I'm back. After a midterm/assignment week that was about as much fun as a shower at Shawshank, I am back and ready to talk some Philadelphia Eagles football!! (the exclamation marks are there because when are you not excited to say FOOTBALL!!) So what exactly have the Eagles done in my 3 week writing absence? They've gone 1-2 in that time while playing some insanely sloppy (think Deena and Snooki) football in their two losses while in their one win, which happened last weekend, Philly managed to make Rex Grossman look like... well Rex Grossman. This ushered in the John Beck era in Washington (have fun with that Redskins fans) and left me strangely optimistic (we beat the divisional champs at home, I don't care that their starting QB was so bad that fans started chanting for his backup who hadn't played a game since 2007. I can be excited, the season's been tough so far.). The Eagles of course had a bye weekend this week so on the one Sunday in the past 3 weeks that I had to relax and enjoy the NFL, my favourite team wasn't on the field (further proving I have angered the scheduling gods in some way).
If you're an Eagles fan i think you have to be cautiously excited for the rest of the season. Even with our record being a terrible 2-4, we are a couple of bounces here and there from winning at least 2 more of those games. In just the last 2 losses, the first being against the Niners (This loss makes way more sense 3 weeks later. San Francisco is very good, they have a great defense, great special teams, a sneaky good offense and a coach who prides himself in giving overzealous somewhat douchey but always entertaining post-game handshakes), Philadelphia could have won if rookie kicker Alex Henery had made one of his two very make-able fourth quarter field goals. The second loss against the Bills showed how unlucky Philly has been in the early part of the season. I'm pretty sure one of Vick's interceptions in that game hit every single person in Ralph Wilson stadium before falling into the hands of a Buffalo Bills player (just about).
We've outgained each opponent we've played this year which is another positive but the Eagles still have some key issues with the team that will have to be fixed in order to make the playoffs. The run defense is still poor, the offense seems bored and lackadaisical at times, and the tackling has been terrible with third and fourth tackles being needed to bring the ball carrier down. With all of this being said, the last game in Washington showed overall improvements. The Redskins only ran for 42 yards, the tackling was much improved and Nnamdi finally looked active and alive in our defense.
The Eagles' next 3 weeks are very important in determining where this team goes this season. All of their next 3 games are at home against NFC opposition. The first being against the Dallas Cowboys, another NFC East team that hasn't started the way they've hoped. Then one against the Chicago Bears, one of the most confusing teams in the league with the way they flip from being "a very good" team to a "below average" team each week(Btw, does anyone like Jay Cutler? Is there a less likeable player in the league? Guy just seems like a complete douchebag) and then finally we get to take on the Arizona Cardinals and the returning Kevin Kolb. Arizona simply sucks and if we somehow lose to them at home then I think I'd be done for the season.
Philly needs to win at LEAST 2 of the next 3 even though I think even a loss would be tough for them to overcome because to get to 10-6 they would have to go 5-1 in their last 6 games. I'm predicting the Eagles edge out a close win (we're due) over the Boys on Sunday night in a game that will be fun to watch for everyone other than Eagles and Cowboys fans.
Quick hits about the rest of the NFL:
Is there any reason why I shouldn't go out and wager on a Patriots-Packers Superbowl? Has any team showed that they're better than these two in their respective conferences (Sorry Baltimore and New Orleans. You guys got demoted after losses to the Jaguars and Bucs, just terrible).
Tim Tebow. The name alone strikes fear into opponents. The man just simply wins football games. Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, take note. This is how you play in the National Football League. I mean, is there anything he can't do? He probably let the Dolphins score 15 unanswered points at first just so he could have a challenge later on. Tim Tebow would have ended World War II in 1933. When Tim Tebow prays to God, he is just talking to himself. Scrap that Pats-Packers Superbowl, I'm putting my money on Tebow against whatever team unluckily stumbles into his path.
(And that last paragraph is a perfect example of why we need sarcasm font.)
Will be back after the Cowboys game.
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