Why The Eagles Aren’t Finished… Yet.
Move, after move, after move was made this offseason. With the majority of assets coming in, compared to going out as one would expect with a team that was still potentially rebuilding/retooling.
Sure, the Eagles made it to a meaningless Week 18 game while clinching the 6th seed the week prior. But 9-8 didn’t mean much to the Eagles when they found themselves down 31-0 during the 3rd quarter of the Divisional game against the Buccaneers.
Following the Divisional loss, it was back to the drawing board for what could make this team competitive. And since March 15th, here are the big names the Eagles either brought in, or kept around around for one more year.
– WR Greg Ward
– LB Haason Reddick
– S Anthony Harris
– DT Fletcher Cox
– RB Boston Scott
– WR Zach Pascal
– DE Derek Barnett
– LB Kyzir White
– WR Devin Allen
– DT Jordan Davis
– WR A.J. Brown
– C Cam Jurgens
– TE Grant Calcaterra
– LB Nakobe Dean
– QB Carson Strong
– CB James Bradberry
– S Jaquiski Tartt
Wow. What a list. From that you might ask yourself. How could the Eagles possibly need more to potentially bring the Lombardi back to Philly?
Well. It isn’t necessarily about adding more pieces. But to also continuously maintain those pieces and making sure that the Eagles can fit the best possible roster under the cap. However, with Eagles GM Howie Roseman receiving a three year extension. Issues such as cap strains might not be at the top of our concerns. The Cap Wizard himself has managed to restructure contracts for numerous years that keeps the team competitive while kicking cap hits down the road. Being able to balance future cap hits like that is massive. As the league shouldn’t see themselves lowering or flatlining the cap anytime soon. (Barring any more global catastrophes.)
So What’s Missing?
If you happen to be part of the incessant vocal crowd that hasn’t been sold by Jalen Hurts as the potential QB1 of the future for the Philadelphia Eagles. That could be your biggest concern. I was impressed with what I saw during the 2021 season, including a 8-7 record with what was available to him at the time. (don’t forget about the $63.7M dead cap hit that prevented the team from going all-in).
Currently, the biggest concern should be the lack of depth at the Safety position. If Jaquiski Tartt or the return of Anthony Harris doesn’t work out. Shades of the injury plague that damaged the Eagles from 2018-2020 could become issues that might see players like Marcus Epps or K’Von Wallace needing to take that big step forward.
There’s still several Free Agent Safeties on the market, including Landon Collins. While Jessie Bates continues to undergo contract disputes with the Bengals. Perhaps Howie should make a move.
Luckily if the 2022 season isn’t coming up Philly. There’s currently 15 total picks between the 2023 and 2024 drafts the Eagles still hold. 6 of those picks are in the first two rounds. With handfuls of incredibly deep positions like QB, WR and DE. There’s bound to be some trade bait as the season begins to kick off.
59 Days until the Eagles visit the Lions in Week 1.
Go Birds.
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