Practice 22 Observations (Eye on the Eagles)

By Zach Berman

The Eagles practiced for about two hours this morning. They were in full pads and the hitting continued. Here are some observations, notes and tidbits from the morning practice:

Many players held out today. Jeremiah Trotter and William Thomas were given days off because of soreness. Shawn Andrews was sent back to Philadelphia to see an ankle specialist for his sprained ankle. Lito Sheppard came to workout but was sent back in. Brian Dawkins was out again.

Brian Westbrook missed practice for personal reasons.

Kevin Curtis had the headlining play of the day when he pulled down a 45-yard catch. Rashad Barksdale was on him tight, too. Curtis just made a nice grab.

The top hit came from Sean Considine, who plunked tight end Brent Celek as Celek was pulling in the catch. The pass was incomplete because Considine's hit knocked the ball out of Celek's hands.

C.J. Gaddis is delivering some hits. He had a notable hit on Tony Hunt today. Gaddis struggled at the beginning of camp but he's become better as camp has progressed. He has two rookie free agent safeties on his tail -- Erick Harris and Marcus Paschal. There is no guarantee Gaddis makes the roster.

Matt Schobel caught a touchdown on a playaction rollout from Donovan McNabb. Schobel hasn't been overly impressive in camp, but he hasn't been poor average. Playing good, solid football might be all it takes to keep him on the team. But Brent Celek has been hot of late and how many tight ends will the Eagles keep? They kept three when Mike Bartrum was around, but Bartrum was a long snapper, too.

The Eagles have Jon Dorenbos as their long snapper and that's his lone position.

Jeremy Bloom made a nice catch in traffic. Bloom has played well as a receiver in camp, showing speed and running crisp routes. He won't make the team as a receiver, though. His ticket is as a returner and that won't be determined until preseason games.

Jamaal Jackson isn't the type of player you especially notice in camp -- offensive linemen seldom are -- but he's been strong in the middle. The defensive tackles who go up against him (usually the No. 2 defense or No. 3 defense) haven't penetrated too much on Jackson.

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I'll be back this afternoon and tonight with a "Meet the Eagles" feature and some answers to your questions. There are still time to ask question at zberman@phillynews.com.

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Practice 22 Observations

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