Nobody knew what we were going to get out of this Eagles team after a 2-2 start.
There was talk all offseason about a fractured relationship between Nick Sirianni and Jalen Hurts.
The offense never really got a chance to get on the same page early in the year.
The defense was up and down.
The decision making was all over the place.
It just didn’t seem like there was anything really holding this Eagles team together.
Then the bye week comes.
And as we know just from the 10 straight wins, clearly everything turned around.
Brandon Graham has seen it all during his time here.
Big Dom has seen it all during his time here.
Connection makes you a team.
We’ve heard before that Jalen Hurts more or less just sticks to himself.
He’s not overly eager to go out of his way to ensure he’s getting everybody together.
Not because he’s an asshole or anything, but just because his personality seems to be more reserved.
People forget that sports are all about the boys.
Talent is important, but how much do the fellas really love each other?
Are they pumped to go to the locker room every day to be with the squad?
If the boys aren’t loving it, then it can turn into a long season.
But when the fellas are clicking?
When you have that connection as tight as possible?
Then everybody is doing their part working towards the same goal.
Someone starts to slip and not getting their job done as effectively as possible?
It doesn’t cause the entire team to slip and fall with them.
Instead, that connection stays strong and gives that guy enough time to get himself back up.
Clearly that was a massive issue with the 2023 Eagles team.
The moment the wheels started to fall off, the season went up in flames.
But this team is different.
This team could afford to change out a tire if they needed to.
And it’s all because of that connection.
So credit to BG and Big Dom for making sure that got taken care of during the bye week.
And credit to Jalen Hurts for making it happen.
The week leading up to that Steelers game would have been enough drama for most teams to immediately implode.
But not this Eagles team.
