Eagles left out of PFF’s Top 10; so much for that “Super Team” narrative

The Eagles have been accused of a lot of things over the past two years. Buying a Super Bowl. Assembling a super team. Hoarding talent like a fantasy football manager on a heater. And yet, when it’s time for the national media to rank individual players? Crickets. Or worse — rankings that look like they were thrown together by a blindfolded intern playing Madden Franchise Mode in autopilot.

Enter Pro Football Focus — the kings of contradictory analysis — who just wrapped up their “Top 50 Players in the NFL” list. The Eagles landed six players in the top 50, which sounds great… until you realize zero made the top 10. Not a single one.

Let’s run it down:

• Jordan Mailata: 11
• A.J. Brown: 16
• Lane Johnson: 19
• Saquon Barkley: 22
• Jalen Carter: 45
• Jalen Hurts: 50

Eagles Allegedly Have a Super Team, But Apparently No Superstars?

Here’s what makes no sense: how can a team that steamrolled the NFC last season, set records offensively, and had a 2,000+ yard rusher and a 13-win quarterback, somehow get iced out of the top tier? Saquon Barkley broke the league last year — literally ran for over 2,500 yards combined and took home Offensive Player of the Year. Yet PFF would rather romanticize Derrick Henry’s highlight reels than reward actual production. Henry came in at No. 8. Barkley? 22.

Even more confusing is Jalen Hurts. The guy just went 12-1 down the stretch, orchestrating one of the most efficient offenses in NFL history, and PFF barely squeezes him onto the list at No. 50 — like they’re doing us a favor. There are analysts who don’t even consider him a top-10 quarterback, as if winning, leading, and elevating everyone around you doesn’t count unless your last name is Mahomes or Burrow.

Mailata, meanwhile, is PFF’s highest-graded offensive lineman. Not just on the Eagles. In the NFL. But he’s still stuck outside the top 10. No Pro Bowl. No flowers. Just quiet dominance while the media fawns over Trent Williams and the usual suspects.

You Can’t Have It Both Ways

This is the part that burns the most — the double standard. The Eagles are called a super team when it’s time to discredit Jalen Hurts’ impact or diminish Nick Sirianni’s coaching. But when it’s time to hand out individual praise? Suddenly everyone forgets how dominant this roster is.

You can’t say the Eagles have the best roster in football, and then pretend none of their players are the best at what they do. Either you acknowledge the elite talent or admit you’re just moving the goalposts because you don’t like Philly.

In reality, this is nothing new. Philly players rarely get top billing unless they wear green and gold or silver and blue. That’s fine. Keep the disrespect coming. Just don’t act surprised when the Eagles spend another season embarrassing the rankings and bulldozing the “real” top 10 players on their way to another deep playoff run.

See you in February.