He had two good moments catching the ball when QB Sam Bradford was on the other end.
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In just nine days, that time may come.
The Eagles traded away cornerback Brandon Boykin to the Pittsburgh Steelers on August. 1 for just a fifth round draft pick. It’s well documented that Shurmur and Bradford worked together during the quarterback’s rookie season of 2010 in St. Louis, and Shurmur still sees numerous same characteristics that made Bradford the top choice in that year’s draft.
“I think I feel better than what I was expecting”, Bradford said after practice Thursday. But certainly I had experience with Sam from his first year and knew a great deal about him.
DeMarco Murray was stretching with his teammates as Eagles training camp practice began Friday at NovaCare. “But the way my knee feels now, it feels great”.
All of that pales compared to the comeback of Bradford. He has been through every drill, every team segment, and each day he looks better. Tebow presents his best competition yet.
Amid the bluster and speculation on sports talk-radio and those ESPN screamfests that specialize in ersatz debate, here comes one of the country’s most outspoken civil-rights activists defending Kelly, asserting that he does not believe Kelly has exhibited any racism and never would. “I thought there was a big improvement in terms of where he was”.
Thomas doesn’t see the same overtones. There is still the mental side that may need conquering, however. Who knows if this is going to work?’ ” Sanchez said.
Sanchez arrived last season, playing in the final 8½ games when former starter Nick Foles broke his collarbone. By all accounts, Kelly is distant from his players. Just as it seemed like he was going to lower his shoulder into them, he flicked a shovel pass to Pratt standing in the back of the end zone. That’s because Bradford is going to start Week 1. “I think it’s been close to two years now, and then obviously that’s a different pace. No, I don’t”, said Kelly on Tuesday. The most important thing is to understand that structurally you’re fine, there’s nothing wrong.
There is still, however, a battle to be the starting quarterback.
Yep, it happened again. According to Jeff McClain of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Huff is thriving in his second year with the team. You can’t lead grown men without being transparent, approachable and understanding of what being a pro football player is about. You have to get hit a few times. You root on everybody that you’re competing with because you are on the same team. But the most controversial news he is making surrounds accusations from some of his former African-American players that he has a vast disconnect with young, Black culture. Guys are with the ones, guys are with the twos, guys are with the threes.
“Finally, a bomb down the left sideline to Mostert on a wheel route”. “That’s what it’s all about”.
The first real test will come in the team’s opening preseason game. Ertz can not help his case for being the team’s starting tight end by missing practice, especially after all the work he’s put in during this offseason. He gets the ball out quickly, places it beautifully all over the field, and is mobile.
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“There could be. I literally don’t spend time trying to connect Y to X to Z. We have other things to do”, he said.
