I don't post that much here.  I only post maybe once a month over at Royals Review.  But I read every day, and I'm just kinda shocked by the lack of confidence Chiefs fans and the lack of opportunity the national media is allowing the Chiefs this weekend in Philadelphia.  So here are my 5 reasons we can win and why we should at least not write ourselves off yet.

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This is the helmet McNabb will wear on Sunday.

McNabb is one of the NFL's ultimate feast or famine QBs, but he almost always shines against poor teams (yes, I'm counting us right now).  McNabb's Eagles offense, if including Vick, is one of the fastest and most dynamic in the NFL.  McNabb makes all that go.   Kevin Kolb is billed as the QB of the future, but I think he is more in the Brodie Croyle mold than the Aaron Rodgers mold.  He has been unimpressive in his brief NFL career, and for the reasons that follow, he won't have much help this Sunday.

2. Brian Westbrook is injured and, at the very least, will not play all that much.

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Westbrook is the ultimate duel threat RB in the NFL, and the way the Eagles traditionally have thrown under Andy Reid only caters to Westbrook.  He is probably the best screen RB in the league, in addition to being a very good runner.  Having him out will limit options for Kolb as far as check downs and any attempts to lessen his load with the running game.

3.  Desean Jackson is injured.

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While very fast, Jackson did fumble that ball at the one before entering the endzone last year against Dallas.

Jackson is the big play threat the Eagles have coveted for a long time, and his rookie year provided that excitement almost every week.  While his route-running and hands probably still need work, Jackson is a game-changer.  With him out, more of the load will fall on Jeremy Maclin, the rookie out of Mizzou.  He is a similar player to Jackson, although probably with better hands, less route-running ability, and is easier to tackle.  Therefore...no starting QB, no starting WR...seems like trouble to me.

4.  Michael Vick will only play sparingly, and, if used at QB, is still just Michael Vick.

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Hopefully we only have 11 very angry men wanting to put him away for a long time.

Before Vick's brief prison stint, I thought he was one of the most overrated players in the league, mostly because he was playing out of position.  At QB, he added a dimension that defenses rarely had to account for, but he also was a slightly better Jamarcus Russell as far as passing.  That said, the Eagles will use Vick in the wildcat and at times at QB, though most people are guessing in 10-15 plays only.  This is good and bad.  Vick can either kill his team or kill us.  A medium impact is unlikely.  I think I'd bet on him being a non-factor in this match-up, especially as far as passing.  As far as his running, he is fast...but very tackle-able (i made that word up) if you can catch him or contain him.  Reminder: he spent a long time in prison and has not played a NFL game since 2007 (one year after we were in the playoffs).

5.  Even at 0-2, we have played better than our record.  (we're due)

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New face gets his first win as a Chief?

In Baltimore, against the defending AFC runner up, we took it to 2 minutes to go.  Against Oakland, we thoroughly outplayed a team and shot ourselves in the foot too many times.  The yardage spoke for itself.  Haley, while a lot hate him, is an excellent playcaller and, in my opinion, one of the best young coaches in the league.  His team will be prepared, if not overly prepared.  They will face a mostly second-team skill-position group on the Eagles offense and CAN cause havoc with that.  This is one of the big sleeper games on our schedule, and it appears we have caught the Eagles at their most vulnerable. 

So, in summation: don't think this is an automatic loss, and shame on the national media for assuming Eagles second stringers can handle our team.  This will likely be a very good game.