Eagles News: Nick Foles says “there is dysfunction in Philly”
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – JANUARY 26: Former quarterback Nick Foles hugs the Philadelphia Eagles mascot prior to the NFC Championship Game against the Washington Commanders at Lincoln Financial Field on January 26, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) | Getty Images
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Accurate or not, these are the kind of sentiments that will be expressed when a team is on a big losing streak. It is notable that Nick Foles, who usually seems pretty positive in his analysis, is more harsh here.
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Eagles legend calls Philly’s culture dysfunctional — Nick Sirianni responds: ‘That crap’ – NJ.com
“There is dysfunction in Philly,” Foles said on his podcast. “It was little things for me. It wasn’t the execution that got me. It was culture things. The number one thing isn’t scheme, a fancy coordinator, it’s culture. In Philadelphia, for the better of the past couple decades, they have had really good culture. Something is changing.” During the offseason, Foles feared that the Eagles would fall apart after they pushed a legendary coach out of the building. “When they got rid of [former Eagles offensive line coach] Jeff Stoutland, that really pissed me off,” Foles said. “I knew something bad was gonna happen. He is a great coach. For him not to get the respect that he deserves, that frustrates me. When guys are getting hit and offensive lineman are near them, is someone going to pick up the running back? He just got hit in the backfield. That culture with Jeff, that would never fly. When we got hit, we were picked up right away by the offensive line.“
Eagles-Cowboys Film Review: Most annoying defensive performance of the Vic Fangio era – BGN
I have made plenty of excuses for the Eagles’ defense this year. There have been games when I thought this unit fought hard and received very little help from the other side of the ball. There is absolutely no excuse for this one. Monday Night Football. At home against the Cowboys. Most of the defense’s best players were available, including the expensive “superstars” up front. And this was the performance? I can’t remember coming away from a game this annoyed about a defense since the Super Bowl LVII defeat vs. the Chiefs. The Cowboys scored on seven of nine possessions, rushed for 204 yards, and finished with 416 total yards at 6.4 yards per play. The Eagles recorded zero sacks, zero quarterback hits, and zero rushing tackles for loss. After the offense opened the second half with a 17-play touchdown drive that took 9:16 off the clock, the defense immediately surrendered another touchdown. We cannot blame the offense for that. This defense had a long rest and a lead, and still couldn’t get a stop.
NFL Week 8 latest intel, buzz questions, news, fantasy tips: What we’re hearing – ESPN
Fowler: Mystery surrounds the Eagles’ plans. It’s unclear at this point whether GM Howie Roseman conducts a fire sale. But some rival teams are expecting at least mild unloading. Perhaps the most interesting team is the Tampa Bay Bucs, who typically are not subtractors by nature. Normally, this would be a natural time for a roster mini-reset. But despite the 2-5 record, the Bucs are alive in the NFC South, which they’ve won four of the past five years. Win enough divisional games and the overall record doesn’t matter as much. I do believe, had the Bucs lost last week to fall to 1-6, they would be actively discussing dealing players. Graziano: We didn’t really address the Eagles in our trade-deadline portion of this column, but my sense is that things could go either way — or a little bit of both — for them ahead of the trade deadline. They have veterans on expiring contracts (cornerback Riq Woolen, receiver Hollywood Brown and tight end Dallas Goedert) who could be of interest to contending teams and help Philly out with draft-pick compensation. But the Eagles are loaded with picks already thanks to previous trades. They dealt their 2027 third-rounder for Jonathan Greenard but are projected to get a third-round compensatory pick due to the free agent loss of Jaelan Phillips. And they have extra first- and second-round picks in the 2028 draft due to the trades of A.J. Brown and Cam Jurgens. The Eagles aren’t desperate to refill their coffers. But they’ll always listen, in both directions. If they get a good enough offer for a player who isn’t part of their future plans, as was the case with Jurgens a couple of weeks ago, they’ll be open to it. And if they see a chance to add a player who might be more than a two-month rental, as the Texans did with Marvin Harrison Jr., they’ll be open to that as well.
Will the Eagles be sellers at the trade deadline? A look at Howie Roseman’s options – The Athletic
There have been trade deadlines when Roseman was not an aggressive buyer. He was also a strategic seller at times (such as trading veteran Isaac Sopoaga in 2013 when Bennie Logan was ready to take over at nose tackle). But no deadline has looked like this, with a losing record and attractive pending free agents available. That’s why the focus should be on players such as Ojomo, Woolen and Goedert. One factor to consider is whether the Eagles would prefer to keep Ojomo and Woolen and benefit from the compensatory formula. (Goedert, who is expected to be a post-June 1 cut because of a poison pill in his contract, would not qualify for a compensatory pick.) The Eagles have benefited from compensatory picks in recent years, though they also needed those pending free agents to contribute down the stretch. That might not be the case this December. Trading the player at the deadline rather than letting him leave in the offseason could mean the pick arrives as early as April’s draft, and it also lets the Eagles be aggressive in free agency if they choose. (Incoming free agents could cancel out outgoing free agents in the compensatory pick formula.)
Which Eagles players are untouchable at the trade deadline? – PhillyVoice
Nobody is trading for them in their current state. QB Jalen Hurts: Hurts of course has blood clots in his lungs, and his season is over. Depending on how things play out after this mess of a season is over, particularly in the case of a head coaching change, a trade of Hurts should be viewed as a possibility, but not until the offseason.
The trade deadline isn’t until November 10th so it is interesting that the Colts made these moves so early. They set t
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