Eagles surging as projected NFC East, playoff contenders after James Bradberry becomes latest 2022 addition

The computers like them some Birds

 

By Cody Benjamin

 

May 18, 2022

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Days after his release from the Giants, Pro Bowl cornerback James Bradberry has landed with the rival Eagles, signing a $10 million deal Wednesday to pair with Darius Slay in Philadelphia. He's also helped boost projections for the team's 2022 season. Caesars Sportsbook has the Eagles' current Over/Under set at nine wins, but SportsLine's latest simulations are even more optimistic in the wake of Bradberry joining Philly's new-look lineup.

Since March 1, when SportsLine had the Eagles pegged as roughly a .500 team, the team has added a projected 1.5 wins and nearly doubled its chances of winning the NFC East and conference, while more than doubling its Super Bowl chances. Here's a look at their simulation totals at the start of the offseason up to now, with Bradberry and others in the fold:

	WINS	DIVISION TITLE	PLAYOFFS	NFC TITLE	CHAMPIONSHIP
March 1	8.5	22.5%	45.8%	3.9%	1.5%
Current forecast	10.0	41.9%	68.9%	7.6%	3.4%
Difference	+1.5	+19.4%	+23.1%	+3.7%	+1.9%

Bradberry, of course, is but one of several key influences to the Eagles' 2022 outlook. Here are some of the team's most notable additions, Bradberry included, since finishing 9-8 under first-year coach Nick Sirianni in 2021:

• WR A.J. Brown (trade with Titans)
• DE/LB Haason Reddick (free agency)
• DT Jordan Davis (draft)
• LB Kyzir White (free agency)
• LB Nakobe Dean (draft)
• CB James Bradberry (free agency)

CBS Sports' Jeff Kerr is buying into the hype, projecting a 12-win finish for Sirianni, Jalen Hurts and Co. in 2022.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/eagles-surging-as-projected-nfc-east-playoff-contenders-after-james-bradberry-becomes-latest-2022-addition/

I do think we have taken real strides forwards this offseason and the Cowboys have perhaps taken a step or two back. So yes there's a really good chance this team go on to win the NFC East. I think the Cowboys (as current East champions) should be favourites but I do think we are set for a good year. 

The cowpies are perennially overrated.  EVERY year, all I hear is how "talented" the cowpies are.....so why haven't they won a f------- thing?

The media loves to talk about and tout the cowpies.....Why?  Last year the cowpies won 3-4 games in the last few seconds of those games. They went 12-5 by going 6-0 in the NFCE....

As usual, when they make the playoffs, they get exposed as pretenders. 4 playoff wins in 26 years....but every year the cowpies get talked up more than any other team.....Just idiotic