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Well, well, it looks like we have a football team to care about again. After a couple of ridiculously frustrating weeks, the Eagles finally decided to put together a couple of nice performances against one pretty good opponent and one pretty damn incredible opponent. Can we call it a fluke? Eh, we’ll see in another 3 weeks. I’ll just enjoy the fact I still have some meaningful football to watch over the next few weeks.
Heading into the Arizona game, I figured the Eagles were pretty much done. Most agreed. They still had a potent Cardinals team on the schedule followed by the NFL’s best team, the Giants (I hate to admit that. Ah, what the hell? They still suck.). Somehow, they managed to come away from those two games with two very nice-looking Ws. Now, they have three extremely winnable games up next. They should roll over Cleveland at home. We need not worry about that one. Then, they must survive two division games against the floundering ‘Skins and Cowboys. If the Birds somehow find a way past the Redskins on the road, there’s no way in hell they lose at home against Dallas. No way! This place would be too fired up for that game. How great would it be to secure our playoff spot against T.O. and the Cowboys at home? I’d sure take it.
Like I said, at least the Eagles have kept this season interesting for now and I’m pretty excited about that fact. A part of me, however, feels kind of torn about this whole scenario. Of course, I would much rather be in the playoffs than not in the playoffs. But, can they really make a legitimate run? Nah, I don’t think so. The Giants and Carolina are both way too strong in the NFC. Plus, if the Eagles do advance to the postseason, we’re looking at least another year of the Andy Reid era. Granted, we were probably headed that way anyway, but another playoff year may delay his eventual exit for another year. So, we have quite the catch 22 this season.
Time’s yours.
