- Two games in it hasn’t been perfect, but the Eagles are two
for two. Here are some observations:
Offensive line question marks: Andrew Gardner
and Dennis Kelly filled in Monday night against Indianapolis at right tackle
and left guard respectively. Gardner
seemed to have his fair share of difficulties at right tackle, but the Eagles
will need him Sunday against Washington, and in week four against San Francisco
before Lane Johnson is eligible to return from his suspension. Dennis Kelly will be needed longer than just
two more games with Evan Mathis on injured reserve designated to return. With the Eagles having signed former Houston
left guard Wade Smith, there could be some pressure on Kelly to earn his snaps
with Mathis not expected back until the end of November. The Eagles will definitely need Jason Kelce,
Todd Herremans, and Jason Peters to stay healthy.
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| Rob Carr/Getty Images While 27 touchdowns and two interceptions may be tough to live up to again, Nick Foles has still thrown for over 300 yards in the Eagles two games so far this season. |
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Nick Foles: He’s been good enough to win two games, but there have been some red flags. He
fumbled twice against Jacksonville and has thrown an interception in each of
the Eagles first two games. It would be
nice to see him take care of the ball and not be so indecisive sometimes, but he’s
still thrown for over 300 yards in both games so that’s a plus.
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Darren Sproles: The Eagles best player so
far. His explosiveness in the short
passing game and as a returner is just what the Eagles needed to keep LeSean
McCoy fresh.
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Slow starts: The Eagles have been outscored 34-6
in first halves this season. So you
could say they’re lucky to be 2-0. It
would be nice
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| USA Today Sports Darren Sproles was recently named the NFC's Offensive Player of the Week after his breakout performance Monday Night. |
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Marcus Smith: He hasn't played yet, so it looks
like the Eagles weren't kidding when they said he was a project.
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Defense:
Surprisingly decent against the pass and Andrew Luck on Monday night, but
struggled against the run as Trent Richardson looked at times like he was at
Alabama again and Ahmad Bradshaw had two receiving touchdowns. The run defense was pretty good last year and
will get tested by Alfred Morris on Sunday so we’ll see if this was an aberration
or not but the pass defense was encouraging against the Colts.
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