A reunion for the Eagles

Eagles fans should stop thinking about the Cowboys. That matchup is more than a month - and two holidays - away.

On the immediate horizon is a homecoming Jeff Lurie may learn to rue.

Winging east with the Arizona Cardinals is their head coach, Bruce Arians. Yes, the same Bruce Arians who was the head man at Temple for Years. The same Bruce Arians who filled in admirably for a Colts coach Chuck Pagano as he battled leukemia last year, well enough to be named AP's NFL Coach of the Year.

And the same Bruce Arians who did not get much of a look when Lurie went shopping for a new coach after sending Andy Reid packing.

Instead, Lurie had his heart set on Oregon hot shot Chip Kelly. So far no one is complaining about how that move has worked out.

They're not whining about winding up with Arians in Arizona. The Cardinals are 7-4 and coming off a thumping of the Colts in the desert.

And just for good measure, the man in charge of a fairly nasty Cardinals defense also is familiar to Eagles - and Temple fans. That would be Todd Bowles, the same guy who took over for the deposed Juan Castillo in last year's disastrous final season under Reid.

This is no gimme. The Cardinals under Arians are for real. Lurie will get an up close and personal look at what he passed up on Sunday at the Linc.

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