Tag: Eagles injuries

Developing: Hurts banged up, “in complete control” of game vs Dolphins

After a shaky first half by the Philadelphia Eagles going up 17-10 on the Miami Dolphins, Jalen Hurts exited the locker room with a brace on his left leg.

After a shaky first half by the Philadelphia Eagles going up 17-10 on the Miami Dolphins, Jalen Hurts exited the locker room with a brace on his left leg.

Hurts had an uncharacteristic first half mirroring what we saw from him last week. He came out of the locker room Sunday night after the half with a brace on his leg, likely a precautionary effort.

Eagles head coach, Nick Sirianni, when talking with NBC sideline reporter Melissa Stark said that Hurts is in “complete control” of the offense and needs to be for “two more quarters.”

Hurts had an unstable game last week against the New York Jets, where the team lost, 20-14. Speculations seem to point to Hurts suffering an injury that seems to linger.

Eagles banking on a lighter offseason work load leading to another playoff run in 2022

Philadelphia Eagles hoping a lighter offseason work load will lead to a healthier team during 2022 season

In 2021, Philadelphia had one of the healthiest rosters in the NFL, and that was due to a purposeful offseason spent focusing on the fundamentals and individual drills over the extra work.

The results were a 9-8 season, a postseason appearance, and only Brandon Brooks missing a significant amount of time.

According to ESPN.com, The Eagles were 12th in Football Outsiders’ adjusted games lost metric in 2021 (76), a major improvement from their ranking of 30th in 2020 (128.1).

In this offseason, head coach Nick Sirianni doubled down on his approach, cutting the OTA period down from 10 to five sessions while eliminating 11 on 11 periods to focus on individual work and the implementation of schemes on both sides of the ball.

“I am listening to their input in that,” Sirianni said. “But just like when the offense goes out there and takes the field or the defense goes out there and takes the field or the special teams goes out there and takes the field, my name is on it, and win or lose, my name is on it. So, it’s the same thing here.

“I’m listening to them, but I also have a feel for what the team needs as far as, hey, we need five more plays on 7-on-7 here, we need 10 less minutes of individual here.”

Philadelphia will hold joint practices with both the Browns and Dolphins this summer, with those six days of work likely being the most intense sessions of training camp, and both games will feature reserves and bubble players attempting to make the roster.

Sirianni has been criticized for this approach, but it won’t matter if he takes the Eagles to the playoffs in his first two seasons.

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Eagles’ injury woes could be linked to the NFL’s scheduling imbalance

Eagles injury woes over the past few years could be linked to scheduling imbalance

As we sit less than 24 hours away from the release of the 2021 NFL schedule, the impact of travel and a lack of rest on teams can be directly linked to an imbalance in the entire process.

Warren Sharp of NBC Edge used some research and conversations with coaches and front office personnel from multiple teams to uncover “significant” NFL schedule inequality, with the Eagles being among the teams impacted the most.

Only the Giants seem to be at more of a disadvantage than Philadelphia, while the rival Cowboys are among teams benefiting the most.

According to Sharp, the Eagles (15), land behind Washington and the Giants in the number of road games played on a short week over the past few years.

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Philadelphia Eagles make more changes to sports medicine and performance staff

Philadelphia Eagles hire Eddie Grayer as an assistant strength coach

The Philadelphia Eagles are looking to be a younger, faster, and healthier team during the upcoming 2020 NFL season.

Howie Roseman has taken more steps to ensure a healthy and productive season and the Eagles have made changes to their sports medicine/performance staff, per Tim McManus of ESPN.com, by adding Eddie Grayer as an assistant strength coach and parting with assistant athletic trainers Micah Gerhart and Mark Lewis.

Grayer previously worked with the new director of sports performance Ted Rath in L.A. and played a part in the Rams being one of the NFL’s healthiest teams over the past two seasons.

Rath joined the Rams after eight seasons as a Miami Dolphins and Detroit Lions assistant.

Rath and Jim Schwartz have history, but most important to the Eagles, his recent stint with the Rams resulted in LA having one of the healthiest teams in the NFL.

Rath is to like utilizing analytics, wellness checks and recovery plans to keep players healthy while using a digital questionnaire — similar to a short quiz — to stay updated on his player’s health.

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Eagles should be one of the NFL’s healthiest teams in 2020 after two key hires

Eagles should be one of the NFL’s healthiest teams in 2020 after two key hires

The Philadelphia Eagles have made the playoffs three straight years, and they’ve accomplished that feat despite being one of the NFL’s most injured teams during that time period.

The team has dealt with soft tissue woes for the bulk of the past three seasons and that factor wasn’t lost on GM Howie Roseman after the Philadelphia Eagles officially announced multiple changes to the 2020 coaching staff, while the front office and training staff received an overhaul as well.

According to The Inquirer via Football Outsiders annual report on adjusted games lost to injury, the Eagles finished 21st out of 32 NFL teams with 84.4 games lost to injury, based on a metric that includes every injury report listing and weighs the loss based on a player’s role and position on an individual team.

Two of the additions made by Howie Roseman, Tom Hunkele, and Ted Rath, could ensure that the Eagles avoid being ravaged by injuries in the coming seasons.

Roseman hired Tom Hunkele as director of sports medicine and Ted Roth as director of sports performance.

Hunkele had previously spent the last 11 years with the Minnesota Vikings and has ties to the area as a Reading native. Hunkele has been honored for his training and rehabilitation methods, while also being lauded for his proactive approach to treatment.

Rath joined the Rams after eight seasons as a Miami Dolphins and Detroit Lions assistant.

Rath and Jim Schwartz have history, but most important to the Eagles, his recent stint with the Rams resulted in LA having one of the healthiest teams in the NFL.

Rath is to like utilizing analytics, wellness checks and recovery plans to keep players healthy while using a digital questionnaire — similar to a short quiz — to stay updated on his player’s health.

With injuries playing a major part in Philadelphia’s struggle to reach and advance once they make the playoffs, these two changes to the personnel and training staff could pay huge dividends going forward.

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