I still think the Eagles can win without Wentz. Last week was uncharacteristic with the Ajayi fumble and the punt return where the ball bounced off an Eagles player's heel was a fluke.
The D-line is top tier, and their depth there is a huge advantage.
The Vikings have some pretty good skill position players but none of them come close to Julio Jones so I'm not really that worried about the secondary.
The O-line has been good enough, and I don't really see that changing. Foles looks to be clicking with Jeffery and Smith now and Ertz has become a legitimate star TE. The stable of running backs is just as good as the Vikings', and it's a home game so there's that too.
After that, we'll see. But I do think they can beat either the Jaguars or the Pats in the Super Bowl. The biggest thing will be play calling. If Pederson tries to air it out, they're done.
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Well thought out. Though I feel Diggs, Thielen, and Rudolph shouldn't be underestimated at all. If Keenum can keep from making small mistakes then the Eagle's secondary has their work cut out for them.
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I'm not underestimating them, I'm just saying that none of them are as dangerous as Julio. That seems obvious but I think with what we saw last week from Jaylen Mills especially the Eagles can handle Diggs and Thielen. Malcolm Jenkins always plays well, and Rodney McLeod has been solid as well. I guess if anything I'd be worried about Darby but then again there's a reason they traded for him (this isn't a McCoy for Alonso deal). I think you could argue that Sanu is just as talented as both Diggs and Thielen as well. Rudolph is kind of a wild card to me. Basically every tight end outside of Gronk, Graham and maybe Kelce and Ertz tend to either dominate or just play kinda meh. Their running backs are pretty solid but the Eagles rush D has been great all year. I'm more concerned about the offense not being able to score on the Vikings D than I am the Vikings scoring on the Eagles D.
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Either way both games this weekend should be exciting. It's REALLY hard to tell between them all compared to recent past years.
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Yeah they'll be great games, which is why the "if Brady isn't in the Super Bowl the ratings will be the worst ever" narrative doesn't make sense. We had to watch a broken Peyton Manning a couple years ago and it worked out fine. So what the QBs aren't top tier, the matchups are still going to be fantastic no matter how things shake out. There would also be a compelling story line for each team (Patriots would be continuing their dominance, the Vikings would win the Super Bowl at home, the Eagles would win after losing Wentz, and the upstart Jags would put the franchise's history behind). Bottom line, it's going to be a fun couple of Sundays.
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The Viks would be winning their first Superbowl after so many years and four Superbowl losses. Gotta love an underdog.