Three Players to Watch in Eagles Preseason Finale
The Philadelphia Eagles have one final preseason game to play on Saturday night in Miami against the Dolphins. Here are three players I will be interested in watching prior to final cutdown day.
Carson Strong
Strong has only attempted one pass in the Eagles’ first two preseason games, and it was on their final drive of the second game when they were in chew clock mode. There is no way to sugarcoat it – Strong has been brutal in training camp after receiving an historically huge signing bonus as an undrafted free agent. With three quarterbacks (Jalen Hurts, Gardner Minshew, Reid Sinnett) ahead of him, he is a huge longshot to make the team, but like, he has to play eventually, right? Even though he is likely destined for the practice squad, I am curious to see him in live-game action, and I anticipate he will get a few drives on Saturday. He is the potential long-term QB2/QB3 with Gardner Minshew entering his contract year.
Marvin Wilson
Wilson has had a strong training camp, and if the Eagles were not so deep at defensive tackle he would very likely make the team. He might still be a bubble player in spite of their depth. If Wilson can tack on a strong preseason finale to his summer, the Eagles might have no choice but to go insanely deep on the defensive line, and what position would they go light on to account for this?
Josh Jobe
Jobe has been playing with the second team defense during both practice and the preseason games. He played well in Cleveland on Sunday, and is probably a very strong bet to make the team. Howie Roseman has spent the past year and change throwing darts on young cornerbacks and hoping one or two of them can break out, including Josiah Scott, Tay Gowan, Kary Vincent Jr., Mac McCain, Andre Chachere, Mario Goorich, and Jobe. The strategy seems to have worked, as Scott and Chachere appear to both have a chance to make the team as safeties, while Jobe has probably worked his way to CB5. With Darius Slay getting older, James Bradberry on a one year deal, Avonte Maddox confined to the slot, and Zech McPhearson still unproven, there is plenty up for grabs in terms of long-term roles at cornerback. Jobe is someone to keep an eye on as a potential long-term piece if he can keep it going.
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