Thank God For the Bye Week

When it comes to Andy Reid and the bye week, I don't know what changes but boy does this team look different.  Under Reid the Philadelphia Eagles are perfect coming out of the bye week and they always seem to turn it up from there on out.  Who knows what happens during this time, but all I know is that the bye week is one magical thing.

It could not come at a better time either this year.  The Eagles now stand at 2-4 heading into the bye.  After coming off a big win, which definitely raised the spirits of this team the Eagles head into the bye week not satisfied, but definitely happier and motivated.  They are excited about this win and ready to enjoy some rest and get healthy.  The Eagles have been banged up and with key players like Trent Cole and Jason Peters missing time, it is good that they will have this week to get healthy and ready for the second half of the season.

This could be the most important bye week in Reid's career.  After the bye the Eagles will be taking on their rival the Dallas Cowboys in a crucial Sunday Night game.  If they are able to get better during the bye and have the same success that they always do, it will do wonders for this team.  A win against the Cowboys would not only start a two game winning streak and move the Eagles record to 3-4, but also give them a 2-1 record in the NFC East.  If the Eagles want to make the playoffs they will need to take care of their division and luckily they still have four more of those games to go.

After finally looking like a better team, the bye week is what the Eagles needed to get to and they are finally there.  If Reid can continue his success and stay undefeated this team will be flying high and ready to prove that they are good as they are on paper.  The rejuvenation process started with the Redskins and now the bye week will be the spark to this team making the playoffs.