Eagles 2005 record, another prediction

This time my friend Paul offered his two cents on the Eagles chances in 2005.

Dudes, seriously, take a big step back and out of our negative, gun-shy Phillly fishbowl.

this is a 14-2 team, period.

they're not losing to anyone in the division, we're going 6-0 in the division. Worst-case scenario, we slip up and lose one game to a division rival late in the year (kind of the way we almost lost to the Cowboys and the Skins last year).

So we go 5-1 in the division. After that, we are a prohibitive favorite in every single game, and probably even money in KC.

Remember, KC is great offensively, and Priest Holmes scares the crap out of me, sorf of the way Ahman Green did two years ago. (And Vermiel's no dope like that idiot in G.B, he'll just keep giving it to Priest if he's running wild.) But their defense completely blows, and Donovan might throw for five TDs against them.

BUT, let's face it, we've gone 12-4, 12-4 and 13-3 the past three years, and you know what? We've have HORRIFICALLY BAD injuries in those years. Donovan missing the final six or seven games one season, TO missing three games and two playoff games, W'brook ending his season in a meaningless game at FedEx Field.

again, don't get caught up in the fact that we were 13-3 and the Falcons were 11-5 and what other teams RECORDS were.

We were two touchdowns or more better than every single team in the NFC last season. Go look at last year's box scores.

there are only two things preventing us from 14 wins this year: andy pulling the plug late in the year like he did last season, or a slew of injuries to Donovan, TO and every D-lineman.