Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 12/6/23. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... David Carr suggests Eagles should bench Jalen Hurts for Marcus Mariota until Hurts is healthy - PFT Carr’s argument is that the Eagles need to get Hurts to 100 percent, in order to get the most out of his skills. “Clearly, Jalen isn’t comfortable reading through a defense in a drop-back pass scenario,” Carr said. “Some would say he’s not even good at it. And I think that when you look at this team, you have to have a serious conversation if you’re Philly. And you h ..read more

The Eagles OC talked about their need to commit to the run game, and how coaching Jalen Hurts when to scramble isn’t exactly black and white. The Eagles offense fell back into bad habits against the 49ers and offensive coordinator Brian Johnson spoke to reporters on Tuesday about their need to commit to the run game, why he has confidence in both D’Andre Swift and Kenny Gainwell, as well as Jalen Hurts’ time in the pocket and how he goes about extending plays. Here’s what the OC had to say: On committing more to the run game “It always starts with being able to run the ball efficiently and e ..read more

Photo by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images For the second week in a row, Philly is trying to punch their ticket to the postseason. The Philadelphia Eagles entered Week 13 with four ways to officially clinch a playoff spot. Obviously, losing to the San Francisco 49ers prevented any of them coming to fruition. But even if the Birds had won, they still wouldn’t have clinched since they didn’t get help elsewhere in the NFL. Entering Week 14, there are 10 different ways the Eagles can officially clinch. Here are the relevant games: Los Angeles Rams at Baltimore Ravens (-7) [1:00 PM ET] De ..read more

The Eagles DC took ownership for the struggles throughout the defense in Week 13, and also talked about new LB addition Shaq Leonard. The Eagles defense struggled in a lot of areas on Sunday against the 49ers and defensive coordinator Sean Desai took complete responsibility for the issues. He spoke to reporters on Tuesday about how he needs to be better at getting the players in the right call faster and more consistently, and he also talked about adding Shaq Leonard to the linebacker room. Here’s what else the DC had to say: On the defensive struggles vs. 49ers He admitted that there were a ..read more

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Eagles RT Lane Johnson deserves his place among the 2023 list of nominees for the NFL’s most prestigious award. The NFL announced the 32 players nominated by their teams for this year’s Walter Payton Man of the Year award, and the Philadelphia Eagles named Lane Johnson as their honoree. The greatest on and off the field Congrats to @LaneJohnson65 for being named our @Nationwide Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee!#WPMOYChallenge | #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/gEjfoGGoBY — Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) December 5, 2023 The award acknowledges players wh ..read more

Photo by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 12/5/23. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Eagles stats: Defense fails to get off the field on third down; offense stumbles in the red zone - Inquirer 72.7%The high-powered 49ers offense converted 72.7% of its third-down attempts (8-for-11), marking the Eagles defense’s worst third-down performance by percentage of the season. Two of those conversions were for touchdowns, both of which were passes. Outside of their first two drives, the 49ers seldom found themselves in third-and-long situat ..read more

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Watch MNF live with us! The final game of Week 13 will be a Monday Night Football matchup featuring the Cincinnati Bengals (5-6) on the road against the Jacksonville Jaguars (8-3). The Jaguars lead the all-time series between these teams, 13-11, but the Bengals have won their two most recent meetings. They last faced off back in 2021, with Cincinnati winning at home, 24-21. BLG explains why we should be rooting for the Jags on Monday night, in our Week 13 rooting guide: CINCINNATI BENGALS at JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS: A Bengals loss gives them a chance to eventua ..read more

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 12/4/23. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Roob’s Observations: 49ers hand Eagles 2nd loss of season in rematch of NFC Championship Game - NBCSP 1. That big giant 42 really sticks out. Hey, the Eagles’ defense has been held together with duct tape all year, but they kept finding ways to beat good teams and shut down good quarterbacks when they had to and all the points and yards allowed and bottom-10 rankings didn’t seem so important because they were a 10-1 team that knew how to win. So you just shrugged i ..read more

Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Much-needed linebacker help is here. The Eagles already won one battle against the Cowboys heading into the second Beat Dallas week of the season, with news that free agent linebacker Shaquille Leonard has opted to sign with Philly. Head coach Nick Sirianni said he told Leonard to make the best decision for him and his family, which is just what he did. Leonard was cut by the Colts nearly two weeks ago, and after clearing waivers, took visits to both the Cowboys and Eagles. The linebacker was expected to make his decision following Week 1 ..read more

The Eagles QB spoke after their Week 13 loss to the 49ers, and talked about their struggles and process moving forward. The Eagles offense struggled against the 49ers on Sunday, and didn’t get into the end zone until the third quarter. Quarterback Jalen Hurts spoke to reporters after the game and addressed leaving the game to be checked for a concussion, their redzone struggles, and how he feels after the game. He also addressed playing from behind and their need to execute better. Here’s what the QB had to say: On being evaluated for a concussion Hurts was asked about leaving the field to be ..read more