With Week 9 of the NFL season in the books
Richard Rodgers Jerseys 2019 , it’s time look at how various media outlets have ranked the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles in their NFL
power rankings. stack up from an
outside perspective. But first, let’s start by revisiting mine.Bleeding Green
Nation11 - Philadelphia Eagles - Perfect bye week for the reigning Super Bowl
champions. With Washington and Dallas losing, the Eagles are very much alive in
the NFC East. Oh, and the Eagles also have a shiny new weapon in the form of
Golden Tate. This team could be ready to make a strong second half push. (LW:
15)SB Nation10 - The Eagles didn’t play this week but had a great bye week due
to losses from both Washington and Dallas. (LW: 10)ESPN9 - For Philly, the Super
Bowl hangover was real. Lingering injuries (Alshon Jeffery, Tim Jernigan) from
last season mixed with new ones (Rodney McLeod, Mike Wallace, Jay Ajayi) to
deplete a championship roster that had little time to heal up because of the
long run. The offense switched from Nick Foles to Carson Wentz in Week
3
Black Haloti Ngata Jerseys , and it has yet to hit on all cylinders -- perhaps still adjusting to the loss of offensive coordinator Frank Reich and
quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo. The Eagles clawed their way to a .500 record
at the break, with hopes that the second half of the season will treat them more
kindly. (LW: 9)NFL.com13 - The Eagles sure as heck improved themselves during
their Week 9 bye. Love the Golden Tate trade for this team. While Alshon Jeffery
and Nelson Agholor (who has been mostly effective in the slot) add certain
elements to the offense, neither bring the kind of
running-back-in-a-wideout’s-body impact that Tate does. The former Lions
receiver will be far more dangerous, or at least productive, on those bubble
screens Jeffery occasionally gets. Tate is more explosive off his first step.
Other notes: Tate averaged 93 receptions per year from 2014 to ‘17, and he was
on pace for 101 with Detroit this season. While he has a higher drop rate than
Agholor this year, in the past, he’s been as reliable as they come. From 2011 to
2013
Haloti Ngata Jerseys 2019 , when Tate was with the Seahawks, he boasted the lowest drop rate in the entire league (a scant 3.4 percent). (LW: 14)CBS
Sports12 - They come off their bye with a big division game with the Cowboys.
They have the look of a team ready to make a big second-half push. (LW: 16)Pro
Football Talk9 - Philly’s best week arguably came while on a bye, given the
implosion of both Washington and Dallas. (LW: 10)Yahoo! Sports9 - Considering
the Eagles still have road games remaining against the Saints and Rams, they
still don’t have a lot of room for error. But seeing the Redskins get blown out
and lose some key players in the process (and then seeing the Cowboys fall on
their face against the Titans) was a reminder that the NFC East is there for the
taking. (LW: 9)Washington Post9 - The Redskins’ vulnerability means the NFC East
is there for the taking for the Eagles, even with their early-season
inconsistencies. But they need to play far better than they did in the first
half of the season. They host the Cowboys on Sunday night in what becomes almost
a must-win for them, given that their following game is at New Orleans and they
still have a December road game against the Rams. (LW: 9)Bleacher Report9 - The
Philadelphia Eagles got back on track (and back to .500) with a Week 8 win over
the Jacksonville Jaguars. But the team wasn’t content to just rest during its
off week. Of all the deals made by NFL teams at the trade deadline, Philly’s
acquisition of Golden Tate from the Detroit Lions might have the biggest impact
on the playoff chase in the NFC. Tate is a proven receiver with over 1,000 yards
each of the last two years who is on pace to hit that benchmark a third
consecutive season. He should be a fine complement to Alshon Jeffery and provide
Carson Wentz with a chain-mover underneath. It was a move that demonstrates the
Eagles believe they are still more than capable of making a deep playoff run and
defending their Super Bowl championship. Given where our panel ranks the Eagles
despite four losses
Black Paul Worrilow Jerseys , it appears it agrees. (LW: 11)Pro Football Weekly9 - Watching Washington, Dallas flop makes division run easier (LW:
9)Sporting News11 - The Eagles will be good in plenty of areas coming out of
their bye, starting with their offense. The defense remains the big concern
going forward in an offensively loaded NFC. (LW: 11)USA Today9 - Do bye weeks
get better? Injury bug bit down hard on NFC East-leading Washington. Meanwhile,
Philly picked up Golden Tate. Champs are back. (LW: 10)Reddit12 - Bye, bye. (LW:
13)Mile High Report13 - Lets hope they used their bye week to tweak some things
and find their winning ways. (LW: 12)Sports Illustrated9 - The Eagles got a nice
present with Washington’s loss during their bye week. (And Dallas’s, Green Bay’s
and Seattle’s losses, to be honest.) But the division remains the main focus for
now. Five of their final eight games come against NFC East opponents, starting
with Dallas traveling to Philly on a short week. (LW: 10)...AnalysisThe rankings
range from as high as 9 to as low as 13. The most common ranking is 9. The
average ranking is 10.3
Paul Worrilow Jerseys 2019 , which is up slightly from last week’s average of 10.9.The Eagles, as we know, had a very good bye week. It feels like there’s a
positive momentum going on with this team. It’s time for them to prove that
feeling is real by beating the Cowboys on Sunday night. A big win will cement
Philadelphia’s status in the top 10. Is Philly ready to take a big risk?"The
2019 NFL Draft is merely days away so it’s that time of year where the rumors
are really starting to heat up. Draft buzz should always be taken with a grain
of salt but it’s still fun to discuss hypothetical situations. The latest draft
rumor involving the Philadelphia Eagles comes from Bleacher Report’s Connor
Rogers:The mention of both the Eagles and Colts is interesting because Brian
Baldinger previously said he believes they’re very interested in selecting the
same player. And it sounded like Baldy may have been referring to an interior
defensive line prospect. Is Simmons that guy?Potentially adding more fuel to the
fire is that ESPN’s Todd McShay has the Eagles taking Simmons at No. 25 overall
in his latest mock draft. My thoughts on that possibility: I think Simmons is
worth the risk for some team at some point in this year’s draft. I don’t think
that he’s the right fit for the Eagles at No. 25 overall. Neither do a majority
of fans here at Bleeding Green Nation:Perhaps the Eagles feel Simmons’ talent is
worth the risk. We already saw how they were willing to be patient with Jones
back in the 2017 NFL Draft.Or perhaps the Eagles want people to believe they’re
interested in Simmons so another team jumps ahead of them to get him. Philly
could be hoping another team picks Simmons so that one of their true targets has
a better chance of falling to No. 25. A classic #smokescreen, if you will.
