them, the Giants should’ve handled their business a long time ago and Carson Wentz is going to be a major crappy situation for the Eagles this whole offseason.