What are the Eagles good at? Don't all answer at once …

Despite their 2-1 record, the Eagles have not performed at a high level.

By Reuben Frank • Published October 2, 2026

Here’s the most alarming thing about the Eagles: Right now, they’re not good at anything.

They won two games in which they got outplayed for long stretches only because Jalen Hurts got hot and made some huge plays to bail them out. But when you look at the sum total of their first three games it’s a little scary. Because that Bears game only magnified deficiencies they got away with the first two weeks.

They can’t block. They can’t tackle. They can’t run the ball consistently. They can’t stop the run. They can’t pressure the quarterback. They can’t force turnovers. They can’t protect the quarterback. They turn the ball over too much.

What exactly are the 2026 Eagles good at?

They covered well in the secondary the first two weeks before they let a 38-year-old 3rd-stringer shred their secondary on Monday night in Chicago.

They run the ball well but only until halftime.

They almost had a takeaway once.

Their defensive line, loaded with 1st-round picks with huge contracts, has yet to make an impact.

Their offensive line, considered one of the best in the NFL not long ago, has struggled no matter who’s in there.

Their all-pro running back is averaging 2.8 yards per carry in the second half, through no fault of his own.

That’s the scary thing about this team. It’s not like they have to fix one thing and they’re good to go.

They have to fix everything.

I still believe there’s a ton of talent on this roster. I mean, it’s essentially the same team as last year. The Eagles still have 14 starters from a Super Bowl championship team from two years ago and 14 current players who’ve made a Pro Bowl. They’ve got a head coach with the 5th-best record of any coach in NFL history, a Hall of Fame-caliber defensive coordinator and a ballyhooed offensive coordinator who arrived with so much promise.

But what is it all adding up to?

All that talent but nobody is making plays. The Eagles’ seven Pro Bowl defensive players have combined for no takeaways, one sack and zero game-changing plays.

Their Pro Bowl-studded offensive line has performed well below expectations, and nobody knows when Landon Dickerson will be back and what it will even look like when (or if) he is.

And so many guys have regressed or just not taken an expected jump. Drew Mukuba, Moro Ojomo, Jalyx Hunt, Jihaad Campbell, Nolan Smith, Tyler Steen, Cam Jurgens, Marcus Epps. Jalen Carter is hurt and Jordan Davis is healthy but neither Georgia interior lineman has made an impact yet.

Did we just over-estimate the talent level on the roster? Maybe. But we saw so many positives from all those guys last year it’s confounding that none of them are producing at a high level.

And yeah, the Eagles are 2-1 and that’s not the worst place to be. But they have yet to play a complete 60-minute game, and with the dangerous Rams Sunday and then the rejuvenated Jaguars in London coming up next and the Cowboys looming on a Monday night in Dallas, where Dak Prescott has won 20 straight home games against the NFC East, it’s a precarious time for the Eagles.

They didn’t just lose to the Bears Monday night in Chicago, they were non-competitive, and it felt like the Bears didn’t just beat the Eagles, they exposed them.

And if you get shredded by a 38-year-old journeyman quarterback making his first start in three years for his ninth NFL team, who exactly can you stop? A Hall of Famer is coming to the Vet Sunday.

The Eagles on Monday night looked like a team in trouble. A team that when things started going bad had nothing to lean on. The running game let them down. The secondary let them down. The o-line let them down. The pass rush let them down. Even Hurts, who was so good the first two weeks, let them down. And, yeah, Nick Sirianni, Vic Fangio and Sean Mannion let them down big-time as well.

Everything needs fixing right now, and I don’t know how you fix everything.

Now, it is important to note that just about every time since Sirianni’s been here the Eagles have figured things out when they’ve encountered challenges.

That 2-5 start in 2021 turned into a playoff berth. They found their way into the playoffs in 2023 after losing three straight down the stretch. They were 2-2 and coming off a 17-point loss in Tampa in 2024 and had a parade a few months later. And they followed a three-game losing streak last year with three wins in a row. So as dire as things seem right now, a win over the Rams would sure change the narrative.

We’re so used to winning around here we almost take it for granted. The Eagles have still lost only 19 meaningful games since the 2-5 start in 2021, and that’s remarkable.

But there’s no guarantee the success will continue. Nobody is going to hand this team anything. Those five straight playoff appearances and two Super Bowls aren’t going to help Sunday against Matt Stafford, Kyren Williams, Davante Adams and Aaron Donald or in London against a much-improved Jaguars team or at AT&T Stadium against their biggest rival.

They’ve got to figure this out soon. And there’s an awful lot to figure out.

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