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Henry McKenna
NFL Reporter
It’s fair to feel skeptical about the Philadelphia Eagles — especially after they fell apart last year.
The Eagles are fresh off a 37-17 blowout of the Cincinnati Bengals. They’ve won three straight. Philly has pulled into attacking distance for the No. 1 spot in the NFC East and maybe even the NFC.
All should be well. Winning should solve everything.
But it hasn’t exactly. There seems to be a residue of discontent from last year. You know what happened: The Eagles lost six of their final seven games, including a postseason blowout at the hands of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Nick Sirianni and Jalen Hurts weren’t on good terms, according to ESPN. They didn’t communicate well.
Are they now? That’s the question that will determine whether the Eagles can avoid another collapse.
“Offensively, [we] continued to trend forward. I don’t think we’re there yet. [We’re] slowly finding it and piecing it together. … I’m excited and pleased with how we played as an offense,” Hurts said after Philly’s Week 8 win over Cincy. “I think Kellen [offensive coordinator Kellen Moore] did a really good job today. We’re just all in it together — sticking together and communicating.”
Here’s the good news: Philly isn’t the New York Jets.
Both teams searched for an identity in the early weeks of the 2024 season. Both teams started 2-2. Both teams had all the talent in the world to form an identity — to make 11 high-end starters into one elite unit. But it’s the Eagles who have made that happen with some degree of consistency. (The Jets certainly have not.) That’s a credit to Hurts, Sirianni and the team as a whole.
Maybe the Eagles suffered another loss to the Buccaneers in Week 4 — which felt eerily similar to their postseason defeat. But that feels like forever ago. Since then, they’ve won three games. And their slow start makes some sense with Vic Fangio in his first year as the team’s defensive…
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Publish date : 2024-10-31 19:39:51
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