Eagles Bring Down the Giants - I'm Still Pinching Myself To See If This is Real!

I hoped, I said a little prayer, but I was so afraid to just say "the Eagles will beat the Giants on Sunday".  I was afraid I'd jinx my belief that they would win.  I think with how all those stars aligned, everyone in Philly is superstitious.  From the guys growing beards, to patting my Eagles Snowman that sits on top of my steps, we're all afraid to utter "The Eagles Will XXXXXXXXX". 

If there ever was a game that showed that the Eagles are a well rounded team, yesterday's game was it.  The defense of course was the MVP of this game, beyond a shadow of a doubt.  However, for as much as everyone thinks our only weapon on offense is Brian Westbrook, they need to look deeper.  From rookie DeSean Jackson, to Brent Celek, even Donovan McNabb himself, these guys are all weapons that should not be overlooked.  While Westbrook and even Buckhalter were mostly contained in the game yesterday, it was the rest of the team that answered the call when it was needed.  The fact is, while you can prepare for Westbrook, you also need to prepare for the entire team - something apparently the Giants didn't count on.

And lets talk about that defense.  Just WOW!  First there was that pick by Asante Samuel (that guy's worth EVERY dollar they spent on him) and then the 3 stands, count them 1, 2, 3 that denied the Giants the 1st down conversion.  That was absolutely amazing.  4th and inches quarterback sneak, 3rd and 3 stop on Brandon Jacobs, and another 4th and inches stop, I'm in total agreement with Andy Reid when he says he's got "the best Defensive Corrdinator in the league with Jim Johnson (even though he's like a 100 years old)."  The Eagles Defense is probably the best we've seen in this entire tenure under Reid and Johnson, and these guys play with heart and detirmination like no other team in the NFL.

Watching all the post game stuff I could (I'm a junky on that kind of stuff), I saw an interview with Quintin Mikkel and he stated they (the defense) really want to win it all for Brian Dawkins.  They all rally around him.  Dawkins is the spritirual heart and soul and leader of this team.  Dawkins is just that special of a player and a person that he rallied this team even in its darkest hour to believe in themselves when no one else did.

Dare we dream?  Could it be possible?  Could all the stars be aligned just right?  Is this the "ha in your face McNabb/Reid haters" retribution us believers have been hoping for?

We can't be cocky enough to think that the next game is just going to be a slam dunk / home run.  The Cardinals the Eagles played on Thanksgiving night, aren't the same team any more.  For that matter, neither are the Eagles.  The Cardinals though don't seem to have as many weapons, just two big (rather good) recievers, so the passing game is what our boyz are going to have to defend against.  If they can just keep putting pressure (of course this is what Johnson does best), on Warner, I'm hoping that'll be enough to silence their offense.

Dare we stop dreaming?  Should we ask them to shave their beards?  Will I stop patting my Eagles Snowman that sits at the top of my stairs?

Nope... not yet.  And I won't stop pinching myself to make sure this isn't a dream either.

Comments

[Charley]

It was a terrific win yesterday. I'm just as supersticious as the team as I've been growing my Eagles beard since I heard about it during the Week 17 Cowboys game.

Anyway, just thought I'd share with you my 2008 Eagles Tribute video.

Go Birds!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8ZVLPQcrrA&fmt=22