Former Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro center thinks his former team is “better at every position” than the Washington Commanders ahead of Sunday’s NFC championship.
Kelce joined the 94 WIP Morning Show on Wednesday to preview the NFC championship.
“I have not expected this Commanders team to be at this point all season long,” Kelce said.
“I think they have a tremendous quarterback who’s played really well as a rookie. And their coaches have done a phenomenal job. I think as players, they are…they have good players. I wouldn’t say, like, I’ll be very candid, I think the Eagles are better at every position. Like, I don’t know that there is one position, if you put the two rosters, the depth charts next to each other, that I would take the Washington player over the Eagle player. And that is a very honest assessment. I think that the Eagles are loaded, and Washington, to their credit, they play extremely well as a team. Dan Quinn is a fantastic coach. They scheme things well, they’ve always….Dan has always schemed us well, even in Dallas. I didn’t think that Dallas was particularly that good on defense last year and they played us really tough in Dallas. So, they’re well coached, they play as a unit, they make minimal mistakes.”
Jason Kelce on Commanders vs Eagles in the NFC Championship:
“I’ll be very candid. I think the Eagles are better at every position…That is a very honest assessment.” pic.twitter.com/6pHBJRw01C
— SPORTSRADIO 94WIP (@SportsRadioWIP) January 23, 2025
Kelce is an analyst, an excellent analyst. He’s also a former Eagle. Kelce just retired after the 2023 season, spending his entire 13-year career in Philaedelphia, where he was a six-time All Pro.
As far as his analysis, he’s largely correct. The Eagles are ahead of the Commanders when it comes to their rosters. Ron Rivera did a number on Washington’s roster, but Adam Peters made massive strides in his first season as the Commanders’ general manager.
Where Kelce lost us was with the quarterback position. No one is taking Jalen Hurts over Jayden Daniels. No one. If you polled 32 general managers and had them pick one to build around, who do you think they are picking?
Washington’s linebackers are also better and things are much closer at other positions than some would like to admit. However, Philadelphia’s advantage is on its offensive and defensive lines. The Eagles have the clear advantages here.
After his comments, Kelce took to X to offer the following statement, praising Daniels and Washington.
Just to clarify, I wasn’t really talking about the QBs with this quote, I had already brought them up in the convo. I was talking about all the other positions, I could have been clearer with that. I think both QBs are incredible, Jayden is having an insane rookie season.… https://t.co/nsJTR5fXAG
— Jason Kelce (@JasonKelce) January 23, 2025
So, was Kelce backtracking?
There was nothing wrong with what he said, it is his opinion. But you can bet Washington players have already heard about it.
The Commanders and Eagles play at 3:00 p.m. ET on Sunday in the NFC championship game.