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Eagles camp notes from Monday:
- Jordan Matthews gets my “Camper of the Day” award. Practices that limit contact tend to highlight the passing game and those mostly involved, but Matthews had a standout performance by any estimate. He did most of his damage from the slot. I think we’ll see more of Matthews on the outside than we did last year, but why limit his effectiveness when there probably isn’t another option as comparable on the roster? Most of his catches came from Sam Bradford and there were a variety.
- DeMarco Murray was back in action after sitting out team and 7-on-7 drills yesterday. He said it was a coach’s decision to limit his action on the first day of camp. I’m not sure why he would need to rest after a six-week layoff, but he looked fine on Monday. He didn’t seem to go 100 percent when he was involved, but after last season when he logged almost 500 touches, it doesn’t seem necessary for Murray to push himself this early.
- A day after taking all of the first team repetitions at quarterback, Bradford was under center for the majority. He looked a little more comfortable on Day 2.
- Mark Sanchez took his first series of snaps with the first team. I’m not sure that constitutes as a quarterback competition, but it’s a start. His best toss during the series was downfield to Huff on a comeback route. Working with the second team, Sanchez knew who would butter his bread. He kept going to Nelson Agholor on the outside. The rookie wide receiver continued to get the best of rookie corner Eric Rowe. Contact at the line is limited, so I wouldn’t make any assumptions about Rowe just yet, but Agholor has looked more than competent.
- Matt Barkley and Tim Tebow split third team reps again. If Kelly wants a pure quarterback at the third spot, the job is clearly Barkley’s. But if he wants someone that has an “X” factor or can be effective in zone read plays, then Tebow would seem to have the advantage.
- The Eagles practiced punt returns and the returners were Darren Sproles, Agholor, Matthews, Kenjon Barner, Riley Cooper and Miles Austin.
That Eagles QB Sam Bradford was back on the field at the NovaCare Complex on Monday after taking all of his first-team reps on Sunday and that there are no reported problems with swelling or discomfort in his twice-repaired left knee is encouraging.
Many, then, want to jump ahead and position Bradley in a game situation and visualize how he will play in this offensive scheme and predict which receivers he will have the best connection with and, egads, wonder if a mid-round fantasy football league draft pick on Bradford would pay dividends.
In our instant-gratification world, the asks are understandable. It is, after all, a microwave world in which we live. But in this instance, there is no choice but to abide by the process. And the edict is that Bradford is a day-by-day proposition.
The Eagles know this and they're all over Bradford. This is not a short-term investment, even with Bradford on a one-year contract. The idea is to get him healthy (he's 100 percent as far as Training Camp goes) and to keep him that way, to knock off the rust accumulated from nearly two seasons without game action, and to let him loose when September 14 and the 2015 regular-season opener arrives in Atlanta.
Bradford has some rust to knock off. The story added the timing isn't quite there and the chemistry with his receivers continues to develop. Sunday, after all, was the first 11-on-11 work he's done in a calendar year. There are no restrictions on Bradford right now according to HC Chip Kelly via the story, but Kelly said that doesn't mean something couldn't swell up in a couple days and they have to take another look at things.
It was just one rep, but for quarterback Eagles Sam Bradford, it represented a lot more.
"It was a big step," Bradford said on Sunday after the team's first practice of training camp.
Bradford participated in full team drills for the first time as a member of the Eagles on Sunday, taking every snap with the first-team offense.
The path to Sunday's practice has been a long one for Bradford, who has torn his ACL in each of the past two seasons. After taking 27 reps with the first-team offense, however, Bradford said he felt 100%.
"To just get out there and know my knee can do it, it was a really big step today," Bradford said. "Everything felt good."
One noticeable difference - Bradford was not sporting the bulky knee brace he did during OTAs, a decision he debated with team doctors. The story went on to say the rust of not playing for over a year was clearly there with Bradford. The usually accurate quarterback missed a few open throws, and was the only quarterback to be picked off during the close to two-hour practice.
Eagles QB Sam Bradford is expected to be ready for 11-on-11 drills, a sign that nothing has gone horribly wrong during his last few weeks of rehab from a torn ACL that cost him all of last season. All indications are that nothing has changed on that front, and Bradford should be on the field when the team begins full-team drills. At least, that is what it sounds like rookie receiver Nelson Agholor, who recently worked out with Bradford, recently had to say to the Philadelphia Inquirer. "He's moving great. That's something the organization can share," Agholor said. "But to me, he looks great, he looks healthy."
It was made official Sunday morning, Bradford was cleared for camp with no restrictions. Bradford has said for a while he expected to be ready for the start of camp unless something went wrong. The Birds open camp today. HC Chip Kelly has indicated this is a QB competition with Mark Sanchez, but most of those who follow the team find that hard to believe and this has to be Bradford's job. Bradford is ranked 18th on our QB list and makes for a sleeper QB2 pick in drafts as long as he continues to progress through camp. From Mike Vick, to Nick Foles, to Sanchez, all have put up very usable fantasy numbers in Kelly's offense.
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