The 2009 Philadelphia Eagles Are What We Thought They Were After All

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Published: January 4, 2010

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... we thought they were.”

What is that? A team that can’t run the ball, struggles on defense against well-balanced teams, and exhibits some horrible play-calling and clock management in key situations.

And that, at least for this week, is a good thing.

Gone is the six-game winning streak that brought the Birds to the brink of the NFC East title. In the blink of an eye, they went from looking at a first-round bye to a second straight No.6 seed; from a week off to having to face the Cowboys in Dallas twice in six days.

But let’s not be fooled.

After all, that six-game winning streak was full of last-second comebacks, thrilling offensive plays, and, well, victories over mediocre teams. Not a single team in that stretch made the playoffs, and only Atlanta finished better than 8-8.

In short, it wasn’t all skill, and it had to come to ...

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