The Eagles are faced with several fundamental issues. Can they turn things around during the bye week, or will Week 6 be more of the same?
1. One of the most concerning things for me is the number of recent games in which the Eagles were simply non-competitive. It’s one thing to lose on a last-second field goal or a big play in the closing minutes or by a point or two after a tight battle. No loss is a good loss. But it’s these games where the Eagles are simply not ready to play and get clobbered early and are never even in it that are becoming more and more common.
4. It’s too early to declare Jayden Daniels the next Sonny Jurgensen, but it sure feels like the balance of power in the NFC East has shifted a bit, and the Commanders look like a legit contender considering the way the rookie from LSU is playing. The first 106 passes of his NFL career included 87 completions and just 19 incompletions. His 82.
7. I like how Nakobe Dean played throughout training camp and the preseason and I thought making him the starter ahead of Devin White was the right move. In Year 3, Dean was healthy and finally looked like the guy I expected when the Eagles drafted him in the third round back in 2022. And I actually thought he played well against the Saints after two disappointing games to open the season. But after Sunday I’m starting to wonder if this is going to work.
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