cornerbacks

Over the last six games the Eagles are 1-5 and a major issue is on defense.  Over that stretch the defense is allowing 284.7 Passing Yards Per Game and only forced six turnovers total. Barrett Brooks of CSN Philly joined The Sports Bash on Monday and elaborated on the problems in the Eagles secondary: “You do not have athletes in back end that can really cover guys for an extended amount of time..

The Eagles are running out of bodies at cornerback, Curtis Marsh and Brandon Hughes are locked in a battle for one of the final roster spots, but are running out of time to get back before the regular season begins. Neither Marsh nor Hughes will play in the preseason finale on Thursday against Oakland, each suffering from a broken hand "We are concerned," admitted Eagles head coach Chip