![]() ![]() One could read into this that the Eagles plan to really ride him this year and don’t want to risk him not being available. He didn’t have to play in a meaningless game! For those wondering, Sirianni noted that Sanders isn’t hurt the Eagles just chose to rest him. The combination of Hargrave and Fletcher Cox could give quarterbacks some real trouble. He also pressured Rudolph into an incompletion on 3rd-and-11. He landed a quarterback hit on Mason Rudolph to force a five-yard checkdown. Hargrave has been disrupted in camp and he carried that over to Thursday night’s game action against his former team. The Eagles are happy to see he’s picked up right where he left off. JAVON HARGRAVEĪfter entering last year’s training camp injured, it wasn’t until late in the 2020 season that Hargrave started to really turn it on. ![]() Just such a big target at 6’7”, 249 pounds. He’s totally earned a spot on the Eagles’ roster and it’ll be fun to watch him more in the next two preseason games. Not the most impressive stat line but he looked pretty good for a former college quarterback playing in his first NFL game as a tight end. ![]() Jackson caught two of his five targets for 32 yards. The former Super Bowl MVP took advantage of the Steelers’ backup defense, as the 36-year-old should exactly be expected to do. JOE FLACCOįlacco has rebounded well from a slow start to training camp. There weren’t any obvious gaffes in Sirianni’s first game as a play-calling head coach. The starters looked relatively crisp there wasn’t a ton of sloppiness. Overall, it was a performance that you can walk away feeling encouraged about. It’s also unfortunate that Hurts missed Watkins deep for what could’ve potentially been a 98-yard touchdown. It was unfortunate that Hurts had to deal with two drops, although one of them came on a low throw. It was good to see him throw with anticipation on that play as opposed to waiting until his target was open. Hurts’ highlight was obviously his 34-yard completion to Dallas Goedert. In a small sample size, he was generally accurate and made good decisions. ![]() Hurts played better than his box score numbers indicate. The question is: who do the Eagles take out of the top three to make that happen? If Smith and Watkins are the outside guys, is it Reagor who takes over in the slot? Do the Eagles mix and match that trio? And do Greg Ward and/or Travis Fulgham rotate in? Still time to figure things out on this front. And if he continues to excel against tougher competition, he obviously needs to be in the starting lineup. He’s clearly earned first team practice reps. I’d put Watkins second only behind DeVonta Smith. I mean, Darius Slay recently named him as the receiver he’s been most impressed by. There’s no way Watkins isn’t one of the best three wide receivers on this team. But he’s also won with crisp route-running and jump ball contested catches (in practice settings, at least). To be clear, though, Watkins isn’t just a one-tricky pony speedster. The way he simply outran Steelers defenders was impressive. As a reminder, this is a guy who runs a 4.35 second 40-yard dash ( 92nd percentile). But one can’t take his speed for granted. Watkins’ 79-yard touchdown reception was simple in that he caught a short pass and followed his blockers to break free to daylight. We said it before and it remains true: Quez Watkins is having the best summer of any Eagles wide receiver. There were actually a lot more positives than negatives to take away from this game. The Eagles lost to the Steelers on Thursday night, but. ![]()
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