I thought I would feel happier if they won but I’m more just interested if they can do it again and how the off-season is going to shake out. Is it because the drought ended last time or is it because of hurts demeanor
Oh I am THRILLED man. Last time was like ya know, losing your virginity. It was looking good, but then last minute, you didn't know if you could do it. Was sloppy,. but in the end it was just nice to finally get it done and onto a better time. Haha.
Truly though, this team was built on vets on both sides - P Rob, Chris Long, Jernigan, Wiz, Blount, Jeffrey, Ajayi, Torrey Smith, Jason Peters, - had Kelce, Lane, Fletch BGin their primes and we had a young TE and what we thought was a franchise QB. But looking back, there was no way this team was going to be a "dynasty" just from the lack of players alone - not to mention the draft of 2017 wasn't like...great/good at all, didn't have enough things that we hit on.
2018 was an insane one that set us up for the future - but all these guys needed years: Goedert Sweat, Maddox, Mailata
then 2019 was kind of a bust draft (yay Miles Sanders) - by the time the guys from 2018 had a chance to turn into who they were, the effects of the bad drafts, the crumbling/regression of Wentz, the lack of impact youth hits on RB/WR....it was the end, we weren't making the playoffs and had to reset.
I'm not going to go over every draft pick, but the miss on Justin Jefferson + the Jalen Hurts selection - those TWO draft picks, were the ones that resulted in a seismic shift to what Howie does, how creative he is, and the balls he has and the length of leash he has earned from the owner - It feels different now.
We have a team FULL of homegrown talent that is GREAT talent. Look at the entire roster. We just demolished the Chiefs, people are saying at worst a top 5 defensive all time performance in a Super Bowl. And its the #1 defense that is also the youngest defense.
This offensive line isn't going anywhere soon. This defensive line isn't going anywhere soon. This secondary IMO is only going to improve.
Jalen Hurts continues to improve, the WRs are locked up long term.
This feels
different than last time, in so many ways. Players want to play with Hurts. Word is out, this team is THE culture of the NFL you want to be a part of.
This offseason is going to be crazy, I can be assured of that. We will nail draft picks, we will sign guys to extensions, we will make a gigantic splash or 2 via trades or free agent signings.
Its just a great feeling now. No one can say anything about Jalen Hurts again without calling him Super Bowl MVP as well.