From signing a two-year deal to requesting a trade to arriving at training camp with a fresh perspective, Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford has had a whirlwind offseason.
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Even with so many players on the shelf, however, Pagano would like to see his healthy starters play as long as reasonable.
Before last season, the Colts were supposed to take the next big step and become a Super Bowl contender.
Despite missing the 2014 season with a league-imposed suspension and a torn Achilles tendon, Mathis’ 34½ sacks remain a team high and account for 23 percent of the Colts’ total from 2012-15. He has looked anything but brilliant. Rookie Chester Rogers has enjoyed a successful preseason with the Colts thus far, hauling in 7 receptions for 94 yards through the first two games of the preseason. No one is focused on the outside noise right now. “That’s why we challenge every one of these guys that comes through here to prepare like starters because it’s next man up”. “I think I’ve picked it up”.
“Fans should not be anxious about the offense in my opinion”, Ertz said.
Four of those players are projected starters, and the other two certainly would have seen extended minutes if they were healthy. Costly penalties that negated some decent gains were cited as a reason for the flop.
Our models still like Ferguson’s chance to be the receiving complement to Gore, projecting him for 342 rushing yards and 1.94 touchdowns on 81 attempts, as well as 19 receptions for 153 yards and 0.65 touchdowns.
The Indianapolis Colts were looking to add a cornerback to their roster with both Vontae Davis (ankle) and Patrick Robinson (groin) dealing with injuries, and signed four-time Pro Bowl corner Antonio Cromartie Monday night.
Bradford is the key, but his receivers need to find ways to get open then catch the ball. This game will serve to show fans a little more of what they can expect when the first week kickoff rolls around. Mikey Adams will be out there, line him up outside. T.J.
Pederson wants the first team offense to play into the third quarter. Maybe even the entire third quarter. “So when the call came, I said, ‘Come on, let’s go'”. “Rueben is kind of the veteran, the savvy guy, the smooth, more of the silky runner”.
“Some of those guys that thought I was kidding, thought we were kidding and we were lying about next man up, they are going to get a big dose of reality if they haven’t already”, head coach Chuck Pagano said.
There can be no denying, however, that Nelson Agholor and Josh Huff, a pair of draft picks the past two years, have been woefully inconsistent.
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And though Dorial Green-Beckham isn’t making his debut with Philly, the recently acquired wide receiver is likely to see more action than he did last Thursday, when he shuffled onto the field for a few plays against the Steelers. Pederson said he would play with the first unit against the Colts. “Do our job. Get our job done and not try to do too much'”. You want to keep the pace and tempo of practice going. That’s what our job is as an offense. “At the end of the day, myself and (Eagles vice president of football operations) Howie (Roseman) and the (offensive and defensive) coordinators, we’ve got to make the best decisions for our team”.
