The Eagles left Week 3 with more questions than answers, and the conversation around the roster is already turning to possible changes at four spots: quarterback, guard, safety, and linebacker.
That doesn’t mean Philadelphia is suddenly a bad team. It does mean a rough week against the Chicago Bears exposed issues that had been simmering beneath the surface.
The strongest parts of the roster haven’t looked like themselves, and that’s left the weaker areas wide open. Around the team, people are already talking about possible changes.
Some of them may never happen. Others feel like they’re coming sooner rather than later.
Start with the offensive line, where the Jurgens move has not worked the way the Eagles hoped. Through two games at left guard, he has been rough, and the numbers back it up.
In 74 pass-blocking snaps since shifting inside, Jurgens has allowed a sack and five pressures, which comes out to a pressure rate allowed per dropback of 6.8%. His beat rate is 8.1%.
However you slice it, he has struggled there.
The bigger issue is what that move did to the rest of the line. Drew Kendall has been better at center, but the overall shuffle has hurt the left side.
The unit looked improved in the first half of Week 3, but the experiment still hasn’t paid off. The Eagles may eventually want to see Lampkin at guard, but they are not there yet.
For now, Jurgens has to keep getting time at left guard, even if the real answer was probably never moving him off center in the first place. The Eagles would have been better off keeping Kendall at left guard, where he would have been fine.
Safety is another spot where the Eagles are staring at a problem. Epps has been abysmal in two of the three games, and the team only needed him to be competent.
Instead, he has five missed tackles and has allowed three completions for 57 yards, which has produced a 118.8 rating when targeted. Andrew Mukuba hasn’t been much better, so the whole position is looking shaky.
That makes a change feel unavoidable. Epps looks like the first domino, while Michael carter could get the first crack at the job.
The Eagles are also training Kenny Moore, a slot cornerback, to play safety. And with the team sitting 31st in spending at safety across the NFL, the trade deadline is likely to be part of the discussion.
The quarterback situation may be the clearest sign that the Eagles knew they were short at the position. They held off on showing their No. 2 quarterback for as long as they could because they knew they didn’t really have one. Then one throw made that obvious.
Dalton put up a terrible pass in the end zone intended for Dontayvion Wicks, a throw that should have sailed out of the end zone or never been attempted. The coaching staff can be blamed for asking him to throw it, but Dalton made the bad decision with the football.
He’s a 16-year veteran, and he should know better. That’s supposed to be the backup?
At this point, the four-quarterback setup is just taking up a roster spot. Tanner McKee should be the QB2 for this season, and the Eagles can sort out what comes next with Dalton later. That throw was a reminder of how uneven Dalton had been in camp, and it’s hard to imagine him throwing another pass for this team.
Then there’s Campbell, whose start has not matched what the Eagles envisioned. The 2025 first-round pick has made some impact plays - including a sack and a forced fumble - but the coverage numbers are rough. Opposing quarterbacks are 9-of-11 for 116 yards with a touchdown when targeting Campbell as the primary defender, which works out to a 140.9 rating.
Even with those issues, the Eagles are not about to bench him this early. Not for Trotter, and not after only three games.
Like Makai Lemon on offense, Campbell is a first-round pick in his first season as a starter, and the Eagles are not ready to walk away from that. His athleticism shows up on tape, and the coaching staff has to keep putting him in position to make plays while developing that talent.
He would probably be better suited as an off-ball linebacker if the pass rush were more consistent.
Three weeks in, the Eagles are already sorting through what is real, what is temporary, and what needs to change. Some of these overreactions may fade. Others already look a lot like reality.
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