I am not sure where it started with these major issues on the run to glory for this team but its amazing how history repeats itself. There have been three teams other than this year and the 1980 team (which I think overachieved) Who I honestly thought would win the Super Bowl.
1988 - Eagles are an excellent team with the Ultimate weapon at QB and a defense that had not been seen in football for some time. The Keith Jackson drops a football in the end zone (He was sure handed all year) and then the Gods reined down Fog on us. Eagles lose a game they should have won.
1991 - The preseason favorite for the Super Bowl, one of the best defense in the history of football but they lose the Ultimate Weapon in game 1, Backup Jim MacMahon plays but ultimately he goes down hurt to.
2004- Terrell Owens gives the Eagles a dynamic they have not had, adding him to Westbrook McNabb and Chad Lewis and an excellent defense we are on our way to the Super Bowl , Then Owens gets hurt, Lewis gets hurt in the Championship game and McNabb Threw up. The Patriots get away with Cheating and win the Super Bowl
2005 - Super Bowl hangover, Owens loses his shit, McNabb gets a sports hernia and they don't sniff the super bowl again during the McNabb years.
Fast forward to this year:
2017 - Sproles goes down early, Then Peters, then Hicks, then Sturgis, then Maragos and while the Eagles were able to cover for them to a point, losing Wentz is the ultimate football gods FU to us. Not only does this hurt 2017 but 2018 also as even if Wentz is back in time for the start of the year he won't be back at full strength until 2019
1988 - Eagles are an excellent team with the Ultimate weapon at QB and a defense that had not been seen in football for some time. The Keith Jackson drops a football in the end zone (He was sure handed all year) and then the Gods reined down Fog on us. Eagles lose a game they should have won.
1991 - The preseason favorite for the Super Bowl, one of the best defense in the history of football but they lose the Ultimate Weapon in game 1, Backup Jim MacMahon plays but ultimately he goes down hurt to.
2004- Terrell Owens gives the Eagles a dynamic they have not had, adding him to Westbrook McNabb and Chad Lewis and an excellent defense we are on our way to the Super Bowl , Then Owens gets hurt, Lewis gets hurt in the Championship game and McNabb Threw up. The Patriots get away with Cheating and win the Super Bowl
2005 - Super Bowl hangover, Owens loses his shit, McNabb gets a sports hernia and they don't sniff the super bowl again during the McNabb years.
Fast forward to this year:
2017 - Sproles goes down early, Then Peters, then Hicks, then Sturgis, then Maragos and while the Eagles were able to cover for them to a point, losing Wentz is the ultimate football gods FU to us. Not only does this hurt 2017 but 2018 also as even if Wentz is back in time for the start of the year he won't be back at full strength until 2019
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