The Philadelphia Eagles are sitting at 2-3 and carrying a three-game losing streak into a stretch that could define their season, and maybe their trade deadline plan, too.
After losses to the Los Angeles Rams and Jacksonville Jaguars in Weeks 4 and 5, the Eagles have already created more noise than anyone expected this early. Trading Cam Jurgens only added fuel to the speculation about whether more moves could be coming. For now, though, this doesn’t look like a team ready to punt on the year.
Still, ESPN’s Dan Graziano says the next few weeks could push Philadelphia into a far different conversation.
“The Cam Jurgens trade wasn't a sign of a roster-wide sell-off; they were done with Jurgens, and the return was good,” Graziano writes. “But if they lose a couple more games in the next three to four weeks, things could get very interesting in Philly.”
That’s the hinge point for Howie Roseman and the Eagles. The NFC East remains wide open, which makes a full teardown unlikely at this stage. But the schedule doesn’t leave much room for excuses, either.
Philadelphia’s next four games come against the Carolina Panthers in Week 6, the Dallas Cowboys in Week 7, the Washington Commanders in Week 8 and the New York Giants in Week 9, before a Week 10 bye. With the trade deadline set for November 10, during that bye week, the Eagles will have a clean line of sight by then on what kind of season they’re really having.
The divisional games matter most. Three of those four matchups come against NFC East opponents, and that means a couple more losses could seriously dent any hope of staying in the race for the division title.
If the Eagles drop two or more of those games, it would make plenty of sense for the team to shift toward selling at the deadline.
And there would be no shortage of names to watch. Landon Dickerson, Saquon Barkley, Dallas Goedert, Tanner McKee, Hollywood Brown, Fred Johnson, Moro Ojomo, Nolan Smith Jr., Zack Baun, Riq Woolen and Kenny Moore are all listed as players who could attract trade interest.
That doesn’t mean all of them would be moved if Philadelphia stumbles badly over the next month. But if the season keeps sliding, multiple departures before November 10 would not be a shock.
For now, the Eagles still have time to change the conversation. If they don’t, Roseman could be staring at a very different kind of fall.
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