QUICK TAKES: FIVE NOTES FROM DAY 5 OF EAGLES’ TRAINING CAMP

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QUICK TAKES: FIVE NOTES FROM DAY 5 OF EAGLES’ TRAINING CAMP

By Victor Williams

August 2, 2022

 

The Eagles returned to practice on Tuesday for Day 5 of training camp.

Participation Report:

WILL NOT PRACTICE

• TE Grant Calcaterra – hamstring
• CB Mac McCain – knee
• WR Zach Pascal – illness
• WR Greg Ward – toe

The offense took a step forward in today’s practice; here are five notes from the first day in full pads.

The wide receivers put on a show

Practice got underway with WR/DB one-on-one drills and the receivers didn’t disappoint. DeVonta Smith beat James Bradberry on a go-route down the sideline and Hurts hit him right in the bread basket over tight coverage. Bradberry responded with a "Damn, Smitty!”

AJ Brown followed that up with a 9-route of his own, making a strong catch over Darius Slay, who got a hand on the ball. Brown was able to pin the ball against his helmet with one hand to maintain possession.

Jalen Reagor ran with the first-team in a session against the second-team defense, burning CB Zech McPhearson and hauling in a play-action pass for what would’ve been a 70-yard TD. He made another nice grab in one-on-one drills while using a stutter step to generate separation. Reagor is putting together a strong summer and will likely crack the final-53.

James Bradberry continues to impress

The ex-Giants cornerback had another productive day in practice, disrupting passes intended for AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith. On the throw to Brown, Bradberry punched the ball away from the receiver as it approached his hands. After getting beat on the play prior, Bradberry pressed DeVonta off the line of scrimmage causing an incompletion.

He also recorded a pass-breakup on TE Noah Togiai. Bradberry is showing early on why he’s been amongst the league leaders in PBUs since 2016.

Georgia boys getting first-team work

Jordan Davis started with the first-team today alongside Fletcher Cox. Rookie LB Nakobe Dean got his first reps with the first-team towards the end of practice. With TJ Edwards, Kyzir White and Davion Taylor all having solid camps, the Eagles don’t need to rush Dean along and can allow him to learn at his own pace.

For the first time in a long time, the team has depth at linebacker.

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Jalen Hurts with best passing day of the summer

Hurts had his first strong showing as a passer since camp started, hitting many of his starting receivers in stride. On the aforementioned 70-yarder to Jalen Reagor (with Jordan Davis in pursuit), the ball traveled about 35-40 yards in the air before finding its target. He got the ball out quick and on time, most notably to AJ Brown over the middle. Crossing routes have been incredibly effective in practice.

It’s been a rocky start to camp, but it is encouraging to see Hurts’ best performance coming on the first day of full pads. The narrative that he’s a "gamer” may hold some weight.

Injuries, special teams notes

OL Andre Dillard went inside with a trainer during today’s practice. Isaac Seumalo also went down, slamming his helmet in frustration. No update on their injuries as of yet. WR Quez Watkins left practice due to an illness but returned in street clothes.

DeVonta Smith was briefly looked at by trainers but appeared to be okay and finished practice.

Jake Elliott made all six of his FG attempts today, hitting from 28, 33, 37, 40, and twice from 42.

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[UK_EaglesFan89]

It's great to hear these WRs and CBs going back and forth. Having that true competition between them is absolutely going to make them better and more prepared for the year. 

[time2rock]

3 hours ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said:

It's great to hear these WRs and CBs going back and forth. Having that true competition between them is absolutely going to make them better and more prepared for the year. 

Have to figure Brown and Smith will make the CBs work harder so that’ll make them better.  And the same goes for Slay and Bradberry … should make the WRs work harder and therefore should get better from the experience.  

[NCTANK]

hope Seumalo is gonna be ok

[Road to Victory]

4 hours ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said:

It's great to hear these WRs and CBs going back and forth. Having that true competition between them is absolutely going to make them better and more prepared for the year. 

Yeah, we’ve turned what’s been a weakness in recent years into a strength. Nice to see. 

[UK_EaglesFan89]

5 hours ago, Road to Victory said:

Yeah, we’ve turned what’s been a weakness in recent years into a strength. Nice to see. 

Yeah on both sides. It's really nice to be able to talk about what fantastic potential we have at both WR and at CB.