August 09, 2015
Thom Carroll/PhillyVoice
Eagles Fans cheer at the December 14th game versus the Dallas Cowboys.
It may only be the start of the Eagles' second week of training camp, but that doesn't mean their rivalry with the Cowboys isn't in mid-season form.
During the start of the Birds' second open practice -- it's Military Appreciation Day at the Linc -- Cowboys fans (and suspended defensive end Greg Hardy) had a plane flying over the stadium with a banner reading "WE STILL DEM BOYZ #SACKSCOMING." It began as a response to an Eagles fan's GoFundMe page that was soliciting money to have a banner fly over Cowboys camp that read "We Got DeMarco."
Banner flies over Linc during anthem: "We Still Dem Boyz. #sackscomin." pic.twitter.com/AK1IIDteDu
— Tim McManus (@Tim_McManus) August 9, 2015
The timing of the flyover was particularly poor, as it was during the playing of the national anthem -- on Military Appreciation Day, no less. Most fans were smart, and waited until the song was over before starting to boo, so as not to make it seem as though they were booing the Star Spangled Banner.
Here's some video, via Matt Lombardo of NJ.com:
Cowboys fans fly a banner over Lincoln Financial Field.. #Eagles fans not exactly pleased.. pic.twitter.com/27aB2OzShX
— Matt Lombardo (@MattLombardo975) August 9, 2015
I wonder if that plane will be back when the Eagles host the Cowboys on September 20...
Here's the initial reaction from our own Jimmy Kempski:
That dumb Greg Hardy banner flew over the Linc during the National Anthem. So nice job disrespecting America, Cowboys fans.
— Jimmy Kempski (@JimmyKempski) August 9, 2015
Hearty "Dallas sucks!" chant after the Greg Hardy banner flies over a second time. As a reminder, Greg Hardy beat a woman.
— Jimmy Kempski (@JimmyKempski) August 9, 2015
Retaliation banner set to fly over Greg Hardy and Cowboys training camp on the way: pic.twitter.com/PJ1MaYnGVy
— Jimmy Kempski (@JimmyKempski) August 9, 2015
I was able to snap a pic of the Cowboys fan plane that just flew over the Linc. pic.twitter.com/oX6fSA1wNc
— Jimmy Kempski (@JimmyKempski) August 9, 2015
My official grade of the banner that Greg Hardy sent over Lincoln Financial Field: pic.twitter.com/QihcFhcZ20
— Jimmy Kempski (@JimmyKempski) August 9, 2015
And because it would feel wrong not to include this, here's Kempski's amazingly accurate portrait of a Cowboys fan:
