Philadelphia Eagles: Grading every starter on offense

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PHILADELPHIA, PA – AUGUST 08: Jason Peters #71 of the Philadelphia Eagles stretches prior to the game against the Tennessee Titans at Lincoln Financial Field on August 8, 2019, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

Jason Peters/Andre Dillard, left tackle

Both Jason Peters and Andre Dillard are mentioned here because, as you know, Peters is hurt, and that makes Dillard the de facto starter until ‘The Bodyguard is ready to go. Thank goodness Philly invested a first-round selection in the man that may turn out to be the best pass protector of last year’s class, a draft strategy that Andy Reid made famous (even if he normally took the wrong lineman).

Grades: Jason Peters gets a B for, as always, highjacking very valuable cap room but being unavailable. Dillard gets an A-. It hasn’t always been perfect, but for the most part, he’s been as good as advertised.

Lane Johnson, right tackle

We all know what Lane Johnson looks like when he’s at his best. For that reason, we grade him unfairly. If he doesn’t play perfect football we tend to only bring him up when he does something wrong.

Traditionally, he’s held Dallas Cowboys pass rusher DeMarcus Lawrence in check, but Lawrence getting around him in Week 7 led to a strip-sack in Week 7. Other than that, it’s been business as usual for the two-time Pro Bowl nod. Grade: A-

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