Eagles in Crisis: Playoff-Bound Team Seeks Urgent Fixes After Late-Season Struggles
Seedling#039; panic time in Philly. Even while the Philadelphia Eaglesand#039; A 10-1 start to the 2023 season, there were glaring red flags around the team. But most of us believed that the team would eliminate them. Five games later and the Eagles are now 11-5, losing four of their last five.
The Eaglesand#039; the last loss may be the most humiliating: a loss to the struggling Arizona Cardinals. Yes, that same Cardinals team that lost the number one pick in 2024 due to this win. If Philly wasnand#039;t panicking before, they sure are now.
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni echoed that sentiment during his post-game interview, per ESPN. “We have to get things fixed,” he (Eagles coach Nick Sirianni) said, “and we have to get them fixed fast.” The Eaglesand#039; loss to the Cardinals was just the latest manifestation of the many flaws the Eagles have had this season. Their defense has quite clearly regressed, with their linebacking core taking most of the struggles.
Gone are the 2022 Eagles that destroyed opposing offenses. On the other hand, Phillyand#039;s offense was nothing but a shell of itself. A frustratingly conservative play-calling approach has stymied the Eagles offense more than opposing defenses.
They were unable to capitalize when they got great field position, and they were unable to stop the Cardinalsand#039; offense when it mattered the most. Itand#039;s apparent that the departures of Shane Steichen and Jonathan Gannon hurt more than they expected.
The silver lining for the Eagles is that they at least clinched a playoff spot no matter what happens in Week 18. The team still has time to correct its mistakes. Because, let’s face it: the way they’re playing right now, they’ll be in the playoffs sooner rather than later.
“I think a lot of people are trying to point the finger at different things and everyone needs to stick together,” Sirianni said. “We win as a team, we lose as a team and together is the most important thing we can get right now. We’re in the playoffs – a lot of teams want to make the playoffs. There are still some things we can do here and our goals are still ahead.
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