Anxiety. Excitement. A sense of the unknown. We are only hours away from the NFC Championship Game, and I know how you feel. Eagles fans everywhere – Philadelphia, the surrounding region, across the country, around the world – have the same emotions. Way back in late July, when the Eagles convened for Training Camp, who could look this far down the road and see the team still standing?
Back then, there was optimism that the Eagles would show improvement from the 7-9 mark of 2016 as head coach Doug Pederson and quarterback Carson Wentz took another step forward together.