Andy Reid, Nick Foles and the Eagles take the brunt of Twitter's jokes

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by Mike Bertha, Philly.com

Published Nov. 12, 2012, 9:27 a.m. ET

Sunday's loss against the Cowboys was, ahem, not the best showing from Andy Reid and the Philadelphia Eagles. Michael Vick was concussed, Dallas scored multiple defensive touchdowns, and the Birds squandered a lead in a must-win game against a divisional opponent. Twitter noticed. While Eagles fans everywhere tried to cope with the disaster unfolding in front of their eyes, people on the Internet couldn't pass up the opportunity to kick 'em while they were down. Here are some of the funniest tweets about the tragic comedy that is the 2012 Philadelphia Eagles.

View the story "Twitter thinks Andy Reid, Nick Foles and the Eagles are hilarious" on StorifyTwitter thinks Andy Reid, Nick Foles and the Eagles are hilariousThey couldn't pass up the opportunity to poke fun.Storified by Philly.com Arts&Ent · Mon, Nov 12 2012 06:16:50Make sure you stretch before the Eagles-Cowboys game so you don't strain or tear anything laughing.SportsPickle"Since Obama was re-elected, Mike Brown lost his job.. Mike Vick lost his job... Andy Reid lost his job.." - Fox NewsFaux John MaddenNick Foles already barely tries to tackle the guy who intercepts him. Just like a veteran quarterback. He's a keeper, Eagles.SportsPickle#DALvsPHI Nick Foles is performing even better today than he did in "Blades of Glory". http://pic.twitter.com/7eVQX2xxPeyton's Head@sportspickle The Eagles PA was just playing, "We found love in a hopeless place." Insert joke here.terryTrent Edwards is Philadelphia's third-string QB, in case check-downs will help them overcome a 14-point deficit.SportsPickleNick Foles era off to inauspicious start. GIF: http://twitpic.com/bcgdyaDan McQuadeWaiting for a tweet from Nick Foles' brother, Marcus, asking the Eagles to get him out of Philly...Michael Kim#coachesBetterThanD'antoni Andy ReidJulio.FK-SONNick Foles ended the game with a scoring drive! Of sorts!SportsPickleAndy Reid with his typical stoic post loss look. @NFLRT http://yfrog.com/oe872gxjFrank in Deer ParkEvery time Nick Foles throws a TD I start to imagine the Chiefs trading a 2nd round pick for him & getting 4 more years of bad QB.Blaise MillerAndy Reid will NOT be fired this week. It will take weeks to disassemble him into pieces small enough to be removed from the stadium.SportsPickleThe Lakers had Vince Lombardi and they settled for Andy Reid.NFL Retweet"I'll miss you most of all, timeouts." -- Andy Reid after getting firedSportsPickle

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