The Josh Innes Show - More Eagles Stupidity

Episode Date: December 15, 2025

I've allowed myself to get sucked in to the WIP/Philly media vortex. I'm disgusted with myself. If you'll recall, last week WIP was ready to bench Jalen Hurts. This week, after thumping the hapless Raiders, they are all back on the bandwagon. This is truly remarkable theater. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All right, let's see here. So another game that was a big one was the Eagles dismantling the Raiders. And look, I understand that I got problems. And my problem is that I am addicted to McDougal's social media. I can see why these idiots become addicted to WIP because I can't quit it. And like, I hadn't paid any attention to WIP really in years and years. Couldn't tell you anything they talk about except that I know what they talk about because they talk about the same shit. It's the vicious cycle.

They just do the same shit over and over. Like last week, their bit was, let's go give a standing ovation to the team. Then they give a standing ovation to the team. They went 31-0. Then they all say, well, because we gave them the standing ovation, they played well. It's the same recycled shit every year. Same bullshit, same bullshit, same bullshit. But I can't get enough of it.

And I need to get myself out of this cycle because now I just look at their videos, because their videos pop up now on my algorithm because I've retweeted a couple of them. So now what I'm stuck doing is watching and being. just captivated by just how ridiculous the shit they say. Like how bipolar and schizophrenic and fucking just legitimately bad shit crazy. The takes are because they've gone from like the sky is falling to like we're the greatest team ever. There is no middle ground.

There is no like, hey, let's wait and see. It's either the worst shit they've ever seen or the greatest shit they've ever seen. There's no middle. There's either I'm going to put a gun in my mouth and pull the trigger or oh my God, I'm selling my home to buy Super Bowl tickets. There is no middle ground with these lunatics. So let's play some commercials and hear the audio from the WIP morning show where now the Eagles can win the Super Bowl. Last week it was the quarterback should be benched. Everyone is terrible. Now it's we beat the fucking Raiders who have two wins and now we're going to the Super Bowl. So let's play that audio

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was a reminder that the Eagles can still win the Super Bowl. Like, here's the problem. And I try to break this down for you. There is no true honesty in what you hear on WIP or sports radio in Philly in general. It is just a dishonest universe. Like there's a guy here in Detroit that I like sometimes and hate other times. But I feel like his opinions he gives are like adult opinions. and I believe he's being legit.

Even if he's an asshole, I think he's being legit. I think WIP is all a giant work, so they say what they need to say to kind of make things go, right? So one day it's the worst team ever, then the next week it's they can still win the Super Bowl. I don't believe that there's any real takes that they have. I just think that they are a manufactured,

their take factory and a content factory, and they're a click factory. That's what they do, and they're basically engagement farming, constantly. That's what they do. And they know that the audience, and I love you guys, they know that the audience is fucking stupid. They know that the people listening to the radio station, myself included, because now I'm falling into this, I'm a fucking moron. All the people that listen to WIP and engage with WIP are in fact fucking morons. That's just how it is.

Bless their hearts. Like, I am an honest person when I'm on the radio. Do I exaggerate some things sometimes to make it funny or sure, but my opinions are always my opinions. And I believe even doing adult shit. Like, I don't do like, hey, let's pander to nine-year-old brained idiots. And that's what WIP listeners are. That's why one week, oh, let's bench the quarterback. And then the next week is they're going to the Super Bowl. It's just like, and they all learned from Angelo, who I admire a lot because he's a super

successful guy and had huge ratings and made a shit ton of money. And I admired the guy and he was always good to me. But they all worship at the altar of Angelo and they believe that that's the only way to do shit. And the only way to do shit is just say what you need to say to make it entertaining. And maybe that is. Maybe when you take a step back and go just be entertaining, then maybe that's the idea. But anyway, let's see what Joe DeCamra, who bless his heart, had no listeners over at 975, but gets involved in the washing machine over at WIP, and now is probably, you know, making tons of bank and bonuses because he's, you know, the morning guy and they got huge ratings. Anyway, so let's see.

Last week it was, the sky is falling, the quarterback sucks, bench the quarterback. that's a talking point. Now it's we beat the Raiders and now we're talking Super Bowl again. Here we go. All right, let's get to it. So look, great job by the Eagles. I mean, this was what our football team's supposed to

look like. And, you know, obviously I think a lot of his skew primarily with reaction on the offense because that's the group that have been struggling the most. And it's a shame. The defense, to a certain extent, almost going to get forgotten here. They shouldn't. The defense should get forgotten. They beat up the fucking

Raiders. Like everything you did in this game does not matter. It is the Raiders. You won the Super Bowl last year. You won the Super Bowl a year ago. And now it's, boy, we got things right. What a way to go against the two win fucking Raiders. Because they pitched a shutout. But Jalen was great.

And the offense was outstanding. The passing game worked. The running game. I mean, it wasn't the most exceptional running game performance. But the bottom line is Jaylen was part of it. And that helped. He was decisive. He ran more. And it was kind of, John, one of those games where everything

worked. And I agree. Everything worked because you're playing the Raiders. Like, how hard is it to, and that's the problem. And that's what I learned at WIP is, you have to have the viewpoint of the lunatics or they'll come after you. So they can't operate in a realistic

world where you open the mic and say, you know what, great, you dominated the Raiders. It's the fucking Raiders. Like, good. The alternative was losing the game and playing like shit. So you got the good outcome. But let's not start sucking each other's Dick's quite yet, gentlemen, because you went out and beat up on the fucking Raiders. Like, why is that such a bad thing to say?

Any logical person would open up the microphone after a game like that and go, great, you beat the Raiders. The Raiders have two wins. A lot of people beat the Raiders. A lot of bad teams beat the Raiders. They are two and fucking 11. They're a bad team. You're supposed to beat them.

Like, you go from winning the Super Bowl a year ago to, hot damn, look at us dominating the Raiders. But that's what you have to do in Philly, because you have to, like, they're afraid of the blowback. are going to give if you're just fucking honest. These people cannot be honest. You do have to take a little bit of a grain of salt with grand assault when you know, and the Raiders are one of the worst teams I've ever seen, but the Eagles did all that they... A little bit of a grain of salt. You have to take it with a gigantic grain assault.

The last three weeks you've lost, and some of these games you've lost are to the better teams on your schedule. The Bears have become a pretty good team. You couldn't beat them. The Cowboys were in the middle of a run. You blew a huge lead against them. But now it's like a little bit of a grain of salt. It's a gigantic fucking grain of salt

It's the Raiders Could do And in doing so I think I've certainly You know Quieted things down to a large extent Which no they haven't They how

How is it That beating the Raiders Quiet set If you thought Jalen Hertz sucked before the Raiders game Like if that's the argument Which I don't Like I think he's fine

And I don't think you're gonna bench him I thought that was the dumbest conversation fucking ever And we talked about that last week But how How is there a universe where if you are of the belief that Jalen Hertz wasn't very good a week ago, how is it that beating the Raiders?

So that little quiet things down a little bit. Why? If you didn't think Jailen Hertz was good enough to be the starting quarterback for the Eagles, and you thought he should be benched, then how do you operate in a universe where beating the fucking Raiders change the outcome of that? Enlighten me. Please feed me some info here.

How did that change your opinion? If you're one of these dipshits that's like bench Jalen Hurts, then how did beating the Raiders quiet anybody down? That is preposterous. Good. Nine and five. We know the Eagles are very likely either going to be the two or the three seed, depending on where this goes and how it shakes out.

And look, it's a reminder that, in my opinion, the Eagles can still win the Super Bowl. No, they can't. That's fine. So, okay, I disagree. I don't think they can. They're wildly inconsistent. And they're not, a fun fact, they're not going to play the Raiders in the players. Now, if you're the two or the three seat, and here's the teams you're going to face if you're the Eagles, if you're the two or the three seat.

You could run into the Bears again, if they don't win the division. You could run into San Francisco again. You could run into Seattle again. Are those teams you could beat? Sure. Like, I'm not saying you can't. You've been there. You've done that.

However, you're not going to play the Raiders in the playoffs. This isn't difficult. But all of a sudden, well, we can win the Super Bowl now. I've been reminded again because we dismantled the fucking Raiders. Open up the microphone and tell the truth. The truth is, no one gives a fuck that you beat the Raiders. That's the truth. You know, I was not out on the Eagles.

I was frustrated like all hell. But I wasn't out the way some people were. And it was a great performance. I mean, John, to me, it really was pretty much just about everything you could expect. You could hope for. That was a great performance yesterday. Congrats. You beat the Raiders.

That's what you're supposed to do against bad teams. You won the Super Bowl a year ago. Super Bowl The idea that anything you did in that game mattered is preposterous Because you know what? Fun fact Like why did you need to see Jalen Hertz ball out against the Raiders? Did you watch him in the second half against the Rams earlier this year?

The Rams are the best team in the NFL. They're a unit. And Jalen Hertz threw it all over the yard in the second half of that game. Now granted, they were down big in that game and that's a different type of thing you have to and you're down big, I get it. But, like, you make it sound like, well, Jalen Hirsch just was never fucking good. And now this game clearly showed that the guy's got it. He's got some sort of great skill.

The guy's been to two Super Bowls. The idea that, like, you weren't sure on him until he beat the fucking Raiders? Like, I'm addicted to this shit. It is so preposterous that I can't stop. Let's see. Let's see what other options they have here. Let's see. Ray Dinger calls the Eagles dominant victory.

against the Raiders, the definition of a complete game. Agreed. Fine. Also, I thought Ray Dinger retired. Like, the guy's everywhere still. You retired 10 years ago. Let's see. What other stuff do we have on here? Ray Dinger says Jalen Hertz got his swag back against the Raiders.

And then people just use generic-ass terms. Like, swag. He got his swag back. Like, it's the Raiders. And then you get on the radio and you're the guy that says that and you're a piece of shit. And then you get called to the boss's office and they're like, you can't. You got to kind of follow the way these people go. And that's why I hated doing that job.

Because that's not how I feel. I'm not a weird bipolar crazy person that listens to a radio show and one day thinks everybody should be fired and the next day thinks they're the greatest fucking team ever. Seth Joyner on heightened expectations for the season after the Super Bowl went. people think that you show up John and you're successful every single year life doesn't work that way okay thank you oh boy Joe Jillio thinks the Eagles could be back to their winning way Jesus Christ you've got me god damn it you've got me god damn it I hate myself so much why am I doing this to myself why am I torturing myself look I think there's we have to acknowledge how bad that team was right they played at least you did that I give you credit there Joe

Seaman football. I think it's fair. That's the problem with Phillies. You always have to give that kind of preface with like, I got to soften the blow for the numbsculls. I'd be like, hey, we're still good. To say it, it's fair to acknowledge it on all parts, right? The offense and the defense, they got to beat up on the worst team of football. Before the show, I was comparing it to like when a Georgia or Alabama gets to play like Medford or something in the middle of their SEC schedule.

It's like they won 56 nothing. All right. But I did see some things yesterday that made me feel. Oh, please tell me the things you saw. Again, you just acknowledged that this is the equivalent of them beating up on, like, Wofford, Alabama, beating up on Medford. Okay? So what can you have possibly learned from this? Way better about this team than I have in a long time.

Number one, Jalen Hertz just needed to see the ball go through the hoop. They needed to play well. This is now we got to do the whole thing where I was getting shit on all last week, so I got to make sure I say that anything. Like, I just wish people could be honest. There's no way that's his honest take. Just step up and say, I don't believe in anything. I think, how could you've watched the last three weeks of football against good teams and then see them play against a shit team and go, oh, we're back.

Like, it's not possible. We need to have some sort of, I need to have confidence in him. The last week I sat here and said, if you played that bad again, I'd get him off the field. I didn't want to feel that, but that's the way I felt. Yesterday I watched him. All right. Port Joe Gillio also looks like death in Bill and Ted's bogus journey. He's got his legs back under him.

Hopefully we get a better version of Jail and Hearst in the last three games into the playoffs. So that gives me a lot of hope for what they could become. And the other part is the defense. Congrats. Like, okay, you play to get, you can't sit there and tell. You can't start a conversation with, you played one of the worst teams in the NFL. They're like Medford, whatever that is, Medford playing Alabama. And then give me anything that you took from that that is positive.

You're a Super Bowl champion. You've been to the Super Bowl twice with this quarterback. Sorry, there's no, boy, we got right against the Raiders. That doesn't exist. I guarantee you that's not what it was in, in, in, um, in New England when they were going to the Super Bowl every year. There was no, well, boy, we're struggling this year, but we got shit right against

the Jets. That's not how it worked. You have to have different expectations. For the most part, this defense has carried them all year. They had a tough day against Chicago. They had a tough second half against the Cowboys, but really I think a lot of that was, they were just dead tired because the offense kept going three and out.

Most of these games, you go back now to Minnesota, Giants, Packers, Lions early in the cowboy game Bear game they weren't good but I don't need a full breakdown of how the defense is good for the Eagles great so I've allowed myself to get sucked in

fuck me gently with a chainsaw I've allowed myself to get sucked into this world of idiocy I hate myself for this more to come