Wtf does MIN have against Eagles fans?I'm tired of this shit.but ya know I expect nothing less from the liars and cheaters of a country to support other liars and cheaters.this is not directed toward you Stoner.just the rest of the nut hugging patriots fans.
The eagles just whomped on the vikings in the nfc championship, denying minnesota an opportunity to be the first team playing in a superbowl in their home stadium.
I think the patriots look for any edge they can to win games, which is understandable in a sports league with a hard salary cap (cant simply outspend your opponents and grab all the best players) and single elimination playoffs (one bad game means the better team loses). If that leads to some questionable things that get made out to be bigger than they really are by the media and fans of other teams, well, that's the price of success i guess. The salty tears of the fans of other teams just adds more flavor to every patriots championship...
As far as the actual game, the reason i think the eagles will win is because of the strength and depth of their defensive line. True, the patriots will probably go quick tempo on offense, in order to minimize philly's opportunity to substitute players on defense, but even then philly will be able to rotate D-linemen in between patriots possessions. I think by the 4th qtr, you'll really begin to see it make a difference, the eagle's pass rush will still be relatively fresh enough to make things difficult for brady.
On offense, i dont think foles will have a 3 td game like he had against the vikings, but i expect he'll be able to make good use of run-pass options like he did against minny. His weapons on offense are almost the equal of brady's, so all he has to do is get the ball to his playmakers and let them do their thing.
Coaching wise, it's hard to go against belichick, who might be the greatest football coach of all time, but doug pederson is an excellent playcaller and spent 13 years in the nfl as a QB. Their defensive playcaller, jim schwartz, is a former head coach and has done a great job as well, he was actually considered for the giants job until they hired shurmur. So i dont think the coaching between the two teams is a big mismatch.
Honestly, these are the two best teams in the league, and it might come down to turnover margin. I think the patriots had a little bit of luck winning their last 2 superbowls: the goal line int against the hawks, the 25pt comeback against the falcons. I say their luck runs out against the eagles, they lose the turnover battle 2-1, and the eagles pull out a narrow victory.