0-2. Ugly. Ok time to move on. The Eagles stay home to host the 0-2 Bengals, although they may not be playing like a winless team. Before we dive into the game, let’s take a look at the Bengals’ 2019 ranks and their offseason moves: 2019 Ranks: Yards per game: 323.1 (26th) Passing yards per […]
Read more "Know Your Eagles Enemy: The Cincinnati Bengals"The Eagles have long-been known for their red zone prowess under Jim Schwartz. ‘Bend but don’t break’ has been the mission statement since his arrival and for the most part, it’s worked well. The team allowed touchdown conversions from inside the 20 55% of the time last year, but led the league in the metric […]
Read more "Eagles defense has a chance to rekindle red zone success in week 3"A report came out prior to Sunday’s loss versus the Rams stating that Doug Pederson “may have reached his limit.” While that’s an argument, albeit a stupid one, that can be had for another day, it’s safe to assume that statement is true for another high profile coach on the staff – Jim Schwartz. Schwartz […]
Read more "Is Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz on the hot seat?"The Eagles are 0-2 and somehow that isn’t the biggest worry anymore. In Sunday’s loss to the Rams, the entire team collapsed in on itself (outside of the offensive line) with seemingly no explanation. Regardless of what those reasons might be, all this serves to do is highlight some huge risks taken by Howie Roseman […]
Read more "Eagles’ neglect for linebacker is coming back to haunt them"Hidden in the chaos of what was the Eagles offense on Sunday, is the reality that the Eagles vastly improved the defense over the offseason. From Darius Slay and Nickell Robey-Coleman to the health of Malik Jackson, the Eagles defense finally showed that they can be a dominant unit. If you’ve followed my writing/tweets in […]
Read more "The Eagles Defense is already off to a historic start"Of every wrong turn the Eagles took in Sunday’s season-opening loss to the Washington Football Team, there’s at least one decision that’s left a lot of people still trying to work out whether this road will leave to stability or the total opposite. Many expected Matt Pryor to be the team’s starting right guard in […]
Read more "Are the Eagles headed for another mid-season battle at right guard?"The Eagles’ week one loss to the Washington Football Team was deflating for all kinds of reasons. After darting to a 17-0 lead, the Birds collapsed, lead by a dreadful showing by the offensive unit. Individually there were some bright spots — Dallas Goedert’s career game, Jalen Reagor’s first game as an Eagle, and a […]
Read more "Eagles need to promptly correct offensive coaching struggles"The Eagles and Rams have a very intense history as of late. The Birds haven’t actually lost to L.A since 2004, but there will be one man who could single-handedly have the power to change that this week – Aaron Donald. In the teams’ most recent meeting, Aaron Donald was held to just 2 tackles […]
Read more "Eagles have silenced Aaron Donald in the past, but can they do it again?"Injuries are mounting up for the Philadelphia Eagles. Are you shocked? Neither am I. The good news is that the world isn’t on fire just yet. The defensive end spot has been hit pretty hard however, presenting the Eagles with a unique challenge. Vinny Curry NFL insider Tom Pelissero noted that Vinny Curry is set […]
Read more "There’s a silver lining behind Eagles cluster injuries at defensive end"Smell that? No, not that. It’s the smell of NFL football. After so much uncertainty on whether or not there will be a season, it’s finally here. The Eagles are set to defend their NFC East crown and try to become the first NFC East team since the 2002-2004 Eagles to repeat as division champs. […]
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