Dream Team

"To the 10, to the 5, touchdown Eagles!"  Spoken by the beloved voice of Philadelphia, Eagles radio announcer Merrill Reese will finally be calling the action to all die-hard Eagles fans come Sunday afternoon against the St.Louis Rams. A voice that has been missed and would've been even more deeply missed had the NFL owners and players not struck a labor deal for the 2011 season.

The Philadelphia Eagles come into the 2011 season fully-loaded.  After performing a historic number of moves to acquire prized free agents, the Eagles organization has one goal in mind for this season: to win it all.  Adding faces like Nnamdi Asmougha, Ronnie Brown, Vince Young, Cullen Jenkins, Dominique-Rodgers Cromartie, Jason Babin and Steve Smith are just some of the ingredients in making a championship caliber team. In a city that has competitors in different sports such as baseball, the Phillies, a recent World Series champion as well as the favorites to win it all this year, have stolen the spotlight.  The Phillies swept under and grabbed Cliff Lee from the Yankees in free agency, making their 5-man rotation a force to be reckoned with.

Joe Banner, the Eagles president, realized the possibility of Philadelphia transforming into a baseball town rather than staying as a football town.  It seems as if there is a sense of urgency for his organization to bring the city a championship before the window of opportunity closes.  The pain that many Eagles fans had to endure their whole lives may finally come to an end this year.  By going all out and pursuing excellent talent, Banner has impressed fans, removing his label from many fans as a "cheapskate," for now.  The city of Philadelphia wants to see their Eagles as world champions.

Hopefully, this will finally be their year of destiny.  Rather than being fixated on the "dream team" persona, let's hope our Eagles make this a dream season.