Philadelphia – The starting quarterback isn’t the only thing the Eagles will decide before they face the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.
It’s not official, but Gardner Minshew could start for the second year in a row in place of Jaylen Hurts, who is undergoing treatment for a sprained shoulder. Hearts practiced limitedly on Thursday after injuring his shoulder against the Bears on Dec. 18.
He did not participate in ball security drills that were open to the media.In this drill, coaches used boxing gloves to force players to run through trying to knock out balls.
The Eagles practiced again on Friday. At the very least, the Saints should prepare for both him and Minshew.
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“We’re still sorting it out,” Eagles coach Nick Siriani said Friday. Whether he’s safe to be there is always a consideration.”
Siriani then added, “He’s not wearing the red jersey on Sunday.”
Rest and rehabilitation are the best treatments for an injured shoulder. At the same time, Hearts is having his MVP-class season, and the Eagles will win both his NFC East division title and his NFC playoff No. 1 seed, with an accompanying first-round bye. is needed.
To that end, several players made it seem like the Eagles were leaning toward resting Hart.
Tight end Dallas Gordart said, “Absolutely not!” When asked if he knew who the starting quarterback would be, he added: I nodded.
“I said, ‘I don’t know what that means, J.’ It’s still unclear, but whoever it is, I like our odds.”
Running back Myles Sanders added: Be as healthy as possible. ”
In that case, five weeks off from injury to the Eagles’ first playoff game is better than two weeks, assuming the Eagles take the top seed.
Minshew threw for 355 yards on two touchdown passes and two interceptions in the Eagles’ 40-34 loss to the Dallas Cowboys last Saturday. First pitched since last year’s regular season finale.
“I thought Gardner had a great game,” said Gedard. “Shooting, I mean, he had a good percentage and he had good yardage. We need to limit some of the turnovers. And if he had another game under his belt, it would be even cleaner.” think.”
Goedert’s statement made it seem as though Minshew would get “another game under his belt.”
That uncertainty also applies to the right tackle, with Lane Johnson expected to miss the rest of the regular season with an adductor muscle tear in his abdomen. decided to postpone the operation until
Until then, the Eagles will have to replace a Pro Bowl right tackle who hasn’t allowed a sack in over two years and has nearly 1,000 pass downs since he last allowed a sack, an NFL record. established.
The Eagles had many options, but it looks like Jack Driscoll will replace Johnson, though Siriani hasn’t confirmed that. You can even use it on the left tackle and move Jordan Mailata to the right tackle.
“We have a choice, and that’s a good thing,” Siriani said.
A 2020 Eagles fourth-round pick, Driscoll has filled in both right and left tackles in his career. He started at left tackle earlier this season in place of Mailata, who was sidelined with a shoulder injury. Dillard was on injured reserve at the time.
But Dillard has always played on the left. The Eagles switched Mailata to right tackle for one game last season, while Dillard started at left tackle. At that time, Johnson missed three games to deal with mental health ailments.
Sanders said Johnson was a “huge loss,” but he has confidence in Driscoll.
“We have a lot of faith in Jack,” Sanders said. “I have a lot of confidence in Jack. He will get the job done.”
As for Sanders, he didn’t practice Wednesday due to a knee injury, but practiced limitedly on Thursday. Sanders has 1,175 rushing yards this season.
“It wasn’t really a big deal,” Sanders said. “They’re being cautious and they’re just giving me a little rest. It’s the second half of the season now, so I’m not too worried.”
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