Philadelphia Eagles: Were Nelson Agholor’s comments out of line?
Okay, how much should we really read into what Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Nelson Agholor said? One ESPN analyst belives some shade was thrown.
At this point, you have to believe the Philadelphia Eagles fan base and Philly’s media is over the whole Nelson Agholor thing. Only time will tell if the Eagles agree, but the writing may already be on the wall.
Agholor wasn’t extended past 2019 during the Spring and Summer. That meant Philly probably wanted to see how he’d perform during 2019’s regular season before moving forward. If that’s the case, things aren’t working out well for ’13’, and at this point, you have to ask yourself if he’s even worthy of being signed by someone else.
Ladies and gentlemen, you may be witnessing Agholor’s final nine games in the NFL. He’s awful. Everyone’s tired of the excuses, and one of his most recent left a bad taste in a few people’s mouths. Throw ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky in that category. Take a closer look at what Agholor said and Orlovsky’s response.
Clip courtesy of ESPN’s official YouTube channel
‘I don’t know if he was rushed or whatever’? It’s hard to imagine anyone making a better throw considering the situation, where Wentz launched the ball from, and where it landed.
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Let’s talk about ’13’ for a second. When Agholor couldn’t line up in 2016 and he cost Zach Ertz a catch and long touchdown run versus the Seattle Seahawks, his teammates and coaches defended him. When he couldn’t ‘get out of his own head’ shortly thereafter, the fans supported him.
When Philly had their open practices prior to 2017, the fans showed their support and cheered for him loudly, and when he dropped a game-winning touchdown pass in Week 2 of this season, Agholor’s coaches and teammates, Carson Wentz included, came to his defense.
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Agholor owed it to his quarterback to layout for the ball. Truthfully, the more you stare at the replay, it doesn’t even seem like he needed to do that. All he had to do was extend his arms, and the ball would have hit him in the hands. He owed the team that much. He owed it to Wentz, his coaches and the fans that have supported him., and he definitely should have left ‘I don’t know if he was rushed or whatever’ out of his vocabulary. Why? He should have known better.
Whether he intended to or not, it just seems like you threw your quarterback under the bus, and though Wentz is flawed, he doesn’t deserve to be in that instance. He’s at least owed that amount of respect, isn’t he?