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Let the record show that one of Chip Kelly‘s first decisions as head coach of the Eagles was to sign Cary Williams to a three-year, $17 million contract.
The deal has upwards of $10.5 million in guaranteed cash (The $4.75 million base in 2014 reportedly becomes guaranteed on the fifth day of that league year.)
Kelly knew he wasn’t buying the services of a “yes” man or a choir boy with that money. He was getting an edgy, hot-tempered corner that would essentially serve as the anti-Nnamdi (even if Williams said he modeled himself after the Raiders version of Asomugha at his introductory press conference). The team needed players in this secondary that wanted to hit people; they needed to extract the soft and fill in the holes with concrete.
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Lane Johnson has spent the past three-plus months fine-tuning his technique and preparing for life as an NFL offensive tackle.
Friday night was the first chance to see how he measured up. And the Eagles’ No. 4 pick produced impressive results.
“I thought Lane did a real nice job, especially in a first game,” Chip Kelly said. “Very consistent. He may have been our most consistent offensive lineman, the way Coach [Jeff] Stoutland graded it out. Knew exactly what he was doing, didn’t have any mental errors, plays with great effort. He’s always trying to make the extra play and play until the whistle.”
During the spring, tight end Clay Harbor spent some practice time at outside linebacker.
Today, he was at a different position: wide receiver.
“We know we’ve got seven tight ends, and he already knows how to play inside because all of our tight ends know how to play the slot,” Chip Kelly said.
Cary Williams says that the Patriots came into the joint practices with the Eagles talking trash. He claims that they were doing some “dirty things” on the field. And he didn’t want them to get away with it. Not in the Eagles’ back yard. So he got in a dust-up with rookie receiver Aaron Dobson when the teams went head-up during Tuesday’s practice, and was promptly removed from the session by head coach Chip Kelly.
“They came in there talking. They had a lot of jokes and he-hes and laughs. A lot of dirty plays going on,” said Williams, who returned from a hamstring injury Sunday. “There was a reason behind what I did. There was a reason behind the madness. At the end of the day I still have to do things the way coach wants me to do it, and I understand that, but it definitely would have been a different situation if it was Baltimore. It wouldn’t have been a fun practice for the Patriots, I’ll tell you that.”
The Eagles offense did something on Friday night that we have seen very little of during training camp. It huddled.
Chip Kelly has had his group working at a frenzied pace during practice, with the idea that the games will seem slower by comparison. When Matt Barkley came into the game, the pace was slow by any standard.
“I think he was just trying to start slow,” said Barkley, “but he eventually got excited and went up-tempo and we all felt better for it.”
Here are some instant observations from the Eagles’ first preseason game against the New England Patriots.
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Use our open game thread to chime in on tonight’s Eagles-Patriots game. Tim and Sheil will offer some thoughts and updates throughout.
