Now that the Eagles are on their bye week, it seems appropriate to respond to certain queries that readers on Twitter have posed. This mailbag will be divided into two parts. It should be noted that many people have concerns regarding Nick Sirianni’s job security. Those will be covered in Part II.
When A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith were healthy, they dominated targets; when the Eagles were shopping for receivers at the end of training camp, a player like Adams would not have fit the profile of receiver they needed. The Eagles really just needed a third guy who could make the plays that come his way as the WR3, and who was capable of starting should Brown or Smith go down.
They of course dealt for Jahan Dotson, who cost them a third-round pick. In four games, Dotson has 5 catches on 9 targets for 25 yards (2.8 yards per target), so he hasn’t exactly paid off yet, and I don’t know that he will. But that’s the guy the front office identified as an answer, gave up a decent enough resource to go get, and they’re not going to give up on him after a month.
Edge rusher is the obvious choice if there’s a position in the trade market that I believe they should still look to address. However, it will probably be a month or so before something similar occurs. Just so you know, this year’s trade deadline is November 5.
It is Crosby who is “the condor.” Since I’m not aware of any condor emojis, I believe Crosby settled for an eagle. #EmojiResearch. Crosby, who is 27 years old and one of the NFL’s top pass rushers, has a relatively reasonable contract that expires in 2026. How come the Raiders would trade him?
Quinyon Mitchell is already a good player, in my opinion. He’s big, he’s fast, he has instincts, ball skills, and he’s a willing tackler. He’s going to be a long-term starter. That pick looks like a hit.
I think we’ll get to see Cooper DeJean starting in the slot soon enough. He’s a little behind because he missed roughly the first month of training camp, but the Eagles can’t continue to put Avonte Maddox out there in a prominent role. So we’ll see how DeJean looks, maybe as early as their next game Week 6 against the Browns.
I also thought Jeremiah Trotter, Jalyx Hunt, and Will Shipley all showed something in training camp. They all have a chance to be starters or important role players at some point, but it’s so hard to know until you see them in real games, which we haven’t yet, aside from special teams.
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