Last minute Eagles news & rumors ahead of Week 1

Last minute Eagles news ahead of a critical week one divisional matchup versus the Washington Commanders including a stunning late injury update ahead of this first game. I'm your host Colin Kelly. Welcome to Eagles Digest football is here in today's video. We are going to review some interesting updates as far as injuries and preview this game before we do subscribe to join the most passionately informed community of Eagles fans Eagles fans that already knew a certain Jonathan Granard was going to be out dating back to the team's Friday injury report. We're covering from a pectoral injury Jonathan Granard the big headline acquisition via trade of this offseason for the Eagles. There's no need to rush him. The Eagles want to ramp him up. This comes as no specific surprise. The Eagles have enough talent in my view when you look at one Jalik's hunt Nolan Smith, even depth guys in in Arnold Abiquetty, but as far as the interior Jalen Carter Jordan Davis Mauro a Jomo. There's a lot of talent on this Eagles defensive line and even without Jonathan Granard. I think they're going to be able to control this game when specifically you think about the control how this game projects when you look at cowsheep the current market the expectations where the Eagles have a 68% chance to win this game versus Washington at 32% on cowsheep. You are trading directly against other users. Not the house like traditional sports books. You're buying yes or no contracts on the outcome of specific events across politics, even the weather and of course sports markets like your football the Eagles when I think about the Eagles not only to win this game, but to frankly control via their defense. I'm looking at the market for Washington more than 21.5 points. I'm buying no. In other words, I think the commander score 21 or fewer points three touchdowns against your Philadelphia Eagles a $25 no trade with 66% chance pays out 38 and 10 cents. I like that and what I think you'd like if you are interested in cowsheep using the link in the description signing up with the code digest NFL. Trade 25 and you get 25 added to your account instantly. We think about the Eagles how this game specifically shapes up with the defensive line in particular Adam Levitan of established the run they do great analysis as far as offensive line defensive line. The commanders already facing a massively difficult test against the Philadelphia Eagles here without their star left tackle Laramie Tunsil torn triceps one of the better one of the more veteran left tackles in the NFL. It's a huge absence for the Washington commanders as they deal with this Eagles defensive front. Brandon Brandon Thorne who works at established the run noting that the Eagles come with an elite the second best in his view pass rush unit. And when you compare that to the Washington commanders, their offensive line, it's a mismatch. Anyway, you slice it. Brandon Coleman fills in specifically for Tunsil Chris Paul Nick Allegretti Sam Cosme Josh Connerly jr. A first-round pick not too long ago. The Eagles should be able to take advantage of this mismatch at home. I trust that Vic Fangio is going to really be creative really put stress on the commanders on whether it's off the edge or some disguises some creative rushes. Blitzes through the inside as well. I think the Eagles this is how they control. This is how they win this matchup. When you think about the flip side as far as offense is concerned. We need to first start with the stunning news from the Eagles on Saturday. We've downgraded tight end Eli Stowers to out for tomorrow for today's game. With quadriceps and hamstring injuries. He's been placed on the IR. We've elevated Britton Covey and a corresponding move to for this game. This is a stunner in the sense of Eli Stowers was only listed as dealing with the hamstring dating back to he even said the Patriots preseason game. And as recent as Friday in the player availabilities prior to week one hours was pretty excited and talking about the plan. To give it a go to play to make his NFL debut as a rookie. It might Garofalo. Give this context hours telling the reporters from he was confident he was going to be able to play. Before being placed on the IR a day later with the quad injury. That wasn't even necessarily listed on the report. So it calls into question. If the Eagles were really hiding something as far as towers and his health. Or if they're trying to in a way with a with a phantom injury that some are speculating with a well. Here's a new injury a guy that was going to play. Apparently he the player himself thought he was going to play. And then now he's out for four games. So it's really interesting. This context. I'm curious. I want to hear your guys view on this. What do you make of this timing with Eli Stowers? The Eagles already relatively thin at tight end got her Johnny month. Now EJ Jenkins is going to have to play a big time role. Jenkins was one of the more surprise initial 53-man roster cuts roster makes if you will. Eli Stowers. I feel for. You've got to envision. There was some change overnight from Friday into Saturday, whether you picked up that injury acquired injury. Or there was just an organizational lip as far as. You're now sitting out four games. It's got to be a real injury is my view. I don't see how you would then all of a sudden place him on the IR if it wasn't something that is truly serious enough as far as severity. I don't see how he was not see any one in this organization, especially with how Sean Mannions talked about Eli Stowers is relative progress over the course of this rookie off and then preseason. Interesting. We think about though. How this Eagles offense is going to take advantage of Washington again battle of the trenches. We focus on. Case senior chat sports given some. Pretty interesting. Context as it relates to this matchup. The commanders offseason. They added defensively. They added on the edges. But more athletes as opposed to some physicality. You look at the Durante Jones, the new defensive coordinator for the commanders bit of a Brian Flores disciple, Minnesota Sean Mannion also a former player in Minnesota. They're certainly familiarity there. So that new first-year coordinators as far as Jones on Washington Mannion with the Eagles, of course, offensively going to be fascinating to watch as the game develops. Maybe they don't show each other. Maybe it's a feeling out initially the first couple drives and then we'll see what happens. But as it relates to Jones the identity the Flores philosophy if you will. Pretty conservative as far as double high. Safeties encouraging you in other words to run first lighter boxes. I think that really opens things up for our Saquon Barkley as Chase alludes to here. We think about Odafe Owe and Kayla Von Chase on. Who? We're also popping up on the injury report for the commanders throughout the week, but they're playing as is to Ron Payne. This defensive front. For the commanders. I think it's something that the Eagles offensive line can take advantage of as far as a mismatch goes where this commanders defenses is a bit. Intriguing to me as far as potential issues is their first round pick top 10 pick Sonny Styles out of Ohio State has had a pretty good preseason has been making plays as freakish athleticism as far as a linebacker is concerned here. I think he could potentially be an x-factor that would in theory pose some problems for the Eagles offense. But as far as your front five your offensive line, I think they analyst commanders defensive front. I think there's gonna be enough creativity in dealing with the athleticism of a Sonny Styles. Who? Take advantage of to see games for this Eagles run game. I think Shawn Manion in Shawn Manion. I trust to be clear. What he has shown as far as the communication. The philosophy even starting up in the coaches box. Not being seemingly attached to being on field as the former player himself notably. I'm expecting good things for this Eagles offense in week one and for this season. Even if they're without their second round pick Eli Stowers for the first four games potentially even more guys. I want to gauge your expectations. Do you think we win? I think we certainly do but I'm curious. Who do you think impresses more in terms of which side of the ball is it the Eagles offense or is it the Eagles defense and in other words, maybe relative to expectations. We know this Eagles defense is an elite unit, but offensively. Lots been made of some change new coordinator. At the end of the day. I'm still going to go with the Eagles defense as far as who impresses more as an elite unit, but I think this offense is going to potentially surprise a few of you. Let's go birds. Big game and I think we get a big win.