The Philadelphia Eagles lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the playoffs. Tampa Bay was able to walk away with an easy 31-15 win.
Despite losing in the playoffs, there are many reasons that the Eagles organization and fans need to be happy about. Losing in the playoffs is never the best thing in the world and it's certainly going to sting for these players and their fans. What Philadelphia fans and players do need to realize is that they have an incredibly bright future and that they are ahead of the process of what they were supposed to be at. Many people expected this Eagles team to be one of the worst in football this season but that clearly isn't the case as they found much success throughout this season.
Let's take a look at three reasons why this season was still a success for the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Eagles 2021 Season Success
3. Made the playoffs when no one expected it
The Eagles have to be proud of what they were able to accomplish this season. Many people at the beginning of the year expected that this team could win three to five games. Not only were the Eagles able to make the playoffs, but it was well deserved as they won nine games and finished in second place of their division.
Obviously, any year that does not result in a Super Bowl can definitely be looked at as a disappointing year but Philadelphia fans have to realize that this team had little to no expectations this season and they were still able to make the playoffs with all of their young talent.
This was a year that Philadelphia was supposed to be one of the worst teams in football.
2. Young players have looked great
Out of the many bright spots this season, Jalen Hurts and DeVonta Smith have looked great for this Eagles team. Jalen Hurts finished with 3,144 throwing yards with 16 touchdowns. DeVonta Smith was undoubtedly a top-three rookie wide receiver in all of football this season.
If Philadelphia can continue running the football as they did towards the back end of the season in the future, they're going to find plenty of success with both of these young men and guys like Miles Sanders controlling their offense.
The Eagles have to be very happy with what they saw from their young players this year because it is only the beginning of their career and they are just scratching their surface.
1. Three first-round draft picks
Perhaps the biggest success of this Eagles season is the fact that they were able to still have three first-round draft picks. Philadelphia figured that this was a year that they were going to retool their organization so they went out and made moves to acquire draft picks.
Even though they still made the playoffs, they are still sitting in a great position in terms of draft leverage as they are going to have three first-round picks in this year's draft. They can either decide to draft three players who they feel can come in and make an immediate impact or they could decide to potentially trade one of those two picks and try to get a proven player.
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