Zach Gershman

There hasn’t been any positive news for the Eagles in the past 11 weeks. The team is 2-8 since the bye week and Carson Wentz has lost his game that everyone compared to Peyton Manning. So, who has been the biggest surprise this season? It is Wentz’s top target of late, tight end Trey Burton.

Usually when a team has been struggling, a team leader speaks out on the current state of the locker room. In the Philadelphia Eagles locker room we hear…crickets chirping.

The Packers entered the game with a four game losing streak and the Philadelphia Eagles headed into the game on Monday night with a loss to the Seahawks looming over their heads. The loss to Green Bay has slimmed the Eagles playoff chances a major amount, as they have a record of 5-6 and are in last place in the NFC East.

The biggest problem for rookie quarterback Carson Wentz is that he has no wide receivers that have made a bang. With Josh Huff’s release last week, Wentz has nobody to throw the ball to down field. Or so we thought. Enter Bryce Treggs.

This week, the secondary, particularly rookie Jalen Mills, might just have an even bigger challenge in guarding wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.

After a lengthy journey with its peaks and valleys over the last six season, Brandon Graham is starting to become one of the Eagles most important defensive players and is off to the best start of his career in 2016.

This year’s Eagles team has seen the yellow flag way to many times. In five games, Philadelphia has been penalized 49 times resulting in 400 yards of penalties. The Eagles are averaging 9.8 flags per game, making them the most flagged team in the NFL.

Johnson’s suspension leaves us with this question of who will be protecting Wentz instead of the former first-round pick? The answer is a challenging one to pronounce. Halapoulivaati Vaitai, known more easily as ‘Big V,’ will step in and be the starting right tackle on Sunday when the Eagles face their NFC East rivals, the Washington Redskins.

A look at Doug Pederson’s rise to the top of the coaching structure from quality control coordinator to head coach.

At 6’5″, 237 pounds with 4.49 speed, Dorial Green-Beckham could be a matchup nightmare for most defensive backs, especially if Carson Wentz can target him downfield and in the red zone. But Green-Beckham has yet to have a breakout game in the NFL. This week could be that game against the Steelers shaky secondary.

Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is known for being a quarterback with happy feet, quick to move out of the pocket and has an aversion to being hit. Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz will need to bring consistent pressure to keep Cutler frantic and not allow him time to find star receiver Alshon Jeffery.