The Eagles sit at 3-2. So on paper, they are in a decent spot. But the nature of that 3-2 start rightfully has people worried about how good this Eagles team actually is. And with the Commanders, and specifically, Jayden Daniels, looking so good out of the gate, the Eagles really need to figure things out fast.
Luckily, they get the Giants this week, who are not a good team. They are currently 2-4, with the wins coming against the Browns and the Seahawks. They are also 29th in points per game, and 20th in yards per game. On paper, they look like an easy opponent. That said, the Browns also looked easy on paper. And while the Eagles beat them, they did not exactly cover themselves in glory while doing so.
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This team badly needs a get-right game. Not just a win, but a game where they finally click on all cylinders, and just steamroll a team. They used to do that to the Giants, but last year that was not the case. They squeaked out 1 win and lost the other game.
This offense is too good to be playing like they are. The slow starts, 0 points in the first quarter so far this season, are killing them. They average 21.2 pts per game this season, but if they played like they did the rest of the game in the 1st quarter, that would be 28.3 pts per game. The difference between 18th in the league, and 5th.
But that is not the case, and they are in fact 18th in the league in scoring. The defense, despite some hiccups, has mostly been fine. The roster there is flawed, but they have played well enough to get by, with the Bucs game being the lone exception where the defense struggled.
The offense needs to drive this team though, and right now they are struggling. This needs to be the week they finally have that blowup game where they put up crooked numbers. For that to happen, they need these players to have big games.
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Saquon Barkley
Saquon had his first bad game in an Eagles jersey last week. Not only was he not productive, but he made two key mistakes that nearly changed the game. First, he ran out of bounds before getting a first down, forcing a 3rd and 1. The next play, he missed the blitz pickup, Hurts got sacked, and they had to settle for a long Fg. That FG got blocked and returned for a TD. He has been great this season so far, but he was flat-out bad vs the Browns.
But you imagine he will have extra motivation this week. Going back to Met Life to take on the team that didn’t want him, should be the kick he needs to bounce back from that bad game.
