Its now officially “Cowboys Week”!!
It is Tuesday, the first day after all of week 1’s games are over. Today is that “in-between” day. Do we Die Hard Eagles Fans continue to enjoy Sunday’s dominating victory over the Rams or do we shift focus, and look ahead to our week 2 opponent, the dreaded Dallas Cowboys? For this Die Hard Eagles fan, it is a no brainer and here’s why:
The Eagles victory on Sunday was awesome. Watching McNabb basically have a perfect game where the Offensive Line kept him clean and untouched was more than I expected. The Defense was all over the place, shutting down all major weapons of the Rams. The Special Teams were exciting. Every time the Rams punted, I could not wait to see what DeSean Jackson had in store. Our punt coverage was supreme. David Akers was booming the ball on kickoffs. You could have not scripted a better opening day result for our beloved birds.
With that all said, it was against the Rams, at home, in our house. Injuries plagued the Rams up and down their roster, on both sides of the ball. The good news is we beat them and put them away the way we should have. We didn’t play down to their level which was a possibility. It was a gift from the NFL schedule makers and we took full advantage of it. Now, it is time to move on, and although we should appreciate our accomplishment on Sunday, we now need to focus on what could quite possibly be the biggest week 2 match-up in a long time.
The Cowboys and The Eagles could be the two finest teams in the NFC. Other teams in the NFC such as the Panthers, Saints, and Giants could argue that point, but it is a safe statement to make. Although pre-season predictions are worthless, it was this Die Hard Eagles Fan’s prediction that the Birds face the Cowboys in the NFC Championship game come playoff time. It is time to put week 1 to rest and shift all energies and focus towards a very exciting Monday Night game capping off week 2 of the 2008 season.
Both teams have high expectations. “America’s Team” is a sexy favorite from the NFC and is full of stars across both the offense and defense. On paper, there is no reason why they won’t be representing the NFC in the Super Bowl. Although this game will not decide everything in the NFC nor anything specifically between The Cowboys and The Eagles, it will be used as a good barometer as to judge how good both teams are and if each is worthy of my pre-season prediction.
This game has it all, making Monday feel like a year away, including the following:
- The bright lights of Monday Night Football.
- The heated rivalry of two NFC East division members.
- Former Eagles WR Terrell Owens lined up against CBs Sheldon Brown, Asante Samuel, and Lito Shephard.
- QB Tony Romo versus QB Donovan McNabb.
- Top Tight End Jason Witten versus a questionable but up and coming Eagles Linebacking core.
- Hopefully nice camera shots of Jessica Simpson in the stands
- RB Brian Westbrook versus a speedy Cowboys Defense
- Hard running Marion Barber versus an Eagles rotation of Defensive Linemen.
- TE L.J. Smith versus S Roy Williams
- Punt Returners DeSean Jackson and “Pac-man” Jones
I have one message for Terrell Owens. This game cannot get here soon enough and I will most definitely be bringing my popcorn. With that said, “E-A-G-L-E-S!! EAGLES!!”
