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NFL’s top team adjusts to remaining free agents and trade candidates – Keynote USA+
Calais Campbell, Edge. Best team in form: Philadelphia Eagles. A return to Atlanta is a possibility for Campbell if he decides to play another season at age 38. He tied for the team lead in sacks last season with 6.5. But instead I’m looking at the Eagles. Campbell would fit into Vic Fangio’s front 30 as a rotational winger, creating more depth. At 6-foot-8 and 282 pounds, he can hold his own against the run when paired with offensive tackles, and was a productive player last season for the Falcons, recording 28 pressures. I see Campbell as a total pro who could help several NFL teams. (BLG note: A return to Atlanta may not be in the cards. The Falcons just gave away Campbell’s jersey number… to former Eagle Kentavius Street.)
Eagles rookie profile: 6 things to know about Johnny Wilson – BGN
Starting with the obvious, protecting a 6’7” receiver who runs a 4.57 seemed impossible at times for opposing defenses. FSU constantly rolled his shoulders when they needed some plays down the field, and he used his frame to block the corners and play above the rim. As mentioned, FSU took a lot of throws down the field because of Wilson’s ability to make contested catches and win on deep routes. He used his size as a run blocker and became an underrated piece in the Seminole’s running game. PFF graded him as a run blocker at 75.8 and 73.9 in 2022 and 2023, respectively. In every game last season, he played double-digit plays, which speaks to his character and willingness to put the team first. While I can’t quantify this, he developed great chemistry with every quarterback on the roster and in big moments, the ball often went his way. He had his best performance when Tate Rodemaker started against Florida last year and helped FSU dig out of a 12-0 hole to come back and win in the swamp. He finished with six receptions and 64 yards; half came on third down. It helped that he played in the system for a year longer than Coleman, but he was often the first to read on third down.
Where are the deep and not-so-deep Eagles after the 2024 NFL Draft: Offensive Edition – PhillyVoice
The Eagles have abused Gainwell at times, designing plays for him in high-leverage situations instead of keeping him simple and feeding guys like AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith. As a result, some fans have become angry at Gainwell, perhaps through no fault of Gainwell, but he is a perfectly competent backup running back. Shipley is a fourth-round rookie and therefore unproven. Since Howie Roseman resumed his general manager duties in 2016, he has selected five Day 3 running backs. Wendell Smallwood, Donnel Pumphrey and Gainwell combined for 145 carries in their rookie seasons, or an average of 48 carries per running back. What kind of use Shipley will get is to be determined. Are the Eagles in good shape here compared to the rest of the league? Given that Barkley has a well-documented history of injuries, the Eagles are probably a little weak here, compared to the rest of the NFL.
OTA Nuggets – Iggles Blitz
Here’s a great note from BLG. “Parris Campbell saw a lot of Hurts targets. His best grab was a contested leaping catch on a short-to-medium throw to beat Isaiah Rodgers. Campbell clearly seems to have already earned Hurts’ trust. That’s significant because we’ve seen that Hurts doesn’t automatically trust anyone they put with him. So true. The QB has to trust his receivers. They need to have a close bond. If Campbell already has a good mojo with Hurts, that will give him a much better chance of being successful as the Eagles’ number three receiver.” DeVonta and AJ are studs. The Eagles need someone to emerge as a good number three. Quez Watkins couldn’t do that. Julio Jones was too old. Maybe Campbell can do it. He has experience and speed. He won’t expect many touches either. I think he will be good in the number three role, if he can prove to be reliable when the ball comes his way.
Dak Prescott says he focused on the team, not the money, as his contract situation moves forward – Blogging The Boys
It’s no secret that the longer the Cowboys wait to give Prescott a new contract, one he has more than earned, the price will continue to rise. It’s a mistake the Cowboys made when they could have acquired Prescott for around $30 million per year in 2019, but waited until March 2021 to finally give him a new deal that lasted four years and $160 million with $126 million in guaranteed dollars. Now, in a similar situation, Prescott said he worries about the things he has control over when he spoke at the Cowboys’ OTA on Wednesday. “I don’t play for money. I’ve never cared, to be honest with you, I have,” Prescott said after the Cowboys’ organized team activities on Wednesday. “I would leave him alone to play this game. So, I allow business people to say what it’s worth, what they’re supposed to give to a quarterback of my game, to a person of my game, to a leader of my game. For me, like I said, it’s about controlling what I can control and managing that part and the rest will take care of itself.” (BLG Note: Player on track to be highest-paid player in NFL history: “I don’t play for money.”)
Jerry Reese’s sins fall on Joe Schoen – Big Blue View
I don’t think Moses, who is said to have written the Book of Deuteronomy, was a football fan, but if he was he would have understood the situation that Joe Schoen inherited when he became general manager of the New York Giants. The Giants haven’t wandered the desert for 40 years (yet), it just seems that way. Dave Gettleman turned out to be a false prophet. Schoen came in and, with head coach Brian Daboll, proclaimed a sign or wonder that came true…for one season. Now the question is whether they are also false prophets. Most of the attention on Schoen-Daboll’s tenure involves the players they have brought in, and rightly so. Fans sometimes lament the lack of talent that Gettleman left them, and with good reason too, although Gettleman left them Dexter Lawrence and Andrew Thomas. But even all these years later, the influence of the Jerry Reese era is still felt in the Giants’ never-ending quest to reach the promised land of being a consistently competitive team that occasionally wins it all. With the departure of Saquon Barkley, the Giants currently have no players on their roster from pre-2019 drafts. In late 2023 they had one, Justin Pugh, who returned under emergency circumstances when the offensive line was effectively nonexistent and whose 2024 status is indeterminate. They had some veterans who entered the league with other teams, but only a few were key players.
What is a realistic range of outcomes for Washington’s 2024 Draft picks? – Pig shelter
Round 1, pick 2: Jayden Daniels (QB). Washington’s new QB1 will have every chance to be successful in his rookie season. “Success” would surely be something like this: Best case scenario: CJ Stroud (R1, P2). Stroud played in 15 games, throwing for more than 4,100 yards and scoring 26 total touchdowns. He helped lead the Texans from a 3-13-1 record in 2022 to a 10-7 record and a playoff berth in his rookie season. If Daniels can match Stroud’s Offensive Rookie of the Year season, there will be wild celebrations in DC. Worst case scenario: Anthony Richardson (R1, P4). Taken two spots after Stroud, Richardson went 2-2 in his first five games for the Colts before getting injured and missing the rest of the season. He suffered a concussion in Week 2 and suffered an AC joint sprain that required shoulder surgery in Week 5. Richardson is already on the path many feared he might take before the draft.
Marcus Mariota chose 0 as a reminder that they doubt him – PFT
Marcus Mariota will be the first quarterback in NFL history to wear the No. 0. On Friday he explained the decision to adopt the jersey designation. “To me Zero is something that is just a reminder,” Mariota said. “I’m in year 10. People think I can’t do it anymore. It’s just kind of a daily reminder that “no one really gives you a chance.” And it’s great to be able to remind yourself of that.”
New Penn State allegations show football program has learned nothing from past – SB Nation
New allegations are looming over the Penn State football team, specifically head coach James Franklin and his involvement in the firing of former director of athletic medicine Dr. Scott Lynch. Lynch is suing the school for wrongful termination, alleging that his job was terminated because of repeated confrontations with Franklin over his unwillingness to medically clear players before he and his staff believed they had been fired. recovered. The testimony about Franklin’s meddling in the health of student-athletes is significant, but on Thursday it gave way to another accusation from within the program that is far more reprehensible than wanting athletes to return to the field before they could do so.
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