Eagles News: Jason Peters and Lane Johnson praise Jalen Hurts

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Jason Peters gives his opinion on the Carson Wentz trade and more – NBCSP
Peters was impressed by what he saw at Hurts last season. What stood out the most? “His leadership and his arrogance,” said Peters of his teammate, who is 17 years younger than him. “He comes to the huddle, demands his eyes and ears. He is definitely ahead of his time, as far as his leadership and arrogance are concerned. He must have inherited it from Nick Saban and all the coaches in Alabama. The guy has great confidence and I think he will get better and better over the next two years. ”Even though Peters wore an Eagles sweatshirt from his home in Texas for the virtual interview, it seems unlikely that the Eagles will bring him back in 2021. Peters admitted this in an interview with 6ABC earlier this season. On Thursday, Peters said the Eagles are in a “rebuilding phase” and want to be younger.

Lane Johnson on Eagles QB Jalen Hurts: “A joy to play with” – Houston Chronicle
The offensive veteran of the Count Philadelphia Eagles faces Lane Johnson as a supporter of the new starting quarterback Jalen Hurts. After the Eagles left Carson Wentz for the Indianapolis Colts, Hurts emerged as a QB1 in Philadelphia. A former draft of Oklahoma’s second round, Channelview’s highlight featured potential and skill as a rookie last season. In 14 games and three matches, Hurts passed 1,061 yards, six touchdowns and three interceptions when he completed 54.7% of his shots. He ran for 320 yards and a touchdown and was fired 12 times. “I like Jalen very much,” Johnson said during a telephone interview. “Jalen, he behaves well. He has a lot of balance. He works until the end. It is a joy to be around, a joy to play with. He has that youthful energy and that is what runs this league. I’m excited to have you. “

NFL Mock Draft Simulation: DeVonta Smith and Defense – BGN
Pick 6: DeVonta Smith, Wide Receiver, Alabama. I feel like people got tired of talking about how good DeVonta Smith is. A few weeks after beating Heisman, I see people talking about him as if he is the fourth or fifth best receiving option in this class. Craziness. Smith may not have the positive side of some of his colleagues, but it is the day that makes the difference that the Eagles desperately need. Assuming Jalen Hurts is the starting defender, giving him a reliable target that can damage a defense from anywhere on the field is a no-brainer.

NFL Draft debate: Which Alabama WR has the advantage, DeVonta Smith or Jaylen Waddle? – Atlético
Smith is the most polished and “professional” in this class. Quarterbacks will love your route accuracy and ability to catch the ball in traffic. He has a special talent for finding open spaces and was already advancing half a meter on the side locks. There are not many weaknesses in Smith’s game, but his athletic profile is not elite. Smith must be productive from Day 1 and can play inside and out in any scheme. Although Smith is probably more productive than Waddle at the start of their careers, if I were to choose between the two, I would bet on Waddle’s advantage. It’s not just his speed on the track – he won’t have 40 combined times for teams to flatter anyway. Waddle’s ability to separate in the film is special. In today’s open game, he has a chance to be a star. Again, he is not just a gadget player. He is a vertical threat in the lower field who has enough physicality to consistently beat NFL coverage. Although some may point to his lack of production as a negative, he was on his way to a season of more than 1,800 yards before his injury. This is not a criticism of Smith, both are excellent prospects. I just like the Waddle roof better.

Lane Johnson paves the way for future athletes in his alma mater – PE.com
Johnson took advantage of his unique opportunity to make the unusual transition from quarterback to tight end, then from tight end to tackle and then to a draft choice in the first round and perennial Pro Bowl selection. However, none of this would have happened had it not been for the opportunity that Lane received in the form of a Kilgore College scholarship offer. And he struggled to repay the school in the form of a $ 500,000 donation in 2019, which was used to build a sports facility appropriately called Lane Johnson Performance Center, which officially opened on Thursday. For Johnson, it’s more than just having your name on the side of a building. It’s your way of providing future Kilgore College athletes with the tools to get the most out of your opportunity – whether you’re the only one, like Lane, or like many other junior college athletes, the last one.

Movie theater: Carson Wentz, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly – Part 3: Mental processing – Stampede Blue
The other thing they can do, and that can be the most difficult thing of all, is to make Carson Wentz trust Frank Reich enough to play within his system, regardless of everything else. Wentz cannot hesitate to throw the ball to a receiver who has stepped on his man in the middle, even though the receiver has dropped the last 3 passes that were thrown towards him. Wentz has to trust the process and Frank Reich has to convince him that it is a process worth following. If the Colts manage to convince Carson Wentz to trust everyone around him, we can see him play really good football in 2021. If they can’t convince him to do that, well, I really don’t want to think about it.

Outlook for the week: Micah Parsons, what have LB Giants fans been waiting for? – Big Blue View
Could Parsons be the choice in 11th place, even if a player like Waddle or DeVonta Smith is on the board? My guess, before we know anything about how free will will end, is that the Giants would be inclined to try to get a big receiving weapon for Daniel Jones. After seeing what adding a player like Stefon Diggs did for Josh Allen with Buffalo Bills, adding a player with the potential to be No. 1 receiver should be a huge priority. The highest priority, however, for a team that reached 6-10 and has had a winning season in the past eight years, is adding the best football players, the best playmakers – regardless of position. If the Giants are in 11th place, Parsons is available, and they consider him the best footballer they can add to the squad that would not surprise me – or bother me – in any way.

How important is it for the Dallas Cowboys to rehearse Aldon Smith this off-season? – Blogging The Boys
Ultimately, the Cowboys really do have Lawrence, Gregory and Anae to lean on when it comes to edge rushers (don’t forget Dorance Armstrong too, says Jerry Jones). Aldon will turn 32 at the start of the season and can maintain a higher standard of play for a long period of time after having a season back in the game last year. The risk may be small for Cowboys, but we’ve seen that they don’t like to mess with their side of the compensatory choice formula too much. Conventional wisdom says they let Aldon walk, but should they?

How bad are the NFL teams at identifying the best QB in a given draft class? – The Ringer
Trevor Lawrence is the most wanted prospect since Andrew Luck. As much as he seems like the right thing, however, history suggests that he may not even be the best defender in the 2021 class.

An investigation into Baker Mayfield’s UFO encounter – SB Nation
The teams usually don’t want their star defenders to be distracted during the off-season, but I have to think that there is an exception to be made for an encounter with aliens. The real question is, why did the aliens visit Baker Mayfield? And I think I have the answer. Any civilization capable of traveling at the speed of light would treat humans like insignificant cosmic ants, but I would like to believe that there is still an inherent morality to them. Therefore, to that end, they would naturally be conditioned to cheer for the oppressed. What better underdog than the Cleveland Browns? They were fans all the time. So, when did the aliens start this trip to see the Browns? I am assuming that there is sufficient coverage and sweeping in our solar system so that extraterrestrials do not come from our solar system or use wormhole technology that would be detected in the sweep. So, my guess is that they came from Alfa Centauri, just over four light years away.

The Look Ahead # 26: Free Agent WR draft, NBA All Star style of play – The SB Nation NFL Show
Rob “Stats” Guerrera and RJ Ochoa continue the positional division of the free agent on the SB Nation NFL Show. Today, we look at the wide receivers that can be on the market in less than two weeks. In honor of the NBA All Star game draft tonight, we each decided to choose the five receivers who will have the best year next year (and a sixth man, of course).

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