Train Wreck

So I stayed up till almost midnight watching the Eagles/Seahawks game which was not as close as the 23-17 final score thanks to a garbage TD late against a prevent defense.  This game was awful in so many ways but let me first say I was surprised when I saw that they have once again started banning fans from home games, only cardboard cutouts were seen in the stands. Hell the Eagles are lucky, the 49ers have to play their home games in Arizona now because the city banned all contact sports because of the surging covid 19 numbers.

So let’s talk about the game itself.  Coming in the Seahawks defense, specifically their pass defense has been absolutely atrocious, the worst in the league by far giving up on average 350 yards per game in the air.  You would think it would be just what Carson Wentz would need to pull up the nose on his terrible season statistically.  Instead Wentz had another stinker of a game, looking lost, frustrated, and angry.  The commentators did a good job of piling on pointing out the various mistakes Wentz made throughout the game missing throws, not seeing wide open receivers, and holding onto the ball too long.  All of it is true, Wentz has truly under performed but it isn’t like there are not a ton of reasons that contributed to it, the biggest of which are injuries.

The offense is destroyed with injuries, last night was the 10th different offensive line combination the team has had to use this year.  Zac Ertz is hurt, Desean Jackson never really got going, and Alshon Jeffries is back but looks very old and slow all of a sudden.  Carson is tough,a leader, and has the will to win, I just don’t know that he has the rare qualities needed to be an elite QB.

More and more I am pointing a finger at upper management that put this roster together.  They put a lot of trust in aging players with known injury issues like Lane Johnson, Jason Peters, and Desean Jackson.  They drafted three wide receivers that so far seem unable to make plays in the NFL as well as drafting Jalen Hurts in the second round which was a head scratcher for everyone. The announcers mentioned that since 2013 the Eagles have drafted only one player that was an All Pro, Wentz who obviously will not be that status this year.  The front office since the Super Bowl year has not made a lot of great decisions.

The game gave me zero hope for this season, things only get worse from here as the team plays three more teams with winning records next.  By Christmas 3-10-1 is a very real possibility.