The Eagles 2020 Season Showed Us Malpractice at Every Level of the Franchise
The 2020 season has not been kind to the Philadelphia Eagles.
They currently sit at 3-8-1, have benched their starting quarterback, and are slowly seeing their playoff hopes disappear in the lowly NFC East. There is not one group of people you can point to and say they are at fault.
From the players to coaches to front office, every department is responsible for how bad this season has been.
Aside from a handful of them, the players are not playing at a high or average level this season. Quarterback Carson Wentz has played the worst football of his entire career this season, ultimately leading to his benching in favor of Jalen Hurts. The offensive line has been poor all year, giving up the most sacks and quarterback hits in the league.
The defense has given up big plays at the worst times and shows poor effort in the most important moments. The players have not delivered this season.
The coaching has also been poor this season. Doug Pederson has not put his players in the best position to succeed this year. His refusal to feed Miles Sanders the ball has been one of the biggest mysteries for this offense. Not calling plays that your quarterback does excel at (rollouts or quick easy hitting routes) has caused the regression for your quarterback and the passing game.
To take away playing time from the young players who are actually contributing to the team (Travis Fulgham and Nate Herbig) in favor of older veterans who most likely won’t be here next year (Alshon Jeffery and Jason Peters) is the biggest issue of all. Instead of giving these young guys a chance to see what they can do this year and beyond for older veterans on their last legs is the worst decision this coach has made.
The worst job done by this organization has been from the front office.
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GM Howie Roseman has done a very poor job of constructing this 2020 Philadelphia Eagles team. The team either relies on old, high priced veterans or young, unproven rookies. Another year relying on practice squad wide receivers and third-string offensive lineman because the front office didn’t want to acquire true talent on offense. Instead of drafting another weapon on offense or someone to protect your quarterback, they decided to draft a backup quarterback, a position that was way down on the list of needs for this team.
Not only did this hurt the team as a whole, but this has clearly affected Carson Wentz, and led to another unnecessary quarterback controversy. This all falls on the plate of Howie Roseman.
The defense is just as bad.
The roster decisions going into the season were questionable from the start. Instead of holding onto Sidney Jones and Rasul Douglas, two true outside cornerbacks and high draft picks, the front office decided to let both go and have Darius Slay and a bunch of slot cornerbacks run the secondary. That decision has been a failure from the jump, as the secondary is an issue once again with inexperience on the outside. The linebacking core is the biggest issue again. The failure to address this position again has hurt the Eagles big time. Relying on Day 3 picks and undrafted players has been the philosophy for too long. It’s not working. This position group needs to be treated with great importance moving forward.
Overall, this defense has major issues again. They’re older, don’t generate turnovers, and there are not many young players you can look at and say they will be a foundational piece moving forward.
If this 2020 season has shown anything, it’s that there needs to be the serious change needed in the offseason to the Philadelphia Eagles. Not just moving a player or two, but an overhaul in coaching and front office.
The future doesn’t look bright for the Eagles, and change needs to happen to give us some hope moving forward.
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