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Execs, coaches, scouts rank NFL’s top 10 CBs for 2025 – ESPN+
9. Quinyon Mitchell, Philadelphia Eagles. Highest ranking: 5 | Lowest ranking: Unranked. Age: 23 | Last year’s ranking: N/A. Mitchell, the youngest player on this list, turns 24 tomorrow, signaling the Eagles have the outside covered for years to come. Mitchell was stellar in the predraft process in 2024 and continued that momentum throughout his rookie season. When a receiver catches a pass in Mitchell’s vicinity, he doesn’t go far. Mitchell allowed an average of 1.5 yards after catch as the nearest defender in coverage last season, the fewest by any player with at least 30 targets. The next closest was Surtain at 1.9. In three playoff games, Mitchell allowed seven yards after the catch on five receptions. “Loved him coming out — heard a lot about him throughout the season, and it looked like teams tried to find ways to throw away from him,” an NFL coordinator said. “He proved to be able to handle 1s.” This was true. The Eagles’ defense under Vic Fangio often squeezed the middle of the field, leaving corners with chunks of space to cover. Mitchell faced 76 targets as a result, yet he deflected 12 of those passes for a 15.8% ball-hawking rate. Veteran corner Darius Slay (76 targets) did help by holding up well on the other side. “His biggest thing is confidence,” an NFL passing game coordinator said. “He barely played press in college but got in people’s pockets. He got really good at that.” […] Also receiving votes: Cooper DeJean (Philadelphia Eagles).
The Evolution of Jalen Hurts: Part 2 – The Rise of Hurts’ Touch Passing – BGN
In Part 1 of this series, we looked at how Jalen Hurts learned to stop forcing the issue outside of structure. In part 2, I’m going to look at one of the more underrated, yet arguably more impressive areas of his growth, his development as a touch passer. Touch throws are one of the most underappreciated and underdeveloped aspects of quarterback play. We tend to obsess over arm talent: velocity, raw strength, throwing angles, and how far a guy can launch it off-platform. Those traits are easy to spot on film and even easier to showcase at pro days. How many times have we seen viral clips on social media from a quarterback’s pro day when he launches it off platform? But what often gets the ability to layer a ball over defenders with control, especially in the intermediate parts of the field. In a league where nearly every defense is playing some variation of match zone, those gaps between hook defenders and the secondary have become the most contested, and one of the most valuable, parts of the field to target.
Pancake party : Watch Eagles offensive linemen destroy defenders – PhillyVoice
During the 2024-2025 season, Philadelphia Eagles RB Saquon Barkley broke the all-time record for the most rushing yards (regular season plus playoffs) in a single season. He had help. The Eagles employed the best offensive line in the NFL, and they dominated opposing defenses. I decided to cut up video of every Eagles pancake on the season, which took a very, very long time. It ruined my summer and I will never do it again. But, for your enjoyment, here are videos of the Eagles’ starting five last season, and their pancakes. (Note: We’ll post the other players’ pancakes at some point, but for now let’s just focus on last year’s starters.) Let’s go from left to right along the O-line, and then finish it off with my top 10 pancakes of the season.
Ranking Mailata – Iggles Blitz
The good moments far outweigh the bad ones. Mailata has developed from a solid starter to a very good LT. OL guru Brandon Thorn does annual rankings on OL positions. He just released his rankings and Mailata made a big jump. Mailata was the #11 LT a year ago. Now he’s up to 6th.
15 Eagles veterans on roster bubble as 2025 training camp nears – NBCSP
RB A.J. Dillon: The veteran running back joined the Eagles on a one-year deal this offseason after missing the entire 2024 season with a neck injury. While Dillon said he’s healthy and practiced this spring, we’ll have to see what he can do in training camp. In his first four seasons, Dillon was productive for the Packers with over 2,400 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns. He also has the ability to catch the ball out of the backfield. He could be a solid backup behind Saquon Barkley (and maybe Will Shipley) if his health isn’t a concern.
If he can be a more steady contributor against the run and continue refining his technique, Ringo figures to earn the outside cornerback job out of training camp and run with it from there. “I would definitely say the game is slowing down a lot more, for sure,” Ringo said in June. “Just technique wise, focusing on the little things. … Just understanding the playbook. Understanding what offenses are trying to do to you, in the scheme, and everything like that. When everything slows down for you, you’re able to play a lot faster. I’m kind of tapping into that.”
2025 NFL MVP: One candidate from each NFC team – NFL.com
Boy, if there ever was an opportunity to veer away from quarterback, it would be on the team with Saquon Barkley. After all, Saquon made an admirable run at the award last season, finishing a very respectable third. But it took Barkley playing a full season (minus a Week 18 rest), something he hasn’t done consistently in his career, and the eighth-highest rushing total in NFL history. All to get third place. What does a back have to do these days to win it? That’s why I am backing Hurts, who was a strong runner-up to Patrick Mahomes in 2022 and who’s coming off a career-defining Super Bowl victory. Hurts must adjust to his fourth offensive coordinator in as many years, but the offense should be built around his skill set anyway. He’s got everything a quarterback needs: two elite receivers, threats at tight end, a terrific back and one of the best offensive lines in the league. Hurts can play as carefree on the field now as he has in his career, with one ring already on his finger while he seeks the next one.
The NFL’s female coaching surge is here. Just look to the weight room – The Athletic
Even for those who grow up around football, finding their place as a professional can take patience. Autumn Lockwood was always around her dad’s college football teams as he coached at Notre Dame, Minnesota, Kentucky, West Virginia, Arizona and others. But it wasn’t until she and her dad coached together at UNLV — David as cornerbacks coach and Autumn as a strength and conditioning intern — that she realized the football sidelines were where she wanted to build her career, too. She just wasn’t sure where to break in full time.“I remember being upset at the time. I’m like, ‘OK, none of these opportunities are football,’” Lockwood said. “And my dad said, ‘Hey, they might not be there yet, but it doesn’t mean they’re not coming.’” While Lockwood earned her master’s degree in sports management, she attended the Women’s Forum and met members of the Philadelphia Eagles’ staff. When they hired her in 2022, it was a full-circle moment, with Lockwood returning to her home state. Lockwood enters her fourth season as a sports performance assistant with the Eagles in 2025. Philadelphia has reached the Super Bowl twice during her tenure, including a win against the Chiefs last season.
RANK WEEK: The Top 10 Eagles “What If?’ scenarios – PHLY
7. What if… James Bradberry wasn’t called for defensive holding in the Super Bowl? This is the “What if?” that haunts Eagles fans from Super Bowl LVII. It certainly haunts Jeffrey Lurie. The Eagles forced the Chiefs into a third-and-8 from the 15-yard line with 1:54 remaining in the game. Had no flag been thrown, the Chiefs would have kicked the field goal to make the score 38-35, and Jalen Hurts would have had the chance to go on a game-winning drive. It might have been the best game of Hurts’ career, and if he had an earnest chance to win at the end, the Eagles could have been Super Bowl champions. Perhaps the Eagles don’t score a touchdown or settle for a field goal and it goes into overtime. Maybe Hurts would have scored too quickly and Patrick Mahomes would have had the ball last. But if the Eagles won the Super Bowl that season, they could have had the makings of a potential dynasty, considering they returned to win two seasons later.
Washington Commanders Free Agency: Von Miller adds veteran pass rusher to defense – Hogs Haven
The Washington Commanders have been expected to add a veteran pass rusher for months, and they’re reportedly adding one before the start of training camp. Von Miller has been a big impact player for several teams during his 13 NFL seasons. He’s won two Super Bowls and was the MVP of Peyton Manning’s last game. [BLG Note: The oldest roster in the NFL gets even older.]
“We obviously wanted to get done early. We want that relief off our backs. Obviously ownership is always going to make it drag out, make it more complicated than it has to be. Lack of communication and that standpoint.” … “We wanted to do the contract last year. They’re just kind of like we wanna do Dak and CeeDee. Then you go out there and perform again. You would think, we’ll get it done early. There are some guys that’s about to get ready to get re-paid. Like Myles, Maxx is going. You would think, hey, let’s get ahead of that.”
NFL’s 10 biggest position battles for 2025 training camps – SB Nation
Watching the Dallas Cowboys running back group. Much was made last year of the decision from the Dallas Cowboys not to pursue Derrick Henry, with owner Jerry Jones going as far as to say that Henry would not be having a career year with the Cowboys, but as training camps are set to open running back remains one of the questions in Dallas. In the wake of a 1,000-yard season Rico Dowdle left town to sign a one-year deal with the Carolina Panthers, and at the moment the RB room in Dallas has three leading candidates for significant action: Free agent Javonte Williams, veteran Miles Sanders, and fifth-round draft pick Jaydon Blue. Dallas also has seventh-round pick Phil Mafah out of Clemson, and 2023 sixth-round selection Deuce Vaughn in the fold. If Williams looks like the player he was before his 2022 knee injury, this group could come together well for the Cowboys. But seeing how this position group shakes out during training camp is a storyline to monitor.
Training camp preview: New York Giants biggest question on the offensive line – Big Blue View
As we enter 2025, there are again plenty of questions about the line that will try to protect whichever of Russell Wilson, Jameis Winston, or Jaxson Dart is taking the snaps from center. The biggest one, though, is easy to identify, crucial to the Giants’ chances for success this season, but impossible to answer. Can the Giants get a full, healthy season out of star left tackle Andrew Thomas? That has not happened since 2022, when Thomas was a second-team All-Pro. Not coincidentally, the Giants that year won their only playoff game since the 2011 Super Bowl season. In Thomas’s two injury-plagued seasons since, the Giants have gone 9-25. Thomas’s lack of availability is not the only reason for the Giants’ issues, but their inability to adequately replace their best offensive lineman has not helped. Thomas has played in just 16 of 34 games the past two seasons. The Giants are 3-15 with him out of the lineup, 6-10 with him in it.
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