‘Start fast and finish strong’

A strong core of players stays in place, and the Eagles added players they feel will upgrade the roster from one corner of the locker room to the other.

“I just think everybody is, ‘Hey, we’re starting again,'” said Head Coach Nick Sirianni, who has compiled a 34-17 mark in three seasons, the highest win total in a head coach’s first three seasons in franchise history and a .667 winning percentage that is the best among all Eagles head coaches. “Obviously none of us are satisfied. All of us are pissed off of how that (2023) ended. But we’re working every single day in the sense of how do we get better today, how do we get better today, how do we get better today, and putting it one day at a time.

“I do sense that everybody has that feeling of unsatisfaction from last year. And that’s a good thing when you can control it, right? That’s our job is to make sure that we’re controlling it and not knowing – we can’t go out and win the first game right now against Green Bay or anything like that. We have to take it one day at a time and do what we need to do today to get ready.”

Barkley was the headliner of the new Eagles, and he comes to Philadelphia after six seasons with the NFC East-rival New York Giants. A three-time 1,000-yard-plus rusher, a two-time Pro Bowl player, and the 2018 NFC Offensive Rookie of the Year after accounting for 2,028 yards from scrimmage and 15 touchdowns, Barkley comes to an offense loaded with weapons. Quarterback Jalen Hurts made his second Pro Bowl last season after establishing franchise records for total touchdowns (38) and total yards (4,463) and he has a plethora of receiving options at his disposal with Brown (106 receptions, 1,456 yards, and 7 touchdowns) in 2023, Smith (81-1,066-7), and tight end Dallas Goedert (59-592-3) forming as potent a trio as any in the league.

The offensive line has best-in-the-NFL players in Mailata at left tackle, Dickerson at left guard, and Lane Johnson at right tackle. Third-year man Cam Jurgens is poised to become the starting center, with second-year man Tyler Steen among a crowded group of talented players to compete at right guard.

There are a lot of new faces on defense, so Fangio – a 40-year-coaching veteran who is considered among the best defensive minds of all time – will leverage that experience to help bring it all together, but the upside is very high with talented young tackles Jordan Davis and Jalen Carter leading the way up front with…