The Philadelphia Eagles are closer to being the eighth

defending Super Bowl champion to follow up with a losing record than becoming the ninth team to repeat.A season that began with promise has been a major disappointment. The offense is inconsistent Womens Jalen Mills Jersey , the defense has wasted several leads in the second half, and a slew of injuries has left the team short-handed in key areas.Still, the Eagles (4-5) are in the mix in a mediocre NFC East.“There is a level of frustration, but listen, we’re very close,” coach Doug Pederson said Wednesday. “We’re so close in a lot of areas. You look at our output and production offensively, we’re very similar to where we were last year.“The difference is creating turnovers on defense and then scoring in the red zone. That’s kind of what’s staring at us right in the face. We have to finish better Brandon Graham Jersey , and we have to score more points.”The Eagles have lost three straight games at home, including 27-20 to the Cowboys (4-5). They have four games remaining against division opponents, including two versus first-place Washington (6-3). Next up is a difficult game on the road against the New Orleans Saints (8-1). Philadelphia is a 9-point underdog.“I never want to throw around the word desperate,” quarterback Carson Wentz said. “We realize where we’re at. We know where the division is at. We don’t want to overthink anything. We have a tough matchup against a great team. We’re cognizant of it. We’ll go there and give our best effort.”Pederson spoke to the team’s leadership committee before practice to get a sense of morale and came away optimistic.“They’re all disappointed obviously in the performance the other day,” he said. “They’re eager to get back on the practice field and they’re excited for this week and this opportunity. I think they understand what’s in front of them.“They know that the sense of urgency in practice, it’s not a panic or anything other than just a sense of urgency of understanding your job, doing your job http://www.eagleslockerroom.com/authentic-dallas-goedert-jersey , doing it collectively, and making sure that they just focus on one play at a time. I really do feel like they’re in a good place and they’re positive about the future.”The Eagles overcame several key injuries last season on their way to a 13-3 record and the franchise’s first Super Bowl title. Nine-time Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters, running back Darren Sproles, linebacker Jordan Hicks, special-teams captain Chris Maragos and Wentz each sustained season-ending injuries.Already, running back Jay Ajayi, safety Rodney McLeod and cornerback Ronald Darby are out for the rest of this season. Sproles has only played one game Womens Rodney McLeod Jersey , wide receivers Mike Wallace and Mack Hollins are on injured reserve, defensive tackle Tim Jernigan hasn’t returned yet from offseason surgery, and Maragos also hasn’t come back.“Last couple weeks it’s been really urgent around here,” Wentz said. “Urgency is always there. Every week is crucial and important.”The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were the last champion to have a losing record the following season when they were 7-9 in 2003.NOTES: CB Jalen Mills (foot), DT Haloti Ngata (knee), TE Joshua Perkins (knee), and Sproles (hamstring) didn’t practice Wednesday. T Lane Johnson (knee) and CB Sidney Jones (hamstring) were limited. Philly could be losing a key front office member soon." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesBleeding Green Nation homepageHorizontal - WhiteBleeding Green Nationa Philadelphia Eagles communityFollow Bleeding Green Nation online:Follow Bleeding Green Nation on TwitterFollow Bleeding Green Nation on FacebookLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchBleeding Green Nation main menuFanpostsFanshotsEaglesOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Eagles StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Eagles NewsYahoo Eagles Team PageYahoo Eagles ReportYahoo Eagles Depth ChartYahoo Eagles TransactionsYahoo Eagles PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Report: Eagles’ Joe Douglas will interview for Jets general manager job on SundayNew Alshon Jeffery Jersey ,68commentsPhilly could be losing a key front office member soon.EDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Report: Eagles’ Joe Douglas will interview for Jets general manager job on SundayTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailUPDATE: The Jets’ interview with Joe Douglas will take place on Sunday, June 2. Original story below.<hr class="p-entry-hr" id="AStqK3">The New York Jets are interviewing Eagles vice president of player personnel Joe Douglas for their general manager vacancy this weekend, according to a report from Yahoo’s Charles Robinson.This news follows last week’s development that the Jets officially put in a request to interview Douglas. It’s now clear that the Eagles either 1) couldn’t deny this interview because the Jets are offering Douglas final say on personnel moves or 2) the Eagles are granting Douglas permission to interview with the Jets.It sounds like it may be a case of the former. NFL insider Adam Caplan recently shared some relevant insight on the Jets’ GM search:Many NFL reporters have insisted that Douglas is the “favorite” to land the Jets GM job. The Eagles executive supposedly has a good relationship with Jets head coach Adam Gase.Douglas may very well be leaving the Eagles this offseason. It doesn’t seem impossible he could pass on taking the Jets job, though, if he has reservations about New York’s dysfunctional ownership. It’s worth noting that the Jets aren’t putting all their eggs in the Douglas basket. They’re reportedly interested in at least four other candidates: Champ Kelly, Scott Fitterer, George Paton http://www.eagleslockerroom.com/authentic-lane-johnson-jersey , and Terry Fontenot. Those guys might be backup options if Douglas doesn’t want to take the job. With Douglas set to interview this weekend, we could have some more clarity in the near future on whether he’s leaving the Eagles or not. If Philadelphia had their way, Douglas would stay. But it’s not up to the Eagles at this point. Stay tuned for more updates.