Originally posted by Eaglebreath
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Some other quibbles:
The Giants hardly sucked in 2000 since they went to the SB that year and we could not beat them until 2001--they beat us 7 times in a row. They were also 10-6 in 2002, Skins 10-6 in 1999 and Cowboys 10-6 in 2003...I agree we dominated the division and the weakness of our opponents helped in that, but we also had very good teams.
The NFC being wide open is a bit of a misnomer....in 2000 there were 5 other teams besides the Eagles with 10 or more wins.
In 2001, the Rams were 14-2, Bears 13-3 and both the 49ers & Packers were 12-4. Rams lost a heartbreaker SB to the Pats and were stacked.
In 2002, Bucs & Packers were 12-4, Giants & 49ers 10-6...we got soundly beaten by the Bucs in the NFCCG who destroyed the Raiders in the SB.
In 2003, again 5 other teams besides the Eagles had 10 or more wins. We lost to the 11-5 Panthers in the NFCCG mostly due to injuries (Westbrook & McNabb) and turnovers. Panthers lost the SB to the Pats by an overtime FG.
In 2004, we had our best chance, the cap management allowed us to get Kearse, Owens and some other pieces, the NFC only had 2 other teams with 10 or more wins...we finally stayed healthy, advanced to the SB and lost to the dynasty Pats by a FG.
So, its not as cut & dry as it seems...its not like the Eagles had a free pass to the ring every year, they got beaten by several very good teams and there is no gaurantee that 1-2 more FA would have made the difference.
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