Practice 16 Observations (Eye on the Eagles)

By Zach Berman

The Eagles practiced Sunday morning in full pads. The practice lasted about 2 1/2 hours. Here are some observations, notes and tidbits from the morning practice:

Brian Westbrook and Jevon Kearse didn't practice, making for a suspenseful injury report. There were no reported injuries for the two stars, though. Instead, they were given the morning off to rest their legs.

Jon Runyan wasn't at practice either. He was excused this weekend to attend the induction of Bruce Matthews in the Hall of Fame. Runyan and Matthews were teammates from 1996-2000.

Kevin Curtis was the headliner of the morning practice. He continues to make some big catches. The big catch this morning was a 55-yard touchdown pass from Donovan McNabb when Curtis ran past the defense.

There were many deflected passes today. A few of them could have been interceptions but the defenders couldn't hold onto the pass. On one play, safety Marcus Paschal deflected a pass that Greg Lewis caught and ran into the end zone.

Speaking of Lewis, he had a good morning. Lewis caught a touchdown pass in the back corner of the endzone after juking William James. The play would have been a sack had the quarterback not worn a red jersey, although it was still a nice play by Lewis.

Sean Considine came through the middle for a quarterback sack. Considine is bigger this season and the Eagles coaches and defensive backs swear by him.

Andy Reid was in a fiesty mood on the field. He's often stoic and inaudible from the sidelines, although today the media could hear him hollering.

Hank Baskett had a potential catch bounce right in between his numbers and ended up in the hands of Quentin Mikell for an interception. Needless to say, Baskett should have made the catch.

Tony Hunt fumbled, which simply can't happen. And those aren't my words -- those are the words of offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg.

Mornhinweg has been happy with Hunt's progress throughout camp, though. He is ahead of Ryan Moats on the depth chart and figures to enter into the mix behind Brian Westbrook and Correll Buckhalter.

Donovan McNabb has thrown as well the past two days as he has the entire training camp. The pass to Curtis had some air under it and McNabb looks comfortable throwing with his plant foot. Early in camp, he was taking more throws off his back foot.

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AGP:

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Posted by AGP | August 5, 2007 3:10 PM

Posted on August 5, 2007 15:10

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