Tom Brady hasn’t forgotten Super Bowl LII, but Eagles should
In a recent interview, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was quoted as saying he is still not over the Super Bowl LII loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. While Brady may not have forgotten, the Eagles should.
Since Super Bowl LII, the New England Patriots have made it back to the top of the football world winning Super Bowl LIII. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Eagles a season ago went 9-7 and limped into the playoffs, albeit nearly going on another magical run with Nick Foles.
This season, the Patriots are right back on track starting off 8-1. The Eagles, who are led by Carson Wentz, sit at 5-4 finding themselves fighting for their playoff lives.
During Orlando Scandrick’s already infamous hit piece on the current state of the Eagles, one of the many things he brought up was how the Eagles were still riding high on the Super Bowl wave two seasons ago.
Emotional reactions aside, and there were many, Scandrick wasn’t a thousand percent wrong in that regard. The team still carries themselves in such a way that they still feel like they’re the kings of football. They start off painfully slow, averaging 4.1 points in the first quarter of games, and sometimes seemingly take plays off.
It’s the kind of attitude that gives off the impression to fans that they’ve “been there and done that,” and it’s beneath them to keep the same intensity for each game. They are the quintessential team that plays up and down to their competition as a result.
Lane Johnson tweeted the below after the Eagles’ victory over the Chicago Bears heading into the bye week:
Gonna have some fun at the Linc in 2 weeks!
— Lane Johnson (@LaneJohnson65) November 4, 2019
It’s a reference to his interview after Super Bowl LII with Barstool Sports’ Pardon My Take when he stated that the Eagles’ fun and loose approach was more effective than the Patriots’ all-business approach.
News flash to the Eagles: 2017 is over.
The Patriots are defending champs while the Eagles have been up and down, and often injured. It’s not like they need to be giving Brady and Bill Belichick any extra motivation with an extra week to prepare either.
They’ll be ready. If this is what gets Johnson fired up, then so be it. But he and the team can’t go into the game already assuming it’ll go the same way as Super Bowl LII.
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Yes, the last time Doug Pederson and Belichick had two weeks to prepare for each other was Super Bowl LII, but again that has come and gone. Both teams are in entirely different spots than they were then, and the Eagles need to bring that underdog intensity and mentality if they want to keep their playoff hopes afloat.
The Eagles need to get over 2017 and play like their 2019 season is on the line, because quite frankly, it pretty much is.