And by “win” I am going by Admiral Palmy’s formula— 9-7 at the worst, with at least a wild card ticket to the Big Dance…
Why the urgency? Welp, I just figured out we are going to expose a ton of key piece talent and complementary piece talent to free agency after the 2017 season is in the books.
Check out this list of talent we have either developed or signed headed into free agency in 2018:
List of Eagles 2018 free agents:
Alshon Jeffery
Timmy Jernigan
Terrence Brooks
The belief is if you have a winning season, a bunch of these guys will be more likely to re-sign. The problem is, if you have a winning season, a lot of these guys will have an increased value on the open market. So you better have a replacement plan for the inevitable defections.
By the way, I discovered that Brandon Lee Gowton of Bleeding Green Nation was the first blogger to put this list together back in May. He left Ryan Mathews off the list because he was certain Ryan would be released by the Eagles once he passed his physical.
Just a sidenote, but did you know not only Brandon Lee Gowton but also Jimmy Kempski follow us here on Twitter? I think that is a feather in the caps of our loyal readers and commentators.
To add insult to projected free agency dilemmas, here are the players who are possible salary cap casualties in 2018:
Chris Long ($1.95M savings)
Torrey Smith ($5M savings)
Jason Peters ($10.25M savings)
Jason Kelce ($6M savings)
Mychal Kendricks ($4.4M savings)
Brent Celek ($4M savings)
Ron Brooks ($2.15M savings)
I don’t have the proverbial crystal ball, but I see clear signs that this 2017 season is the Last Rodeo for a platoon of Eagles whose names we have come to know and in some cases love. So let’s get ‘er done now…throw caution to the wind… You need a healthy and consistent performance from QB1 Carson Wentz, of course, and at least a decent point-limiting effort from the defense, and continued excellence from special teams and your place-kicker… But wouldn’t it be nice to ride off into the sunset of 2018 with a viable winning group of guys who may not all be here for much longer, but who managed to provide us with the time of our lives?
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