After The Bye

The Eagles may be down, but they certainly aren't out

2-4 is not all that terrible.  When you consider the amount of big plays the defense gave up, the amount of turnovers the offense surrendered, and the overall inconsistency of both the team and coaching staff in the first six games, the Eagles should consider themselves lucky to be where they're at.  And while 2-4 certainly isn't 6-0 or 5-1, the Eagles are in a position where they still have a clear and realistic chance of making the post season.  And their journey to the playoffs begins after the bye week when they begin a crucial 3 game home stand against the Cowboys, Bears, and Cardinals.

If the Eagles win all three games they would be at 5-4 and in great position to win the division.  As I've stated before, this division is up in the air and really anyone can win it.  But the Eagles have very little room for error after the bye and will have to go 7-3 or better in their final 10 games if they want to make the playoffs.  The key to the Eagles second half success will be Lesean McCoy.  In the Birds' win over the Redskins, McCoy got 28 touches and the Eagles offense really opened up.

Overall the early part of the season definitely had some games that left you scratching your head.  As Ray Didinger pointed out in the beginning of the year, the Eagles are only going to get better as the year goes on.  I think the bye will be crucial for the Eagles to not only get healthy but to also get some valuable time in the film room.  The lack of offseason clearly hurt this team's progress with so much new talent and the Birds need to capitalize and get everybody on the same page during the bye.  Let's hope that the first half was a fluke and that the Eagles are really going to start clicking on all cylinders in the second half.