Eagles Ranked 4th in ESPN Power Rankings

ESPN.com released its NFL Power Rankings for week 1, and the Eagles are 4th on the list. The top 3 teams are the Steelers, Patriots and Giants with the Chargers rounding out the top 5. Apparently the ESPN.com gurus are more confident in the Eagles than the Phillly faithful are, as today on the 610WIP morning show callers predicted the Eagles would win (on average) just over 8 games this year, citing the health of the O-Line and questions about the middle linebacker and safety positions as areas of key concern. Neverthless, the Eagles have lots of weapons on offense, and I'm sure that's why they're ranked so high. Between Westbrook, Jackson, Curtis, McCoy, Celek, Maclin, Weaver and Avant, Reid and McNabb will have lots of weapons to tinker with. Let's just hope the O-Line gets consistent and healthy, and the defense can gel without mastermind Jim Johnson, spiritual leader Brian Dawkins, and leading tackler Stuart Bradley.