Yeah, AB is a trainwreck. He's not a stable person. I'm pretty sure every team he's been part of has gotten him help and tried to give him guidance. I suspect he's supposed to take medication that he prefers not to take. It's not an uncommon issue with people with mental health issues. And he's got mental health issues.
It's great for Nick Sirianni and the whole young coaching staff to get at least some playoff experience in year one. These are young coaches and are learning a lot as the season goes on. Getting them some playoff experience will only help to make them better down the road.
The Eagles weren't as bad a team as people thought last year. The number of injuries was absurd. The coaches largely gave up. Doug Pederson said he wouldn't mind being fired. Jim Schwartz retired after the season (some might argue he retired mid-season and just kept showing up to collect a paycheck.) Old, has-been players (Alshon Jeffrey, Desean Jackson, Jason Peters, etc.) were given preference over the kids. It was just a mess.
"Experts" were saying we had a bottom five roster entering the season, but they were basing that on how things went last season. The talent on this roster is pretty solid and deep. I've been saying we'd win 7-10 games pretty much forever and that's right where we are.
Looking at the 2022 schedule, we should have three or four wins against the Giants and WFT. We also play the Lions, Bears, Jaguars, and Texans, which should be another three or four more or less sure wins. The Colts, Packers, Titans, Vikings, and two games against the Cowboys are iffier. There's still an AFC North, NFC South, and NFC West team to be determined by the final standings. If you just look at the likely wins, we're at seven or eight wins. A couple of the iffier games go our way and we're back to ten or more wins. And we've got about $30 million in cap space, three first-round draft picks, a second, third, fourth, three fifths, and a sixth-round pick.
Things are not so bad for Eagles fans these days. We've got two good young QBs in Hurts and Minshew under contract for 2022. We've got youth pretty much everywhere. Free agents may want to play here. The NFC East looks like a two-team race for a bit. (Sorry Giants and WFT fans.) Barring a disaster, it looks hard to see a way the Eagles don't make the playoffs again next year.
Word is that Kellen Moore and Dan Quinn are being considered for head coaching jobs. (Though it's being reported Dan Quinn turned down the opportunity to interview for the Jags job. At least for now.) The Cowboys could lose both coordinators to new head coaching jobs which could set them back a bit.
The Giants insist everything's going great! They're right on schedule! (Okay, sure.) The WFT (or whoever they'll be next year) need a QB and a bit more. Neither team really looks ready to compete next year. (Though you never know.) Given the circumstances, it's not a tough time to be an Eagles fan. A good young nucleus of players/coaches. Room for growth. Things look pretty good around here.
Fly!!! Eagles!!! Fly!!!
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