Quick hits from Sunday's practice
1. The first team period was under way on the far side of the field, here are a few of my takeaways:
• Dallas Goedert had a great catch on a jump ball, going up and over cornerback Darius Slay for a touchdown. Goedert returned to the field today after missing a couple of days with an upper body injury.
• Wentz followed that up with a touchdown throw to Greg Ward on a slant route from the slot.
• Genard Avery got a quick pressure outside on a Nate Sudfeld dropback, forcing an incompletion.
• On the last play of the period, Jalen Hurts pulled the string on a touchdown to tight end Caleb Wilson over the middle of the field. – Duffy
2. Here are the takeaways from the O-line vs. D-line one-on-ones:
• Fletcher Cox had a VERY clean win against guard Nate Herbig, beating the second-year lineman clean with an outside rush and exploding into the backfield. On his next rep though, Cox got stopped by rookie offensive lineman Jack Driscoll. Several of the defensive linemen commented on the strength of Driscoll's hands with his punch after the rep, and Cox himself gave the rookie a pat on the back after a competitive battle. That was the first time I saw Cox blocked one-on-one all week. Great rep for Driscoll.
• Jordan Mailata also had maybe his best one-on-one rep of the week as well, as he shut the door on an inside move from Joe Ostman and then showed off the foot quickness to block the counter as well. Mailata has been a bit up and down over the last few days, but that was a great rep that earned praise from teammates and coaches alike afterwards.
• Malik Jackson took several snaps in this drill, and I could tell that he's working on several different moves from several spots along the line, working against guards, centers, and tackles. If I had to guess, I'd say Jackson has taken the most one-on-one reps of any veteran lineman so far in camp (on offense or defense). He's constantly working to perfect his craft.
• Rookie undrafted free agent Julian Good-Jones had a good drill as well, I thought. The Iowa State product showed off light feet and a strong punch a couple of times in the session. – Duffy
3. Here are the takeaways from the WR vs. DB red zone one-on-ones:
• Wide receiver J.J. Arcega-Whiteside used his size and route-running ability to win three times against cornerback Avonte Maddox – once on a slant route, once on an out route, and lastly on a double move.
• Wide receiver Jalen Reagor beat safety Will Parks off the line with such a nasty release that the veteran was simply unable to react. Easy win for the rookie.
• The defensive back who stood out the most to me was Nickell Robey-Coleman. First, NRC was all over a fade route along the sideline intended for Greg Ward. Then later in the session, he came up with a pass breakup against DeSean Jackson on a post route in the back of the end zone. – McPherson
4. The team got together for a run-heavy period with a lot of run plays and play-action off of them. The standout player for me early on was linebacker T.J. Edwards. He ran into the backfield clean for a "tackle for loss" on the opening play, tracked down a running back in the flat on the third play, and had a stop on an inside run later in the drill as well, as he tagged up running back Elijah Holyfield when he got through the first level of the defense.
Secondly, Avery also had a couple of nice stops late, as he got into the backfield for a tackle for loss and then had another nice stop on a draw play. The only big gains for the offense included a run by Holyfield to the left side and a deep play-action throw to DeSean Jackson on the opposite side of the field from Wentz. – Duffy
5. The team got together for some kind of two-minute drill, and Wentz started off hot, hitting Greg Ward on three straight passes on three different routes, but an overthrow attempt for Zach Ertz was picked off by Darius Slay and taken back the other way for what likely would have been a touchdown. – Duffy
6. During the special teams drill, Jalen Reagor was the primary kickoff returner. Jake Elliott tried to fool the receiving team with an onside kick and it didn't get rookie linebacker Shaun Bradley, who made the recovery. – McPherson
7. Avonte Maddox did a lot of extra work on Sunday, remaining on the outside with the second-team defense. He also spent time prior to a 7-on-7 red zone drill talking with quarterback Carson Wentz. During this drill, Maddox nearly came up with a pick as Wentz tried to force the ball into a window for Arcega-Whiteside. The offense tried to confuse the defense with crossing routes to the left of the formation, but it didn't succeed.
• Quarterback Nate Sudfeld made his nicest throw of the day on a crossing route to wide receiver Marcus Green for a touchdown. Sudfeld displayed perfect touch, putting the ball out for Green to keep cornerback Cre'Von LeBlanc from getting to it. Sudfeld saw extensive action as the Eagles must figure out who from the backup units will earn a spot on the active roster. We all know what the entrenched veterans are going to bring to the table, but these practices are the only time that those "bubble" players will get to prove themselves. – McPherson
8. Malik Jackson continued his dominance in the final team period. He knocked down one pass at the line of scrimmage and forced Wentz to chuck the ball up on another. Wentz had another rep where he had no chance as Jackson and Cox were both pressuring up the middle. Wentz did get to make a nice touch pass deep down the left sideline for Holyfield out of an empty set. However, practice ended with a coverage sack as Wentz had nowhere to go with the ball. – McPherson
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