At the risk of sounding like a homer for the Birds, could you imagine covering or rooting for that franchise in North Jersey? Yeesh.
The trouble with covering and writing about the Eagles, vis-à-vis the rest of the NFC East, is that it doesn’t take much to sound like an unabashed homer. Context is everything, and the under-the-dome nature of the Philadelphia region can strip away some or all of that context when it comes to criticizingoften fail to notice wide-open receivers? Yeah, he does. Should Sirianni tone down his midgame and postgame behavior? Most definitely.
No one questioned Barkley’s talent or character, but he played a position, running back, that at the time was not considered as intrinsically valuable as some others. You probably know them by now: quarterback, offensive tackle, edge rusher. The Giants still had to fortify those spots, too, and using such a high pick on Barkley prevented them from adding a terrific player or players in one or more of them.
The Eagles signed Wentz to a four-year deal after his third season — and after he had been the NFL MVP front-runner in 2017. He had at least offered everyone a glimpse of greatness. But once the Eagles drafted Hurts, once Wentz and the team went through that disastrous 2020 season, once he made it clear he didn’t want to be here anymore, the Eagles treated him like what he was — a sunk cost — and acted accordingly, trading him to the Indianapolis Colts.
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