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Lane Johnson is not done yet – PhiladelphiaEagles.com<\/a> Lane Johnson\u2019s season-ending injury motivated him to return. The veteran tackle is eager for a less \u2018stagnant\u2019 offense. – Inquirer<\/a> Eagles Minicamp Practice Notes: Defense ahead of offense thus far – BGN<\/a> A.J. Brown\u2019s goodbye message to the Eagles was a VERY loaded statement – SB Nation<\/a> Eagles minicamp practice notes: Offense way behind the defense – PhillyVoice<\/a> What Mannion can bring to Philly offense: \u2018Sean is an evil genius\u2019 – ESPN<\/a> What Parks Frazier enjoys about coaching Jalen Hurts – NBCSP<\/a> Dallas Goedert on Eagles return: Had other opportunities, none better than Eagles return – PFT<\/a> Philadelphia Eagles Fantasy Football Team Preview For 2026 – FantasyLife<\/a> 6 performances of note from the Patriots\u2019 first minicamp practice – Pats Pulpit<\/a> The Maxx Crosby rumors are probably never going away – Blogging The Boys<\/a> How Daronte Jones created \u2018attacking\u2019 new Washington Commanders defense – Hogs Haven<\/a> NY Giants\u2019 GM Joe Schoen believes WR Malik Nabers will be ready Week 1 – Big Blue View<\/a> Social Media Information:<\/p>\n BGN Facebook Page: Click here to like our page<\/a><\/p>\n BGN Twitter: Follow @BleedingGreen<\/a><\/p>\n BGN BlueSky: Follow @bleedgreennation.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n BGN Instagram: Follow @BleedingGreenInsta<\/a><\/p>\n BGN Manager: Follow Brandon Lee Gowton on Twitter<\/a> | BlueSky<\/a> | Threads<\/a><\/p>\n BGN Radio Twitter: Follow @BGN_Radio<\/a><\/p>\n Each day, we highlight a BGN community post here in this space. Head over to The Feed<\/a> to submit your entry and have a chance to be featured in The Linc!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hi<\/p>\n <\/a>Rec 3CommentsThin Stroke Comment Icon BubbleReplyRead 5 replies
Lane Johnson is embracing a fresh start after 13 years in the league. Since being drafted in 2013, the multiple-time All-Pro had only played under one offensive line coach. That changed this offseason with the introduction of Chris Kuper to the coaching staff. When asked about having a new offensive line coach, Johnson made his feelings clear: \u201cI\u2019m all about it,\u201d Johnson told reporters after Tuesday\u2019s minicamp. \u201cCoach Kuper played for lots of years in the league. So, not only coming to me as a coach but as a player, I got a lot of respect for him.\u201d Johnson is also excited for the changes that come with a new system. \u201cI have never had any guard help these years. It\u2019s always been one-on-one. So having the ability to be inside and having a guard come out and help me is the big deal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Johnson called Stoutland\u2019s departure a \u201cshocking ordeal.\u201d But he said he has had time to process the change. Kuper, he said, has garnered the respect of the offensive line room through his playing and coaching experience. Throughout the offseason program, Johnson has mostly worked remotely, tuning into meetings via Zoom. Johnson has been encouraged by the new scheme, stating that he hopes that the offense \u201cwon\u2019t be as stagnant as it was last year,\u201d especially regarding the run game. \u201cYou have the ability to stretch it front side, but also the running back has the ability to read backside blocks more than maybe what we did in previous years,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cIt really does a good job of allowing us to run. We have a lot of athletic guys up front, so being able to stretch the field, make the D-tackles run, make the linebackers run, cover all this ground. \u201cAnd then I think setting up with the play action is just going to be a whole lot tougher to distinguish what we\u2019re doing. Whole lot harder to catch on tells with stuff that we\u2019re doing. So I think this stuff, we can disguise it more.<\/p>\n
JALEN HURTS UPDATE: Hurts wasn\u2019t very sharp today. Early in 7-on-7, a downfield target to DeVonta Smith with Riq Woolen trailing was overthrown and incomplete. Hurts missed a crossing DeVonta over the middle with an inaccurate pass. Hurts to DeVonta was incomplete yet again on a play where it looked like there was a tight window for the wide receiver to get the ball between Woolen and Smael Mondon Jr. Hurts was guilty of holding the ball too long on some reps to get \u201csacked.\u201d One such instance might\u2019ve wiped out what ended up being a completion to E.J. Jenkins over the middle that Hurts made by throwing against his body while rolling right. Good play if it counted, which it might not have. I wouldn\u2019t put all of the offense\u2019s struggles on Hurts; they\u2019re just clearly behind the defense, which is to be expected since 1) Vic Fangio is really good, 2) it\u2019s not unusual for defenses to be ahead of offenses at this time of year, and 3) the defense is in the third year of their system while the offense is new. Still lots of kinks to iron out.<\/p>\n
When it comes to best receiver ever to play for the Eagles, well, that discussion gets interesting. Terrell Owens didn\u2019t exactly have a great run in Philly, but is undoubtedly one of the best to ever do it. Harold Carmichael holds the franchise records in yards and touchdowns, but that was largely a factor of longevity rather than individual brilliance. Jackson might be able to lay claim to the title, but leaving in 2014 and returning a much older receiver hurts his team legacy. Either way, calling yourself the GOAT after being traded and then making a quip about always being open is one heck of a statement.<\/p>\n
I had a chance to watch Uar Bernard closely, working against the third-string O-line. He got handled with ease, which is perhaps to be expected. However, I thought that what he might show right off the bat because of his pure athletic measurables was an explosive first step off the ball at the snap. But that\u2019s just not there yet.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven as a player, I knew this is what I wanted to do next,\u201d Mannion said. \u201cI knew I was going to get into coaching. So I always had that in mind as I\u2019m learning things, how am I going to use this someday from a coaching perspective.\u201d Mannion was recently under Packers head coach Matt LaFleur\u2019s tutelage and is in the process of installing an offense in the Kyle Shanahan\/Sean McVay mold, featuring lots of under center and pre-snap motion. These are elements the Eagles have not leaned heavily into in recent seasons in part, sources said, because Hurts has shown some resistance towards them. A team source believes Hurts is as open as he has ever been to change, however, and the early returns suggest he\u2019s on board with Mannion — Hurts\u2019 sixth playcaller since entering the league in 2020. \u201cIt\u2019s been a really good process so far. He\u2019s come in and he\u2019s very clear, giving good direction. You can definitely see the vision,\u201d Hurts said. \u201cHe\u2019s been able to answer all of my questions, very instructive, very helpful, so it\u2019s been a very enjoyable journey so far.\u201d<\/p>\n
Parks Frazier has been the Eagles\u2019 quarterbacks coach for just a few months but he was their passing game coordinator last season. So he has been around Jalen Hurts for a while now. And he really enjoys working with him. \u201cIt\u2019s awesome,\u201d Frazier said this week. \u201cHe is as dedicated to winning and wants to do whatever it takes to win more than any quarterback I\u2019ve been around. He is phenomenal in the room, has really good questions, always wanting more. He is a sponge. So he\u2019s been great.\u201d The Eagles this offseason had a major shakeup to their offensive coaching staff when they hired Sean Mannion as their new offensive coordinator and then hired Josh Grizzard to be their passing game coordinator. One of the ripples of the massive shuffle was that Frazier was moved from his previous post as passing game coordinator to quarterbacks coach for the 2026 season. That means working with Hurts 1-on-1 daily.<\/p>\n
When free agency opened in March, it looked like tight end Dallas Goedert might be moving on after eight seasons with the Eagles. Goedert kept the door open for a return by agreeing to push back the void date of his deal while he heard from other teams. That decision allowed the Eagles to postpone a big cap hit that they wound up avoiding altogether when Goedert agreed to a new one-year deal with the team. At a Tuesday press conference, Goedert was asked about what led to the decision to return. \u201cIt\u2019s a little bit of everything. I was able to test free agency a little bit,\u201d Goedert said. \u201cHad opportunities to go elsewhere. Nothing was a better opportunity than I thought I could have here. Being able to play in the same place for nine years is special. It would\u2019ve had to be something really drastic to have me try to sign somewhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n
Win total prediction: The Eagles have won 9, 14, 11, 14, and most recently 11 games during Nick Sirianni\u2019s five seasons as head ball coach. While it\u2019s not safe to assume this offense is better off in 2026 than it was in 2025, the front office made enough personnel changes to believe it\u2019s possible, and this Vic Fangio-led defense (again) looks rather loaded. Give me OVER 10.5 wins for the most complete team in the NFC East. Bold fantasy call: This Eagles rushing attack gets back to being elite, producing a familiar top-5 fantasy finish for Saquon Barkley. ADDITIONALLY, Tank Bigsby will post top-15 numbers if forced into action due to Barkley missing any time.<\/p>\n
WR A.J. Brown: Drake Maye\u2019s newest weapon had a solid day, finishing with a pair of catches from the starting QB, including a touchdown on a high-point fade. More so than his actual performance, Brown\u2019s usage caught our eye. He naturally was actively involved with the starters and upped his workload from his first week as a Patriot, but he also was part of an intriguing three-receiver package at one point that featured him at the Z with Kayshon Boutte as the X and DeMario Douglas in the slot.<\/p>\n
For what it\u2019s worth the Cowboys have already dealt away their fourth- and fifth-round picks in the 2027 NFL Draft and the better of the two first-round picks that they own. Not that Crosby would go for a fourth- or fifth-round pick individually, but just for the sake of context. They could always include 2028 draft capital to get something across the goal line, again it would all depend on how close the Cowboys are at a hypothetical point in time. It goes without saying that how Donovan Ezeiruaku and Malachi Lawrence, among others, are playing matters significantly as well. Would you want to see the Cowboys re-explore this? Or are you fine letting what is dead remain dead, so to speak?<\/p>\n
Daronte Jones was hired to revamp the Commanders defense, to create an aggressive scheme that can set the tone. Washington\u2019s new defensive coordinator came over from Minnesota, where he worked under respected play caller Brian Flores, who has a reputation for creating exotic blitzes that can disorient the opposition. There\u2019s an expectation that Jones will develop something similar in Washington, and while that\u2019s in fact the case, Jones said that his system won\u2019t just be a carbon copy of what Flores runs in Minnesota. While Jones stated that Flores \u201chas been very instrumental in my background,\u201d — you can bet that this defense pays homage to what\u2019s run in Minnesota — he rattled off a bunch of coaches who have helped form his defensive philosophy. He singled out Mike Zimmer and Adam Zimmer. He mentioned Marvin Lewis and Vance Joseph, plus Dave Aranda and Lou Anarumo.<\/p>\n
Recent evidence has led to the belief that New York Giants star wide receiver Malik Nabers won\u2019t be ready for Week 1 as he grinds through his rehab from a complicated knee surgery. Giants\u2019 GM Joe Schoen, though, is still a believer.<\/p>\n