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Jim Schwartz Must Really Like the Movie “This is Spinal Tap”
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Defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz did his media availability outside today, as the Eagles get back to it after the bye week.
The takeaway for me was a comment he made about the injury situation at defensive tackle, where the Eagles remain thin with Malik Jackson and Hassan Ridgeway on the shelf. Timmy Jernigan earlier missed a bunch of time as well:
Eagles DC Jim Schwartz on injuries at defensive tackle: There are drummers from Spinal Tap that would rather be a drummer for Spinal Tap than a defensive tackle for us. #Eagles @CBSPhilly #HelloCleveland
— Dan Koob (@Koob_Tube_) November 11, 2019
Hah! Perfect. I love a good Spinal Tap reference here.
If you’ve never seen the movie, it’s a satirical take on a fake band that goes through a bunch of different drummers. One spontaneously combusted and another died in a bizarre gardening accident. A third drummer died because he choked on someone else’s vomit.
Thing is, Schwartz has made this joke before. He just used a different scene from the movie, referencing the famous amplifier clip during a 2018 press conference when previewing the Carolina game:
Jim Schwartz on Cam Newton and the Panthers' offense: "Not to go Spinal Tap on you, but they turn their quarterback runs up to 11."
— Reuben Frank (@RoobNBCS) October 15, 2018
So it’s very clear to me that Jim Schwartz is a big fan of the movie. And as such, I am a big fan of Jim Schwartz.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com