ESPN radio's Eagles' predicition

ESPN's morning sports radio program, the Mike and Mike show, analyzed the Eagles 2004 prospects today. "Analyst" Mark Schlereth addressed the cornerback concerns about Sheppard and Brown being able to fill the shoes of Taylor and Vincent by noting that both 2nd year players saw (and started) a lot of games last year while both all-pros were injured.

There was also some debate about whether the Eagles had "underachieved" by failing to make the super bowl in either of the past three years (the consensus was that was likely the case vs. Carolina). They also highlighted the glaringly obvious observation that the passing game should be much improved this year with the addition of TO. Duh.

The three personalities then gave their predictions for the Eagles regular season record. Schlereth had them at 12-4 same as last year. Former Eagle Mike Golic said they were as good as last year but still thought 11-5 was more likely. And the guy filling in this week for Mike Greenberg predicted 13-3 based on the soft road schedule the Eagles have this year, which he contended is the hardest thing to do in the NFL and separates good from great teams - winning on the road.