The Eagles will reset.

It’s the Eagles bye week, but all signs lately point to restructuring.

History in Eagles Land tends to repeat itself.

Owner Jeffrey Lurie and GM Howie Roseman know when it’s time for a change. Flip back the script to some previous head coaches’ apparent last season, and you can see what’s coming.

If their downward spiral continues and doesn’t show any signs of a reverse, Roseman is likely to get a new coach and a new quarterback.

There is a good chance we don’t see Jalen Hurts play again because of his blood clot issue. Hurts has a $67 million salary cap hit if he is released after June 1, 2027. Also, he is only guaranteed $22.2 million next season. That makes him attractive trade bait if he fully recovers.

The last time this situation happened was in 2020 when Doug Pederson was fired after a 4-11-1 season, three years removed from his Super Bowl season.

During the 2020 season, Carson Wentz was the quarterback and started the first 12 games before rookie Jalen Hurts took over. Wentz, who was sacked 50 times, threw for 2,620 yards with 16 touchdowns and 15 interceptions.

Pederson was let go on Jan. 11, 2021, and inconspicuous Colts’ offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni was expediently hired 10 days later.

Like Pederson, Sirianni wasn’t a popular choice, and more importantly, an unknown one.

But Sirianni took Hurts under his wing, pushed all the right buttons, and he guided the team back to the Big Dance in his second season. Two years later, Philly had a football championship again.

After his first five years in Philly, Sirianni posted a 59-26 record, and Pederson had a 42-37-1 mark.

Even with the injuries and Lane Johnson’s retirement, many believe Sirianni is a dead coach walking.

It is unfathomable to Eagles fans to watch their team lose seven straight games, especially with their presumed pedigree since their postseasons under Sirianni.

Give Sirianni credit. He has taken them to five straight playoff appearances.

The Eagles may win a few more games, but Sirianni may not be saved. It’s part of the Roseman-Jeffrey Lurie script.

The duo also pulled the plug on Andy Reid after his 4-12 season in 2012. Philly had lost nine of its last 10 games, and it appeared time for a change despite Reid’s 130-93-1 record.

Reid had the combination of Michael Vick, Nick Foles, and remember a one-game appearance of Trent Edwards? You have to be an Eagles diehard to recall him.

Reid couldn’t win the Big Game, but he has certainly shown that he can in Kansas City.

From Reid, we saw Chip Kelly through two 10-6 seasons before he was bounced after a 6-9 campaign (Interim Pat Shurmur coached the last game).

When Lurie took over, he let holdover Rich Kotite go, and then had a short leash on Ray Rhodes after his magic wore out.

In the Eagles much-needed bye week, don’t expect any major changes. There have been plenty of rumors circulating in South Philly, especially about new offensive line coach Chris Kuper, but Roseman and Lurie will keep everything intact. It’s not their style for midseason shakeups.

Who knows? They still have eight games left to play, two of them against the fleeced Colts and low-flying Cardinals.

Maybe Joe Milton turns out to be Randall Cunningham 2.0, the offensive line again finds how to block, and Vic Fangio re-energizes his unit, all resulting in the Birds getting themselves back on the cusp of the NFC East race with six, seven, or eight wins.

Don’t bet on it. They likely will win a few, and this season looks like it will end in the same depths of Pederson’s and Reid’s final years of four wins (maybe five).

Ironically in their final seasons, Rhodes was fired on Dec. 28, and Kelly was gone on Dec. 29.

Instead, it is usually a mid-January dismissal of Sirianni, and the look ahead to April’s draft for a quarterback.

Stacking Them Up ... Roseman gave everyone a good indicator of the impending future when he shipped defensive tackle Jordan Davis to Jacksonville for a first-round 2027 pick and a second-round 2029 pick.

The majority of pundits around the league thought Roseman put another feather in his cap by adding another first-round draft pick and getting Davis’ three-year deal off the books.

Since last year when Roseman dealt away A.J. Brown and then Cam Jurgens, he has stockpiled draft picks.

In 2027, the Eagles have their pick (currently No. 5), and the Jaguars first as well as their own second. The following season, they have their first and the Patriots’ first, and their second and the Ravens. In 2029, they have their first and second, and the Jaguars’ second.

They also have a third- and fourth-round pick, three fifth-round picks, and two seventh-round picks in 2027.

That’s enough for a rebuild. Currently, they have $32.3 million in cap space, but dumping DeVonta Smith, Zack Baun, Saquon Barkley and bust Jonathan Greenard for mid-round picks will sweeten the draft pot.

But don’t be surprised if Roseman followed his typical approach by wheeling and dealing these picks to provide the Birds with the best possible scenario.

With Hurts’ uncertainty and Roseman unlikely to offer him an extension, the Birds will be quarterback shopping at the draft. Among the current top five picks in the draft, the Dolphins (third) and Jets (fourth) will be seeking signal callers.

Roseman may make a call to the Chargers and/or Titans to try and move up to the top two spots.

If not, they should be able to draft one of the leading candidates.

Movin’ On Up ... Notre Dame won its biggest game in years when they knocked off top-ranked Miami, 31-24, last week in a game that lived up to its billing.

The Irish moved up to No. 5, and they placed themselves in an advantageous position for the playoffs. If they began today, they would host Texas Tech and a win would get them to fourth-ranked UCLA. Top-ranked Georgia would be a seminal matchup.

The CFP isn’t a pure system because somehow Alabama moved up to No. 3 with their two losses.

Notre Dame shouldn’t have any trouble in the final few weeks with Boston College (Saturday, 3:30 p.m., NBC), SMU, and Syracuse.

Since he took over in 2021, Marcus Freeman has a 6-6 record against top-10 ranked teams.

Not A Giant Step ... The Giants suffered a devastating 24-21 loss to the Commanders Thursday night in which they had two late interceptions that either should have sealed the game.

The Giants (5-3-1) could have further tightened their noose on the NFC East, but now the Cowboys (4-5) and Commanders (3–5-1) still have life.

J.J. McCarthy had a good game, but Washington’s Jayden Daniels can still be an elite quarterback if he can stay healthy.

Patience Is A Virtue

Dear Jeff,

I didn’t think they (Eagles) would do too much, and they didn’t. They certainly could’ve blown up the team, but I think Howie Roseman was very conservative at the deadline, which is ok. Maybe he’ll look to rebuild once he figures out the head coaching situation for next year.

Jeff Hager

Lehighton

Scrapbook ... In each column, I will look back at a former standout player, coach or team from the area.

In 2010, Northern Lehigh met North Schuylkill in a rematch of the Class 2A championship game in which North Schuylkill won the previous season’s contest in a hard-fought, 33-27 battle.

This time around wouldn’t be any different.

Cody Remaley had an outstanding game for Northern Lehigh providing all the offense, recording four touchdowns — three on runs and another on an 80-yard kickoff return — in pacing the Bulldogs to a 25-23 victory.

Remaley’s first two touchdowns gave the Bulldogs a 12-0 cushion before North Schuylkill got on the scoreboard.

On the ensuing kickoff, Remaley electrified the Bulldogs faithful that boosted their lead to 18-7.

In the fourth quarter, North Schuylkill cut the deficit to 18-15, but Northern Lehigh would seal the win due to a pivotal 28-yard completion from quarterback Dylan Hofmann to Jake Kern that put the ball on the 1-yard line.

That set up Remaley’s 1-yard plunge, and the Bulldogs eventually walked away with a 25-23 victory.

Remaley finished his career with 6,155 yards rushing — fourth best in District 11 — 92 touchdowns, and was an All-State choice. He continued his career at Lycoming College.

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