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In Roob’s Eagles Observations: Early impressions of Saquon Barkley and Jalen Hurts originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
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We’re finally in full training camp mode, the first preseason game is only 12 days away and we’re in the early stages of seeing the 2024 Eagles take shape.
The biggest difference in Jalen, expectations of Nolan Smith and an Eagles Olympic star you may not have heard of. Here we go with our initial training camp set of Roob’s 10 Random Eagles Observations.
1. My two-biggest takeaways from the first three training camp practices are just how fast Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley both look. Like, fast. Hurts has that old explosion back in his legs, and Kellen Moore seems to love dialing up all sorts of plays designed to get Hurts out in the open field – QB draws, read options, delays, RPOs, you name it. Seeing how dynamic Hurts looks now really makes you realize how much he was compromised at the end of last year. Here’s a guy who up until Week 7 last year was averaging 5.5 yards per carry in his career (not including kneel downs) and the last 10 games averaged 4.1 yards per carry (not including kneel downs). But forget the stats. Just the eye test said Hurts wasn’t right at the end of last year when he tried to run. And if there were any question before about how much Moore wants to make Hurts’ legs a big part of the offense there isn’t anymore. We’re seeing it every day on the practice field. But Hurts is also throwing the ball as well as I’ve ever seen him throw in training camp. He’s been sharp, accurate, unloading quickly, spreading it around to all his weapons. It’s only a few days, but a really auspicious start for Hurts, and he really seems to be comfortable in Moore’s scheme. And I’ll say the same about Barkley in his first few days of practice. He’s fast and lean and looks powerful and elusive both as a runner and receiver. Moore is doing a lot with Barkley,…
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Publish date : 2024-07-28 16:00:52
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