New Eagles among season's downers so far

Before the kickoff of the 2015 campaign, I posited 10 burning questions that would be answered over the early part of season. Having grown weary of chronicling the injuries to my various starting lineups (farewell, Arian!), I thought this would be a good time to revisit those queries.

1. How soon will LeSean McCoy, Arian Foster, Todd Gurley, Randall Cobb, Alshon Jeffery, Julian Edelman and other nicked-up stars be ready to go full throttle? The answers varied for each of these players, but until Foster went down Sunday, each was at or near 100 percent and pointed in the right direction.

2. Who will emerge from obscurity? Devonta Freeman is literally the runaway candidate for breakout player of the year. To a lesser extent, Blake Bortles, Dion Lewis, Travis Benjamin, Allen Hurns and Gary Barnidge have made an unexpected impact.

3. Can the new-look Eagles make Chip Kelly's up-tempo offense hum? So far, not so much. Sam Bradford has been a bust, DeMarco Murray is just now getting in gear and their top wideout, Jordan Matthews, hasn't scored or amassed more than 60 receiving yards since Week 2.

4. Is Melvin Gordon the next LaDainian Tomlinson, or the next Ryan Mathews? Let's put it this way: Even Ryan Mathews has outperformed the rookie.

5. How will the Cowboys' RB committee shake out? This remains a work in progress, but so far, nobody has made Dallas fans forget about Murray. Heading into Week 8, Darren McFadden appears to have earned his shot at the lead role, but this committee is far from settled.

6. Will Cam Newton throw a TD pass to a wideout this season? Yes. Yes, he will. Five of them, in fact, with Ted Ginn Jr. - of all people - hauling in three.

7. Which rookies will make an immediate impact? With the exception of Amari Cooper - and possibly Stefon Diggs - the 2015 WR class can't hold the jocks of last year's stellar lot. Meanwhile, as predicted here, Todd Gurley is da bomb. Ameer Abdullah and Gordon have mostly squandered their opportunities, while T.J. Yeldon and Duke Johnson offer promise down the stretch. Marcus Mariota and Jameis Winston have shown flashes but are essentially desperation-only fantasy starters.

8. What antics does Bill Belichick have in store for his backfield this year? For starters, nobody saw Dion Lewis coming. Then precious few benefited from LeGarrette Blount's three-touchdown outing against the Jaguars. And those who figured Blount would get a heavy workload against the Jets while Lewis (abdomen) was sidelined were treated to a big fat goose egg on Sunday.

9. After a year's hiatus, will Adrian Peterson return to elite form? We haven't seen the A.P. of old just yet, but he's still a fantasy force to be reckoned with.

10. Will the Jaguars produce a single fantasy stud? How about the Titans? Or the Browns? The Jags' passing game has been surprisingly impressive, even with limited contributions from Julius Thomas. Travis Benjamin has represented Cleveland well. But nobody is jealous of the Titans on your roster. Or your 49ers.

That said, we still have more than half a season remaining. What we think we know today will likely be turned on its head come playoff time.

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