Those guys are going to be back, right?
I mean, I would say basically. The entire
Philadelphia Eagles offensive line is gonna be back, but
they start to get to a point now where we
wonder, right, because, you know, the
Eagles have been, I would say, except for
last year, pretty consistently good over the last several
years they've built a monster. They're tough and they're
physical. And they are now getting to the point
, Steve, where some of the guys whose contracts
are up and some of the guys whose contracts are
not yet up are gonna want to get paid like
Milton Williams, big time free agent would be one
. Zach Bond came to Philly and kind of approve
a deal and proved it. In your mind,
where do the Eagles stand as a team that can
replicate this next year and kind of give this some
staying power? Well, I mean the main thing
you said, Ian, is the offensive line is
staying healthy. The majority of their team stayed healthy
, especially down the stretch, and we often say
the Super Bowl victors tend to be the healthiest team
. So if they keep that offensive line intact,
remember this one. Cam Jergens first year as a
full-time starter at center, he's only gonna get better
, right? Saquan Barkley has got that convoy to
block for him. We know they've got young receivers
and AJ Brown, Devonta Smith. They've got younger
talent offensively and defensively. Zach Bond, resign him
. He's somebody that Vic Fangio found to be a
star. The big question is he's not. High
volume sack guy, he's not necessarily a pass rusher
, but he fits into what they do defensively.
So we'll see what his contract numbers would look like
in terms of how he fits that scheme or others
elsewhere. Again, he's not a pass rusher,
so I don't know how many other teams are gonna
say, well, he's a great player but he's
not someone who affects the quarterback. I disagree because
he's very good in every other asset. Some of
the other players we'll see. Maybe they got a
little age and the secondary will slay be back but
remember Ncoby Dean, the linebacker who got hurt,
he's coming back. They've got some young players they've
drafted so well. What's to not make you think
they're gonna draft well again as long as they don't
get the big head, right, the disease of
me, and they seem to be humble enough with
guys like Sawon and Jalen Hurts, they've got a
damn good shot at being right back where they are
right now.