It costs $40 to park your car to observe the Eagles’ second and third-stringers lose to the Tennessee Titans, 27-10, in the preseason opener for both groups Thursday night. Eighty bucks for over-sized motors.
But fanatics so starved for something resembling pro soccer forked that over besides, in particular, because they didn’t want to shop for those tickets in the first location. They realize if they’re unwilling to shell out their hard-earned dollars for that inferior product, they’ll watch from home while Carson Wentz, Alshon Jeffery, Fletcher Cox, and Malcolm Jenkins & Co. Lace them up for real.
Because as long as he has whatever to say about it, the Eagles’ educated Doug Pederson won’t position Wentz, or everyone else who absolutely topics, on the preseason firing line any longer than vital. If there has been ever any doubt of that, it disappeared shortly earlier than halftime when Wentz’s backup, Nate Sudfeld, took a late hit from Titans’ rookie shielding lineman, Isaiah Mack, even as he was looking to throw the ball away.
On his way to the ground, Sudfeld, whom I profiled on July 30, stuck out his left hand to interrupt the autumn. The impact triggered a fractured wrist, which has been surgically repaired. Pederson indicated he should have a higher concept of how long he’ll be sidelined the following day. Still, consistent with ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Sudfeld will leave out six weeks, putting him in line to go back sometime in September.
With the most effective journeyman Cody Kessler and rookie, 5th-spherical select Clayton Thorson at the back of Wentz in the intervening time. Speculation has been going for walks rampant throughout the city all day whether the Eagles have to carry in any other quarterback. The names encompass the same old suspects: Brock Osweiler, Matt Cassel, Josh Johnson, Geno Smith, and even former Eagle Sam Bradford.
Before you disregard that notion, recall that the franchise greatly surprised the football international by signing a special debatable loose-again QB in 2009: Michael Vick. That invoked outrage not only from a few enthusiasts but also from angry pet owners. But because it became the worst component, approximately proprietor Jeffrey Lurie’s bold pass changed into that Vick, now an everyday commentator for Fox, wasn’t as proper a player as they were hoping he’d be.
Of direction that became exclusive political weather than we’re in now. So bringing in a participant like Kaepernick, who as soon as brought the 49ers to a Super Bowl appearance, however, hasn’t performed a down considering that 2016 won’t be the path they take.
Especially if, as Pederson impport, Sudfeld won’t be out that following the sportlong. “We’ll evaluate it inside the next couple of days,” said Pederson while asked whether or not the Eagles might search for any other quarterback. “See how Nate does overnight.
“Right now, we are going to retain with who we’ve got. We are relaxed with Cody, and we will get Clayton extra paintings. ANate, this is not season-finishing with Nateharm, so we are excited about that.”Certainly, there has been little to be enthusiastic about with the product the Eagles threw on the sphere. The lone exception got here on Sudfeld’s 2nd sector 75 backyard landing bypass to rookie free agent Marken Michel, older brother of Patriots’ going for walks back, Sony Michel.
The offense consisted nearly completely of backups, as four/5 of the offensive line, together with receivers Alshon Jeffery, DeSean Jackson, Zach Ertz, and Nelson Aghelor and jogging backs Corey Clement and Darren Sproles, controlled simply 227 net yards, simplest 37 rushings. Specifically, Kessler was useless, although he operated with fewer guns than Sudfeld. As for rookie Thorson, the coolest news is he can only get higher, going just 2-for-9 for seven yards with an interception and every other near pick-out.
Meanwhile, the protection lacks starters Cox, Jenkins, Brandon Graham, and Nigel Bradham. Ronald Darby and Rodney McLeod became picked apart first with the aid of Titans’ backup quarterback Ryan Tannehill, then undrafted rookie Logan Whiteside.
As for the lovers, many of whom chose to vacate the premises and go back to those $40 parked vehicles lengthy earlier than the final gun mercifully went off, no one presented them any apologies. The implied message instead, as it’s far in all NFL towns, is obvious.”
“Just because you need to pay full price for meaningless games doesn’t imply we should deliver your money’s worth.”
