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It's been a wild NFL Season 52, which saw some terrific streaks and surges by talented NFC teams such as the LA Rams, the New Orleans Saints, the Minnesota Vikings, and, oh yes, the gritty-scrappy Philadelphia Eagles(!).
If the AFC titan New England Patriots (led by Goliath-like QB Tom Brady) is the undoubted 'Super Bowl Team of the New Millennium' (having won a whopping 5 Super Bowl titles and appearing in 7 Super Bowl games!), then the NCF gritty-scrappy Philadelphia Eagles team is the undoubted 'Underdog Team of the New Millennium' (having appeared in a whopping 6 NFC Championship games since 2000!).
Unfortunately, the Eagles lost their phenom-QB Carson Wentz late this season to a torn-ACL injury, forcing the Eagles coach to sub-in the albeit talented but much more pressured young QB Nick Foles to take his place. Now, Foles has certainly surprised everyone and held his own, having pulled off tight and gritty late-season (and psychologically important!) victories over the LA Rams and Eli Manning led NY Giants (Manning is the only NFL QB to have defeated Brady in the Super Bowl --- and he did it twice!) as well as holding off the always tough Atlanta Falcons (Super Bowl contenders just last year!) 15-10 in the NFC playoffs.
However, Foles will need to pull out more 'miracles' to get past the very mighty Minnesota Vikings and then even dream of downing the 'Metal Machine' Brady-led New England Patriots in Super Bowl 52 (since the Patriots will most-likely defeat the upstart Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC Championship game).
So many sports-fans are asking, "Do we want a mighty Vikings team to face the Patriots in Super Bowl 52 and increase our chances of FINALLY seeing the Patriots lose; or do we want the gritty-scrappy Foles-led Eagles to pull out two final shocking victories to cap off an otherwise nifty NFL Season 52?"
This is the kind of 'locker-room sweat' that makes me feel glad about being a Chicago Cubs (MLB) fan (since it's always comforting to have a professional sports-team to sit back with when it seems like a Goliath-like 'bully' like the Patriots are making their sports-league simply...unpatriotic!).
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ANDY REID: I coached the Eagles before coming to Kansas City!
MIKE BELICHICK: Did you enjoy coaching the Eagles?
ANDY REID: Eagles have always been and will always be...scrappy.
MIKE BELICHICK: Eagles have been gritty this year; though Wentz is gone.
ANDY REID: Even Foles will miss Wentz now; they have a mountain to climb.
MIKE BELICHICK: Getting past the Vikings is what is needed to face us.
ANDY REID: I'm sure your Patriots can handle the Jaguars.
MIKE BELICHICK: We're pretty confident, but we want to keep everything tight.
ANDY REID: That's good. I wonder what Eagles fans really think of Foles...
MIKE BELICHICK: I imagine they think he's some kind of 'working-man hero.'
ANDY REID: Let's hope he is, if the Eagles want to give audiences a good show!
MIKE BELICHICK: I'd rather face the stronger Vikings in Super Bowl 52.
ANDY REID: Taking it one game-at-a-time --- it'd be nice to see the Eagles win.
MIKE BELICHICK: We faced the Eagles in Super Bowl 39 (and almost lost!).
ANDY REID: Find posts on Topix --- "Eagles/Vikings vs. Patriots!" (who cares which?)!
MIKE BELICHICK: I think we can expect 'lazy chuckles' on Topix or something!
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If the AFC titan New England Patriots (led by Goliath-like QB Tom Brady) is the undoubted 'Super Bowl Team of the New Millennium' (having won a whopping 5 Super Bowl titles and appearing in 7 Super Bowl games!), then the NCF gritty-scrappy Philadelphia Eagles team is the undoubted 'Underdog Team of the New Millennium' (having appeared in a whopping 6 NFC Championship games since 2000!).
Unfortunately, the Eagles lost their phenom-QB Carson Wentz late this season to a torn-ACL injury, forcing the Eagles coach to sub-in the albeit talented but much more pressured young QB Nick Foles to take his place. Now, Foles has certainly surprised everyone and held his own, having pulled off tight and gritty late-season (and psychologically important!) victories over the LA Rams and Eli Manning led NY Giants (Manning is the only NFL QB to have defeated Brady in the Super Bowl --- and he did it twice!) as well as holding off the always tough Atlanta Falcons (Super Bowl contenders just last year!) 15-10 in the NFC playoffs.
However, Foles will need to pull out more 'miracles' to get past the very mighty Minnesota Vikings and then even dream of downing the 'Metal Machine' Brady-led New England Patriots in Super Bowl 52 (since the Patriots will most-likely defeat the upstart Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC Championship game).
So many sports-fans are asking, "Do we want a mighty Vikings team to face the Patriots in Super Bowl 52 and increase our chances of FINALLY seeing the Patriots lose; or do we want the gritty-scrappy Foles-led Eagles to pull out two final shocking victories to cap off an otherwise nifty NFL Season 52?"
This is the kind of 'locker-room sweat' that makes me feel glad about being a Chicago Cubs (MLB) fan (since it's always comforting to have a professional sports-team to sit back with when it seems like a Goliath-like 'bully' like the Patriots are making their sports-league simply...unpatriotic!).
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ANDY REID: I coached the Eagles before coming to Kansas City!
MIKE BELICHICK: Did you enjoy coaching the Eagles?
ANDY REID: Eagles have always been and will always be...scrappy.
MIKE BELICHICK: Eagles have been gritty this year; though Wentz is gone.
ANDY REID: Even Foles will miss Wentz now; they have a mountain to climb.
MIKE BELICHICK: Getting past the Vikings is what is needed to face us.
ANDY REID: I'm sure your Patriots can handle the Jaguars.
MIKE BELICHICK: We're pretty confident, but we want to keep everything tight.
ANDY REID: That's good. I wonder what Eagles fans really think of Foles...
MIKE BELICHICK: I imagine they think he's some kind of 'working-man hero.'
ANDY REID: Let's hope he is, if the Eagles want to give audiences a good show!
MIKE BELICHICK: I'd rather face the stronger Vikings in Super Bowl 52.
ANDY REID: Taking it one game-at-a-time --- it'd be nice to see the Eagles win.
MIKE BELICHICK: We faced the Eagles in Super Bowl 39 (and almost lost!).
ANDY REID: Find posts on Topix --- "Eagles/Vikings vs. Patriots!" (who cares which?)!
MIKE BELICHICK: I think we can expect 'lazy chuckles' on Topix or something!
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