Week One Wrap

Well week one of the NFL season is in the books and we can say the Eagles won't finish 0-16.  I know, small steps to happiness, but I had such low expectations to begin with.  I figured maybe 6-10 was in reach, but also could see the Chip Kelly experiment going horribly wrong and just getting decimated by injuries and turn-overs.  I am glad that for one night I could enjoy the win.  Well, almost...

I love the pace of the offense.  Whenever I played Madden I would try to eliminate the replays and just get to the next play. I guess Kelly feels the same way.  There was barely time to blink before the Eagles were going full steam on the next play and watching them march right down the field like they were going against their practice squad was thoroughly enjoyable right up until Washington scored on a "maybe" backward pass.  The feeling I got after that was the feeling I expected most of the year; horrendous disappointment coupled with rage.  To my admitted surprise the Eagles marched down the field again and again, often helped by turn-overs from OTHER teams.  Go figure.  

Am I worried Michael Vick will be out by week 4 and this is all for nothing?  You betcha.  Do I worry that the team can't keep the pace up for a game, and that our defense can't hold leads?  100%.  Do I think this team still misses the play-offs and finishes last in the division?  Pretty much.   But, for one night and one morning I got to hear the annoying Washington fans have a moment of concern and I could wear my Monday Morning Eagles Victory Tie, on a Tuesday.

 I think this season will be at least fun to watch which wasn't the case for the vast majority of the 2012 season. 

Other thoughts:

I'm very glad LeSean McCoy is an Eagle.  So is E-Gal who laughed like a little kid when Collinsworth said he was doing stuff you could only do in a video game.

Peyton Manning is absurdly good. 

The 49ers are very much for real.

The Giants and Cowboys might both finish below .500

Boldin will  have a beast year.

My fantasy team is crap in one league and a dominating force in the other.