At the end of last season, one of the Eagles’ organizational talking points was the contributions from their rookie class. For a 7-9 team with a rookie quarterback, touting promise made sense.
One year later, the Eagles enter Week 17 against the Dallas Cowboys without needing to boast about their rookies. A big reason is because the Eagles didn’t need to rely on their rookies so quickly. The Eagles have the NFL’s best record and benefited from more experienced players on the depth chart.
“If you have a veteran roster and it’s solid top to bottom, the rookies do assume those [reserve] roles,” coach Doug Pederson said.