Are the a sure-fire playoff team in 2024? Call it recency bias, but most NFL analysts seem to be in preseason projections.Take of CBSSports.com, for example. Brinson recently published his , and he picked the Eagles to go a middling 9-8. Here was Brinsons reasoning:My projection is going against the Vegas implied succe s of the , and it's in large part because of what I expect to be a slow-ish start for Philly. I still see it as a likely playoff team, but it draws the Packers and three quarters of the NFC South to start before a Week 5 bye. They have a new offensive coordinator in , and even if he's an upgrade, there's some concerns after seeing the Chargers last year, plus the natural acclimation time. The lo s of and the literal backbone of both the offense and defense, respectively is kind J.t. Miller Jersey of being glo sed over this offseason. Howie Roseman did an outstanding job replacing the two ahead of time by drafting and , but there's a chance this team starts a little slow as they adjust to all the changes.Seth Walder, who writes for ESPN Analytics, had a similar take with a more palatable overall outcome for Eagles fans. In his , Walder has the Eagles on the playoff bubble after a 6-6 start, before surging down the stretch to win the NFC East division title with an 11-6 record.But the Eagles sim-season takes a surprising turn in the playoffs. Entering as the No. 2 seed in the NFC, the Eagles are upset by the seventh-seeded Chicago Bears, 23-17, in the wild-card round. A home playoff lo s to Chicago and a rookie quarterback? That would constitute an all- Carson Soucy Jersey around failure for head coach Nick Sirianni and Co.The Eagles did from Pro Football Network, and ex-NFL player Ro s Tucker in 2024. It might take some time to come together, but all signs point to the Eagles being a problem in the NFC this season.MORE EAGLES NEWS: