Eagles notebook: Are the vibes better after hitting rock bottom? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The Eagles are coming off their worst regular season loss in years but there seemed to be a bit of a weight lifted this week.
At least according to left tackle Jordan Mailata.
“The vibes are high this week,” Mailata said. “The energy’s high and I’ve got a good feeling this week that the boys are going to get it together and pull one (out).”
Maybe this is just Mailata trying to convince himself that things are about to turn around. Or maybe the tension from the last few weeks really has been lifted. That would be a welcome turn of events for a team that has lost four of five games as the playoffs near.
One of the theories Mailata had about the improved vibes? It helped that A.J. Brown broke his media silence this week. After apologizing to his teammates for making them speak on his behalf, Brown backed the coaching staff, explained his frustration and presented confidently.
“You guys heard A.J. talk,” Mailata said. “I think that helped a lot, especially for the young guys that we have on the team. Us old guys, we knew he was going to talk. We know what kind of leader he is. We just needed to give him space. Give him that space that he needed and then you guys heard him. He had the whole world watching him yesterday for about 20 minutes. It’s crazy.”
After a walkthrough on Wednesday, the Eagles had a practice outside in the cold on Thursday. And Mailata thought it was a really good one.
“Practice was great,” Mailata said after getting back to the locker room. “It was a little bit shorter so, again, hammered away. High intensity, high detail, high IQ. It was an awesome practice. Everybody had juice. Again, getting that swag back. Everybody had that bounce to them. Practice was good today. Everyone was flying around.”
Of course, vibes alone don’t win football games. Vibes aren’t going to play middle linebacker in the playoffs….
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Publish date : 2024-01-06 12:00:00
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