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Eagles training camp starts this week.
Here's a reset of everything you might have missed this offseason.
If you checked out right after the Eagles lost to the 49ers in the playoffs this past January, you've missed a lot.
Eagles training camp starts this week.
Here's a reset of everything you might have missed this offseason.
If you checked out right after the Eagles lost to the 49ers in the playoffs this past January, you've missed a lot.
The team reports Tuesday and has its first on-field workout Wednesday, which means now might be a good time to get caught up on what was a significant offseason for the Eagles.
Itll take this writer some time to get out of the habit of referring to the teams training facility as NovaCare, which it had been known as since it opened in 2001.Anyway, lets recap all thats happened since the Eagles lost their wild-card round playoff game to the San Francisco 49ers in January.
s firing started the offseason.
The Eagles took a big step back offensively last season and the first-year coordinator essentially fell on the sword.
There were issues beyond scheme and play-calling.The offensive line wasnt as healthy,, is slated to bring changes to the offense, especially when it comes to run-blocking schemes and Hurts taking snaps from under center and utilizing play-action passes.
Mannion, who was Green Bays quarterbacks coach last season, isnt the only notable new face on offense.
Longtime offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland is no longer with the team, and new position coach Chris Kuper is in charge of teaching and deploying those new blocking strategies.Other new coaches on offense include Josh Grizzard , Ryan Mahaffey , Jerrod Johnson.
Parks Frazier, last seasons pass game coordinator, is now the quarterbacks coach.lost defensive backs coach Christian Parker, who is the new coordinator in Dallas.
The Eagles promoted Joe Kasper to take over Parkers defensive pass game coordinator duties and hired Roy Anderson and Mike Pellegrino .s frustrations in Philly were well documented over the last few seasons.
The saga finally came to a climax on June 1, though the writing was on the wall long before then.
Brown was traded to New England for draft capital.
Also gone from the receiving corps is Jahan Dotson, whose contract with the team expired.Other departures from offense include AJ Dillon and Kylen Granson, but the Eagles are returning most of their key offensive players, including their entire starting offensive line.and Phillips was replaced by Jonathan Greenard , but the safety position is an interesting one entering camp.
, an All-Pro nickel, will play safety next to Drew Mukuba when the Eagles are in base.The current favorite for the job when the Eagles are in their nickel and dime packages is Marcus Epps.
Adoree Jackson, who played 63% of the defensive snaps last season, is no longer with the team after his contract expired.
The same can be said forThe Eagles biggest splash of the offseason came during a draft weekend trade for Greenard.
The Eagles acquired the 29-year-old edge rusher and a seventh-round pick in exchange for two third-round picks.Greenard was limited by injury and had three sacks in 12 games last season, but had 12 sacks in each of the previous two seasons.
Greenard subsequently signed a four-year, $98 million deal with the Eagles.
Another addition to that position is Arnold Ebiketie, who signed a one-year deal.
It was a relatively quiet free agency period for the Eagles, but they did land former Seahawks cornerback Riq Woolen on a one-year deal worth at least $12 million.Woolen, 27, thrived in man coverage last season, and the Eagles plan to have him on the field at all times, hence DeJean playing safety in the base defense.
They also signed veteran corner Jonathan Jones.
Replacing Brown wont be easy, but the Eagles gave themselves some options before they reached draft weekend in Hollywood Brown and Dontavion Wicks.
The Eagles spent the past few seasons focusing on defensive players in the draft.That changed this year.
Their young and inexpensive defense will soon be much more costly, and it was time to start refilling the cupboard on offense with younger players.
Round 7: Uar Bernard, DT, International Pathway ProgramCarter is entering his fourth season, and while he was hampered by shoulder injuries last season, he has been one of the better interior linemen in the NFL over the last two seasons.
The Eagles have picked up his fifth-year option.Will they do more before the season starts? The lease at Lincoln Financial Field expires in 2032.
Lurie said that the team is going through exploratory research on the idea of building a new stadium or renovating their current home.Were so focused on fan amenities, Lurie said.
To me, thats the No.
1 thing.
Just as a boy growing up, you want to have as best a fan experience.
The rest is architecture, design, and where it ends up.Whatevers best for the fans, Lurie said.I mean, we dont really go on a geographical basis.
Its whatevers best for the fans.
Were not going to lose the Birds.
Theyre going to stay in Philly, and were going to make sure of that, Pennsylvania Gov.Jeffrey Lurie has owned the Philadelphia Eagles, which he purchased in 1994, longer than his son, Julian, has been alive.
But in recent years, the younger Lurie, heir to the franchise and now 31, has assumed a more pervasive and influential role in the organization.
While the Eagles have made no secret about Julians increased involvement with the team, specifics about his role have been scant.In recent months, The Philadelphia Inquirers Jeff McLane spoke to nearly two dozen sources on and off the record to gain a better understanding of not just who Julian Lurie is and what he does, but most important of all whether hell be ready to assume the reins as Eagles chairman and CEO, whenever the time comes.
Jeff shares the biggest takeaways from his reporting with Inquirer columnist Mike Sielski in this companion episode to Jeffs feature article about the Eagles' succession plan.