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4 Areas the Philadelphia Eagles will need to address in 2019

By Jordan Sutton

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 21: Corey Graham #24 of the Philadelphia Eagles is congratulated by his teammates after getting an interception during the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship game at Lincoln Financial Field on January 21, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 21: Corey Graham #24 of the Philadelphia Eagles is congratulated by his teammates after getting an interception during the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship game at Lincoln Financial Field on January 21, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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CHARLOTTE, NC – OCTOBER 12: Carson Wentz #11 huddles up with Stefen Wisniewski #61 and Jason Peters #71 of the Philadelphia Eagles between plays against the Carolina Panthers in the second quarter during their game at Bank of America Stadium on October 12, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – OCTOBER 12: Carson Wentz #11 huddles up with Stefen Wisniewski #61 and Jason Peters #71 of the Philadelphia Eagles between plays against the Carolina Panthers in the second quarter during their game at Bank of America Stadium on October 12, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

Offensive Line

The offensive line was the best in football in 2017 and will look to retain the crown in 2018. Heading into 2019 and 2020 is where things will get interesting. Lane Johnson will be holding down the right tackle position for years to come, but the other bookend is a little less certain.

Jason Peters is coming off another season ending injury and heading into his 15th NFL campaign. He’ll be free agent in 2020 and owns a large cap hit in 2019. When healthy, Peters is worth every dime and his experience has been invaluable when coaching up younger players. Once he retires though, the team would be left with Halapoulivaati Vaitai, Matt Pryor, and Taylor Hart as potential replacements.

Vaitai played great down the stretch, but if the team isn’t sold on one of those three, then look for them to address this need early in the draft.

Vaitai and Hart are also both free agents in 2020, so at the very least, it would be wise to draft or sign some additional depth players at the position.

Much like tackle, the guard position is set for 2018. Brandon Brooks and Stefen Wisniewski are set to retain their starting roles. Isaac Seumalo and Chance Warmack will be the primary backups. Entering 2019, Warmack will be a free agent and Wisniewski and Seumalo will be in the final year of their deals. If none of those players are re-signed, then the Eagles will have to draft there.

If they do, then some additional depth wouldn’t hurt either.

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