Tuesday marked the fifth Philadelphia Eagles coaching camp apply forward of the 2024 season. Right this moment’s session featured the gamers sporting pads for the primary time this summer season. The Eagles have been primarily specializing in pink zone work. Right here’s what I noticed on the NovaCare Complicated.
EAGLES PRACTICE NOTES
JALEN HURTS UPDATE: Combined bag.
The optimistic: Hurts made a lightning fast throw after the ball was snapped to A.J. Brown for a landing on the objective line. Hurts hit Brown on a back-shoulder throw to Brown in the midst of the tip zone to assist the receiver get free from sticky protection. Hurts scrambled and hit a crossing Kenny Gainwell in the long run zone for a landing. Hurts’ fade cross to DeVonta Smith for an over-the-shoulder landing seize in 1-on-1 was proper on the cash.
The destructive: Hurts had his first turnover-worthy throw of camp when he threw instantly at Kelee Ringo, who had the ball bounce off his arms. Hurts had one other throw that will have been out a tad late and was knocked down by Darius Slay. Hurts was responsible of holding the ball a bit too lengthy at instances once more, and it wasn’t simply because the line of defense was creating strain (though that was generally the case). Working example: Hurts had no less than two performs in 7-on-7 the place he settled to take off operating to finish the rep as an alternative of getting a cross off. Hurts additionally flat out missed large whereas making an attempt to hit Saquon Barkley for a dump off.
Hurts regarded higher than he did on Monday however not fairly nearly as good as he regarded final week.
Day 1: Thumbs up
Day 2: Thumbs up
Day 3: Thumbs up
Day 4: Thumbs down
Day 5: Thumbs sideways
EAGLES INJURY UPDATES: Tyler Steen (ankle) missed his second apply. Saquon Barkley (private causes), Lane Johnson (toe), and Brett Toth (hamstring) returned to apply in full. Trevor Keegan (shoulder) was restricted in apply. Landon Dickerson walked to the medical tent with trainers and didn’t end apply. Kendall Milton walked into the crew facility with trainers and didn’t return. Josh Jobe was seen leaving apply early. Oren Burks (knee) hasn’t practiced for the reason that first day of camp. Sydney Brown remains to be on energetic/PUP and Cooper DeJean remains to be on energetic/NFI.
EAGLES ROSTER NEWS: In case you missed it, the crew signed inside offensive lineman Nick Gates and lower Mario Goodrich III.
If it was as much as me to provide out an MVP award for at present’s apply, I’d give it to Jalen Carter. The second-year defensive sort out was unstoppable. Carter destroyed Mekhi Becton on two reps. The primary was in a crew setting the place he used a membership transfer to swat Becton out of his means. The second was in a 1-on-1 drill the place he used his energy to toss Becton apart. Becton is listed at 6’7”, 363 kilos! Carter additionally blew up a run within the backfield, wrecked a designed QB run, and deflected a cross on the line of scrimmage. I really feel like Carter is being underrated; this isn’t only a merely good participant. As my good friend Jonny Web page stated, that is an elite expertise who may feasibly be Defensive Participant of the Yr before later.
Carter wasn’t the one defensive standout; Quinyon Mitchell additionally shined. The primary-round rookie had one of many extra spectacular reps by any participant this summer season when he blanketed A.J. Brown so nicely in 1-on-1 that Hurts didn’t even trouble to get a throw off. For context, a quarterback not even throwing the ball in that setting may be very uncommon. Mitchell stared down Brown after the rep. Mitchell is soft-spoken however he clearly has some swagger, which is often one thing you wish to see out of your cornerbacks. I believe Brown appears to respect it, too. The following time Mitchell and Brown confronted off, A.J. nearly got here up with an unimaginable one-handed seize however the receiver solely managed to get one foot in at most. Good protection once more by Mitchell. Mitchell did quit a sideline completion to Joseph Ngata in 1-on-1s … nevertheless it took a extremely good effort from the receiver to beat him. Throughout crew drills, Mitchell noticed reps because the first-team nickel cornerback. Even when he doesn’t begin on the skin this 12 months, which he may, the coaches are most likely going to wish to get Mitchell on the sector in some capability.
CORNERBACK TRAINING CAMP BATTLE: Isaiah Rodgers took the primary first-team cornerback reps throughout from Darius Slay in 11-on-11. That’s two for Rodgers and three for Kelee Ringo. Rodgers broke up a cross to Brown in 1-on-1.
LINEBACKER TRAINING CAMP BATTLE: For the fifth day in a row, Devin White and Zack Baun have been the primary first-team linebackers in 11-on-11. The one time I actually seen Nakobe Dean in protection was when he was trailing Parris Campbell to permit a landing. He’s been at his finest as a run defender/blitzer.
Final week, I highlighted how the Eagles have been utilizing pre-snap movement and tempo extra usually below new offensive coordinator Kellen Moore. One other new addition: the elevated utilization of the play motion rollout. Hurts had a number of reps the place that occurred on Tuesday and it’s simply not one thing we’re used to seeing, nearly as good good friend Sheil Kapadia evidenced with the stats he introduced up in my visitor look on The Ringer’s Philly Particular. Take a look at all the episode right here:
Talking of Sheil, he alerted me to Tanner McKee taking some reps with the second-team offense at present. I didn’t even discover that. Fascinating! Is a reliable QB2 battle rising?!
Becton bought owned by Carter however he had a optimistic rep when he mixed with Cam Jurgens to drive a defensive lineman (could have been Marlon Tuipulotu?) means again into the tip zone. These two offensive linemen have been fired up about that block. As was good good friend and former NFL offensive lineman Barrett Brooks, who was watching close by. Becton’s dimension is clearly a bonus within the run recreation nevertheless it stays to be seen how he can maintain up as a cross blocker.
Good apply for C.J. Gardner-Johnson, who was actually energetic. Don’t suppose he bought his arms on a cross however he frequently seemed to be in good place. He sniffed out a display screen to Saquon Barkley at one level and he was fairly fired up about that. CJGJ is bringing the juice.
Johnny Wilson continues to combine in for first-team reps. Wilson hasn’t achieved a complete lot in crew drills however he did use his dimension to beat Kelee Ringo in 1-on-1.
Some random OL vs DL drill notes: Trevor Keegan regarded good dealing with a stunt from Brandon Graham. Fred Johnson shut down Moro Ojomo. Cam Jurgens bought pushed again far by Jordan Davis however saved the large man in entrance of him. Nolan Smith completely dusted Anim Dankwah across the edge the place the undrafted rookie couldn’t even get a hand on the rusher. Patrick Johnson drew reward for a number of wins.
Nolan Smith and Fred Johnson have been chirping at one another after a 1-on-1 rep. Johnson apparently bought the higher of Smith this time after the latter beat the previous twice on Monday. Potential beef to watch because it pertains to a coaching camp combat.
Talking of, Zack Baun didn’t take kindly to getting pancaked by Fred Johnson throughout a crew drill. Baun bought up and shoved Johnson within the again because the backup lineman was going to the sideline. However gamers helped to separate them earlier than something bought began.
Milton Williams deflected a cross on the line of scrimmage. He’s had an energetic camp, appears to be like good.
I can’t say I’ve seen Bryce Huff a complete lot to this point. In fact, there are some necessary qualifiers to notice, as I did on my look with Jonny Web page and Shane Haff. Hardly time to panic.
Will Shipley regarded good on a Texas/angle route. Caught a cross from Pickett for a brief landing with Jeremiah Trotter Jr. trailing. Shipley additionally bought some first-team pink zone work.
C.J. Uzomah dropped a cross. He’s actually solely stood out for doing not good issues.
Albert Okwuegbunam didn’t reel in a make-able catch.
Matt Hennessy, taking part in at proper guard, gave up rapid strain that pressured Kenny Pickett to depart the pocket. Pickett rapidly bought swallowed up by offensive line collapsing round him on one other rep.
Eli Ricks logged a cross breakup on a McKee throw a tad large of Ainias Smith. McKee had beforehand hit a crossing Smith in stride, who made a hands-extended catch, for a landing in 1-on-1.
Tyrion Davis-Value has dropped no less than 4 passes during the last two practices. Not ideally suited.
Late in apply, Shon Stephens broke up an anticipatory throw from McKee to Griffin Hebert.
Mekhi Garner additionally had a PBU late in apply. The ball nearly bought deflected into being a catch for E.J. Jenkins, who then bobbled the ball again into Garner’s management, however the defensive again was already out of bounds to negate the interception.
No scarcity of notable company at at present’s Eagles apply: Fletcher Cox (trying slimmed down in retirement), New York Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone (who’s an Eagles fan and spent a while speaking to Nick Sirianni previous to apply), Delaware Blue Coats basic supervisor Jameer Nelson, a number of members of Liverpool Soccer Membership (they’re practising on the NovaCare Complicated at present earlier than taking part in at The Linc on Wednesday … however go Chelsea), and this chook:
UP NEXT: The Eagles have a walkthrough closed to media entry on Wednesday. Then they’ll maintain their first and solely public apply open to followers at Lincoln Monetary Discipline on Thursday night beginning at 6:30 PM Japanese. Extra particulars on that occasion, together with methods to get tickets, might be discovered right here.
