Jalen Mills is slotted above Eric Rowe. Philly.com:

It isn’t clear what role, if any, Mills will end up playing this season. He played both corner and safety at LSU, safety the final two seasons. He’s a corner for the Eagles, right now a backup outside, where Leodis McKelvin and Ron Brooks are the starters, with Brooks moving inside in nickel and Nolan Carroll taking Brooks’ spot. If all those guys are healthy, Mills probably is competing with 2015 second-round rookie Eric Rowe for the fourth corner job. In predraft evaluations, Mills often was pegged as a slot corner.

Things might not look good for Rowe. Philly.com:

Assuming full health, the current locks at corner appear to be McKelvin, Brooks, Carroll and Mills. Our Paul Domowitch has been impressed with what he’s seen out of former CFL player Aaron Grymes, who is currently listed with Rowe on the third team. It wouldn’t surprise me if Grymes entered the season ahead of Rowe, though a lot will depend on what happens in the preseason. That means the coaching staff could conceivably view Rowe as the sixth-best cornerback in camp, at least when it comes to 53-man roster construction.

Things aren’t set in stone. Igglez Blitz:

Just because some people are listed at a given spot doesn’t mean the team feels strongly about that player. Last year on the opening depth chart the backup RG was John Moffitt, who didn’t make the team. Rookie Jordan Hicks was behind Brad Jones. Earl Wolff was the top backup at S. A lot changed in the ensuing weeks. One of Chip Kelly’s sayings that really was true…the players set the depth chart. The coaches put something together based on the offseason, but what happens in games and at Training Camp really decides who plays when and where and how long.

Mike Mayock loves Carson Wentz. PhillyMag:

“There’s nothing that I’ve seen that makes me think he’s not going to be the quarterback of the future and the guy I thought he’d be,” Mayock said in a conversation with Birds 24/7 following Monday’s practice. “All the intangibles, I think the Eagles love what he’s brought to the table. Now it’s just a matter of, he’s gotta work on some technique… “One of the first things I noticed watching the tape was, he has a real wide base meaning his feet are real wide apart in the pocket, which means a big guy like that takes up a lot of room. A pocket by definition is typically pretty small. So a lot of quarterbacks stand real tall in the pocket with their feet closer together, and that’s where he’s got to get to.”

But others see Sam Bradford as head and shoulders above everyone else. NJ.com:


“They’re definitely behind,” former NFL executive Charley Casserly said Monday on The NFL Network, when asked how far Chase Daniel and Wentz are behind Bradford during training camp. “They traded for Sam Bradford last year and he got off to a little bit of a slow start. He was indecisive and he was not accurate. By the end of the year, he was decisive and he was accurate. He was the guy they traded for. This guy played at a Pro Bowl level at the end of last year. “We go to this offseason … New system, but he’s healthy. All I’ve had is positive comments from several Eagles sources. The guy is healthy. The guy is accurate. They guy is decisive. He’s having a terrific camp and postseason. He’s clearly ahead of everyone else.”

Angelo Cataldi foresees a career year for Sam Bradford. Philly Voice:

And that’s why I’m ready to make bold predictions about the lame-duck quarterback of the Eagles. If Bradford is able to avoid injury – a major accomplishment, given his history – he is going to surprise all of the people who have given up on him, and on the 2016 Eagles. His competitive spirit is going to fuel a comeback this season. “Pride always comes just before the fall, doesn’t it?” he said with a laugh last week. Maybe. But I’m betting it’ll come just before the rise this time.

Carson Wentz hasn’t hasn’t been so accurate. Philly Voice:

“I agree,” said Pederson, “and it’s all mechanical. It’s all about mechanics. It’s mechanics, yes, and it’s about decision making, processing the information, seeing what he’s seeing relatively fast. And in this game, lanes are tight and just being able to get the ball out on time is going to affect how a quarterback throws.” Wentz’s ability is there, but there’s a big difference between being in your first training camp as a rookie and heading into your seventh season in the league, like Sam Bradford.

Jason Kelce talks about Chip Kelly’s predicatble offense. CSN:

“Especially in the first season, when we led the NFL in rushing, honestly, we were always very predictable. The difference was, in my opinion, is we had Michael Vick starting off who could keep the ball and truly run the read option, and then when Nick Foles was in we still tried to do a lot of the throws and a lot of the reads off of it. In that offense, when you get stuck into running one play, it’s very difficult to not be able to audible, and I think early on we struggled offensively, by and large, partly because of scheme and also because the offensive line, frankly, was not doing as good a job. And really, when you combine the two together, it really culminated in us being very poor. As then as the season went along it developed, we tried to do things to help that situation out, but it never got probably where it needed to go. That’s the thing we were really struggling with all year, trying to put ourselves in a good situation while still maintaining a lot of the core principles of the offense. And it was a battle.”

The kicker position battle all comes down to what the Eagles want. CSN:

Which might be a shame, because Parkey arguably has the higher ceiling of the two. Sturgis set a new personal best with his 81.8 field-goal percentage last season, but that’s still significantly less than Parkey’s mark of 87.5 percent in the NFL — nine full points higher than his opponent’s career mark. Kickers can be fickle, but prior to the injury, there wouldn’t have even been a debate. Although at this point in time, Strugis looks like by far the more solid of the two. Credit to the former fifth-round draft pick for exorcising whatever demons haunted him his first two seasons with the Dolphins, if that is indeed the case, but he’s clearly built a lead here.

Brandon Brooks is looking to dominate. Philadelphia Tribune

“It’s one of the best offensive lines in the league,” Brooks said. “I always want to start off fast. I want to start off scoring. We want to be assignment sharp and move the ball down the field. I’m trying to get extra reps. I’m trying to put in extra time off the field with film study.”

And former Eagle Earl Wolff shares the story of his carjacking. MMQB:

My 2011 white Range Rover is parked on the street. As I get in and reach for the seatbelt, someone yanks my door open. There’s a man wearing a black ski mask and pointing an AK-47 inches from my face. “Give me the keys!” he barks. “And get out of the car!” I freeze, wondering if my buddy is playing a trick on me. I wonder if it’s a sick joke. I babble, but words aren’t coming out of my mouth. “Give me your wallet! Your phone!” I step out and hand over my belongings. Another man with a shotgun rushes toward me and shoves me into the back seat. Two other men with shotguns appear from the side of the house and hop in the car. The man with the AK-47 gets behind the wheel, and I’m squished between two of the masked men in the backseat. We begin driving around the neighborhood.