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Eagles practice observations: Depth chart update; QB struggles; Rowe has highlight

The Eagles held their fifth practice of training camp – and second with the full squad -- on Friday. Here's what I saw:

-- The Eagles again practiced in shells (thin shoulder pads similar to those worn in men's lacrosse). They are scheduled to go in regular shoulder pads and there will be some hitting ("Thud") but no tackling to the ground on Saturday. Practice was held indoors for the second day in a row. The Eagles' facility isn't full length so it can restrict them in certain ways. Before I get to some details, here are some depth chart (obviously far from being written in ink) notes:

Cornerback: Leodis McKelvin and Ron Brooks were the first team outside cornerbacks in base defense. In the nickel, Brooks moved into the slot and Nolan Carroll took his place on the outside. Eric Rowe and Jalen Mills were the second team corners. JaCorey Shepherd and Aaron Grymes were on the third team.

Safety: Malcolm Jenkins and Rodney McLeod were the first team safeties. Ed Reynolds and Jaylen Watkins were second team and Chris Maragos and Blake Countess were third team, although the two tandems switched spots on Thursday.

Linebacker: Jim Schwartz said in the spring that he hadn't yet decided if he was having strong-side and weak-side outside linebackers or just left and right, but the Eagles have been going with the former. The first team remained as it was in the spring: Jordan Hicks was in the middle, Mychal Kendricks was a weak-side and Nigel Bradham was strong. On the second team, Joe Walker was in the middle, Deontae Skinner was at weak-side Najee Goode was at strong side. I didn't catch the third team.

Defensive line: Vinny Curry and Connor Barwin were the first team ends and Fletcher Cox and Bennie Logan were the tackles. Brandon Graham rotated in at end. Steven Means and Marcus Smith were the second team ends and Mike Martin and Taylor Hart were the tackles.

Offensive line: First team, left to right: Jason Peters, Allen Barbre, Jason Kelce, Stefen Wisniewski, Lane Johnson. Second team: Matt Tobin, Isaac Seumalo, Josh Andrews, Barrett Jones, Dennis Kelly. Third team: Andrew Gardner, Malcolm Bunche, Bruce Johnson, Darrell Greene, Halapoulivaati Vaitai.

-- Wisniewski was filling in for the injured Brandon Brooks (hamstring). Doug Pederson said that the guard was day to day. Running back Ryan Mathews was out again. Pederson said he has a sprained ankle and will be back next week. Darren Sproles, who signed a one-year contract extension on Thursday, has been taking most of the first team snaps in Mathews' place.

-- The repetitions were pretty much evenly split between the three quarterbacks. Sam Bradford was the most accurate, but most of his completions were in the 0-10-yard range and he tossed the only interception when he underthrew Chris Givens and Rowe made a play on the ball. But he was mostly on point. He made the right read and found tight end Zach Ertz wide open over the middle during team drills. Ertz didn't have a defender within 20 yards, but he slipped and fell. Later, Bradford hit Rueben Randle on a nice crosser. He threw wide and out of bounds to Givens on a rub route.

-- Chase Daniel and Carson Wentz had their struggles, particularly in the early going. Both had a case of the wobbles. Daniel couldn't seem to get in rhythm with any receiver. He overshot an open Brent Celek during 7 on 7s, he was short of Wendell Smallwood on a swing pass and he threw behind Trey Burton over the middle and ball caromed off the tight end's hands. Daniel did improve and later connected with Randle for about 20 yards. Wentz was all over the barn. He tossed behind tight end Chris Pantale and sent a moon shot about 10 yards over the head of Marcus Johnson (I think) during 7 on 7s. During team drills, he was way wide of Givens on a sideline route and he was behind Jordan Matthews on a short crosser. Wentz did bounce back in both sessions, hitting Pantale with a 15-yard dart and Paul Turner on a 15-yard out. His best moment may have come on the last team drill, when he stepped up in the pocket and threw across his body. That takes some athleticism.

-- Rowe's interception was a bright spot for a guy that was appearing to drift off the coach's radar at cornerback. It may have been an oversight, but neither Schwartz nor Pederson had mentioned the second-year player when asked about the corner competition earlier this week. Mills displayed his chops in coverage once again. He was glued to Givens on a deep Daniel toss that fell incomplete. Grymes had another pass breakup – on a Wentz slant to Johnson. The new guy – safety Nick Perry – got a finger on a Bradford attempt to Celek.

-- A brief update on the wide receivers: Agholor has yet to make a "Wow" catch this offseason – at least during the open practices. It doesn't look like he bulked up at all this offseason. Randle has been solid and Pederson mentioned him first when asked about receivers that have stood out. Josh Huff wasn't very active on Friday, but he took a short pass to the house (of course, without the threat of being hit) Matthews-style. Givens hasn't really made any big catches yet downfield. Matthews has caught nearly everything thrown his way.

-- And a few notes … The kicker competition resumed and Caleb Sturgis went 5 for 5, while Cody Parkey was 3 for 5 -- wide left from 38 and 43 yards. … Running backs Kenjon Barner and Cedric O'Neal dropped short passes. O'Neal took a Wentz handoff and showed off some burst. That speed won't matter if he can't do it with pads on and the potential for contact. … Huff, Agholor and Smallwood were the primary kick returners.