Eagles’ proper guard battle seems to be over

There are numerous the reason why Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni doesn’t at all times play his starters within the preseason, however his tendency to guard his first workforce offense could have inadvertently revealed the workforce’s new beginning proper guard.

Because the workforce took the sector towards the Patriots for his or her second preseason sport, Mekhi Becton was noticeably in road garments joking together with Jordan Mailata. Becton resting with the opposite offensive starters actually lends to concept that he’s earned the beginning job — particularly with the moist subject circumstances and already having a aggressive joint apply earlier within the week.

Sirianni is thought for holding onto any aggressive benefit he can get heading into Week 1, so perhaps that is all a smoke display screen, and perhaps Becton finally ends up enjoying within the workforce’s last preseason sport. However, extra seemingly, the pinnacle coach is defending his beginning lineup, they usually’ve already determined it’s Becton’s spot between Lane Johnson and Cam Jurgens.

Even when it wasn’t Becton’s job earlier than the Patriots preseason sport, Tyler Steen went down early within the second quarter and was carted to the locker room. Steen has been working again from an ankle harm, and it appears prefer it’s been a lingering concern.