NFL Power Ranking Preseason Edition: NFC only gets better
. Philadelphia Eagles. 1. team. 54. .
It’s not hard to argue that the Philadelphia Eagles got better this offseason and could be right in the thick of a tight NFC battle. Philadelphia returns all but two starters (Torrey Smith and Mychal Kendricks) going into year three of Doug Pederson, a coach the fan base picked apart his first year and a half.
Even as training camp ramps up the Eagles look better and are two, sometimes three deep on the depth chart. Their strengths from last year were quarterback, defensive line, and the receivers. Each of those areas will be improved week one with the return of Carson Wentz and the additions of Michael Bennett and Mike Wallace.
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It’s hard to find a major flaw on this team, though it’s inevitable something will arise during a 16-game regular season. Will Carson Wentz be healthy enough, will the offensive line hold up, will losing Kendricks hurt more than projected? These are all legitimate questions, but behind each of them is a reasonable answer.
Wentz has practiced in 11 on 11 drills, Halapoulivaati Vaitai showed tremendous growth last year as a swing tackle, and the Eagles don’t play enough three linebacker schemes to worry about Kendricks.
Injuries will always be a problem, just look at last season when Wentz went down. Luckily this team has the aforementioned depth that carried them past losing Wentz, Jason Peters, Jordan Hicks, Chris Maragos, Caleb Sturgis, and Darren Sproles.
Expect this team to compete for another NFC Championship and potentially be defending their Super Bowl title in New Orleans.