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by Tommy Lawlor

A Guarded Situation

Posted August 11th, 2025 | Comments Off on A Guarded Situation

Landon Dickerson hurt his leg in Sunday’s night’s open practice at The Linc. That had 40,000 fans nervous as they watched him helped off the field and then riding the cart inside. A lot of Eagles fans then spent Monday waiting for the word on his health.

Don’t be an ACL. Don’t be an ACL. Don’t be an ACL.

This turned out to be a meniscus injury, not an ACL. The people of Philadelphia have never been so excited to hear “meniscus”. Dickerson has had serious knee injuries in the past so this still isn’t ideal. It doesn’t feel like he’ll be like Lane Johnson or Jason Kelce and play forever. The Eagles will be happy if they can get him back for the opener and keep him healthy for the season.

What happens if Dickerson has to miss a week or two? There are a few different scenarios. We’ll get a big hint on Tuesday when the Eagles have a joint practice against the Browns. Will Brett Toth be the LG? Will Matt Pryor be there? Will Tyler Steen be at LG, with either Pryor or Darrian Kinnard at RG? The Eagles do have options.

Pryor would be the safest move. He’s got 39 career starts. He’s played LG, RG and RT. He knows Jeff Stoutland and how he wants things done. That would allow Steen to stay at RG and continue progressing.

Steen played LT in college and he played some LG last year so he’s comfortable on that side of the line. You could then put Pryor or Kinnard at RG. Pryor started 15 games at RG for the Bears last year. Kinnard seems most at home on the right side. He’s played a lot of RG this summer and played most of the game at RG against the Bengals.

I don’t like Toth at LG despite the fact he’s played a bunch there this summer. He has two career starts, the last one being in 2023. He knows the offense and is a Stoutland favorite, but has a limited ceiling.

Trevor Keegan has been disappointing this season. He didn’t play well vs Cincy. I think he’s a long shot to make the team.

What about Kenyon Green? He has plenty of experience at LG. He is talented. But he has struggled this summer and wasn’t good against the Bengals. He’s also had a couple of injuries. It feels like the clock is ticking down on his NFL career. I’d love him to prove me wrong, but I just haven’t seen anything to give me much hope.

It will be interesting to see what happens in Tuesday’s practice and also in Saturday’s game. We’ll get some hints on what the Eagles are thinking.

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The practices against the Browns will be important. Tyler Steen will get a good test. He’ll get a lot of reps against a solid DL. That will help him get ready for the upcoming season.

We’ve seen growth from multiple WRs in the past week. This will be another chance for them to show what they can do.

Two positions where there are still key questions are edge rusher and corner. The Eagles need a player or two to emerge at each spot. This is a big opportunity for them to go against starters and really compete.

Josh Uche and Ogbo Okoronkwo are the two edge rushers I’ll be most interested in. Azeez Ojulari has been a no-show this summer. Uche and Ogbo have both flashed in practice. It would be great to see them do well against the Browns.

Jakorian Bennett will battle Kelee Ringo and Adoree Jackson. Ringo had a rough game against Cincy so he needs to bounce-back and make some plays. It will be interesting to see what Bennett can do. He’s still new to the defense, but CB is a spot where you can fit in pretty quickly.

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Gabe Hall was impressive in the game vs Cincy.

I can’t stress how different he looks from last summer. Night and day.

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