Trading Places
Posted: August 15th, 2022 | Author: Tommy Lawlor | Filed under: Philadelphia Eagles | 13 Comments »JJ Arcega-Whiteside’s most notable catch as an Eagle came today, when he caught a plane out of town. JJAW was traded to Seattle for safety Ugo Amadi, who most consider to be a combination of Brian Dawkins, Wes Hopkins and Malcolm Jenkins.
JJAW was a good guy, but not a good player. The Eagles gave him time at WR and that didn’t work. They moved him to TE this year and that didn’t work. Maybe a change of scenery will do him good.
One thing to add about Arcega-Whiteside: His problem in Philly was never about attitude or desire — he put in the work, did what was asked. It just didn't work out on the field. They liked him behind the scenes. https://t.co/1dVeXlm7g4
— Zach Berman (@ZBerm) August 15, 2022
No need to analyze the JJAW situation anymore. It simply didn’t work out. Good luck to him in Seattle.
Amadi wasn’t going to last long in Seattle. They were thinking of cutting him so this deal makes sense for both teams. They move players who weren’t likely to make their rosters.
I think the Eagles get the advantage because Amadi has been the better pro to this point. He’s started 12 games, has 125 career tackles and an interception. Amadi obviously isn’t great or he wouldn’t have been available, but he can help a couple of weak areas on the Eagles.
Safety depth was a question mark coming into the summer. The addition of Jaquiski Tartt seemed to be a help, but he’s been a bit quiet. He also missed some time for personal reasons. K’Von Wallace hasn’t done anything to show the coaches that he’s ready to play key snaps. Reed Blankenship is a UDFA who’s been solid. Andre Chachere has looked good in camp, but didn’t stand out in the preseason opener.
Help was needed. In fact, Josiah Scott played safety in practice on Sunday. Per Jimmy Bama:
Josiah Scott recently started getting reps at safety. Today he got safety reps with the first team defense, and I can’t recall seeing him at corner recently. He might just be a safety now. In my opinion, this transition should be viewed as positive news, as opposed to J.J. Arcega-Whiteside’s last gasp move to tight end this offseason.
If Scott’s move to safety is indeed an encouraging sign for Scott, that should be viewed as alarming news for backup safeties like K’Von Wallace and Jaquiski Tartt.
Now the Eagles have brought in some outside help. Amadi gives them another veteran to add to the mix. He also has STs value. While in college at Oregon, Amadi was a punt returner. With Britain Covey out for a few weeks and not a sure thing even if healthy, the Eagles needed some PR help. That doesn’t mean Amadi has the job. He can just compete for it.
Jalen Reagor caught punts just fine in the opener, but showed nothing as a returner. Jimmy mentioned that AJ Brown caught punts in practice on Sunday. I can see using him in key situations (late in games), but you don’t want someone that valuable returning punts all game, every game.
There is more time left to continue fine-tuning the roster. There is also time for some players to step up. We’ll see what happens. Thankfully we’re talking about role players and not key starters.
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One other key note from practice…DeVonta Smith returned to action. Good to see him back on the field.
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Enjoy this.
Cam Jurgens was electric in his debut with the Eagles. A match made in heaven. pic.twitter.com/mAoTmafaQj
— Brandon Thorn (@BrandonThornNFL) August 14, 2022
And this.
Sweat's bend gets the corner at 9 with this stab-chop-rip move. Really hope we can see him stay healthy. Tools & ability leap off the screen. pic.twitter.com/umFTWzeXyI
— Brandon Thorn (@BrandonThornNFL) August 15, 2022
Kennedy Brooks has limitations, but I like him. He has good vision, runs with feel and can make things happen. You can see some of those traits in this series of clips from Friday night.
All of Kennedy Brooks’ touches NFL Preseason Week 1. pic.twitter.com/s4zpogrzQB
— Zareh Kantzabedian (@ZKantzFF) August 14, 2022
I like him better than Jason Huntley. I hope Brooks gets a lot of work on Sunday in the next preseason game.
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[…] Trading Places – Iggles BlitzI think the Eagles get the advantage because Amadi has been the better pro to this point. He’s started 12 games, has 125 career tackles and an interception. Amadi obviously isn’t great or he wouldn’t have been available, but he can help a couple of weak areas on the Eagles. Safety depth was a question mark coming into the summer. The addition of Jaquiski Tartt seemed to be a help, but he’s been a bit quiet. He also missed some time for personal reasons. K’Von Wallace hasn’t done anything to show the coaches that he’s ready to play key snaps. Reed Blankenship is a UDFA who’s been solid. Andre Chachere has looked good in camp, but didn’t stand out in the preseason opener. […]
[…] Trading Places – Iggles BlitzI think the Eagles have the advantage because Amadi has been the better pro so far. He has started 12 games, has 125 career tackles and one interception. Amadi obviously isn’t great or he wouldn’t have been available, but he can help some weak areas for the Eagles. Depth of security was a question mark coming into the summer. The addition of Jaquiski Tartt seemed to help, but he was a bit quiet. He also missed some time for personal reasons. K’Von Wallace has done nothing to show coaches he’s ready to play key snaps. Reed Blankenship is a solid UDFA. Andre Chachere has looked good in camp but failed to attract attention in the preseason opener. […]
[…] Trading Places – Iggles BlitzI think the Eagles get the advantage because Amadi has been the better pro to this point. He’s started 12 games, has 125 career tackles and an interception. Amadi obviously isn’t great or he wouldn’t have been available, but he can help a couple of weak areas on the Eagles. Safety depth was a question mark coming into the summer. The addition of Jaquiski Tartt seemed to be a help, but he’s been a bit quiet. He also missed some time for personal reasons. K’Von Wallace hasn’t done anything to show the coaches that he’s ready to play key snaps. Reed Blankenship is a UDFA who’s been solid. Andre Chachere looked good in camp, but didn’t stand out in the preseason opener. […]
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[…] Trading Places – Iggles BlitzI think the Eagles get the advantage because Amadi has been the better pro to this point. He’s started 12 games, has 125 career tackles and an interception. Amadi obviously isn’t great or he wouldn’t have been available, but he can help a couple of weak areas on the Eagles. Safety depth was a question mark coming into the summer. The addition of Jaquiski Tartt seemed to be a help, but he’s been a bit quiet. He also missed some time for personal reasons. K’Von Wallace hasn’t done anything to show the coaches that he’s ready to play key snaps. Reed Blankenship is a UDFA who’s been solid. Andre Chachere has looked good in camp, but didn’t stand out in the preseason opener. […]
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[…] Swap Places – Iggles BlitzΝομίζω ότι οι Eagles έχουν το πλεονέκτημα γιατί ο Amadi ήταν ο καλύτερος επαγγελματίας μέχρι αυτό το σημείο. Έχει ξεκινήσει 12 αγώνες, έχει 125 τάκλιν καριέρας και ένα κόψιμο. Ο Amadi προφανώς δεν είναι εξαιρετικός ή δεν θα ήταν διαθέσιμος, αλλά μπορεί να βοηθήσει σε μερικές από τις αδύναμες περιοχές των Eagles. Το βάθος ασφαλείας ήταν ένα ερωτηματικό καθώς μπαίναμε στο καλοκαίρι. Η προσθήκη του Jaquiski Tartt φαινόταν να βοήθησε, αλλά ήταν λίγο ήσυχος. Χάθηκε και λίγος χρόνος για προσωπικούς λόγους. Ο K’Von Wallace δεν έχει κάνει τίποτα για να δείξει στους προπονητές ότι είναι έτοιμος να παίξει βασικά παιχνίδια. Ο Reed Blankenship είναι ένας UDFA που ήταν σταθερός. Ο Andre Chachere φαινόταν καλός στο στρατόπεδο, αλλά δεν έλαμψε στην έναρξη της προετοιμασίας. […]
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[…] Trading Location – Eagles BlitzI think the Eagles have the advantage because Amadi has been the better supporter at this point. He has started 12 games, has 125 career tackles and one interception. Amadi clearly isn’t great or wouldn’t have been available, but he can help some weak areas on the Eagles. Security depth was a question mark coming summer. Adding Jaquiski Tartt seemed to help, but he remained a bit quiet. He also lost some time for personal reasons. Kevon Wallace has done nothing to show the coaches that he is ready to play the crucial snap. Reed Blankenship is a UDFA that has been solid. Andre Chachere is looking good in the camp, but the President didn’t stand out in the opener. […]
[…] Trading Places – Iggles BlitzI think the Eagles are getting the advantage because Amadi was the best professional so far. He’s started 12 games, has 125 career tackles and interceptions. Amadi is clearly not great or unavailable, but he can help some weak areas of the Eagles. The depth of security was a question mark to come in the summer. The addition of the Jaquiski Tartt seemed to have been helpful, but he was a bit quiet. He also missed some time for personal reasons. K’Von Wallace didn’t do anything to show the coaches that he’s ready to play the main shots. Reed Blankenship is a UDFA that has been solid. Andre Chachere looked good in camp, but didn’t stand out early in the season. […]
[…] Trading Places – Iggles BlitzI think the Eagles get the advantage because Amadi has been the better pro to this point. He’s started 12 games, has 125 career tackles and an interception. Amadi obviously isn’t great or he wouldn’t have been available, but he can help a couple of weak areas on the Eagles. Safety depth was a question mark coming into the summer. The addition of Jaquiski Tartt seemed to be a help, but he’s been a bit quiet. He also missed some time for personal reasons. K’Von Wallace hasn’t done anything to show the coaches that he’s ready to play key snaps. Reed Blankenship is a UDFA who’s been solid. Andre Chachere has looked good in camp, but didn’t stand out in the preseason opener. […]