A Must Win in Week 3?
The Eagles season couldn’t have started worse, a loss to both the Cowboys and Falcons. The Cowboys game was a complete disaster, the Eagles completely forgot to show up. The Eagles were only down by 6 at the half and things didn’t get any better from there, the special teams which was one of the best units last years allowed a punt to be blocked and things didn’t get any better Kelce snapped the ball to Bradford when he wasn’t ready and that lead to another turnover.
People can say what they want about DeMarco Murray, he is a Pro-Bowl caliber running back, but even the greatest running back of all-time can’t do anything if guys are hitting him 4- yards in the backfield. Both the Falcons and Cowboys ate up the make-shift offensive line, they have an aging Jason Peters who is on the downside of his career. Chip got rid of Todd Herremans and also decided to get rid of veteran Evan Mathis. Chip can say that they weren’t his type of players and didn’t do things his way but if he doesn’t turn things around then he will be the next Nick Saban and be heading back to college
The upcoming game against the Jets, certainly seems like a must win. The Eagles can’t end up 0-3, only about 2 percent of teams that finish 0-3 make the postseason. The Jets don’t seem like the Jets as usual and this game doesn’t seem like a walk in the park. The Jets are coming off a dominate win against the Colts, with the Jets forcing 5 turnovers. If the Eagles play the way they did the first two-games, they will certainly end up 0-3 and that is something that can’t happen. Although the Eagles are in a week division this year with the Cowboys season falling apart as well with both of their offensive superstars going down. The Eagles have a chance to get right back in the division race, a loss most certainly might put a damper on their chances. I think the NFC East can be won with a 9-7 record which is very attainable for the Eagles and their upcoming schedule.
The Eagles started out 0-2 in 2003 losing both games at home to the Buccaneers and the Patriots, both were ugly loses from what I can remember. The next game was against the Bill after an early bye week. The Eagles built a 16-0 lead through three quarters and were able to finish the game off and win 23-13. Although the current Eagles team isn’t coming off a bye week, I do believe they will pull off a win in Jersey. It won’t be a pretty win, but I think the Eagles will go down early 14-0 and come back to win 24-21. Until tomorrow, Fly Eagles Fly!
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