In the end, it will simply take time for Bradford to either earn the trust of coaches and fans or to prove that he’s simply unable to withstand the beating of an NFL gig. Kelly is just being super cautious with pushing Bradford back into live action, and it’s exactly the right thing to do.
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Tensions were running high Wednesday afternoon during a joint practice between the Eagles and the Ravens – so much so that a small scuffle broke out. Hopefully, it doesn’t happen. Hopoefully, it’s not a big shot. “But I wouldn’t hate going to the ground once and getting up and knowing I’m going to be OK”. Brett Foote, editor of Ebony Bird, was nice enough to take sometime out of his busy schedule and answer questions regarding the Ravens, Eagles and their match-up this weekend.
“Oh, he talks a lot of trash”, Rowe said.
The Eagles and Ravens will have one more joint workout on Friday.
And as for the vaunted Eagles’ conditioning and practice program, and the mastermind coach, Chip Kelly, who runs them, Smith didn’t have much to say about that, either.
Kelly might have found himself in an easier task now that one of the three quarterbacks played wonderfully almost perfect in the game against the Indianapolis Colts. “Then we’ll sit down and decide who’s playing what Saturday”.
Kelly added that Bradford has shown that he’s ready to play. “It’s what we anticipated”.
It seems like there’s been a new training camp fight everywhere we turn this preseason. And he’s done it. He’s had no ill effects. “Hope we can put another day together today”.
“I had the opportunity when I was at New Hampshire, we played against him when he was at Delaware”.
“It’s always good to get that first hit out of the way”, Bradford said.
Sam Bradford has been performing well for the Philadelphia Eagles thus far in training camp. “…Everybody is in man coverage, but in a game they’ll probably play zone”. Two torn ACLs in the same knee can be devastating, and if you’re banking on a guy who’s suffered through that, you don’t push anything.
There’s also the possibility the Eagles trade Barkley, at least in theory.
“I think as hard as it is to come back from the first one, physically, I think the second time around is harder mentally”, Bradford said. Instead, he said: “Uh, just making a play for the defense. So I am excited about this upcoming season”.
While Kelly insists he’s impressed with the way Bradford is doing his job, it’s almost an affront to the centerpiece of the offseason changes to even suggest the Eagles aren’t yet his team.
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“You don’t really worry about it”, said Sanchez. Last season, Graham played 43 percent of the snaps in that role. Great example is last year I’m on the team with Pernell McPhee, I never knew about Pernell McPhee. There’s never been a day where we had to go, ‘Hey, his knee’s bothering him.
