time2rock Posted February 27 Posted February 27 Peeking Ahead Posted: February 23rd, 2025 | Author: Tommy Lawlor The 2024 season turned out to be pretty special for the Eagles. Next season has the potential to be special as well. The Eagles have a lot of talented players coming back so the future could be a lot of fun. If the team didn’t make a move this offseason the roster would be in a good place. OFFENSE QB Jalen Hurts Kenny Pickett / Tanner McKee RB Saquon Barkley Will Shipley WR AJ Brown Johnny Wilson WR DeVonta Smith Ainias Smith WR Jahan Dotson Britain Covey TE Dallas Goedert Grant Calcaterra LT Jordan Mailata LG Landon Dickerson Trevor Keegan C Cam Jurgens RG Tyler Steen RT Lane Johnson Darrian Kinnard DEFENSE Edge Jalyx Hunt Bryce Huff DL Jordan Davis Moro Ojomo DL Jalen Carter Thomas Booker Edge Nolan Smith LB Nakobe Dean LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr SS CJ Gardner-Johnson Sydney Brown FS Reed Blankenship Tristin McCollum / Lewis Cine CB Quinyon Mitchell Eli Ricks CB Kelee Ringo NB Cooper DeJean There are holes to fill and depth is needed, but that is still a very good starting point. 31 other teams would love to be in this position. The good news is that the Eagles have cap room so they can make some signings and they have 7 draft picks to work with. Plus, trades are also a possibility. Howie Roseman is always looking for ways to boost the roster. Before you look at adding talent, you should always focus on the current players. Is there still room for them to improve? The Eagles have a lot of young guys so there is still room for growth. Player development is crucial for sustaining success. Think about the progress we saw from Nolan Smith. He was a at one level in September and at a very different place in January. Jalyx Hunt made tremendous strides as a rookie. He was a key contributor in the Super Bowl. Both players should be even better in 2025. Vic Fangio likes to point out that players improve with reps, in both practice and games. The more you do something, the better you do it. The rookies from last year should take a big step forward. Even standouts like Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean should improve. I’m still interested to see what happens with Bryce Huff. He was an outstanding pass rusher back in 2023. Watch this to remember why the Eagles wanted him. That talent is still there. If Fangio and Clint Hurtt can get Huff to adjust to this scheme and style of play, he could be a key player in 2025. It will be interesting to see how Howie approaches the offseason. Does he aggressively pursue Myles Garrett? Or does Howie see the recent success in the draft and decide to keep adding young talent to the core? There isn’t a right answer. Both paths can lead to success. Without adding talent, the Eagles probably still have the best overall roster. The key is understanding how to best enhance the spot the Eagles are in. I’m curious to see if other players look at Philly as a preferred destination. Call this the Baun-Barkley Effect. Role players saw Zack Baun go from a dude to The Dude. You know there are going to be a lot of guys thinking they have the same potential. Some star players will see how Saquon went from Pro Bowl player to all-time special and wonder if the Eagles can do that for them. This is something to keep an eye on. Howie and Nick Sirianni did a great job at adding the right kind of people a year ago. Baun and Barkley were great teammates and leaders. They came to Philly to be part of the Eagles. They bought into the culture and it helped bring out the best in them. As much as the front office wants to add talent, they also need to be the right kind of people. Some people are wondering if the Eagles could be beginning a dynasty of their own. The core pieces are in place for something like that, but sustaining success at the highest level isn’t easy. I do think the Eagles are in a better place than the 2018 team. Josh Adams led that team in rushing and they finished 28th in the league with their ground game. Yikes. The defense struggled to force turnovers. There wasn’t enough young talent in place. That won’t be the case this time around. 2025 should be a fun season. With the right moves, the Eagles could have another great roster set to make a run at another Super Bowl. ***** I hadn’t seen this angle before. Pretty cool. Something struck me as I watched that. The Eagles never trailed in the playoffs by more than 3 points. They trailed the Rams 7-6 in the first quarter and then led or were tied the rest of the game. The Eagles trailed the Commanders 3-0 early on and then led the rest of the way. That truly was a dominant playoff run. http://igglesblitz.com/2025/02/peeking-ahead-2/ 1
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted February 27 Posted February 27 38 minutes ago, time2rock said: If the team didn’t make a move this offseason the roster would be in a good place. OFFENSE QB Jalen Hurts Kenny Pickett / Tanner McKee RB Saquon Barkley Will Shipley WR AJ Brown Johnny Wilson WR DeVonta Smith Ainias Smith WR Jahan Dotson Britain Covey TE Dallas Goedert Grant Calcaterra LT Jordan Mailata LG Landon Dickerson Trevor Keegan C Cam Jurgens RG Tyler Steen RT Lane Johnson Darrian Kinnard DEFENSE Edge Jalyx Hunt Bryce Huff DL Jordan Davis Moro Ojomo DL Jalen Carter Thomas Booker Edge Nolan Smith LB Nakobe Dean LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr SS CJ Gardner-Johnson Sydney Brown FS Reed Blankenship Tristin McCollum / Lewis Cine CB Quinyon Mitchell Eli Ricks CB Kelee Ringo NB Cooper DeJean Wow I mean it’s not that I’m "worried” about next year but seeing this sure makes me feel better. To see that roster before the draft, before FA and before Howie starts tweaking this roster is a very good place to be! Bring back Baun, sign a solid DE and make some decent depth signings and once again we can really attack the draft.
birdman#12 Posted March 2 Posted March 2 On 2/27/2025 at 5:50 AM, time2rock said: Peeking Ahead OFFENSE QB Jalen Hurts Tanner McKee RB Saquon Barkley Will Shipley WR AJ Brown Johnny Wilson WR DeVonta Smith Ainias Smith WR Jahan Dotson Britain Covey TE Dallas Goedert Grant Calcaterra LT Jordan Mailata LG Landon Dickerson Trevor Keegan C Cam Jurgens RG Mehki Becton Tyler Steen RT Lane Johnson Darrian Kinnard DEFENSE Edge Myles Garrett Jalyx Hunt DL Jordan Davis Moro Ojomo DL Jalen Carter Thomas Booker Edge Nolan Smith Bryce Huff LB Nakobe Dean Oren Burks LB Zach Baun Jeremiah Trotter Jr SS CJ Gardner-Johnson Sydney Brown FS Reed Blankenship Tristin McCollum / Lewis Cine CB Quinyon Mitchell Eli Ricks CB Darius Slay Kelee Ringo NB Cooper DeJean Now imagine the roster after Howie's working his salary cap magic.......losing Sweat and Williams but adding Garrett. Plus whatever draft picks remain and 2nd tier free agents for depth
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