Philadelphia Eagles: The Eagles come in at #25 in my NFL Power Rankings: They, like the Rams, decided to give up a ton of picks to trade up to the #2 pick to select Carson Wentz, a big quarterback out of North Dakota state. Wentz is the future in Philly, but not the present. He probably won’t get any playing time this year outside of garbage time. Let’s breakdown the roster. The quarterback position is kind of a mess. They drafted Wentz, and signed BOTH Bradford and Chase Daniel is big contracts. Bradford will probably start. I really don’t like bradford, but he was actually descent last year. Daniel is a good backup and gets the new system since he used to play for the coach. The running back situation is bad. I don’t think Ryan Mathews is a good fit for the system, plus he is always injured. Darren Sproles is still a great #2 running back, but he can never take the workload of being a number one back. They let go of Murray. That was a good move he was awful last year, but I think he would be a good fit in the running system of new coach Doug Pederson. The wide receivers are bad. Jordan Matthews underwhelmed many last year with huge expectations going in. On PFF, he had a 68 grade, well below average and he is one of the worst number one receivers in the league. They will put him in the slot again and see how he does. After him, it is just a bunch of guys. Reuben Randle flashed for the Giants, but was very inconsistent. Nelson Agholor was terrible as a rookie. There is something about USC receivers, they look great in college then suck in the pros. Dorial Green-Beckham, who they recently acquired from the titans, has all the tools, but isn’t a natural catcher of the football and is kind of a clown. Eagles, along with the titans, have the worst receivers in the NFL. The tight end position is pretty good. I think Zach Ertz is very good. He was given a grade of 85/100 by PFF, good enough to be the 6th best tight end in the NFL. Definitely a strength. Behind him, Brent Celek is still solid. The Oline has it’s bright spots and bad spots. Jason peters is still great at Left Tackle. So was Lane Johnson but he got suspended 10 games. Jason Kelce is good at center. But the guards are either not good or unproven. I actually really like the defense. The dline is actually really good. Fletcher Cox, Brandon Graham, and Vinny Curry all got high grades on PFF at 90, 85, and 79 respectively. They are all really good. Connor Barwin had a down year, but has shown in the past that he can be really good. The Linebackers are okay. The rookie last year Jordan Hicks was very good last year, but bigger name linebackers Mychal Kendricks and Nigel Bradham were awful last year. Lets see if they can bounce back. The cornerbacks are awful. Leodis McKelvin was bad last year for the bills, and he is their number one corner. After him they have average to below average guys like Nolan carrol and Eric Rowe. The safeties are really good in Malcon Jenkins and free agent signing Rodney Mcleod. The best position on the roster by far. Overall this is a roster that needs to regather itself after being taken apart by Chip Kelly. They have talent, but have too many holes for them to compete.
Record: 4-12
MVP: fletcher Cox
Add: Rodney Mcleod
Bout: Vinny Curry
Week 1: Vs browns: W
Week 2: @bears: L
Week 3: vs steelers: L
week 4: BYE
Week 5: @Lions: L
Week 6: @Redskins: L
Week 7: vs Vikings: L
Week 8: @Cowboys: L
Week 9: @Giants: L
Week 10: vs falcons: W
Week 11: @Seahawks: L
Week 12: vs packers: L
Week 13: @bengals: L
Week 14: vs redskins: W
Week 15: @Ravens: L
Week 16: vs Giants: W
Week 17: vs cowboys: W