Philadelphia Eagles Training Camp Practice Notes: Jeremy Maclin burns Darrelle Revis then sits out

Wednesday was the fourteenth day of Philadelphia Eagles training camp practice. It was a special day because the team practiced against the Patriots in New England.

There's a lot to talk about, so let's dive right in. I wasn't at practice so we'll take a look at some of the highlights from Twitter.

Galoshes required

Despite the rain, the Eagles and Patriots practiced outside. Chip Kelly on the rain: "I guess we will wear our Galoshes."

I like this view of the practice fields pic.twitter.com/3YHChwrJGH

— Dave Spadaro (@davespadaro) August 13, 2014

Hoots and hollers as #Eagles embrace the rainy weather at today's #EaglesCamp joint practice. https://t.co/wrYUWXDJmt

— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) August 13, 2014

Special Teams

Darren Sproles was doing just about all of the punt returns for #Eagles. No surprise there.

— Martin Frank (@Mfranknfl) August 13, 2014

One benefit to the rain is it gives you a good chance to put the PR and KR in a tough spot and see how they react #Eagles

— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) August 13, 2014

FIGHT! Well, more like just some pushing between Roc Carmichael and Brandon Browner. #Eagles-#Patriots

— Jeff McLane (@Jeff_McLane) August 13, 2014

Boykin, Maehl, Benn, Huff, Carmichael and Marsh all working as gunners in punt coverage.

— Paul Domowitch (@pdomo) August 13, 2014

One-on-one: Wide Receiver versus Defensive Back

Pats' safety Logan Ryan picks off Foles in 1-1 drill, then Curtis Marsh breaks up pass from Brady. #Eagles

— Martin Frank (@Mfranknfl) August 13, 2014

Jeremy Maclin continues to toast Darrelle Revis in 1 on 1s. Looked right at us after beating him as if to say, "You reporters catch that?"

— Jeff McLane (@Jeff_McLane) August 13, 2014

Maclin at the very least has held his own against Revis so far #Eagles

— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) August 13, 2014

Bad throw from Barkley in one-on-ones to Brad Smith. Was about 4 yards too far infront of him #Eagles

— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) August 13, 2014

Should point out: I am not under the impression that Darrelle Revis is giving anywhere near 100 pct in these drills. Has little to prove.

— Jeff McLane (@Jeff_McLane) August 13, 2014

Curtis Marsh is the King of 1 on 1s. Had 2 pass breakups on Tom Brady throws. The CB in zone? Eh, another story. #Eagles

— Jeff McLane (@Jeff_McLane) August 13, 2014

Winners from WR-DB 1 on 1s: Marsh (several leaping PBUs), Maclin (beat Revis), Pratt and Benn.

— Eagles Insider (@EaglesInsider) August 13, 2014

7 on 7

Brady hits wide open Julian Edelman on wheel route. No Eagles player w/in 5 yards of him

— Martin Frank (@Mfranknfl) August 13, 2014

Nate Allen again w/1s at safety. Earl Wolff w/2s. #Eagles

— Martin Frank (@Mfranknfl) August 13, 2014

Foles looking sloppy on some of his 7-on-7 throws. But weather is a factor.

— Paul Domowitch (@pdomo) August 13, 2014

Nice adjustment on pass in back of EZ by Jordan Matthews.

— Paul Domowitch (@pdomo) August 13, 2014

11 on 11

Foles hits Maclin for 40+ yard TD in 11on11 #Eagles

— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) August 13, 2014

Pretty throw from Foles to Maclin over middle for touchdown during team drills.

— Tim McManus (@Tim_McManus) August 13, 2014

Maclin walks slowly back to sideline after TD catch, curses. Now standing off to the side.

— Tim McManus (@Tim_McManus) August 13, 2014

DeMeco Ryans with breakup of Brady pass over middle. Miffed that he didn't get int.

— Nick Fierro (@NickFierro) August 13, 2014

Pats open up big hole on right side for running play, then create a lot of room on left for sweep. I'd say they're winning early.

— Nick Fierro (@NickFierro) August 13, 2014

Pats open up big hole on right side for running play, then create a lot of room on left for sweep. I'd say they're winning early.

— Nick Fierro (@NickFierro) August 13, 2014

First team offense is back on the field and Maclin isn't out there.

— Jeff McLane (@Jeff_McLane) August 13, 2014

Lots of running the ball today for both teams. #Eagles #Patriots

— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) August 13, 2014

Gotta say Celek's blocking skills are what differentiate him from Ertz. Really the only thing keeping him ahead.

— Nick Fierro (@NickFierro) August 13, 2014

Protection breaks down too quickly for Foles in red zone. Would have taken a sack in real game.

— Nick Fierro (@NickFierro) August 13, 2014

Sanchez with nice pass to Ertz on a slant after throwback screen to Ertz fooled nobody.

— Nick Fierro (@NickFierro) August 13, 2014

Lots of dropped passes today on both teams as rain gets heavier. Carl Spackler was obviously wrong. #Eagles #Caddyshack

— Martin Frank (@Mfranknfl) August 13, 2014

First team offense back on for another series and still no Maclin. #Eagles

— Jeff McLane (@Jeff_McLane) August 13, 2014

Nice one-handed TD by James Casey from Sanchez.

— Reuben Frank (@RoobCSN) August 13, 2014

Maclin is on the sideline. My guess is that, wet field, pelting rain, probably felt it was a risk. Really, really wet here now.

— Les Bowen (@LesBowen) August 13, 2014

Really nice catch from Benn, as he was hit by two defenders and held on #Eagles

— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) August 13, 2014

Carmichael beaten again as practice ends. Brady finds Edelman in the end zone for TD.

— Geoff Mosher (@GeoffMosherCSN) August 13, 2014

Murderleg's major struggles

Carey Spear is the worst kicker I've ever seen.

— Reuben Frank (@RoobCSN) August 13, 2014

MurderLeg missed 6 of 7 kicking from about 40 yards at a narrow goalpost, then just missed four straight kicking at the normal goalpost.

— Reuben Frank (@RoobCSN) August 13, 2014

Spear on field for 50 yarder. Not even close. Short and wide. #Eagles

— Martin Frank (@Mfranknfl) August 13, 2014

0% chance he makes the team.

Chung's revenge?!

Chung picks off Foles. The ball was tipped/maybe dropped by Mathews and it popped up. First pick for either team #Eagles

— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) August 13, 2014

Foles intercepted by Chung (sweet revenge!) Pass intended for Matthews over the middle.

— Tim McManus (@Tim_McManus) August 13, 2014

Fun fact: the Eagles will save $1 million in salary cap space if Chung makes the Patriots' 53 man roster.

Quick thoughts:

Encouraging to hear that Maclin was beating Revis, even if Revis isn't giving 100% effort. Seems kind of strange though. While it's true Revis doesn't have anything to prove, it seems odd to me that Bill Belichick accepts much less than 100% effort from his players during practice.

It'll be interesting to get an update on the Maclin injury situation. [Update: Maclin tweaked his hamstring. Says he's fine.] Maclin sat out of team drills during a few practices last week but ended up being healthy enough to play in the Chicago Bears game. Perhaps, as reporters suggested, something flared up with Maclin on Wednesday and he was sitting out for precautionary reasons due to the wet fields.

Speaking of wet fields, the rain seemed to cause a lot of sloppy play. The weight of practice observations should always be taken with a grain of salt, but especially so when conditions are aiding mistakes.

Up next: The Eagles are scheduled to practice again tomorrow, Thursday, August 14th back at the Patriots facility. I imagine it will be a light practice [see: walkthrough] because the two teams will play on Friday night, August 15th.

Remaining Eagles training camp schedule:

July 26 - [Practice Report]
July 27 - [Practice Report]
July 28th (Public Practice at @ LFF) - [Practice Report]
July 30th - [Practice Report]
July 31st - [Practice Report]
August 1st - [Practice Report]
August 3rd (Public Practice @ LFF) - [Practice Report]
August 4th - [Practice Report]
August 5th - [Practice Report]
August 6th - [Walkthrough]
August 7th - [Travel day]
August 10th (Public Practice @ Franklin Field) - [Practice Report]
August 11th - [Walkthrough]
August 12th (@ New England Patriots) - [Practice Report]
August 13th (@ New England Patriots) - [Practice Report]
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August 14th (@ New England Patriots)
August 17th*
August 18th*
August 19th*
August 20th*
August 23rd*
August 24th*
August 25th*
August 26th*
August 27th*

* = Media only allowed to watch the first 20 minutes of practice starting August 17th.