Philadelphia Eagles: Defensive secondary problems
Eagles fans have a lot to be excited about heading into the 2017 season. The team features an offense that really could take flight, and the team’s front seven is pretty darn loaded with talent.
However, the same cannot be said for the defensive secondary. Quite simply put, it’s awful. Jalen Mills was atrocious as a rookie, Patrick Robinson was also below average, while both Dwayne Gratz and Ron Brooks were unimpressive in limited action.
In time, Sidney Jones will develop into a special player if he can stay healthy. But it’s possible he won’t take a single snap after he tore his Achilles tendon in a pre-draft workout.
So what we have is a rag-tag secondary that desperately needs the front seven to constantly apply pressure. Pressure that would protect those poor back-end defenders from allowing opposing offenses to dominate through the air.