Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz benefited as much as possible from his cameo in the preseason opener at the Green Bay Packers on Thursday, going 4-of-4 for 56 yards and a touchdown in a 24-9 misfortune.
It was a messy amusement by and large (what preseason tilt isn't?) and the Eagles leave with more worries at cornerback. The instructing staff must be content with what it saw out of a couple of the youngsters, in any case, to be specific cautious end Derek Barnett and wide beneficiary Mack Hollins.
QB profundity outline: Wentz was done after one arrangement. With Nick Foles as yet managing a sore right elbow, Matt McGloin took after Wentz and got the heft of the reps. Dane Evans completed the night.When it was starters versus starters, the Eagles looked ...: somewhat precarious, yet sufficient to put six focuses on the board. Wentz was the main impetus. He got away weight on a few unique events, demonstrating great mindfulness and pocket versatility while keeping his eyes downfield. He slipped out of the grip of Clay Matthews, ventured up and terminated a disregard the center to youngster fourth-round pick Hollins, who solid furnished his way past a couple of protectors on the way to a 38-yard touchdown.
One motivation to be concerned: Cornerback Ron Brooks left ahead of schedule with hamstring damage. The veteran is falling off a burst quad ligament. He is anticipated as the beginning space corner. The Eagles are alarming slight at cornerback and would ill be able to bear to lose one of their better players. C.J. Smith, the second-year protective pull out of North Dakota State who has been going after a beginning employment, got beat for a touchdown on a twofold move by Jeff Janis.
That person could begin: First-round pick Barnett had a hell of a presentation, posting two sacks, two handles for a misfortune, four handles and a couple of QB hits. He beat left handle Jason Spriggs with an inside move before finding quarterback Brett Hundley in the primary half. Vinny Curry is anticipated to begin at guarded end inverse Brandon Graham. Barnett could make things intriguing on the off chance that he keeps on delivering as he did Thursday night.
New kid on the block watch: Hollins had four gets on five focuses for 64 yards and a touchdown. He particularly appeared as though he had a place and is on track to acquire a program spot. Running back Donnel Pumphrey blundered a punt and couldn't make them go on the ground (four conveys, 5 yards) or through the air (five gatherings, 12 yards). In the case of nothing else, the 5-foot-9, 176-pound Pumphrey indicated he could take a NFL hit.
Damage refresh: Brooks (hamstring) did not return in the wake of harming himself on punt scope in the primary half. Reinforcement handle Halapoulivaati Vaitai left with knee damage. Alshon Jeffery (bear), kindred recipient Marcus Johnson (hamstring), watch Brandon Brooks (lower leg) and running back Wendell Smallwood (hamstring) are among the individuals who sometimes fell short for up.
Wide recipient rivalry: Jordan Matthews had three gets for 18 yards in restricted activity. Nelson Agholor was held without a catch and couldn't concoct a difficult to-deal with Wentz offering on a two-point transformation attempt. Second-year recipient Bryce Treggs, to a great extent tallied out to this point, drove all beneficiaries with seven gets for 91 yards.
