While the rest of the sporting world has hyped up the significance of Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver Terrell Owens returning to Philadelphia, I am here to tell you that there is something more important about this game. 1st place in the NFC East. The winner of this game will sit alone atop the division, while the loser will sit in 2nd place with the winner of the Giants/Redskins game.
The Eagles fans may be ready to shout at T.O., but for the first time, the player is more concerned with the game than any of the hoopla generated by the media. Owens and the Cowboys know that a win here in Philadelphia would give them early control of the division and that they would control their own fate for the rest of the season.
Philadelphia has a 3-1 record, but a close observation would lead you to the fact the Eagles 3 wins came against opponents with a combined 3-9 record. They will be facing a tougher, faster strong defense in the Cowboys plus, regardless of what the media is selling, an offensive unit stacked with talent. So while the world tries to tell you the Eagles will be focused on shutting down T.O. with a banged up defensive unit, the Eagles know that Terry Glenn, Jason Witten, Julius Jones and Marion Barber out of the backfield will pose just a much problems on defense than T.O.
Of course having T.O. certainly helps the other players in the Cowboys offense.
Bottom line, with Brian Westbrook and Dante Stallworth hobbling around in the offense and the loss of Javon Kearse on the defense, plus the some minor injuries to the defensive secondary, the Eagles should worry more about how they can win this game than the arrival of T.O.
Cowboys will be too strong on defense and should roll on offense.
Prediction: Cowboys 27, Eagles 16
You forgot that Dallas still has Bledsoe LOL
Freaking Bledsoe!
Well I can’t wait to hear Steven’s reaction to this game later tonight! LOL! I enjoy these podcasts very much but Steven is way too biased when it comes to his Cowboys and doesn’t give Philly nearly enough credit. I mean, this is a team Steven predicted MAYBE woudl win 7-8 games prior to the start of the season! LOL!
Was that astute football observation or wishful thinking?
Chris
Yeah – we freaking stink. 5 Turn Overs – allowing 2 TD passes over 40 yards! HORRIBLE!
In defense of Steven, sure he’s a complete homer but that’s part of what makes this show so great. I get so sick of the so-called experts and their supposed objectivity. Being a homer is one of the best parts of football (or any other sport) and Steven’s blind loyalty to the Cowboys makes from some pretty entertaining podcasts. Even if it did bother me, I’d much rather listen to Steven going on about Dallas then a some schmuck in a suit on ESPN who’s proud of having no loyalties.
Maybe so. I know it’s a long season and there is still a lot of football left to be played, but I’m looking forward to tonight’s podcast, where Steven will undoubtably be scarfing down a huge slice of crow! LOL! ;-)
The Eagles and McNabb are the real deal. I know it’s still early, but their offense looks great despite not having Stallworth at all or Westbrook for most of the game.
The Cowboys looked scared. How about TO’a alligator arms across the middle and his blow ups on the sidelines? TO in Dallas! Couldn’t have happened better if I scripted it myself. He’ll explode with Bledsoe as his QB! Just wait Steve. Bledsoe might as well have been a statue. I was waiting for pigeons to perch on him behind center.
Looking forward to the second meeting on Christmas Day. CHristmas came early in Philly with a win over the hated Cowboys and sole possession of first place in the NFC East.
Gotta give Steven credit, he ate crow on the podcast and took it like a man. Well done!
Chris
You cant put all the blame on Bledsoe!
No you cannot as I said on the show, Bledsoe does not play defense. Here is the problem with Bledsoe’s performance: 3 INTs and a fumble, not good for a huge game like this! Even if you take away the first INT, since his arm was hit at the time and take away the fumble (once again no protection) he still threw 2 INTs in the 4th quarter when nobody hit him and nobody was around him. And the pick at the end of the game was just horrid. You do not throw the ball into double coverage if you do not know exactly where your TE is going to go!
I agree with ya Steve. Bledsoe blew it big time in the dying seconds of the game, but I think too many people are jumping the gun on benching Bledsoe. We dont know anything about Romo, yeah sure he looked good in preseason, but so did Bledsoe.