Brandon Graham is confident the Philadelphia Eagles' defense is going to hit its stride heading into the postseason.
"I feel like we gonna get stronger," Graham told the 94WIP Morning Show on Tuesday. "We about to get Avonte [Maddox] back. We about to get Zach Cunningham and the guys, getting a little bit more healthier. Even with Matt Patricia, the way he is calling the game and doing stuff, I think that's going to serve us well too. When we full strength, I'm excited. And I know this happening at the right time, like I told you, we building this thing.
"We've got rookies out there getting experience. And Keele [Ringo], man, he getting better every week. And so like I said, everything is going to start happening and it's coming soon. We about to get healthy. I am excited for the young guys making these mistakes. We still winning the games, but they making mistakes that can help them later if they're learning from there. I really believe that they're learning from them because they've got great people in front of them that's helping them. And man, when we get on fire, I really do feel everybody that's talking—it don't matter.
It's always been about us, like I said."
The Eagles, after squeaking out an ugly win over the Giants on Monday at the Linc to snap a three game losing streak, are tied for the NFC's best record at 11-4.
However, it has been a bumpy 11-4, especially defensively, as the Eagles are bottom half in the NFL in yards allowed per game (346.0) and eighth worst in the NFL in points allowed per (24.4). Philadelphia has a negative-7 turnover differential as well, which is fifth worst in the NFL behind only the Jets, Vikings, Chiefs, and Commanders.
In addition to getting Maddox and Cunningham back, as BG mentioned, the Eagles will also get Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay back for a postseason run.