... I said that “the more things change, the more they stay the same?” If you compare the third quarter of the Birds’ 2009 season to the same time frame a year ago, that statement actually couldn’t be more wrong. After a 5-3 start in 2008, the Eagles almost fell apart in the first half of the second half. Following a tough home loss to the Giants, the embarrassing tie with Cincinnati and the infamous Baltimore loss that saw Donovan McNabb benched in the second half, the Birds were 5-5-1 and almost left for dead. But things got better once the Eagles waxed Arizona on Thanksgiving night, and that began a 4-1 stretch run that got them into the playoffs. This season…well, a 4-1 stretch run might win them the NFC East, and handily. The Bi...

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