I watched the Eagles-Jets game last night and Philadelphia looked unstoppable, as they did against Pittsburgh. It seems like every offensive player, at every position, flourishes in Kelly’s system.
At QB, Barkley looked great, as did 4[SUP]th[/SUP] string QB, GJ Kinne, who was flashing some major running ability. After Foles, Sanchez and Barkley should make the team, with Kinne making the PS. Ideally, Barkley would get traded to a team with a black QB.
At WR, the Eagles have three whites (Cooper, Maehl, and Murphy). The pint-sized Negro, Damaris Johnson (who can also play RB), looked undeniably good in pre-season, so hopefully this doesn’t effect Maehl’s chances to make the squad. Will Murphy looked good on offense and made a great special teams tackle, but his chances of sticking are slim. Hopefully he makes the PS. The WR’s to make the 53-man roster will likely be: Cooper, Maclin, Smith, Benn, Matthews, and Maehl/Johnson.
The Eagle’s all-white 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] team OL might be the best in the NFL. Even with Lane Johnson being suspended, the only black lineman who should make the roster is starting LT, Jason Peters.
At TE, Celek and Ertz are locks, but I fear that the little-used James Casey might be cut in favor of mulatto, Trey Burton.
On the DL, it seems like Bair, Allen, and Hart will stick as reserves.
At OLB, Barwin, Long, and Brahman should make the team. Long looks like a future star, so hopefully injuries will force him into action in 2014.
At safety, Chris Maragos should be safe, but is little more than a special teamer.
That’s 7 white defenders on the opening-day roster…and Casey Matthews could also sneak onto the roster. Kelly is building a the NFC’s version of the Patriots, only with more white defenders.