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" />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesBleeding Green Nation homepageHorizontal - WhiteBleeding Green Nationa Philadelphia Eagles communityFollow Bleeding Green Nation online:Follow Bleeding Green Nation on TwitterFollow Bleeding Green Nation on FacebookLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchBleeding Green Nation main menuFanpostsFanshotsEaglesOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Eagles StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Eagles NewsYahoo Eagles Team PageYahoo Eagles ReportYahoo Eagles Depth ChartYahoo Eagles TransactionsYahoo Eagles PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Eagles Training Camp Practice Notes: Not Carson Wentz’s sharpest day New Chuck Bednarik Jerseys Stitched ,70commentsHere’s what we learned today.EDTToday marked the thirteenth 2019 Philadelphia Eagles training camp practice. The starters got a lot of work in for the second day in a row. Read on to see what I observed!PRACTICE NOTES• CARSON WENTZ UPDATE: Second straight unspectacular day from the Eagles’ starting quarterback.The bad: Wentz once again struggled with some overthrows. Nelson Agholor had Sidney Jones beat on a wheel route up the sideline but Wentz overthrew it by a touch. Wentz threw a bullet up the seam meant for Zach Ertz that ended up in the hands of Rasul Douglas; the corner couldn’t hold on to the ball. Wentz somehow managed to overthrow the 6-6 Carlton Agudosi on a target over the middle. Wentz threw a little too high on a deep ball along the sideline that DeSean Jackson had to wait and then jump for with Avonte Maddox around to contest the play. Wentz had a very quick throw knocked down by Andrew Sendejo at the line of scrimmage; the defense keeps getting Wentz on those attempts. Wentz overthrew a deep ball touchdown for Marken Michel in 7-on-7. Wentz had a pass over the middle for Agholor broken up by Malcolm Jenkins. Later, Jenkins stepped in front of a Wentz target for Agholor to pick it off. Kudos to Jason Kelce for running up to Jenkins and stripping the safety on that play. Wentz’s final throw of the day intended for JJ Arcega-Whiteside was contested by Rodney McLeod and tipped low into the air where Avonte Maddox was able to make a pretty sick diving interception. Mack Hollins chased Maddox all the way down the field to the end zone on the return but, alas, no successful strip attempt. The good: Wentz and Alshon Jeffery were clicking today; all of the quarterback’s targets for his big receiver were completed. Wentz made a nice throw to Jeffery while on the run. Wentz completed a few passes to Jeffery over the middle in tight coverage. Wentz also hit Jeffery for a tip toe completion along the sideline. Good to see those guys on the same page. Elsewhere, Wentz made a nice throw to DeSean Jackson on a post. Douglas high fived DeSean after the play to give the receiver respect for such a nice route. Wentz had a real nice ball where he looked off the defense right and then threw left to a crossing Agholor along the sideline where Nelly then spun out away from Maddox for a nice YAC gain. While Wentz hasn’t looked at the top of his game for the past two days, let’s not ignore that the defense deserves credit for showing up. They’re not making it super easy on him. • EAGLES INJURY UPDATE: I wrote up a big Eagles injury update yesterday that [you should read.] Vinny Curry missed today’s practice due to sickness. Rodney McLeod got rolled up on in 11-on-11 and walked off the field a little slowly but he told reporters he’s okay. Mack Hollins and Corey Clement seemed to be full go in 11-on-11, Hollins even took some first team reps. Ronald Darby is getting work in 7-on-7 so he’s ramping up. Jalen Mills was running on a side field so he’s making some progress. • A couple interesting play design notes. The Eagles ran a fake toss to Miles Sanders that actually ended up being an inside handoff to Nelson Agholor, which is what the team used against the Falcons back during their 2018 playoff run. The offense also ran a look where DeSean caught a ball on a quick slant and was set up with a lot of blocking in front of him so he could get YAC that way.• Miles Sanders broke off a big run up the middle after dodging some defenders in his way. He’s done that a number of times in camp now so it feels like it’s only a matter of time before we see that in real game action. • Cody Kessler didn’t do much to impress. He had some bad throws, including an attempt towards the sideline that was off target. His one good throw I noticed was a completion to a tip-toeing Hollins along the sideline in 7-on-7.• Josh Sweat had an active practice. The second-year defensive end disrupted a Sanders run attempt that allowed Timmy Jernigan to swallow up the running back. Sweat also did a nice job of driving Dillard back with power towards the quarterback. • Jernigan, by the way, has had a very strong offseason. He looks like he’s back in early 2017 season form. The Eagles’ talent and depth at defensive tackle is pretty impressive. Jim Schwartz’s defense is going to generate a lot of interior disruption in 2019. • Nathan Gerry and Zach Brown were the first team linebackers to start out but the combination of L.J. Fort and Alex Singleton also worked in there. Can Singleton, who had a good first preseason game, manage to crack the 53?• Speaking of Brown, he was in position to absolutely blow up Sanders on a run attempt. Sanders would’ve gotten rocked if today was a live tackling session. • Ronald Darby gave up a couple contested catches in 7-on-7. Good to see he was actually able to hang with guys, though. • I wasn’t able to see this myself from where I was watching 7-on-7 but good friend and BGN alumnus Jimmy Kempski told me that new guy Eli Harold had a good rush on Matt Pryor during offensive line versus defensive line 1-on-1s. Pryor’s usually good during that drill. I later did see Harold get stoned by Dillard pretty easily during 11-on-11. • Other new guy Kasim Edebali generated some pressure and had a “tackle for loss” on a Wendell Smallwood attempt. There’s a competitive battle going on for those backup defensive end spots. • Johnathan Cyprien broke up a pass on a Kessler throw over the middle. Good contest by him. Cyppy Cup could end up cracking the roster with Blake Countess injured for “multiple weeks.”• Charles Johnson had a real bad drop on a play where he had a lot of YAC opportunity if he made the catch. • Donnel Pumphrey dropped both a punt return and a catch. Not great. • The Eagles were doing some unusual kind of three man weave drill that I haven’t seen them do before. Wentz was making throws on the run to receivers as they constantly stayed in motion and moved down the field. Also saw the Eagles working on some hook and ladder stuff as well. • Some scenes from camp today include Doug Pederson Youth Reggie White Jerseys , Mr. Popular:And two-time World Cup champion Julie Ertz, who might be better than Thorson:UP NEXTThe Eagles will be back at practice on Monday morning starting at 9:45 AM ET. It’ll be a lighter session since it’s a 10-10-10 day. Stay tuned to BGN for more coverage, as always. Eagles head coach Doug Pederson was reluctant to point the finger at any one group or player following their fourth quarter collapse in Week 7, and rather said there were problems that needed addressed in all three phases of their game. Those sentiments were echoed on Tuesday afternoon, when coordinators Jim Schwartz and Mike Groh spoke to the media about Sunday’s loss to the Panthers, and what his concerns were after seeing the performance.Here’s what the defensive and offensive coordinators had to say:Jim SchwartzOn the 4th quarter collapseSchwartz said in each of the drives, there was one or two plays that they missed on. He noted that has been the case here and there throughout the season, and in years past, they’ve been able to make up for those and make a play later on, but that just hasn’t been happening for them this season.He went on to say that, despite him not being a big stat guy, the team isn’t getting many takeaways. Schwartz was sure to note the difference in trying to force takeaways, which could be another problem if guys are trying too hard, and they start giving up plays when they push too much.Schwartz went on to say that there were a couple of times when the difference between a turnover was just a couple of inches, including the 4th and 10 play. He said this is a game of inches Reggie White Jerseys Stitched , and it doesn’t change the win or loss, but it’s notable that they’ve been close and they need to find a way to make those plays without pressing.When asked about what changed in the fourth quarter, Schwartz noted this isn’t the first time it’s happened — even citing some matchups similar to this in 2017, like against the Giants — and that sometimes you just have to tip your cap to the opponent, and there’s a bit of humility in doing that.He went on to say that he has a lot of respect for what Cam Newton was able to do in that game, especially coming back from what started out as one of the worst games of his career.Schwartz then said they didn’t make any notable changes in coverage heading into the fourth quarter against the Panthers, and that the biggest change was probably blitzing a lot more, more than the first three quarters combined. He noted they were just trying to make a stop at that point.On preparing for JacksonvilleHe was asked about what he learned about Doug Marrone when he was back in Buffalo, and he said that he has a lot of respect for the Jags head coach, and that he’s a football guy through and through. He talked a little about how Marrone was a Bill Parcells disciple and a tough-minded guy.Schwartz went on to talk about how Marrone has an offensive background, and either last year or this year, when asked what he wanted his run-pass ratio to be, answered “100%”. The Eagles’ defensive coordinator quipped that’s about all you need to know about Marrone to know what kind of coach he is.He went on to say that the tough football mentality is probably what got the team to the playoffs last season, and that’s ultimately what they want their team to be — but then noted a long list of injuries to critical players in keeping that from being their reality. But you get those guys back, and it changes things.On personnel decisionsOn signing Dexter McDougle Youth Avonte Maddox Jerseys , Schwartz noted that he was with the team last year and was the backup nickel. With Sidney Jones week-to-week they thought it was best to plug and play one guy in there versus moving a bunch of guys around.He went on to say that McDougle did a good job in coverage — he would like to see his tackling cleaned up a little bit, but that’s the cost of business with a guy who hasn’t played in a month or so, and likened that to getting through the first preseason games.Schwartz was sure to point out that he wasn’t singling McDougle out for his tackling either, but that he’d like to see the defense as a whole get better in that particular area — especially to stop some of the yards after catch.The DC has also been asked throughout the season about the sustainability of Fletcher Cox’s workload and increased snap count. Schwartz was quick to be sure that everyone knew that Cox had worked really hard to put himself in a position to take on that extra responsibility. He also noted that the DT position was a lot different last season too. Last year, they were running a four-guy rotation, and this year it’s Cox and two guys who have been on the practice squad at some point this season. Schwartz also said that there weren’t an incredible number of defensive snaps through the first three quarters on Sunday, either.Schwartz was asked about the team’s decision not to play Rasul Douglas on Sunday, and the DC noted it was because he isn’t a safety. Douglas got snaps against the Giants because that was the team’s emergency situation, but that wasn’t the longterm plan, and it wasn’t ideal then either.He also agreed that Rasul’s skill set lends to him being a successful outside corner. Schwartz noted that he can play in different areas, but if the outside corner position is probably the best place for him.Schwartz also noted that they haven’t made any big moves throughout the roster because Sidney Jones is week-to-week. He admitted that he’d likely re-evaluate that if Jones was expected to miss the rest of the season, but for now, they aren’t making any sweeping moves to where guys are lining up.Mike GrohHe was asked about whether they were looking to spread the ball around more, especially with over 50% of the targets going to Alshon Jeffery and Zach Ertz the past few weeks. Groh noted that they’d like to do a better job of getting the ball to other players, but Jeffery and Ertz have been productive Avonte Maddox Jerseys Stitched , and have been able to get themselves open — plus, they’re two guys Carson Wentz trusts.Groh was then asked if he’d like to get the running backs more involved in the passing game, to which he replied, yes. He said that he knows those guys can take short throws and make some big things happen from them. He says it’s a week-to-week thing.On the lack of scoring and production in the redzone, Groh noted that it’s a lot of self-inflicted issues with penalties ruining what would otherwise be good drives. He pointed to the 1st and Goal becoming a 1st and 25, and getting into field goal range and then being pushed back, as examples of missed opportunities.He was later asked whether he coaches Wentz to sometimes take what given on a read versus trying to force a play that’s not there, and of course Groh said he did. He also noted that Wentz is an aggressive minded quarterback, and while he might decide to let the system work and take what he can, that tendency to create something will always be there.Groh was also asked about rotating weapons this weekend specifically, when trying to go up against the Jaguars talented secondary. He re-emphasized that they want to spread the ball around and they need to be able to do that against the Jacksonville defense — who has a reputation to have an excellent secondary, strong up front and put a lot of pressure on the quarterback.He went on to say they have good players in the huddle and just need to try and find the best matchups on Sunday.