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I’m not into clowning on the former Eagles wide receiver (and Super Bowl LIX champion) as much as others seem to be. But it’s hard to ignore that Brown is off to a bad start with his new team. Pats fans already seem to be having buyer’s remorse. I do think A.J. will be better if/when he gets healthy; he looked pretty awesome against Quinyon Mitchell in training camp practices this summer. But that might not happen for him this season.
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A.J. Brown is a non-factor again. Maye Brown isn’t back at a 100% yet, or he’s still rusty from the time missed, but he was a non-factor again on Thursday. He did catch three passes for 48 yards, but when he had chances to make big plays, he was unable to finish them. With Romeo Doubs and Mack Hollins on injured reserve, the Patriots need more of him. I will say that I’m already having some really mixed feelings about sending that first-round pick to the Eagles to get him, especially with no protections tied to it as well. Maybe Brown can prove me wrong the rest of this year and next year, but it certainly hasn’t looked good so far.
A.J. Brown is a non-factor again. Maye Brown isn’t back at a 100% yet, or he’s still rusty from the time missed, but he was a non-factor again on Thursday. He did catch three passes for 48 yards, but when he had chances to make big plays, he was unable to finish them. With Romeo Doubs and Mack Hollins on injured reserve, the Patriots need more of him. I will say that I’m already having some really mixed feelings about sending that first-round pick to the Eagles to get him, especially with no protections tied to it as well. Maybe Brown can prove me wrong the rest of this year and next year, but it certainly hasn’t looked good so far.
DeVonta also missed the first practice of last week before being progressively being ramped up over the next two days. We’ll see if him and/or Wicks follow that pattern this week. If not, the Eagles will sure be short-handed at receiver. DeVonta is still listed with a hamstring injury while Wicks is newly listed with an ankle injury after previously missing practice time due to a hamstring injury of his own. Goedert missed practice due to a knee injury. Unclear if it’s the same one that previously caused him to miss time. One would assume so. With the Eagles waiving E.J. Jenkins, Johnny Mundt is currently the only healthy tight end on the active roster. But the Eagles could look to sign Zach Ertz from the practice squad … and/or activate fan favorite Grant Calcaterra and/or rookie Eli Stowers from injured reserve.
DeVonta also missed the first practice of last week before being progressively being ramped up over the next two days. We’ll see if him and/or Wicks follow that pattern this week. If not, the Eagles will sure be short-handed at receiver. DeVonta is still listed with a hamstring injury while Wicks is newly listed with an ankle injury after previously missing practice time due to a hamstring injury of his own. Goedert missed practice due to a knee injury. Unclear if it’s the same one that previously caused him to miss time. One would assume so. With the Eagles waiving E.J. Jenkins, Johnny Mundt is currently the only healthy tight end on the active roster. But the Eagles could look to sign Zach Ertz from the practice squad … and/or activate fan favorite Grant Calcaterra and/or rookie Eli Stowers from injured reserve.
This is a big week for a Very Not Good NFC East as the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles are squaring off on Monday Night Football… with very little fanfare Times are tough in the division and their two most visible teams being down is a huge reason why. Maybe the most visible team is actually the New York Giants as they are officially turning to JJ McCarthy as QB1… is this the right move for the G-Men? RJ Ochoa and Brandon Gowton discuss on the latest edition of the NFC East Mixtape! EPISODE NUMBER 200! You can see that we have a BRAND NEW NFC East Mixtape YouTube Channel so make sure to subscribe as the show will live here exclusively in video format. AND you can also listen to the show! On Blogging The Boys and/or Bleeding Green Nation podcast feeds as well as the SB Nation NFL Show feed!
This is a big week for a Very Not Good NFC East as the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles are squaring off on Monday Night Football… with very little fanfare Times are tough in the division and their two most visible teams being down is a huge reason why. Maybe the most visible team is actually the New York Giants as they are officially turning to JJ McCarthy as QB1… is this the right move for the G-Men? RJ Ochoa and Brandon Gowton discuss on the latest edition of the NFC East Mixtape! EPISODE NUMBER 200! You can see that we have a BRAND NEW NFC East Mixtape YouTube Channel so make sure to subscribe as the show will live here exclusively in video format. AND you can also listen to the show! On Blogging The Boys and/or Bleeding Green Nation podcast feeds as well as the SB Nation NFL Show feed!
We’re fast approaching the midpoint of the NFL season and everything is up for grabs. The only two divisions that that really feel sorted are the AFC West and the NFC West. No shade to the rest of the teams trying to push for the top, but the Chiefs and 49ers just feel like they’re in a class of their own right now. This week gives us some pretty fascinating games. Kicking off on Thursday night we have the Bears and Patriots, a game that on paper it seems like Chicago’s win — but New England has found its form recently and could easily make this a shootout. Meanwhile it’s unreal, but one of the most contentious games this week amongst the panel is Rams vs. Raiders. That’s a favor of how far the Raiders have risen the season, and also how far the Rams have fallen from their preseason hype train. Here are our picks for Week 7 in the NFL.
We’re fast approaching the midpoint of the NFL season and everything is up for grabs. The only two divisions that that really feel sorted are the AFC West and the NFC West. No shade to the rest of the teams trying to push for the top, but the Chiefs and 49ers just feel like they’re in a class of their own right now. This week gives us some pretty fascinating games. Kicking off on Thursday night we have the Bears and Patriots, a game that on paper it seems like Chicago’s win — but New England has found its form recently and could easily make this a shootout. Meanwhile it’s unreal, but one of the most contentious games this week amongst the panel is Rams vs. Raiders. That’s a favor of how far the Raiders have risen the season, and also how far the Rams have fallen from their preseason hype train. Here are our picks for Week 7 in the NFL.
1) The Cowboys’ defense stinks The Cowboys had a historically bad defense in 2025, and it’s been arguably worse in 2026. They can’t stop the run, they can’t stop the pass, and they have the fewest takeaways in the NFL, with just 3. Of course, if the Eagles had a good offense they’d be salivating over this matchup. Unfortunately… 2) The Eagles’ offense is worse than the Cowboys’ defense. […] The Eagles are missing Jalen Hurts and some offensive linemen, so struggles are to be expected. But if we’re ranking reasons the offense stinks, I’d have coaching higher on the list than injuries.
1) The Cowboys’ defense stinks The Cowboys had a historically bad defense in 2025, and it’s been arguably worse in 2026. They can’t stop the run, they can’t stop the pass, and they have the fewest takeaways in the NFL, with just 3. Of course, if the Eagles had a good offense they’d be salivating over this matchup. Unfortunately… 2) The Eagles’ offense is worse than the Cowboys’ defense. […] The Eagles are missing Jalen Hurts and some offensive linemen, so struggles are to be expected. But if we’re ranking reasons the offense stinks, I’d have coaching higher on the list than injuries.
Trading a third-round pick for nearly two years of Barkley at a total cost of about $17 million would be a pretty reasonable bet for the Vikings to make given how well their defense is playing. Jones and Mason could be a solid one-two punch, but are you willing to count on them to be present, healthy and productive by the time we get to January? Are the Vikings comfortable using Dallas or Demond Claiborne as their lead backs if not? Barkley isn’t the only running back who makes sense for the Vikings, and he has his own injury history to worry about, but he would certainly be the highest-upside option. In this case, the actual pick the Eagles would land in return would be subject to Barkley’s play in Minnesota. The Vikings already own Philly’s third-round pick as a result of the Jonathan Greenard trade, and that third-round pick projects to land at the 70th overall slot. Minnesota’s own third-round pick projects to fall all the way to No. 93, which is a more dramatic difference than it might seem. Ben Baldwin’s draft chart projects the difference between the 70th and 93rd picks as being worth about $6.5 million in surplus value over four years. So, the terms of this trade: If Barkley runs for 500 or more yards over the remainder of the regular season and the Vikings advance to the playoffs, the Eagles would land the better of the third-round picks (and the lesser if not). If he runs for at least 150 yards in the playoffs and the Vikings advance to the Super Bowl, the pick gets bumped up to a second-rounder.
Trading a third-round pick for nearly two years of Barkley at a total cost of about $17 million would be a pretty reasonable bet for the Vikings to make given how well their defense is playing. Jones and Mason could be a solid one-two punch, but are you willing to count on them to be present, healthy and productive by the time we get to January? Are the Vikings comfortable using Dallas or Demond Claiborne as their lead backs if not? Barkley isn’t the only running back who makes sense for the Vikings, and he has his own injury history to worry about, but he would certainly be the highest-upside option. In this case, the actual pick the Eagles would land in return would be subject to Barkley’s play in Minnesota. The Vikings already own Philly’s third-round pick as a result of the Jonathan Greenard trade, and that third-round pick projects to land at the 70th overall slot. Minnesota’s own third-round pick projects to fall all the way to No. 93, which is a more dramatic difference than it might seem. Ben Baldwin’s draft chart projects the difference between the 70th and 93rd picks as being worth about $6.5 million in surplus value over four years. So, the terms of this trade: If Barkley runs for 500 or more yards over the remainder of the regular season and the Vikings advance to the playoffs, the Eagles would land the better of the third-round picks (and the lesser if not). If he runs for at least 150 yards in the playoffs and the Vikings advance to the Super Bowl, the pick gets bumped up to a second-rounder.
He’s not a backup anymore and it’s time for Tanner McKee to start thinking like the starter and start acting like the starter. That means keep doing everything he has been doing. Only more of it. “There’s only one quarterback on the field at a time,” McKee said after practice Thursday. “And so when you step into the huddle, you’re expected to be the leader, know where everyone’s supposed to be, get everybody on the right page. And whether that’s in a workout or staying extra, being the last guy to leave the building, I feel like there is that expectation for whoever that guy is. And obviously, there’s still that expectation if you’re a backup or whatever to prepare like the starter. But I feel like I’ve definitely taken an extra step forward in that. And I want the guys to trust me. I want the guys to know that when I go in there, they have full confidence that the offense is going to run smoothly. And I’m going to know what I’m supposed to do. I’m going to know what they’re going to do. And if they don’t know, then they can ask me. And we won’t skip a beat. And we’ll be able to still move the ball. And I’ll be able to tell them what they need to do so we can execute at a high level.”
He’s not a backup anymore and it’s time for Tanner McKee to start thinking like the starter and start acting like the starter. That means keep doing everything he has been doing. Only more of it. “There’s only one quarterback on the field at a time,” McKee said after practice Thursday. “And so when you step into the huddle, you’re expected to be the leader, know where everyone’s supposed to be, get everybody on the right page. And whether that’s in a workout or staying extra, being the last guy to leave the building, I feel like there is that expectation for whoever that guy is. And obviously, there’s still that expectation if you’re a backup or whatever to prepare like the starter. But I feel like I’ve definitely taken an extra step forward in that. And I want the guys to trust me. I want the guys to know that when I go in there, they have full confidence that the offense is going to run smoothly. And I’m going to know what I’m supposed to do. I’m going to know what they’re going to do. And if they don’t know, then they can ask me. And we won’t skip a beat. And we’ll be able to still move the ball. And I’ll be able to tell them what they need to do so we can execute at a high level.”
Agreed. Nick should really teach the Eagles a lesson by stepping down.
You’re Nick Sirianni, and your reported annual salary, $17 million, might be enough to dissuade you or someone else from voluntarily leaving a job that pays so handsomely. But if I were you, I might ask myself, What’s the cost of the opportunity to stand on my own two feet as a head coach? How much would I pay to have people no longer perceive me as a puppet? How many more times do I have to be the public fall guy for decisions that, when push comes to shove, I’m not making? If I were you, and this season turns out to be a disaster, there would be a course of action that would ensure I retained my dignity and self-respect. I could walk into Lurie’s office — maybe before the regular season’s final game, maybe just after it — and tell him that I’m walking away. For my family. For my peace of mind. For me. If I were you, I might think about it.
You’re Nick Sirianni, and your reported annual salary, $17 million, might be enough to dissuade you or someone else from voluntarily leaving a job that pays so handsomely. But if I were you, I might ask myself, What’s the cost of the opportunity to stand on my own two feet as a head coach? How much would I pay to have people no longer perceive me as a puppet? How many more times do I have to be the public fall guy for decisions that, when push comes to shove, I’m not making? If I were you, and this season turns out to be a disaster, there would be a course of action that would ensure I retained my dignity and self-respect. I could walk into Lurie’s office — maybe before the regular season’s final game, maybe just after it — and tell him that I’m walking away. For my family. For my peace of mind. For me. If I were you, I might think about it.
Uar Bernard and Joshua Weru got a little tase of home from an unlikely source – a charter school in West Philadelphia. If you ask most lower- and middle-school students in Philadelphia who their favorite Eagles players are, they’ll likely say Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley, Cooper DeJean, or DeVonta Smith. For students at the Harambee Institute in West Philadelphia, it’s Uar Bernard and Joshua Weru. Founded 54 years ago to embrace African heritage and culture, the Harambee Institute welcomed the two African Eagles on Wednesday before classes started. As the two players walked through the halls and gave high-fives to the kids blanketing the walls, multiple students exclaimed, “I’m never washing this hand again!”
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Uar Bernard and Joshua Weru got a little tase of home from an unlikely source – a charter school in West Philadelphia. If you ask most lower- and middle-school students in Philadelphia who their favorite Eagles players are, they’ll likely say Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley, Cooper DeJean, or DeVonta Smith. For students at the Harambee Institute in West Philadelphia, it’s Uar Bernard and Joshua Weru. Founded 54 years ago to embrace African heritage and culture, the Harambee Institute welcomed the two African Eagles on Wednesday before classes started. As the two players walked through the halls and gave high-fives to the kids blanketing the walls, multiple students exclaimed, “I’m never washing this hand again!”
Evan Neal, the 7th overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, has been the biggest draft bust in recent memory for the Giants. He hasn’t played a regular season snap for the Giants since the 2024 season, when he filled in for Jermaine Eluemunor at right tackle. Eluemunor had originally been slated to play guard that year, but moved out to right tackle when Neal suffered an injury in camp. The Giants then converted Neal to guard in 2025, which was where he played in the 2026 off-season as well, but he never found his way to the field on game day.
Evan Neal, the 7th overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, has been the biggest draft bust in recent memory for the Giants. He hasn’t played a regular season snap for the Giants since the 2024 season, when he filled in for Jermaine Eluemunor at right tackle. Eluemunor had originally been slated to play guard that year, but moved out to right tackle when Neal suffered an injury in camp. The Giants then converted Neal to guard in 2025, which was where he played in the 2026 off-season as well, but he never found his way to the field on game day.
Combing through the insights from NFL Pro for this week’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles unveiled something that really surprised me, and it really captures how and why it feels like the offense is broken in a way that it hasn’t been in a long time. Consider that the Cowboys have only scored 29 points over their two-game losing streak. Before we go further, let’s stipulate that going off of ‘points scored’ is casting a very, very, very vague net over things, but this tidbit is still interesting. The 29 points that the Cowboys have scored in this two-game span are the fewest that they have scored in any two-game span where Dak Prescott started and finished both games in question since Weeks 12 and 13 of the 2019 season.
Combing through the insights from NFL Pro for this week’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles unveiled something that really surprised me, and it really captures how and why it feels like the offense is broken in a way that it hasn’t been in a long time. Consider that the Cowboys have only scored 29 points over their two-game losing streak. Before we go further, let’s stipulate that going off of ‘points scored’ is casting a very, very, very vague net over things, but this tidbit is still interesting. The 29 points that the Cowboys have scored in this two-game span are the fewest that they have scored in any two-game span where Dak Prescott started and finished both games in question since Weeks 12 and 13 of the 2019 season.
Combing through the insights from NFL Pro for this week’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles unveiled something that really surprised me, and it really captures how and why it feels like the offense is broken in a way that it hasn’t been in a long time. Consider that the Cowboys have only scored 29 points over their two-game losing streak. Before we go further, let’s stipulate that going off of ‘points scored’ is casting a very, very, very vague net over things, but this tidbit is still interesting. The 29 points that the Cowboys have scored in this two-game span are the fewest that they have scored in any two-game span where Dak Prescott started and finished both games in question since Weeks 12 and 13 of the 2019 season.
Combing through the insights from NFL Pro for this week’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles unveiled something that really surprised me, and it really captures how and why it feels like the offense is broken in a way that it hasn’t been in a long time. Consider that the Cowboys have only scored 29 points over their two-game losing streak. Before we go further, let’s stipulate that going off of ‘points scored’ is casting a very, very, very vague net over things, but this tidbit is still interesting. The 29 points that the Cowboys have scored in this two-game span are the fewest that they have scored in any two-game span where Dak Prescott started and finished both games in question since Weeks 12 and 13 of the 2019 season.
In better news, the Falcons have officially opened the 21-day practice window for [former Eagles] OT Cameron Williams. Williams has been on injured reserve with an ankle injury. Like A.J. Terrell — whose 21-day window opened earlier this week — Williams can be elevated back to the active roster at any point during said window. Per league rules, if a player is not signed to the active roster by the time the window closes, they revert to season-ending injured reserve.
In better news, the Falcons have officially opened the 21-day practice window for [former Eagles] OT Cameron Williams. Williams has been on injured reserve with an ankle injury. Like A.J. Terrell — whose 21-day window opened earlier this week — Williams can be elevated back to the active roster at any point during said window. Per league rules, if a player is not signed to the active roster by the time the window closes, they revert to season-ending injured reserve.
On Thursday, during his weekly press conference, Detroit Lions special teams coordinator Dave Fipp told reporters the team was preparing to use newly signed [former Eagles] wide receiver/returner DeAndre Carter (on the practice squad) on punt and kick returns in Week 7 against the Green Bay Packers. A few hours later, the Lions announced that Carter was promoted from the practice squad to the active roster.
On Thursday, during his weekly press conference, Detroit Lions special teams coordinator Dave Fipp told reporters the team was preparing to use newly signed [former Eagles] wide receiver/returner DeAndre Carter (on the practice squad) on punt and kick returns in Week 7 against the Green Bay Packers. A few hours later, the Lions announced that Carter was promoted from the practice squad to the active roster.
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