Once again this spring, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni opted to go with a lighter, more player-friendly set of OTAs than Birds’ teams had in years passed. When players gathered at the beginning of the month for these off-season workouts, Philadelphia was one of just two teams to hold as few as six practices, as well as no mandatory minicamp this spring.
Sirianni could have had as many as 13 practices over four weeks — 10 voluntary practices with a three-day mandatory minicamp, but chose to scale it back even more in order to avoid injuries.
Critics argue the lack of contact and time on the field will leave players unprepared when the regular season bell rings, especially now that most starters simply do no play in preseason games.