Eagles Upcoming Week
After the first joint practice and second preseason game, the NFL season is just weeks away. We are at the point in the summer where the baseball season is no longer enough to keep us entertained. Even with the Phillies looking like a playoff team, Philadelphia could not be more ready for football season.
The Eagles split their first two preseason games against the Jets and Browns; they are 1-1. There isn’t too much to take from their record, but the Eagles looked solid in both games. The Eagles also had a few good joint practices where they seemed to get the better of the Browns. Especially the receivers as Brown and Smith were winning one-on-one battles all over the field. Both coaches seemed happy with how the practices went and wouldn’t mind seeing each other next year for joint practices.
This Week
The Eagles preseason is wrapping up this week. They only have one more preseason game, and still, some roster moves to make. So let’s take a look at what the week looks like.
– 8/23: Must have the roster down to 80 players before the 4:00 PM deadline
– 8/24 and 8/25: Travel to Miami for joint practices against the Dolphins
– 8/27: Final Preseason game at 7:00 PM
It will be interesting to see how the joint practices play out this week. The Eagles and Dolphins are in similar situations from the offensive side of the ball. They each have a young, unproven quarterback, a stud second-year wide receiver, and picked up a star wide receiver in the off-season.
I view the Dolphins similarly to the Eagles, who are the AFC’s version of the Eagles in some ways. The practices will be more important than the game this week, as I don’t see any starters getting game minutes. At this point, football season and more importantly the season opener on 9/11/22 can’t come soon enough.
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