After a subpar 3-4 start to the 2015 regular season, the Philadelphia Eagles will have to play better in the second half of the season in order to make the postseason.
Despite a rough start through seven games, former Super Bowl champion and Eagles safety Walter Thurmond III believes that the Eagles still have what it takes to win it all.
"I think we do have what it takes to be able to go win a championship," Thurmond said during an event for the Walter Thurmond Foundation on Monday night. "You look at all of our losses; it's a situation of us just beating ourselves. And we realize that. We have a really good football team. Even though our record says otherwise, we know what we have in our room and it really comes down (needing to) execute on all three phases and we can't beat ourselves. That's the biggest thing."
Thurmond signed with the Eagles in the offseason after playing just two games with the New York Giants last season due to a season-ending pectoral injury.
He converted from cornerback to safety in the Eagles defense. In his six-year career, Thurmond admits that he only has about two years of experience at the safety position.
The move to safety has been beneficial to both Thurmond and the Eagles defensive. Thurmond, who signed a one-year deal, is ranked as the fifth-best safety by Pro Football Focus.
He has 34 tackles and three interceptions so far this season.
With Thurmond flourishing opposite of free safety Malcolm Jenkins, the Eagles defense has one of the best starting safety situations in all of the NFL.
As the Eagles are on their bye week, Thurmond expects the two-week layoff to help the team get ready the playoff push.
"It's a good time for us to have our bye week to recharge and come back even stronger," he said.
Michael Malia is a contributing intern for Eagledelphia. Follow him on Facebook (Michael Malia) or Twitter @Michael_Malia.
