Debate: Are The Eagles A Playoff Lock?

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2:00Welcome on in and is the midday show. Hugh Douglas, Joe Julia, you guys with us, 2-1-5-5-9-2, 94-94, as we are broadcasting at the Rally in Roersford at McGurks Pub and Grill in Roersford. It is a great day. The NFL is back tonight. Eagles football back on Sunday and we're excited to be out here at McGurks. Good morning, Hugh Douglas. Good morning, Joe. Good morning, Kyle. Good morning, everybody. Good morning, Phil Adolfi. I just want to say if I apologize if I'm a little grumpy because we went to the game last night with Joe and Kyle and these little girls were yelling and screaming all night long. And I'm not telling you that because I was mad at the little girls. I was telling you that because I had an epiphany last night, Joe. What was that? Like those little girls like from the time I sat down to like the seventh inning, they screamed at a drop of a hat and a lot of the screams they had. They were with their parents. They were like, shrill screams, right? Like shrinks, yeah. And it made me realize something.

3:01What's that? That I can't scream anymore. And it's funny, right? Because I was thinking about as you get older, some of the things you remember or you forget that you can't do that when you hear somebody, but you're in your mind that you can't do that because they yelled on cue whenever they wanted to at the top of their lungs. And they were screaming loud. And last night I was trying to, you know, doing the impression of them and when I did it, I hurt my vocal. Oh, no, we can't have you talking about certain as vocal chords for a week one. We need you. But the point that I'm making is this. I was, I admired the fact that they were able to scream when every day wanted to. Well, the only time they should have been screaming was at the Phillies' base running last night, which was a trociation. Oh, yeah, no, they didn't see that. But every time the camera was on and whatever, they were just screaming to the top of their lungs. Yeah, all right. We'll get to the Phillies. Other than the little girl screaming into Hughes' year last night, the nonsense of the base running last night. It's just all-time bad basement. We'll get to that.

4:02But you, it's football season. We're here for a reason. We are here for Arale and Rursford. And we're here to talk about the birds and the outlook of the season. Ray Ditter, Jewel, join us in the 12 o'clock hour, Elliot, after Eagles practice today. We got a lot to discuss, including something happened contractually in the NFL yesterday. That's really, all right. So here's, you, I have to ask a question. You got it. And I have to say something along with the question. Well, see, now I'm starting to wonder if, because everyone knows what I'm about to say, Kyle just dropped the audio. So I didn't say it out loud to everyone on listening. But, Hugh, I was reading this morning, sports illustrated. Had their predictions for the season. Yes. Then eight experts predict the NFL postseason. Like, pick all the 14 teams to make it and, you know, pick a winsister bowl. And, you know, I, and I expect to see a lot of Rams, right? Rams win the Super Bowl, C-Hawks, right? Those are the best teams last year. I get that. But, Hugh, I noticed of the eight experts that picked the postseason. Did how many picked the Eagles to just even make the playoffs out of the eight? Uh, two. Two at eight. I guess right. You, I mean, you nailed it. Oh, look at that. You nailed it.

5:02Two out of eight. And you know what it made me think you? What's that? Well, it made me think like we've been, we have been saying a lot of things all off season. But I don't think we've put them together as a fan base. So what have we been saying all off season? Man, the NFC's looks like it got better, right? The underbelly got better. Uh, do we talk about how the Cowboys look like they might be a legit threat of them? Okay. So the NFC's got better. The Cowboys look like they're a legit team. So I think we have a race in the NFC's. We also, I think recognize there's a lot of good teams in the NFC, right? The NFC West had the two best teams at Pro Football last year. The Rams look like they got better. C-Hawks is going to be really good. The 49ers are good. We know the North has some good teams with Chicago who emerged last year to show. Okay. So there's probably, it will not be easy to be a wildcard. So Hugh, that has led me to realize that I don't think the Eagles are a lock to make the playoffs. I haven't felt this way in about five years. They have felt like a lock to me for four or five years just to be in the playoffs, whether it be a high seed or a wildcard or whatever. And Hugh, I wake up today as we're about to start the season. And I think it's more of about a 50, 55 percent chance.

6:04Like, I think they have a good shot, but not an overwhelming shot to make the playoffs. I think they're going to be right there with three or four other teams battling for either the East with the Cowboys or a wildcard spot with Chicago Detroit, Seattle, whatever. So I go into the season, we have a lot of question marks on the offense. We have a lot of question marks on the team. No way, Jay Brown, he'll debut tonight. But for the first time in a long time, I don't think they're a lock to even make the playoffs. Hugh, are the Eagles a lock to be playing in the middle of January? Yes. All right, why? Because they have to. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, you know, like they have to. I'm not doing it. I'm not doing it. I'm not doing it. I need a reason. First of all, Cow, back above me. No, but you know what? Because I feel like this team's roster, like when you go into this season, your first goal is to win the division, right? Yes. And I still think that even though the Dallas Cowboys got better, the Eagles are still the class of the NFC. By a lot by the East and East NFC East by a lot or a little,

7:07uh, by by slight margin. Okay, all right. But I feel like because when you talk about the offense for the for the Cowboys is pretty decent. They've been well, I think it's elite. They've been pretty decent and that is that looks like he's a leader. He's turned into a leader that that defense last year. They had a stretch with even when they got rid of Micah, they had a stretch when they got Quinn and Williams where they look like they were going to be a contender and then they kind of fell off. So they're going to be better, but they got a new, I think they got a new coordinator now. Oh, they have Christians playing right now. Yeah. So it's going to take a while for them to jail. I feel like I'm really leaning on this defense to heavily carry us through, carry water for us through these tough times that we're going to be in. But with that being said, we still have a quarterback who's been in this, who's been familiar with this head coach for a while. We still have some serviceable offensive linemen. We still got to say, Juan Barkley, tank Bizby, look like he's, he's poised to take another leap in that offense.

8:09So I just feel like as far as the veteran leadership on this team, we have that over the Dallas Cowboys. Just a slight is, the giants are going to be better. No question about that. But the Commodores, I think they're going to take a step back. I don't think that, you know, they're preseason. You know what's funny? When I think of preseason and how much we don't put a whole lot of stock into it. And the Commodores got smashed in preseason quite a bit. I feel like they're going to be a team with, especially with the offensive line, being heard. Larry Thompson being banged up or being out, I should say, that they're going to struggle offensively for a little while. I agree with you. I don't think the commanders were much. I think they're the worst team in the division. But I think we'd all agree. The division top to bottom is probably better than it has been in a while. Right? You know, the giants have been a joke for a while. They're probably going to be better than a joke with Harbaugh.

9:23Hey, I ride almost here. Are you ready? Just grabbing my shoes. That's what you said 10 minutes ago. I just wrapped the video call, uploading this giant file on my tablet, looking at my watch group and Nana's with the group chat, and of course, still lining up tonight's playlist on my phone. All at once? Yep, story of my life. That's why I switched to team mobile. They have the fastest 5G network. Okay, multitasker. I see you. Honestly, I never imagined I could do all this at once. It's awesome. Say no more, I'm totally switching. My post is taking way too long to upload. That's a sign you've got to get team mobile. So many reasons to join team mobile. Find yours at teamable.com. Fastest based on analysis by Uclav Speed Test Intelligence data of national speed school results in incorporating 5G download and upload speeds for the first half of 2026.

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11:28But you throw them in. I mean, they've been a playoff team. You got three teams that are going to be vying for that number one spot. Guys, there's only seven spots. And one of the spots goes to the South automatically. Right? It's just one of those teams. I think it'll be New Orleans wins a division. So that means there's six spots for all these good teams. You know, last year, the Detroit Lions coming off a 15-win year the year before. They felt a nine and eight and missed the playoffs. So to me, it ratchets up the sense of urgency that I have for the Eagles Sunday. They have to win that game. Like, every NFC game becomes huge. I don't think this team for the first time in years is a lock to make the playoffs. But we'll figure out if they can win the Super Bowl and get there one. They get there. But I think the number one thing is, are we sure they're going to make the playoffs? 215-592-94? All right. You are. The elephant in the room, they'll have to, before we get Kyle's take on this. Well, because the guy that's playing tonight was a big part of the reason they made the playoffs all these years. He was the number one option in the passing game. Who is a huge play player? And I didn't want him here anymore because he didn't want to be here anymore. That's fine. We're all done with AJ Brown. I'm rooting against him. But he's not here. Now we're Brown.

12:28Yeah, well, it's fine. But he's not here. And that, in my opinion, lowers the ceiling on this particular team. And maybe even changes their floor, which used to be 11 wins. I'm not sure if it's that anymore. 215-592-94, 94. We're at McGurkson-Ruris for the rally in Rorrisford. All right. Are the Eagles locked to make the playoffs? Let's start there. We got a lot to talk about today. But there's always kind of a baseline of where we start the season. Is this team a lock? Kyle? I feel like we haven't had one of these conversations in years. Are the 2026 Eagles a lock to make the playoffs? So lock is strong. Like if I had to bet on them to make the playoffs, I would do it. But I can't say they're a lock when like, I don't, I'm not sure 10 wins gets you in. Like, I can't be certain of that. So like, do I think the Eagles are going to win 11 games? All right. That's what I have them projected as. But would I be surprised if they won one fewer? No. So like, I can't say they're a lock. I also don't even think they're necessarily a lock to win the division. Like, I think the Cowboys got a lot better this season. I don't know how much better the Eagles got than last year.

13:29Like, I think it's pretty similar there. So I don't know. Like, I've 10 wins, 11 wins, 11 wins can maybe win you the division. But, you know, I can see the Cowboys win 12 games, 13 even, like, unfortunately. So if I don't think the Eagles are even a lock to win their own division, then I can't just go and say the Eagles are a lock to make the playoffs. I can't either. No, and that's, I think that's it. Like, you know, if we think they're going to win somewhere between nine and 10 games, if you're in that camp, it's where I'm at. I'm in that camp. That to me is borderline. Like, that might be, again, Detroit Lester missed out on a, on a playoff by a tiebreaker. I think there's going to be a good team in the NFC. Maybe it's the Eagles, maybe it's San Francisco, maybe it's Chicago Bears. I don't know. But someone's going to win nine or 10 games and not be in the playoffs. That to me, that adds to the sense of urgency every game and how they got to get moving fast. I don't think they're a lock. Where do you come down? 215, 592, 94.94. We're alive today at the rally in Rourers for the McGurks Pub and Grill. The best seat on Sunday is that McGurks. Did you remember life for less than four bucks? NFL Sunday ticket.

14:29I can't wait. It football's back. It starts tonight. Night. We'll talk about that. That's brown. Yeah, we'll get to that. We'll get to AJ Brown tonight. All right, your calls. All right, do you think the Eagles are a lock to make the playoffs? Yes, or no? On the other side, what jaws had to say about the NFC East? And who the biggest threat is? It's the midday show live at McGurks in Rourers for the sports radio, 94, WIB. The weight is over. Football season is officially here for netting sports, because it'll give you more to play with every weekend. For pro football, from September 9 through the 14th, get 100% profit boost and WIB. Every game day, and no matter what you're betting, fanatic sports, because the only sports book that rewards every bet, earned fan cash, went to lose, then spending on anything in fanatics, like bets, you can get tickets, trading cards, merch, and so much more. Think you know who's going to get into the ends on this week? Bet $5 on the three anytime touchdown scores and combined minimum odds of plus $2,000 for a chance to win a share of $250K fan cash jackpot. New season, new matchups, more ways to make every game count.

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