Here’s a reasonable explanation for three new faces everyone is excited about sit the first Eagles game out.
Once one engages in playing the numbers game, it seems easy to calculate who the coming Philadelphia Eagles inactives would be. It’s game day, and as expected, one hour before kickoff, the report is out. Depending on who you speak with, casual fans, for instance, it may not be uncommon to hear questions about why a highly-touted rookie isn’t playing, but he isn’t.
Ty Robinson won’t be wearing pads for his first NFL game. Neither are two of the offseason pass-rushing additions. Azeez Ojulari and Ogbo Okoronkwo. They are among Philadelphia’s seven Week 1 scratches. Dallas announced their inactives also.
No one panic. Again, this could have been guessed. This is what happens when a team is fortunate enough to field a roster as deep as the Eagles have. Robinson is the rookie, and the Birds have plenty of beef along the defensive interior.
Vic Fangio’s defensive front is in good hands with Jalen Carter, Jordan Davis, Gabe Hall, and Byron Young active. The active edge rushers are Nolan Smith, Patrick Johnson, Jalyx Hunt, and Patrick Johnson, so Philadelphia has plenty of firepower there. Johnson was elevated from the practice squad before the game, and if used, can provide plenty of punch for a special teams unit he once starred on.
