BY ROB MAADDI - AP Pro Football Writer
PHILADELPHIA: 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, 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.
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PHILADELPHIA: 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, 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.
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