The myth of the hidden E lives.

When you are born in the Philadelphia area, before you are given a proper first name, you are an Eagles fan.
Merrill Reese is the voice you imprinted on in the womb.
The first greeting you learn is a loud and proud, 'Go Birds!'.
Your first spelling lesson, starts with one person, and ends when a crowd shouts 'S'.

When you are a branding junkie, and your team has a logo unlike any other, you need to know why.
Facing left, instead of right? But why?? You are told of a hidden message.
And then you first see the fabled 'E' along the edge of it's head feathers.
You can't unsee it. Ever again.

So when your team gets back to the big game, and the one word you can think of is 'revenge' for the wrongs done two seasons ago...

A former foe turns his previous employer into a narcoleptic while helping his new team run back to the Bowl.
The Quaterback, others dare to call less than elite, shows how the only stat that counts is in a column marked Wins.
A spirited, and haunted, coach silences a ghost the departed chief never could.
While a defense shows everyone just how fast a hungry dog can run, and how hard they do bite.
Revenge is a dish best served over four quarters in New Orleans.

GO BIRDS!

©  KEVIN FERKO