Man, what a wild ride it was down at the Jefferson Health Training Complex today for the Philadelphia Eagles’ fifteenth training camp practice. QB1, Jalen Hurts, gave everyone a full spectrum of emotions, showing flashes of brilliance but also some head-scratchers that definitely got Philly fans talking.
The Injury Report: Some Good, Plenty of Headaches
First, the good news, and you know we always gotta start there, right? DeVonta Smith and Makai Lemon are officially off the injury report and were full go on Monday. That’s a huge sigh of relief for Eagles fans after what BGN’s Alexis Chassen reported earlier. Getting them back is massive.
Now, for the stuff that’s just plain frustrating. Rookie tight end Eli Stowers is dealing with a hamstring injury, which is seriously not ideal. The kid hasn’t had a good offseason, and you have to wonder if he’s heading for injured reserve. And it’s never fun to see promising guys like Markel Bell (thumb/leg) and Willie Lampkin (stinger) missing practice after showing some real potential this summer. Hopefully, these are minor bumps. Then there’s Cole Wisniewski, now in concussion protocol after battling hamstring issues most of the offseason. Talk about tough breaks! It wasn’t all bad news on the return front, though. Dameon Pierce (hamstring) and Byron Young (shoulder) both returned to practice, albeit in a limited capacity. Pierce looked like he might push for the RB3 spot early in camp, but Will Shipley and Carson Steele have really stepped up lately. Something to monitor, for sure. And late in practice, Gabe Hall got banged up, limping off the field. You never want to see a guy hurting.
Jalen Hurts’ Training Camp Rollercoaster
Alright, let’s talk about the man under center. Jalen Hurts’ day was a real up-and-down affair, no kidding.
On the “good” side, Hurts was dropping some dimes. In 7-on-7s and then again in 11-on-11s, he linked up with Dallas Goedert and Elijah Moore for short-to-medium gains. And when he hit DeVonta Smith in stride over the middle, that pass just zipped past an outstretched defender for first down yardage. Pure chemistry was on display when he connected with Darius Cooper over the middle, too; good things happen when those two link up. Hurts even hit Hollywood Brown deep down the left sideline, a huge vertical threat. You gotta note, Jordan Davis and other defensive linemen were crashing down on him, so that pass might have been a sack in a real game, but he got it off!
But then there’s the “bad,” and yeah, there was some bad. Hurts failed to get a throw off in 7-on-7, which used to be a problem for him. Even rarer, one of his passes actually hit the fly swatter dummy, which is supposed to mimic a leaping D-lineman, and went incomplete. Seriously? And if that wasn’t enough, an actual Eagles defender batted another throw down at the line of scrimmage in 11-on-11. The worst? He overthrew Hollywood Brown deep for what absolutely should have been a touchdown. Brown was wide open with Andrew Mukuba trailing. That was the first time in camp Brown’s deep threat ability really showed, too, so to miss it stings.
This kind of mixed bag from Hurts is exactly what training camp is for, but with the season just around the corner, these reps are everything.
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Originally reported by Bleeding Green Nation.
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