Eagles

Eagles Beat Writers are Already Whining About Something at Training Camp

By Kyle Scott

Published: Jul 26th, 2013 · 1:38 PM EDT

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Slow morning today. I golfed. Not well. Shot a 106 on a par 65. Good news? My orange pants looked spectacular, I parred three holes, chipped one in from the rough on 10, and the sun was shining. Nice summer Friday morning. Nothing to complain about. UNLESS YOU’RE A SCRIPTUAL AT EAGLES TRAINING CAMP AND OH MY GOD YOU CAN’T GET IN TO WATCH GROWN MEN RUN THE MOST BASIC AND FUNDAMENTAL FOOTBALL DRILLS YOU WILL EVER SEE. HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY DO YOUR JOB IF FANS GET IN TO SEE PRACTICE BEFORE YOU DO?

Chip Kelly’s first practice was slow to get underway, and that meant media members were stuck LOCKED IN A BUNKER AGAINST THEIR WILL AND WATERBOARDED for about 10-15 minutes before being allowed out onto the practice fields. Did they complain about it? Oh, you bet they sure did. Go:

I miss Lehigh… #Waiting

— Matt Lombardo 🏈 (@MattLombardoNFL) July 26, 2013

If you're a fan watching practice, let me know how it's going.

— Les Bowen (@LesBowen) July 26, 2013

Media not allowed out for Eagles practice yet. If anything happens, ask the fans, who are allowed out.

— Martin Frank (@Mfranknfl) July 26, 2013

Trying to find out if there's a conditioning test media must pass to cover these new #Eagles NovaCare practices.

— Bob Grotz 🇺🇸 (@BobGrotz) July 26, 2013

We're still bunkered in the media room of the NovaCare. Must be some covert stuff going on out there — for only fans to see.

— Geoff Mosher (@GeoffPMosher) July 26, 2013

#Eagles media waiting to watch training camp. pic.twitter.com/849Gc5VKrR

— Dave Weinberg (@DaveWeinberg19) July 26, 2013

I can't get inside practice, but here's what fans are watching right now: pic.twitter.com/ajw9Pem4RF

— Jeff McLane (@Jeff_McLane) July 26, 2013

Media waiting impatiently. Lots of whining. #Eagles practice was supposed to open at 12:40 pm.

— Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) July 26, 2013

Yeezus, guys. Newsflash: NO ONE CARE WHAT HAPPENS IN THE FIRST 10 MINUTES OF PRACTICE. As if the world can’t continue to spin on its axis if our Twitter feeds aren’t cluttered with play-by-play from 7-on-7 drills. It’s a marathon, not a sprint, gentlemen. Take it easy.

UPDATE: More complaints. Including a possible rules violation:

Eagles are first team in NFL history to close training camp practices to media. #chipkellyera

— Paul Domowitch (@pdomo) July 26, 2013

https://twitter.com/HubbuchNYP/status/360829130218037248

And so it begins.