The Eagles have everything a team needs to make a serious run at the Super Bowl. And, in my humble opinion, this is the first time they’ve gotten all the pieces to the puzzle in the box. We have plenty of receivers who can catch the ball. We have three running backs that can and do contribute. We have a defense (when it’s healthy) that plays like an offense. Great! But in sports as in art the whole must be greater than the sum of its parts. And on any given Sunday a Philly fan is lucky if the Eagles can even equal the sum.

I’d like to say I’m not surprised at the Eagles loss to Dallas last Saturday night, but I am. And the score shocked me. The reason I wasn’t prepared is that addiction skews your perception and I’m addicted to the Eagles. While I don’t place bets on the game, I think my addiction has the same symptoms as a gambling addict. I go into every season/playoffs with the mindset: This time will be different; this time we will win; this time Donovan won’t choke; this time Andy will have read “Play Calling for Dummies.”

Nope. Fucking choke artists.

But, just for the record, I have high hopes for next season.

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