In late November, the Philadelphia Eagles had been 10-1, and plenty of felt on the time they had been the very best group within the NFL.
However three straight losses to the San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, and Seattle Seahawks adopted, and rapidly, they grew to become a group in disarray.
Issues bought even worse on Sunday once they misplaced by 4 factors to the woeful Arizona Cardinals, and with an 11-5 document, they’re in nice hazard of ending second within the NFC East.
Nick Wright stated on his podcast “What Wright? with Nick Wright” that the Eagles are in bother, and it isn’t solely as a result of their protection has faltered.
“The Eagles are cooked,” Wright stated.
“The Eagles are cooked.” 👀
— @getnickwright pic.twitter.com/fkew6A2YDt
— What’s Wright? with Nick Wright (@WhatsWrightShow) January 3, 2024
Wright additionally questioned if their head coach Nick Sirianni can “lead from behind.”
There was hypothesis that Sirianni’s job might be in jeopardy, and actually, one reporter stated his gamers now not consider in him.
“This soccer group now not believes in how they’re being coached. They don’t consider in what Nick Sirianni is promoting. That’s fairly rattling evident to me.”
— @sethjoyner pic.twitter.com/qV2iUzFP8y
— JAKIB Sports activities (@JAKIBSports) December 31, 2023
However maybe probably the most regarding factor Wright talked about is the chance that quarterback Jalen Hurts isn’t fairly nearly as good as many have believed.
Final season, when the Eagles made it to the Tremendous Bowl and misplaced within the closing seconds after blowing a 10-point lead, Hurts threw for 3,701 yards and 22 touchdowns and was the runner-up within the MVP balloting.
Whereas he has thrown for 3,803 yards and 23 touchdowns up to now this season, he additionally has 14 interceptions in comparison with six final season, and his passer ranking has fallen by over 10 factors in comparison with 2022.
In actual fact, Wright known as final season an “outlier 12 months” for Hurts, and now Philly is on the hook for a five-year, $255 million contract extension they gave him in April.
With their incapability to place collectively lopsided wins in opposition to inferior opponents this season, the group might be headed towards an early playoff exit this month.
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