ESPN believes Philadelphia Eagles are going to be fine

There’s plenty of overreactions going around about the Philadelphia Eagles. ESPN won’t get on that train of ruling them out yet, though.

The 2019 NFL season hasn’t treated the Philadelphia Eagles too well. Going into the year, the Eagles were suddenly becoming the consensus favorites to take over the NFC once again. After what was assumed to be a Super Bowl hangover, many believed Philly would bounce back with healthier players and newer additions to the roster.

Well, it turns out that wouldn’t be the case. Not only did the Eagles suffer even more injury setbacks once again — but their team chemistry doesn’t necessarily seem to be up to par right about now. We can blame it on the lack of preseason reps, the coaching, or whatever.

But the fact of the matter is this team is not who we thought they were through three weeks of football. Right now, the Eagles are tied for second in the NFC East with a disappointing record of 1-2. Meanwhile, the Dallas Cowboys remain unbeaten up to this point.

Already, tons of Eagles fans are saying this isn’t their year, and they aren’t a playoff team. And analysts around the league are beginning to take their NFC Super Bowl representative picks back as many selected the Eagles before the season kicked off.

Are these judgments warranted? Are the Eagles indeed an average to below-average football team right now? Or is it too early to tell? Let’s check in on what ESPN has to say as they address each narrative surrounding a handful of teams in the NFL after the third week of the season.

Philadelphia Eagles won’t make the playoffs: An overreaction or not?

Look at the Eagles’ injury report from last week. The team was so damaged with nearly 25-percent of their players dealing with a setback, so Doug Pederson had to change a routine practice to nothing but a walkthrough.

The Eagles aren’t playing great football, but they are missing a lot of their key players, which has to count for something. Injuries destroyed this team last year, and injuries have Philly off to an underwhelming start this year as well.

Things have gotten so bad that people are pulling the plug on the Eagles’ 2019 season. Is saying that the Eagles are not a playoff team anymore an overreaction? ESPN’s Dan Graziano seems to believe so. “There is too much recent history here of a team that overcomes its issues,” Graziano wrote regarding the Eagles.

“The Eagles are taking their injury lumps right now, but they can’t be ruled out. And even if they can’t get it together in time for Thursday and they fall to 1-3, they’d still have three quarters of a season left to fix it all. They’re not a team to bet against.”

We saw it last season when the Eagles were ruled out by the public in December. Once the team got a little bit healthier all around, the Birds went on a hot streak. From there, they squeaked into the playoffs with a record of 9-7. A wildcard win then advanced them to the divisional round.

Although the Eagles didn’ advance to the NFC Championship, they still proved to be good enough to look adversity in the face and defeat it when needed. Yes, the Eagles are struggling right now and don’t look like a playoff team. However, there is way too much football left to be played. Injuries will heal, and players will return. At that point, the NFC will have to be on lookout for Philly.