Eagles Defense Dominates Day 6 Camp as 2 WR Hamstring Injuries Stall Offense
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 5
Eagles Defense Dominates Day 6 Camp as 2 WR Hamstring Injuries Stall Offense
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 5
Summary
Day 6 of Eagles camp again tilted to the defense after DeVonta Smith and Makai Lemon sat out with hamstring injuries, leaving the offense struggling through a third straight practice stretch.
Vic Fangio said the defense was better "by a long shot" on Aug. 4, but downplayed the gap as an early-camp pattern that also showed up in the past two seasons.
Michael Carter drew the strongest individual praise from Fangio, who said the defensive back is having a very good camp while competing for a starting safety job and working in nickel and dime packages.
At quarterback, Andy Dalton has outplayed Tanner McKee in one of camp's key position battles, with the 38-year-old saying he still feels he can add value to the room.