Al Thompson

Philadelphia

Writer, Radio Host and Sports Director, WRDV Radio at WRDV-FM

Writer, radio host and Sports Director at WRDV Radio 89.3 FM in Hatboro, PA. Publisher, Editor-Footballstories Magazine. Author-The Gilmore Years.

Articles

BAUN SAYS HE ALWAYS WANTED TO STAY AN EAGLE - WILL WALK THE SAME WALK

3 weeks ago | footballstories.com | Al Thompson

One of the most pleasant surprises of the Philadelphia Eagles championship season was the outstanding play of linebacker Zack Baun. Baun had toiled in relative anonymity for four years in New Orleans, mostly playing on special teams.
ALL SIGNS POINT TO ANOTHER SUPER RUN FOR THE BIRDS

3 weeks ago | footballstories.com | Al Thompson

The Eagles went a perfect 4-0 in the post season culminating with a commanding Super Bowl LIX performance whipping the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22. The score never felt that close. With 34 seconds left in the 3rd quarter the Birds were leading 34-0. The Chiefs never crossed midfield in their first 9 possessions. During the 4-0 postseason blitz the Birds took the ball away 13 times, a plus-12 turnover ratio. One team in NFL history had a better postseason ratio.
BONNER/PRENDIE WINS FIRST PIAA TITLE IN SCHOOL HISTORY…WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT

4 weeks ago | footballstories.com | Al Thompson

UPPER DARBY: Teams that win championships regardless of the sport, almost always have an aura of confidence about them. Ask any coach how hard it is to get his or her team to capture that feeling of confidence, it’s tough. Former Eagles standout cornerback, NFL and college head coach and current television commentator Herman Edwards once said that when a team is on a role, it’s because it captured the ‘it” factor. Paraphrasing here…Edwards said, “Once you get ‘it,’ you don’t want to let ‘it’ go.
THIS WEEK IS ANOTHER YEAR ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER WILL POISON THE YOUTH OF CENTRAL OHIO WITH HIS STEROID MACHINE AKA ‘THE ARNOLD’ - THE COLUMBUS & NATIONAL MEDIA ARE HOLDING THE DOOR FOR THE WORLD’S NO. 1 STEROID MONSTER. | POYS ORG

1 month ago | poys.org | Al Thompson

If you think by now the national media has been complicit with some of the world’s most famous steroid users and traffickers in America through Linda and Vince McMahon plus IMG CEOs Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell…Wait! It’s worse! Every year the collective media of Columbus and Central Ohio as well as local and state elected officials, not to mention their regional law enforcement have told the national media to “hold my beer!” The most disgraceful, disturbing and deadly exhibition of...
OP-ED: PARENTS BEWARE THAT STEROID NATION BACK IN THE WHITE HOUSE IS A DANGER TO EVERY KID IN AMERICA

2 months ago | poys.org | Al Thompson

Many of the new Executive Branch choices for cabinet have been hit with much criticism. Here are the three most panned nominees by corporate media and the Democratic Party. POYS is in no way arguing these nominees should be in our government. The arguments against them are sound.
EAGLES WERE SUPER IN THE BIG GAME-CRUSH KANSAS CITY FOR SECOND FRANCHISE SUPER BOWL WIN

2 months ago | footballstories.com | Al Thompson

NEW ORLEANS: The Philadelphia Eagles are on top of the football world once again. The Birds (18-3) won the Lombardi Trophy for the second time in eight years and did so in convincing fashion...to say the least. With 2:47 left in the third quarter, quarterback Jalen Hurts hit wide receiver DeVonta Smith with a spectacular 46-yard strike in the center-back of the end zone to take a 34-0 lead. Game-set-match...it was a blowout in the Big Game.
LIKE IT OR NOT, EAGLES 'TUSH PUSH' WILL BE FRONT AND CENTER AT THE SUPER BOWL

2 months ago | footballstories.com | Al Thompson

NEW ORLEANS: The Super Bowl will no doubt feature many of the stars, plays and styles that powered the Kansas City Chiefs (17-2) and the Philadelphia Eagles (17-3) to their respective AFC and NFC championships and a Birth in the Big Game No. 59 (6:30 PM ET (5:30 PM CT)-Caesars Superdome-New Orleans, Louisiana FOX).
ROSEMAN DRIVEN BY THE SLINGS AND ARROWS OF HIS PAST

2 months ago | footballstories.com | Al Thompson

Howie Roseman has a chip on his shoulder the size of the Rocky statue. Even after winning the NFL Executive of the Year award in 2017 and again in 2022 and finishing a very close second to Lions GM Brad Holmes this year, even with his team about to make its third Super Bowl appearance in the last eight years, the chip ain’t going away anytime soon.
FOOTBALLSTORIES FINAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RANKINGS FOR 2024

2 months ago | footballstories.com | Al Thompson

Footballstories urges players across the Delaware Valley to play fair and clean. Please be aware that there are many social media accounts that are recruiting young people to enter the dark side of steroid use. Listen to your parents, coaches and teachers for guidance. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TOP 201. St. Joe's Prep (11-2) - Won PIAA 6A Championship2. Bonner/Prendie (12-2) - Won PIAA 4A Championship3. LaSalle (10-1)4. Roman Catholic (11-5) - PIAA 5A Runner up5. Downingtown West (13-2)6.
EAGLES CRUSH COMMANDERS, HEAD TO SECOND SUPER BOWL IN THREE YEARS

2 months ago | footballstories.com | Al Thompson

The Eagles have been criticized for slow starts this season. Getting off to a slow start against the red hot Washington Commanders in the NFC championship and the talented rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels could be disastrous. Daniels’ late heroics produced the only loss for the Birds over the last 15 games going into Sunday’s conference championship.