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DeVonta missed most of training camp with a hamstring injury. And McLane’s report has him missing the next 2-3 games because of the same hamstring injury. Shouid the Eagles just put DeVonta on short term IR and actually let his hamstring fully heal? What are your thoughts? I’m inclined to put him on IR. Because otherwise I have the feeling this injury will plague DeVonta all season. And the Eagles are running the risk of DeVonta’s hamstring seriously getting injured if they keep doing this stop-start routine with him.

A lot of people focusing on Ertz’s ACL injury are ignoring that he had 66 receptions for 654 yards and 7 TD’s in 17 games in 2024. And 50 receptions for 504 yards and 4 TD’s in 13 games in 2025 prior to his ACL injury. His production even at 34 and 35 absolutely dwarfs anything the likes of Mundt, Jenkins, Calcaterra, or Stowers have ever done at the NFL level.

Bigger picture, Stowers could learn a lot from being in the same room as Goedert, Ertz, and Mundt. Too many "my guy" Stowers folks (like DiBona) from the draft are getting bent out of shape about the criticism he’s receiving. There very much exists a world where Stowers is essentially a TE4 this season playing spot snaps while learning a ton long term that will benefit him.

Finally, I keep seeing people saying Ertz would be good in the case Goedert goes down (which has happened a lot). But I also think people need to realize Hurts will be asked to throw a lot more over the middle this season. A lot of the interceptions during preseason (including from Lemon on Friday night) were either from tipped balls off receivers hands or receivers rounding out routes. Which gave CB’s a play on the ball. Ertz is a master route runner with very good hands. I don’t care if he does his No YAC routine catching 7-9 yard receptions. He is someone you can trust to move the chains. Which Hurts seriously needs if he’s being asked to throw more over the middle.