Eight months ago Jeffrey Lurie cautioned against saddling his Eagles with outsized expectations, and harped on the “holes” in the roster. Eight weeks ago, a few days before the season’s first game, Lurie said he only wanted an improved team that would “compete strongly” but declined to make the playoffs a goal for this season.
He was young then, and maybe a little foolish. We all were. How could he know that, half a season later, he’d own the best team in the NFL? How could any of us have known?
Now, there should be no caution.