Eagles Thumbs Up; Competition Thumbs Down
Chiefs, Bills, Ravens, Lions, Vikings?
Nope, This Is the Year of the Eagle.
I couldn’t care less about last weekend at Northwest Stadium. I‘m not phased by Jalen Hurts in concussion protocol or the status of Kenny Pickett’s ribs. I’m not unfeeling; I‘m just realistic. And I certainly don’t give a tush-pushing-brotherly-shoving piece of flying human excrement about how many touchdowns Jayden Daniels has or how many yards former St. Joe’s Prep’s Olamide Zaccheaus has for the Washington-Redskin-Commander-Football Team. I really don’t care.
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The reason that I don’t care is emboldened by what the Eagles have put on the field this season. If the Eagles can beat the Dak-less, Lamb-less, Cowboys, and Barkley-less New York (thank you, Giants) — they will finish with a 14–3 record, tying their record in 2022–2023 and eclipsing only the 1949 and 1960 seasons. But what this Eagles team has become is much more significant than that.
I know, I know. You are tired of these declarative statements, which are like the best in Everdom. But when it comes to the ninety-one-year existence of the Eagles, that’s what this team is. And really, it isn’t even that close.
Yup, I said it. The Philadelphia Eagles will be Super Bowl Champions in 2025.
You know, the opportunity to finish what they started in 2022 — now unburdened by inexperience and complete with the memory of having been there before.
It’s been 45 years since Dick Vermeil’s Eagles lost in Tampa Bay to the Buccaneers in the 1979 Divisional Round of the NFC Playoffs. The team that would win the NFC the following year mirrors the current team with a young NFL Coach, elite running back, and a dominant possession receiver — pales in comparison from a talent perspective. Twenty years ago, when Andy Reid’s Eagles finally eclipsed the NFC Championship Game roadblock — even with TO doing pushups in his driveway couldn’t match the scoring capability of this 2024 offense.
And our beloved 2017–2018 Eagles — who gave us everything we wanted in the NFC Playoffs of 2018 — it pains me to tell you that it’s no comparison to this current team. It even pains me to tell you that 1949 and 1960 — couldn’t hold a candle to this group. This isn’t Madden; we can’t find out.
What the Eagles do have is that internal makeup of a winner. They have an almost unstoppable offensive onslaught, a tenacious defense, an experienced defense coordinator, and rookies who aren’t only going to be impactful but are also making an impact this year. It’s the best combination of rookie contributors and All-Pro talent in the NFL.
From the front office to the field to the record books, this is the finest Eagles team ever to grace the gridiron.
And that is why they will win the Super Bowl in 2025.
Is there any alternative speculation?
I don’t care.
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