The Detroit Lions open up their schedule with one of the most hyped teams this offseason. The Philadelphia Eagles not only finished last year strong, but they had a super aggressive offseason that has suddenly skyrocketed expectations in just Year 2 under head coach Nick Sirianni.
But is that truly warranted for a team still under a relatively new coaching staff and with a quarterback that still has many questions to answer? Obviously, that’s a hard question to answer before the season has started. However, let’s do our best to investigate the Lions’ Week 1 opponent, by breaking down the Eagles’ offseason, looking at their relative strengths and weaknesses, and seeing how the Lions match up.