Carson Wentz has looked dominant all summer and on Sunday night in front of 40,000+, the Eagles and their star quarterback gave an impressive preview of just how explosive their offense will be. Wentz looked sharp, Miles Sanders looked all-world and a key defensive contributor went down with what could be a serious knee injury.
With the second week of training camp over, here are four takeaways from the Eagles successful open practice.
1. Carson Wentz is set for a special season
It’s been the talk of the summer and it won’t stop after an open training camp practice. Carson Wentz is special and looks locked in. During the practice Wentz looked dominant at times, spreading the ball around to all his major weapons. Despite it being a practice, Wentz was sharping completing 17/29 of his passes for 6 TDs and 0 INTs and one beautiful bomb to DeSean Jackson that the quarterback put on a rope, 50+ yards.
2. Eagles fans yearned for the return of DeSean Jackson
This portion of the post truly needs no words, just check out the video of fans reacting to his first introduction since returning to the Linc.
The fans are happy to have Jackson back and he’s beyond happy to be back. Expect a huge season from No. 10.
3. Another integral defender suffers a knee injury
The Eagles medical staff has taken a hit over the past few years and their reputation is not expected to improve after Kamu Grugier-Hill and Joe Ostman were lost on back to back days. The coaches have raved about Ostman all training camp, which made it even tougher after he had to be carted off and the entire team came to greet him.
4. 1 open practice could become the norm
The proof is in the pudding and whenever the Eagles hold an open practice, the fans show up. They’ll now show up in droves thanks to the Birds only having 1 open practice this year and there was a price tag on it as well. Eagles fans shelled out $10 per person to watch their favorite players perform and the team Autism Challenge was the big winner, raking in $475K on the evening. It’s safe to say that practicing for charity is the new norm.
