Quote (MCW @ Jan 8 2014 12:46am)
The season is finally over, but what a season it was. Andy Reid was fired, Chip Kelly was hired. Many familiar faces were kicked out, and new not so popular names were brought in. Michael Vick started as our quarterback and then Nick Foles took over and absolutely killed it. We finished with a 10-6 record and won the NFC East by beating Dallas, in Dallas for the final game of the regular season to end their season. Chip Kelly and Nick Foles put the doubters to rest, and now they can only get better with another year.
Chip Kelly's offense was no question a success. LeSean McCoy won the NFL's rushing title breaking multiple Eagles franchise records and Nick Foles finished with the best TD to INT ratio of all-time and the 3rd best QB rating in NFL history. We found out that Riley Cooper will make for one hell of a weapon, and DeSean Jackson was back as the playmaker that we remember.
Defensively we found out, slowly, that we can run the 3-4 defense. Fletcher Cox, Mychel Kendricks, Bennie Logan and Brandon Boykin have one hell of a bright future in the NFL while DeMeco Ryans and Trent Cole continued their long success in this league.
Our biggest weakness this year was our secondary. Brandon Boykin and Bradley Fletcher in my opinion played very well, while Cary Williams was decent at times and terrible at others. Our safeties were awful, even though Nate Allen had a career season. Patrick Chung is trash, while our promising young gun, Earl Wolff couldn't stay healthy.
The first chapter in this new era is over, and there is alot to brag about. The fact that the New Orleans Saints, who are one of the NFL's main powerhouses ended out season isn't anything to get depressed about. The fact that it came to the final 3 seconds proves that we have a team that will have a fighting additude.
We have the NFL Draft and Free Agency to look forward too. We will have a draft pick somewhere in the mid 20's and like always, we will be one of the teams with the biggest bank to add pieces in FA. Jeremy Maclin will return most likely and Nick Foles will mature and learn more, as will Chip Kelly and his staff.
The 2014-2015 season couldn't come soon enough, enjoy the off-season Eagles fans.
Well put, cant wait till we have an elite defense again, and once that happens only the sky is the limit. We know with foles mccoy and kelly were going to put points on the board week in and week out, and as our defense improves as it has been the past year or so, we will easily be an nfc powerhouse and a superbowl contender. Enjoyed the fuck out of this season and looking forward to having success back in philadelphia football. Not disapointed at all the way this season panned out, and its only going to get better. Fly eagles fly.