Here’s what I don’t get: why am I being told to put this week one W over the Rams into perspective?  Why does the Philadelphia media think this wasn’t as good as it looked?  Why do fans call in to the radio shows saying, “It was the Rams…don’t go crowning the Eagles the champs quite yet.”

Since when did the Rams become the joke of the NFL?  Are they the Lions, Falcons, Texans, 49ers, or Redskins?  Am I missing something here?  The Rams had a bad season last year but do they not still have Marc Bulger and Torry Holt?  Don’t they have one of the best running backs in the NFL?  Are they really the bottom-feeding team that the Philly naysayers would have you believe they are?  I don’t think so.

I hate to sound like Andy Reid, but every win in the National Football League is a good win.  Just ask the Colts and Chargers how they feel after losing their week one contests.  Better yet, ask those who took either of those two teams in survivor pools…the Colts were supposed to beat the Bears and the Chargers were supposed to beat the Panthers.  Neither did.

Sure the Rams were 3-13 last year, but what about the last few years before that? 8-8 in 2006, 6-10 in 2005, 8-8 in 2004 (they also won their first round playoff game), 12-4 in 2003 (they lost their first round playoff game in OT).  They aren’t as bad of a team and franchise as everyone makes them out to be.

If you really want to stick to your guns and make the argument that the Rams aren’t that good, I’ll counter that with the fact that the Eagles were without two starting wide receivers YET STILL racked up over 300 yards in their passing game with a rookie and several 3rd and 4th wide receivers.

So you want to argue that Steven Jackson wasn’t quite ready for real game action after holding out for most of training camp and the pre-season?  I disagree.  If anything, veteran running backs benefit from a light workload in the pre-season.  He was well-rested and able to carry a heavy workload.  While he may have only gotten the ball 14 times, he was held to only 40 yards by the Birds defense.

Well, I am not one of those guys who looks down on this win as being a cheap one.  The Eagles only won eight games last year.  I will take as many of “these” wins as possible.  There were not any glaring weaknesses from the game and that is what the take-away should be.  The offense looked very fluid, the defense almost pitched a shut-out, and the special teams won the field position battle by all accounts.

A win is a win.  I don’t care how you shape it.  Plus, it is Dallas week…doesn’t get much bigger than this!  Speaking of Dallas, “Pacman” Jones isn’t too impressed by our success against the Rams saying, “They played the Rams, dude.”  Well, I never wish bad against anyone, but I hope he gets suspended again before the end of the season.  Let the football gods have the last laugh…please!

Go Birds!