Fantasy Football Take-Shopping: Biggest projected winners from Eagles’ Kellen Moore hire

It’s June. No one has nor does anyone need “the answers to the test” yet — to use a silly analogy that somehow makes the very unserious pursuit of understanding and projecting NFL teams and players seem like some profound quest.

We’re writing thoughts in pencil and merely take-shopping, for now.

That makes for a perfect backdrop to discuss one of the most difficult puzzles to solve with the current, limited offseason information we have: How will Kellen Moore’s offense mesh with the Eagles’ personnel?

Philadelphia boasts a star-laden roster on offense that should be strong in the trenches, despite the loss of Jason Kelce, but the original core of players was present during an unprecedented collapse in the second half of last season.

Moore has generally been well-regarded as a play-caller, but he’s at an inflection point in his career based on how 2023 played out; his Chargers tenure was anything but a success, while his former team in Dallas enjoyed a strong season after Mike McCarthy took over the full play-calling duties.

Essentially, these two parties need the best out of each other in a critical season for this franchise. You can tell yourself a story about how this works out perfectly, but at the same time, the ways it won’t mesh are just as readily apparent. This one could go either way. As such, it’s critical to examine the main players and units involved here to decipher the range of possible outcomes.

The Run Game

It’s a particularly fascinating time to examine the Eagles’ running game. Not just because of Kelce’s departure and how that will impact their Tush Push short-yardage success but also because this front office just made an out-of-character move to pay big money to a running back.

Howie Roseman has typically assembled backfields with low-cost moves to form a team. Signing Saquon Barkley to be a workhorse back with a top-five positional salary is well outside of expectations.

Philadelphia will be dropping Barkley on top of a desirable…

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Publish date : 2024-08-05 14:24:04

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