“Eagles by 8. Brady, lines ’em up, he’s back again, he steps up, he’s hit, he stumbles, he’s throwing it deep for the end zone, and it’s… batted around… and… incomplete! And the game is over! The game is over! The Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl champions! Eagles fans everywhere, this is for you! Let the celebration begin!” said long time Eagles radio announcer Merrill Reece.

The Patriots have reigned over the entire NFL for the entire 21st century. Over that span, they have won five Super Bowls and have missed the playoffs only twice. They boast the league’s highest winning percentage in that span at .766, according to SI.com, and have fourteen division titles since 2001. Those numbers speak to the dominance the Patriots have had.

However, one may ask—is their dominance over? Tom Brady is forty years old, and is not getting any younger. He says that he wants to play until age forty-five, but one has to wonder if at that age he still can be his dominant self. Head Coach Bill Belichick is also getting older, at sixty-five years of age.

Over the past month, rumors of friction between Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, and owner Robert Kraft have leaked out. Rumors have it that Tom Brady forced the November trade of apparent heir quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, because he did not like having his replacement breathing down his neck.

Belichick disliked the trade because he did not want to give up the next quarterback of the franchise. Owner Robert Kraft had the final say, and opted to side with Brady.

Couple the aging of the two backbones of the organization for the better part of the last two decades and friction between coach and player, and their reign at the top of the NFL may be coming to a close.

Enter the team that beat the Patriots in Super Bowl LII—the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles look poised to be Super Bowl contenders for the next ten years. They have all their key pieces locked up.

They have the two most important cornerstones in place. Second-year quarterback Carson Wentz has ‘best player in the league’ written all over him. The North Dakotan was the MVP frontrunner before a devastating torn ACL ended his season in week fourteen. Wentz will have a whole offseason to recover and is young enough to able to return to MVP form and be even better.

Head coach Doug Pederson just won the Super Bowl and looks to be in Philly for the long haul. With Doug’s aggressive play-calling and Wentz’s elusiveness, the Eagles will be at the tops of the league in offense for a while.

The Eagles have more than just Wentz and Pederson. They have other key building blocks signed through the next couple of seasons. Defensive tackle Fletcher Cox is through the 2022 season. Tackle lane Johnson, wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, tight end Zach Ertz, and defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan signed through the 2021 season.

Not to mention a bright class of rookies in Derek Barnett, Sidney Jones, Rasul Douglas, and Mack Hollins all signed through the 2020 season.

The Eagles have all the assets needed for success. They have the right mix of young and veteran talent. They have leaders, coaching, and continuity. And most importantly they have the quarterback of the next ten years.

Do not be surprised if after fifty-two years of not winning a Super Bowl, the Eagles are lifting Lombardi Trophies at the rate of the New England Patriots. If the Eagles do that, they will be a dynasty in the NFL for the next decade.