Wednesday marked the sixteenth and FINAL Philadelphia Eagles coaching camp apply forward of the 2024 season. Right here’s what I noticed on the NovaCare Complicated.
EAGLES PRACTICE NOTES
• JALEN HURTS UPDATE:
Effectively, as you’ll be able to see from the headline, Hurts lastly threw an interception. Thus, the season is formally over. There’s simply no getting back from this. The Eagles are going 0-17.
The choose came about when Hurts bought the ball out just a little late and his move over the center wound up within the arms of Darius Slay as an alternative of supposed goal Parris Campbell. After apply, Slay instructed reporters he baited Hurts into that throw. Slay stated he didn’t say something to Hurts for the reason that quarterback can get irritated after he makes a mistake like that. However Hurts stated he had some phrases for Slay: “About time.”
Slay had an opportunity for an additional interception when Hurts left a throw to a crossing A.J. Brown in the long run zone wanting the receiver. What ought to’ve fairly been a landing connection as an alternative resulted in a move breakup.
These two errors didn’t completely sink Hurts’ closing apply, nevertheless. He rebounded with some actually good throws to maintain the offense driving down the sphere with regularity. Hurts’ flashiest completions included: 1) a downfield connection to DeVonta Smith in the long run zone for the second day in a row and a couple of) a ball in a decent window to Kenny Gainwell within the again proper nook of the top zone for an additional rating.
Total, the optimistic outweighed a few dangerous reps. Therefore, we’re giving Hurts a thumbs up for his closing coaching camp apply this summer season.
As you’ll be able to see under, there’s purpose to be inspired about Hurts’ outlook this season. He had camp.
Day 1: Thumbs up
Day 2: Thumbs up
Day 3: Thumbs up
Day 4: Thumbs down
Day 5: Thumbs sideways
Day 6: Thumbs up
Day 7: Thumbs up
Day 8: Thumbs up
Day 9: Thumbs up
Day 10: Thumbs up
Day 11: Thumbs up
Day 12: Thumbs up
Day 13: Thumbs sideways
Day 14: Thumbs up
Day 15: Thumbs up
Day 16: Thumbs up
• EAGLES INJURY UPDATES:
Regardless of not being listed on the damage report, Saquon Barkley didn’t take part in group drills. The sense right here is that it’s a load administration scenario. But it surely looks like Barkley could be experiencing some form of discomfort primarily based on how he’s been seen getting stretched one-on-one by trainers. I don’t recall that beforehand taking place in camp. Not making an attempt to say there’s purpose to panic however one thing to watch.
New additions to the damage report: Dallas Goedert (indirect), Jalyx Hunt (indirect), and Trevor Keegan (hip). They didn’t apply.
Tyler Steen (ankle), Matt Hennessy (again), Albert Okwuegbunam (stomach), Caden Sterns (knee), John Ross (concussion), and Johnny Wilson (concussion) all missed apply but once more.
Sydney Brown remains to be on energetic/PUP, which implies he missed everything of coaching camp. There’s nonetheless time for the second-year security to be activated earlier than Week 1. If Eagles have him on reserve/PUP getting into the season, he’ll mechanically miss not less than 4 video games. The Eagles have a Week 5 bye, so Brown can be a Week 6 debut on the earliest.
• With Saquon lacking group drills, Kenny Gainwell took benefit of his prolonged first-team reps. The RB2 had his finest apply by far this summer season, trying efficient as each a runner and a pass-catcher. There have been some drives the place Gainwell was principally carrying your complete weight of the offense as Hurts focused him many times. Three particular highlights: 1) Gainwell breaking Devin White’s ankles with a juke out in house after Hurts flipped the ball to the operating again for a brief catch, 2) Gainwell lining up out broad left, motioning to the backfield to line up subsequent to Hurts in shotgun, after which leaking out proper after the snap to get open for a landing catch, and three) Gainwell making a difficult seize within the again proper nook of the top zone and managing to get a butt cheek down for an additional landing catch. The offense was fired up about that rating.
• Will Shipley noticed a justifiable share of motion with the starters as nicely.
• EAGLES ROSTER NEWS: In case you missed it, C.J. Uzomah is gone and Jason Poe is again.
• CORNERBACK TRAINING CAMP BATTLE: Isaiah Rodgers took the primary first-team cornerback reps throughout from Darius Slay in 11-on-11. That’s now 13 days for Rodgers (12 in a row) and three for Kelee Ringo. Ringo didn’t have his finest apply, permitting a deep catch to DeVonta in the long run zone for the second day in a row. Ringo additionally allowed a Kenny Pickett to Joseph Ngata alongside the fitting sideline and bought known as for defensive holding at one level. On the intense aspect, he did break up a Pickett move over the center.
• LINEBACKER TRAINING CAMP BATTLE: Zack Baun and Devin White had been the primary first-team linebackers as soon as once more. However Nakobe Dean and Jeremiah Trotter Jr. seem like within the combine for snaps.
• QB2 TRAINING CAMP BATTLE: Pickett’s move that bought damaged up by Ringo regarded prefer it wasn’t thrown with sufficient anticipation and as an alternative got here out after the quarterback noticed the goal get open. Pickett bought picked off by Eli Ricks at one level. He then virtually threw two extra interceptions, with Tristin McCollum dropping a move in the long run zone and a diving Ricks practically arising with one other Pickett move. Pickett additionally did not put sufficient air on a move to Ben VanSumeren (sure, you learn that accurately, extra on that later) in a particular drill late in apply. In equity, Pickett did have sideline completion to Ngata and one other to Jacob Harris over the center. Tanner McKee virtually threw a choose when Zech McPhearson managed to get his arms on a ball however couldn’t full the seize. The offense wasn’t actually in sync when McKee was training and a few of that was on him.
• Brandon Graham kicked off his closing coaching camp apply ever ( ) by beating Jordan Mailata twice to get two “sacks.” I feel BG goes to complete his profession on a robust observe.
• Parris Campbell dropped the ball on a large receiver display.
• Ainias Smith (!) made one of many flashiest catches of camp with a one-handed seize in stride over the center. Good on the rookie to complete camp a lot stronger than he began. Spoiler alert: I’ll have Smith on my subsequent 53-man roster projection.
• Jalen Carter needed to barf at one level. Mekhi Becton completed within the camp lead with two barfs over 16 days.
• A query I raised to Eliot Shorr-Parks on the sideline yesterday: who’s the very best Eagles participant who DEFINITELY received’t make the roster? My choose is Brandon Smith. The Penn State alumnus seems to be the half on the market. Smith has been efficient as a blitzer; he appears to have sense of the snap depend and is ready to discover weak spots in move safety. Guessing the Eagles will have the ability to maintain him on the apply squad.
• The Eagles ended apply with a 1-on-1 aggressive session in entrance of the entire group watching. First up, Britain Covey bought open sufficient in opposition to Cooper DeJean however couldn’t haul in an off-target throw. Subsequent up, Quinyon Mitchell had good protection on a deep A.J. Brown goal that went incomplete. Mitchell folded his arms and stared Brown down after the ball hit the bottom. Subsequent up, Nolan Smith threw Darian Kinnard to the bottom with a push pull move rush transfer, which fired up the protection. Subsequent up, Tyrion Davis-Value bought pushed again just a little by Ben VanSumeren (TDP vs. BVS) however managed to maintain the linebacker in entrance of him. On the ultimate rep, BVS lined as much as run a route in opposition to Andre’ Sam and the linebacker truly ran a surprisingly nasty path to shake the undrafted rookie security off him and get broad open … however Pickett’s throw went broad of the diving effort from BVS. C’mon, Kenny!
• THANK YOU! Simply needed to take a second to say thanks for following together with BGN’s each day Eagles coaching camp protection! I wouldn’t have this chance with out your help. It actually means quite a bit to me; rather more than you may ever know. I hardly assume my life is troublesome in comparison with many others on the market however this 12 months has been very difficult for me in a variety of alternative ways. I’ve misplaced shut connections that introduced me pleasure by way of companionship, friendship, {and professional} success. In consequence, despair has kicked my ass for the higher a part of the 12 months. Getting again within the rhythm of camp, although, has helped me discover motivation to take steps to be joyful once more. I’m feeling extra optimistic concerning the future and excited for the season forward. Thanks once more for being right here, I hope you stick round with continuous Eagles protection nonetheless to return! Additionally: I really like you.
UP NEXT: Eagles coaching camp is over! No extra practices fully open to media. Right here’s the upcoming schedule over the brand new a number of days:
Thursday, August 22 — Walkthrough
Friday, August 23 — Walkthrough
Saturday, August 24 — Eagles vs. Minnesota Vikings preseason recreation (1:00 PM ET)
Sunday, August 25 — Gamers off
The Eagles will presumably maintain a apply on Monday earlier than being required to trim their roster all the way down to 53 gamers previous to 4:00 PM Jap on Tuesday. As soon as cuts are over, all focus shifts to making ready to play the Inexperienced Bay Packers in Brazil on Friday, September 6.
