Eagles topple Giants, Top the NFC East!

The Philadelphia Eagles got a win.....pffew. Finally I big time win and a huge confidence booster that this team really needs. It did come at a price though, Michael Vick has a strained hamstring and is reported to likely be out against Tampa Bay this week end. Yet Nick Foles looked electric throwing over 200 yards and 2 touchdowns running the fast paced offense very effectively. Yes the duel threat option with Vick was eliminated which did effect McCoy who only had 46 yards on the ground, but the passing game took no step back. Desean Jackson is proving to be the MVP of this team with 132 yards and a touchdown. He is not just the deep threat he used to be, becoming more of a complete receiver is exactly what the Eagles needed him to do with Jeremy Maclin being out for the season. Dallas lost to Denver which puts the Eagles in 1st in the NFC East and the schedule seems to get easier with Tampa, Dallas, And those pesky Giants coming up! The offensive line is concerning me.....the right side that is. Lane Johnson has taken a big step back after impressing in the Monday night showdown vs the Redskins, since then he has not been able to physically dominate his opponent and veteran Todd Heremans isn't helping the job either. Moving from right tackle to right guard this season, it seemed Heremans would thrive going back to his natural position but has been awful so far. Yes awful is a strong statement but they need to step it up in the running game for McCoy to continue his dominance. As for the defense, it was much better. They still let up a lot of yards and the secondary struggled again but guess what! TURNOVERS! Finally the Eagles D got some game deciding plays including 3 picks courtesy of Carry Williams, Brandon Boykin, and Mychal Kendricks who was all over the field Sunday. He now leads the league in fumble recoveries with 3. The pass rush was much better making Eli Manning uncomfortable from the get go. Vinny Curry played and was a force again but the man in the middle, Cedric Thorton is the person I want to talk about. Probably the most underrated player so far is being a monster in the pass rush. Fletcher Cox and Cedric Thorton is one of the best young defensive line combos in the league. Cox has seemed to be taking the doubles which is helping Thorton out. From the outside I think Connor Barwin has been solid and Trent Cole is adjusting to the 3-4 smoothly not really being beat in coverage. The Eagles showed fight and great effort pulling away from the Giants after only being up 22-21 heading into the fourth quarter. Nick Foles held his composure and executed but didn't try to do too much which is key for his success this week vs Tampa (If he starts of course). The team needed a win like this, it not only put us in first but gave us the confidence that we can win the close ones when we need to. Now standing at 2-3 eh its not flashy but its getting the job done in a very strange 2013 NFL season. The 2-0 division record is promising and I feel very confident which either Vick or Foles this week vs Tampa Bay. Now can Foles win the job? If he gets the win and impresses.....we might have a controversy on our hands, but hey I give Foles props for the way he handled losing the starting job, and answering the call yesterday when we needed him so badly. Chip Kelly did say if healthy Vick is the Quarterback. Either way we will get into that later, a win is a win and I am going to enjoy it....we might not see this often but lets hope so!