3 ways the Philadelphia Eagles can fix their offensive line
By David Esser
Sign some free agents.
At the moment, there is at least one starting caliber tackle and one starting caliber guard on the open market, waiting to be signed. Former Bills/Bengals tackle Cordy Glenn was actually in Philly’s building earlier this year (before the team opted to hand Peters a pay raise to play left tackle), while longtime Titan/Bills guard Quinton Spain was just recently cut.
At minimum, Glenn and Spain would provide some much needed depth to the Eagles battered up offensive line. In the best case scenario, both could come in and immediately start.
Glenn was shaky at LT towards the end of his time with the Bengals, but that was mainly due to some off-the-field coaching disagreements. He was widely regarded as one of the more solid left tackles in the game during his time in Buffalo, and he likely has a little bit of juice left in the tank.
Jordan Mailata has done surprisingly well at LT since being tasked with the duty, but a veteran like Glenn is still probably a better man for the job.
Spain on the other hand would walk into the NovaCare Complex and immediately become the Eagles best active interior lineman. He’s a proven vet whose had a lot of success in the NFL, and is likely drawing interest from a handful of line-needy teams right now.
Even once Seumalo comes back, an interior trio of Seumalo-Kelce-Spain is far better than anything else the team could field currently.
Best part about signing street-level free agents? It doesn’t cost any draft picks.