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NFL power rankings: Final 32-team breakdown ahead of the 2018 draft

By Peter Panacy

CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 28: (L-R) A detailed view of the pick is in for the #1 overall pick by the Los Angeles Rams during the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University on April 28, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 28: (L-R) A detailed view of the pick is in for the #1 overall pick by the Los Angeles Rams during the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University on April 28, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – JANUARY 01: Head coach Doug Pederson of the Philadelphia Eagles talks with general manager Howie Roseman before a game against the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field on January 1, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – JANUARY 01: Head coach Doug Pederson of the Philadelphia Eagles talks with general manager Howie Roseman before a game against the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field on January 1, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /

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It will be interesting to see if the Super Bowl champion Eagles suffer any sort of hangover after pulling off the upset over the Patriots last February.

Perhaps, although it’s hard to see head coach Doug Pederson letting that happen.

For now, it seems as if the Eagles are going to hold onto Super Bowl LII MVP Nick Foles, who did about as much as one could ask for a backup quarterback, replacing season-MVP candidate, Carson Wentz.

Wentz’s rehab from an ACL injury will be something to monitor. If healthy, there’s little reason to assume Philly’s offense will be just as good as it was a year ago. Possibly better.

Defensively, the Eagles lost cornerback Patrick Robinson and had to part ways with defensive end Vinny Curry. Those are some notable voids, and Philadelphia’s pass defense might be the lone area general manager Howie Roseman needs to improve during this year’s NFL Draft.

If the NFC West wasn’t so stacked, it would be easy to see the Eagles making a return bid to the Super Bowl again this year.

They’ll have a tough road ahead of them, especially with the rest of the league painting a target on their backs. Fortunately, the Eagles are still set up nicely to be a contender for a number of years down the line.