Philadelphia Eagles - the team to beat in the NFC East?

I admit that I have been critical of the Philadelphia Eagles this offseason. After an 8-8 season, I had high hopes for improvements and enhancements at several key positions. The fact of the matter is that the Eagles were the worst team in the division last season. However, the more I look at the other teams in the division, the brighter things look in 2008 for the Philadelphia Eagles.
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This isn't about winning the division, it is about winning the super bowl.

yeah i really dont care about winning our division, i just want a balanced team that wins the super bowl.

I'd love to win it all.

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The eagles the team to beat??????? R u serious dude....u need to wake the hell up

I want a freakin GO TO WR...

Eagles should be the team to be in the NFL if we ever get some WRs; instead of sRW.

wow way to go shampsta u said it lol

Maybe if J-Rol states it- it will be true...LOL.The NFC EAST, as of now, looks pretty balanced right now. We'll be able to tell better later on, but I'm excited to see some old style NFC East bloodbath football.And as bad as our record was last year we went 1-1 with the skins and the cowgirls with "no wrs". Only to be swept by the SB champs.

Oh and P.S.- the Eagles won as many playoff games as the Cowboys did. Pretty balanced!!!!!

Team to Beat...............................ABSOLUTELY!

couldn't agree with u more wamitchell29

you should change your name to love 4 da dirt star...how many times has Dallas beat us in the last 5 years or so?

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U guys sure as hell havent won the same amount of superbowls and thats not balanced!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is whats wrong with our fans. 1-100 Lito is about an 89 Asante is about a 93 not much of an upgrade. We didn't upgrade the WR's or pass rush. The Giants arre superbowl champs and the Cowboys were the best team in the NFC last year. We should worry about being better then the skins first and work our way from there. BTW if we don't get an Alist WR by the start of the season we are last again!

I'm glad you have the final say as to numerically grading the roster, you probably know more than Reid and Banner too. The biggest upgrade with Asante over Lito is health you tool. We all have loved Lito when he's on the field - that just been very lacking. Additionally, the Eagles signed Chris Clemons, a pass rush specialist, whom John Clayton says "is the steal of all of free agency," but you probably know more than him also.

No, he was probably looking at his Madden 08 grading system..

If that's what John Clayton said he's an asshole.Clemmons title as "specialist" means he can't get on the field every down.Hell,he couldn't get on a team last year.That's not a steal.It's a mouthpiece making an improbable prediction that if true will be pointed to again and again to assert Clayton's standing as a genius.

You are so wrong, and deff. not a true football fan man.. I really think you should stop watching football all together and listen to what the fuck your saying.. "..if we don't get an Alist WR by the start of the season we are last again!" THAT IS THE DUMBEST COMMENT DUDE! You are so ignorant it makes me sick.. there is soo much more to football then WR's.. you have to realize that, because if we had a great wr and NO running game... we would probably fail... im sorry to burst your extremely stupid bubble.. Your comment was worthless, so much so that I would be more happy if you were not an Eagles fan at all.. Go join the patriots, they have everything your looking for in a team, including stupidity..

I sincerely hope you were one of the idiots clamoring for Fitzgerald because our offense sucks.

you are a downer, go cry to your mommy, and look for another team. i hear the jets are looking for sad sacks like you.

Wow- haven't heard that one before............ come up with something new!!!!zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Kolb4starter u seem to be the only philly fan that thinks before u say stuff...and your name says it all...donovan mcbastard is done...and mom2a2 im sure you've heard that alot cause its true and its what matters...u play for the ring but I guess u dont know that

Dude... it's been YEARSSS MAN!!! win a playoff game, then start talking shit... I can't wait until we walk over your choking QB and your crying WR.. Your team is a joke... a joke... I seriously could not put the effort into being a cowgirls fan.. I would seriously feel like my puppy died everytime I watched a game.. a joke...

Ditto. All that matters is this season. Rings from over a decade ago mean nothing now!!!

Losing superbowl appearances from years ago mean nothing now,also.Just sayin'.

Oh, they still mean something. I'm sure if your team had them they would still mean something. Nobody can ever take those memories away from me whether it was yesterday or 30 years ago.

Dude, I'm referring to the Eagles losing against the Patriots.

Hey 5R-Just sick of the SAME statement.Ya know! This guy uses the Championship pissin' contest remark for all of his arguements. The topic is NEXT season. Not what happened 13 years ago.It's just old and tired!

Never gets old and tired for me because I am old enough to remember them fondly. Yeah, we haven't won anything lately, but there a lot of teams that haven't won anything lately.

I don't think there's an Eagles fan on here that thinks that Kolb4starter is an Eagles fan. Just another Dallas fan with multiple identity disorder.

first of all kolb is garbage and if he ever becomes a starter for the eagles i will stop watching the NFL ....donovan will continue to be the allstar he is, and the cowboys will continue to be complete choking jokesquads LOVE DA STAR GET OFF THIS WEBSITE

I'll say this much, McNabb is the man, and I love the guy for this teams sake.. but Kolb is a good QB.. and if you remember, there were people JUST LIKE YOU, that used to say shit like this about McNabb before he started.. and they were dead wrong.. probably as wrong as your gonna be when it is Kolbs turn.. but no... wait wait wait... Kolb will start and turn into an elite QB, and I guarantee YOU TOO will be one of those "open your mouth before you knew the truth about a situation" fans that will hurl yourself directly to the front of the band wagon.. and say all you want, but in the future when Kolb shuts you up... I PRAY you remember I said this...

Also remember that the F O didnt think as highly of McNabb as they think of Kolb.. I think they know what they're looking at..

This is a lie.You would support Kolb just like you supported A.J. Feeley.

you are also a downer stop crying about this team they are going to be fine. kolb is not trash, he is going to be a good qb when it is his turn you just got to start believing in this team and what they do and what they're all about.

the cowboy fan lost argument indicator: "U guys sure as hell havent won the same amount of superbowls and thats not balanced"

how many titles have you cockroaches won this millenium? haha. the cowgirls were the biggest frauds in the NFL in 2007, and they proved it in the playoffs. i can't wait to see the look of dejection on your faces when the 'girls get a tougher schedule than the cheese they had last year. my projection: win wild card, out in first round thanks to a 3rd straight choke by tony homo.

Does your name imply that, like me, you no longer care for McNabb or are you saying you would actually like to eat McNabb's nutstrap?I'm confused.Insert injury for "choke" and McNabb for "tony homo" and you have made my exact prediction for the '08 Eagles.

Wow...So many cocharoach fans out here tonight. How many playoff wins has Dallas had recently? I'll wait.....no seriously, I'll wait.....Oh yea, NONE you f'ing morons. You said it correctly, the Giants were lucky. Not gonna say complete luck but they had their share. They'll be solid and an obvious contender as will the Cowgirls in the regular season. TONY HOMO WILL NEVER, EVER WIN YOU A CHAMPIONSHIP. And don't think Me-O will be a model citizen forever. It ain't gonna happen pal.......DALLAS SUCKS!!!!

cowboys havent won a playoff game since the salary cap started......all their superbowls and playoff wins were bought!!!!!.....

Kolb for starter we did upgrade with asante. now our dbacks look like this .. asante,lito,sheldon,bdawk (about an 94 on a 1-100 scale) other then this lito,sheldon,bdawk,considine ( about a 86 on a 1-100) we upgraded considine with asante

All cowgirl fans have is "look what we did in the 90's" yea, yea, how about lately?. The reason TO was crying wasnt because he lost, it was because he knows the cowpunks wont win crap in the playoffs, and now he realizes what he had in PHILLY, a WINNER!!!

What he had in Philly was a QB who sat on his ass and watched his offense fall apart to the tune of 6-10.Oh,and he had to take the blame for it being labeled "distracting".

Hey Love4dastar....cool sign on name deushebag...lol...im just curious....what year is the last year Dallas won a SINGLE playoff game...not super bowl...a SINGLE playoff game......try 12 years ago dipshit lol....OVER A DECADE...keep your mouth shut

oh...come on, im waiting for your typical Dallas "how many super bowls do you have" comeback....hurry up with it.....how much younger were you the last time they won a PLAYOFF game.....oh right....12 years younger ....super bowl blah blah blah.....A SINGLE PLAYOFF GAME DUDE....12 years

Better watch it. You guys may be saying the same thing about your team before long. What goes round comes round.

For like 11 years, we have had an animal and kept him in a cage. Whoever thinks they can stand a chance against the Weapon has another thing coming. Expect greatness this season and Dallas fans you all can just cry and go jerk off to Brokeback Mountain 2: T.O. and T.Ro. Dallas aint America's team all yall ever have is emmitt smithmike irving and a sorry excuse for a QB weve got the rags to riches story retold over and over again Tell me this haters, hows it gonna feel when Dawks raises that Lombardi, its about soul and damn its gonna be a massacre

trust me all cowboy fans KNOW that we haven't won a playoff game in forever...my point is that just like thats the case for us so is the case of no superbowls for u guys thats what im tryin to say...I know that u guys have won 4 out of the last 6 division titles or 5 out of 7 whatever it is...thats definetly an accomplishment but it didnt lead to a ring which is the ultimate goal...We won the division with no problem this yr but for me that meant nothing considering the way we went out...the only game the giants didnt dominate was against us...we had the stats to prove against them but we made so many damn mistakes that we messed it up for ourselves...that game was ours and we let it slip away...hell everybody knows we own the packers and we would have taken them out in the nfc championship game...and as far as the patriots go we got the D to get pressure on the qb...so as good as we were this yr it meant nothing to me cause of the end result...similar situation to the eagles and their past dominant yrs and the same end result...so as u can see i still got a horrible hangover from those damn giants...shit on top of that my dad is a giants fan so I hear it from eagle fans and my dad lol...lookin forward to 08

yeah thats what i thought...and for you to say it was your game but you made so many mistakes means nothing....do you realize the eagles lost 4 or 5 games by 3 points or less....against the packers, if we catch ONE punt out of the two drops, we win.....against the bears, if we dont give up a 98 yard drive with 50 seconds left and no timeouts with BRIAN GREASE at QB we win....if AJ Feeley doesnt throw 27 interceptions in 2 games we couldve won both of those games.....my point is, mistakes are a part of the game....you cant ever say "it was our game if we didnt do this"....the eagles woulda been 12-4 if they wouldve done certain minor things....thats why the minor details are so important in the NFL and thats why its such a great sport to watch....and also why it can either be the most heartbreaking sport to watch or the most satisfying....and as far as the accomplishment...youre right about it not leading to the ultimate goal for eagles fans....but i'd be much less hesitant to run my mouth if my team hadnt won a SINGLE playoff game in 12 years....i mean come on...how can you guys possibly talk trash right now....YO MY TEAM WAS THE SHIT IN THE EARLY 90's....WHO CARES....STOP LIVIN IN THE PAST DALLAS FANS.....and believe me....we're lookin forward to a great 08 as well....oh ...and also....even if u won the division last year....WHO was the team that started your downfall...youre rollin along winnin game after game and who came into dallas and beat ya ....then u lost 3 out of the last 4 after that.....hmmm....i forget which team it was....oh right...DA BIRDS....we won 3 out of 4 since TO came to YOUR town.....come on man, come back again with that old super bowl argument hahaha......

Our track record regarding playoffs since T.O. left isn't worth bragging about.

And if I didn't eat beans for dinner , I wouldn't be farting now.

You're making too much sense for Eagles fans, star.Apparently most of us are satisfied if we beat Dallas regardless of the outcome of the season.Hence phrases like,"Eagles may never win a superbowl but Tony Romo is gay." Or " We were 6-10 but we swept the cowgirls this year."
Witness the Eagles fan who wants to keep questionable players strictly due to their performance against Dallas.See nicknames such as "cowboy killa". This is all very cute but distracts us from the real reason we root for the Eagles.I expect it to get worse as I don't believe the Eagles will improve beyond one game this season.If 9-7 sneaks us into the playoffs,great.I don't care if any of those wins come against Dallas or N.Y.

you need to stop acting like howard eskin and more like gary cobb, be more positive in your thoughts and less like an asshole.