NFL Week 15: O holy night, the Starrs are brightly shining

Enough of that steely debate.

It's the most wonderful time of the year: the final 3 weeks of the NFL regular season. Who'll be dashing through the snow to grab that cherished slot in the "tournament?"

There's a great wild card race in the AFC — hell, even the Texans have a slim shot. The NFC seems set except for the East, which will come down between the Eagles, Cowboys and Giants for the 3 and 6 seeds.

 

Am I the only one that thinks the Eagles are priming themselves for a run again?

 

I think there's going to be a late-charging team get in as the six seed in the AFC.

 

My first thought is the Eagles don't have a good enough defense to make a run, but the Saints really aren't much better defensively and Philadelphia is one of the teams that can hang with New Orleans in a shootout.

Is there anybody with a defense worth trusting right now?

 

The sked is in Baltimore's favor.

 

It's Week 15 and Pittsburgh still sucks.

 

I would've said the Cowboys before Ware got hurt. As underperforming as the offense has been, the defense has been very consistent. ADD: That suck-ass red zone offense is a show-stopper.

 

Fixed that for you.

 

Minnesota finally got Wingfield (sp?) back at cornerback. That makes a big difference if they can upgrade the coverage behind that pass rush. They need to get Harvin healthy and keep Favre healthy. If that happens, they probably have the best all-around team.

 

They could easily handle either of the bye teams.

Andy Reid is an incredible coach and they really hitched the wagon to the right guy in Donovan McNabb.

And, apologies to Sonner (I think), who said that Vick would become a greater part of their winning equation.

I was wrong in saying that the Atlanta game would be more or less the last time we'd see Vick in any substantive role.

Eagles could easily be playing in Miami.