Welcome to The Linc, the daily Philadelphia Eagles links roundup at Bleeding Green Nation!
I don’t think the Eagles will move Jalen Carter prior to Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline. But it is interesting to see NFL insiders continuing to talk about the team’s interest in retaining Moro Ojomo. Maybe that’s just an effort from the Eagles to make it seem like they’re not going to trade Ojomo unless the price is really good. But maybe it’s genuine sentiment. We’ll see.
Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles
news and links …
Week 9 NFL Takeaways: Why the Packers Are Looking Like Super Bowl Contenders – SI
The Eagles’ reluctance to deal Moro Ojomo, and buzz that they want to eventually sign him long term, has people in the league wondering if they’d eventually trade Jalen Carter. At this point, it’s just speculation. But there’s good logic there, too (they’re already paying two guys, Carter and Jordan Davis, at Ojomo’s position). It was interesting, too, that Nick Sirianni didn’t shoot down the possibility out of hand that he’d make staff changes after Sunday’s loss.
10 Eagles things I think I think after the loss to the Giants – BGN
1) Someone on this coaching staff needs to be let go during the bye week. The Eagles have to make a significant move on this coaching staff, particularly on the offensive side of the ball. What this offense is doing in the second half of games is unacceptable. The Eagles had 99 total yards in the second half, scoring just three points. They had zero total yards in the third quarter, running 9 plays and going 3-and-out on all three possessions in the period. Philadelphia is the only team averaging under 2.0 points and 50 yards in the third quarter this season. Doesn’t matter who the quarterback is. The system remains the same, inefficient and ineffective. The offensive line allowed seven sacks, and had Joe Milton under duress throughout the day. They continue to have miscommunication up front, missing assignments and gaps in run blocking and allowing too many free rushers in pass protection.
Roob’s Observations as Eagles crumble in ugly second half against Giants – NBCSP
I don’t even know what to say anymore about the Eagles’ offensive line. They knew the Giants were going to blitz constantly and the Giants did and the Eagles just weren’t prepared for it. They couldn’t handle it. Everybody knows the Giants blitz more than anybody in the league other than the Vikings and still they weren’t ready for it. Seven sacks? They weren’t all on blitzes, but the Giants’ defensive line – which had just nine sacks all year coming into this game – nearly matched that in one game. This o-line can’t block anybody. It’s just embarrassing. The Eagles have now allowed 12 sacks in their last two games, the most ever in a two-game span under Nick Sirianni and second most in the last 25 years. They’ve allowed 30 sacks in nine games, which is insane. And they can’t run the ball, either. I don’t know if there are any answers. There’s nobody to bench, no young guy who needs to play and Jeff Stoutland isn’t walking through that door. This may be the worst offensive line in the NFL and I don’t know if there’s any way for it to get better.
Handing out 10 awards from the Eagles-Giants game – PhillyVoice
2) The ‘Same Old, Same Old’ Award: The Eagles’ offense. The Eagles had just 220 yards of total offense. 13 first downs. A paltry 3.3 yards per play. And they were on the field nine and a half fewer minutes than the Giants. The offense has been awful all season, the coaching staff has no answers, etc. I feel like I can prewrite this award every week and just fill in the numbers.
7 and Counting – Iggles Blitz
But we need to see some of the sloppiness go away. Teams that play dumb and make this many mistakes are not well coached. Sirianni needs to find some answers if he wants to be back in 2027. That doesn’t mean a bunch of wins. He needs the team to play with better situational awareness and show that they understand the little things. That would show that he knows how to solve problems and has the right messaging to get things fixed. If Sirianni can’t get the 2026 Eagles to play smarter, do you want him coaching the 2027 Eagles? The bye week is here. Identify problems. Find solutions. Get this team to play better. Or else.
NFL Week 9: Big takeaways, questions and fantasy spin from Sunday’s games – ESPN
What to make of the QB performance: Joe Milton got the start despite being with the team for only three weeks. Predictably, the operation was rough around the edges. Milton was able to push the ball downfield at times, and his mobility helped extend some plays. But second-half struggles continued despite the change from Tanner McKee to Milton — as did the leaks along the offensive front. The fact that the story remains the same with a different signal-caller points in large part back to coaching.What to make of the QB performance: Joe Milton got the start despite being with the team for only three weeks. Predictably, the operation was rough around the edges. Milton was able to push the ball downfield at times, and his mobility helped extend some plays. But second-half struggles continued despite the change from Tanner McKee to Milton — as did the leaks along the offensive front. The fact that the story remains the same with a different signal-caller points in large part back to coaching.
How different will Eagles’ roster be after NFL trade deadline and Week 10 bye? – The Athletic
Then there’s the coaching staff. The Eagles have the worst offense in the NFL. Offensive coordinators have been dismissed in recent years having overseen far better production. Perhaps the Eagles wonder how the offense will finish when DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks return and Saquon Barkley is healthier. But it’s hard to view the problems as entirely personnel-related. The Eagles seem flummoxed by opposing defenses and lack answers. Their efficiency numbers are so alarming that a change would be merited if Sirianni wanted a new play-caller. Kuper’s offensive lines are not only struggling in the unavoidable shadow of his predecessor Jeff Stoutland, they’re struggling as merely a functional NFL group.
2026 NFL season, Week 9: What We Learned from Sunday’s games – NFL.com
Milton can’t jump-start Eagles’ offense. Philly’s offense remains a slog, even with the athletic Joe Milton III under center. The QB added a few good runs, leading the Eagles with 64 yards on nine rushes. Milton completed 18 of 32 passes for 169 yards while taking seven sacks. Milton owns a whip, but the issue is his accuracy. Too often, the young QB was off the mark, leading to stalled drives. The Eagles, who entered Sunday with a league-high 34.1% three-and-out rate, went three-and-out seven times on 13 drives. Philly didn’t get a first down on three third-down drives. As it has all season, offensive line issues have exacerbated the problems. There were very few open holes in the run game, and far too many free rushers at the QB. Saquon Barkley generated just 22 yards on 13 carries (1.7 yards per carry) with a TD. That’s not enough to help a young QB in his first start.
Nick Sirianni: We’ll talk about possible staff changes during bye week – PFT
That’s shifted the focus in Philadelphia to what kinds of changes may be coming for the team. Head coach Nick Sirianni was asked if there’s any chance of those changes starting with alterations to the coaching staff during the week off. “We’ll talk. Obviously, right now my job is to be there for our guys and to go watch the tape and go look through everything,” Sirianni said, via a transcript from the team. “I think we always think — we’ll do everything. I’ll do anything I can to help this team win football games. Like I said, I’ll look at myself internally first and then go from there. My job is to coach the players and to coach the coaches, and anything I can do to help this team win games, we’ll do. Everything can always be on the table, but I don’t think you change just to change because that’s what your record says that — you’ve got to look at what’s really real and not react to anything else. Again, I just don’t believe you just change just to change. If you have a strong reason to do things in anything, not just change, but in anything and you’re convicted on it, that’s how we’ll go about our business.”
Game Recap: Giants 19, Eagles 11 – PhiladelphiaEagles.com
The Eagles’ offense continued their season-long struggles despite the quarterback change, losing to the Giants 19-11 at Lincoln Financial Field. Philadelphia falls to 2-7 on the season as the Giants improve to 5-3-1, controlling the NFC East. The Eagles now head into a bye week in Week 10. The NFC East matchup was dictated by defensive line play from both teams. Inside linebacker Arvell Reese was the storyline of the game. The rookie dominated the game for the Giants, sacking Joe Milton three times while blitzing and led the game in tackles (12). Edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux got the better of rookie tackle Markel Bell throughout the game, pressuring and hitting Milton multiple times. “It’s hard to be positive when you play like that,” Jordan Mailata said after the game. “I think teams are doing a really good job of blitzing us in the run game, creating heavy boxes, which they don’t appear to be heavy… you can’t cut it back because there’s a guy unblocked.”
Jim Harbaugh is a clown and the Chargers are his circus – SB Nation
Winner: The Giants for making a statement. It’s not exactly an accomplishment beating the Eagles this season — but beating Philly was critical in the ongoing mission for the Giants to prove they can take the next step to take over the NFC East. It wasn’t always pretty for the G-Men in The Linc, with both teams struggling on offense and it being mostly a defensive affair, but this was a very John Harbaugh football game and showed the edge he’s brought to the Giants since arriving. It remains to be seen whether or not J.J. McCarthy is good enough to really lead the Giants, but he’s playing good enough football where he can take care of the ball, make some solid throws, and most importantly, not give away games. McCarthy also earned some serious locker room points by playing through the pain after taking a big hit, and continuing to play despite taking a big hit to his ribs. There’s a lot of football left, but the Giants have the momentum right now. As we approach the trade deadline it’s the Giants who I’m looking closely at. Perhaps no other team could benefit more from going in and making a deal for Jonathan Taylor than this one. I understand there are thousands of Cam Skattebo fans, but between his general inconsistency and routine injury issues, it doesn’t make sense to saddle so much of the organization’s hopes to him. Getting a legitimate three-down back like Taylor would take pressure off McCarthy, open up the play-action pass, and really bring another element to this team.
3 things we learned about the Cowboys from the Colts game – Blogging The Boys
This game had all the makings of a Cowboys blowout. But in classic Cowboys fashion, they allowed the Colts to claw their way back in to take the lead late in the fourth quarter. Thanks to miscues and penalties, the Cowboys failed to cash in on points throughout the day. Still, even through the extremely frustrating performance, the better team did win in the end. The Cowboys didn’t make it easy on themselves but did finish the day with a massive touchdown drive thanks to a big play from Dak Prescott to Ryan Flournoy, finished off with a Javonte Williams touchdown. No matter how many yards your offense creates, a mistake-filled performance like this won’t net you many wins in the NFL. But for just this week, the Cowboys were able to survive and walk away with the win.
Washington’s Loss to the Rams Confirmed What We Already Knew – Hogs Haven
If I told you the Washington Commanders lost a game in which they held the NFL’s eighth-best third-down offense to a 21 percent conversion rate, limited the sixth-best red-zone offense to a 50 percent success rate, and forced two turnovers against the league’s fourth-best offense while surrendering just 20 points, would you believe me? Yes? Well, I’d believe me, too. When the same mistakes and shortcomings keep plaguing a team week after week, you eventually have to accept that the team is exactly what it has shown you. For the Commanders, that reality has become increasingly difficult to ignore after their 20-13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, dropping Washington to 2-5-1. Time is running out on Dan Quinn and the Commanders, and the urgency surrounding their season is growing with every passing week.
10 winners, 2 losers as the NY Giants end their 13-game losing streak in Philadelphia – Big Blue View
“Hi, Ed (Dodds, Colts interim GM). Joe here. Forget Jonathan Taylor. What would it take to get Daniel Jones?” OK, only kidding, only kidding. But a ridiculous sequence of events for Giants quarterbacks this season demands an equally ridiculous reaction. In our BBV predictions for this game, I suggested that it would show us whether the Giants are for real or frauds. After today’s 19-11 nail-biter over the Philadelphia Eagles, the answer is…some of both? The Giants managed to hang on for their first win at The Linc since 2013 over a not-good Eagles team missing key players on offense, but it wasn’t easy. In fact it was a lot like the Giants’ last win there, when kicker Josh Brown accounted for all 15 Giants points in a 15-7 victory. Sunday, Jameis Winston did at least get the Giants into the end zone once, but the offense overall was pretty anemic. Still, a win is a win. Let’s discuss some things we learned today.
…
Social Media Information:
BGN Facebook Page: Click here to like our page
BGN Twitter: Follow @BleedingGreen
BGN BlueSky: Follow @bleedgreennation.bsky.social
BGN Instagram: Follow @BleedingGreenInsta
BGN Manager: Follow Brandon Lee Gowton on Twitter | BlueSky | Threads
BGN Radio Twitter: Follow @BGN_Radio
The Feed post of the day
Each day, we highlight a BGN community post here in this space. Head over to The Feed to submit your entry and have a chance to be featured in The Linc!
ALSO: here’s a bonus post from the NFC East Mixtape feed!
