The state of the union is...
So it seems like almost every year, when the President gives his State of the Union address, he comes up with some new superlative to add on to the phrase "The state of our Union is..."
Jeffrey Lurie didn't do that today, but he was pretty optimistic about the state of things. And he should be. Off the field, he's got the fastest-growing brand in professional sports, and the raw number brand value of (give me your best Dr. Evil voice) 90 meeeeeellliiiiooon dollars is nothing to sneeze at either.
On the field, he once again has a team that -- despite its sloppiness this morning -- still has way more cohesion in the locker room than its division rivals, in a sport where that actually counts for something.
So there was good reason for Lurie to be content when he addressed reporters this morning, and by and large, he was. He even thinks this team is better than the 2004 edition, and we all know where that bunch ended up.
But there's one thing that's really annoying him, and it's not whatever insect was buzzing around his head as he spoke: last year's playoff loss to New Orleans.
"The pain of a playoff loss like that just kills you for months, and months, and months."
Watch that, his thoughts on Jeff Garcia, and John Smallwood's take on it all by clicking on the photo below.
