Three Future Questions the Eagles Need Answers to in 2021
It is crazy to think there are only two games left for the Eagles this season. It feels like yesterday the season just started down in Washington, and now we are here.
This season has been a nightmare that has given us a lot of questions about the future of this franchise.
These are three of the biggest questions that should be answered over the final two weeks.
1) What Is Going to Happen With Travis Fulgham?
The mystery of Travis Fulgham has been an interesting one. It looked like the Eagles had found another gem, but then it all went away. Fulgham was the leading receiver in the NFL for four weeks, and now for the last month, he has been invisible. Fulgham played fewer snaps than Quez Watkins and Alshon on Sunday against the Cardinals.
Do the Eagles have Travis in their future plans? I just don’t understand how you go from such a promising young star in the offense, too completely disregarded in the playbook. The final two games should give us some sort of indication of what the Eagles plan on doing with Fulgham.
It’s most likely Alshon and Desean won’t be back next year, so the Eagles need to figure out if Fulgham will be apart of their future.
2) Will the Young Guys Play Themselves Into a Bigger Role Going Forward?
Sitting at 4-9-1 and only two games left, you want to start getting a feel for what players could be key contributors for next season and beyond. Guys like K’Von Wallace, Michael Jacquet, Shaun Bradley, Grayland Arnold, and Quez Watkins are all players that the Eagles need answers on. Quez flashed on Sunday and showed he can be a nice deep threat and speed guy on the outside. Michael Jacquet also played extremely well, given the circumstances.
Not a lot of corners can keep up with DeAndre Hopkins, and he played fairly decent (disregard the numbers). He also added half a sack and two pass deflections. Jacquet could easily make a case for himself as the number two corner opposite of Darius Slay going forward.
The Eagles also need to figure out the backend of the secondary. Mills will be a free agent and Rodney will be coming off a major knee injury. Grayland Arnold and K’Von Wallace have the opportunity to play themselves into major roles for the rest of this season and next year. Figuring out which younger players can help this team out going forward is a big question that needs to be answered.
3) Has Jalen Hurts Played Himself Into the Starter for 2021?
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Now for the biggest question, is Jalen Hurts the new future? Jalen Hurts has looked brilliant in his two starts. He has given this team new life, and he is looking like a steal at 53. We can’t get too far ahead of ourselves after two starts, but he has looked good. The final two games can give us a considerable understanding of what the future holds. If Jalen continues to play well then you have to go with him as the starter next year. Even some of Wentz’s biggest supporters are saying his time in Philly is over.
No matter your feelings on Carson, you have to feel for the guy. With each game Jalen plays, it looks more and more likely that Carson’s time is coming to an end. Jalen Hurts deserves to be the starter, and the Eagles need to decide who is the future of this team. Keeping both quarterbacks just isn’t going to work, and it seems like Carson will be the odd man out.
These final two games can very well solidify Jalen Hurts as the new franchise quarterback.
Even with the season coming to an end, there is still a lot to look at. The Eagles need to focus on this team’s future and figure out how to get this team back to Super Bowl contention.
Answering these three questions could very well help the Eagles on getting back to being a contender.
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