The Philadelphia Eagles will make the playoffs this season. Glass half full, or am I just fool? I’ll gladly accept your barrage of insults. The list of factoids leading to a negative projection for how this season will carry out is full of deficiencies and uncertainties. The time is ticking for Vick to miss time with an injury. Our defense will be unreliable, a set-back and added pressure for the offense to perform at a high level. The schedule has us playing three games in 11 days. After the reunion of the “hip-to hip” tandem of Reid and McNabb for the Thursday night match-up against the Chiefs, we head on the road for three weeks starting with the offensive arsenal in Denver. So why am I so confident that with all of these obstacles this team will make the playoffs? I have my reasons, so let us get to them.
- Chip Kelly is a wildcard, an unknown, an intelligent college coach looking to make the transition at the pro level. How long will it take for him to adjust to the big leagues? He is ready, as in being ready now. Kelly has offenses, defenses, and special team game-plans ready for each quarter. If the first approach fails to work, he will introduce the next, and then the next and so on. He will not allow the other coach to out-think him; the guy has too much pride in what he does. This happens to be the same pride which can come off as “short” with the media with some of the answers he gives. His goal is not to “please” us with his personality. His goal is to win, end of sentence, good morning, good night, that’s all she wrote.
- The Eagles will finish the season in the top three when it comes to running the football. The Eagles are going to run the ball, multiple carriers and a variety of schemes. They are going to rush on all downs, consistently and effectively behind a punishing offensive line. Vick will run, not out of panic, but as of alternative option on pre-discussed situations that Kelly has addressed with him. Vick appreciated what Reid did for him, but Vick respects the intelligence of Kelly and what he is trying to do with this offense. Vick is not the player of old, but he is also not old enough to where he can’t be a threat in the run option.
- Special Teams will also be top 3 in the NFL. You think special teams play is not a big enough impact on the game to be mentioned? The coverage teams have looked excellent. Desean will have the opportunity to return the majority of punts, and if fumble woes can be reduced, both Brown and Johnson provide an electricity to take it to the house. We aren’t going to allow teams to start with good field position. Every yard is earned under the Chip Kelly “school of thinking.”
- The secondary is awful, so pressure will be needed from the front seven. The Giants when winning their second Super-Bowl a few years back had a weak secondary; it was their pressure on Brady that allowed them to disrupt enough passing attempts to help secure that victory. Cole and Graham are awful at covering and playing in space. You will see them start but not finish in their linebacker stance, they will be blitzing behind the stunts and twists of the defensive line. We will rotate the big men to keep them fresh, and bring havoc to opposing quarterbacks. The long ball and covering tight-ends will not be pretty, but at the end of the day the defense will do enough to help us win more than loose.
- The NFC East- One of the most over-rated divisions in the NFL. Any team can finish first or last with talent potential and if a couple breaks happen along the way. The Eagles will win the NFC East. The breaks will go our way, the transition, the re-building, save those titles for other teams in the NFL. The Philadelphia Eagles are a contender, a threat and you better be a believer because the band wagon thing is something I can’t stand.
Nice backhanded complementary article!! You should have saved the word space. NFC East overrated?? I think not. But you have us in the playoffs. So thanks I guess!!! Philly media who needs enemies!!
7-8 wins tops, no playoffs. They’ll probably finish 4th in the division.
They are a minimum 8-8 team. That’s the base. I think they could sneak into the playoffs. If the offense really clicks and the defense holds folk to 24 a game…then we win the division and get a first round buy.
I originally had 8-8, with the TB game as a win…but now I see that’s their 3rd straight road game. Very tough spot. NFL teams win around 30% of the time in that spot, so I have to move it to a L.
Puts them at 7-9 and an old man at QB. Good times.
Still huge questions to be answered at the most important position and a crappy draft pick.
The 7-9 also based upon a 3-3 record in the division. There’s the chance this could be up to 9-7 or down to 6-10 depending on those games. But I think 3-3 is fair there.
I hope that my favorite team totally bombs this year. We need a great QB and a high draft pick 2014!
Can what we have do anything near what Manning did Thursday night?
If anyone thinks this team wins more than 5-6 games, needs to get their heads examined! What improvements have they made, from the 4-12 abortion team of last year? We have the same turd at QB. The O-line is still a ???? No WR’s other than DJax. The secondary hasn’t been upgraded!. The LB corps. is a joke. The front 3 have huge ???? Schemes on both sides of the ball, have been completely been overhauled! The only thing I see better, is ST’s, & the fact we have a healthy Shady! WTF are you people smoking?!?!?
CANCEL THR SEASON!!! DON’T WATCH THE GAMES. THE EAGLES WILL SUCK!! BOOO HOO WAHHH WAHHH. Bunch of f’n cry babies. STFU and enjoy the games damn. And Vinnie wasn’t you suppose to be banned from the board if Vick was named starting QB? What’s taking you so long to jump off a cliff?
LMAO. Agree 100%. The crying is pitiful. Big tough Eagles fans. It’s a rebuilding year, regardless of what the Eagles say publicly. Appreciate the fact that we don’t have to watch Reid and his same crap another year. Everyone was crying to get rid of Reid. He’s gone, now lots of people are still whining about the team. You know they were going to have to rebuild and it can’t be done over one off season, bunch of sniveling babies. Perhaps those of you who posts comments of disdain about the Eagles should look to root for another team until the Eagles become good again. Then jump back on the wagon.
Who’s crying? If you can’t tell the difference between brutal honesty, & “crying” I don’t know what to tell you. I you want to blindy wave your pom-poms, go ahead, I choose to live in the real world. BTW, don’t tell me who to root for. I root for all 4 local teams, regardless of record. I’m no bandwagon jumping fan like Songs, & some others on here. If you 2 princesses can’t take brutal honesty, & the truth, don’t read my comments.
Also, if it was a true rebuilding year as you say, Vick wouldn’t still be here. They delusional think they are better than what they are, like some of you dip$#!ts!
You are crying, that’s who! Exactly what were your expectations, First of all, I didn’t tell you who to root for, I said root for another team, with no specificity. Second of all I’m not waving any pom poms. Instead complaining and whining, I will give Chip an opportunity to build a winner not cry like a baby because my squad isn’t going to be what I would like for them to be this year! It’s called patienceI’m not looking to measure success with wins and losses because I know it’s going to take time to rebuild. As long as I see some cohesion and improvements over last years debacle I’ll be fine (this year). Thirdly, You can rebuild even with the same QB, i.e. Vick because it gives the offense an opportunity to get acclimated to that type of high pace offense with that type of QB. You must be guilty because you took my comments to heart. Lastly, if you can’t stomach the rebuilding process go put your head under your sheets and come back out when the Eagles have done everything you want them to to get to the bowl.
I wasn’t expecting them to be good. I expected them to do everything they could, to better this team, this off-season. Still being $20M+ under the cap, signing garbage FA’s & drafting unneeded & luxury players, in this years draft, when your DF was devoid of players in the secondary, LB corps. & front line. This years draft & FA period was loaded with talent at secondary, & we signed/ drafted NONE of them, when we were in dire straits. Vick should have NEVER been brought back, if they were truly, honest with themselves about rebuilding! It made zero sense. If you can’t understand that, you don’t know $#!t about rebuilding an NFL team. They deluded themselves, into thinking they can win! Win what exactly? Vick is not the future of this team. The draft was clusterf^#@, of epic proportions & they signed nothing but backups, health concerns, & ????? I initially commented, because of the @$$clowns on here thinking after a 4-12, with ZERO upgrades, thinking we are doubling our wins. It’s nauseating & comical! I can understand trying to be positive, especially after the past 2-3 years of trash truck juice, this cities teams have been, but try using your heads, for something other than a hat rack! You can’t handle the truth, too freaking bad!
Ok, bit what is your plan. Be the GM and tell me what’s your plan. Paulman and I have been posting about players in the up coming draft that can possibly help the Eagles. I agree, Vick is not the QB of the future, but he’s here.That’s reality. My head actually serves as an Eagles hat rack and a host for a brain that not only uses common sense but hasl ead me to be quite educated with three graduate degrees thank you very much! That’s why the dearly departed Navy dubbed me Doc!!! Dude, I sense your frustration, I think most Eagles fans are, myself included; but come down off of the Cary Williams hyper behavior attitude as it will only get you pissed off about something you have no power over anyway. Your heart is in the right place, you just gotta be patient and let this thing play out!!!
That was a good, funny post. Glad, you at least understand where I’m coming from. Eagles hat rack… Dearly departed Navy…. LMMFBO!!!!
My off-season plan, that I’ve discussed many times. It was simple, reasonable, & doable-
FA- RT Eric Winston; NT Terrance Knighton; OLB Conner Barwin (only player); CB Sean Smith (better, younger, upside & cheaper than Williams); CB Derek Cox (young up-&-comer, better than Fletcher & Wiliams); Safeties Glover Quin & Laron Landry (both upgrades, to the dreck we signed.
Draft- DF, DF, DF, depth at O-line, & WR. Not a project RT at #1, a luxury TE, a rotation DT, & a stiff QB, with their 1st 4 picks! It’s too early for next years draft & FA, but we have the same issues, that could have been on the way to being corrected already.
DCAR, You and others just don’t get it….sometimes a good team makes great players. Its not always about going out and signing the most stout player in free agency…Take Nnamdi for example, he was considered the “best catch” free agent signing that year… or at least that’s how he was touted…. I don’t think anyone on here complained even myself (although I preferred Tulloch that year) But how did that turn out? Was it Nnamdi’s fault or the defensive coaches? Who know’s… Nnamdi’s gone, coaches are gone….maybe the position has been upgraded and so has the coaching staff….Eagles signed CB’s and safeties, just not big named players or stars…Don’t need a bunch of good players…I’d prefer a good team.
I think the opening 3 Games in 11 Days can be a real advantage with Kelly’s up-Tempo style of Offense, remember both the Chargers and Chiefs have to travel to Philly, so a 2-1 Start is very possible and expected on my end..
I think the Eagles win 7-8 Games in a crowded NFC East
And no the NFC East is not Overrated, most followers of the NFL have the East as the weakest Division from Top to Bottom in the NFC Conference (at least I do).. 10 Wins gets the Division Crown with only the Divisional Winner making the Playoffs.. The Wildcards will come from the South & West Divisions which have more talented Teams…
I see a 2-4 Record in the NFC East (maybe 3-3)
Then Wins over Chargers, Chiefs, Cardinals, Raiders &
and possibly the Lions..
No defense. No WR’s. Same failure at QB. Failure coaches under Kelly. No upgrades. Idiotic draft. Still $20M+ under the cap! That’s all you need from this organization. But, yeah, we will win 8-10 games??? BWAHAHAHAHA!!!! SMFH!!!!
Dcar when we exceed your expectations then what?? Will you still laugh? I just don’t understand why a fan will be “real” and hope or expect mediocrity? But anyway. These so called keyboard GM’s I really wonder with your moves how this team will fare? Oh I know it would be dream team every year. All the talent no chemistry
Where did I ever hope for mediocrity, you imbecile? I don’t want a dream team, I expect & want a f^#@ing GM, that knows how to evaluate players, & not sign/ draft garbage, & rotation players. I expect & want a team, that isn’t the winner of every off season salary cap bowl, & goes all out to better the team. I want an owner, who doesn’t think he knows better than everyone, & thinks he’s a f^#@ing genius. I expect & want a coaching staff that aren’t failures. I expect & want a head coach, that has at least a minute of NFL experience, & doesn’t think he can reinvent the game. Where’s the talent & chemistry with this team? They were going to have to find chemistry, with anybody they signed. You see chemistry on this team? WTF, are you talking about? That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. I’m no keyboard GM, I’m knowledgeable, have no tolerance for stupidity, & know WTF I’m talking about. Again, princess, if you don’t like what I say, don’t read it! It’s that simple, if you don’t like the truth.
3-13
You can be a fan, and be more realistic, than optimistic, and be more in touch with the teams actual potential.
I love the Eagles, but they are not talented enough to win the division, or make a wildcard. They don’t know talent, nor know how to draft.
Wow, why can’t someone be an eagles fan and believe this team isn’t that good? If I don’t like the defense or the QB and still am not sure about the coach I should say 12-4? I’ve always been realistic about this team this year. Yes there is a chance they are the surprise team that jumps up every year. Logically I don’t see it. I see 4-6 wins at best and a good draft pick next year. I see the defense getting better as the year goes on and at least 2 different starting qbs this year. I’m a huge birds fan but that is the reality if what I see. I don’t like a lot of what the team has done this offseason, but ill wait for the games to play out before I kill em. I’m on the record though with what I think this team is
Xevious..I tend to have the same feelings. Looking forward to the start of the season, really looking forward to see what coach Kelly has in store, but recognize that we are thin at a lot of positions. I really hope that I am wrong, and it does not dampen my enthusiasm for the new start, but being real, I can see that we have a long way to go. Regardless, I still expect to see the Birds crush the ‘skins tomorrow!! But that is the Eagles Fan in me!!
GO BIRDS!!
YES WE CAN!!!!!!! WILL THE REAL EAGLES FANS WHO BELIEVE IN OUR COACHES AND PLAYERS PLEASE STAND UP??????? WE HAVE BEEN INFILTRATED BY A BUNCH OF “SLACK-JAWED MAGGOTS” ON THIS SITE WHO’S RATHER US LOSE TO GET UNSURE PICKS WHICH COULD TURN OUT LIKE THE FIREMAN WE JUST LET GO. ALL OF YOU ON HERE WHO CLAIM TO LOVE THIS TEAM ARE A DISGRACE TO BANDWAGON FANS, FOR THEY EVEN SUPPORT THEIR NEW TEAM BEFORE ABANDONING SHIP. WILL THE REAL EAGLES FANS PLEASE STAND UP!!!!!?????
We’re not blind fans Rocko. To think like that is flat out stupid. What reason should I have faith in Howie, or this coaching staff? What have they accomplished for them to earn that from you, myself, or any other fan of this team?
I AM A FAN OF THE 76ERS, BUT I’m not areal fan because, I Should have faith that they are going to the playoffs with a lack of experience, and talent?
Brother please!! I have my priorities straight, and I am a loyal fan, though not a blind one in denial.
No disrespect, but you can put that bandwagon fan BS on pause, because your point of view is A HUGE PILE OF BS……
and who’s abandoning ship? I’M JUST A MORE REALISTIC FAN…..
I was just called a maggot. That belongs in the funny papers.
Rocko just called over half of all NFL fans bandwagoners.
Browns fans bandwagoners for the past decade because their team had no shot?
Jets fans bandwagoners because they know their team has no shot?
Vikes fans?
Buddy, I’ve been to about 10 different Bills games in my life…sat with 80,000 bandwagoners each and every time.
Raider fan?
And of course Eagle fan.
Recognizing your team has a bottom tier QB and a historically bad B is not being a bandwagon fan, its being realistic.
Using caps lock, & claiming to be “A real fan”, doesn’t make you a real fan, it makes you an immature, irrational, unrealistic, brain damaged, lemming, that can’t think for himself! But go ahead Super-fan, whatever makes you sleep at night!
Heheheheeee!!!!!!!!!!!
All the %, $@@ ** you use makes you even better though right?
I feel you Rocko…I don’t know where this season will take us, but I’m going into to every single game believing the Eagles have a shot. In my opinion that’s just what some fans do.
If the defense can get off the field on some 3rd downs, limit fields goals in the red zone. If they can be opportunistic and create some turnovers.
Special teams delivers some big plays.
Just like the lottery, “hey you never know”….
Real Talk supports fans like Rocko who don’t give up before a single game is played. That’s the type of cat I’d want on my team!
This team has the same skill weapons that took them to the playoffs in 2010. This defense is no worse than the one in 2010 that had the offense having to win shootouts.
The STs is far superior. All this garbage about Chip reinventing the game? It was a Reid with his bogus wide 9 and hiring his o-line coach to run the D that re-inventing the game.
Chip has something to prove to you Denny? Guys are having major success in the NFL using concepts Kelly has been using for years. Harbaugh, his DC, Carroll, Kiffin, they were all getting schooled by Kelly.
People think the top minds are in the NFL, but there hasn’t been inovation at this level for years.
and all that being said they will still be 5-11, 4-12, 3-13……..then what will that say about the thinking of the more optimistic?……That they were totally unrealistic right!!???
But the ones in denial will continue to rationalize, and justify the decisions of the so called real experts.
1 day away from a new season.. a new coach… a new start and all i see is crying. Lets go eagles!!! We are gunna win on monday.
This team should win at least 7 games and if things break right in a weak division be playing meaningful games in December. The key is all about the defense if they perform well they will challenge for the division. All this other talk about fans and non-fans is dumb. Just as dumb as the endless QB debate.
After MNF, we will really know how far or close we are from the reaction you all have given. I recognize we had 4 wins last year, our qb is fragile, our defense a mess. Watch what a coach who wants nothing but to win, who can manage the game as its happening and get the most from the talent and not potential of his players. Chip Kelly=Playoffs…..Get ready for it, think it, believe it, and get fired up as we are less than 43 hours away from kickoff!
34 hours, excitement got the better of my typing skills.
Let’s go Eagles. I can’t wait!!! 31 more hours ad 30 mins.
Vaginnie, Dcar and gm; you gals are the true definition of “Girly Men”. Why don’t you all just give each other a wraparound and then go jump off a cliff with no parachute.
And you say this be ause of their opinion on the Eagles? This is exactly why you lose all credibility in my mind. If someone has an opinion contrary to yours the aren’t real fans or in this case girly men. You my friend are a stooge
We’re ‘girlie men??”
You’re the one with the schoolgirl crush Rocko.
OK, but as I am jumping off the cliff, my brothers Vinnie, DCar, and I will survive, and continue to be correct in our assessment of the Eagles.
So, what is your point? That statement wasn’t worth posting…Really childish, come on brother you’re better than that.
“Girly men”, says the jailhouse punk, hiding behind a keyboard. Classic! Why don’t you go double click your lady parts! Get an education, get a clue, get a life, & go find your man-hood, Rockell! Leave this board to real men, that have balls, & brains, & are able to think clearly, truthfully, & non-biased. Just because some of us see things for what they are, doesn’t make us less of a fan, nor does that mean, that we’re rooting against them! Again, as I say to all the other nimrods on here, if you can’t take the truth, & don’t like being proven wrong, don’t read, or comment on my posts! I’m rarely wrong, on any topic on here, & have made @$$e$ out of better & smarter men then you Rockell.
This should be Vaginnie’s last day correct? Someone correct me if I’m mistaken.
Those “running” QBs are horrible.
I know the 49ers just wish they’d never kicked out Smith for Kaepernick.
lol
Good today precisely because they barely ran any read-option and he’s obviously becoming a nice pocket passer.
Only way he will survive long term.
“Good today precisely because they barely ran any read-option”
SanFran never runs a lot of read option. Generally only 20% to 30% of their game.
“he’s obviously becoming a nice pocket passer.”
He was never not a “nice” pocket passer.
SMH
And last night they called less than that. An excellent coaching decision btw. Coming off the playoff win last year, plus all the “we’ll hit the QB every RO play” business from Matthews the past 2 weeks, the Pack were geeked to stop the RO.
Then SF didn’t call any. Kap with very traditional drop back plays the vast majority of the time.
Excellent coaching.
Obviously Kap has improved that aspect of his game over the offseason and the coaches were comfortable switching tactics to bamfoozle the GB D.
Over the long term he will slowly evolve into a pocket QB with good mobility rather than a running QB. The same with Wilson.
This is what must be done to achieve long term consistent success.
Looks like Kap (and wilson) are well on their way. Brains first. Arm second. Mobility third.
Mike Vick is still a running QB. FIrst and Formost.
He’s running first. Arm second. Brains……ummmmm…..
The guy who’s wrong on practically everything should stop talking about brains.
The read option has always been part of the offense, not the whole thing. The 49ers didn’t play any different then they usually play. You wouldn’t know that because when you hear read-option, you assume the Qb is running on every play.
The Packers game last year was an outlier, just Kapernick taking advantage of what is given.
LOL.
He can’t here that Skayne. 49ers played like they always play. Read option isn’t going anywhere with them. They took what the defense was giving them…the Packers were keyed in on the run, and so they lit it up in the air.
Simple.
Various media outlets:
“Kaepernick scrambled for only 22 yards on 7 carries, and the 49ers simply didn’t give the Packers the formation looks that gave Dom Capers and their entire defensive coaching staff insomnia during the offseason. ”
“Eschewing the read-option and going to more of a pocket-passing game”
From Joe Staley:
“And we did a great job of showing them we are not a read-option team.”
The read-option is part of their offense, but last night they shelved it (for the most part) I think I saw perhaps 4 traditional read-option looks all game, (with one inexplicably coming with about a minute to go in the 4th Q that got Kap hit – stupid)
Kap had 7 ‘rushes’ but by my count only 3 were designed or on purpose.
The 49ers changed their game plan from last year’s playoff game. That’s good coaching and it will bode well for Kapernick in the future.
Why you get your panties in a bunch for my saying this is just weird.
“Why you get your panties in a bunch for my saying this is just weird.”
– My panties have nothing to do with this
– The point you keep missing is that the read option was never a big part of San Frans offense. They were NEVER a “read option” team.
– Packers made it clear they were keying in on the run – and so San Fran made the adjustment
– Another game may prove to be different. Kaep may run for a lot more.
– Harbaugh believes in winning – how he does it is irrelevant. If the read option proves useful against an opponent it will be done. If it’s not it won’t simple.
The other part you keep missing is that running the option doesn’t mean your QB automatically runs…more than likely your RB is getting the call (if it’s run not pass), with the QB keeping it only if conditions are favorable.
Green Bay set out to stop the run – in all it’s iterations – no one had a good night on the ground…but focusing on the run meant the rest of the field was wide open and Packers secondary is suspect.
You can run traditional read/option looks and have the exact same effect san fran had on Packers if a team plays to stop the run the way the Packers did.
Your brain seems to only associate the r/o wtih a QB running all over the place – which isn’t what it is at all. And truthfully the THREAT of Kaep running is what kept the Packers focused on the run last night – so it still worked even when they weren’t running it.
You can run traditional read/option looks and have the exact same effect san fran had on Packers if a team plays to stop the run the way the Packers did.
The 49ers run a West Coast and read-option hybrid – most times they run their read-option plays out of the pistol formation.
It’s pretty easy to tell when the 49ers are not running read-option plays…the QB is not READING the DE/OLB the QB has no OPTION to keep the ball.
Enjoy your last few hours my friend…any gibberish that you have forgot to mentioned or any half asses stat you’ve forgotten to share, now is your chance. Tonight, 8pm, no more mosts, Vinnie!
Enjoy your last few hours my friend…any gibberish that you have forgot to mention or any half assed stat you’ve forgotten to share, now is your chance. Tonight, 8pm, no more posts, Vinnie!
Some running quarterbacks are horrible – some like Kaepernick are good.
Some pocket quarterbacks are horrible – some like Manning are good.
You do realize only a handful of qbs have EVER done what Manning did against that porous Raven’s D? Most of whom played in the dark ages. Piss-poor example. Just stating you want to start over with a new qb would have been more credible. The Manning reference ruined it.
I have no idea what the fuck your comment even meant coldbrewski.
As for Manning, he has picked apart every defense in football over the years. I hardly think he made his bones feasting on weak defenses.
Hey guys… sorry for letting the crazies get to me these last few months. Im not going to do that anymore. So pumped for tomorrow i stand with this coach, whoever he uses as qb and im giving the D a chance to show me how wrong i am. Lets rally together… Go eagles
No doubt, Kelly will have this ship running right. Can’t wait to get this started tommorrow. Monday’s been a long time coming.
Tsjohnson, we are from Philly, Jakedog from north east Philly, toughest dudes on the planet, we don’t give a shit about any other qb oter than whose under center in Philly, do you get that bitch, lol
jakedog, we are all Eagles fans, I’m from West Philly. A place that’s truly tough (West Park) that you wouldn’t wanna necessarily hang around. I don’t think calling a woman a bitch on a computer makes you tough, just ignorant. Not cool dude.
If anyone watched the Cowboys/Giants Game last evening and doesn’t think that the NFC East is wide open, doesn’t know football
Saw tons of mistakes, blown coverages, poor tackling, poor special teams, and lots of turnovers.. Looking around a lot of NFL Games yesterday, and today’s NFL is about “Big Plays”, Execution in the Red-Zone and Creating Turnovers..
I saw very few Defenses out there yeaterday that actually stopped anyone..
If the Eagles play solid, disciplined football we should be able to beat Giants and Dallas relatively easily.
We’ll see what the Skins look like tonite.
I wouldn’t go that far TS,
If we have learned anything being Eagles Fans over the Years,
Is that the Eagles & Wins never come “Easy” for the Birds..
But if they can Turnovers,Penalties and Negative Plays.. They will have a great shot to Win Games at the end which is what you Practice & Play for..
Howie Roseman has a better chance of dunking a basketball than the Eagles making the playoffs.
*********** BREAKING NEWS **********
The NFL has announced that the Washington Redskins have offered to play the second half of tonight’s match-up without helmets in order to level the playing field with the Philadelphia Eagles.
In an unprecedented show of sportsmanship Mike Shanahan stated that his team will leave their helmets in the locker room after the first half.