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WhiteFanposts Fanshots Eagles StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Eagles NewsYahoo Eagles Team PageYahoo Eagles ReportYahoo Eagles Depth ChartYahoo Eagles TransactionsYahoo Eagles PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁旴reaking NewsThe Eagles' 2019 draft class is finalized 脳15 Eagles takeaways from Doug Pederson’s coaches breakfast media session New Black Brian Dawkins Jerseys ,60commentsWhat we learned.EDTShareTweetShareShare15 Eagles takeaways from Doug Pederson’s coaches breakfast media session Doug Pederson spoke with reporters for over an hour on Tuesday morning during the NFC coaches breakfast at the 2019 NFL owners meetings. You can watch Pederson’s entire press conference by [clicking here]. See below for some key takeaways from the morning session. Doug is on the mendThe Eagles’ head coach will be on wheels for four more weeks. More details on his exact injury below:Carson Wentz should be ready for OTAsWentz is still recovering from the fractured vertebrae in his back that caused him to miss the Eagles’ final five games of their 2018 season. Back in January, ESPN reported he’d likely be healthy enough to participate in the team’s offseason workout program. Pederson confirmed that sentiment on Tuesday.It’s a big year for Wentz. Having a (mostly) full offseason should help get him ready for a critical 2019 season. Doug thinks maturation will benefit WentzThis is a key point that we’ve previously discussed on BGN Radio. We saw how Nick Foles matured over his career. When he first got traded in 2015, there was talk about him having confidence issues. Foles had no such issues as he helped the Eagles win the Super Bowl in 2018. The adversity that Foles went through ultimately helped him and it’s possible the same could be true for Wentz. Wentz realizes he can improve as both a player and a teammate.The Eagles will practice against the RavensAlexis already wrote a story about this topic but I‘ll just add that this dynamic makes training camp more fun. It’s unfortunate the practices (likely) won’t be open to the public but it should be good for the team. This development also suggests the Eagles will be hosting the Ravens in the third week of the preseason. We’ll find out the rest of the schedule in April. There’s no panic at running backDoug trotted out the same line that Howie Roseman used on Monday evening when discussing the lack of running back additions this offseason. Paraphrased version: “We acquired three running backs after the 2017 NFL Draft that helped up win the 2018 Super Bowl.” There’s some merit to that point; running backs aren’t exactly impossible to find. At the same time, the Eagles currently have the worst backfield in the league. So it’s very understandable that people are anxious about fixing that spot.Darren Sproles might be back?Doug said he still wants Sproles back in 2019. He also said that he’s unsure if Sproles still wants to play.The feeling here is that Doug is being genuine; I’m sure he’d love to have Sproles on this year’s roster. I also feel like Sproles is open to playing again, especially since ESPN reported as much. The only question: is the front office willing to re-sign Sproles? Roseman made it sound like Pederson had to convince him to bring back Sproles last year. Now Sproles will be turning 36 in June as he comes off another injury-plagued season. I’d think the front office views Sproles as a backup plan if they can’t address the running back position adequately enough by the end of the 2019 NFL Draft. We’ll see, though. Doug has praise for Josh JacobsThere’s some buzz that Jacobs could be the Eagles’ pick at No. 25. Philadelphia will certainly have good information on him considering that Eagles director of team development Joe Pannunzio was Jacobs’ running backs coach at Alabama last year. Doug has some young players on his radarDoug talked about the benefit of young players being able to step up with injured veterans missing time in spring practices.Jalen Mills will be playing at cornerback ... whenever he’s healthy Every year, there are questions about Jalen Mills and/or Rasul Douglas moving to safety. Every year Youth Haloti Ngata Jerseys , the answer is that they’re cornerbacks. Regarding Mills’ health status, it sounds like he’s going to miss spring practices but might have a shot at return in training camp.No set spot for Avonte MaddoxWhere will Maddox line up in 2019? It sounds like he could be used everywhere. Doug mentioned nickel first so maybe that’s where we’ll see him start out. But Cre’Von LeBlanc also drew praise for his slot performance, so Maddox could be used elsewhere as well. The bottom line is that Maddox is too good and versatile to not be getting playing time somewhere.Ronald Darby is viewed as an important pieceIt’s clear the team has hopes for Darby being an important player for them in 2019. Both Howie and Doug talked about re-signing him as a key offseason move.Why Stefen Wisniewski is goneThere was some surprise when the Eagles declined Wisniewski’s option for the 2019 season. The guess here is that Wis probably wanted out given how he’s talked about feeling his benching wasn’t performance related. Doug supported that notion by talking about giving Wis an opportunity to become a starter again now that Isaac Seumalo has taken over at left guard for the Eagles.Braxton Miller could be a name to watchWhen asked about young players at the wide receiver position, Braxton Miller is the first name that Doug mentioned. He also then added Shelton Gibson and Mack Hollins, so that’s really just all the noteworthy young Eagles receivers.Still, it will be interesting to monitor Miller during offseason practices. He spent nearly the entire 2018 season on Philly’s practice squad. Miller could compete for a roster spot as Nelson Agholor’s backup in the slot. Perhaps his former quarterback background could earn him some involvement in trick plays. Doug shared a funny DeSean Jackson anecdoteDoug seems glad to have DeSean back on his side.Doug helped recruit Bryce Harper to the PhilliesForget the 13-yaer, $330 million contract. The REAL reason Harper came to Philly is to be in the same town as the Eagles’ Super Bowl winning head coach.Seriously Haloti Ngata Jerseys Stitched , though, it is cool that Pederson helped recruit Harper to Philly. CHICAGO (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles were desperately seeking a lift with little time left to save their season.Nick Foles came through for the defending Super Bowl champions. And he did it just in time.Foles threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Golden Tate on fourth down in the final minute, and the Eagles hung on for a 16-15 wild-card victory over the Chicago Bears after Cody Parkey’s missed field goal hit the upright and crossbar.After squeezing past the NFC North champions, the Eagles (10-7) will visit top-seeded New Orleans (13-3) next Sunday.“It’s going to be a tall task this week,” Foles said. “They had a bye week and they are a tremendous team. They had an amazing season. But you know, I love these guys that I get to play with. I know we’re ready for this week.”The Eagles won five of their final six regular-season games. They squeezed into the playoffs by beating Washington and having the Bears (12-5) give them an assist by taking out Minnesota last week.The Eagles are trying to become the first team to repeat as Super Bowl champions since New England in 2004. And they’re also trying to become the first sixth seed to win the title since Green Bay in the 2010 season. The Packers beat the Bears for the conference championship at Soldier Field that year.“We have nothing to lose,” safety Malcolm Jenkins said. “Nobody expects us to do anything. Everybody counted us out. So you know Youth Nigel Bradham Jerseys , what do we have to lose but our dignity and pride?”Foles came through down the stretch against the NFL’s stingiest defense to help the Eagles pull out the tight victory. He completed six passes on a 60-yard drive for the go-ahead TD after Chicago’s Pat O’Donnell shanked a punt.Three plays at the 2 went nowhere, with Kyle Fuller breaking up a third-down pass to Alshon Jeffery near the goal line. But with the season on the line, Foles rolled to his right and Tate reached to grab the go-ahead TD with 56 seconds left.“He never tries to do too much. He tries to play within himself on every play,” tight end Zach Ertz said. “The moment’s never too big for him and he just resonates that calm and positive attitude.”Foles is now 7-0 while filling in for Carson Wentz in must-win games the past two seasons, with a Super Bowl MVP performance against New England last year. And he came through against the Chicago when things weren’t looking so promising.“You know, (Foles) just does a great job of just staying in the moment, staying calm and Nigel Bradham Jerseys Stitched , you know, no panic,” Eagles coach Doug Pederson said. “There was no panic on the offense or on the sideline.”Wendell Smallwood’s 2-point conversion run failed. But the Eagles hung on when Parkey’s 43-yard attempt in the closing seconds hit halfway up the left upright and ricocheted off the crossbar. He was 11 of 12 on fourth-quarter field goals prior to missing the biggest kick of his career. And it was the sixth time this season he nailed an upright on a missed field goal or extra point.That ended a stunning turnaround season for the Bears in their first year under coach Matt Nagy. They won the NFC North after four straight last-place finishes and reached the playoffs for the first time in eight years.“I see a lot of young talent and a great coaching staff,” guard Kyle Long said. “We didn’t have any postseason experience — now we have a little bit of it. Now we have a taste of what the stakes are like and we know what it takes to win and we have the pieces to the puzzle to win.”Bears defensive lineman Akiem Hicks said: “This is what we’re going to deal with. If you wanted a different result, maybe make a different play. You’ve got to swallow this and let it hurt for a little bit. We’ll be all right.”