National Look at Eagles

Terrific team profile of the Eagles in the nation’s newspaper. An insightful analysis by McNabb on the infamous “window of opportunity,” a great quote by Reid about his draft philosophy, a telling statistic about the offense (and Reid’s red zone play calling), and an encouraging stat about how McNabb closed out the season and perhaps foretelling his complete recovery in 2008 from his ACL injury.

 

Alas, a couple of minor quibbles. To wit, no in Philadelphia is expecting offensive contributions from Desean Jackson this year, or if they are it is as a bonus to what he can/should contribute on special teams. It pains me to say this, but Akers is not playing at a pro bowl level right now, though he has through most of his career. And finally, even if this team “stumbles out of the gate,” there won’t be any quick move toward Kolb and “youth movement.” If the Eagles have shown anything over the years is that NFL season is a looooong campaign, where anything can happen and no team is truly out of it until they are officially eliminated from the playoffs.