Philadelphia Eagles' preseason has been bad. Is it time to panic?
Sure, the first-team offense has looked awful so far, particularly Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles, who led 10 drives in a total of three-plus quarters of work and produced zero points.The starting defense, meanwhile, has looked dominant for the most part. Fletcher Cox has been a force at defensive tackle, and Sidney Jones, the second-round draft pick last season who sat out all but one game with Kamu Grugier-Hill White Elite Jersey
a torn Achilles, is proving to be a contributor in the secondary.So, do we panic over this 0-3 start, with the start of the regular season less than two weeks away and the Eagles still uncertain as to whether their starting quarterback is going to be Foles or Carson Wentz?<strong style="margin-right:3px;">More: Bell Tolls: Saints' Marcus Williams determined that rookie gaffe won't define him<strong style="margin-right:3px;">More: Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns don't resemble 2017 forms; that's good for one teamOr do we chalk it up to the preseason being meaningless, to understanding that the real goal of these games is to keep the players as healthy as possible heading into the regular season?"You guys keep putting the pressure on us," tight end Zach Ertz said. "It seems like we’re at our best as a team, as an offense, when everyone is counting us out."Panic: It's a fact that no team has ever gone 0-4 during the preseason, and then won the Super Bowl, since the NFL adopted the 16-game schedule in 1978. If the Eagles lose to the Jets this Thursday, they will be 0-4 in the preseason. That's very possible considering that Eagles coach Doug Pederson has pretty much ruled out both Wentz and Foles in the preseason finale, and probably anybody else who's either a starter or key contributor.That means Nate Sudfeld, Joe Callahan and Christian Hackenberg will be the quarterbacks https://www.carsonwentzfanjersey.com/authentic-zach-ertz-jersey-sale-1_49.html
against the Jets.Don't panic: Perhaps just as telling is the fact that only two teams that went 4-0 in the preseason have won the Super Bowl. The 2008 Detroit Lions won all four preseason games, then went 0-16 in the regular season.Panic: Foles looks lost at quarterback. In three-plus quarters, he has thrown two interceptions, lost two fumbles, and was tackled in the end zone for a safety. Not even Foles was buying the excuse that he hasn't had several starters on offense — left tackle Jason Peters, running backs Jay Ajayi and Darren Sproles, and wide receivers Alshon Jeffery, Nelson Agholor and Mack Hollins."We had opportunities (Thursday) to score, and we made mistakes," Foles said. "We hurt ourselves … There was no reason we couldn’t put points on the board. I had a turnover in the red zone. That hurts us."Don't panic: Foles has been awful before, only to come roaring back. Go back to the final two regular-season games in 2017, when Foles completed just 47 percent of his passes and had a quarterback rating of 48.2. Then Foles figured it out and led the Eagles to the Super Bowl, and was the MVP of that championship game.Go back to 2013, when Foles threw for 406 yards against the Raiders and tied an NFL record with seven TD passes. The game before, against Dallas, he was 11 of 29 for 80 yards.Panic: We still don't know what to expect from Wentz when he returns, or if he'll return in time for the season opener against the Falcons on Sept. Nike Zach Ertz Jersey On Sale
6. Wentz only resumed 11-on-11 team drills last week after a three-week hiatus, meaning that he hasn't had a chance to develop that rhythm and rapport with his receivers. Of course, many of those receivers have been out, too, with injuries. And we don't know if Wentz will have the same type of mobility in the pocket that he had last season when he was playing at an elite level.Don't panic: The Eagles have gone through this before with Wentz. In his rookie season of 2016, Wentz cracked some ribs in his preseason debut after playing only one quarter. He didn't play or practice again until the week leading up to the start of the regular season. That was when the Eagles shockingly traded starting quarterback Sam Bradford and elevated Wentz from third string to first string.The Eagles started that season 3-1, and Wentz had a QB rating of 105.1 with seven touchdown passes against just one interception. Panic: The NFC is stacked as the Rams and Vikings, in particular, got much better, and the Falcons are always formidable. So the Eagles can't afford a slow start to the regular season, especially in the opener, at home, against the Falcons. Home field advantage in the playoffs is crucial, and the Eagles proved that last season.Don't panic: Even if the offense struggles in the Fletcher Cox Authentic Jersey
early part of the season, the defense is strong enough to keep the games close. The Eagles are as deep as they've ever been at defensive end, especially with Brandon Graham pushing to be ready for the season opener, along with the Carson Wentz Jersey Cheap
expected emergence of Derek Barnett. The secondary is also much stronger than it has been, with cornerback Ronald Darby healthy and familiar with the system. He was acquired last August in a trade, then broke his ankle in the second game and never fully recovered.After the Falcons, the Eagles have winnable games against Tampa Bay and Indianapolis. That should give Wentz some time to get himself back into football shape for the meaty part of the schedule.The best thing about the preseason, at least for the Eagles, is that it's almost over, and all their major players are healthy or getting healthy.Chris Long White Elite Jersey
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