BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Here is a rough first draft of what the Eagles' depth chart may look like. It is more of how the offense and defense would look if everyone was healthy and/or here. This is also not a projection of how the starting team will look by the Sept. 11 opener. Injured or missing players are in parentheses:
OFFENSE
WR: (Jeremy Maclin); Riley Cooper; Chad Hall
LT: Jason Peters; King Dunlap; Austin Howard
LG: Todd Herremans; Evan Mathis; Julian Vandervelde
C: Jamaal Jackson; Jason Kelce; Mike McGlynn
RG: Danny Watkins; Mike McGlynn; A.Q. Shipley
RT: (Winston Justice); Ryan Harris; Fenuki Tupou
TE: Brent Celek; Clay Harbor; Donald Lee
WR: (DeSean Jackson); Jason Avant; Johnnie Lee Higgins/ Sinorice Moss
FB: Owen Schmitt; Stanley Havili
RB: LeSean McCoy; Ronnie Brown; (Dion Lewis)
QB: Michael Vick; Vince Young; Mike Kafka
DEFENSE
LDE: Jason Babin; Juqua Parker; Phillip Hunt
LDT: (Mike Patterson); (Trevor Laws); Anthony Hargrove
RDT: (Antonio Dixon); Cullen Jenkins; Derek Landri
RDE: Trent Cole; Darryl Tapp; Daniel Te'o-Nesheim
WLB: Moise Fokou; Keenan Clayton; Rashad Jeanty
MLB: Casey Matthews; Brian Rolle; Greg Lloyd
SLB: Jamar Chaney; Akeem Jordan; Brandon Peguese
LCB: Asante Samuel; Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie; Curtis Marsh
RCB: Nnamdi Asomugha; Joselio Hanson; Trevard Lindley
SS: Nate Allen; Jarrad Page; Jamar Adams/Colt Anderson
FS: Kurt Coleman; (Marlin Jackson); Jaiquawn Jarrett
SPECIAL TEAMS
K: Alex Henery
P: Chas Henry
LS: Jon Dorenbos
Eagles' legend Chuck Bednarik was on hand to watch practice. He wore all black, with the only color on his shirt being an old-school Eagles logo.
Wonder what the former linebacker thought when the Eagles started their 11-on-11 drills in the dime package with only one linebacker - Jamar Chaney - on the field?
Wide receiver Johnnie Lee Higgins and tight end Donald Lee, free-agent signees, were finally allowed to practice. Higgins made one nice tip-toe catch near the sideline during a 7-on-7 drill, and Lee was active with the backups, too. It will be an uphill climb for either veteran to make this dream team.
Free-agent signee Vince Young is struggling to the naked eye, and coach Andy Reid praises enthusiastic Mike Kafka, who was the second-team quarterback on Friday.
That is rightfully so considering that Kafka has been in the Eagles offense longer and has been working throughout training camp, while Young was forced to sit and watch until the collective bargaining agreement was done.
Young does have a cannon of an arm and Reid pointed that out during his press conference. Yet Young's passes were often inaccurate or too strong. But Reid liked how Young jumped in and proved he was eager to get more reps.
The battle for Vick's backup is on.
Contact staff writer Jeff McLane at 215-854-4745, jmclane@phillynews.com, or @Jeff_McLane on Twitter.
