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The Eagles concluded practice on Friday morning with left tackle Jason Peters and defensive tackle Fletcher Cox catching punts, both representing their sides of the ball to try to earn scheduling perks. It was a fun way to close the most demanding stretch of training camp practices for the Eagles, with two days this week of live contact in sticky heat before taking a well-deserved rest day on Saturday.

This is halftime of training camp, and the Eagles are fortunate to enter the second half without any season-altering injuries. Cornerback Randall Goforth was lost for the year with a torn ACL, but he was a roster longshot.

The most notable injury to date has been to wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, the Eagles’ prized free agent acquisition who has not practice since last Sunday. Jeffery missed his fourth consecutive session on Friday, but it sounds like he’s past the shoulder strain that has sidelined him.

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 Maybe it's not so hopeless. Are we developing guys? Is that possible? hmm. 
 

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• Guess what I’m going to say about Terrence Brooks today? That’s right, he made another big play. Today he picked off Dane Evans on a pass thrown over the middle of the field. Brooks read what was happening and ranged over to make the play. The Corey Graham signing is so curious to me given Brooks’ development this summer.

• C.J. Smith had a real nice leaping pick on a jump ball pass intended to David Watford. Matt McGloin’s pass hung up in the air too long and Smith took advantage by leaping into the air and coming down with the ball. The feeling here is Smith could potentially be starting at outside corner at some point.

 

https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2017/8/4/16095528/eagles-training-camp-practice-philadelphia-observations-notes-doug-pederson-punt-cox-peters

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http://www.phillyvoice.com/jeremiah-nelson-agholor-going-be-eagles-slot-receiver/

aside from his take on Agholor, which now has it's own thread, Here were Daniel Jeremiah's other takes from his stop at Eagles Camp

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Here's Jeremiah's breakdown of the rest of the team:

• "I gotta tell you, the ball barely hit the ground there with Carson Wentz. Totally dialed in."

• "Alshon Jeffery was contorting his body and making the same crazy catches he always does. I know people are worried about his shoulder. He’s missed three or four practices. Look – They’re putting him on ice. They know. They saw plenty. You don’t need to see a whole lot of him in the preseason. So don’t freak out if you’re in fantasy football or if you’re a fan of the Eagles. He’s going to be just fine."

• "They told me all throughout the offseason that (Torrey Smith) barely dropped the football. He caught it really well the day I was there. He got on top of coverage repeatedly, tracked the ball easily, didn’t have any drops."

• "Mack Hollins, a rookie there, could be a Pro Bowler on special teams. I think he could be kind of like Kassim Osgood was, but be a better receiver than Kassim was."

• "Shelton Gibson, their fifth round pick, he has struggled to catch the ball throughout camp." 

• "Greg Ward was my sleeper. Former quarterback from Houston. They used him in the slot some. This is one of those ones where it’s going to be a tough decision for them. He could show out in the preseason, and you might have difficulty sneaking him (on the practice squad)." 

• "Another guy who I was not familiar with at all, and I was asking around, ‘Who the heck is No. 84?’ Marcus Johnson, who is from Texas, who had had some injuries, this is his second year for him. He was outstanding."

• "This team last year receiver-wise to where they are this year, they’re going to end up trading or cutting some really good players."

• "Zach Ertz, another member of this offense, and the offensive line looks good. I think they’re going to score a bunch of points." 

• "The flip side is that corner is a legitimate concern for this football team."

• "Now the question to me is on the defensive side of the ball. Can this defensive front, that’s very gifted, can they get home before they get exposed on the outside? They’re good at safety, with Malcolm Jenkins and Rodney McLeod. That’s a solid duo right there. At the corner position, man they got turned inside out the days I was there."

• "Jalen Mills I think is OK. Sidney Jones is obviously the long term answer but I don’t know when we’ll see him, or if we’ll see him this year coming off the Achilles. Rasul Douglas was a roller coaster, up and down as you’d expect with a rookie."

• "The day I was there, Timmy Jernigan outplayed Fletcher Cox. The buzz is legit. We’ll see if he carry it over, stay healthy, and have a great year. Derek Barnett, solid. I don’t know how much he’s going to have to do. I would imagine we’ll just see him in sub-packages, get out there and rush a little bit. Chris Long looks like he has a little bit left. This looks like a really really good front that they have there." 

• "At linebacker, they’re OK. But this team will go as far as these corners develop and take them."

• "I think you could make a case that they’re in the top three in both (the offensive line and defensive line)."

 

 

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On 8/5/2017 at 1:59 AM, Bednarik60 said:

• C.J. Smith had a real nice leaping pick on a jump ball pass intended to David Watford. Matt McGloin’s pass hung up in the air too long and Smith took advantage by leaping into the air and coming down with the ball. The feeling here is Smith could potentially be starting at outside corner at some point.

I'm not buying into CJ Smith until he starts making plays against the 1s. Everything i've read is him picking off Matt McGloin or knocking down passes from Dane Evans. Show him being effective against Carson throwing to Jeffrey/Smith and i'll be intrigued.

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