Welcome To The 2010 Eagles Season!
Everyone is back at ground zero and zero. The agony of the last month is over, and instead of looking back, we all, and I mean everybody in the NFL, now looks ahead on even ground. And, yeah, I'm dreaming of having Eagles Live! during Super Bowl week next year right in the center of Cowboys Stadium and the idea of the Eagles winning the Super Bowl there is, indeed, the goal of a lifetime.
Super Bowl A Study In Quarterback Precision
They went at it, as expected, and Peyton Manning and Drew Brees executed the game of Operation! absolutely perfectly. They used an array of short- and intermediate-area passes to move the football by bits and pieces up and down the field as Super Bowl 44 moved into the fourth quarter. And then, early in that fourth quarter, the Colts demonstrated why quarterback is the most important position in all of sports.
Offensive Line Deserves Another Boost
It was the focal point of last year's off-season, and as the Eagles put their plan together for 2010, the offensive line could very well be a center of attention again. The best-laid blueprint from 20009 -- signing Stacy Andrews in free agency, trading for Jason Peters, moving Shawn Andrews from guard to tackle -- fell largely on the wrong side of the ledger, leaving the Eagles with more questions to answer about the group up front.
Not Feeling Very Super About Sunday's Game
I still remember the feeling of what it was like five years ago. In the days leading up to Super Bowl 39, in the team headquarters in Jacksonville, FL, the level of anticipation was incredible. All of Jacksonville was covered in Eagles green as the team spent its last hours preparing to play New England. There were pep rallies and chants and parties -- everything I dreamt it would be.
Eagles Make Big Strides Upgrading Staff
These are not the moves that make thunderous headlines, nor do they generate edge-of-the-seat fan reaction. For the rabid Eagles fan, the hirings of special teams coordinator Bobby April and senior assistant/defensive backs coach Dick Jauron rings a significant bell, for you understand the upgrades the Eagles have made on their coaching staff.
