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Bertie Wooster's avatar

I am always wary of trotting out the "X has shown a blueprint to beat Y" canard. I'm a Saints fan and in 2009, when our 13-0 run ended with a loss to DAL, many pundits declared DAL had shown the blueprint to beat the Saints and we were exposed/done (this intensified after we lost again the following week to a bad TB team) and yet we won the Super Bowl.

Even if you theoretically know a blueprint, being able to flawlessly execute it is another matter. DAL's blueprint worked that night b/c their Hall of Fame edge rusher (Demarcus Ware) had an otherworldly performance. Not every team can rely on a performance like that, even if it's the same team/guy. In 2018, Drew Brees had a MUCH better performance in our 48-7 regular season win over PHI than he did in our nailbiter 20-14 playoff win against PHI.

I think San Fran has as good a chance as anyone to win the Super Bowl this year, but it's way too rash to count out PHI yet.

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Gene Parmesan's avatar

Eh...the Eagles might still get the #1 seed. Regardless, they'll have a chance in any playoff game they play. They might not be favorites anymore but they are good enough to win. And I hate the Eagles.

The tush push is a massive value for them as you stated. Total game changer.

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