As for the Bears, during Lovie Smith's time as head coach Chicago is 3-4 coming off the bye. Certainly not 13-0, but at the same time not awful by any stretch. The Bears are a well coached team and I expect them to be a handful for the Eagles come Monday night.
Although the Eagles cruised past the Cowboys on Sunday night, to sit there and think that they are going to steam roll the Bears is simply absurd. The Bears are still a good football team and the Eagles can't take them lightly.
To me this Monday night is the ultimate trap game for the Eagles. They are coming off a huge win against a division rival and it seems like a lot of the players are already beginning to think about the playoffs after just one great performance. The Eagles need to get refocused for Monday night and get amped up because at 3-4 there is ZERO room for error. The Eagles simply can't afford to lose a game here or drop a tough one there. They have to be nearly perfect from here on out.
And let's be real for a second. If the Eagles had not totally obliterated the Cowboys like they did on Sunday night, there is no way there would be this much excitement surrounding the Birds. If they had simply eeked out 13-10 victory and just barely squeaked by, people would be extremely hesitant to jump back on the bandwagon.
But the Eagles didn't just squeak by against the Cowboys. They completely destroyed Dallas and put on an absolutely amazing performance. In just about every aspect of the game the Eagles came prepared to dominate. All of the off season moves came together and the Eagles looked flat out dominating.
While the performance was dominating, it was still after all just one game. Personally I need to see another dominating performance before I'm a full blown believer again. The Eagles have to come out on Monday night and take care of business against the Bears, and maybe then I will be fully back on the Eagles bandwagon.
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