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2008 Philadelphia Eagles predictions & season preview!
Last year the Eagles rode the coat tails
of Jeff Garcia in winning their last five games, earning
the NFC East title, and getting past the first round of
the playoffs. This year the team wants to use the
same balanced offense they employed with Garcia, using
Brian Westbrook in a bigger role, with Donovan McNabb.
By not passing the majority of the time McNabb will have a
better chance of staying healthy throughout the season.
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McNabb was putting up career-year like
numbers before being lost to injury just past the middle
of the season. The team didn't want to pay Garcia to
return, so Philly acquired Kelly Holcomb in the off-season
to join the stable that includes AJ Feeley and Kevin Kolb.
Westbrook had his best season, mainly because he was
finally getting the attention he deserved. He had
1,217 yards on the ground to go with 699 yards receiving
on 77 catches and has become one of the best backs in the
NFC. The Eagles don't really like to have big-name
receivers, and the one time they went against that policy
was the TO fiasco. Reggie Brown is as good as it
gets for them with 46 receptions and 8 TDs a season ago.
A couple of rookies in Hank Baskett and Jason Avant got a
lot of action last year and will have big roles this year.
The team signed Kevin Curtis from St. Louis to start
opposite of Brown.
Defensively the Eagles struggled against
the rush and have most of the same players back from a
year ago. The line is going to need help from
Brodrick Bunkley and Mike Patterson at the tackle position
in order to stop opposing runners. The ends also
need to produce up to their contracts as Jevon Kearse
hasn't been himself as an Eagle, and Darren Howard didn't
do much last season. Philly brought in Takeo Spikes
to shore up their linebackers, but both him and Jeremiah
Trotter are on the decline. The secondary should be
a strong point of the defense with corners Lito Sheppard
and Sheldon Brown capable of making Pro Bowls and Brian
Dawkins still able to be one of the best safeties in the
league. Sean Considine is getting his shot at strong
safety, but was a weak tackler at times last year.
The Philadelphia Eagles are slotted in a 9
regular wins this year, and even though we feel strong
about their chances to make the playoffs, it's not going
to take whole lot in the NFC. If you want the safe
bet then take the under 9 wins. This isn't a real
strong bet, but you have underdog value as well, so it's
well worth the risk.
BetUS has the following futures wagers available on
the Philadelphia Eagles:
Over 9 Reg Season Wins
-145
Under 9 Reg Season Wins
+115
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