Eagles-Falcons takeaways, Eagles-49ers preview, and more

The Philadelphia Eagles are 1-0 after a great Week 1 win! Can they really go 2-0?

Yes. Yes, they can. At least, Jimmy Kempski and I think it’s possible. We talk about why there’s reason to believe in the Birds on the latest BGN Radio podcast episode. Between the lessons learned from beating the Atlanta Falcons to the weaknesses of the San Francisco 49ers, it’s time to be optimistic.

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EAGLES VS. FALCONS OFFENSE

• A pretty encouraging showing from Jalen Hurts. Where he excelled, why he excelled, and what he needs to do to excel moving forward.
• Nick Sirianni: the total package. Coaching to player’s strengths, motivating the team, and giving the Eagles an edge by being aggressive.
• If you haven’t gotten on the DeVonta Smith hype train already, what are you waiting for?

EAGLES VS. FALCONS DEFENSE

• Hard to ask for a much better defensive coordinator debut than Jonathan Gannon had.
• With that said, what do we make of the Eagles’ defense struggling early on?
• Shout out to the special teams unit!

EAGLES VS. 49ERS PREVIEW

• Should we make anything of how the 49ers didn’t finish Week 1 strong?
• Analyzing the 49ers’ injury situation.
• Why Jonathan Gannon might want to steal from Jim Schwartz this week.
• The biggest reason to be concerned about the 49ers.
• The biggest reason to feel confident against the 49ers.

NFL PICKS AGAINST THE SPREAD AND EAGLES PREDICTION

• BLG’s records — Against the spread: 3-1 — Straight up Eagles picks: 1-0
• Jimmy’s records — Against the spread: 3-1 — Straight up Eagles picks: 1-0
• Giants at Football Team (-3) — Who is less worse?
• Cowboys at Chargers (-3.5) — Are the Cowboys about to start out 0-2?
• Bills (-3.5) at Dolphins — The Eagles really need the Dolphins to lose this one.
• Rams (-3.5) at Colts — Is Carson Wentz really any different from last year?
• 49ers at Eagles (-3) — Can the Birds pull off the upset to go 2-0?

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