The 12 days of Christmas: Philadelphia Eagles style

2 Starting Corners:

We were all afraid of what may happen with this team at the cornerback position and for good reason. It felt like there were 90 of them on the roster as the team went through training camp. Leodis McKelvin was signed in the offseason primarily due to his relationship with the team’s new defensive coordinator, Jim Schwartz. They picked up Jalen Mills in the later rounds of the draft when so many thought he had the potential to be a second rounder. Once Nolan Carroll showed some signs against the Pittsburgh Steelers in a preseason game, it seemed he would rise to the top of the depth chart. There was still some fear, but we felt a little better.

Then the games started to count. Mills has been asked to do more than a rookie probably ought to be asked to do and has struggled. The other guys who wear the title of NFL cornerback on this team haven’t been much better, They get beat deep at least three or four times a game. They seem confused, and opposing receivers are more and more open by the week.

This has to get better as 2016 closes and must be fixed for good in the off-season.