OT: NFL

[Chuck Norris]

If you only measure it on Stanley Cup titles...then yes. 5 Cups is pretty impressive.

However...the Potbellied Snow Chickens did declare bankruptcy twice. First in 1975 and again 1998 after all the big contracts they handed out after the first two cups sank the franchise financially

The team struck lightning twice getting generational talent after being the absolute worst team in the league. They were just butt awful in the early 80's. They purposedly tanked in 83/84 (much to the Devils protests) and that got them Mario and were able to add Lady Jagr after Mario was hurt and they missed the playoffs in 1990. You got the two Cups out of them and then it all went into the toilet again....having the worst attendance in the league and almost moved to Kansas City before you got Cindy and Ugly Boy in drafts that were overloaded with talent that of course did not go to the Flyers.

So...I wouldn't say you got all of that talent and titles based on being a well run franchise all of those years. There was a whole lotta luck and being in the right place at the right time on draft day in 1984, 1990, 2003, 2004 and 2005.

Not that the Flyers have anything to brag about. Booby Clarke and Drunk Paul Holmgren screwed up more often than not and had the money to do whatever and had nothing to show for it. It's disgraceful. Then Hextall really ****ed everything up and we are still working out of that mess. Old Man Ed always going after washed up veterans was always a losing proposition. Overpaying for Lindros set back the franchise and turned out to be a crap trade since we already had the better player in Forsberg and all it did was make the Colorado Avalanche an elite team while the Lindros led Flyers highest mark was getting swept in the 97 Cup finals.

They couldn't even luck into the top pick this year....the Fishsticks finished higher than the Flyers and got the top pick in the lottery.

Thank Goodness for the Iggles and Phillies.

Everyone knows the Pens tanked to get Mario. That isn’t some big gotcha. We don’t care.

”If you only measure it on Stanley Cup Titles…”, uhh yeah that’s how professional sports works. Unless you have an ownership stake in a team then everything else in your post is a long winded way of saying you have no argument.

[IUP24]

That the Potbellied Snow Chickens are the best franchise after the 67 expansion.

Yes and No. Yes if you only measure that on Cups won...but No on how they sucked a lot as well and got those Cups because they got lucky twice being in the right spots in loaded drafts. Hell Las Vegas came out of the gate and have rarely sucked and got a Cup awfully fast.

However there is a correlation of the Flyers not having many losing seasons for years and getting nothing and the Stillers doing the same exact thing. The Flyers are a stale franchise and so are the Stillers.

Tell ya what.. whatever you need to say to make yourself feel better, you do that.

I know exactly who and what the penguins are. I notice it’s only luck drafting great players when said team wins with them. You likely forgot, or don’t care, that Edmonton had the first overall pick 4 of 7 years and drafted McDavid and Draisaitl during that stretch.

The only thing unique about the Penguins is they’ve won when they’ve had generational talent. Most teams don’t. Most successful franchise since the league expanded in 1967. If referencing windows of time where they were not a good team or their early financial troubles makes you feel better, have at it.

I am not going down this rabbit hole any further.

[IUPNation]

Everyone knows the Pens tanked to get Mario. That isn’t some big gotcha. We don’t care.

”If you only measure it on Stanley Cup Titles…”, uhh yeah that’s how professional sports works. Unless you have an ownership stake in a team then everything else in your post is a long winded way of saying you have no argument.

The Pot Bellied Snow Chickens have not always been run well. So I don’t view them as a best franchise. Let’s see how Mario Le Pew does going forward now that Cindy is entering her menopause years. Do they tank for a third time to get another round of generational talent? The only team in Yinzerburgh I hate are the Potbellied Snow Chickens because they are evil and Philadelphia deserves to have the more recent titles in each sport. I guess two outta three ain’t bad. 😉

[IUPNation]

Tell ya what.. whatever you need to say to make yourself feel better, you do that.

I know exactly who and what the penguins are. I notice it’s only luck drafting great players when said team wins with them. You likely forgot, or don’t care, that Edmonton had the first overall pick 4 of 7 years and drafted McDavid and Draisaitl during that stretch.

The only thing unique about the Penguins is they’ve won when they’ve had generational talent. Most teams don’t. Most successful franchise since the league expanded in 1967. If referencing windows of time where they were not a good team or their early financial troubles makes you feel better, have at it.

I am not going down this rabbit hole any further.

Translation: You are right.

Like I said..let’s see how yinz do without tanking on purpose for a third time. I know my Flyers haven’t won crap in half a century but they ain’t never been broke nor did they beg the state for a new arena..Old Man Ed built two on his own dime and Comcast is building the third one on the drawing boards. It just doesn’t seem fair that a poverty franchise like the Snow Chickens have 5 Cups. 😉

[IUPbigINDIANS]

We've officially reached mid-May.

[Chuck Norris]

The Pot Bellied Snow Chickens have not always been run well. So I don’t view them as a best franchise. Let’s see how Mario Le Pew does going forward now that Cindy is entering her menopause years. Do they tank for a third time to get another round of generational talent? The only team in Yinzerburgh I hate are the Potbellied Snow Chickens because they are evil and Philadelphia deserves to have the more recent titles in each sport. I guess two outta three ain’t bad. 😉

Fair enough. If my team’s Cup drought was almost eligible for AARP I’d grasp at straws too. 😉

[Chuck Norris]

We've officially reached mid-May.

Gotta pass the time until ARod becomes a Steeler somehow.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Gotta pass the time until ARod becomes a Steeler somehow.

My favorite are the 'Big Foot' type alleged sightings being reported of Rodgers' 'entourage' checking out golf courses in Blairsville.

Granted, Chestnut Ridge is a nice course.

My other favorite of late is the legion of Yinzers making a push for Will Howard to be the Day 1 starter. The calls have been fantastic.

[Chuck Norris]

My favorite are the 'Big Foot' type alleged sightings being reported of Rodgers' 'entourage' checking out golf courses in Blairsville.

Granted, Chestnut Ridge is a nice course.

My other favorite of late is the legion of Yinzers making a push for Will Howard to be the Day 1 starter. The calls have been fantastic.

God forbid ARod doesn’t sign, I’m all for Will Howard getting a real shot at the job. We know who Mason is.

[IUPNation]

Fair enough. If my team’s Cup drought was almost eligible for AARP I’d grasp at straws too. 😉

So those Stiller 70’s Super Bowls no longer count right?

I will say the Potbellied Snow Chickens probably have a better chance of getting that third bankruptcy than the Flyers do a third Cup.

[Chuck Norris]

So those Stiller 70’s Super Bowls no longer count right?

I will say the Potbellied Snow Chickens probably have a better chance of getting that third bankruptcy than the Flyers do a third Cup.

If only they hung banners for turning a profit….

[IUPNation]

If only they hung banners for turning a profit….

Then the rafters of The Paint Store would be bare. Poverty Franchise.😉🤣

[Chuck Norris]

Then the rafters of The Paint Store would be bare. Poverty Franchise.😉🤣

There would be so many great pictures on social media of each Flyers player getting their day with the Golden Calculator.