Eagles Woes Continue, 2-2 Heading Into Bye
After another pitiful performance in Tampa Bay, the Eagles sit tied for 2nd in the NFC East.
Hopefully, the Eagles can avoid again meeting the Buccaneers in the Wildcard round.
Moving on to the early bye week at 2-2 isn’t the end for the Eagles, but it isn’t instilling much hope.
Offensive Woes
Sure, the Eagles have been without A.J. Brown for multiple weeks and spent a game and a half without Lane Johnson and DeVonta Smith. But they have only averaged 21.5 points per game in four games this season, which drops to 17.3 without including the Packers game.
This is also a team that has 8 turnovers on offense and 8(!) 3&Outs. What gives?
Where’s The Motion?
Last season, the Eagles ranked dead last in motion(10.9%), while the Chargers (25.9%) were ranked 8th(Kellen Moore’s last team) while having Easton Stick start multiple games at QB.
With Moore’s hire in the offseason, everyone was expecting a more competent offense. Now, the team is loaded with even more talent in the backfield and along the offensive line.
But through 4 weeks…
The Eagles are in the middle of the pack, which becomes concerning when NextGenStats posts that the Eagles used 65.8% of their available space in their season debut.
It makes you question why there’s been such a decline in weeks.
- Why are the Eagles afraid of short-yardage plays down 3 of their best players?
- Down 2 of your Weapons. Why does Saquon only see the ball 10 times? No wonder the offense stalls.
- After admitting to being the one to call a USELESS fake QB sneak in New Orleans. How much of the Offense does Nick Sirianni have control of?
And most importantly…
- – Why does this team feel so similar to last year?
The Missing Piece
Normally, when a team cleans the house, they clean the house. Last year, following last year’s disastrous end, it was already questioned what Nick Sirianni did as Eagles head coach. Somehow, he was able to keep his job.
PHOTO: Kim Klement Neitzel/Imagn Images
Brian Johnson was let go as the scapegoat for the offense’s collapse compared to their Super Bowl season. However, in Washington, Jayden Daniels is thriving as the Commanders hold first place in the NFC East.
Dennard Wilson is now the Defensive Coordinator in Tennessee and is finding some success with a team that isn’t having a great season. After spending last season with the Ravens as a Defensive Backs Coach & Passing Game Coordinator, the same position he held in Philadelphia the 2 years prior.
Multiple coaches who have left the Eagles are finding success. Yet the Eagles seem to be stagnant, two years after their Super Bowl appearance, even after bringing in highly valued coordinators on both sides of the ball.
Many inconsistencies and similarities are causing concern just four weeks into the season.
A 2-2 record might not look bad, but how many head coaches can survive a 3-8 run to end and begin seasons with high expectations?
With the weakest strength of schedule in the league and 13 games still left to play. There aren’t many excuses for this Eagles team to not still be competitive and push for a top seed in the playoffs.
But, with how they’ve played, there better be some good performances following the bye week. Otherwise, the playoffs could soon be out of reach.
PHOTO: Kim Klement Neitzel/Imagn Images
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