In the past we were the Eagles in that game and ________ (insert good team) was us. Let me explain.
If you watched without full attention and never looked at the stats or the score you would have thought the Eagles won by 14 or more. They seemed to move the ball at will, our players were dropping like flies, 2 personal foul calls, missed fg, sacks, 3 and outs, etc.
Yet there we were at the end of the game in the victory formation.
That's a game where your depth is tested, your want is tested, are you going to physically move the other guy off the piece of grass you want to occupy. Good teams overcome every obstacle in their path and figure out a way.
Up until recently we were the Eagles in games like that. We would look really good moving the ball around but throw a pick, fumble while being sacked, get bullied on the field. Basically we were the nail.
Yesterday showed that we have depth. We have fight. We have want. We may miss the playoffs still but we are going to win 8-10 games. We are going to have back to back winning seasons. We are building a new identity in Washington and I am excited.