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1) PHILADELPHIA EAGLES. They incurred free-agent losses this offseason befitting of a Super Bowl champion and a franchise that has won 45 games (including playoffs) over the past three years. After all, everyone wants to be like the Eagles. Yet even with some departures, primarily on the defensive side, the team remains set up to compete for a title again thanks to the brilliant craftsmanship of GM Howie Roseman. The offense remains stout, anchored with a terrific mix of blocking prowess and skill-position talent. Philly’s offensive line returns four strong starters. It should continue protecting Jalen Hurts and paving the way for reigning Offensive Player of the Year Saquon Barkley. If A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith stay healthy, the team is in excellent shape at wide receiver, even if the depth is a little lacking. Having a quality collection of tight ends, led by Dallas Goedert, helps. The Eagles have lost a lot from their defensive line the past two offseasons, and they’re counting on new pass rushers emerging this season, putting their draft-and-development plan to the test. With Nakobe Dean a candidate to open the season on the PUP list, linebacker depth will be tested, with first-round pick Jihaad Campbell potentially stepping into the spotlight right away. Safety also could be a spot where late-summer veteran help is an option unless rookie Andrew Mukuba is ready to play early. But all told, Philly has terrific top-of-the-roster talent with 10 or more players capable of landing in the NFL Top 100 this summer, along with ample depth at certain spots. If the star players stay relatively healthy again, there’s no reason why the Eagles can’t win it all for a second straight year.
Eagles Film Review: Kyle McCord could eventually develop into a backup quarterback – BGN
I enjoyed watching McCord, but he didn’t ‘pop’ like McKee did. McCord looks like a solid QB who does a number of things at a decent level. He just doesn’t have the arm talent that McKee does. McKee’s upside is higher because he’s a better thrower of the football. I find it interesting that the Eagles seem to target either a mobile backup (Marcus Mariota, Dorian Thompson-Robinson) or an old-school pocket passer (Kenny Pickett, Tanner McKee, Kyle McCord). I am OK with having an immobile backup as long as they can play on time. I expect McCord to beat out DTR, despite DTR having a lot more mobility. DTR would help the Eagles’ running game out if he had to play, but he is technically miles behind McCord as a pure passer. I wouldn’t trust DTR if he had to play a game or two. I think McCord could do enough without wrecking the offense. However, he does have that gunslinger mentality, and you could absolutely see him throwing 4 interceptions in a game. I think McCord will beat out DTR and take the QB3 spot this year, based on what I have seen from both of them. However, if the Eagles do want a more mobile option at quarterback, then DTR is the obvious choice.
Eagles rookie NFL player comparisons: LB Jihaad Campbell – PhillyVoice
There were a number of players who came to mind when trying to find a comp for Campbell. One that I heard shortly after the draft was former Chiefs LB Derrick Johnson, an off-ball linebacker who also had some pass-rushing chops. I like that one, but it’s unoriginal, so, pass. I also considered former Titans LB Keith Bulluck, who was another tweener, but a different kind in that he had some background as a safety. But as a pure linebacker, Bulluck had identical height/weight measurements (6’3, 235), great speed (4.47 40), and a lot of the same on-field strengths, particularly in coverage. The player I landed on is former Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier, another elite athlete and playmaker.
As a pass rusher he can win with speed, strength, leverage and hustle. He mixes in different moves and is improving that part of his game. The thing that surprises you is what a good run defender he is. 240-pound edge players do not usually stand out when playing the run. Smith is tough and physical. He can blow up plays that come at him and then has the speed to chase down plays away from him. Smith can still get better. His pass rush moves are still a work in progress. This will be his second year in Vic Fangio’s scheme so he should have an even better understanding of the defense and his part in it. Good players are constanly learning. He can watch 2024 tape of himself and figure out little things that need to be worked on. He also should have a lot more confidence going into this season. The big challenge for Smith will be doing this for a whole season. Good players are consistent. That doesn’t mean having sacks every week, but it does mean playing well on a regular basis. Smith was erratic in college, which is why he fell to pick 30. He really came alive after the bye week last year and played well the rest of the season. It feels like the light came on for him so I expect Smith to have a big year.
Eagles rookie OL already impressing Jordan Mailata – NBCSP
“I love our rookies,” Mailata said. “This is a great rookie class, especially in that O-line room. They work hard. I told Myles and I told Cameron and I told Drew, I said, ‘I don’t care if you come for my job. If you’re going to be better than me, you’re going to be better than me. But I’m going to make it damn hard for you to reach that. I’m going to bring you along. I’m not going to kick you down.’ I said, ‘That’s not how it runs here. That’s not how we do it. I’ll bring you along because you’ll make me better.’ And boy, that boy is pushing me.” When asked who specifically is pushing him, Mailata said all three. Mailata said he’s so willing to help the rookies because there were veterans to guide him when he was a Day 3 pick back in 2018. He listed them: Jason Peters, Lane Johnson, Jason Kelce, Halapoulivaati Vaitai, Isaac Seumalo, Stefen Wisniewski, Chance Warmack. Mailata said he feels like he owes it to these rookies to do the same thing. They also push him to be better. “I don’t want to be complacent,” Mailata said. “If I feel like someone’s chomping at my heels, it’s going to make me run fast.”
Eagles OC Kevin Patullo has firm grasp of the bigger picture. Just ask Chan Gailey – The Athletic
Patullo spent six seasons honing his craft as a problem-solver and game-planner with Gailey: three as an offensive quality control coach in Kansas City and Buffalo, one as the Bills’ offensive assistant and assistant wide receivers coach and two as the Jets’ quarterback coach. Patullo’s variety of roles signaled his eventual rise. Some coaches are experts at certain positions. Some see the bigger picture. Gailey told The Athletic that Patullo “was able to see the bigger picture better than some other people that I’ve been around.” When you can see the big picture, you’re able to solve the problems,” said Gailey, 73, who coached for seven NFL teams during his 46-year career. “Because the biggest picture is how do we take what we have and defeat what they have? That’s the big picture. And then once you see that and realize that, then you can start to cut it down to the smaller pieces of how do we get that done?”
Takeaways: Joe Flacco Is at Ease Amid the Browns’ Crowded QB Competition – SI
Bryce Huff left for the riches Philadelphia offered, with a chance to prove himself as an every-down defender on a championship defense. In the end, even with the ring he got along the way, it didn’t work out, thanks in large part to the demands Vic Fangio’s scheme puts on edge players to drop into coverage and set hard edges in the run game. Always better moving upfield, and attacking, his fit was better with Saleh all along.
2010 NFL Redraft: Rebuilding the first round based on PFF grades and data – PFF
13. San Francisco 49ers: EDGE Brandon Graham, Michigan (Round 1, Pick 13). Through a series of trades, Brandon Graham was eventually selected with this pick by the Eagles. He went on to have a quietly dominant 15-year run and was a crucial part of two Super Bowl victories. Graham finished 10 of those seasons with at least an 80.0 PFF overall grade, including three with at least a 90.0 mark. He’ll live in eternity in Philadelphia for forcing the game-winning fumble in Super Bowl 52 as the Eagles defeated Tom Brady and the Patriots. […] 24. Philadelphia Eagles: S Kam Chancellor, Virginia Tech (Round 5, Pick 133). Brian Dawkins’ last season in Philadelphia was in 2008, so the Eagles saw the state of their secondary in 2009 without that enforcer on the back end. Chancellor could have been Dawkins’ replacement. As the most feared member of the Legion of Boom, Chancellor recorded a 78.0-plus single-season PFF overall grade in five of his eight seasons.
Titans agree to sign RB Ty Davis-Price – PFT
Davis-Price, 24, was a 49ers third-round pick in 2022. He appeared in six games for the club as a rookie, rushing for 99 yards. He has since appeared in two games, spending last season on Philadelphia’s practice squad. [BLG Note: The Eagles waived TDP back in early May.]
The 5 O’Clock Club: UDFA spotlight – linebackers Kam Arnold and Ale Kaho – Hogs Haven
Both players seem to be on the outside looking in when it comes to the 53-man roster, and it seems as if the best one of them can hope for is to earn a spot on the practice squad. Even that may be out of reach if Hampton is fully healthy and the coaches who drafted him a year ago see him as more of a linebacker than safety.
If or when the time comes for Schottenheimer to coach a playoff game, the opportunities for this core of Cowboys players around Prescott to squander the many opportunities they had under Garrett and McCarthy must be met with an newfound sense of urgency that Dallas has sorely lacked. The way the Cowboys have at least tried to put the building blocks in place to rejuvenate a roster plagued by so many injuries and turnover a year ago to have a younger club with a new outlook, hoping for a few more shots in the playoffs over the next four years of Prescott and Schottenheimer’s contracts running parallel, has been impressive. The results coming this season could very well be surprisingly impressive too, and if that playoff opportunity does come in just year one, for Schottenheimer to fully rewrite the script from any previous postseason teams with Prescott, it just might go down as one of the biggest recent surprises in franchise history. Now eight full seasons removed from what can still be considered Prescott’s best chance to lead the Cowboys past the Divisional Round, and the best example of a team that had this edge of “not knowing how good they were”, might it finally be time for this idea to come back around? If so, will the Cowboys be in better position to embrace it fully under Brian Schottenheimer?
Better or worse in 2025? New York Giants cornerbacks – Big Blue View
This comes down to a simple reality. In 2024, the Giants tried to make 2023 first-round pick Deonte Banks their CB1, only to find out that he wasn’t ready for the responsibility. A year later, Banks won’t be asked to be CB1 and is, in fact, the biggest question mark for the Giants at the position. The Giants needed to make an offseason splash at cornerback and did so by signing Paulson Adebo to a three-year, $54 million contract ($34.75 million guaranteed). A 2021 third-round pick by the New Orleans Saints, Adebo had ascended to the CB1 role in New Orleans last season before a broken leg ended his season after seven games. In that time, Adebo tied the full season total for Giants cornerback in 2024 with 3 interceptions and has a 71.9 passer rating against. Adebo has 7 interceptions in his last 22 games.
The Falcons have a lot riding on their signal caller. After drafting QB Michael Penix Jr. in the first round in 2024 (to the shock of everyone, including myself) after signing QB Kirk Cousins, it looks like this is Penix Jr.’s team going forward. So much to the point that Cousins isn’t showing up to OTAs as he looks for a new place to earn starting minutes.
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