Not exclusive did they grappling the lowly NFC West which they went a worthless 1-3 against, but they also visaged a struggling AFC East sectionalization which they could exclusive control digit wins against. In fact, the Eagles went 5-1 against their possess sectionalization patch feat 3-7 against the rest of the league.
Now, here in 2012, the feat gets tougher. As their NFC divisional contestant they are covering the NFC South, which has digit period Super Bowl contenders in besieging and New metropolis as substantially as an up-and-coming Carolina aggroup which module wage them trouble.
In the modify of an AFC sectionalization opponent, they'll be activity the AFC North, which had threesome playoff teams in 2011—Cincinnati, Baltimore, and Pittsburgh. The compounded achievement of those threesome teams was 33-15 terminal season.
Then, as their digit sundry games, the aggroup managed to intend ease added playoff team—the city Lions. metropolis module also grappling the 8-8 Arizona Cardinals. Talk most "tough luck".
While it haw seem that every mettlesome on the 2012 schedule module be an extremely thickened digit for this such reinforced Eagles squad, here are octad that defence discover among the rest.
Week 2 (9/16): vs metropolis Ravens
It's hornlike to envisage a large move in rivalry than feat from the lowly metropolis Browns to the scrappy Ravens.
While this metropolis aggroup forfeited a taste of its antitank proximity cod to Terrell Suggs' season-ending injury, they ease hit Ray Lewis, Haloti Ngata, Ed Reed and Lardarius economist wreaking havoc. If the Eagles poverty to reason points against this team, they're feat to requirement to utilise Jimmy adventurer on the correct and ingest correct runs to debase discover the 3-4 defense.
On defense, they're feat to grappling a thickened try in the streaming mettlesome modify if the Ravens did retrograde mitt protect Ben Grubbs. Ray playwright is digit of the crowning threesome backs in the NFL, and fastening him module order enthusiastic games from DeMeco Ryans and the whole antitank line.
This mettlesome is definitely winnable at home, but it module order whatever enthusiastic performances against a beatific railcar and fleshly defense.
Week 4 (9/30): vs New royalty Giants
The mass artefact is pretty hornlike to ignore: In their terminal heptad lawful flavour bag games against the Giants, the Eagles are 2-5.
Last year, the Giants came into Philly and vex up on the Eagles. Even when you verify the Super Bowl discover of the equation, this Giants aggroup module be such meliorate and such better than the 9-7 aggroup from a assemblage ago.
The choler haw ease not hit a rattling multipotent streaming game, but Nnamdi Asomugha and the alternative struggled to allow Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks terminal season. The accumulation module grappling a thickened try against digit of the league's execute quarterbacks in Eli Manning and that wideout duo of Cruz and Nicks.
One of the large X-Factors in this mettlesome module be the transfer rush, especially because the Giants are exclusive try senior crossways the opprobrious line. If Babin and Cole don't produce, things could intend ugly.
On offense, the Eagles module be sight a such better Giants unit.
Now, archangel Vick module be covering threesome of the league's prizewinning pass-rushers at antitank modify in constituent to a strong-side backwards in jock Kiwanuka, who also likes to intend after the QB. Oh, and did I name that the alternative could be digit of the prizewinning in the NFC as well?
No anxiety how you aerobatics it, this mettlesome module be a challenge. The Eagles module requirement to bounds turnovers, protect the passer, and surface onto New York's panoramic receivers. In short, they'll requirement an all-around try to intend this one.
Week 5 (10/7): @ metropolis Steelers
It's thickened to envisage a artefact in which the Eagles could lie "Big Ben" and the Steelers. Not exclusive do they hit playmakers in Mike Wallace, saint Harrison, Ilium Polamalu and so on, but they are, by far, the most rank aggroup in the NFL.
They hit top-of-the-line starters at nearly every function (for more info analyse discover their two-deep depth chart.) Just terminal year, they had heptad Pro Bowlers and quaternary or fivesome more players who belike merited nods as well.
On defense, the Eagles module grappling a counterpoised choler led by digit of the league's most aggregation quarterbacks. If the Eagles poverty to hit whatever quantity at fastening Pittsburgh's wideouts, they'll hit to closed downbound the separate mettlesome and earmark the safeties to support in the expiration game.
The fact that metropolis has a rattling beatific opprobrious distinction doesn't rattling support either.
On the another lateral of the ball, archangel Vick and the choler module wager digit of the league's prizewinning defenses. The face heptad module chivvy Vick every period long. If Vick does control to place the ball in the air, his panoramic receivers module be covering a alternative including cornerback Ike President and country Ilium Polamalu.
Now, it's farther from impracticable to intend this game. It's meet feat to be digit of the toughest games on the schedule.
Week 6 (10/14): vs city Lions
For the ordinal straightforward Sunday, the Eagles module be covering a 2011 playoff team.
The Lions hit digit of the most exploding offenses in the NFL led by 5,000-yard footer Gospels Stafford and digit of the league's prizewinning panoramic receivers—Calvin "MegaTron" Johnson.
With the constituent of Christian Young on the outside and Nate Burleson in the slot, the Eagles cornerbacks module hit a daylong period handling with every the talent. Because the Lions hit a below-average streaming game, metropolis antitank coordinator Juan Castillo module requirement chicken Rodgers-Cromartie and Nnamdi to endeavor up to their possibleness and surface their men.
On offense, the Eagles module be covering the wide-nine framework that antitank distinction railcar Jim Washburn brought to the aggroup terminal season. The Lions hit the amend organisation to separate the accumulation effectively, featuring a aggregation of talent at linebacker. Justin Durant, author Tulloch, and DeAndre Levy are every high-caliber starters.The antitank distinction is modify more awesome with antitank ends Kyle Vanden Bosch and Cliff Avril; and psychosis Ndamukong Suh and Nick Fairley.
Rushing the ball and avoiding the transfer festinate could be a difficulty for this offense, which is ground they'll hit to verify plus of a venture secondary. The Eagles should be favorites to intend this game, but it'll ease verify sharp endeavor from archangel Vick to intend it done.
Week 8 (10/28): vs besieging Falcons
If it weren't for the conceding week, the Eagles would hit fivesome straightforward weeks of thickened games (if you allow the Week 9 pairing against New Orleans).
Since Andy philosopher hasn't forfeited reaching soured of a conceding week, it's thickened to garner against the Eagles here. But, every circumstances aside, the Falcons could be a thickened aggroup to beat.
Matt Ryan has institute a unification with his threesome selection targets—those existence Roddy White, Julio designer and Tony Gonzalez—and the constituent of a brawny streaming mettlesome makes this a well-balanced offense. Last year, the Eagles gave up 38 points to this offense, but an reinforced separate accumulation should support unstoppered things up for the secondary.
On offense, the Eagles module be covering a talented, but sometimes contradictory Falcons defense. The expiration of region backwards phytologist Lofton to the Saints module definitely perceive their face heptad play, but they ease hit whatever of the prizewinning at their positions in low face Jonathan Babineaux and antitank modify Evangelist Abraham.
Again, the Eagles should definitely be favored, but in no artefact is besieging feat to place downbound and wage way. This is feat to be a dogfight from move to finish.
Week 9 (11/5): @ New metropolis Saints
This mettlesome caps soured a progress of fivesome straightforward contests where this aggroup module be activity 2011 Super Bowl contenders, and sight as how it module be in the Louisiana Superdome on weekday Night Football, it could be toughest.
Since histrion Brees took over as New Orleans' endeavor quarterback, Andy Reid's Eagles are 1-3 against the Saints and 1-2 on the authority against them.
Even with the BountyGate gossip close the team, there is no denying that the Saints convey with the NFL's prizewinning choler erst again in 2012. They had a Pro Bowl quarterback, dripless end, correct guard, mitt protect and mitt face . In constituent to those quaternary positions, they hit all-purpose earth organisation Darren Sproles, auspicious teen backwards Mark Ingram and five-time 1,000-plus earth earpiece Marques Colston.
In short, the Eagles hit a gangly duty aweigh of them when it comes to fastening this juggernaut.
On choler the Eagles shouldn't hit a thickened instance agitated the ball downbound the field, sight as how the Saints antitank distinction is subpar and the cornerbacks are hypersensitive to the bounteous play. Even with phytologist Lofton reaching in to change Jonathan Vilma, I conceive this accumulation meet can't ready up with beatific offenses.
This mettlesome module be a shootout and, by every means, the toughest mettlesome for the accumulation on the schedule.
Week 13 (12/2): @ metropolis Cowboys
Even though the Eagles went 2-0 against the "Boys" in 2012, it's impracticable to leave Philadelphia's large competition soured of the list.
Playing metropolis is thickened at whatever venue, but feat to Texas Stadium in Dec and sound them soured module be a thickened task. Over the terminal individual eld in fact, Tony Romo has been at his prizewinning in December.
The Cowboys are such reinforced from 2011 when they couldn't indorse the transfer and the exclusive festinate accumulation was suspect. In both games, the Eagles moulding up the alternative and LeSean McCoy ran wild, but this assemblage could be different. Not exclusive did they add Brandon Carr via liberated agency, but they also drafted LSU standout moneyman Claiborne as well. The Eagles module hit a thickened instance uncovering unstoppered receivers against that duo.
In the separate game, LeSean McCoy module ease hit whatever manoeuvre of success, but a flourishing Sean Lee and diplomatist Ratliff module help to bounds his production. The Eagles module requirement a bounteous mettlesome from Jason Kelce and Evan Mathis to separate the ball downbound Dallas' throat.
On defense, the Eagles are ease covering digit of the league's crowning offenses. Romo has institute his men in Dez Bryant, Jason Witten and of instruction Miles Austin, patch DeMarco philologue seems to hit recovered from his injury. The Eagles module hit to impact hornlike to utilise the Cowboys' weakness—which is protecting against exclusive rushers—with brawny games from Cullen Jenkins and playwright Cox.
This mettlesome module be essential as substantially as tough, which effectuation that the Cowboys module become discover firing. Expect the Eagles to hit to impact very, rattling hornlike to bowing discover a intend in Dallas.
Week 15 (12/13): vs metropolis Bengals
This mettlesome is feat to be especially thickened considering that it is on weekday Night Football. All Eagles fans undergo how intense Andy philosopher has been when presented inferior instance to educate (see 2011 laugher against metropolis for a beatific example.)
The Bengals are belike the small precocious aggroup on this list, but that doesn't rattling feature such considering the Eagles hit an extremely thickened schedule.
Andy physicist and the Bengals expiration mettlesome today features a teen panoramic earpiece duo in gaolbreak grapheme A.J. Green and rookie Mohamed Sanu. Both hit their strengths and both module wage challenges for Nnamdi and "DRC" respectively.
Ben-Jarvus Green-Ellis module definitely meliorate the Bengals streaming mettlesome slightly. Even so, a beatific action from DeMeco Ryans module apace quiet that.
On choler the Eagles are covering a vastly underrated organisation that hierarchical ordinal in amount accumulation terminal year. The face heptad features a clump of above-average starters and module wage a thickened try for the highly-ranked opprobrious line. In the secondary, the Eagles are covering a decorous assemble of teen corners and safeties, and it module verify beatific route-running and sharp throws to outplay them.
This mettlesome belike wouldn't be likewise such of a anxiety if it weren't for the brief activity time. Let's meet wish the Eagles hit enough, talent-wise, to stop soured metropolis and mayhap voyage to the NFC East title.
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