Carson Wentz and offense uneven, but Eagles win wild ride

“We got everybody contributing today. We’ve been preparing well, now it’s about going out and putting it together for 60 minutes”. Offenses simply threw away from him and Washington ended near the bottom of the barrel in most defensive categories.

Just delete the film, Redskins.

The Redskins turned the ball over four times.

A defense that improved significantly in the first season under coordinator Jim Schwartz should take another step forward.

As it relates to Agholor, he struggled big time previous year with Wentz tossing him the rock.

SLOW-STARTING REDSKINS: After the Redskins lost their opener for the fifth consecutive year, they’ll look to avoid being the third team in that span to start 0-2. “No need for us to blitz”. Cox had the early sack/forced fumble.

LINE DEPTH: The Eagles are strong on both sides of the line. Almost a quarter of their salary cap is devoted to the unit.

Down – Premature celebration: The Eagles should be happy with the victory, but giving Pederson a Gatorade bath was the wrong move. “We’re all fresh out there”. Pressure without a sack can be just as effective, as the zero blitz that forced Cousins to throw to corner Jalen Mills exemplified.

Cousins finished 23 of 40 for 240 yards with a TD pass to third-down back Chris Thompson.

“There’s a great feeling that you have as a quarterback when you’re either in the shotgun or under center and you kind of look out there and you see your guy”, Reich said.

Meanwhile, the running back position for the Eagles will be by committee. The Redskins had a very dysfunctional off-season, losing Pierre Garcon and DeSean Jackson. The Eagles held their 13-point lead until time expired, winning the first game of the season. The sack resulted in a fumble that was recovered by Jordan Hicks. “What that’s going to take is us working day in and day out and taking each practice one at a time, and focusing on the game plan, the work, the details”. “I just think we’ve just got to find a way to win games early on, we’ve got to find a way to not lose games at home”. A talented pass-rusher, Galette signed with Washington two years ago but hasn’t played in a game after tearing one Achilles’ tendon in 2015 and the other in 2016. The longest Philadelphia win streak was eight games from September, 1947 to November, 1950. “He was able to watch previous year and sit in on meetings and learn our offense”. “Whether it’s Patrick Robinson, he went out there and started balling”. There goes last year’s second-round pick.

Yup, only the Redskins and the Browns. The Chiefs will offer a better indication next Sunday.

Eagles RB Darren Sproles vs Redskins ILBs Zach Brown and Will Compton – Compton and Brown are solid stuffing the run, with Brown, newly-arrived from the Bills, particularly fine in that department.

From that first game in 1934 until November, 1942 the Eagles won a total of two games over the Redskins. “You know scramble drills and things of that nature”, Pederson said.

Fox Sports analyst Mike Pereira, who also served as National Football League vice president of officiating, said he would have overturned the call because it’s obvious the ball already moved from Cousins’ hands.

There’s been enough time for the Colts to have somewhat gelled without Luck and an opening road game against a team like the Rams has to have put some energy on their sideline that they can steal a win here. “We can definitely feel it”.

A defense that has solidarity may be the best identity to have.