Top 3 Philadelphia Eagles concerns heading into Week 1

2. The Philadelphia Eagles offensive line has to keep Wentz upright.

Okay, Jason Peters will indeed move to left tackle after all, and to quote QB1, “They call him ‘The Bodyguard’ for a reason”, but let’s be honest about something, We all could see that J.P. lost a step during the 2019 season, right?

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First, there were discussions about Peters being able to get out of his stance as quickly as he used to. Then came the false starts. Then, there were discussions about whether or not the referees were calling him for false starts as often as they should have been. It was almost as if the officials were giving him a bit of a pass. You know. It was like that James Harden move that, honestly, looks like traveling.

Here’s the thing though. J.P. is still better than any other option that the Eagles have on this team, and he’s clearly better than quite a few other options league-wide. The question is whether or not that will be enough to keep the Washington pass rush from knocking Wentz on his backside.

Chase Young, Montez Sweat, Ryan Kerrigan, Jonathan Alen, and Matt Ioannidis are a lot to think about.