The 3-6 Eagles

When I stop and think about the 2011 Eagles, a sharp pain hits my Philly sports heart.  What the Eagles were expected to be and what they could have been really doesn't matter now that they are 3-6.

Even though expectations were sky high for this team and in all likelihood they will not make the playoffs this year, it's important to stick by them even in the tough times.  It shouldn't be too hard to stick by them this weekend as they head up to East Rutherford, New Jersey to take on the hated Giants.

 For the rest of this season my advice to all Eagles fans is to be hopeful for next year.  The Mike Vick era in Philadelphia is only just beginning and I feel that the Birds will definitely be able to win a Super Bowl within the upcoming years.  There is so much talent on this team and I think that given a full off season of preparation, the Eagles will definitely be able to put together a successful year.

We saw what this team was capable of against the Cowboys.  Against Dallas the Eagles looked invincible and experts were saying that they had the stuff to compete against the Packers.  The talent and potential for this team is definitely there, it's just going to take some time to piece it all together.

And I will continue to voice my support for Andy Reid.  He is a great football coach and he is not going anywhere.  During this past off season, Eagles executives Reid, Banner, and Roseman came together and knew that with the lockout, it would be an ideal time to bring in big name free agents.  Do you really think they would pull the plug on Reid after just one year?  Very simply Reid's contract is up after 2013.  If he can't get it done within the next two seasons, then fine; by all means pull the plug.  But even though he has been here since 1999 and hasn't won the Super Bowl, Reid is a good enough coach to turn this team with this talent into a Super Bowl team.  The Eagles didn't spend all of this money on free agents to completely overturn the system after just one unsuccessful year.  Andy Reid is so much more than head coach and he is so involved on every level with this Eagles franchise.  He is here for at least the next two seasons, and if you have a problem with that then go root for the Giants.

And who knows.  The Eagles could win out, go 10-6, and make the playoffs.  Stranger things have happened.  Remember last year's game against the Giants?  Maybe the Birds can get something going this Sunday night against the Giants and start a little miracle.  At the very least they can give us something to cheer for in what so far has been a very disappointing season.