As we speak marked the second Philadelphia Eagles coaching camp observe forward of the 2024 season. The session lasted for just a little below 90 minutes. Right here’s what I noticed on the NovaCare Advanced.
EAGLES PRACTICE NOTES
JALEN HURTS UPDATE: Much more of the identical we noticed from Hurts on Day 1, which is essential. Gotta stack these good days. Hurts has been very environment friendly; the ball has hardly ever hit the bottom. He’s been very decisive as each a passer and a runner. Hurts’ common time to throw sped up from 2021 to 2022 however then regressed again to pre-2022 ranges in 2023, so, it’s been good to see him making faster selections and never holding onto the ball for without end. Now presumably more healthy than he was final 12 months, Hurts seems rather a lot quicker than the final time we noticed him play. That’s been obvious when he’s been working away from strain and likewise when he’s taken off upfield. Hurts’ most noteworthy completion got here in 7-on-7 when he dropped the ball within the bucket to A.J. Brown for an over-the-shoulder catch alongside the appropriate sideline with Darius Slay trailing in protection.
Day 1: Thumbs up
Day 2: Thumbs up
EAGLES INJURY UPDATES: Jeremiah Trotter Jr. went down on the ultimate play of observe and was finally taken off the sphere in a cart however reporting signifies he averted a severe harm. Phew. Landon Dickerson (toe laceration) returned to observe in a restricted capability; he didn’t participate in full crew drills. Oren Burks (knee) and Brett Toth (hamstring) each missed observe. Sydney Brown remains to be on lively/PUP whereas Cooper DeJean and Shaquan Davis are nonetheless on lively/NFI.
EAGLES ROSTER NEWS: In case you missed it, the Eagles re-signed huge receiver Griffin Hebert and waived UDFA offensive lineman Gottlieb Ayedze from the lively/NFI checklist.
CORNERBACK TRAINING CAMP BATTLE: On Day 1, Darius Slay and Isaiah Rodgers have been the first-team cornerbacks in 11-on-11 whereas Slay and Kelee Ringo have been the first-team cornerbacks in 7-on-7. On Day 2, Ringo and Rodgers traded locations. In the direction of the tip of observe, Slay gave the impression to be getting a breather whereas each Rodgers and Ringo have been on the sphere collectively. Neither Rodgers nor Ringo have made performs on the ball like they usually did within the spring, partly as a result of Hurts seems a lot sharper. So, neither participant is rising above the opposite simply but however we’ll proceed to watch this example day by day. Elsewhere at CB, Quinyon Mitchell noticed some second-team slot reps whereas Rodgers and Eli Ricks have been the surface corners.
LINEBACKER TRAINING CAMP BATTLE: Zack Baun and Devin White have been the first-team linebackers in 11-on-11 once more. White and Nakobe Dean have been first up at linebacker in 7-on-7. Dean then noticed some first-team motion subsequent to Baun. Jeremiah Trotter Jr. noticed just a few first-team linebacker reps (round three or so), sometimes on the ultimate play of a given collection. Trot Jr. was paired with White in his final 11-on-11 collection. The Eagles are clearly making an attempt issues out however Trot Jr. getting some possibilities with the starters looks like a optimistic signal.
WR3 TRAINING CAMP BATTLE: Whereas Parris Campbell was completely WR3 on Day 1, John Ross was the man on Day 2. He didn’t actually stand out; Campbell caught extra passes (albeit brief ones).
Not a place battle however price noting that Kenny Gainwell has seen an honest quantity of first-team working again reps. Hardly suggesting that he’s overtaking Saquon Barkley. However it’s not like Barkley is completely the first-team working again.
Extra pre-snap movement discuss: there was a rep the place Barkley lined up out huge left and got here working proper whereas the ball was snapped … just for Hurts to take off working to the house that Barkley had vacated for a giant achieve.
Attention-grabbing level raised by the PHLY Eagles podcast on Wednesday: the Eagles appear to be placing extra of an emphasis on conditioning this offseason. The proof being their breakneck velocity practices (hearkening again to the times of Chip Kelly) up to now and adjustments to their coaching employees (Ted Rath was notably not retained). On Thursday, Eagles gamers would run to the tip zone after their collection was over. That’s not one thing they have been frequently doing in earlier years.
Jalen Carter and Jordan Davis mixed for a strain that pressured Hurts to roll out left and hearth a move to DeVonta Smith, who made a fantastic effort to catch the ball however the move didn’t give him house to remain in-bounds. Davis later had a run stuff on a Saquon Barkley speeding try.
I attempted to key in on Tyler Steen greater than I did on Day 1. I didn’t discover any struggles once I watched him.
Jalyx Hunt seems extra superior than I anticipated him to be (in equity, a really low bar to clear). He had a rep on Thursday the place he beat Mailata to the within on a working play. Hunt didn’t get to the ball service however he disrupted the play. Mailata hit his head in frustration after that rep and Hunt acquired some excessive fives as soon as he acquired to the sideline.
Avonte Maddox punched the ball out of C.J. Uzomah’s management after the veteran made a brief catch within the flat. Haven’t been impressed by Uzomah thus far.
Tyrion Davis-Worth broke off a long term at one level. However what stood out much more to me was how spectacular Isaiah Rodgers seemed having the ability to get in place to chase him down from behind (with out truly making the sort out, in fact). Rodgers has some severe velocity.
Rodgers was the one defensive participant to take reps with all of the offensive guys in a ball safety drill. Clearly associated to Rodgers’ potential as a return possibility.
Kenny Pickett seemed worse on Day 2 than he did on Day 1. Pickett practically threw a choose to Terrell Lewis, who made a fairly spectacular leaping effort to nearly give you the ball.
Ainias Smith dropped a move and did not give you a contested seize in a while. Smith has additionally struggled with muffed punts so his fingers are wanting like a difficulty.
Tyler Corridor noticed some first-team reps at nickel cornerback in 7-on-7. He stands to learn from Cooper DeJean’s absence.
Particular groups coordinator Michael Clay had the Eagles line up and observe the brand new kick return protection format. The primary group of fellows on that unit: Avonte Maddox, Patrick Johnson, Zack Baun, Josh Jobe, Mekhi Garner, Tristin McCollum, Kelee Ringo, Nolan Smith, Ben VanSumeren, Grant Calcaterra.
UP NEXT: The Eagles will maintain a walkthrough closed to media entry on Friday. They’ll return to observe on Saturday morning at 10:00 AM Jap.
