Are there still doubts as to whether The Eagles are capable of winning the Super Bowl. People, your Philadelphia Eagles have what it takes to go all the way. Speed, Youth, maturity, heart, and I could go on for paragraphs about the stuff. If they believe, and I have a feeling they do, then the sky’s the limit. I know it was only a preseason game. And Tom Brady was M.I.A. That’s all true. But I can see it. And if you look closely you can also.

Donovan McNabb (13-17 180 yrds, 1 td, no pics) was in game form. He had confidence in his receivers which in turn gave them confidence in themselves. The Birds had two starting receivers out and the word was we were going to have trouble with the pats’ first team defense. Rubbish! The young DeSean Jackson Who had 4 catches for 69 yards Eagled Up the slack. His 79 yard dash of a punt return came a possession after Quintin Demps 101 yard kick return. This is on the New England Patriots’ Super Bowl special team. Tom Brady doesn’t play special teams either if you didn’t know. And if he did he would have gotten smoked like John Lynch.

The Birds’ first team offense Established it’s self tonight. We have a lot of work to do but the progress is phenomenal. Hank Baskett redeemed himself tonight. Even though he couldn’t hold on to the touchdown his hustle was Eagled Up. The team as a whole looked better. Trent Cole looked like himself with a bull rush sack. Jason Avant made a Jerry Rice catch for a touchdown early in the game. Of course every coin has two sides.

My boy DeSean Jackson did a pose like it was the Super Bowl. Or at least a crucial regular season game. This isn’t the time for celebration. That’s what parades are for! Get some solid regular season games under your belt even. The thing is, if we get over confident we get spanked. The NFL is not a joke. The level of conditioning is like none other. Any given Sunday someone can end your career in this league.

All in all I was impressed by the Eagles this week. They put the Pats on a hot stove. The Pats were done by half time. Granted this is a different team than we’ll face in the regular season but you must admit the Birds soared Friday night in New England. No word on Brian Dawkins condition after going down early in the first half. He didn’t look like he was in a lot of pain if that’s any indication. We take another step towards the regular season. A step closer to destiny.

Next we have the New York Jets with Brett Favre at the helm. It should be interesting 8/28 at 6pm est. I expect the Birds to look even better next week. The coaching staff seems to be getting across the winning philosophy behind the Eagles offense. Score by all means!

Until next time stay Eagled Up!