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The 12 days of Christmas: Philadelphia Eagles style

By Geoffrey Knox

Dec 4, 2016; Cincinnati, OH, USA; A view of the cleats worn by Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Connor Barwin (98) at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals won 32-14. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 4, 2016; Cincinnati, OH, USA; A view of the cleats worn by Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Connor Barwin (98) at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals won 32-14. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 23, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson reacts during the first half against the Minnesota Vikings at Lincoln Financial Field. The Philadelphia Eagles won 21-10. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 23, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson reacts during the first half against the Minnesota Vikings at Lincoln Financial Field. The Philadelphia Eagles won 21-10. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

12 Months, No Stress

At this point, winning serves no purpose, but there’s no way in the world that you’re going to get a locker room full of alpha males to pack it in. Believe it or not, the Eagles are still two games out of the final playoff spot in the NFC, but let’s be honest. This season is over. There was a window open just last week for this team, and it’s closed. It’s bolted shut. There’s no way it can be opened again. If this team made the playoffs, they wouldn’t go anywhere. That’s the part that hurts the most. Some fans have even called for the firing of head coach Doug Pederson after eleven months or so.

Maybe that’s a little too much, but the final four games of the season will show us a lot about Pederson and company. It’s okay to lose sometimes, but you have to lose a certain way. This team has had no fight for two weeks, and that’s unacceptable. For the remainder of the season, we want to see some effort. Then, we want a successful off-season, and we want a good draft class.

That will dull the pain a little.

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