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Womens Chance Warmack Jersey , the Eagles’ 2018 season ended where so many playoff teams’ journeys end this time of year — amid the diabolical screams and delirious cheers of another team’s fans inside another team’s stadium.After scrambling back to make the postseason with a 9-7 record and the No. 6 seed, the Birds pulled off a huge upset in Chicago in the wild card round of the playoffs but ultimately saw their season come to a crushing halt at the hands of the No. 1 seed in the NFC, the New Orleans Saints, in the Superdome. Yes, the Eagles played valiantly, and they had a tremendous opportunity to steal another postseason game on the road. Were it not for an unfortunate slippage of the ball through the fingers of Alshon Jeffrey, Philadelphia could well be preparing to play the NFC Championship Game in Los Angeles next Sunday. But it wasn’t to be. The noise inside the Superdome certainly didn’t help an offense that stalled after taking a quick 14-0 lead, and clearly New Orleans got a huge boost by not having to play last week and by playing in front of their fans, on their turf, with no travel involved whatsoever.Folks, earning the No. 1 or No. 2 seed in the NFL playoffs is the single greatest advantage in professional sports. And it is Mission No. 1 for the Eagles in 2019.We all saw how important earning the No. 1 seed was for the Eagles last year. Carson Wentz essentially earned them that top seed by playing out of his mind in 2017, with Nick Foles putting the finishing touches on a 13-2 record before the meaningless final game of the season against the Dallas Cowboys that earned them the top spot in the NFC. That No. 1 seed meant all Foles had to do was win two home games in order to reach the Super Bowl, which he did.Conversely, as the No. 6 seed this year, the Eagles had to win three games, all on the road, just to reach the Super Bowl. Heck, even the Nos. 3 and 4 seeds would have had to play three playoff games to reach the promised land. Being able to skip the first round of the postseason is enormous. It means there’s one less game where something screwy cantorpedo your season, and it allows teams to game plan and get healthy Nick Foles Jersey , two hugely important things in football.In baseball, having a first round bye would be detrimental. You need to play every day, and having multiple days off in between series can often take a team out of its rhythm. In the NBA or NHL, a first round bye could cause similar problems, although perhaps not to that degree.But in the NFL, being able to skip a round of the playoffs is an insane advantage.The last wild card team to win the Super Bowl was the 2010 Green Bay Packers, when they beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV. And the last time any team that played in the wild card round won the Super Bowl was in 2012, when the No. 4 seed Baltimore Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII. In fact, since the NFL expanded to eight divisions in 2002, 144 different teams (counting the eight teams that played in the opening round this year) have played on the first weekend of the playoffs. Of those 144, only six won three straight games to reach the Super Bowl. That’s just 4.2% of them (although all six of those teams ended up winning the Super Bowl). Those aren’t good odds, kids. And it has been seven years since any seed not No. 1 or 2 in the conference has gotten there.This year, it’s been more of the same. It’ll be the No. 1 seed Kansas City Chiefs vs. the No. 2 seed New England Patriots in the AFC Championship, and the No. 1 seed New Orleans Saints hosting the No. 2 seed Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship. There is a reason teams fight so hard for those top seeds. All four of those teams had to just one home game, beating teams that had to win a playoff game the week before, and now they’re one step away from the Super Bowl.Had the Eagles’ divisional game against the Saints been played in Philadelphia, with the Saints having to beat a tough Bears team the week before, with Doug Pederson and Jim Schwartz getting two weeks to game plan and with Eagles players getting an extra week to rest, it’s fair to wonder if the results yesterday might have been different. Would playing on their own grass turf have helped them avoid some of the injuries they suffered on the artificial turf? Would Foles have been more effective throughout the entire game playing without the noise that bombards players in the Superdome? It’s hard to believe the defense could have played any better than it did http://www.eagleslockerroom.com/authentic-deandre-carter-jersey , but could getting that first round bye have made it easier for them to figure out ways to stop Drew Brees from converting every 3rd and long known to man?It’s impossible to say, but NFL history certainly screams “yes!” So, the Eagles will use this off-season to get Carson Wentz back to full health, to find ways to upgrade the running game, to shore up the lines and to add some pieces to the secondary. The NFL Draft will be huge, and everyone will have a full off-season to get themselves together and enter training camp with one goal in mind.Get that first-round bye, because it’s the single most important advantage in sports. Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 7/6/19." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesBleeding Green Nation homepageHorizontal - WhiteBleeding Green Nationa Philadelphia Eagles communityFollow Bleeding Green Nation online:Follow Bleeding Green Nation on TwitterFollow Bleeding Green Nation on FacebookLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchBleeding Green Nation main menuFanpostsFanshotsEaglesOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Eagles StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Eagles NewsYahoo Eagles Team PageYahoo Eagles ReportYahoo Eagles Depth ChartYahoo Eagles TransactionsYahoo Eagles PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Eagles News: Philadelphia is expecting big things from Derek BarnettNew,31commentsPhiladelphia Eagles news and links for 7/6/19.EDTLet’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ...Derek Barnett poised to take next step at defensive end - PE.com”I’d say every time he’s on the field, he’s rewarding our investment in him,” Howie Roseman said. “We have a lot of confidence in him as a player and he’s a huge part of our football team. He’s shown that this isn’t a guy that’s going into his third year and we haven’t seen what he’s done. We’ve seen what he’s done in big games. We saw what he was doing last year before he got hurt. We expect him to come in and be a huge part of our team.” Barnett is a quiet young man who spends limited time talking to the media. His focus is on full recovery and keeping it that way. Year 3 is a big one for Barnett, who is being counted on to take that crucial next step. The Eagles reconfigured their defensive end picture with the trade of Michael Bennett to New England and the retirement of Chris Long, so it’s especially important that Barnett is on the field this season. He and Brandon Graham are the leading contenders to get the most reps and to do that, you have to be healthy and you have to be productive. A first-round pick coming into his own as a standout, a 16-game standout, is the perfect tonic for the Eagles’ defensive line picture.PFF says Jason Peters would be in the Hall of Fame if he retired today - BGNAt the not-so-ripe age of 37, it’s hard to put into words just how impressive it is that Peters is still playing at a high level. While he is projected to start the 2019 season at left tackle yet again, it’s only a matter of time until the metaphorical baton is passed to 2019 first round draftee Andre Dillard. Peters has been in the NFL since 2004 when he was signed as a UDFA by the Buffalo Bills as a tight end. He was ultimately traded to the Eagles in 2009 for three draft picks, and the rest is history. Many Eagles fans consider Peters to be a surefire Hall-of-Famer, but it’s nice to see a national outlet agreeing with such a sentiment.Sneaky Eagles Concerns - BGN RadioJohn Stolnis and Brandon Lee Gowton discuss potential concerns for the Eagles as they approach the 2019 NFL season! Presented by SB Nation and Bleeding Green Nation.NFL Quarterbacks As Stranger Things Characters - The Draft Network[SPOILER ALERT] — Bob Newby - Carson Wentz. This one hurts my soul. In 2016 Womens Nigel Bradham Jersey , Carson Wentz went down for the year after tearing his ACL in the middle of what was shaping up to be a potential MVP season. The rest of the team moved on without him, but they never forgot what he did for them up to that point. Just months later they were Super Bowl champs. Wentz’ MVP season had to die so that the team could live on and achieve their goal. Such was Bob’s sacrifice in season two. RIP in peace, Bob.Ranking the NFC East, 2019: Cornerbacks - Hogs HavenJalen Mills was a promising college prospect who fell to the 7th round in the 2016 draft due to injury and maturity concerns. He has good length (6’0”), was a little light (191 lbs), and had a slow combine 40 time (4.61s), but had a better pro day (4.48s). Originally projected to play a slot CB or safety, Mills has instead played boundary CB for the Eagles. Based on video review of Mills, I think he is a below average starting NFL CB with good (not great) speed and mirroring ability, great effort, and slightly below-average field awareness. He is below average in run support and tackling ability. His biggest weakness is his over-aggression, which may be partly due to the lack of help on offer in Schwartz’s scheme. He bites hard on fakes and often gets beaten for big plays. As a result, he often seems like a very up-and-down player; good against the more limited WRs he can match 1-on-1, but not nearly as good against the NFL’s better WRs, against whom he receives little to no support.Future PFF Hall of Famers by team heading into 2019 - PFFLeSean McCoy has a slightly more compelling argument, finishing 10th in PFF grade over that time period among qualifiers. However, that along with some other metrics over his career — such as yards after contact per attempt and missed tackles forced per attempt — fall more under the category of good, not great. Both have a decent shot at finding themselves in Canton, but in our eyes Brandon Brooks Jersey , they fall just outside.Kendrick Norton involved in car accident, has arm amputated - The PhinsiderThe Miami Dolphins released a statement on Thursday indicating defensive tackle Kendrick Norton was involved in a car accident. 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We’ve seen more veterans in recent years get busted for using PEDs and it’s honestly not surprising. Players, including those in baseball, use PEDs to help with training and rehab from injuries. As you get older, it’s tougher to rehab and train, and PEDs can help that. So, I think there’s more PED use than I (or we) think, but I don’t have a number or percentage to give you....Social Media Information:BGN Facebook Page: Click here to like our pageBGN Twitter: Follow @BleedingGreenBGN Manager: Brandon Lee Gowton: Follow @BrandonGowtonBGN Radio Twitter: Follow @BGN_Radio