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Yea if you think the Eagles were a fluke you must have only watched one game at one moment in time. They dominated all season long and didn't skip a beat with their backup QB which spells doom for nearly every playoff team last year. Our depth at LB hasn't improved and we're another injury to Hightower away from a mediocre defense without a player who can make the play when we need him the most like a tackle at the goal line or a strip sack. Until our LB depth significantly improves or these rookies turn out to be decent players, I don't think this defense has what it takes for us to be favorites. And I love this team, I'm not just saying this to be a negative nancy. I've just seen this story many times before.
I don't think they are a fluke, and never said anything of the kind.
What I've said here several times is that the Pats unprecedented success over two decades has been based on a team development strategy that doesn't respond to what happened in one game, regardless of the game, or against one opponent from the NFC. The strategy is based on winning the AFC East, and beating a small handful of perpetually competitive AFC teams. They know that the Super Bowl is a crapshoot, because whoever gets there is hot at the moment. They know that if the Eagles show up there again, they will be a different team with different strengths and weaknesses. The last thing the Pats are paying attention to is trying to match up against the Eagles.