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The Philadelphia Eagles had a productive 2008 despite not making it to the Super Bowl, and 2009 is shaping up to be even better. Donovan McNabb was benched mid season in Philadelphia after looking like a rookie QB on the field. Most speculate that Donovan was benched so that he would get his head together, and it worked. For the weeks following being benched, Donovan posted terrific numbers and took the Eagles to the playoffs. If Donovan can keep his play consistent from the beginning of 2009, the Eagles will be a force to be reckoned with. In the 2009 draft, the Eagles also came out on top. The Eagles had two first round picks, and traded one for Pro Bowl OT Jason Peters, who will do much to protect McNabb. In the draft, the Eagles came out with Jeremy Maclin, LeSean McCoy, and Cornelius Ingram; a WR, RB, and TE that will bolster Philadelphia’s impressive offense.
It would seem that Andy Reid has done it again in Philadelphia. Expect a lot of proud fans wearing Eagles jerseys in 2009 as the Eagles have at least a strong season, with a possible run to the playoffs and the Super Bowl.
“Sometimes you have to step back to step forward in a positive way and Donovan will do that,” coach Andy Reid said in a positive light after benching Donovan McNabb half way through Sundays loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
“This has nothing to do with Kolb’s performance or Donovan’s performance.” he reaffirmed. McNabb will remain the starter, for now, and when the Philadelphia Eagles host the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday night it will be the beginning of what coach Reid hopes to be a posative step forward.
The Eagles are again on the verge of missing hte playoffs for the third time since losing the 2005 super bowl and despite McNabb remaining the starting quarterback, Reid felt that at the time second-year pro Kevin Kolb appeared a better option after a dismal half for McNabb even though they only trailed 10-7 and ultimetly losing 36-7. I am sure that numbers don’t show that the decision paid off but time will tell as a coaches decisions always reflectdirectly on their apparent abilities, whether good or bad.
