PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Malcolm Jenkins has an optimistic, but rational take about the upcoming season.

Jenkins and his new five-year contract enters the season as one of -- if not the -- leaders of the Philadelphia Eagles. On Thursday, the 28-year-old Pro Bowl talked about the chances for the 2016-17 Eagles -- a big underdog entering the season -- under new head coach Doug Pederson.

"I can't say we'll come out and dominate every game, but I think we'll be really good," Jenkins told Angelo Cataldi and the 94WIP Morning Show. "I think we got a shot to win the division and in doing so, we'll grow as the season goes on and that formula wins when you make it to the playoffs."

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So what is this "formula" Jenkins speaks of?

"You get into the tournament with a really good defense and special teams, and an offense that doesn't turn the ball over and is opportunistic, those are the teams that win in the end."