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Landon Dickerson To Miss Time After Getting Thumb Surgery

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Author Andrew Salciunas and Dylan MacKinnon
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - NOVEMBER 26: Landon Dickerson #69 of the Philadelphia Eagles reacts after Jake Elliott #4 of the Philadelphia Eagles, not pictured, made a game tying field goal at the end of the fourth quarter against the Buffalo Bills at Lincoln Financial Field on November 26, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The hits just keep on coming. The Eagles have already battled injuries, illnesses, coaching changes, all while losing 3 straight games. And now, you can add Landon Dickerson missing time on top of that pile. The Eagles LG underwent thumb surgery and will miss time. Luckily, it doesn’t seem like it will be much time. They will not place him on the IR. The news was first reported by Landon Dickerson.

Mike Garafolo on Twitter: "#Eagles G Landon Dickerson is undergoing surgery on his thumb today, sources say. He is expected to miss minimal time and won't be placed on IR. pic.twitter.com/CWwF9L0RdK / Twitter"

Eagles G Landon Dickerson is undergoing surgery on his thumb today, sources say. He is expected to miss minimal time and won't be placed on IR. pic.twitter.com/CWwF9L0RdK

The Eagles O-Line is one of the few things working well right now. They are top 5 in both pass block and run block win rate. And Landon Dickerson has quietly been the best of the bunch. He leads all Interior Offensive Linemen in run block win rate and is 5th in pass block win rate.

Who replaces him will depend on the health of Cam Jurgens. Jurgens missed the Seahawks game with a pec injury. If he can be back in time for the Giants game on Christmas, Sua Opera could fill in at LG. But if both Jurgens and Dickerson are out, it would be Opeta and Tyler Steen filling in. Both have actually played fairly well when their number was called this season.

It’s just another blow when they are already struggling though. And it threatens to throw off the one part of their team that is still playing up to expectations. They are also without Darius Slay as he recovers from arthroscopic knee surgery, and maybe without Zach Cunningham who is nursing a knee injury.

The Eagles are 10-4. Which doesn’t sound bad on paper. But they have been in a tailspin, and need to win out now if they want a chance at reclaiming the NFC East.

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  • ESPN- 5 ( Previously 4)

    “The Eagles convert on 72.7% of their attempts. It helps that they are just about automatic on their tush push tries from a yard out, picking up a first down more than 90% of the time. Philadelphia has a success rate of 50% on third and fourth down combined, which also leads the league.”

    ESPN did a thing where they talked about what every team is best at. And for the Eagles, it was 4th down rate. And right now, the tush push is pretty much the only thing that works.

    Philadelphia Eagles on Twitter: ".@JalenHurts 🤝 Franchise record for single-season rushing TDs by a QB#ProBowlVote pic.twitter.com/zCeGfKGKeK / Twitter"

    @JalenHurts 🤝 Franchise record for single-season rushing TDs by a QB#ProBowlVote pic.twitter.com/zCeGfKGKeK

    ESPN Power Rankings

  • NFL.com- 5 (Previously 5)

    “This wasn’t the catastrophe of a loss that some will make it out to be. Had the Eagles won, I might have bumped them over Dallas. Instead, they slipped a little. They’re still in decent shape to take the NFC East, but the defensive issues haven’t gone away.”

    The only silver lining is most of the NFL is also a complete mess. The 49ers may be the only non-fraudulent team. The Chiefs had a get-right game vs the Patriots, but they are still a mess. The Cowboys just got blown out by the Bills. The Jaguars are collapsing. The Eagles are not alone in their issues. But that doesn’t mean you let the Eagles off the hook or pretend everything will be okay.

    NFL.com Power Rankings

  • CBS Sports- 6 (Previously 4)

    “They’ve lost three straight games and do not have the look of a Super Bowl team. They have three games to get it going again — or else.”

    Yes, this team as they are playing, will not win in the playoffs. They may still get the 2 seed. But they are not going to beat the 49ers playing like this. And just making the playoffs is not good enough. This is a team that has Super Bowl aspirations, but they do not look like a Super Bowl team. And their once-vaunted offense has become predictable.

    Nate Tice on Twitter: "https://t.co/V9cDUMYX7f pic.twitter.com/HtdpEDjWUb / Twitter"

    https://t.co/V9cDUMYX7f pic.twitter.com/HtdpEDjWUb

    CBS Sports Power Rankings

  • Sports Illustrated- 6 (Previously 4)

    “I feel for Jalen Hurts, who was clearly not healthy in this game. He played like someone might with the flu. He wasn’t sliding on certain runs. His agility was lacking. And he tried so many times to heave these game-altering passes that were either underthrown or completely ill-conceived. Save me the team-in-crisis nonsense, but there is no doubt this losing streak is taking a toll.”

    Hurts was brutal in that game. And it was not just this game, he didn’t play well enough vs the Niners or Cowboys either. Every QB has their ups and downs. And we have seen great QBs have to work through stuff in the past. But he needs to figure it out fast. Also, this is very much a team in crisis. That isn’t nonsense. You don’t change your DC mid-season unless it is a crisis.

    NFL on Twitter: "JULIAN LOVE CLUTCH SIDELINE INT! pic.twitter.com/GnIyn1KeEG / Twitter"

    JULIAN LOVE CLUTCH SIDELINE INT! pic.twitter.com/GnIyn1KeEG

    Sports Illustrated Power Rankings

  • Yahoo Sports- 6- (Previously 4)

    “The Eagles’ defense is going to keep this team from going very far in the playoffs. Philly was 28th in points allowed and 23rd in yards allowed before Monday. They played a little better, but when it mattered the Eagles allowed a 92-yard drive to Drew Lock in the final two minutes… it’s hard to see them winning a Super Bowl.”

    Yeah, it is hard to argue with that. They lack the talent on defense to be a true elite team. It is just too easy for QBs to pick them apart. And it’s not a recent thing, it was a trend that got worse rather than better. Changing the playcaller doesn’t fix the lack of talent or speed.

    NFL on Twitter: "Lock to JSN for the lead!📺: #PHIvsSEA on ESPN/ABC📱: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/bbJNB6yPkz pic.twitter.com/t7q0x5073q / Twitter"

    Lock to JSN for the lead!📺: #PHIvsSEA on ESPN/ABC📱: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/bbJNB6yPkz pic.twitter.com/t7q0x5073q

    Yahoo Sports Power Rankings

  • The Athletic- 6 (Previously 4)

    “The Eagles are the most hand-wringing 1o-win team in the NFL. They already have clinched a playoff spot and still have a good chance to win the NFC East, yet the team and its fans believe the sky is falling because it has hit a rough patch against talented opponents… Philadelphia still has some of the most talented offensive and defensive lines in the league and will be fine in January”

    I swear these people are trolling us. All season, when the Eagles were winning, they called us crazy for praising them. Now that they lose, and lose ugly, we are called crazy for complaining about them. The O-Line and D-Line are talented. But that is clearly not enough to carry them when the rest of the defense is lacking in talent, and the Eagles offense can’t score points.

    The Athletic’s Power Rankings

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Andrew Salciunas, “The Choonis,” has done it all at the station - screening calls, working events as a member of the street team, producing 7 days a week, doing updates, and now hosting his own show. Now with a wife and kid, his life experiences are far different than when he first started, but this “regular guy” knows how to relate to anyone. He writes about the Flyers, Phillies, Sixers, and Eagles.

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