Folks, we’ve seen this season before.
In 2005, the Eagles were celebrating their first Super Bowl appearance since 1980, and hopes were high the team could get back there again. After three straight failures in the NFC Championship Game, that ‘05 team headed into the season with a great offensive line, a solid QB in Donovan McNabb, a talented, if mercurial, star in Terrell Owens, and a defense that ate all season long the year before.
But while early contract disputes with T.O. eventually led to the team suspending him for the season in November — also putting a black cloud over the team right from training camp — it was a catastrophic string of injuries that ultimately led to that team’s downfall.