Eagles' Brandon Graham has terrifying message for the rest of the NFL
The Philadelphia Eagles are off to a hot start and are playing some of their best football in years. They have both sides of the ball going, as the offense has shown up every week, and the defense the last two. The offense hung 38 points on the Detroit Lions in Week 1, who have […]
The Philadelphia Eagles are off to a hot start and are playing some of their best football in years.
They have both sides of the ball going, as the offense has shown up every week, and the defense the last two.
The offense hung 38 points on the Detroit Lions in Week 1, who have a pretty solid defense. In Week 2, they put up 24 points on a pretty good Vikings defense on Monday Night Football. Then, this last week, against a good pass rush from the Commanders, they scored 24 points again.
The defense especially showed up last week against the Washington Commanders, as they finished the game with nine sacks. The pass rush is working, along with the coverage defense.
They have a mentality like no other. The Eagles mentality is hard-nosed football. It's everyone feeling like they have something to prove, even after they do something good.
It's no different for Brandon Graham, who has been doubted because of how long he has been doing it now.
"For me, I always carry that chip on my shoulder," the Eagles' Pro Bowl EDGE rusher told the media when asked if he is still dominant. "I'm always eager to prove, that's just always just been me growing up.
"They always said I was too short to play D end [defensive end], to this, to that, but I know for me what's inside and what I put in, and I'm just happy that it's showing even at this age."
And dominant he was on Sunday against the Commanders. Graham played so well that he earned himself the NFC Defensive Player of the Week award.
Graham finished the week with six tackles, 2.5 sacks, two tackles for a loss, a pass deflection, and five quarterback hits. It's safe to say that Graham was simply unstoppable.
Graham's mentality is akin to that of quarterback Jalen Hurts, in the sense that neither player will be satisfied until they both reach their ultimate goal: winning a Super Bowl.
And while this is the NFL and players are always talking about how "they're never satisfied until they're the last team standing", hearing how two of the Eagles' most important leaders and best players are this locked in and this determined should scare the crap out of the other 31 teams in the league.
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