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Originally Posted by BigAl1966
You literally just listed almost 30% of the defense. Jalen Carter also a massive upgrade. Cooper Dejen in the slot… A huge upgrade. Now we’re up to almost half of the defence being upgraded in a significant way.
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3/11 is almost half? It's less than 30 percent. Is that almost half in Philadelphia?
Mitchell is a good player, but Bradberry was an All-Pro in 2022 and Slay was younger and better than he is now. Maybe a slight bump there, but mostly a wash. DeJean is an upgrade from Maddox in the slot (but primarily because Maddox was hurt all of 22. Otherwise a good player and he played well in the Super Bowl).
The edge rushers are... worse at one spot, same at the other. This version of Carter and that version of Hargrave, OK, I'll give you a slight bump on Carter. Davis is not a rookie and is better (but I'm not sure how much he will play against KC, anyway). The overall defensive line depth is worse, and it's ability to pressure the passer as a unit is worse. Like, literally it's the worst pressure rate in the NFL.
I'd consider the LBs a BIG upgrade if Dean was playing. Baun and Burks is... I guess an upgrade for Baun (though he hasn't been as good without Dean as a running mate).
Blankenship is worse.
I just don't see it.
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Originally Posted by BigAl1966
lol. Ok. I don’t care what you think. I think you’re just upset because you know I’m right. But what I don’t get, is why what I said bothers you so much. A deep seated inferiority complex?
To recap. All I’ve said is that the 24 Eagle defence is better than the 22 eagles defense. I didn’t denigrate the Chiefs in any way. In response to that, you have been a rude, obnoxious toddler.
One giant lol at you.
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You can say that it is better, but I don't buy it. And it didn't pass the eye test against the Rams or Commanders for me. Both of those teams moved the ball consistently and well against the Eagles, with turnovers being the big bug-a-boo.
KC's offense, BTW, is much better at WR than the 22 squad (Brown/Worthy/Hopkins dusts Smith-Schuster/Valdes-Scantling/Toney or Moore). It's better at RT (Andrew Wylie played the game of his life in SV LVII, but Jawaan Taylor is a much better pass protector, even with the penalty rate). It's clearly worse at LG, with Thuney not playing, but it's the same/better at C/RG and roughly a wash at LT with Thuney compared to Brown (who would be a disastrous matchup against this Eagles unit). Kelce is not quite what he was in 22, but he still has plenty in the tank to draw attention and make a team pay if it ignores him. And Hunt/Pacheco/Perine is a better and deeper group than Pacheco/McKinnon.