With over 6,000 photos of beautiful women, many in bikinis, on this website, I confess to not being a prude. But I can’t say the same for Ed Bouchette of the PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE.
(Hmmm, where have I seen this warning before?)
In a recent NFL notes column, Bouchette wrote, “remember when most everyone in the NFL became highly upset when an ABC-TV promotion featuring wide receiver Terrell Owens and “Desperate Housewives” star Nicollette Sheridan appeared before a Monday Night game in 2004? The league practically forced ABC to apologize for the sexually suggestive ad.
“Perhaps the league should turn its sights in-house if they are concerned so much about sex and its viewing public. All anyone needs to do is go to Philadelphia-Eagles.com.”
Wait, so there’s something sexually suggestive on the Eagles website? Sounds like cause for a thorough investigation into the matter. Thanks Ed!
It is rather amusing to see the welcome screen on the front of the Eagles Cheerleader area on the team’s website that reads, “You are now on your way to the Eagles Cheerleaders section of our site. Please note, this area contains mature content.”
Bouchette characterizes that content as, “What’s next does not rival Cinemax after midnight, but it gives some skin magazines competition.”
Skin magazines? As in porn? Perhaps Bouchette hasn’t visited a newsstand in awhile. Or checked under a bowling alley cigarette machine. But when I navigated through the cheerleaders pages, I didn’t see any orifice-invasion-related content.
Having small children on the site I suppose could be a concern, but when you consider the ready-to-explode, teeny-weeny digs the league’s cheerleaders already sport in public, it’s a moot point.
(No wonder they call it the Steel City!)
Bouchette’s reaction is understandable though, after witnessing the Steelers now-defunct cheerleading squad. (Go you hairy Steelerettes!)
8:23 pm on November 6th, 2008
I can't believe what I see on the Eagles' cheerleader sites! I better keep looking.
8:29 pm on November 6th, 2008
Even as a Skins fan, I will admit the Eagles gals are very nice to look at. But as Brooks points out, so are our ravishing Redskins girls.
8:36 pm on November 6th, 2008
I am now an Eagles fan.
8:38 pm on November 6th, 2008
Are we sure Mr. Bouchette doesn't have some sort of financial stake in the web company that hosts the Eagles cheerleaders' site? Such an "expose" is only going to increase traffic to the titillating ladies.
8:40 pm on November 6th, 2008
The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders are still the best.
8:41 pm on November 6th, 2008
I've seen more risque stuff in ads inside Sports Illustrated.
8:44 pm on November 6th, 2008
Wait - NFL cheerleaders are sexy? I thought they were at the games only to provide verbal moral support.
8:49 pm on November 6th, 2008
Nice of Ed to have the wrong link to the Eagles page in his article.
8:50 pm on November 6th, 2008
Figures this would be written by a Pittsburgh columnist.
8:55 pm on November 6th, 2008
Not only are the Eagles cheerleaders sexy, they're also environmentally conscious:
http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/eagles-cheerleaders-going-eco-sexy-17636
8:58 pm on November 6th, 2008
I'm going to have to start watching more Eagles games.
9:04 pm on November 6th, 2008
Of course the Eagles know full well that displaying such a warning is only going to encourage more click. I have to applaud them on their shrewd marketing.
9:10 pm on November 6th, 2008
None of these girls have drawn penises & swastikas on their friends, have they?
9:15 pm on November 6th, 2008
Oh, come on. This Eagles stuff isn't that scandalous.
9:16 pm on November 6th, 2008
Oh I forgot - if anyone wants the correct Eagles cheerleader link, here it is:
http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/cheerleaders/intro.asp
9:17 pm on November 6th, 2008
To the woman in the 2nd photo:
Could I borrow a book for a minute?
9:19 pm on November 6th, 2008
Has anyone actually ordered the calendar? I just might have to.
Of course, only to keep track of the correct date & month.
9:27 pm on November 6th, 2008
I noticed on the calendar page there was an 'enlarge' button. However, I didn't need it.
9:28 pm on November 6th, 2008
If they don't have one, I think every NFL team should have a cheerleading squad. That's equality right there.
9:31 pm on November 6th, 2008
An Internet page with pseudo-pornography? The horror! The horror!
Where is it?
9:34 pm on November 6th, 2008
I've seen the Eagles site. And I've seen plenty of "skin magazines". Mr. Bouchette, there's no comparison.
9:35 pm on November 6th, 2008
That's all well and good, but give me the Song Girls every time.
9:37 pm on November 6th, 2008
To be fair, I have yet to see any ugly NFL cheerleaders. The Eagles are just smart enough to try and make more money off of their cheerleaders' sex appeal.
9:39 pm on November 6th, 2008
Hot girls posing in tiny clothes. As if I've never seen that before.
9:45 pm on November 6th, 2008
Looks like I have another bookmark to add. Thanks, Ed!
9:53 pm on November 6th, 2008
Does the calendar include any spread Eagle shots?
10:00 pm on November 6th, 2008
So far the NFL hasn't fined any teams for being too sexy. But that's not saying they won't.
10:08 pm on November 6th, 2008
Sounds like some over at the Post-Gazette had column white space to fill.
Not that I'm complaining at all.
10:11 pm on November 6th, 2008
As the Brits would say, those are some lovely birds.
10:14 pm on November 6th, 2008
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