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2006 Philadelphia Eagles NFL Predictions

Written by Jimmy Boyd on August 29, 2006

After the worst season under head coach Andy Reid, the 2006 Eagles football team is hoping to rebound and regain their former dominance. Philadelphia got rid of the team-wrecker Terrell Owens, but they lost him to a division rival which could come back to hurt them even more. The team needed to get their edge back on defense and they should be helped by the acquisition of Darren Howard of the Saints and by getting Brodrick Bunkley from Florida State. When McNabb went down last season, the Eagles were left with a big void under center. This year’s team will at least have a former Pro Bowler and reliable veteran in Jeff Garcia. To help fill the Owens void the team got Jabar Gaffney from Houston and Matt Schobel from Cincinnati.

The 2006 Eagles football team will hope the offense can get back on track as long as McNabb is healthy. McNabb was one of the best in the league up until last year, but questions still remain as to whether he can win the big games for him, especially after being called out by Owens last year. The team was 28th in rushing last season due to Reid’s pass only offense, more balance will be needed in order to get more points on the board. Brian Westbrook and Ryan Moats are small, so can they handle a large workload? This is one of the reasons the Eagles were passing every down, but somebody is going to have to step up and carry the ball once in awhile. It’s hard to look at this year’s batch of receivers without noticing a large gap left by Owens. The team was great before him even without a star, and they’ll have to be again. Reggie Brown was dangerous as a rookie last season, and will need to keep improving if the team is going to make the playoffs.

The defense should be above average this season even though last year they ranked 27th in points allowed and 23rd in total defense. The defensive end position should be a strength with Jevon Kearse and newly added Darren Howard attacking quarterbacks. The tackle position has been focused on in the draft and these youngsters should provide a nice set of run-stuffers for now and the future. At linebacker a couple of players left only to return in Shawn Barber and Jeremiah Trotter. Both players are going to need to play big. The secondary is strong with Brian Dawkins at safety and Sheldon Brown and Lito Sheppard at the corner positions. There is possibly for some Pro Bowl appearances there if the guys can stay healthy and get a strong pass rush out of the front seven.

With our NFL predictions we feel that the Eagles are a strong candidate for a wild card spot this season, but they’ll basically be in the race with division rivals in the Giants and Redskins. These games are going to be super important this season, and last year Philly didn’t win a single game against the NFC East. The reason we like Philly is the great start they can get off to with games at Houston, San Fran, and New Orleans with home matchups against the Giants, Packers, and Cowboys to start the year. If they can get to 4-2 or even 5-1, the team’s confidence will be restored and we’ll be feeling good about the Over 8.5 wins bet we placed.

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