Kenny Pickett is getting ready to potentially start at quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles as Jalen Hurts remains in concussion protocol. The Eagles are focused on clinching the NFC East title and Pickett has been working with the first-team offense.
Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown completed a catch on a throw from quarterback Kenny Pickett during Thursday's practice at the NovaCare Complex. Pickett, who is undergoing a crash course with the first-team offense because starting quarterback Jalen Hurts remains in the concussion protocol, took the ball from an equipment manager during Thursday’s practice and began throwing. Standing in the end zone closest to Pattison Avenue were wide receivers.
Pickett is working with the starting offense this week as the Eagles aim to clinch the NFC East title. Running back Saquon Barkley worked with Pickett and the first-team offense and said Pickett handled Thursday’s practice “great.” Barkley added that if Pickett is named the starter, he will be ready to play. “I think he’s been treating it like he was a starter every week, and that’s what you have to do,” Barkley said. “You never know when your time’s going to come, whether you’re the backup quarterback or you’re Fred (Johnson) or Kenny. You just never know—that’s the nature of the game. When your opportunity comes, you have to be ready for it. If that is this week, he has a great opportunity and 10 guys around him who believe in him and know he can help win this football game.” An area of focus for the offense this week is the run-pass option (RPO), a staple of the Eagles’ system. According to the Eagles have run the concept 227 times, the most in the league. When Hurts exited last week’s game, the Commanders began crashing the line of scrimmage to stop Barkley, leading to minimal gains and long third-down situations. Pickett acknowledged he may need to keep the ball occasionally to prevent defenders from consistently targeting Barkley.“I think everyone on the planet would agree that handing it to 26 is probably our best option on the ground, but you always have to keep defenses honest,” Pickett said
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