Eagles rate good to great in latest power rankings

The Philadelphia Eagles have been working laborious after a historic collapse to finish their 2024 season. According to the latest batch of power rankings, thus far so good. Here’s the place NFL specialists rank the group.

Bleacher Report (Gary Davenport): No. 11

Putting Philadelphia exterior the top-10 received’t sit effectively amongst Eagles followers. With enter from fellow analysts Maurice Moton and Brent Sobleski, Davenport commends the group’s robust draft class and free agent signings however places a heavy burden on the group’s new coordinators. 

“If head coach Nick Sirianni made better decisions in hiring coordinators (Kellen Moore and Vic Fangio), the Eagles should bounce back from an abysmal finish to the 2023 season.”

Moore comes to Philadelphia after 5 years as a coach with the Dallas Cowboys and one yr as offensive coordinator with the Chargers. Fangio was let go after one season because the Dolphins defensive coordinator however was a guide with the Eagles throughout their Super Bowl run in 2022 and was head coach of the Denver Broncos from 2019-2021.

USA Today (Nate Davis): No. 6

Is Davis excessive on the Eagles or down on their division rivals? He’s keen on the group’s new cornerbacks however much less impressed with the Cowboys’ offseason.

“Getting DBs Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean with its first two draft picks should remedy what truly ailed Philly during 2023’s late-season collapse…though relative inactivity from the reigning NFC East champion Cowboys sure doesn’t appear to hurt.”

Mitchell was the primary defensive again off the board earlier than the group traded up for DeJean in the second spherical. Meanwhile, the Cowboys took a gifted however uncooked offensive sort out in Tyler Guyton with their first-round decide and hope to get by with Ezekiel Elliott as their lead again in 2024.