2 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

Will Steen play in preseason? Dotson?

Jihaad? Rookie but coming back pretty early from injury. Ringo for sure. Jalyx Hunt getting reps or already too valuable in a thin Edge group to play in preseason?

I think all of the players you listed play to get needed reps.

Dotson doesn't need game day reps so much as he needs game day WR1 reps.

38 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

Mukuba will earn it. But with all the time he has missed, we shouldnt expect him to be there week 1.

Ten days between the Wk 1 and 2 games…

Thomas Booker and Jokorian Bennett having almost the same number should be criminal in the NFL. We've gotta get back to some sort of numbering system that makes sense.

4 hours ago, NOTW said:

Like a lot of us, I expected Ojomo's snaps to increase along with Davis and a rookie (Robinson) to replace Milton Williams. If Ojomo is doing well in camp, that's a good sign.

Not that the running game or rush defense is the focus of TC, but I’ve read that MO is holding his gaps and utilizing his arm length there - which addresses my biggest concern with him getting more snaps. It’s not like Milton was a beast against run, so MO should be fine there with JC next door and JD playing the more neutral down & distances.

Cooper DeJean is looking like a safety to start the year.

Adoree Jackson was a slot-only CB in 2023. Ringo outside.

7 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

Thomas Booker and Jokorian Bennett having almost the same number should be criminal in the NFL. We've gotta get back to some sort of numbering system that makes sense.

Correct - the numbers are aid to the officials (and us).

4 hours ago, pgcd3 said:

Hard for me to get too excited about WRs who perform well in camp. Historically hasn't meant much

WR3-5 aren’t much of factor in this offense, so yeah.

2 hours ago, LeanMeanGM said:

For as much as Jerry Jones claims to be a businessman, he should know if it’s not in writing, then there is no deal.

He’s picking the dumbest thing to get hung up on and be stubborn about.

Well I for one am in favor of it. Stay strong Jerruh!

8 minutes ago, Saltpeter said:

That was a nicer spiral than Sanders, though

Please guys, when you post videos resize them first, so it's not like

3 hours ago, Waiting4Someday said:

Not that the running game or rush defense is the focus of TC, but I’ve read that MO is holding his gaps and utilizing his arm length there - which addresses my biggest concern with him getting more snaps. It’s not like Milton was a beast against run, so MO should be fine there with JC next door and JD playing the more neutral down & distances.

Let's not forget that Williams really didn't really bulk up and become the force that was until 2 years ago. He showed flashes sure. But, nothing like the Superbowl run. From what I have seen from Ojomo,, I think he can continue to develop in the same way. Let's hope

15 hours ago, Parrot Head said:

My guess is that Bennett is going to end up replacing Jackson.

Ringo narrowly wins the starting job early in the season, but the competition continues and a real chance that Ringo is just marginal enough to leave the door open all year.

Would not shock me to see Bennett ultimately win out.

I think Ricks is going to be the odd man out...could see him being cut but I also will not rule out another trade by Howie before preseason

10 hours ago, DEagle7 said:

Is there ever going to be situation where they're using smelling salts and the person isn't going directly into concussion protocol?

All the time. Use em as a stimulant

Just tossing a few thoughts out there as we head toward the first preseason game…

— All ties go to Ringo at cornerback. I wish he would have taken the reins of the position, but Fangio is gonna make him earn it. I still think he’s the week 1 guy, but at least he and Jackson have been OK in camp. It doesn’t sound like either is struggling. Bennett probably isn’t a threat to start week 1, but he’s nice insurance if Ringo doesn’t take control of the job after 4-6 games.

— Steen has wrapped up the RG job, but it doesn’t seem like he’s been all that impressive so far. It’s like the bizzaro Ringo spot, except we don’t have a backup RG who is playing at a passable level in camp.

— The backup OL group has some real volatility to it. It seems like we’ll have to keep 10, including 3-4 rookies. Could we keep 11? We need some vets on the bench. I don’t know what to make of Lamm just yet, but Pryor seems to have a leg up.

— The down-roster wide receivers you would hope stepped up haven’t. Smith sounds improved, but not enough to look promising. Wilson is Jack Stoll, if the Eagles played Stoll at WR. I’m pretty much ready to move on. Cooks had impressive camps in Jacksonville, but it never carried over to real football. Maybe Cooper is a thing?

— Lotta ballgame left, but I’m thrilled with our newfound depth at LB. I was bummed to see Burks with Dean facing a potentially lost 2025 season. Four months later we have a high-ceiling player in Campbell, Mondon is popping off and Trotter is playing respectful ball. Evan Gant has made some plays.

— DeJean at safety — for now — is just a way to get the best four DBs on the field. Looking like a natural there is nothing but a positive. I can see him transitioning to safety full time, but I think that’s seasons down the line. He’s impactful where he is. He will be an impactful safety too. He’s a baller.

— Q doesn’t look like a flash in the pan at all. I had some concerns about some level of regression from his rookie year because he basically erased his side of the field. I no longer have those concerns. If anything, it sounds like he’s even better.

— Brown, disappointingly, will be the week 1 starting safety unless he falls flat on his face. Fangio values these reps in camp/preseason games so much. Thankfully Mukuba didn’t miss that much time, but it’s enough to cost him early on. DeJean wasn’t immune to it either, although he missed more time that Mukuba. I’m worried about Brown getting picked on week 1.

— At edge, I’m comfortable with Smith and Hunt, provided Smith can stay healthy. I guess Uche is in the lead for Edge 3. I’m not sure why someone with his speed and movement ability off the edge hasn’t been able to be a consistently useful player, but I’m cautiously optimistic. Fran said in his film review of Ojulari that he doesn’t seem like the same player athletically after so many soft tissue injuries. That’s unfortunate.

— I’m reading/hearing good things about DTR, but I refuse to believe he will beat out McCord unless McCord is Clayton Thorson 2.0.

5 hours ago, Cliftoma said:

Let's not forget that Williams really didn't really bulk up and become the force that was until 2 years ago. He showed flashes sure. But, nothing like the Superbowl run. From what I have seen from Ojomo,, I think he can continue to develop in the same way. Let's hope

Yup and Robinson next in line. There will have to be guys on cheap contracts via the draft at all times

24 minutes ago, Breeze 44 said:

I think Ricks is going to be the odd man out...could see him being cut but I also will not rule out another trade by Howie before preseason

Adoree Jackson turns 30 in a month. Eli Ricks turns 24 2 weeks later. I don't think Jackson brings enough to the table to validate keeping him on the roster over young talent that still has room to grow. If anything, Jackson is a declining player. I think a team is much more likely to claim Ricks then they would Jackson.

Either Adoree Jackson wins the starting position, or he's not on the team. IMO, those are the two options.

16 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

Adoree Jackson turns 30 in a month. Eli Ricks turns 24 2 weeks later. I don't think Jackson brings enough to the table to validate keeping him on the roster over young talent that still has room to grow. If anything, Jackson is a declining player. I think a team is much more likely to claim Ricks then they would Jackson.

Either Adoree Jackson wins the starting position, or he's not on the team. IMO, those are the two options.

I think Ricks is a long shot to make the team. By all accounts Jackson has been fine. He’s been in the system all offseason, which puts him ahead of Bennett. It’s nice to have a real vet in the CB room. If Ringo or Mitchell got hurt in week 1, would Fangio trust Bennett to play? I’m confident he wouldn’t trust Ricks.

Projected Week 1 CB room

CB1 Mitchell

CB2 Ringo

Slot DeJean

CB4 Jackson

CB5 Bennett

CB6 McWilliams

Backup OL is the biggest concern for me. We know that Dickerson/Lane are going to miss games/snaps. Saquon is likely to miss time given the workload.

I don't feel great about backup OT, OG or C. It'll likely be fine in 2026, but is scary in the short-term now.

40 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

Just tossing a few thoughts out there as we head toward the first preseason game…

— The backup OL group has some real volatility to it. It seems like we’ll have to keep 10, including 3-4 rookies. Could we keep 11? We need some vets on the bench. I don’t know what to make of Lamm just yet, but Pryor seems to have a leg up

44 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

Adoree Jackson turns 30 in a month. Eli Ricks turns 24 2 weeks later. I don't think Jackson brings enough to the table to validate keeping him on the roster over young talent that still has room to grow. If anything, Jackson is a declining player. I think a team is much more likely to claim Ricks then they would Jackson.

Either Adoree Jackson wins the starting position, or he's not on the team. IMO, those are the two options.

I have not been impressed with Jackson's whole career but apparently Howie has been... I also have not been impressed by Ricks despite his hype coming out of Alabama and really wouldn't

care if both are cut, traded whatever just don't want them here. I still believe before the preseason ends Howie will make another CB move if Ringo can't pull away and solidify his spot.

Someone with some experience to be the CB2 ... if I'm Howie I'm going right to Vic and saying let's find one of your past guys, you point them out and I'll get one of them, Howie doing Howie things..

Ricks didn't sniff the field last year and despite no one stepping up this year he hasn't gotten a look with the 1's. Seems like Fangio isn't a fan to me. Similarly Ringo didn't get PT last year and he isn't grabbing hold of the starter reps. I don't think Ricks will be on the team and I don't think Ringo will be the starter

One of the Philly beat writers (forget who it was) suggested that Mukuba is the replacement for Blankenship leaving in FA. So Safety would be Coop and Mukuba in a base D

No idea who it was as I was on all hands and doom scrolling it away

1 hour ago, bpac55 said:

Adoree Jackson turns 30 in a month. Eli Ricks turns 24 2 weeks later. I don't think Jackson brings enough to the table to validate keeping him on the roster over young talent that still has room to grow. If anything, Jackson is a declining player. I think a team is much more likely to claim Ricks then they would Jackson.

Either Adoree Jackson wins the starting position, or he's not on the team. IMO, those are the two options.

Every year is the same thing with Ricks. People get excited by something about him and talk about his talent and all that and how young he is and his upside, but I have just never seen it with my own two eyes. He was a UDFA CB from Alabama. He was already given really good coaching before he got to the NFL. If he had a higher ceiling he would have been drafted by someone. But having come from Alabama he has a high floor. So, while he is young there's not some elite level he can grow into it. It's just not there with him.

This is the 3rd TC camp with people hyping Rick's and Ringo. And as we approach the 3rd regular season it seems that Ringo's potential is finally pushing him past Ricks' floor, but that he hasn't really taken the job and put a strangle hold on it. And now Howie went out and added another young CB. That's not a positive sign for the bottom of the roster CBs like Ricks. His time seems to be running out.

Jackson is a vet and that's valuable to have in the room with so many young guys. So it's not a battle between Ricks and Jackson... it's a battle between Ricks and Bennett, and Ricks is behind. Bennett negates the benefit of youth that Ricks has that blinds so many to his JAG status, and he is a higher ceiling player than Ricks.

Ricks is nearly the end of his time here, unless he really balls out like crazy in the coming days. He might find himself on the ps but that's about it.

Looking from the outside, he appears to be behind Q, DeJean, Ringo, Jackson, Mac, and now Bennett. I don't see 7 Cbs making the roster, even with DeJean's flexibility to play S.

9 hours ago, Alphagrand said:

That was a nicer spiral than Sanders, though

Not at all surprising to see you defend Gabriel and attack Sanders out of nowhere.

Well Sanders is garbage, so there’s that…