Jason Kelce is extremely confident in the Philadelphia Eagles heading into postseason play, and he thinks the Birds could go on a real run.
Kelce might be a bit biased, as he spent his entire 13-year playing career as a member of the Eagles. So take what he has to say with a grain of salt, if you so choose.
Jason Kelce thinks Eagles can repeat as Super Bowl champions
But, Kelce is now an NFL analyst with ESPN, and he made a bold prediction regarding his former team.
“The Philadelphia Eagles will be able to repeat as Super Bowl champions,” Kelce said on ESPN.” … I don’t think that there’s a team out there that I have more confidence in than the Philadelphia Eagles.
"And to top it off, they’re going to be facing one of these West Coast teams traveling to the East Coast with a bunch of rest this week for a lot of these starters," Kelce added. "I feel very confident for the Philadelphia Eagles coming in.”
Kelce pointed to a dominant defense and the clutch play of quarterback Jalen Hurts as two key reasons for his confidence in Philadelphia.
“Jalen Huts is going to be running in the postseason," Kelce said. "You’ve seen it time and time again. [Hurts is] the only quarterback with multiple three-plus touchdown runs in the postseason. He is a gamechanger and has been great when the stars have been the brightest.
“Cooper DeJean and this defense has been generationally great these last few weeks," he added. "They’re great tacklers. They’re great in space. They get after the quarterback. They do it all."
"I don't think that there's a team out there that I have more confidence in than the Philadelphia Eagles."@JasonKelce is keeping an eye on the Eagles this postseason 😤 pic.twitter.com/wjTeWPHdQE
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Philadelphia certainly has the experience when it comes to winning the Big Game, but repeating in the NFL is extremely difficult. There’s a reason there have been so few repeat champs.
The Eagles could buck the trend, though. They have arguably the best defense in the league and a ton of talent on offense. There are still concerns about the fluidity of the offense as a whole, but the unit has looked a bit better in recent weeks (barring the second half of the Week 17 matchup with Buffalo).
Obviously nothing is guaranteed, but there’s definitely reason for optimism when it comes to the Eagles heading into postseason play, and as a fan, that’s really all you can ask for.