The Philadelphia Eagles had a very up and down 2019 season. Injuries would be the main factor as to why that was. Franchise QB Carson Wentz Finally reminded healthy throughout an entire 16 game schedule, but had little to no help when it comes to his supporting cast. Injuries decimated Philly’s receiving core and running back stable. DeSean Jackson played only 3 games, Alshon Jeffery suited up for 10, Nelson Agholor suited up for 10. It got so bad that at one point, Carson Wentz’s was LITERALLY throwing to practice squad players as his #1 targets! Somehow some way, Carson Wentz was still able to throw for over 4000+ yards, 27 TD’s and only 7 INTS; helped keep the train on track, and ultimately guide this franchise to an NFC East division crown.

Philadelphia should be entering the season 100% healthy at receiver and will also have some new toys for Wentz to throw to! They acquired WR Marquise Goodwin and drafted speedster WR Jalen Reagor with their 1st round pick. They still have one of the top TE tandems with Zach Ertz, who is a top 5 TE currently, and Dallas Goedert. They even drafted QB Jalen Hurts in the 2nd round to be an insurance policy in case Wentz goes down with another injury.

The Eagles did take a big blow to their O-line. All Pro guard Brandon Brooks tore his Achilles during off-season workouts and will more than likely miss the entire 2020 season. Long time stand out LT Jason Peters won’t be returning to the lineup as well and will be replaced by 2019 1st rounder Andre Dillard, who struggled protecting Carson’s blindside. He’s still young and pretty raw so the Eagles are hoping he can improve fairly quickly. Luckily for the Eagles, they will have the services of RT Lane Johnson, who is easily the best Right Tackle in the game today and will help stabilize this unit.

Defensively, the Eagles were fairly average throughout 2019, as they ranked 15th overall. CB was a huge need going in to the 2020 off-season and the Eagles played no games addressing the position. They traded for shutdown CB Darius Slay (Formerly of the Lions) to come in and be their shadow corner. They also signed Nickell Robey-Coleman, who is an excellent slot corner and boost this secondary. Philly did however loss long time safety Malcom Jenkins (Signed with New Orleans) who was a leader and stabilizing figure for that defense. It’ll be very difficult to replace his impact on this team.

Philadelphia’s front four is easily the strength of this this defense. They’ll be anchored by All-Pro DT Fletcher Cox, who is truly an elite player at his position. Manned next to him will be run-stuffing presence Javon Hargrave (Formerly from Steelers), who will serve as an upgrade over Timmy Jernigan. At defensive end, Philly will be returning the awesome Brandon Graham and a mediocre Derek Barnett, the latter in which they are still hopeful will become more of a presence.

The weakness of this Eagles defense is easily the linebacking corps. Jordan Hicks and Nigel Bradham departed in consecutive off-seasons, and neither has been replaced. The Eagles will have to count on the unknown services of players like Nathan Gerry and Duke Riley, as well as T.J. Edwards. They did draft LB Davion Taylor (Colorado) in the 3rd round. He’ll get a chance to come in and compete for a starting gig.

The 2020 season could be very promising for the Eagles. They’re the only team in the division without a coaching staff change and have several players returning from injuries. How will the season ultimately pan out? Listen to Bryce Benjamin and Ed Rueter season outlook for the 2020 Philadelphia Eagles! #FlyEaglesFly