Tanner McKee expected to serve as Eagles’ backup QB behind Joe Milton

The Eagles have had little-to-no consistency at the quarterback position this season, and are turning to newcomer Joe Milton as their starter in Week 9 against the Giants. With Milton taking the lead, Tanner McKee has been demoted — something head coach Nick Sirianni spoke about earlier in the week. Sirianni stopped short of confirming that McKee would be QB2, and that may be more due to him being questionable with a cracked rib rather than his performance the past three weeks.

The Eagles offense has been largely disappointing, with no more than a few bright spots through eight games. Still, it was surprising that the team would turn to a quarterback who has only been in Philly for three…