Iggles Blitz

by Tommy Lawlor

Searching for Answers

Posted December 6th, 2025 | 2 Comments »

The Eagles have been an erratic football team all season. They are currently on a two-game losing streak. All of this has Nick Sirianni and his players searching for answers.

Will new messaging make a difference?

Can schematic changes help?

Is there a better way to use personnel?

Everyone is trying to figure out the thing that will get the Eagles to look like the Eagles. Saquon Barkley averages 3.7 yards per carry. The OL is struggling. The defense just gave up 281 rushing yards. The team is fifth in the league in penalties and penalty yards. Jake Elliott has missed kicks in consecutive games. This isn’t Eagles football.

So what is being tried?

Per Diana Russini…

The Eagles are trying to shake off that ugly Black Friday loss to the Bears. I’m told this week, the team had a series of “no-BS discussions” ahead of a “Monday Night Football” meeting with the Los Angeles Chargers. The message? Stop pointing fingers. “We are all done with the finger-pointing,” one Philly player told me. “It’s not just one thing that’s in our way. It’s not just Jalen (Hurts), it’s not just Saquon (Barkley), it’s not just (OC Kevin) Patullo, it’s not just the offensive line. … It’s a little bit of everyone.”

Landon Dickerson got a day of rest on Friday, sitting out practice in hopes that will help him.

The Eagles put in a waiver claim on Darius Slay, but Buffalo beat them out for his services. Slay isn’t reporting to Buffalo so we’ll see if anything changes on that front.

Jalen Hurts is going back and watching old games to see how things looked when life was good.

Will some of this work? Will any of this work?

We will find out on Monday in Los Angeles. I don’t think there are any magic fixes at this point, but there are small things that can lead to better play and better results. Just avoiding turnovers would have made a big difference in the past two losses.

If Sirianni, his staff and his players can figure out small tweaks that work, that would be even better. The Eagles came into the season with a loaded roster, but nagging injuries have had a major impact. People can talk about Landon Dickerson and Cam Jurgens as Pro Bowl players, but not the 2025 versions. Those guys have struggled in a big way. Jalen Carter has dealt with shoulder problems most of the year. Nolan Smith hasn’t been 100 percent all year. This is a year when the Eagles can’t just roll out a great team. The little things matter a lot this year.

Maybe all of this is a fool’s errand and this team just is what it is. But the coaches and players have to keep pushing buttons to see if they can find something to give them a boost. Since they played on Friday last week they have had a bit of extra time. We’ll see on Monday night if that time did the Eagles any good.

Is there any way this can fail?

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The Eagles job just got harder.

Hampton averaged 4.8 yards per carry before getting hurt. He’s got size and speed. The Chargers have a banged up OL and QB Justin Herbert isn’t 100 percent so they will want to run. Hampton gives them a big weapon in the backfield.

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Nothing Easy

Posted December 4th, 2025 | 2 Comments »

The Eagles are 8-4 and can secure a playoff spot if they win a few more games. There is plenty to be frustrated about, but the team is still in pretty good position and can finish well. But this season nothing comes easy.

The big news of the day.

It is never good to lose your best defensive player as you are trying to end a 2-game losing streak. Like I said, nothing is easy this year. Carter has been up and down as he’s dealt with the shoulder issue for much of the year. He played a ton of snaps last year and has played a lot this year. That wear and tear finally caught up to him. The key is now to try to get Carter healthy for the postseason.

The Eagles still have good DTs in Jordan Davis and Moro Ojomo. Byron Young is a solid role player. Now rookie Ty Robinson will have to step up and contribute. Vic Fangio could also use Jaelan Phillips and Brandon Graham at DT in passing situations.

The defense has struggled without Carter this season. Fangio needs to have a good plan and his players need to step up and play well without their most disruptive player on the field. This will be a big test for the D.

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This has been a wild year for players and transactions.

The Eagles tried to claim Slay, but Buffalo was higher on the list and got him. It sure seems like Slay wants to be an Eagle so he’s not reporting to Buffalo. It will be interesting to see if they let him go and he’s able to come here. The Bills might be willing to do that in some years, but they have to play the Eagles in a few weeks and probably don’t want to help them out.

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This sounds promising.

At the same time, I hesitate to trust players. They can be full of BS. I certainly hope Mailata is right and some new wrinkles help the run game come to life. Nothing would make me happier than seeing Saquon Barkley run for more than 100 yards in a blowout Eagles win.

The offense certainly needs something to change.

Dan might be overstating things a bit, but certainly not by much. If the Eagles want to do anything in January, they need the offense to be better. Not great, just better. We’ll see if the coaches figured out any solutions.

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