Study: Eagles Fans Most Depressed In NFL

A survey from Web site that deals in legal and medical ratings says Philadelphia has the most-depressed NFL fans among 16 cities that haven't won a Super Bowl.

Avvo.com says Philadelphia, Atlanta and Cincinnati should have the most-depressed fans. The Eagles haven't won an NFL title in 51 years, while the Falcons and Bengals haven't won a title in any form.

Avvo.com said it built its own football depression index based on five indicators: psychiatrists per capita, unemployment rate, heavy drinking, adults with hypertension, and average commuting time to and from work.

It didn't include the Eagles recent loss in the Super Bowl, or losses in four recent NFC title games.

The least-depressed of the 14 cities was Minneapolis, even though their team lost in the final seconds of last season's NFC title game and their stadium lost its roof.

“Americans are extremely passionate and loyal to their favorite football teams, but when they’re beloved team loses, or just plain underachieves, it’s not uncommon for them to be depressed or melancholy,” said Mark Britton, founder and CEO of Avvo.
The only NFL coach formally interviewed by the Philadelphia Eagles for their defensive coordinator job has picked the Denver Broncos as his new employer.

New Orleans Saints defensive backs coach Dennis Allen interviewed on Sunday with Andy Reid about taking Sean McDermott’s former job.

But now Allen will be running the defense for new Denver coach John Fox. Fox and Allen’s former coach in New Orleans, Sean Peyton, come from the New York Giants defensive system of the 1980s and 1990s.

With Allen out of the picture, look for more speculation about two current Green Bay defensive coaches.

The other name most discussed as McDermott's replacement is Mike Trgovac, the Green Bay Packers defensive line coach. But on Friday, Trgovac told reporters in Wisconsin that he wasn't looking to move on from the Packers.

Packers assistant head coach and linevackers coach Winston Moss is the other possible candidate.

The hiring of defensive line coach Jim Washburn seems to be a bigger hirer for Philadelphia, since Washburn is regarded as an elite position coach with no desire to run an entire defense.