The Philadelphia Eagles gained’t difficulty their first official Week 1 damage report till Monday afternoon however there have been a number of updates to be gleaned from the media-attended portion of Sunday’s apply. Let’s kind by way of the information on a player-by-player foundation.
Now there are much more constructive updates on the beginning left guard’s standing:
There was some worry that the Eagles misplaced Dickerson for the season when he carted off with a knee damage again on August 10. Now it appears like he gained’t even miss a recreation.
After all, it stays to be seen if Dickerson’s efficiency will probably be hampered and/or he’ll wrestle to remain on the sphere. However having a lower than 100% Dickerson beats the state of affairs the place he can’t play in any respect.
For the primary time since struggling a hamstring damage on August 19, Mukuba returned to apply.
It’s not but clear if Mukuba was a full participant. It’s fairly potential the Eagles are easing the rookie again in.
If wholesome, Mukuba would possibly begin at security in Week 1. At the least, it appeared like he was on monitor to take action previous to getting harm.
It’s potential Sydney Brown will get the nod as a substitute. However even when Mukuba isn’t beginning towards the Cowboys, it’s totally potential — if not outright probably — that he overtakes Brown in some unspecified time in the future this season.
McKee was not a full participant in Sunday’s apply. It’s wanting like he gained’t be able to again up Jalen Hurts in Week 1.
Assuming that’s the case, Sam Howell will probably be QB2 on Thursday evening. The Eagles clearly hope he doesn’t need to play (except the Birds beat the Cowboys so badly that Philly pulls their starters) however he’s an skilled possibility if known as upon.
To not get too within the weeds on the Eagles’ third quarterback scenario … however, really, to do precisely that … it’s not but clear how the staff will deal with that state of affairs. The Eagles may simply experience with Hurts and Howell as their high two with an undetermined place participant moonlighting at QB if that unlikely catastrophe state of affairs unfolds. In any other case, they might briefly elevate Kyle McCord from the apply squad and maintain him lively to be QB3. McCord just isn’t eligible to play underneath the emergency third quarterback rule if the Eagles briefly elevate him after which mark him inactive on recreation day.
The opposite downside with briefly elevating McCord is that it limits the Eagles to only one different non permanent elevation when it presently appears like they might use two (Marcus Epps and Britain Covey).
