It’s only reasonable to be concerned about the outlook of the 2018 Philadelphia Eagles
after the team’s disappointing loss to the Tennessee Titans in Week 4.This
Eagles team has some real issues. The secondary is struggling. The offensive
line is failing to adequately protect Carson Wentz. And so on.But if history is
any
indication
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the last 10 Eagles seasons to put the team’s current 2-2 record in context. Last
10 Eagles seasonsSeasonRecord after four gamesFinal
recordPost-seasonSeasonRecord after four gamesFinal recordPost-seasonStarting
3-1 is obviously better than starting 2-2, but it hasn’t always been a great
indicator of future success. The Eagles failed to make the playoffs in three out
of their last four 3-1 starts. Two of those four seasons failed to produce
winning records; the Eagles went 7-9 in 2016 and just 4-12 in 2012. Starting out
2-2, meanwhile, has hardly been a death knell for the Eagles. Here’s a look at
how Philadelphia has fared in those situations dating back to the expansion of
16 game seasons in 1978. History of Eagles starting out 2-2SeasonRecord after
four gamesFinal recordPost-seasonSeasonRecord after four gamesFinal
recordPost-seasonThe Eagles averaged 9.8 wins in their last eight seasons
starting out at 2-2. They failed to make the playoffs only once and they made it
one game away from the Super Bowl in three of those years.That’s probably a lot
more encouraging than you would’ve guessed, right?Of course, just because it’s
mostly worked out for the Eagles in the past doesn’t mean it’s going to play out
the same way this year. Football Outsiders’ model only gives the Eagles a 41.2%
chance to make the playoffs this season. This old chart from FiveThirtyEight
shows 2-2 teams generally have a 36% chance of making the post-season. That
figure is significantly worse than the 63% of 3-1 teams who make it to
January.But while there’s reason to be concerned about the 2018
Eagles
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healthy and is coming off one of the best games of his career. The Eagles still
have six games at Lincoln Financial Field this year, which is significant since
they have the best home record in the NFL from the beginning of the 2016 season
(17-3).So, it’s like I said earlier. No need to totally freak out just yet. And
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StubHub ??reaking NewsThe Eagles' 2019 draft class is finalized ?Andrew Sendejo
said he’s impressed with the Eagles’ winning mentalityNew,46commentsAnd more
notes from the safeties first conference call with the Philly
media.EDTShareTweetShareShareAndrew Sendejo said he’s impressed with the Eagles’
winning mentalityJayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY SportsThe Eagles recently signed
former Vikings safety Andrew Sendejo to a one-year deal, and he spoke to the
media for the first time on Thursday afternoon about deciding to join the
Philadelphia roster and a bit about that unpleasant (for him) NFC title game.On
his style of playThe called opened with Mike Kaye of NJ.com asking what the
safety loved about the physicality of the game. Sendejo wasn’t quite sure how to
answer, but said
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that he’s a physical player but that’s all part of playing defense.On his
choosing to play for the EaglesHe said one of the things that appealed to him
about coming to Philadelphia was that, “This organization knows how to
win”.Sendejo talked about how even the past two years, the team has gone through
a ton of adversity and still found ways to pull it together and win ball games.
He said it’s great to come to a place with a winning mentality.On the NFC title
game and memories as an opponentHe was asked what stood out about the offense
when the Vikings played the Eagles in the 2017 postseason, and Sendejo stated,
“They were scoring a lot of points against us when I was with
Minnesota
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that year and went on to win the Super Bowl.The safety was also asked about the
LeGarrette Blount play that has been replayed over and over in Philly since, and
how it felt.He also said that being an opponent coming to Philadelphia was
always tough, but he’s excited to be on the side of the good guys this time, and
joked that it’ll be nice to have the fans cheering for him instead of hurling
insults.On his roleHe was asked twice about whether he’d spoken to the coaches
about his role in the defense or what he was expecting, and he said that he had
not and that they hadn’t said anything to him about that yet.Sendejo was also
asked if he was willing to take a step back from the starting lineup with guys
like Malcolm Jenkins and Rodney McLeod on the roster. He said he’s not going to
make decisions about the depth chart, and that he’s just here to help the team
win — but said they could probably call Coach Pederson for an answer on that.He
emphasized he’s happy to be here and just wants to get to know his teammates and
start helping any way he can. Which includes special
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