Football isn't like basketball. You can't just sign a bunch of free agents plug them into the team and make the super bowl. If it was that easy the Redskins would always make it far but they don't really make it anywhere. All they do is sell a bunch of jersies, which I guess is pretty good for ownership but not so much for the actual team.
Just as soon as a team signs a bunch of marquee free agents they are gone. Some of them have attitude problems, some of them get injured and some of them were a product of good coaching and their environment. When they leave that environment they just don't do very well. See Peerles Price. Remember when he was next to Eric Moulds? He had some great years but when he left, not so much. He never regained his form after that.
So what about the Eagles? People are so quick to point out that the Eagles are trying to buy a championship and all that. The truth is the Eagles have been preparing for a moment like this for a very long time! How is that? Through excellent management and coaching they were able to snatch up the best free agents that fit their team. They aren't trying to plug random people in there or force anyone like the redskins do every year.
You see, what the Redskins do is buy these free agents that don't necessarily fit into their team and try to coach them into it. The eagles have a philosophy and they stick by it.
Also, keep in mind that people want to play for the Eagles. They want to play for Michael Vick. In the case of the Redskins or other teams that try to throw money around people are enticed there by money. Money doesn't always motivate people especially if a ton of it is thrown at a player. Most players begin to lose focus.
In a shortened off season the teams that will be most prepared are the ones that have the most stable QB situation. This is true but it also benefits the teams that have the best athletes and the players that can improvise the most.
Thats where Michael Vick comes in. No player can improvise as well as Michael Vick. No coach can adjust on the fly as well as Andy Reid. In this unique situation the Eagles have a huge advantage to make it deep.
Everyone in that particular division has gotten worse except for the Eagles. The Eagles are the only team that have gotten better.
Cowboys? What is it that they added that makes them improve on a 6-10 record? You could say that they already have all the talent necessary and they didn't need to add anyone but I disagree. There offense scares no one and yeah you could say that Demarcus Ware makes the defense better but who else do they have on that side of the ball?
The Giants? They lost their best receiver. They lost a few key O-Linemen. Sure they could've made the playoffs had they not turned the ball over so much but that isn't reason enough for them to make it. The defense is still intact but they just lost 2 cornerbacks. In a pass happy league that is basically suicide
What about the redskins? I believe in Mike Shanahan as a coach. I think he has a few tricks up his sleeve that no one can quite put their fingers on just yet. I think they got better. I think he will get a lot out of Rex Grossman and John beck. I think they finish 2nd in the division behind the Eagles and return to the playoffs.
The Eagles will start what some may consider slow at 5-3 or 5-4. People will begin to write them off and then they will suddenly rip off a string of wins and go 10-6 11-5 and get homefield throughout the playoffs. In this day and age of parity homefield advantage is somewhat overated but I think it will help in a unique year such as this one.
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