Eagles fall short under new management, Charles notes "change is coming"

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Making his was from Cincinnati, Head Coach Jordan Charles found himself inheriting a star studded roster in the Philadelphia Eagles. Excited to hit the ground running, Charles was thrown into the fire despite the gameplan being installed by the previous head coach.

"These dudes were worked to the bone over the first two weeks and you can see it," said Charles following their eventual loss to the 0-2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. "Everyone came into the game gassed, and it took a toll on the players."

As a result of being overworked, the Eagles were not at the top of their game, mentally or physically. This lead to losing their star wideout, A.J. Brown, for the next two weeks as well as their starting guard, Cam Jurgens.

On top of better preperation, Charles said he will give his team time to recoup and gather themselves, as opposed to working as they have been these past few weeks. 

"It's almost as if our starters haven't had a day off since camp started. So this week they'll be taking it easier than most." Charles said during the team's off-day.

During this time, the long tenured SFL coach made it apparent that some changes would be made. Most notably, moving defensive tackle, Fletcher Cox, to a more reserved role to give more opportunites to their young stars in the Georgia duo of Jalen Carter and Jordan Davis.

They've also given the starting Free Safety job to Cornerback Isaiah Rodgers Sr. in effort to boost their seconday while developing talent such as Sydney Brown at the position.