(AUDACY) Are the Eagles, owners of the worst record (4-11-1) in the NFL's weakest division last year, being slept on? Not here at Audacy Sports, where Jordan Cohn and I are pounding the table for fantasy owners to start Zach Ertz and DeVonta Smith in their season opener Sunday against an abysmal Falcons secondary that yielded a league-worst 293.6 passing yards per game in 2020.
Sure, there's reason to be skeptical, as Philly fans usually are. The Eagles were outscored by an embarrassing 90-47 margin in their three preseason games this summer and judging by their reported interest in Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson don't seem entirely convinced dual-threat Jalen Hurts is their long-term solution at quarterback. That's why it's important for fantasy owners not to lose the plot. Counting stats are all we care about in this realm and in a game with a 48-point Vegas total -- which seems oddly low -- any and all Eagles skill position players should be in your Week 1 plans.
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With that in mind, welcome to another episode of the Audacy Sports Fantasy Football Show, where Jordan, 670 The Score reporter Chris Emma and I share our favorite waiver pickups, streaming options and under-the-radar starts ahead of what should be an action-packed opening week. Good luck to all daily and season-long players and, if you're a fan of what we do here, do us a solid and share the link below.
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