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The biggest Eagles question at each position coming back from the bye originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The Eagles are coming off their early Week 5 bye week with a 2-2 record and a lot to prove over the last 13 games of the regular season.
Things could still go either way.
But as we begin to get ready for their Week 6 home game against the Cleveland Browns, here are some of the biggest questions about this team at each position:
Quarterback: Can Jalen Hurts get his turnover problem in check?
While Hurts has certainly done some good things in the Eagles’ first four games, everything he has done has been overshadowed by his turnovers. He has seven (4 INTs, 3 lost fumbles) through four games and is second to just Will Levis (9) in the NFL. And three of his seven turnovers have come in the red zone.
Through four games, Hurts has an interception percentage of 3.0%, which is even higher than his 2.8% in 2023 when he had a career-high 15 interceptions. Dating back to the beginning of 2023, Hurts has thrown 19 interceptions and has lost 8 fumbles — that’s 27 turnovers in 21 games. That’s not good. And according to PFF, Hurts leads the NFL in turnover worthy plays with 11 — his turnover worthy play percentage of 6.7% is the highest in the league among QBs with at least 100 drop backs.
Running back: Will Saquon Barkley keep up this pace?
Barkley has been the Eagles’ best player early in the 2024 season. He has 435 rushing yards, 85 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns in four games. He’s also averaging 6.0 yards per carry and 2.2 rushing yards over expected per carry. He has been incredible and is proving that he’s still one of the best running backs in the NFL.
Barkley has 85 touches through four games, which comes out to 21.25 per game. That means he’s on pace for 361 touches this season. His career-high in touches is 352, which he had on the dot in 2018 and 2022. So it’s definitely possible that Barkley could keep up with this pace. The Eagles…
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Publish date : 2024-10-09 11:00:00
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