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The 12 days of Christmas: Philadelphia Eagles style

By Geoffrey Knox

Dec 4, 2016; Cincinnati, OH, USA; A view of the cleats worn by Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Connor Barwin (98) at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals won 32-14. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 4, 2016; Cincinnati, OH, USA; A view of the cleats worn by Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Connor Barwin (98) at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals won 32-14. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 25, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Fletcher Cox (91) tackles Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) during the second quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 25, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Fletcher Cox (91) tackles Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) during the second quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports /

9 Guys Like Fletcher:

The Eagles, against a Bengals offensive line that has let their quarterback Andy Dalton down so many times, couldn’t get Dalton to the ground once. With Eagles defensive tackle Fletcher Cox making so much money that his great grandchildren aren’t going to have to work, much of the blame has been placed on his shoulders. Then there have been a couple of personal foul penalties by the big guy that have kept drives going, and that didn’t help matters much. The questions are starting to surface about whether or not the Eagles made a mistake in giving him so much money.

Nothing could be further from the truth. Cox is one of the guys that have to be on this team. This team’s entire defense will fall apart if he isn’t there. The Eagles know that, and the other teams know that. For that reason, everybody employs the same gameplan. Most teams playing the Eagles have decided they won’t let Cox beat them. They’ll double team him or whatever it takes. For that reason, other guys have to step up, and that’s been the issue.

Cox isn’t the problem. If the Eagles had nine more guys like Cox, no one would move the ball ever.

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