Handing out 10 awards from the Eagles-Patriots preseason game

Pickett played the entire first half, and completed 11 of 13 passes for 67 yards. Will Shipley did all the work on 19 of those yards:

Pickett averaged 5.2 YPA despite completing 84.6% of his passes. Take away the screen to Shipley and Pickett was 10 of 12 for 48 yards. He was also sacked four times and took a bunch of big hits.

He didn't have good protection and his receivers weren't exactly world beaters, but it was still an ugly first half of football on offense for the Birds.

4) The 'QB2?' Award 🥈: Tanner McKee

Pickett has some mobility, but McKee is simply a better passer. Like, we can all see that, right? For example:

And:

It's fair to note that Pickett had to play against better Patriots players in the first half. It would have been nice to see McKee get some first half reps, but there's no question who looked like the better player Friday night.

5) The 'Uh Oh' Award 😬: James Bradberry

Bradberry had a rough game at safety. First he missed a tackle, badly.

That's not really even much of a move by the receiver.

And then later on that same drive Drake Maye was already in the end zone by the time Bradberry figured out who had the ball.

Vic Fangio recently said that it's not as easy as people think to move from corner to safety, and, well...

6) The Derek Barnett Award For Excellence In Committing Dumb Penalties 😖: Nolan Smith

Like what the hell is this?

What are you doing, Nolan?

7) The 'Stock Up' Award 📈: The young linebackers 

The Eagles' linebackers might not be a horror show this season.

Zack Baun made a few plays on the other side of the line of scrimmage. Ben VanSumeren made a nice tackle on a punt return for the second straight game. Jeremiah Trotter blew up a run in the backfield. And last but not least, Nakobe Dean made a really nice play on a screen, and flashed all night.

We should probably note that Devin White had a shaky moment or two, though.

8) The 'Pick-6, ehhhhh, or not' Award 🙅‍♂️: Avonte Maddox

Maddox intercepted Jacoby Brissett in the end zone and had a chance for a pick-6, but he was like, "Nah, I've taken this return back far enough."

Eh, probably for the best.

9) The 'Rest Up' Award 🛌: Jalen Hurts and the starters

As expected, Hurts and the rest of the Eagles' offensive starters didn't play. This will be the second straight season Hurts doesn't play in a preseason game, because he sure as hell won't be playing in the final preseason game against the Vikings. 

The Eagles have won their Week 1 game every season during the Nick Sirianni era, but the offense sputtered out of the gate last season. We'll see if the offense is clicking Week 1 in Brazil soon enough.

10) The 'Undefeated' Award: The Eagles

We should probably also note that the Eagles won the game, I guess. Final score: 14-13. They're now 2-0 in their preseason games, and 1-0 in joint practices.

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