3 ways the Philadelphia Eagles can fix their offensive line
By David Esser
The O-Line won’t be injured forever, right?
At the moment, the Philadelphia Eagles have 3-4 offensive linemen currently projected to be “OUT” for next Sunday’s game against the Cowboys (it’s unknown if Lane will try to battle it out and play or not). While that’s obviously really bad news for an O-Line set to take on Everson Griffen and Demarcus Lawrence, the injured linemen won’t be out forever.
Both Jason Peters and Issac Seumalo could be back following the team’s Week 9 bye, and Jack Driscoll was never even placed on injured reserve. That gives the team two legitimate starters they could turn to, while Driscoll provides the line with a solid backup right tackle. Lane Johnson could also creep a little closer to 100% after the bye, as he definitely needs to give his ankle some time to heal up.
The obvious “pro” to this strategy is that it won’t cost any assets, while the main “con” is that you’re relying on injured guys to come in and play at a high level. Seumalo is an average starter, but nothing special, whereas Peters in all honestly isn’t a better LT than Jordan Mailata at the moment.
Slotting Seumalo and Peters at the two guard positions makes a lot of sense, as that was the Eagles initial plan following Brandon Brooks’ Achilles injury, however you’re still relying on Peters to be serviceable at a position he’s never played before.
Holding on for one more week until the above mentioned names return to action is the least appealing option, but it’s probably the most likely.