What's the Word: Week 7 disaster and a week full of locker room drama leads to a massive team win in Week 8

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Week 7 for the Philadelphia Eagles was nothing short of a disaster. There was nothing, and I mean NOTHING, good to talk about. For Eagles fans, it was terrible to watch. The Dallas Cowboys destroyed us on Sunday Night Football and every aspect of the Eagles looked awful. They beat us with the run game, our O-Line couldn't create space, our cornerbacks wouldn't have been impressive even if they were playing in a high school game and to top it off Carson Wentz didn't have a great game either. Meanwhile, the Cowboys were firing on all cylinders. The run game was on point, Dak looked good, the defense executed throughout the entire game and the coaching and play calling was clearly better than that of the Eagles. Week 7 broke us.

To make things worse, a few days after the loss, the Eagles cut long time Cowboys CB Orlando Scandrick after just 3 games of playing in Philly. Scandrick clearly didn't like the move and headed to Undisputed (hosted by Skip Bayless, a Cowboys fan) to share his thoughts on what was wrong with the Eagles. He started by bashing Howie Roseman, calling him a snake and said he wouldn't believe a word he says. He then shifted to Malcolm Jenkins, stating he was a selfish player and that he didn't have the best interest of the team in mind. He praised the Cowboys and the leaders in their locker room, saying he would play for the 'boys over the Eagles any day. Scandricks comments lit a fire in the Eagles locker room. Immediately after the comments were made, players took to twitter and spoke with reporters, defending their teammates, attempting to set the record straight. Most notably, Jenkins replied by saying the only opinions that mattered to him are the opinions of those in the locker room. Mills backed Jenkins, claiming that he is one of the best leaders and teammates he's ever had. After the comments, the Eagles held two "players only" meetings initiated by none other than Malcolm Jenkins. Heading into to Week 8 against the 5-1 Bills, it was clear there needed to be changes made, not just on the field but in the locker room.

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Let me tell ya...those changes were made. The Eagles flew high in Week 8 in a dominating 31-13 win in Buffalo. Everything was clicking. The 218 rushing yards led the offense while Carson Wentz played like 2017 MVP candidate Carson Wentz, completing 17 of 24 passes, including a touchdown. The defense showed up, looking like an entirely different team than the week before.

I do not discredit the Cowboys or their Week 7 performance. They won fair and square and made us look awful in the process. I do however want to thank them for the beating. It gave us life, it woke us up, it lit a fire we so desperately needed. The Eagles are back and I am fully convinced they will to continue to play with dominance. Sometimes it takes a humbling loss and lots of drama to bring a team together and it looks like that is exactly what Week 7 did to the Eagles.

Philly will take on the Bears at home in Week 9 while Cowboys travel to New York to face the Giants. I expect a win from both of the top two NFC East teams this week.