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Peter Schrager
NFL Insider & NFL Reporter
Every week, FOX Sports NFL Insider Peter Schrager opens his notebook and opines on three of the biggest storylines around the league. Here are his thoughts heading into Week 13, including what makes the Eagles such an imposing squad, a Dolphins quarterback trying to squash a cold-weather narrative, and a surprising kicking epidemic in the NFL.
The Eagles Look the Part
I had to be in the building for Sunday night’s Eagles-Rams showdown in Los Angeles. I typically would fly back home to New York after the “FOX NFL Kickoff show” on the FOX lot so I could be in the chair for “Good Morning Football” on Monday morning in New York, but I wasn’t missing this showdown in person. The Rams were coming off a much-needed win in New England and the Eagles looked like they were in the midst of a special run coming off their bye. So I changed my flight, secured a media credential, and got to the wonder that is SoFi Stadium just as the Eagles were coming off their buses into the loading dock.
And as I walked past that giant man-made lake and into the modern architectural masterpiece, I noticed two things: 1. An Eagles fan base that traveled en masse on the weekend before a holiday week, nearly covering the SoFi crowd in green and, 2. An Eagles team that looks as big, as intimidating and as cohesive a unit as I recall in some time.
This was what the Eagles had a few years back. Fletcher Cox, Chris Long, Lane Johnson and Jason Kelce would walk into a building, and with Big Dom leading the way, you felt as though they weren’t going to be beaten up or outplayed physically by anyone.
Sunday’s pregame was a marvel to watch, based on the pure physicality of it all. One by one, Eagles players went through their drills with position coaches, and the team looked differently than the one I watched stumble down the stretch last season. Jeremiah Washburn is the defensive line…
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Publish date : 2024-11-26 19:31:00
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