Philadelphia Eagles Tickets

Philadelphia Eagles Tickets

Two summers ago the Philadelphia Eagles made a decision that the organization and its fans at Lincoln Financial Field have learned to live with. They let Kevin Kolb go and decided to put the future of the organization in the hands (and legs and perpetually broken ribs) of Michael Vick. This means those with Eagles tickets are going to have to live through 17-16 nail biters to football teams as lowly as the Cleveland Browns. This might count as little more than half a win to most NFL fans, but it counts for a full game in the NFC East standings and each game matters in this dreadfully deep division.

At the team’s best, Vick is completing running out of the pocket avoiding defensive pressure and hitting receivers Jeremy Maclin and DeSean Jackson deep down the field. Running back LeSean McCoy is keeping the linebackers off guard running for more than 5 yards a carry or running short out routes to save a potentially wasted play. At the team’s worst, questions persist.

All those players above are susceptible to injuries because this is an offense built on unbelievable speed. Unbelievable speed does not always mean a weaker physicality, but here it does. How many hits can Vick take? Will a Teflon vest slow him down too much? Can McCoy maintain this high level of performance and possibly tally half the number of rushing touchdowns as last season?

The defense has not yet been truly tested. It is flying by on reputation, but the upcoming games with the Ravens, Giants, and Lions before the first bye week will put this unit to the test. The Philadelphia Eagles need to squeeze one more good year out of defensive ends Jason Babin and Trent Cole and defensive tackle Cullen Jenkins. DeMarco Ryans has arrived fromHoustonto take up the middle linebacker spot. He did has not been quite the player he had been a couple of seasons ago, but at a mere 28 years of age is not out of the question to expect a big bounce back and for his tackle tallies to improve drastically, perhaps approaching the 100s now that he is in a 4-3 again. Dominqiue Rodgers-Cromartie and Nnamdi Asomugha are an amazing pair of shut down corners. The only major questionable part of the defense is the safeties.

Philly has the defensive talent to post a Top 5 defense and an offensive with enough explosive individuals to play with any team in the league. This means the Giants, Cowboys, and Redskins cannot discount them as the schedule progresses and the NFC East picture remains frustratingly close and unclear. This means teams with phenomenal offenses like the Packers and Patriots must fear the Eagles. This should empower fans and encourage a mass celebration and mass pilgrimage to Lincoln Financial by those fans dedicated to carry Eagles tickets in the bitter cold as well as the far more comfortable fall.